653 Self-Absorbed? (2/2)
Darren chuckled at her softly, ”Sweets, do you know how many people desire to even get a glimpse of Elder Patriarch and Matriarch of Xin Clan?”
”Well, I ain't one of them,” was Xiu's plain reply. ”It'd be too hard for me to appear polite around such parents who have the nerve to ostracize their own son.”
Darren looked at her face for a while before sighed heavily. ”I don't know what to do with this habit of yours. I guess I just have to make peace with the fact that my wife loves to fight others' battles for them or with them. But please, can you stop getting hurt in the process?”
”Is it wrong that I want to protect everyone I care about?”
”No. But it's wrong to do it at your own expense.”
Xiu continued to look into his eyes and the intensity of his gaze made her nod her head. It's not like she wanted to get hurt again. This time around she had way too many people to protect.
”Even at a wedding, you both are busy in your own world.”
Darren got up to hug Cali while Xiu just waved her hand to greet her before asking, ”What are you doing at this table? Shouldn't you be sitting with Dylan?”
Cali took a seat opposite Xiu and smiled at her saying, ”Dylan is sitting with his family. I don't have an official title to sit with him.”
Xiu gaped at her, ”Being a girlfriend is not an official title? Tsk. Tsk. This society really knows how to separate love birds.”
”If you're trying to get a reaction from me, don't bother,” said Cali, and Xiu decided not to continue. Meanwhile, Nora also came back to her seat right beside Xiu.
”Now, why are you back? Didn't I tell you to go find your boyfriend?”
”Ah-Si is sitting with his grandparents, uncle, and aunt. I can't just go and sit there.”
Xiu looked at Darren and asked, ”What's wrong with these girls?”
”Sorry, Xiu darling but no one is as shameless as you are.” Xiu glared at Nora in return for that remark which was conveniently ignored. ”Just concentrate on your husband. Stop focusing on others.”
Xiu crossed her arms over her chest saying, ”If this attitude of yours continues, I really won't be focusing on you ever again.”