Chapter 1504: Finally Found the Reason

"Yes, after dawn, we called the police and found through surveillance that he had snuck into the library. When we found him, he was lying on the ground sleeping. After we woke him up, he didn't cry or make a scene, acting as if nothing had happened. We even praised him for being very brave."

Wrong!

Not crying or making a scene does not mean he wasn't hurt inside!

I'm afraid that night, Wang Sinian had already developed psychological trauma.

It's just that it didn't manifest immediately, and his family didn't discover it in time.

Even Wang Sinian himself, subconsciously, had forgotten this "small" matter.

After Elder Wang finished describing this past, he noticed Xu Xiaoxiao's expression was very serious.

This made Elder Wang's heart tighten involuntarily, and he called out, "Little Xu?"

In her heart, Xu Xiaoxiao had already reached a conclusion.

She met Elder Wang's gaze and said, "The reason Wang Sinian feels repressed is likely because that experience left an indelible shadow on him!"

"Ah? But at the time, he didn't show any abnormalities, and he didn't have nightmares or anything afterwards!"

"Fear is a seed planted in the heart. At first, you can't see anything, but over these years, I'm afraid it has long since taken root and sprouted in some corner."

This...

Elder Wang panicked all of a sudden.

He clenched his hands tightly and muttered, "If that's really the case... then it truly is our negligence!"

"Then after so many years, have you and your family really not noticed any clues?"

This question made Elder Wang lower his head.

He sighed and said, "It's shameful to say, but both I and Sinian's parents are very busy with work. When he was young, we neglected his care, so these clues..."

Elder Wang sighed again.

And Xu Xiaoxiao knew the answer.

Seeing the old man looking dejected, she advised, "Life cannot be perfect. You don't need to blame yourself. Besides, it's not too late now that we've discovered it."

Elder Wang shook his head, his voice hoarse: "Is it really not too late? Whenever I communicate with that child, I always feel he doesn't take my words to heart."

"Communication requires technique. Attending more lectures will be very beneficial; that's what I do."

Xu Xiaoxiao was sincerely sharing an experience, but clearly, Elder Wang didn't take it in.

He felt that Xu Xiaoxiao was their only hope, so he stared at her earnestly and asked, "Then... can you help Sinian return to normal?"

Xu Xiaoxiao smiled confidently and said, "I'm good at this, it's just... please don't feel bad for him."

"I won't, as long as it can help Sinian, we will definitely support it!"

After Elder Wang said this with a passionate tone, he asked with some unease, "Um, how exactly are you going to help Sinian?"

"When I conduct psychological counseling for Wang Sinian, I might need to use a set of therapeutic equipment. That equipment requires a person to lie down properly and not move."

"Just that? Phew, I thought it was something else!" Elder Wang breathed a sigh of relief.

But Xu Xiaoxiao didn't think this condition was easy to satisfy.

She even reminded him, "Given Wang Sinian's temper... he might not agree."

"Then I'll talk to him, and if that doesn't work, we'll use an incentive!"

Xu Xiaoxiao remembered that last time, Elder Wang used an incentive to get Wang Sinian to go to the library he didn't like.

Now, he wants to use this trick again?

What kind of incentive is this, to be so effective?

Xu Xiaoxiao pursed her lips and asked tentatively.

Elder Wang hesitated for a moment before saying vaguely, "It's just some little trinkets that Sinian likes."

"Then what kind of little trinkets are they? You might as well tell me; perhaps I can help find them too."

"This..."

Elder Wang thought for a moment, then leaned in and whispered something.

And this answer made Xu Xiaoxiao first surprised, and then... she really wanted to laugh.

Oh my, I really never expected that despite Wang Sinian's devil-may-care attitude, he had such an innocent side!

Seeing Xu Xiaoxiao snickering, Elder Wang said helplessly, "Just keep this to yourself. Don't show it in front of him, otherwise he will definitely get angry, and then it will be useless for me to use this gift to coax him."

"I understand, I will definitely keep it confidential."

Xu Xiaoxiao chatted with Elder Wang for a while longer, then got up to leave.

However, she didn't return to school, but went to Liu Xin'ai's Laboratory.

Before going to the Laboratory, Xu Xiaoxiao called her first to ask for a favor.

So when Xu Xiaoxiao arrived at the Laboratory, Liu Xin'ai was already standing there holding a box, waiting.

Seeing Xu Xiaoxiao, Liu Xin'ai handed the box over and said, "The things you wanted are all inside."

"Many thanks!" Xu Xiaoxiao replied, then took the box back.

And Liu Xin'ai, feeling curious, asked, "What do you need this for?"

"Hmm... naturally, I have my uses for it!"

When Xu Xiaoxiao said this, her face was still wearing a smile full of calculation.

Liu Xin'ai saw it.

And based on her understanding of Xu Xiaoxiao...

"Who are you planning to make miserable?"

"Miserable? No one is miserable."

"But that look in your eyes is clearly plotting against someone!"

Xu Xiaoxiao didn't like hearing that.

She immediately corrected her: "Listen to yourself, how could this be scheming? I am clearly helping someone!"

"Really?"

"Naturally it's true! To tell you the truth, this device... I intend to use it on my colleague."

Huh?

The device Liu Xin'ai gave to Xu Xiaoxiao was for stimulating brain waves, generally used for the rehabilitation of patients who had undergone brain surgery.

But now it was being prepared for her colleague...

Liu Xin'ai asked subconsciously: "Is that person sick?"

"Physically, there's no illness, it's just that there's a hurdle in his heart. As for me, I can help him step over it, or I can pin him down on that hurdle and torment him repeatedly!"

As Xu Xiaoxiao spoke, she even stretched out a hand, twisted her fingers, and clenched them into a fist.

With this action, paired with that wicked smile of hers...

Liu Xin'ai swallowed and said: "Xiao Xiao, don't smile like that, it's creepy."

"Is it? I clearly have the expression of someone who has everything under control."

Liu Xin'ai shook her head very firmly and corrected her: "It's clearly sinister and cunning."

Cunning!?

Xu Xiaoxiao raised her hand and tapped Liu Xin'ai on the shoulder, saying unhappily: "Am I still your good sister or not, to actually say that about me!"

Xu Xiaoxiao was just bluffing; the tap didn't hurt at all.

Liu Xin'ai didn't mind either, only saying: "It's precisely because I understand you that I know when you decide to deal with someone, you won't show any mercy."

"But the one I'm dealing with is a piece of dog-skin plaster, so I can't show any mercy!"

"You've been talking for a long time, who exactly is this person?"

"It's Old Wang's grandson, Wang Sinian!"

Mentioning Wang Sinian, Xu Xiaoxiao complained irritably: "That guy, on the surface he's my assistant, but in reality, he's always finding fault with me. It's so annoying!"

Old Wang's grandson?

Liu Xin'ai was a bit confused, so she asked: "You two should just get along well, why does he have to target you?"

"Because that's his nature! Old Wang can't keep that grandson of his in check either, which is why he sent him out to be tempered!"