370 Your Responsibility (1/2)

”What's your plan for today?”

Darren placed a plate of French toasts on the kitchen island as he questioned his mother.

”I'm going shopping with Weiwei,” Francesca answered as she picked up a French toast and took a bite. ”I still haven't bought a gift for your girlfriend. I'm definitely gonna buy something today.”

”You really don't have to,” he said with firm persistence. ”I'm not gonna stop you from shopping but you shouldn't buy anything for Sweets.”

”But I have to,” she abruptly asserted. ”Weiwei managed to impress Xiu by using her culinary skills. I don't have that advantage since I suck at it. So, I have to find other ways to impress my new daughter.”

Darren's eyes gleamed in amusement as he wondered, ”Aren't you going in the wrong order? I thought Xiu was supposed to impress you and not the other way around.”

Placing her cup of coffee down, she squinted her eyes at her son. ”Dear son, which era are you living in? If she needs to impress me for my approval, shouldn't she have the right also to decide whether she likes this mother-in-law or not? It goes both ways.”

Bzzzz...

Darren looked at his phone screen as he offhandedly told his mother, ”I'm not even gonna argue with your unique views about life.” He picked up his cellphone. ”Hello! Uncle Zi, is everything okay? Why are you calling me so early in the morning?”

”It's not early in the morning,” came Xin Zimen's flat reply. True, it was close to 9 am but Darren still thought it was early in the morning. ”Anyways, do you know where your girlfriend is?”

Darren's brows drew together at his question. ”Sweets might be at her place.”

”Did you talk her to her?”

”No, I haven't contacted her since yesterday morning.” Darren was telling the truth. From the time, Xiu just pushed him out of her place, he hadn't gotten any time to contact her. ”Why are you asking though? Why this sudden curiosity about my girlfriend?”

”Aren't you gonna check up on her?”

Since Xin Zimen didn't bother answering him, Darren couldn't even push him for it. ”Right now?”

”Yes. Now!”

”Uncle Zi, it's Sunday. Sweets gonna sleep for the rest of the day. If I even bother her for a second, she's gonna be in a cranky mood the whole day.” The corner of his mouth quirked up just as he mentioned Xiu.