Chapter 826 - Obsession With Dead People (2/2)
*Slap!*
A resounding slap was heard and Liu Nuan was left staring dumbfoundedly at the ground. She couldn't believe that Xiao Li actually slapped her.
”The dead are already gone. She can't even fight for her innocence anymore. But I can!” said Xiao Li. ”I'll make sure you get right where you pushed Chen Xiu.”
”There were so many eye-witnesses there that night,” said Liu Nuan. ”You didn't even know Chen Xiu. Why are you willing to believe in her innocence then?”
”Because she was a fool,” replied Xiao Li. ”When she saved lives behind the scenes, why would she try to take a life before an audience?” He turned around to leave as he said, ”Take good care of her.”
As he was about to leave, Liu Nuan again called out, ”Xin Xiaoli! Don't be fooled by her just because she is playing the role of a fool! By acting like a fool, she is currently making you all a fool. She is right beside you and yet you can't see what kind of a monster she is!”
Xin Xiaoli didn't stop as he left the room and slammed the door close.
”Master Li, what are you planning to do with her?”
”Prepare a good treatment plan for her,” replied Xiao Li. ”She should be prepared for what's to come to her.”
”Noted.”
As much as the said 'treatment plan' sounded nice, it was anything but. In fact, one should be rather scared of the treatment plan he had in mind. He originally didn't plan on following Ah-Si's plan but now, he was at his limits. There was no way he was just gonna kill Liu Nuan. That'd be going way too easy on her.
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After watching the confrontation between Liu Nuan and his son, Xin Zimen was left in a complicated mood. Now, he was certain that Xiao Li's anger had another agenda. And that agenda seemed to have something to do with Chen Xiu.
This person... Just who was Chen Xiu? And what did she have to do with his son?
”Why is my son obsessed with a dead person?” he wondered out loud.
”Maybe because he is just like his father,” replied Xin Kuan. When Xin Zimen gave him a look, he went on, ”Aren't you also obsessed with dead people?”
”That's my wife and my daughter you're referring to,” retorted Xin Zimen.
”Dead wife and dead daughter,” corrected Xin Kuan.
Xin Zimen slammed his hand on the table, ”Brother Kuan, you don't have to remind me of that!”
”I think I do,” said Xin Kuan. ”Occasionally I have to pull you back to reality otherwise, you'd really lose yourself to delusions.”
”I don't have any delusions,” argued Xin Zimen.
”You can't be the judge of that,” Xin Kuan shot back. ”Especially when I have seen you losing yourself to your delusions.”
Xin Zimen took a deep breath as he fell back on his chair and said, ”Then let me be. At least, in my delusions, I can spend some time with both of them.”
”Do you want me to look into Chen Xiu now?” asked Xin Kuan.
”No,” replied Xin Zimen. ”With how intricately she had been involved with almost everyone around me, I'm scared of what I'll find out if I tried to look deeper.”
”Where did you get this fear from?” inquired Xin Kuan in surprise.
”Fear is good for health. It makes one realize that not everything is under his control.” He took a pause and went on, ”For now, just keep an eye on Xiao Li. I want to see what my son is up to.”