Chapter 872 - Defense Mechanism (1/2)

Xin Zemin and Zhao Huan had rushed back immediately after learning about Xiu's condition. Well, technically, Xin Zemin wasn't able to grasp the situation at all over the phone call. He only heard that his daughter cried and fainted. That was enough to put him in a frenzy.

As soon as he came back, he asked his brother, ”What happened?”

Xin Zimen was rubbing his forehead as he replied, ”If I knew what happened, I wouldn't be so disturbed right now.”

That was the main point here. Zimen himself didn't have a single clue about what went wrong. He clearly could see that Xiu was happily talking to him after her sessions. She even joked around making him laugh out. And he knew she wasn't faking it at that time but then suddenly something went wrong.

From the moment he saw the trace of blood at the corner of her mouth his heart had jolted and he felt uneasy. His intuition told him that something was wrong and that's why he insisted on calling the doctor to check up on Xiu. But the doctor said nothing was wrong at all with Xiu. However, he knew in his heart that something was wrong.

Even after thinking for the past hour, he couldn't understand why Xiu cried. What exactly went wrong? He really wanted to tear apart whoever made Xiu cry so painfully. It sounded so painfully that it repeatedly broke his heart. He neither could understand the situation at hand nor could he understand the reason behind his own emotional turmoil.

There was a voice in his heart that said he was the reason behind Xiu's tears and that thought alone left his mind in a mess. He was gonna go crazy thinking about all this. He had never felt this conflicted in his life. At least, not since the time he lost the two most important women of his life. Since the time he lost his daughter and his wife, there was hardly a time when he had been so indecisive and conflicted.

Xin Zemin sat down beside his brother and asked again, ”I heard you're with her at that time. You must know what exactly happened suddenly.”

”Are you saying I did something?” retorted Xin Zimen in annoyance.

”Don't twist my words,” said Xin Zemin trying to keep himself calm. ”Set aside our personal differences for a while. I know you care about my daughter just as much as I do. Or maybe you have come to care about her more than me.” He took a pause and inhaled a deep breath before exhaling it and saying, ”Did something make her upset?”

Xin Zimen faced his brother as he replied, ”I honestly don't know. She was happy just like her usual self. I don't know why she suddenly started crying and refused to stop. I've tried to calm her down. I've tried to talk to her but I wasn't able to. She just kept crying.”

Xin Zemin fell into deep thought, ”There has to be a stimulant behind all of this.”

”If you find out, please let me know as well,” said Xin Zimen and stood up to leave.

”Sit down,” said Xin Zemin. ”We are talking about Xiu's health here. You better not try to walk out. You can walk out on me all you want but not when we are talking about Xiu.”

Xin Zimen didn't argue with him and sat back down. ”Let's just wait for her to wake up and give us an answer herself. No matter what conclusion we come to, it won't get us anywhere. Let's not waste time on taking blind shots.”

”Is there anything particular you can think about?” asked Xin Zemin still trying to analyze the situation. He really couldn't just wait for Xiu to get up and give him an answer.

Zimen touched his earlobes where his earrings were and thought back to the look on Xiu's face. It really bothered him all of a sudden. Now that he replayed the scene in his mind, he could pick out the smallest details that he had overlooked at that time. For instance, the slight tremble of Xiu's hand when she gave his wallet back to him.

Why did she react like this?

....

”How did Xiu fell ill again? Wasn't she doing well these days?” asked Nora as she looked at the faces of Xin brothers and Han Bohai who stood outside Xiu's bedroom. ”She even had the time to pull pranks on me. What happened then?”

Xiao Li rubbed a hand over his face as he replied, ”The doctor said she received a strong psychological shock. Something stimulated her emotions and that led to this situation.”

”Is she doing okay now?” Nora looked at him in worry.

”Her blood pressure has come to normal and her heartbeat is also normal now. But she isn't awake yet,” answered Xiao Li.