Chapter 225 - That Back Garden Again! (2/2)

Dylan looked at his wristwatch and asked, ”Where? I don't have any lunch meeting today.”

”Yes, you do,” replied Xiu.

”With who?”

Xiu pointed at herself, ”Yours truly.”

Dylan nodded his head before going back to work as he said, ”Not interested.”

Xiu rolled her eyes at him and held his wrist pulling him off of his chair while she kept talking, ”Don't act so high and mighty. It's lunchtime which means, you're not my boss for the next hour. But I certainly am your sister-in-law for the next hour. So, behave yourself and follow me.”

”Even if I don't want to, you're already dragging me,” reminded Dylan as he was being dragged through his own office and that too right before his employees who couldn't help but gape at the scene playing before them.

Xiu stepped inside the elevator, pressed the button and just as the door was about to close, Dylan tried to escape but halted when he heard Xiu's voice, ”You do remember what happened when I took an elevator alone last time, right?”

How could he forget that? He had to run through all over the capital to look for her. Taking a deep breath, he stepped back inside the elevator and Xiu showed a victorious smile. When they got off at the ground floor, Xiu again dragged him towards the exit. Dylan noticed how everyone was looking at them and said, ”You can let my wrist go. I really don't wanna be dragged like a damn sack of potatoes.”

”But you look like a potato. Mr. Potato-head!”

”Keep doing that. Today, I'm a potato that's why you don't fancy me. One day, I'll be...”

”Shut up! If you continued, I'll really be pissed off.”

Dylan shut his mouth at her warning and followed her silently as they crossed the road and came to the dessert shop around the corner. At the counter, only Xiu was talking, ”I want strawberry mousse, a macaron, daifuku, and an almond cake.” She looked jubilant as she ordered all the sweets by herself.

”This is your lunch?” asked Dylan.

”No. It's yours,” replied Xiu and added, ”I know you love sweet things. So, I'm treating you today.”

”Treating me? What for? You aren't planning to kill me after that, are you?” Dylan looked at her skeptically.

Xiu held back her words as she calmly said, ”Don't worry, I won't kill you. I have canceled that plan.”

”Because you don't have the back garden yet?”

Xiu glanced at him weirdly as she asked, ”You still remember that?”

Dylan shrugged his shoulders, ”It was a blatant death threat, I had to remember it.”

They both shared a look and ended up laughing out loud. That back garden joke of hers was iconic for Dylan. And certainly, Dylan's expressions at that time were also historic for Xiu herself. Even Xiu didn't know how she always managed to said so much nonsense to him only.

As their order was served, Xiu said, ”Eat this. I, Bai Xiu am giving you a sincere apology for hurting you in the morning.” Dylan was stumped for words.