Chapter 182 - Lovers Are Finally Together (1/2)

With her face so close to his heart, Xiu could clearly hear his heartbeat. Oddly enough, his erratic heartbeat managed to calm the storms rising in her own heart. All those weird, nonsensical ideas in her head were finally gone. All that was left was a comfortable feeling.

In a matter of seconds, she fell in love with the way his heartbeat managed to pull her out of her loneliness.

”Sweets, let go so we can go home now,” said Darren but Xiu tightened her arms around him as much as she could. The way she was hugging was clearly screaming how much she needed him. Xiu shook her head in reply and he added, ”You don't wanna go home or don't wanna let go?”

”Don't wanna let go,” came a muffled voice in reply making him giddy for some reason.

”But if you won't let go, how will we go home?” he asked stroking her hair gently and lovingly.

Xiu shook her head again and said, ”I don't know. But I'm not letting go.”

”Why?”

”What if you left again?” she asked looking up at him.

His heart jolted when he looked into her eyes. ”I won't leave.”

Xiu bit her bottom lip before saying, ”You promise?”

Darren stared at her for a moment longer wondering just how much she had been hurt that she needed constant reassurance in life? ”I promise,” he replied sincerely and kissed the top of her head.

Xiu scrunched up her face but still didn't let go as she said, ”But I still don't want to let go.”

Standing at a side, Nora looked like a proud mother as she saw her baby Xiu growing up. The only thing that was left was tears in her eyes but being the dramatic person she was, she pretended to wipe her non-existent tears and said, ”Oh my my! My XiuRen ship looks so cute together. I can't handle it.”

Dylan gave her a sideways glance and said, ”Don't you think you're not in the position to fangirl over other couples? Worry about your own self!”

Nora cursed him under her breath for spoiling her moment of fangirling and said, ”At least, I'm fangirling happily. What about you? You look like you're brooding here over something.” She leaned closer to him and added, ”Don't tell me you're jealous.”

”Jealous?” Dylan repeated and Nora nodded in response. He sighed out, ”Maybe or maybe not. I don't know, however...” he played with the ring on his finger as he added, ”Today, I finally know why you call her baby Xiu.” Nora looked at him with raised brows as he went on, ”It's because she's like a baby. I never thought she had this side to her. She always looks ready to take on the world. But today, for the first time, I saw her being vulnerable.”

”She's only human as well. I used to think she was superhuman as well when she fought with other kids for me. But after her retrograde amnesia, she actually started acting more like a human,” Nora didn't think before speaking as she said whatever was on her mind but her word caught Dylan's attention for certain.

”Retrograde amnesia?” He stared wide-eyed at Nora and then turned to look at Xiu before adding, ”You're telling me that girl lost her previous memories?”