Imperfect Desires

Xiu's hands were slowly sneaking up to the glass of alcohol when a hand smacked hers making her yelp. She looked up to glare at the person but seeing that it was none other than her own husband, she could only smile innocently, "I wasn't gonna drink it."

"As if I don't know what goes through this head of yours," stated Darren as he rubbed her head and pulled her into his arm.

Xiu silently leaned into his embrace as she said, "You'd have to keep me locked up in your arms then. I really don't trust my traitor hands."

"Don't worry my dearest darling, I won't let you drink at all."

"Ahem! Ahem!"

Both husband and wife turned their heads to look at Ah-Si who grinned saying, "If you need any help, I also volunteer. The drunk Xiu is pretty dangerous, we should all contribute to keeping her sober."

"What do you mean by I'm dangerous?" Xiu had squinted her eyes at Ah-Si dangerously making him want to cower back but seeing how Darren was also here, his courage recovered.

"Let's not forget how you ended up at police station," reminded Ah-Si making Xiu want to smack something on his head. Of course, she remembered it well enough on her own! He didn't have to pitch in his own thoughts as well. 

Grumbling curses under her breath, Xiu smiled brightly at Ah-Si that gave him chills as she said, "Ah-Si, you can't describe my drunk personality as dangerous. When I'm drunk, I only have two thoughts."

"What two thoughts?" asked Ah-Si quite curiously.

"Whether I should get my act together or should I just keep being cute with a touch of chaotic!" she winked at him as she added, "Normally, I go with being plain chaotic... Hahaha!"

While she was happily immersed in making Ah-Si baffled, there was another voice behind her saying, "And here I thought the only two personalities you had when you're drunk are; One, I'm so sensitive, don't you fucking touch me. Two; Let's be a dramatic bitch!"

Xiu's face stiffened and she didn't even have to turn her head to know who dared to say this to her as she replied, "Well, at least I'm not like you who always end up crying like an idiot while hugging the wine bottle." Xiu flipped her hair as she turned to look at Nora with a smirk while adding, "Even when I'm drunk, I'm still sassy and as much classy. And you turn plain... brassy."

Nora showed her fist as she said, "Good thing you didn't say trashy or I'd have punched your face."

Xiu stuck out her tongue at her as she hid behind Darren. 

"Nory, let Xiu be. Don't let her ruin your mood," Ah-Si instantly hopped over to his girl's side and gave her bear hug.

Xiu laughed out loud at them, "Nory? That's such a..." Nora squinted her eyes at Xiu from over Ah-Si's shoulder and Xiu decided to seal her lips. "I mean it's cute. Very cute."

Before Xiu could start any kind of trouble with her best friend, Darren tactly pulled her away to a sofa and sat beside her. He got her an orange juice and asked, "Did you go to see the doctor?"

"I overslept," she replied.

"Define overslept."

Xiu pressed her lips together before answering, "I woke up only a couple of hours before you came."

"Woah! You really know how to sleep."

Xiu grinned widely, "Yes, only in this life I realized that I'm quite good at sleeping. If there was a championship of sleeping, I'd surely get the gold medal! How awesome would that be?"

Darren had no words for this wife of his. She really made him question things a lot. But it also meant that there were no dull moments with her around. She'd bring the gentle breeze of a summer day even in the coldest of nights. 

"Why did Ying Jie drag you over?" 

Darren shrugged his shoulders, "She didn't tell me the real reason but she did tell me that Zhou Jinhai might attend the party." He was constantly observing her expressions as he spoke, "You'd be okay, right?"

"Regan, if we don't take a step forward, we'd be stuck in the same place forever. I definitely don't want to go back to that feeling where all I felt was being stuck. So, I'm constantly moving forward in my own way." She took a breath before adding, "That's why, as I already mentioned, my past can't bring me down. I moved on to the next phase of life, previous ones don't count anymore."

Darren pinched her cheeks lovingly before saying, "Let's go, I'll introduce you to the guests of this party."

"Do I have to?" Xiu was really reluctant to socialize. It never did her any good anyway. She just wanted to stay in her own corner with her husband. Was it too much to ask for?

Darren tried to pull her up but she still refused, "Sweets, trust me, every person in this club right now is someone people yearn to meet."

Xiu's interest was piqued as she asked, "Oh, really? What is so special about them?"

Darren pointed at a guy in the other corner as he introduced, "That is our Minister of Human Rights' only son."

"So?" 

Darren rolled his eyes and looked for someone and when he found that certain someone, he asked Xiu, "Don't you think that girl looks familiar?"

Xiu looked at the young girl in a gauze dress that made her look really gorgeous as she said, "She looks familiar but I don't know her."

"She is our Prime Minister's daughter," informed Darren.

"Still not interested," was Xiu's answer. "They have nothing to do with me. Why should I try to know them? It's a waste of my energy and my energy is on a low budget today."

Darren facepalmed himself, "I really underestimated your anti-social personality."

"Well, you shouldn't have." Xiu slumped down in her seat. "But I'm curious to know how Ying Jie is friends with all these people."

Darren sat back down with her and explained, "Ying never fit in with those aristrocatic ladies. So, her circle of friends took a turn to political and military families. Every person in this room is somehow related to the member of cabinet or sanate or military."

Xiu chuckled to herself, "Ying Jie sure knows how to make connections."

"She certainly does," agreed Darren.