Chapter 896 - I Actually Dont Know (1/2)
Xiu's life had so many twists and turns that she had long stopped believing in coincidences. That's why she didn't believe that it was a coincidence that she was able to meet Xin Zhao's butler in a foreign land and that too as Chen Xiu. She also didn't believe that it was just a coincidence that in Xin Zimen's big study, her eyes only stopped on that one book.
But she did believe that there was a higher power that guided her all throughout. Since the time she had come to terms with her rebirth, she had come to believe in a lot more things. Things that usually didn't make sense to people. She didn't take any of it as a joke any longer.
The joke would be on her if she still didn't believe in fate. They say a person's life is three parts fate and seven parts the choices he makes. But she would like to argue that even with those seven parts choice, a person would still not be able to escape the three parts fate. That's just how fate works.
It's complicated. It's hard to explain. But it always has something planned for us.
”Are you okay?” inquired Xin Kuan as he looked at her face through the rearview mirror.
Xiu hummed in reply.
”Then why didn't stay longer for the show?”
”The show?” repeated Xiu as she opened her eyes and looked out the window. ”I couldn't watch Ah-Xin crumbling down. And I couldn't see my father struggling to come to terms with the facts.”
”And here I thought you're a strong person.”
”Don't we all strong people have something that makes us weak? Besides, my strength is back home. I've exhausted the strength I borrowed from him.”
”How come you never forget to bring your husband in any conversation?” Xin Kuan was amused at how easily Xiu always managed to bring up Darren's name into any of their conversations. But it also proved that she really was missing him.
Xiu smiled genuinely at him, ”How can I forget him? Xiu is Xiu because of Regan. Without Regan, Xiu is nothing.”
”That's some strong statement.”
”And I mean it.” Her words were resolute and it showed that she really meant her words.
”Do you want to catch a flight back home tonight?”
Xiu thought about it carefully before shaking her head, ”No... I'll go back home tomorrow.”
”Aren't you eager to see your husband?”
”I still have something to do tomorrow.”
Xin Kuan didn't ask what she had to do tomorrow. He silently drove her back to the hotel and only after seeing her enter the Suite, he turned around to leave. He had to go back to the Xin Manor since he was feeling uneasy about leaving Xin Zimen there.
As Xiu entered, she saw Bo Jiu waiting with her suitcase. ”You're leaving?” she asked with a raise of her brow.
Bo Jiu nodded her head, ”Yes.”
Xiu went up to her and said, ”Thank you for your help! You could refuse to get involved in this mess but you didn't do it. If in the future, you need me for anything, don't hesitate to ask. I owe you this time.”
Bo Jie laughed foolishly, ”Xiuxiu, you don't owe me anything. We might not have spent much time with you but I really do respect you a lot. I did everything, not for you, I did it because I was bored. So, don't feel like you owe me anything.”
Xiu knew she was just saying it but she felt happy hearing that. She hugged her and talked about random things before she watched Han Bohai coming out of the room and recalled something she forgot to ask, ”By the way, I've been meaning to ask you. Why do you hate my Xiao Bobo so much?”
”Because he is a male actor with a handsome face,” answered Bo Jiu.
”What kind of an answer is that?” questioned Han Bohai who had also been wondering why he was despised by this tech genius.
”My ex-boyfriend was an actor. He cheated on me with one of his fans,” replied Bo Jiu. ”So, I hate all handsome actors now!”
”Bloody hell! Why am I taking the burnt for someone else's crimes?!” exclaimed Han Bohai but Bo Jiu didn't reply. She said goodbye to Xiu and left. She came like a wind and blew away like the wind as well. ”Something is wrong with her brain.”
”Everything is wrong with my brain,” said Xiu. ”And yet you love me.”
”That's different,” argued Han Bohai.
Xiu was about to walk back inside her bedroom when she stopped and said, ”Xiao Bobo, tomorrow I'm going to West Lake Cemetry. Want to go with me?”
Han Bohai's body stiffened when he heard her say that. He stared at her for a long time before asking, ”Why?”
Xiu shrugged her shoulders, ”I feel like going.”
Han Bohai felt strange inside but he still nodded his head. He couldn't let her go there all alone. So, it was better to follow her there.
After Xiu walked inside her bedroom, she fell on the bed. She didn't even change out of her gown. She didn't even want to move at all after everything.