Chapter 123 - Morning Call (1/2)

Xiu woke up to the sound of her ringtone blaring in her ear. With her eyes closed, she looked around on the bed for her phone and attended the call.

”Hello! Who is it?” Her voice came out groggy and tired.

”Dad,” came the reply.

”Dad,” Xiu frowned in her half-sleeping state.

”My sweet daughter, why don't you try calling me dad again,” came a very amused voice from the other end.

Xiu squinted her eyes as she looked at the phone screen to see the caller id while she said, ”Dad? How is that possible? In both lives, I had never had a father.” As she finally managed to see the caller id, she screamed, ”Uncle Dylan, that was a sick joke!”

Dylan's laughter was the only reply she heard which spoiled her mood. ”Oi! Ms. Bai, why are you still sleeping? Don't you know your boss is in the office? It's already 11 o'clock and you're still sleeping?”

”What?!” Xiu exclaimed as she sat up while the sleep flew away from her eyes completely. Because of the thick dr.a.p.es in her room, the only thing she saw was darkness. ”I'm late? Why didn't you wake me up earlier?”

”Neither am I your boyfriend nor your personal alarm clock,” replied Dylan proudly with a satisfied grin plastered on his face.

”I wish you were,” said Xiu as she got up from the bed and looked through her closet for clothes.

”What? Boyfriend?” He straightened up to inquire curiously.

”Haha! Boyfriend? Check your face in the mirror first. I have high standards,” Xiu's taunting was about to make him threw some curses towards her but she beat him to it as she said, ”I said, I wish you're my alarm clock. At least, I'd have had a chance to slap you every morning just to shut your annoying mouth.”

Dylan's whole body trembled in a rage because of her but just as he picked up his freshly squeezed vegetable juice, he smiled again and said, ”Ms. Bai, it's better to speed your pace rather than speeding your stupid mouth. Don't you dare be any late than you already are.”

”Yes, yes, as you say, Uncle Dylan!” With that, she hung up the call and throwing her phone on the bed, she rushed inside the bathroom.

Within fifteen minutes, Xiu managed to look presentable as she ran out the door. As she opened the main door to leave, she bumped into Nora who was just about to enter as well.

”Woah, what's the rush?” Nora asked looking at Xiu.

”I'll talk to you later, I'm getting late,” said Xiu and tried to walk past Nora.

However, Nora's next words halted her in her track, ”Late? But Baby Xiu it's only 7:15 am, how can you be late?”

Xiu looked back at Nora and asked for reconfirmation, ”What did you say?”