Chapter 65 - A Fine Gentleman (1/2)
People often talk about the color of eyes. Xiu was also one of those people and that's why Darren's grey eyes were so intriguing to her. But now that she was looking at his eyes through her dark shades, she realized his eyes were beautiful in any shade.
From his eyes, she could feel an intensity, his honesty, and a rare gentleness. For the first time, Xiu wanted to agree with her drunk self who called him a gentleman last night. He was indeed a gentleman with his great spirits, the respect in his eyes and his noble ways. He wasn't just handsome because of his features that stood out in the crowd but also because he had a soul that shined from within his skin.
He was handsome from the depth of his sincere eyes to the gentle expressions of his voice. She sighed heavily as she thought, 'I always heard there is plenty of fish in the sea. But my heart got stuck on a salmon who didn't care about my feelings at all. Haiz! McSpicy is even more good looking that crazy jerk of a salmon. Then why was I stuck on him?' She really felt pitiful for herself. Actually, if she was being honest, then even Dylan was better than that 'salmon' who was in her heart. But love must have really blinded her to not see anyone else.
”Why are you looking at me? I can feel the intense gaze even through those shades.” Darren's voice startled her a bit as she was jolted awake as if someone caught her admiring him.
”I was wondering where did you get such delicious soup?” Xiu half-lied as she was indeed curious about the soup.
”I made it myself,” replied Darren making Xiu choke on the soup that she had yet to swallow. He rubbed her back and gave her a glass of water. Xiu mumbled her thanks and stared at him weirdly. But she wasn't alone even Nora's expressions were weird. ”What's wrong?” he asked seeing them behaving like this.
”You know how to cook and you actually took the initiative to cook for me?” Xiu was in disbelief. A bit more about knowing that he actually worked hard on this soup just for her. She was the only one drunk, so it wasn't like he was making some for himself and saved some for her. He ACTUALLY cooked it for HER!
Darren couldn't understand her internal shock. ”I have been living alone since I was fifteen. So, I picked up a couple of skills. It's not that shocking.”
”Fifteen? Did you run from home?” Xiu asked intriguingly and Nora hit her head.
”Don't listen to her,” Nora sounded guilty and sorry but Darren waved it away nonchalantly.
”I don't mind,” he replied and added, ”And no Sweets, I didn't run from home.”
”Then were you kicked out?” Xiu asked again and this time, Nora pinched her thigh making her yelp. ”Stop it, Nora! I'm asking a very reasonable question.”
”Yeah, right,” Nora grumbled with derision.
”No Sweets, I wasn't kicked out of home as well,” Darren replied with a small smile on his lips.
”Then boarding school?” She asked again being nosy for no reason.