615 Trained Her Brain

As Xin Zimen's other niece was suddenly mentioned, he couldn't help frowning as he said, "And how do you know that I don't treat my other niece the same way? It's not like you have seen me with her."

Darren smirked, "I heard she is scared of you."

Xin Zimen's frown deepened, "Scared? What am I a monster?" He was suddenly feeling irritated as he added, "Last time I met her was at her wedding. How did I scare her?"

Darren chuckled softly, "It's been six years since she got married that means you haven't seen her in six years. As for my wife, if you don't see her in two days, you'd end up calling her. But Uncle Zi, that only proves that you're biased towards my wife."

Xin Zimen rubbed his face as he said, "We can't clap with one hand. If I'm biased towards your wife that's also because of the way she treats me. I can't show care to someone who is always running from me."

"That's true..." Darren had to agree with that. And he knew it wasn't Xin Zimen's fault that he wasn't close to his other niece. After all, there were only a few people like his Sweets who would persistently try to break the walls Xin Zimen had built around himself. In that department, his wife was a lot more stubborn than most people!

"I just realized something." Darren looked at Xin Zimen who had an amused look in his eyes as he said, "One of my nieces is married to your brother, and the other is married to you. That's such a strange coincidence that both my nieces married into the same family."

Darren's face turned somber as he replied, "It's not the same family."

"Oh? But no matter how you say it, Zhou Xichen will still be your father and Zhou Jinhai will still be your brother."

Darren looked calmly at him, "I'm not disagreeing with that. I never refused to accept him or respect him as my father. But..." he took a brief pause, "We are still not the same family."

"Really?"

Darren nodded his head, "As you said, they are 'Zhou'. I'll always be Salvay! It's not the same."

Xin Zimen looked at Darren's expressions before chuckling out gently, "This is why I like you so much. You always know where to draw the line."

"One should one's place," was the only reply Darren gave. 

"If we talk about rightful places then shouldn't you be the heir of Zhou family?" He propped his face on his head as he added, "That's your place after all."

Darren quirked his brows at Xin Zimen, "Uncle Zi, shouldn't you also take your place in the Xin family?"

"I have my own identity in this world. I don't need their status!"

Darren smiled at him, "Uncle Zi, same goes for me..."

Xin Zimen couldn't say anything now. They both had such a similar character that it was inevitable that it'd be difficult to outwit each other. It was always like that and somehow this was the reason why Xin Zimen had actually liked Darren when they first met.

"Yes?"

"I'm a little confused..." 

While Xin Zimen was still thinking how to ask when Darren spoke up himself, "You're wondering why wife didn't say or ask or even notice your brother."

Xin Zimen's lips parted and his brows raised up in surprise, "You could see it as well."

"Uncle, I could not only see it but I already knew she'd be acting like that as well."

"Huh? How? It was her first time seeing her father. I mean, I know she has no impression of him but still... Don't they say blood has a certain attraction?" He took a pause. "I'm not able to understand her behavior. She looked at him like he was a stranger. Although I can try to understand it, I'm still feeling complicated about it. I can't tell what she had in her mind. I know it's difficult to read her intentions but this time she seemed so transparent with her emotions that it left me baffled."

Darren laughed when he noticed Xin Zimen's rare expression of confusion and enlightened, "Uncle Zi, you're just overthinking. She wasn't pretending to be transparent. She was completely transparent. While you're were wondering what's on her mind, her brain was only focused on only two things; how to convince you for the health check-up or what to eat tonight. Except for that, she had nothing on her mind."

"This..."

"It sounds bizarre but trusts me, my wife's brain might be complicated but her emotions are very simple. She is a simple girl. It's just like you... She cares about you because you care about her." He had a sad smile lingering on his lips as he went on, "In fact, her biggest weakness is love. It's something that hurt her the most in life and yet it's something she won't shy away from. If someone is willing to offer her the love she yearned for, she won't hesitate before opening her heart. Take yourself or even Ying as an example. It's pretty easy to capture her heart."

"The reason why she paid no attention to your brother was also you. At that time, her brain only processed one information; Ah-Xin is sick. Beyond that, she didn't bother thinking about it. That's why, all that while, her attention was on you. She noticed your brother but it was a fleeting moment and her inner concern didn't allow her focus on him. Because you're the target for her at that time."

Xin Zimen didn't find anything wrong with his words. In fact, he could agree as well. He had seen her one-track mind and he knew how she had the ability to blur out everything apart from her focus. It was very fascinating and at the same time, he felt sad for her. Exactly what was she running from that she trained her brain in this way?

"Will she continue to run from it then?" he asked.

Darren shook his head, "She had prepared her mind to see your elder brother at the wedding, two days from now. Seeing him here earlier was something she didn't program into her brain and she won't let her emotions turn into a turmoil because of this unexpected meeting. That's why she completely chose to ignore his existence for now!"