Chapter 12 - Mistaken Rides (2/2)

”I'm sorry! I think I got in the wrong car.” Xiu gnashed her teeth and reluctantly apologized. Only because it was indeed her own mistake this time. She turned to open the door but the crowd of the people outside was bigger than before. Everyone was leaving for home after a full day of work. If she opened the door now, a lot of talks was going to ensue.

Xiu despised gossips and didn't want to be part of any. Not anymore. She had gone through enough scandals in her previous life. She didn't need some more to add in that horrifying list. After an intense battle with herself, she sighed out, ”Can you drop me at the next juncture? Please!” She didn't have many expectations from Dylan considering he was one of those affluential people that she wasn't fond of.

She wouldn't have made this request if Dylan had recognized her but he didn't. Last night he saw her unkempt look. Now, she was the real deal looking at least in her twenties rather than a teenager he thought she was last night.

Dylan was certainly not a compassionate person like his best friend said. But he had one quality; he had manners. He loved being chivalrous. He would open doors for women, let them walk first. But it wasn't because he thought they were weak. It'd rather be because he believed that women were stronger than men. So, it was his duty to show his respect.

And right now when he looked Xiu's face, although he found no emotions or sincerity in her apology. He still couldn't bring himself to say no. And at any day, he'd blame his best friend for that.

”Fasten your seatbelt.” Dylan only said that in reply and eased up the car on the busy road while Xiu texted Nora to meet her at the next junction.

In no time, the car was already parked at the side of the road and Xiu unbuckled her seatbelt. ”Thank you. And I'm really sorry for mistaking your car as my friend's.”

”Does your friend have the same car?” His question wasn't what Xiu expected but she still nodded and turned to open the door when she heard him mumbling. ”I need to change the car.”

Xiu didn't pay him any attention and got off. Right behind her Nora also parked the car and came out of the car to give her a hug saying, ”Baby Xiu'er, how can you leave me there?”

”I thought you again brought your Ferrari,” Xiu answered while pointed towards the car behind.

”Oh my gosh! This really does look like mine. See even the numbers are the same.” Sure enough, when Xiu checked the number there was only one digit difference. Nora's Ferrari had the number 'LEX778' while Dylan's car was 'LEX777'. No wonder she mistook it so easily.

”Forget it. Let's go now.” Xiu took Nora's hand and almost dragged her towards the car.

Inside the red Ferrari, Dylan was still wondering why Xiu looked familiar but it dawned on him when he saw Nora through the side mirror. His jaw almost hit the floor. As if putting pieces together, he immediately climbed out of the car and shouted, ”Hey, you're that kid I met last night?”

Xiu was about to enter Nora's Audi when she heard Dylan's deep voice. She was planning on changing her views about him after this incident but he had to remind her that he was a jerk!

She fumed back, ”Thanks for the ride, UNCLE!”

Nora pursed her lips to stifle her laughter as she started the car. Xiu ignored his bulging eyes and settled in the car. Both girls left Dylan standing there flabbergasted. He wasn't focusing on her calling him 'Uncle' at the moment. Instead, his mind was trying to find the similarities between the girl he saw last night and the one he just met.

How could they be the same? If you ignore the sharp tongue, one might really not be able to find any similarities. She made him finally believe in the idiom he once heard, 'The tongue of a woman is the sword that is never allowed to rust.' Finally, he sighed out in acceptance, 'A bit of grooming can do wonders.'