Chapter 252 - Social Vegan (2/2)
Darren wanted to meet Dylan but he was so worried about his drunk idiot that he decided to not go inside. However, what he didn't get to know at that point was that Dylan sent one of his employees to the auction on his behalf and since the invitation card had his name on it, the attendants thought that Dylan had come himself.
Because of this small misunderstanding, Darren was left with a mental breakdown. Because if Xiu was alone then he really didn't know what was left impossible. Because anything was possible for Wine Xiu. He ruffled his hair in frustration and called Nora, ”Is Xiu with you?” he asked.
Nora frowned at his question and answered, ”No. I haven't met her since Saturday. Why are you asking?” Darren told her that Xiu is drunk and alone. That was enough for Nora to get the gist of the situation as she suggested, ”Try calling back at the apartment building. Maybe, she went home.”
Darren rubbed his hand over his face as he replied, ”I did already. She is not home yet.” He was so worried because of those stupid scenarios running in his mind that Darren was getting a headache now. ”Can you tell me the places, she frequently goes to? Or friends that she have? Or anything?”
Nora thought about it for a while before replying, ”She is a social vegan. She avoids 'meet'.”
”Can you drop the jokes for a minute?” replied Darren because of her attempt to make him laugh but failed.
”Actually, I really mean that. Yes, I wanted to make you laugh as well but more importantly, it's true that Xiu is anti-social. She hates meeting people like they are a plague. But...” Nora stopped herself from continuing for some reason.
”But what?” asked Darren.
”Don't call her weird even though she is weird but she often ends up at the cemetery without realizing it herself. She even sleepwalked to the cemetery once,” told Nora honestly while Darren frowned at her words.
Xiu had told him that she spent hours in the graveyard but he didn't think she'd have sleepwalked there as well. But it wasn't the time to think much. He replied, ”Thanks for your help. I'll talk to you later.” As he hung up, he went to the cemetery that Nora told him about.
However, he was disappointed again because he didn't find Xiu even there. He wanted to track Xiu's phone but it was turned off now. He really was running out of options. As he was descending from the small hill, his vision blurred for a moment. He shook his head trying to gain back his vision. As he came close to the car, he felt lightheaded and almost missed a step and fell. But fortunately, his driver was right beside him to help him up.
”Sir, are you okay?” asked the driver and Darren nodded.
But when he settled in the car, a wave of sharp pain ran through his head making him wince involuntarily. The driver heard him hissing in pain while he rubbed his forehead and passed a chocolate bar to him saying, ”Sir, your sugar level is dropping. That's not good for your health.”
Darren took the chocolate without any questions and took a bite of it saying, ”I'm okay, Ben.”
His driver, Ben didn't buy it as he replied, ”Sir, I'll drop you off home. You have been running around for almost 3 hours now.” Before Darren could argue, he added, ”I'll look for Ms. Bai. Don't worry. I'll give you the report as soon as possible.”
Darren was sweating profusely while his body shaking at this point. He could tell himself that his blood sugar level was dropping. He honestly didn't have it in him to argue anymore as he leaned his head back to the headrest and closed his eyes.