362 A Candy? (1/2)

”By the way, I've been wondering for a while now... What's up with that baseball bat of yours?”

Xiu almost choked on the juice that she had been drinking but she blinked at him as if she didn't understand his meaning at all.

”It's customized so I assume there's a story behind it,” Xin Zimen sounded very certain with his own conjecture.

”There is no story,” she refused to budge. He didn't have to know it.

Xin Zimen smiled seeing her reaction. ”Oh, there is always a story. But you don't want to share that's a whole different story.” Seeing her hesitation, he decided to drop the topic. He suddenly laughed to himself saying, ”Let me teach you how to throw a punch. Otherwise, you might really break your knuckles next time.”

”I know how to throw a punch,” grumbled Xiu seeing him laugh at her so carelessly. But with the way, he threw his head back and guffawed really eased her nerves. It made him look really different.

He pinched her nose saying, ”No, you don't. You purely were acting on instinct just like right now I don't even know why I'm pinching your nose.” He slapped his own hand muttering, ”This hand has a mind of its own now.” Xiu couldn't help giggling at him. ”Does your boyfriend know that his Sweets is not exactly just sweet? She also has some spice to her.

”What am I? A candy?”

”Hmmm... Good question. But if you're a candy, tagline would be; Sugar and Spice, but everything nice.”

”That's not even original.”

”But you're definitely original with your ways.” He was serious now. ”But seriously, does Regan know?”

Xiu pursed her lips before looking at him, ”Maybe he doesn't. Maybe he does.” She took a brief pause to add, ”But he knows that Nora is my bottom line. And if you dare to touch my bottom line then you should be prepared for the consequences.”

They sat in silence after that. She didn't know why he was giving her company here. But something told her that he was trying to make her feel better while talking about anything and everything or just with this comfortable silence.

”I just recalled, I think I heard you say something about going to jail twice...” Xiu bit her lips cursing herself for speaking too much in anger. ”Now, I think that must be one hell of a story to tell.”

”No,” replied Xiu sharply. ”It's a horrible story. It's so silly that I can't even believe it myself.” Seeing his quirking his brows waiting for her to continue on, Xiu could only tell him how she and Dylan ended up in jail for the first time. And let's be honest, she expected the reaction she was getting right now.

”Yeah, you can laugh all you want. Even I can't believe it till now!” Xiu could only grumble to herself for acting so immature with that stupid boss of hers.

”You know it's actually quite funny but my wife used to pull Yi's hair as well whenever he did something wrong.” Xiu raised her brows hearing this new information. She couldn't imagine the way Dylan's dignified looking father must have reacted to that. ”It's true. Yi was always finding trouble with Ai. And that's why they mostly were in trouble.”