Imperfect Desires

"Sweets?"

Darren was dumbstruck at that adorable person beaming at him from the door. She didn't even take a minute before she skipped her way to his side and wrapped her arms around his neck. Darren looked over her shoulder at his mother who looked amused. He opened his mouth to tell her about another person in the room but his mother's narrowed eyes made him shut up.

As for Xiu, she was the perfect example of having eyes for only one person. Because as long as Darren was in her line of sight, the rest of the world could simply go to hell for all she cared.

Xiu pulled away from him and sliding his laptop to a side, she simply perched herself on his desk and started dangling her legs like a little kid while her hands were holding his. "You must be wondering how I got here, right?" Without waiting for Darren's reply, she went on, "Well, we finished our work sooner so we took the early flight back. Actually, I could have come back last night just as it was originally planned but that stupid and dumb boss of mine is really useless sometimes. I really wonder what really is in that big head of his. I'd love to open his skull to see what kind of nonsense in filled in there."

Darren tilted his head slightly while trying to muffle his laughter. He was used to Xiu's chirpy behavior but knowing her, she really was gonna regret it later on. "Sweets, you're bad-mouthing my best friend."

Xiu tapped his shoulder, "Correction! I'm bad-mouthing my boss which as an employee is my personal and basic right." She beamed to herself again, "Besides, why would I bad-mouth a friend? That's no good. I'd rather curse my boss than my good friend named Dylan."

"Dylan and your boss... Sweets, that's the same person," reminded Darren gently.

Xiu shook her head with her cheeks puffed up adorably. "Nah, Nah, Nah! My boss is simply a dumb person. Dylan is adorably dumb. As I said, a big difference! Bad mouthing the boss is the only thrilling and exciting thing in an employee's life."

"Hmm... That means my employees also bad-mouth me." 

"Who did it? Tell me! I'll smack anyone who dares to bad-mouth my boyfriend."

Darren facepalmed himself seeing her reaction then he stretched his hand to tuck her hair behind her ear while she kept talking and talking and just talking. Damn! She was really hyper for some unknown reason. He placed his hand on her forehead making her frown. 

"What are you doing?"

"I'm trying to see if you have a fever..."

Xiu pushed his hand away. "No, I don't. I'm perfectly fit except for the fact that I'm really sleepy." She even yawned at the end of her sentence to show that she was really sleepy. However, this fact even Darren could see because of the way her eyes were looking so droopy. No matter how cheery she looked, it wasn't that hard to tell that she was trying to hide her exhaustion behind her energetic performance.

"You should have gone home to rest then. We could meet at home in the evening," said Darren as he rubbed her head.

Xiu yawned again making her eyes wet. "I wanted to but on my way home, my stomach grumbled loudly reminding me that I hadn't eaten anything. That just reminded me that there is a huge possibility that my boyfriend is still buried in work and hadn't eaten as well. So, I took a detour and came right here to you to ask you." Darren raised his brow as she blinked her eyes. "Have you eaten your lunch?"

Darren shook his head and even rolled his eyes at her. "You came all the way here just for that?" Xiu nodded her head without hesitation. "Sweets, if you're hungry you could have just eaten with Dylan."

Xiu scowled at his words. "Oh, please. I just told you my boss is weird. He doesn't eat lunch. Although I don't know why he only has two meals a day, I still don't care and don't wanna know either. I just know that since he's weird and dumb, his reason for not eating lunch is also gonna be dumb like him."

Darren chuckled at her words since what she said made perfect sense. Dylan's reason for not eating lunch was indeed dumb like him. 

Xiu swung his hand from side to side as she said, "Baby, let's eat something." She looked at all the files on his table and added, "I know you're busy, that's why..." she picked up her purse and pulled out a small lunch box saying, "I especially picked this homemade bento box just for you. Don't ask how I got it though." She opened the lid and pulled out chopsticks before wiping it with a napkin carefully. "Now, isn't it convenient? You can work while I'll feed you."

She jumped off the desk and sat on his thigh. "Am I not a genius? Perfect wife, right? It gives homey vibes, right? You should get used to it."

"Hahahaha..."

Xiu was startled when she heard an unfamiliar laugh from behind and looked at Darren who was having a difficult time deciding how to act. Xiu slowly turned around and her eyes widened when she looked at an elegant woman sitting in a corner.

"Don't mind me... You can continue, I won't make a sound now," said Francesca but couldn't help laughing even more when she saw how Xiu almost slid down Darren's thigh but fortunately his arm was snaked around her waist to hold her up otherwise she was certainly gonna land on her buttock.

 Xiu's whole body was stiff as a board now since she just realized that she had been acting like a real nuisance to her boyfriend in his mother's presence! Aiya! That's so not the first meeting I opted for!!! Xiu had the urge to scream at the top of her lungs. In her case, the saying that anything that can go wrong will eventually go wrong fit perfectly well.