Chapter 227 - Cringy Punchlines (1/2)

As Dylan started eating, he recalled a certain event and chuckled on his own making Xiu glance at him curiously. ”You know, if you really wanted to apologize, you could have just gotten me the chocolate cupcakes.”

”I'll do it now,” said Xiu enthusiastically as she was about to get up, he stopped her. ”What? Didn't you just ask for the cupcakes?”

”I did. But I don't want the cupcakes from here,” said Dylan as he took a sip of his coffee and scrunched up his nose because of the bitter taste.

”Then?” Xiu's brows quirked up and soon her eyes went round as she was reminded of her first day with Dylan in the office and almost screamed, ”Don't you dare think that I'll run around the city looking for the cupcakes that could suit your taste again. Last time, it was torturous enough!”

Dylan laughed without holding back as he said, ”Actually, the cupcakes I wanted at that time were closer to you than you could even imagine.”

”Huh? How?”

”Because I wanted the cupcakes you baked,” told Dylan with a shrug of his shoulder nonchalantly making Xiu's jaw drop to the table. ”At that time I didn't know that the cupcakes were yours. I only found out when I learned you're Darren's girlfriend.”

”How did you taste my cupcakes?” asked Xiu.

”You gave some to Darren and I snatched one from him. But I couldn't get the damn taste out of my mind,” Dylan had a small smile playing at the corner of his lips as he continued, ”You know, even though my mom is a good cook now. She is still very bad at baking. Desserts are her nemesis. But my sister is the complete opposite of mom. Sister Mei is only good at baking, she's really bad at cooking. Before I tasted your cupcakes, my sister's desserts were my favorite but it changed. And it's all your fault!”

Xiu listened to him attentively but her mind was wandering off to something else. ”You're telling me that I ran around the whole city for something I could get from my own home?” Dylan nodded his head feeling sympathetic. ”Are you f.u.c.k.i.n.g kidding me?! Why didn't you say so?!”

”Are you even listening? Pay attention to me sometimes. I just said that I didn't know about you back then,” replied Dylan as he looked at her carefully and asked, ”Are you okay? Was it that bad for you on that day? I honestly wasn't teasing you or bullying you back then. I desperately wanted to find that taste again.”

Xiu waved her hand offhandedly saying, ”Nah! I'll just take it as one of my blond moments.”

Dylan's brows quirked up in surprise as he asked, ”Blond moments? What is that?”

Xiu gave him a look as if she was looking at the dumbest person on Earth as she said, ”That's how I describe myself. 'I'm a brilliantly pretty brunette who has a fair share of blond moments in life.'”

”That sounded like a bio for dating sites,” said Dylan making Xiu hit his hand.