320 Ex-Girlfriend?

Dylan actually had grasped the true nature of Nora and Xiu's friendship. Because just as he had thought, right when Nora turned away from him and Cali, her first instinct was pulling out her phone to call her best friend.

As they say, good things are meant to be shared. So, how could Nora give up on sharing this good news with Xiu?

"Hey, bestie! What's up? Do you miss me so much that you couldn't wait to call me?" 

Hearing Xiu's exceptionally cheery voice, Nora could only roll her eyes.

"Where are you?" asked Nora deciding not to answer Xiu's questions at all.

"I just came to the office," groaned Xiu before she went on, "And guess what? My boss is missing! He has a meeting in half an hour and then we have a flight to Lin City in two hours. But apparently, he doesn't care. Even when I reminded him last night."

Nora raised her brows in amusement before laughing out, "I say give up on waiting for him."

"Huh? Why?"

"Because your boss is busy with something more important," replied Nora.

"Stop talking in riddles. You already know how sick I'm of riddles these days."

Xiu's exasperation made Nora give up her plan of dragging this on as she replied, "Okay, guess what! I just met Dylan at the hotel. Now, can you guess who he was with?"

Xiu's eyes narrowed and while she was about to say no, her eyes widened in sudden enlightenment, "A woman! Precisely a gorgeous western beauty!"

"Bingo!" Nora answered bemused. "But how do you know that?"

"I left a bug in that stupid brain of his, hope that bug is able to lead him to his own heart." Xiu was very certain about Dylan's feelings for Cali. But she was also sure that her stupid boss was clueless to his own feelings. She had never seen him talking about a woman like he talked about Cali. That's why she intentionally left the bug of doubt in his stupid brain.

"Doesn't seem like it," added Nora. "Because he seems like he's still lost. He's hesitant to claim that she is just a friend but he's panicked when I said otherwise."

"Hahaha..." Xiu laughed happily as Nora told her about the detailed encounter with Dylan. "Looks like I'll have to go easy on him today for being late."

"You should do that," agreed Nora. "Let the boy run after his future for once."

Xiu rubbed her forehead as she looked at the file of the meeting agenda at her table and sighed out, "But what should I do with this meeting? I can reschedule the flight if I have to but I can't do the same with the meeting since everyone is already here."

"Handle it yourself," answered Nora decisively. "Don't disturb him. I'm telling you just because he acts as a mistress in your relationship, you don't have to do the same."

"Ohh, I like the sound of that," Xiu blurted out as she heard Nora's words.

"Mhmm..." hummed Xiu in reply.

"When will you back?"

"In two days."

"And how are you gonna survive these two days without your boyfriend?" Nora didn't forget to tease her.

"Of course, I can survive! As long as I'll be able to hear his voice three times a day. No, maybe four. Okay, make that five."

Nora laughed out at her best friend, "Xiu, why don't you just pack him up and take him with you?"

"That's not a bad idea," Xiu smiled like a Cheshire cat as the plan started taking form in her mind.

"Xiu!" 

"Relax... I wasn't gonna do it. I know that he has to work as well. I can't disturb him whenever I want to," Xiu acted the understanding girlfriend which was quite difficult to do. "No matter how much I miss him, we both have to focus on our jobs as well."

"Ms. Bai, the meeting is about to start but Mr. Qiu is still not here," Nora heard a panicky voice from Xiu's end.

"Yeah, I know. Give me a minute, I'll be there," Xiu answered to the speaker before she spoke to Nora again, "Nora, I'll talk to you later. I have to handle this mess that my stupid boss has created for me."

"Okay..."

"I'm telling you, he should be thanking his luck for having an understanding sister-in-law like me as his E.A."

Nora chuckled at Xiu but didn't say anything before hanging up the call. She had already instructed the very best chef of the hotel to prepare a hearty meal for Dylan and Cali. She even instructed her staff to provide the best of the best for them. She looked over at the garden where a special table was set between the flower beds for Dylan and sighed out, "I can only do so much for you idiot! You better take advantage of this moment." 

"Ms. Cartwright, the guests are here."

Nora nodded at the girl who informed her and followed her towards the entrance of the door.

Meanwhile, Dylan was trying to read Cali's expressions who actually had just a blank expression etched on her face as she looked at the very special treatment that Dylan was receiving. Even the chef himself came out with the food. And that looked really suspicious to her especially because of how Nora whispered to Dylan and patted his chest so carelessly.

She really didn't want to think about it so much. After all, Dylan had plenty of girlfriends in his life and she wasn't planning on becoming one of those. However, she still couldn't help it.

"Everything okay?" voiced out Dylan finally and as Cali looked at him he went on, "You don't like the food? Do you want anything else?"

Cali frowned slightly as she looked at one of the most sumptuous breakfasts of her life. She really had no reason to say no it since every single thing on the table was according to her likes. And that was the reason Dylan was feeling so nervous again, he knew she liked all of this but then her expression made him doubt that he maybe he remembered wrong.

"No, it's good. I just don't eat this much in the morning," said Cali in reply to his question.

"You should give yourself a break today. Trust me you won't regret it. If Nora did this all then I'm certain that everything is gonna be perfect. She doesn't like doing things half-heartedly except for maybe chasing after a certain someone." 

Dylan didn't know why he was blurting that out but he did. There was no way he had control over his own tongue. Seeing her, he just wanted to keep talking and talking. He knew she was a quiet person but he hated the silence between them. Because the silence allowed his brain to think and his brain would only think the worst-case scenarios. 

That's why he was either arguing with her or running away from her. However, he was certain about one thing, he hated arguing with Cali. Because unlike Xiu, Cali would always give in to him. She would always lose on purpose and irked him how she loved being so accomodating to him. After all, when it came to be being headstrong, Dylan could bet that Cali was no less than Xiu.

"You seem to know her well," stated Cali without even realizing that she sounded different.

But how would the clueless Dylan notice the change in her tone? "Hmm... I actually know her for a long time now. We lost contact for a couple of years but I guess fate is a real thing. I found her again at the most unexpected time."

"But I thought you don't like staying friends with your ex-girlfriends," remarked Cali in the most casual tone she could muster up while Dylan choked on his food as he heard her.