Chapter 819 - Blind Trust (1/2)

After Xiao Li had left, Ah-Si thought about it long and hard before deciding to go and look for Xiu herself. The things that had been on her mind involved Xiu, so he had to go and look for her. He couldn't talk to anyone else about his troubles but the best person to talk to would be the one who troubled him in the first place.

That's why when Nora left Xiu's room, he knocked on the door and stepped inside.

Seeing Ah-Si at the door, both Darren and Xiu shared a look. ”Oh, I just heard you're sick. What are you doing here?” Ah-Si had just opened his mouth to say something when Xiu continued, ”Did they shift you the patient's ward as well? How unfair!”

”Patient's ward?” repeated Ah-Si as he stared at her strangely.

Xiu pointed at Darren and said, ”He is a patient.” Then she pointed at herself, ”I am a patient.” Then she pointed at the room they were in as she went on, ”That makes it a patient's ward or the room or whatever.” Finally, her finger stopped at Ah-Si's figure as she continued, ”And now you're here as well, my fellow patient! I warmly welcome you to my sick abode!”

Ah-Si couldn't help but chuckle at her warm welcome. He instantly forgot what had been bothering him for days now.

”Don't just stand there,” said Xiu as she beckoned him over. ”Come inside already.”

Ah-Si nodded his head and came to sit on the chair placed beside Darren's bed. He looked at Xiu and Darren's intertwined fingers as they laid together.

”How are you feeling now?” asked Darren.

”Oh, I'm much better,” replied Ah-Si.

”It doesn't seem so,” said Darren as he looked at Ah-Si's sallow and pale look. He had clearly seen Ah-Si but it seemed to him like Ah-Si lost a whole lot of weight in just one night. He didn't just look weak but also very sick. ”Are you sure it's just fever and nothing serious? Maybe you should get a complete health checkup.”

”I'm fine,” said Ah-Si.

Xiu tutted, ”Such a healthy man... My best friend's cruel soup did you dirty! Even a healthy person would fall sick after eating it. Comrade! You have my respect!” Ah-Si pursed his lips as soon as Nora's chicken soup was mentioned. ”By the way, how did you manage to drink it all? Was it delicious?”

”If you look over the saltiness, it was delicious,” said Ah-Si.

Xiu made a face, ”But who can look over the saltiness? Salt is enough to overwhelm my taste buds. I can't possibly taste anything else.” She took a deep breath, ”But clearly, you could do it! That's why I said, you have my respect! I finally believe how much you love my best friend.”

”You didn't believe it before today?” questioned Ah-Si.