Chapter 220 - Play Of Destiny (2/2)

”You mean I haven't done anything else praiseworthy in my life except for having a bad sense of direction?” Xiu sounded mildly upset but it flew away as soon as she heard his reply.

”No, what I mean is that... You lost your way but you found the right way to my heart.”

”Eeee...” Xiu cringed saying, ”That was so damn cheesy. I got cringes all over.” Even though she said that she couldn't hide that goofy smile from her face at all. ”But you're right. I also love the fact that I lost my way that day.”

”Huh?”

With a dreamy look in her eyes, she said, ”I got to see a sight worth remembering.”

Darren's face twitched at her words as he tickled her making her squirm in his grasp while saying, ”Sweets, a sight to remember? You ogled my body like a predator! Do you even realize how uncomfortable I was?”

”Regan, stop tickling!” Xiu tried to reason as she said, ”It's not my fault entirely. I mean your body is like a piece of art and only an artist like me can appreciate it. I was just doing my job.”

”Oh, really?” Darren continued to tickle her making her tear up with laughter. Suddenly, he stopped as he realized, ”Wait for a second! You'd have done that if there was another man there?”

”Nooo...” Xiu put some force on her words as she added, ”I mean, not everyone has a body like my boyfriend.”

”And if they did, you wouldn't mind, right?” That was a tricky question making Xiu grimace. Darren stared her down for an answer as he added, ”Don't you dare say yes to that.”

Xiu turned around to wrap her arms around his neck saying, ”Well, that was the past. I won't do it now. EVER!”

”You don't sound very convincing,” replied Darren.

Xiu kissed his cheek and whined like a kid, ”Come on, you can't be jealous over a possibility that didn't even happen.” Darren still showed no sign to budge and she went on, ”Besides, I should be the jealous one here. You built a dream house for another woman. Don't you think I should be the jealous one?”

Darren blinked at her weirdly before stating, ”Surprise! That woman turned out to be you!”

Xiu looked around trying to retort but couldn't since he was right. Even though he built the house for Chen Xiu, the fact that she was Chen Xiu couldn't be overlooked at all. Especially when she accepted it herself! When Xiu didn't reply, he sighed out, ”I fell in love twice in my life. And guess what, both of the times, I fell for a dumb Xiu!”

”What can we do now?” said Xiu making him raise his brows at her inquisitively. ”I mean, even if I'm dumb. I'm still yours. You just have to deal with this crazy, dumb, weird, messy person.”

Darren closed his eyes in disbelief before saying, ”I don't plan on dealing with her. I plan to love her for the rest of my life.”

Xiu realized a small detail after they both said their parts, it felt like all the barriers between them were broken. As if they were closer than before. Because she certainly felt more at ease while teasing him or flirting with him. This strange connection that they made from her past life definitely was strong enough to pull them together all over again.

This was the play of destiny at it's best!