Lili Ignored her. She didn't feel like she owed any explanation so she simply looked down on her work and continued.
TangTang observed her move of ignoring him "Eh? Mrs. Li.. what's wrong? Why won't you look and me?" He asked.
"And...Why did His mother talk about his funeral? That's odd as if CEO Li is gone... I know although he's been out of sight lately and isn't easily seen... It's still too harsh to tag him Dead, don't you think so?" he asked
He was looking at her but she was still ignoring him and doing the work before her. "Hey...Mrs. Li...Come to think of it, I haven't been seeing Mr. Li like I often do...It's like he's out of sight...like he's never around. If it was previously, I'll always see him Daily, But now... I hardly see him, do you know anything?"
Lili didn't give any reply, she was simply focused on her work.
"Come on Why did His mother talk about his death?" He asked, looking curious enough.
And then Lili stopped what she was doing. She then looked up at him. He stiffened wondering if she was ready to talk.
"What did you say?" She asked.
"Huh?" He was lost for a while.
"When she asked you about the funeral, what did you say?" Lili wanted to know if he had given off anything about SiChen being alive
"Huh? Well....when she said it, I was just too shocked to even reply. I was confused and thinking through what she was saying, But then she changed the topic and asked about you ... then Said I should look for you and give the phone to you" He explained.
With that said, Lili went back to her before her.
"Huh? But why did she ask that...and what's Mr. Li busy with lately?"
Lili then let out a loud sigh as he looked up at TangTang who was bothering her peace.
"You can go and ask Him yourself.. don't bother me with such things else I'll punish you" She threatened as she continued her work.
TangTang sighed. He knew he wouldn't get anything from Her. He would just have to find out from the source.
****
Li SiChen walked through the roadside with both hands in the pocket of his overcoat.
He had a cold expression as always. He always had that chilled and cold expression that now seemed to match him. It was like an in-depth part of him.
He arrived at the bus station and stood there, looking around. Other people were standing there as well who were waiting for the bus.
But he didn't seem to be waiting for any.
As he stood there, He looked around for a while and then looked ahead. There was an old man in black clothe and a hat sitting across the road.
He watched this old man for a while as a big truck car rode past the road. SiChen was gone
SiChen now stood before the old man sitting on the bench. He too was now invisible and in his black outfit and hat.
"I'm sorry, You must have waited for too long," He said
"It's okay...It's not like I had any other important thing to do" The old man said with a smile "Have a seat" He invited SiChen to sit beside the man.
Both of them were mute as they looked around the busy street.
"With death occurring every minute...every second...Grim reapers are bound to be busy...Death is inevitable..and Angels of death are part of it" The old man said as he slightly coughed.
"But I'm getting old...I don't think I can do this work anymore" He said "So, Why did you ask me to meet you?"
"Firstly...I'm glad you heard my invitation...I'm honored. And then again, recently I have been in scattered thoughts...I think I've been seeing Things...I don't know what it all means ... That's why I requested to see you. Maybe you'll know what it is..."
The old man chuckled slightly for a while as he looked around " Go ahead. After all, that's why I'm here" He said.
SiChen sighed, hesitating for a while "Well recently after I...." He had wanted to mention Reaper Mo showing him a book but then he recalled Reaper Mo threatening him against telling anyone.
So he changed his diction "Well... After I came in contact with an odd book...I have seen visions... Sharp Visions which continuously feel familiar.. although not clear"
"And then...I met death and looked into his eyes... I saw another vision, It was .. bloody and again familiar"
"All these keep me thinking...Like there's something more to it... Since it's so familiar. Maybe it's from my past...I can't put my hands to it... But I think it.." He said, "What do you say?"
The old man had a smile on his face "I will straightforwardly tell you this... Sometimes... Somethings are best left in the past."
He looked up at SiChen " I would strongly advise you not to indulge in the thoughts of it .. Don't try to discover anything. Don't try to get curious. It'll only be the beginning of your fall"
"But... Why?" He asked.
"It's well known that Reapers are made to forget their past for their Future...So generally trying to recall your past. Will only rip you off of your position and then send you out of the earth to who knows where .."
The old man chuckled again "And again .... Just a reminder... Recovering the past .. isn't as friendly as it sounds...t might even be an eternal trauma to you my dear boy" The old stated.