Chapter 808 - Foolishly Good Person (1/2)

Xiao Li carefully observed Darren's face before he said, ”You know if you won't answer me, I can simply go and ask Han Bohai.”

Darren's lips curved up slightly, ”And do you think he'd give you the answers you want?”

”He gave me answers last night,” said Xiao Li.

Darren scoffed, ”Only because he wanted to tell everyone that his Sister Xiu was innocent. And he also wanted to tell everyone that she was wronged. But if you want to know something personal regarding Chen Xiu, forget about it! He is even more stubborn than I am.”

Xiao Li frowned at his words, ”And why is that?”

”Maybe because he doesn't trust people,” replied Darren calmly.

Xiao Li contemplated over his words before saying, ”Then why don't you stop being stubborn and tell me what I want to know.”

”It's not that I can't tell you anything,” began Darren. ”But I would like to know why? Why are you so interested in someone who is gone? You never even met her. If your curiosity is building just because of Liu Nuan's hatred, then let it be.”

Xiao Li shook his head, ”It's not because of Liu Nuan...” He stopped talking after those words. He was wondering what could he tell Darren? After carefully thinking about it, he told him, ”I actually met Chen Xiu when she was alive.”

Darren was taken aback by that. ”When did that happen? How come she didn't tell me anything about this?” From the way Xiu interacted with Xiao Li, he was certain that she couldn't recall him. Even if she met Xiao Li as Chen Xiu, she definitely had no memory of that.

”Did she tell you everything back then?” asked Xiao Li curiously and with a bit of surprise.

Darren pressed his lips together. Although Chen Xiu told him a lot of things, she wasn't as honest and talkative as his Xiu was now. So, the real sharing part came in this life. Then how should he answer Xiao Li now?

”Let's just say she did,” retorted Darren vaguely. ”And that's why I can't recall her telling me about you.”

Xiao Li nodded his head and said, ”Obviously, she wouldn't know.” He remembered the time he found her in that hotel room. That day seemed too vivid in his memory even now. ”She was unconscious when we met.”

”Huh?” Darren's curiosity was piqued. ”What happened?”

Xiao Li reiterated the whole incident of how Zhou Jinhai had asked him for help back then and he had gone to save Chen Xiu. Even when he didn't know anything about her, just one look made him want to protect her. She looked so defenseless, so vulnerable, and so broken. His hands clenched up as he thought about if he could have been able to save her if he knew what she was going through.

He had put a guard against Zhou Jinhai's mother so that she won't be able to trap that girl again. But how would he know that someone from his own family would end up taking that girl's life?

Hearing about this incident that Darren didn't know about, he didn't know what to feel. Even his hatred had a limit but people's maliciousness had no end.

”If you knew about her,” began Darren. ”How come you didn't know about her downfall?”

”I had just taken over the Wen Clan,” replied Xiao Li. ”I had too many things to sort out within the clan. And I had to go through vigorous training daily to actually achieve the respect of the Wen Clan masters. It's needless to say that Wen Clan had all been about the strong one. There had never been a hierarchy except for one. You're either strong, or you're not. I had to do a lot to be accepted. Even if my mother was the previous Clan leader, no one would accept me if I have no talent or skills.”

”That's understandable,” replied Darren.

”And during that time, I missed out on a lot,” said Xiao Li. ”I had no access to the internet. I barely even got to make a phone call to anyone in those six months. But by the time, I got my freedom... Chen Xiu was already dead.”

”So you really didn't know about Liu Nuan's miscarriage,” Darren's voice was soft. Actually, he also didn't know about it. He was also busy with his mother back then and that's why he missed out on so many things.

”I'm still not able to come around the fact that Liu Nuan was pregnant,” told Xiao Li without hesitation. Seeing the confusion in Darren's eyes, he added, ”I clearly remember Ying telling me how Zhou Jinhai and Liu Nuan are only married on a paper. They have no other relation.” Xiao Li really felt like there was more to this story than he knew. He needed to ask Ying about this. Perhaps, she'd know something that he didn't know.