Chapter 167 - Im In Love With...? (1/2)

That dramatic pause that Xiu added for some theatrical effect irked Dylan as he waited for her to continue. Getting tired of her silence, he said, ”What are you waiting for?” Xiu kept her eyes on his changing expressions as she observed him thoughtfully. ”Are you testing my patience right now?”

Xiu shook her head in negation and said, ”I can't test your patience, I already know you'll even fail in that.” Dylan's veins twitched in anger while she laughed at her own joke. This time, Dylan waited for her to get over the hilarity of her not-so-funny joke. ”Anyways, let's move on.”

”Finally,” said Dylan with an attitude that Xiu didn't give a damn about.

”So, I've been thinking lately and trust me, I've done a lot of thinking,” said Xiu as she leaned back in the chair and crossed her one leg over the other. ”You're my boyfriend's best friend and that means you're permanent in his life.”

”There is no doubt about that,” was Dylan's reply with a proudful look. Xiu couldn't help curling her lips into a faint smile as she noticed how proud he felt about this friendship. Just as she thought, their relationship was more than just friendship. ”But where are we getting with this?” he asked after a moment.

Xiu tapped her fingers on the armrest of the chair as she said, ”I think you have a misconception that I'm temporary in your best friend's life.” Dylan's brows raised slightly since, in the beginning, that really was his opinion about Xiu and Darren. ”So, let me clear this up for you today. I don't plan on being temporary in Regan's life. I can't speak for him but as for myself, I've never loved or liked anybody half-heartedly. I give my all or none. For me, he's someone I'd give my all for.”

Dylan was surprised to hear that. The way he viewed Xiu, he'd never thought about hearing such words from her. ”Are you in love with Darren?” he blurted out the question without thinking it through.

”Love? Mmm...” Xiu didn't think about it before but now that he mentioned it. She felt a rush of feelings overwhelming her. And those feelings hit her on another level since now all those feelings from her previous life had also burst out. She couldn't deny the fact that Darren was special even when she was Chen Xiu and he was still very special to her.

She still remembered how once she had joked with him saying, ”Homie, you're really thoughtful person. It makes me jealous of your girlfriend. Why aren't you, my boyfriend?

”You didn't give me a chance to ask you out,” he had replied in such a serious tone that it made her heart skip a beat.

She still remembered how she felt like her heart had cheated on Zhou Jinhai by acting crazy over another man's voice or words. But thinking back she realized how she had cheated on her heart by not accepting the signs that it gave her.

Dylan clicked his fingers before her eyes to bring her back to earth as he said, ”Don't zone out on me. I asked a very simple question, do you love him?”

Xiu blinked at him with a perplexed look as she asked, ”Simple question? Do you think love is simple?”