Chapter 636 - Too Normal (1/2)

Darren didn't know what he was expecting when he entered the apartment but what he saw was definitely not in his plausible scenarios. He thought if something was wrong then Xiu would be blankly staring into space in the dark room and if everything was fine, then she'd be bouncing around as usual.

But...

Today, the Xiu before him neither looked upset nor happy. She just seemed too calm as she worked around in the kitchen. Even when he stood there just looking at her, she didn't notice his presence. She was extremely focused. The trepidation in his heart didn't ease up instead it made him feel slightly queasy.

Her eyes lifted up and she smiled at his sight. ”You're back.”

”Hmmm...” Darren hummed in reply as he couldn't look away from that smile of hers. It felt different for some reason. Her eyes were clear as she looked back at him maintaining her smile.

Walking over to him, she hugged him as she kissed his cheek and said, ”Busy day?”

”How do you know?”

”You're late,” she replied in matter-of-factly.

”Oh.” That was all he could utter in reply.

But as always Xiu didn't inquire about his business as she always maintained her distance from his professional life. Instead, she urged him, ”Go on and freshen up. Dinner is ready. I'm gonna serve it now.”

Darren was hesitant as he turned to look at her but she urged him again with her hand. Pursing his lips together, Darren put a hand over his heart and decided to follow what she said. He couldn't just bring himself to ask her question right after coming back. Especially when she looked normal. Then why was he feeling so peculiar?

Only now Darren realized why he was feeling so strange. She was indeed acting normal but wasn't it too normal for someone as hyperactive as her? And what's up with this silence?

Noticing that he wasn't eating, she frowned, ”You don't like the food?”

”Huh? Oh,” he shook his head. ”No, no. I love it.”

”Then eat it,” she was still frowning as she went on, ”Already Ah-Xin left without eating.”

”Uncle Zi was with you for the whole day?” he asked the question he knew the answer of already. Sure enough, she nodded in reply. ”What did you guys do?”

”We went to the hospital then we went to the City Plaza.”

”City Plaza?” repeated Darren with a quirk of his brow.

”Yup. I had to buy something then we had our lunch there as well.”

”And then?”

”Then nothing. He just dropped me off here.”

”So, you spent the whole day shopping?”

Xiu thought about it before nodding, ”Yes, you can say that.”

”That doesn't sound like something you'd do,” he pointed out.

Xiu's lips quirked up slightly as she looked at him, ”Dear husband, I can also do something out of the norm. After all, as you say, I'm a very random person.”

Darren's head bobbed up and down slowly as he said, ”I do say that... Is that why you're acting so random right now?”