Chapter 152 - Be My Lover? (2/2)

”Ooh, I'd like to hear that too,” Nora eagerly looked at Darren.

”I can recall a few,” said Darren before adding, ”But my personal favorite is... 'Do you have a place to stay? If not, my heart is available 24/7.'” Nora spurted out the drink in her mouth and coughed a couple of times. Darren had expected that reaction. ”I have an even more interesting one... Umm... 'Grey is your eyes color, just how can it make my heart flutter? Your looks are making me a sucker, would you like to be my lover?'”

”Oh my goodness!” This time the reaction came from Xiu herself as she stared at Darren with wide eyes.

”Wait, both of you, he's not done yet,” said Dylan silencing both Xiu and Nora.

”There is more to that?” asked Xiu and Darren nodded while pressing his lips together to stifle his laughter.

”She had a lot to say that night as she went on and on with, 'Your skin is like milk butter, why are you leaving my heart on a cutter? Just write down your number, don't make me suffer. After making my heart stutter, you can't leave me like any other. You're making me wonder, can't you really be my lover?'” The look on Darren's face was obviously a sign of how much he cherished that memory.

”You remember it word for word?” asked Xiu in an odd tone.

”Why wouldn't he? Both of those pick-up lines were used by the same person within the same night. Daz would never forget that night,” said Dylan as he was having the laugh of his life. ”Even for someone like him, that was too much.”

”Who was such a bold one? You should have just taken her for actually having the courage to say all that.” Nora decided to help her best friend as she knew Xiu also wanted to know who she was.

”She was posh and yet utterly sloshed,” replied Darren. ”Apart from that, she was too innocent for me.”

”Innocent? Are you sure? She said so much!” exclaimed Nora as if reminding him.

”Nah, I'm pretty sure she's innocent. If she wasn't drunk, I don't think she'd have even said a word,” said Darren knowingly. ”Okay, enough of that. It's been so many years. Let's move forward with our game. That little red is definitely not a part of our game.”

Xiu's head whipped to his side as she looked at him with a complex look. A distant voice rang in her mind, ”Little Red, I hope you remember what you're saying if you forgot this night... I'm so gonna murder you!” Xiu's brows furrowed together as another scene flashed in her mind, ”Little Red, Little Red... Sigh. You really know how to create a mess.”

In her daze, she stared at Darren unknowingly for a long time. At least, until Nora had to shake her back to the present. ”Earth to Xiu!” When Xiu turned to her in confusion, Nora went on, ”I know your boyfriend is handsome. Don't rub it in by gawking at him so brazenly.”

”Go to hell!” Xiu pushed her away in annoyance but there was a tinge of red shading her cheeks as well.

”Aww, honey, don't worry. I'll definitely be following your footsteps to hell,” was Nora's playful reply.