443 I Also Have A Life (1/2)

”Enough talking, you should really leave now. I have a lot of work to finish up,” Darren got up from his chair and pushed his best friend trying to get him out of here.

”Why are you in such a bad mood?” questioned Dylan and thinking of something, he went on, ”Did you get into an argument with Xiu?”

Seeing the excitement on Dylan's face, Darren really wanted to smack his face but decided to drop the idea. He wasn't gonna ruin this Saturday morning with Dylan's antics. Not that it was going any better right now anyway since he hadn't seen his Xiu for a long while now.

”For an argument, you need to talk first. I haven't heard from my girlfriend since yesterday.”

”Ohh...” Dylan drawled out on purpose to annoy Darren. ”Did she already get bored of you?”

While Dylan was gonna irritate his best friend some more because of this, his plan was ruined since the door was pushed open and arrived the bubbly typhoon herself.

”Baobei!” Darren's face perked up at Xiu's sight. It was as if he finally found what he had been missing. The sparkle in his eyes came back almost instantly. And most of all, he couldn't finally take a breath of relief.

Xiu ran over to hug Darren but Dylan intercepted her way by standing between them. ”Xiu, where have you been? I've been looking for you everywhere.”

Xiu squinted her eyes at Dylan, ”That's funny 'cause I'd been avoiding you everywhere.” Saying that she pushed him away and hugged her boyfriend tightly. ”I finally found the comfort that I'd been missing.”

Darren stroked her head as he spoke, ”How are you?” Xiu looked up into his eyes and smiled softly. Instead of asking where she had been, his first question was how was she. Where else would you find a man like this? He was too good for her poor heart!

Xiu rubbed her head against his chest in a spoiling manner, ”Now, I'm feeling perfect!”

”Ahem! Ahem!” Dylan coughed on purpose as he said, ”I'm standing right here!”

Xiu tried to keep her voice leveled as she retorted, ”Learn to be a little aware of your surrounding. Can't you see we are busy? Leave already!”

”Why should I?” fumed Dylan. ”You didn't take my calls. I went to your place and you weren't there. Then I asked Nora and she said you aren't with her as well. My only choice was to stay close to your boyfriend because you're like that annoying bee which will eventually come to find her favorite flower in the world.”

Xiu's face twitched at the way he called her a 'bee' and her dear boyfriend as a 'flower'. Like seriously?

Dylan saw her twisted smile and his brain gave a warning signal.

”Well, at least I'm not a useless housefly like you.” Taking a pause, she added, ”Whom I want to kill at every sight.”

”You!”

”What?!”

Seeing that they were on the verge of another fight, Darren decided to step in between them.

”I'm sorry, dear friend but it was your wife who said that if you can't be shameless in love, then you don't deserve love!”

Darren looked at Xiu who avoided his eyes and smiled sheepishly, ”I was kidding. He took it way too seriously.”

Darren laughed at her reaction and shook his head before he rubbed her head and said, ”You both continue to argue then 'cause I have a lot of work to do.”