Imperfect Desires

Xiu also knew that Xin Zimen wasn't an unreasonable person and that's why she was all the more interested in knowing why took Ah-Si's car keys. That was such an unnecessary move. After all, if he wanted to stop Ah-Si from stepping a foot out of this house, all he had to do was wave a hand and all of his people standing guard outside would never let Ah-Si see the daylight!

Xin Zimen leaned close to her ear and whispered the details of why he took the car keys. Xiu's eyes hardened as she shot Ah-Si a look after hearing about the details.

Walking over to Ah-Si, she pulled his ear, "Is this your age to show-off? Who told you to drive recklessly? Don't you know you have a daughter waiting at home?"

"Ahh..." Ah-Si continued to scream in pain but Xiu didn't let him off. He looked at his father resentfully, "How can you do this to me?"

Xin Zimen shrugged his shoulders, "Who told you to go and tattletale on me? Serves you right!"

"Sister Xiu, I won't do it again!" said Ah-Si loudly. "I promise I won't drive recklessly again."

"I'm not giving these car keys back to you until you've thoroughly reflected on your behavior," said Xiu.

"How am I supposed to do that?" questioned Ah-Si.

"How about facing the wall and reflecting on yourself?" suggested Xin Zimen.

"Or you can kneel in the ancestral room," Su Xixi also chimed in.

"Or like what my mom made me do, you can try living without your credit cards for a month," Nora also added.

Ah-Si gave her a look, "I thought you're on my side."

"I am," stressed Nora. 

"It doesn't seem like it."

Xiu cleared her throat and said, "I have the best idea around here... How about you let me beat you once again?"

Ah-Si's body shuddered as he ran off and hid behind Su Xixi, "No! Never! I still get nightmares from that night! I'll run even at the sight of that stupid bat of yours!"

Xiu pressed her lips and bit back her laughter at his reaction before saying, "I was gonna let you off easy this time around."

"No! No! No!" shouted Ah-Si. "You just said earlier you won't bring that bat out!"

"Who said anything about the bat? I can just smack your butt with my hand!" 

Ah-Si peaked from behind Su Xixi's body as he said, "Let's not trouble your delicate hands, Sister Xiu. It's not worth it! I promise I'll never drive recklessly! Fuck! I'll never even drive myself! I'll always take a driver!"

Su Xixi rubbed Ah-Si's head as she tilted her body towards him and asked, "Why do you look so scared? Is there trauma?"

Ah-Si nodded his head vigorously, "She left a deep impression last time."

"You beat my Si?" asked Su Xixi as she stared at Xiu.

Xiu shrugged her shoulders, "Who told him to hurt my best friend and make her cry? I love collecting debts. I had to collect what he owed my best friend."

Su Xixi's body paused as she heard Xiu's words. Wen Ai's voice flashed past in her mind, 'One should pay me what they owe me! If they don't, I'll collect my payment myself. But if I did it, then I'll also collect some interest.'

Su Xixi took a deep breath and looked at Xin Zimen, "Even Zimen has never raised his hand on Ah-Si."

"I know," replied Xiu. "But he didn't stop me from doing it."

"Really?" Su Xixi gave Xin Zimen a look.

He cleared his throat saying, "He deserved the beating at that time. I couldn't do it myself so I let her do it. And what's wrong with that? As a sister, she deserves to teach him a lesson if she feels like doing it."

Ah-Si tutted at his father, "You really are a good father. How do you always have something to justify her actions?"

"I honestly don't know," replied Xin Zimen. "I just can't resist speaking up for her."

Xiu scoffed at Ah-Si, "Little brother, you should be glad my best friend held me back. I'd have broken you otherwise."

"You broke a lot that night though," reminded Ah-Si. It definitely wasn't a good experience for him. Xiu's hits were already painful but then she rubbed salt on those wounds with her cutting words. It left him tremendously injured. Both emotionally and physically.

"If you can still stand and reminisce about that night," began Xiu. "Then I definitely didn't break enough."

Nora had to come and hold Xiu back as she soothed, "My tigress, stop it. Don't let your anger out on him."

"I don't misplace my anger," retorted Xiu.

"I don't trust you when you lose your mind," said Nora.

Before Xiu could say anything, someone came running up the stairs. He placed his hands on both of his knees and panted. His breathless voice rang out, "Where is the show?"

"What show are you talking about, bro?" asked Ah-Si as he looked at Xiao Li's face. It was apparent his brother rushed over here for some reason.

Xiao Li looked at his brother, "Wasn't there a show of Xiu scolding our dad? Did it end? Did I miss it?" He cursed when he saw his brother nodding. "Fuck! I'm still late!"

Xin Zimen coughed as he asked, "How do you know about that?"

"Does it matter?" retorted Xiao Li. "I really tried my best to come as soon as possible!"

Ah-Si instantly pointed at his brother, "Sister Xiu, take his car keys as well. He also rushed her and must have driven recklessly!"

Xiao Li didn't know what was happening but he explained himself, "I didn't drive here. I was just around the block when I got the text that Xiu is scolding dad and it's a sight to behold. Since I was stuck in traffic, I just abandoned my car and ran here."

Ah-Si almost bit his tongue. How was his brother's luck so good?!