400 Not To Date Her (1/2)

”Let my hand go already!” Ying shook Cali's hand away. She looked really mad now. ”What the hell is your problem? You're so eager to meet your cousin and now you just dragged me out. Weren't you gonna talk to her?”

Cali had actually started treating Ying as a friend and also forgot that no matter how calm and innocent Ying seemed, she was that dangerous as well. In fact, the suspicions and wariness that she initially even had about her were now gone. She rubbed the side of her neck saying, ”I don't know.”

”What do you mean you don't know? You already know Xiu that makes it even easier to get close to her. It's a blessing. You can actually get close to her without seeming like a bloody creep.”

Cali agreed with everything Ying just said but she couldn't explain her feelings. She had just experienced two huge blows today. One that Dylan actually had feelings for her and second that Xiu was her cousin, Destiny. How was she supposed to deal with both these feelings? She literally had no idea.

Xiu; the girl she met in a bar. The same girl whom she found quite funny and yet strange. The same girl who was her best friend's girlfriend now. Wait! Her best friend was dating her cousin! COUSIN! Her one and only cousin!

”Ying, have you ever felt so confused by your own feelings to the point of feeling lost?”

Ying contemplated before nodding her head. ”It happens to me every day since the time I did the mistake of falling in love with the wrong person.”

”Even you do mistakes?”

”I'm only human,” replied Ying nonchalantly. ”But seriously, what's your problem?”

”I told you I don't know. It was easy to face Xiu when she was just Xiu. Now, you're telling me she's...”

Shaking her head, Ying looked at Cali, ”If you can't deal with this sudden change. Just pretend like Xiu is just Xiu and not Destiny. If you'll try to find your lost cousin in her, I think you'll feel even more lost. Because Xiu has grown up now. You need to learn about the present Xiu and get close to her.”

Cali thought about it and nodded, ”I think you're right.”

Whatever version of Destiny she had in mind was long overshadowed by the dust of time. Now, she could only look ahead. And the present version of her cousin was already very likable. How could she be having second thoughts right now?

.....

”Sweep her off her feet??!”

Dylan lifted his eyes up to look at Xiu's amused smile as he read that the title of the document in his hands. On an A4 page, the title was written in bold and glaring letters.

”What exactly is this?” He was referring to the long list in his hand. He had a hint in his mind but he really didn't want to go down that road.

”Read it yourself,” she suggested while taking a seat languidly. Right after her working hours ended, she had specially come to his room with this. After all, she needed to see his reaction.

Number two; Give her your undivided attention.

Number three; Make her feel special.

Number four; Keep the element of surprise in mind.