Chapter 25 - Ms. Clumsy & Mr. Hot Spices (1/2)

Watching her retreating back, a crease appeared between Darren's brows. Why was she always rushing away from him? Was he that scary? He touched his jaw in confusion. Or perhaps... Did he go too far with the teasing? But he just loved seeing her expressions. That's why he couldn't stop his mouth from speaking so ridiculously. Here he was lamenting over the fact that he might have gone too far. He didn't even know whether she'd cry again like she was doing when they first met.

He really didn't want to see her cry like that. As for why? He generally hated the girls who cried. But for Xiu, he didn't feel repulsive but there was an irk in his heart that he couldn't let go of. However, even he couldn't tell why he was having this kind of feeling for a stranger.

At Xiu's side, she had stopped running after a good distance away from Darren.

'Huh? Why am I running?' She wondered to herself and went into a deep thought process. 'It's my second time meeting him and I have thoroughly embarrassed myself before him. But so what? He is a stranger! I might never even see him again. So, let's get even!'

With a newfound determination, she turned back and briskly trudged his way. He hadn't moved from his place. But seeing her coming back, he was perplexed. 'Forget it, since she is here, I should apologize for my words.' He decided silently.

Xiu stopped right before him and pointed at him accusingly as she started, ”Listen, Mr. Hot Spices,” Darren's brows quirked up at that nickname while she continued, ”I know that both the times we met, I was at fault. My emotions got the best of me and I ended up in Men's Bathroom. And this time, I was lost in my thoughts and ended up at Men's hot spring. It was not INTENTIONAL both times.” She emphasized on 'intentional' on purpose.

'Men's hot spring? Miss clumsy is getting the wrong idea again. That's a private property for goodness sake! I can even sue you for trespassing!' Darren thought to himself.

However, Xiu hadn't thought of the possibility that it could be private property. According to her, if there was a Spa at such a good location, it wouldn't be odd to have public hot springs as well.

”I am definitely not a pervert!” She was still trying to prove her point here. ”Also, we are not close. So, it's not fair that you shaded me so many times in the past thirty minutes. Especially about something really personal!” As she said the last sentence, his eyes lowered to see the movement of her slightly red lips. But Xiu thought he was looking at her chest and she tightened her hold on the towel. ”My eyes are also up here.”

Darren lifted his eyes to meet her honey-brown ones and found them quite warm. Like a sunny day. Fascinating indeed! ”Thanks for your reminder!” Xiu sensed his sarcasm clearly and fumed. ”Why don't you cut the chase and come to your main point.” He suggested knowing very well that she wasn't here to explain herself to him. She didn't look like the kind of person who would spend hours just to clear their image.

She huffed and looked away from him as she said, ”As you said, you have self-respect. But I also do. Your words offended me.”

Darren felt even more guilty as he heard her words. ”So, what do you want me to do?”