Chapter 225 - That Back Garden Again! (1/2)

”I think I made your best friend upset,” told Xiu guiltily to Darren over the phone call.

Darren's fingers paused as he focused on her words and asked, ”That you always manage to do. But what did you do this time?”

”I asked him why he is single,” said Xiu meanwhile she arranged the data on the computer. ”He looked really hurt for some reason. Who broke his heart? I didn't take him for someone who would be stuck on a girl like this.”

Darren wasn't surprised to hear her words at all. ”Sweets, Didi isn't stuck on that girl. He has moved on long ago.”

”Eh? Then how come he is still single?” questioned Xiu as her brows snapped together in confusion.

”He is still single because he is not ready to move on from the pain she left for him,” replied Darren honestly. He had no reason to hide anything from her at all. ”Also...”

”Also, what?” Xiu found his sudden pause to be strange. So, she insisted to know.

”Don't take it to heart but one of the reasons why he avoids attachments is actually you.”

”Me?” Xiu's eyes widened. ”What did I do?”

”You as in Chen Xiu,” Darren repeated but in a clear way this time making Xiu's eye widen even more if that was even possible. Before she could ask, he continued himself, ”People might have called you Goddess Xiu, for him, you were really a Goddess. He admired you from the time you debuted as a teenager.”

”He did?” Xiu suddenly felt a strange feeling evoking in her heart. It was the kind of warmth she never felt before. She was so touched.

”You can't even imagine how much he was hurt when I told him about your...” Darren couldn't continue further. But Xiu could tell he was referring to her suicide. ”He found inspiration and strength from you and when you left so suddenly, he was heartbroken. Around the same time, he had a break-up and it really pushed him to stop getting attached to people.”

Xiu stayed silent for a long while before she muttered, ”I scarred him for life?”

”Scarred? Maybe. Hurt? Yes! He still is a huge fan of you though. 20 percent of what he earns goes to the trust fund he opened in Chen Xiu's name. He is the literal definition of a crazy fan. He and I only fought once in our life and it was over Chen Xiu. I dared to say that Chen Xiu is fake and he ended up punching me in the face.” Xiu was getting some serious shocks today. She never thought Dylan would be like that.

”Was he in love with me or something?” asked Xiu jokingly. ”And did you just call me fake?”

”First, I didn't know you back then. Second, he did love you but like a fan. Apparently, you're that angel who could never be his. And he himself didn't think he was worthy of his Goddess.” Xiu laughed as she heard him but still tears welled up in her eyes. She finally knew that someone really admired her for who she was.

”Don't say anymore. I'm already feeling bad for teasing him so much.”

Darren chuckled at her reaction. ”Sweets, don't worry about that. He had been teased by everyone in the last couple of years. And only because he doesn't want to get attached to anyone anymore.”

”What did his ex-girlfriend did to break him to this point?”

Darren didn't reply at first but later said, ”That I can't tell you.”

”It's okay. Anyway, you get back to work. I'll see you later. Bye, love you!” Xiu hung up the call without waiting for his reply. After hanging up, she was lost in her own thoughts. She really loved her tom and jerry kind of relation with Dylan but knowing how much Dylan valued her in her previous life really made her feel guilty for everything she did to him. But not to the point that she'd say sorry to him. Because at the end of the day, he deserved it!

During lunchtime, Xiu entered Dylan's office and said, ”Oi, let's go!”