Chapter 876 - It Started With Me (1/2)

”Are you going alone?” asked Darren as he looked at his wife all dressed up.

”Nope,” replied Xiu. ”I have my own team to follow me.”

Darren frowned at her playful remark and showed an uneasy expression, ”How about I go with you?”

Xiu walked to his side and placed a hand against his cheek saying, ”I'd love to take you with me but your doctor hasn't allowed you to travel yet. You just take care of yourself and get better soon. I'll be back before you know it.”

”How will I get better if I continued to worry about you?” retorted Darren.

Xiu was going to the Capital. The city where Chen Xiu died. He knew what that place meant to Xiu and he also knew why she was going there but he still couldn't help getting worried for his wife. He didn't want to stop her from whatever she was up to but he really wanted to follow her around. However, because of his current condition, he was not able to do so. Even though his health had recovered a lot, he was still not allowed to travel yet.

”But you don't have to worry about me,” said Xiu. ”Believe in me. I'll be fine.”

Darren held her hand and said, ”How long?”

”Just one week,” replied Xiu.

”Will that be enough?” inquired Darren and seeing Xiu nod in reply, he sighed out. ”I thought your plan was on the right track. Then why do you want to go yourself?”

Xiu pressed her lips together. She had indeed started her plan long ago and it was on the right track. Staying behind the curtain, she had been watching the show that she orchestrated with interest. But there was something she wanted to do herself.

Xiu placed her forehead against Darren's and said, ”There is someone who I have to meet. Not for my sake, but for yours.”

Darren's eyes widened slightly at her remark and he went silent for a while. ”It's been a long time.”

Xiu chuckled at him with no humor in her eyes as she said, ”My darling husband, it might have been a long time but I won't forgive her.”

Darren could really not find a way to say anything to her to convince her. He could only sigh and kiss her softly as he told her, ”Take care of yourself out there. And don't you dare get in trouble that you can't solve!”

”I know,” replied Xiu.

”But is it necessary to sneak out of here?” asked Darren as he looked at her again.

”Do you really think my fathers would let me walk out of here alone?” retorted Xiu and Darren pursed his lips because he couldn't retort. ”And I don't want them to know what I am up to.”

”Even if you somehow managed to sneak out, by tomorrow morning, there will be a search party,” reminded Darren. It's not like he didn't see the over-protectiveness of her fathers.

”That's why you're here,” replied Xiu with a sweet smile. ”Be a good husband and cover for your wife. Just give me a head start, I'll manage the rest.”

”Manage the rest?” Darren raised his brows at her. ”Sweets, you can't hide from Uncle Zi.”

”I don't want to hide from him any longer either,” was Xiu's response with a soft smile on her lips.

Since Darren couldn't argue with her, he hugged her and kissed her before letting her leave. Outside the room, Han Bohai was waiting for her.

”Does it take an hour to say goodbye?” questioned Han Bohai as he stared at his sister who said she'll join him in ten minutes after saying goodbye to her husband but it had been an hour since he had been waiting for her outside.

”Do you want me to remind you of the time when it took you three hours to say goodbye to me even though you're just going home to see your uncle?”

Han Bohai's lips twitched at the reminder and to hide his embarrassment, he hurriedly said, ”Let's go. We're late already.”