Chapter 142 - Heated Kisses (1/2)
Xiu didn't even realize what she said but her simple, 'I swear to Chanel' shook every other person at the table. Whether it was Zhou Jinhai or Darren himself, they all looked at Xiu with a complicated look in their eyes. Because every other person at that table associated that simple sentence with Chen Xiu.
”This entertainment company might be like a playground for a young master like you, Mr. Zhou. But I swear to Chanel if your stupid ideas did any harm to my career, I'll hunt you to death!” That distant voice rang in Zhou Jinhai's ears but it was familiar and he remembered it vividly.
It was Chen Xiu's weird way of swearing. Even Darren had once asked her,
”Why do you always have to swear on Chanel?” And her reply was, ”Chanel is love. And the day I'll find something precious than my Chanel handbags, I'll change my way of swearing.”
However, now that Darren thought about it, till her last breath, she never changed her way of swearing. Either she didn't find anything more precious or perhaps, she couldn't claim that precious person as hers. Something inside of him told him that he didn't want the same for Bai Xiu. It was Chen Xiu who couldn't find her precious one, he wouldn't let the same fate befall on Bai Xiu.
Even Liu Nuan's brows had quirked up in shock along with Dylan.
Only Nora was oblivious to the changes that Xiu's words brought in others. She stood up languidly and said, ”Fine, Baby Xiu. You wait for me outside, I'll come after saying goodbye to others.”
Darren held her hand and said, ”Let me send you off.” Xiu didn't resist at all and let him guide her out of the hall. When they came to the parking, Darren waited beside Xiu for Nora. Playing with her fingers, Darren's eyes didn't leave hers as she was pushed up against the side of the car.
Xiu noticed the way his eyes were slowly tracing down to her lips and lingered there for longer than necessary. Not that she minds it at all, but his darkened gaze was making some unfiltered ideas to creep in her mind. And it made her restless, impatient and yet excited.
Xiu was in a dilemma since she couldn't decide whether she wanted him to stare at her like that or she wanted him to pull her in for a kiss already. But whatever it was, she felt needed. She found her own reflection in his clear eyes so fascinating that she didn't mind seeing her story unfold through his eyes.
Because she looked so different through his eyes that she felt envious of her own reflection that was captured within his eyes.
Darren slowly leaned down and just inches away from her lips, he asked, ”May I?”
Right then and there, Xiu's heart skipped a beat and she knew it. She knew she wanted nothing more than to kiss him and touch him at that moment. In a daze, she bobbed her head up and down. When Darren's lips brushed against the side of her mouth, she almost cried out. She clutched the sides of his jacket tightly but Darren held her hands and placed them around his neck.