Chapter 941 - A Lunatic (2/2)

”Do you have something on your mind, France?” asked Zhou Xichen.

Francesca bit her lips and hesitated for a minute before deciding to tell him, ”I met Florence.”

Zhou Xichen froze for a second and the glass of water in his hand shook a little. He put it down in case he dropped it because of how shocked he was right now to hear that. That was really something he hadn't expected to hear from Francesca and neither did he think she'd say it so straightforwardly.

His old and weak heart needed some preparation to digest this information. How long had it been since he even last heard that name. Florence. Once upon a time, that name had been the closest to him and now, it was so distant and unfamiliar.

Francesca was closely observing the changes in him. She had noted down all his expressions without missing anything at all.

It took him a long while to come around and the only thing he asked was, ”How was she?” Francesca was so shocked by his question. She always thought somewhere deep in his heart, he must have resented Florence. But she was really overthinking it. She finally could understand Xiu. Only fools could really love. And he was also one of those fools!

”That's all you want to know?” questioned Francesca.

”What else?” retorted Zhou Xichen.

”Did you really love her that much?” asked Francesca. ”Even now? Even after she broke you apart? Left you and never looked back?”

Zhou Xichen smiled self-deprecatingly, ”Why should I blame her for anything? Maybe my love wasn't strong enough to hold her back. I can't blame her for that.”

Francesca looked at him strangely, ”Even I'm mad at what she did, why are you so relaxed?”

”Do you know how many years it has been?” asked Zhou Xichen. ”30. It's three decades, France. If I keep being mad for all these years, I'd really go crazy.”

”I'm so speechless that I don't even know what to call you right now,” said Francesca honestly.

”You didn't answer me. Is she okay? Is she healthy?”

”Why are you so curious?”

Zhou Xichen sighed out, ”Do you know all these years not knowing where she was, I had a fear in my heart that perhaps, something untoward happened to her. Now, knowing that she is alive has put me at ease.”

Francesca was still frowning at him at him not knowing what to say to him. But she still told him, ”She looked healthy to me. In fact, she looked quite happy with her life as well.”

”Thank goodness,” he said. ”That's all I needed to know.”

Francesca looked at him as if she was seeing a lunatic before her eyes and it was really an eye-opener!