Chapter 187 - Friend Or Ex-Girlfriend? (1/2)

Coming back to the couple who forgot about their respective best friends...

When Xiu asked, 'Who's Cali?', at first, Darren didn't notice her tone. It seemed like a very casual question to him. Perhaps, because he had never been questioned like that ever by anyone.

So, his casual reply was, ”Cali's a friend.”

Xiu turned her face slightly towards him and tried keeping her voice leveled and devoid of any jealousy as she asked, ”Friend or ex-girlfriend?”

Now, Darren noticed the change in her voice and laughed to himself as he said, ”Sweets, I might have dated a lot but Cali could never be one of my ex's.”

”Why not?” inquired Xiu curiously.

Darren turned her body to face him and held her face in his own making her look at him and said, ”Sweets, Cali's been more like a bro than a girl to me. Not just me, actually, she's been like that to everyone. She's been a tomboy for as long as I can remember.”

Xiu raised her brows at him in curiosity and he held her hand, making her sit at the dining table while he got busy with something in the kitchen as he continued, ”She and I were in high school together. Her interests leaned more towards the... daring side. You can call her an adrenaline junkie. When she went to med school, all of us were shocked and when asked her why she did it, she said, 'Reviving a person from death, doesn't the sound of that gives you a thrill?' We were speechless at her reason.”

Xiu had been listening to him attentively and when he stopped, she said, ”She sounds really fun.”

”Sweets, don't get impressed by her. She's the last person I want you to be an acquaintance of,” said Darren clearly not liking the idea of Xiu being a friend of Cali.

”Why not?” questioned Xiu with a sulky look.

”Because Cali is literally dangerous and reckless. She takes life very lightly. She can convince you into doing a lot of dangerous things with her and I don't want you to be in danger,” he said as he passed a plate of freshly cut fruits to her. Hearing his words and seeing his gesture, Xiu decided to push her jealousy away. While seeing her munching on the apple, he squinted his eyes and asked, ”Why did you think that Cali is my ex-girlfriend?”

”Your best friend said that you have dated a lot back in the days. So, you never know,” she shrugged her shoulders nonchalantly and continued eating.

Darren looked at her for a moment and asked, ”What else Dylan said?”

”He talks a lot, mostly I don't pay attention,” replied Xiu but after a moment, she recalled something and added, ”But when he was slightly tipsy, he said you'll never forget her. I don't know who that 'her' is but my brain convinced me that he was talking about your first love. Everyone has one of those.”