Imperfect Desires

Chapter 833 - Big Show

When the phone call with Xiao Li ended, Darren looked at Xiu and asked, "Do you want me to do anything else?"

Xiu shook her head, "Let's give Li bro a chance to shine now."

"You really have faith in him?" inquired Darren curiously.

"I should trust my brother," came Xiu's plain reply.

After that Darren didn't bring this topic up at all. They had done their part and now the rest was left on Xiao Li. In fact, Xiao Li didn't have much left to do at this point. He had already managed to crumble Liu Nuan. Now, it was time to leave this crumbled Liu Nuan in the cold weather under the eyes of the whole world!

"Hi, Xixi!" greeted Xiu as soon as Su Xixi walked inside the room.

Lately, Xiu had noticed how Su Xixi liked to visit her almost every day. She'd come and spend just 15 minutes with her before leaving. However, in those fifteen minutes, she usually didn't talk much. She had only come to spend time around Xiu and observe her intently.

In fact, Su Xixi didn't even know why she did something so out of character. But the more she saw Xiu, the more she wished to spend time with her. There was something eyecatching about Xiu's personality and something extremely familiar as well.

During this whole week, not even once did Xiu called her 'Aunt'. She always called her, 'Xixi'. It was as if they belonged to the same age group. But to be honest, Su Xixi often didn't feel like Xiu was young except for when she acted cute with the ones she loved. On other occasions, she could bet that Xiu was like a wise soul that was stuck in a young body.

"How are you feeling today?" asked Su Xixi. This was the same question Xiu had been hearing for a week now. It was always the same question.

"Today, I'm feeling beyond joy. Do you have a right word for it?" retorted Xiu as she looked at Su Xixi. historical

"Exuberant?" suggested Su Xixi.

"Oh, I like that one," said Xiu before offering her a bright smile in return.

"Why do I feel like you've become fond of my wife?" asked Darren.

"Isn't everyone fond of your wife around here?" questioned Su Xixi. "Is it surprising that I'm becoming fond of her as well?"

"Actually, it's not surprising at all," said Darren. "My Sweets have her ways to find her way into someone's heart."

"Is that how she found her way to your heart?"

Darren smiled at her, "More like, she kicked open the door of my heart forcefully."

Xiu pinched Darren's stomach before she said, "How did I force my way in?"

"Aren't you the tyrannical one here?" questioned Darren with a smirk. "You forced a kiss on me when you're drunk!"

"I asked you out in a proper way!" Xiu shot back. "If I had waited for you, I'd still be getting drunk and wreaking havoc!" She looked at him with contempt, "You're drowning in sorrow, it's me who pulled you out!"

"The who pushed me under the water was also you, darling!" he said knowingly.

"When did I say it wasn't me?" she pouted at him. "But I also did my part by saving you as well. So, don't blame me again."

Looking at their banter, Su Xixi couldn't help laughing out in an unrestrained way. Hearing that laughter, Xin Zimen couldn't help stepping inside the room. He was so taken aback by seeing Su Xixi laughing before his eyes.

"What made this block of ice laugh like that?" he asked out loud.

Su Xixi looked at him and went up to him, placing her hand on his shoulder, she said, "Zimen, these two... They are just like you and Ai. It's so funny."

Hearing just this much, Xin Zimen figured out why Su Xixi was laughing like that. There were quite a few similarities between his relationship with Wen Ai and Xiu's relationship with Darren. In both cases, the ones who took the initiative to start the relationship were the female counterparts.

Both Su Xixi and Xin Zimen shared a look while Xiu whispered to Darren, "Why do I feel like we did something wrong?"

Darren patted her head saying, "No, we didn't! We just sent them down memory lane."

Su Xixi sighed out as she said, "Now, I finally figured out why you seem to give in to Xiu so much."

"What do you mean?" asked Xin Zimen.

"She is like the younger version of Ai," said Su Xixi. "I can't find a difference."

Xin Zimen gave her a sad smile before he moved to Xiu's side and said, "Nah! My little lass is a wilder version of Ai. And yet a bit tamed."

"Ah-Xin, what are you saying?" said Xiu. "I'm clearly very tamed."

"Although you both give the impression that you're the cute one in this relationship. I can bet my fortune that your husband doesn't agree with that statement." He looked at Darren and asked, "Do you, Regan? Do you think she is purely cute?"

Darren coughed a little before saying, "Uncle Zi, don't do this to my wife. She is cute. Very cute. But..." Xiu raised her brows at him as he went on in a small voice, "She's equally treacherous."

"See?" Xin Zimen looked at Su Xixi. "Isn't their relationship different than mine?"

"How?" questioned Su Xixi curiously.

Xin Zimen looked at Darren and Xiu as he asked, "Let's assume, you are angry with Regan. Would you kick him out of the room?"

Xiu frowned at that, "Ah-Xin if he is at fault, he better stay inside the room and make it up to me! Besides, what if he caught a cold from sleeping alone? Who will take responsibility for that?"

Xin Zimen shook his head at her before looking at Darren, "What about you? If she is hungry in the middle of the night and wants to eat ice-cream. But there is no ice-cream at home, would you leave her alone at home to get the ice-cream for her?"

Darren gave him a smile, "She will never ask me to get her an ice-cream in the middle of the night."

"How are you so sure?" inquired Su Xixi.

"Because if she wants an ice-cream, she is definitely gonna make a trip to the ice-cream parlor for it. There is no fun in eating ice-cream at home alone. That's her motto."

Xiu patted Darren's head proudly, "My husband knows me so well."

Xin Zimen looked back at Su Xixi, who sighed out inwardly. It seemed there was some difference there. Because in Xin Zimen and Wen Ai's relationship, if Xin Zimen said he'd make Wen Ai sleep on the couch in the living room, he'd do that for sure! But in their relationship, if Wen Ai said she wanted ice-cream in the middle of the night, Xin Zimen would get that for her as well. Even if they'd be mad at each other!

However, in Xiu and Darren's relationship, there didn't seem to be anything like conflicts. They both were way too comfortable with each other to cause misunderstandings.

Xiu looked at Su Xixi and asked, "Xixi, are you missing your best friend?" Su Xixi was taken aback by her blunt question. "Is that why you have been coming to me because I remind you of her?"

"You don't look surprised," remarked Su Xixi.

"There is rarely something that surprises me now," said Xiu with a smile as she thought about her two lives were so messed up that even surprise was a luxury now. Everything was only shocking around her and even that stopped fazing her now. She sighed out, "Also, Ah-Xin usually said I remind him of his wife. Since she was your best friend, it's obvious that you'd have the same impression of me as well."

"You talk like Ai," said Su Xixi honestly. "She was equally an eccentric character like you if not an even wilder version. But somehow, you both seem very close in nature. She had a fiery temper, she never bothered to hide. You on the other hand have learned to hide that temper behind that stupid smile. And that makes you more treacherous than Wen Ai. Because at least in her case, one knew she was angry. One can't say the same about you."

"I can't say a lot about me," said Xiu. "I'm just that awesome!"

Su Xixi nodded her head, "Clearly very narcissistic like Ai as well. If I didn't know any better, I might think Wen Ai is reborn."

Suddenly, the door of the room was pushed open again and Ah-Si's panting figure was seen. There seemed to be excitement on his face which he was trying to hide behind the mask of concern as he said, "Dad! Turn on the tv!"

"Why?" asked Xin Zimen.

"There is a big show going on," shouted Ah-Si before he took the remote of the tv that had been placed in this room just last week because Xiu wanted an even bigger screen to enjoy her leisure time.