Chapter 234 - Bickering

She glared at him. "It's a MEN'S make-up kit! Just look at his complexion. He needs some touchup to feel refreshed! Who says that men cannot put makeup on? So narrow-minded of Xu Liang."

"..."

Zhiyuan shook his head.

They talked some more and then left him with Caihong and Jack Si.

"I want you to come to Zhu villa too," Caihong said as she looked at Jack Si.

He brightened. "Oh really! Great! I am so dying to meet the cute little Chyou."

She chuckled. "Of course."

They heard a knock at the door and everybody turned to see a familiar figure standing at a distance.

Caihong said, "Shuang…"

Jack Si blinked his eyes and curiously looked at her. Shuang was going to talk when her gaze landed on him.

"You? What are you doing here?" She questioned.

Caihong said, "He is Jack Si. Xiaosi's friend and doctor who was with him when we were abroad. He came back to help Xiaosi in his treatment."

She widened her eyes in surprise. "Oh…"

Caihong looked at Jack Si. "She is An Shuang, my sister."

"Ah…"

He remembered Shuang's confession of her life outside the hospital, and he alternated his gaze between the two. Then it settled on Xiaosi and he raised his brow.

So the brother-in-law she was talking about is Xiaosi…

He curiously looked at Xiaosi and feeling his gaze, he stared at him. "Anything wrong?"

"Nothing."

Caihong asked, "You two know each other?"

Jack Si smiled. "Well we had a short meeting a few days back. I didn't know she was your sister then."

"I see."

Shuang slowly stepped inside and awkwardly smiled at Xiaosi. "I...I am sorry that I didn't come to visit you over these past few days."

Xiaosi shook his head. "It's alright. I am happy to meet you now."

She smiled. "I will still formally introduce myself. I am An Shuang. I am Caihong's sister and your friend. We used to go to the same college. I manage my own game company."

"Wow, that's cool. A game company huh…"

"Yup."

Jack Si brightened. "Hey I like games!"

Shuang raised her brow. "You will still have to pay for it. No backdoors just because we know each other."

"Tch," he clicked his tongue in obvious disdain, making her mouth twitch.

"You know, Xiaosi is the CEO of S3, but he used to help me with all the security stuff for FREE," Jack Si shrugged. "Xiaosi has such a big heart."

Shuang's mouth twitched even more. "But you don't when you should be emptying your pockets for his excellent services."

"Oh please. Xiaosi is filthy rich and practically bathing in money from his customer base. He doesn't need his good buddy to pay for it."

Shuang smiled. "I get it. You simply cannot afford him."

Jack Si chuckled. "My professional services are something that Xiaosi cannot get until he forks out a lot of cash. I am a rich doctor. I can afford anything."

"Yet you don't want to pay your friend."

"Exactly why. Friendship is beyond such superficial money."

Shuang choked hard. 

Caihong shook her head. "Stop bickering you two. Don't worry, Jack Si. I will help you with the games."

Xiaosi laughed.

But Shuang grimaced.

Ah my money...

As the discharge procedures got over, they were ready to go home. Caihong said, "Shuang. Come with us too. Chyou will be happy to meet you."

Shuang paused. "Nah, it's okay. You three go ahead. I will drop by some other time."

Xiaosi would finally be back home after so long. As such, she didn't want to intrude on their family time.

"Alright. But don't forget, okay? Chyou is missing her Aunt."

"Haha, of course, I won't forget my little angel."

She waved them goodbye and stood at her spot for sometime. Then she quietly left.

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As Zhiyuan and Xinyi left the hospital, he said, "Xinyi. I want to talk about something important."

She stared at him and realized that it would definitely be about the same thing that have been bothering him for so long and making him act so strangely.

"En."

He took her to a park that Xinyi liked and often visited with Siying. There was hardly any crowd today which was a perfect time to have that conversation.

Xinyi worriedly said, "Tell me, Zhiyuan. What is it that you want to talk to me about? I am here to listen to everything."

Zhiyuan lowered his gaze. He hesitated for a few moments before he pulled his hand from his back and revealed the thing in his hand.

At first, Xinyi didn't see it clearly, but then she froze upon recognizing the diary in his hands. She felt everything go dead silent around her.

"T-this...How do you have my diary?" She broke into a cold sweat and gulped. Her voice stuttered and stammered. 

Did I misplace it somehow and he found it?

Zhiyuan said, "I know that you have a lot of questions in your mind. I...have this diary because I took it from your study drawer."

She widened her eyes and looked at him, stunned. "Huh? You…" she nervously laughed, "Why would you take my diary?"

"To know the answers that you have been hiding from me for nine years now."

The color drained away from her face and she stood rooted on the ground. "You….this cannot be…"

She was in disbelief. She trembled hard.

"You...did you read my diary?"

There was a beat of silence.

"...Yes."

Xinyi almost collapsed on her knees. Her heart pounded in her chest loudly and her eyes teared up.

Zhiyuan said, "I apologize, Xinyi. I know this invasion of your privacy and it's okay if you want to be mad at me. But...you left me with no choice. Your stubbornness to hide the truth made me take this step."

Xinyi couldn't hear what he was saying at all. After she heard that he read her diary, she couldn't focus on anything else.

He knows...he knows everything now…

From my feelings to that night...he knows everything.

She tremblingly took a few steps back and staggered. Suddenly, she turned and ran away, tears streaming from her eyes.