623 Best Man

It was only 6 in the morning but Darren had already woken Xiu up. But being the epitome of sluggishness, she kept falling back on the bed. She couldn't help it. She just couldn't keep her eyes open no matter how she tried to do so.

Darren looked back at her, "Sweets, get up already."

"I'm trying," came the reply and soon he found her actually crawling her way towards the bathroom. 

He pressed his lips tightly as he rubbed his forehead before going over to pick her up and take her inside the bathroom. "Should I help you wash up as well?"

Seeing the glint in his eyes, she shook her head, "No, not necessary! I can do it myself." She pushed him out of the bathroom and sighed in relief. She obviously didn't take his words as a joke even if he was just joking because she knew him and she knew herself as well. The jokes between them would never end with a laugh, it often ended with her pressed under his body moaning shamelessly until she lost all her strength to even lift a finger.

Although she didn't mind that, this was still someone else's house and she had already promised to go to the doctor. There was no way around it.

After she was done cleaning up, Xiu found a set of fresh clothes and dressed up hurriedly before going down. The maid told her that Xin Zimen and Darren were having a chat in the garden and they asked her to have breakfast first. So, she could only move towards the dining room where she found another person.

The other person put his iPad down and quirked his brows at Xiu inquisitively. Meanwhile, Xiu waved at him, "Morning, Li bro!"

"Morning!" Xiao Li greeted back before asking, "How come you're here so early in the morning?"

"I never left," was Xiu's answer as she took a seat on his right-hand side.

Xiao Li's brows furrowed slightly, "You stayed overnight?" Xiu nodded her head. "I didn't know that."

"You must have come back late last night because I went to sleep early."

Xiao Li had indeed come back around 3 in the morning so he nodded his head agreeably. He snapped his fingers as he called out, "Miyabi, bring something for Xiu first."

Xiu supported her face on her hand as she tried to doze off again while mumbling, "I can wait. No big deal."

However, Xiao Li didn't listen to her as he got up to instruct the kitchen staff. But seeing how the kitchen staff was already instructed by his father, he relaxed and came back to his seat.

"If you're sleepy, go back to bed."

Xiu opened her eyes slightly as she replied, "Can't do. I promised Ah-Xin."

"Ah-Xin?" Xiao Li was surprised to hear such an endearing name for his father. "And what did you promise my dad?"

Xiu placed her hand over her mouth as she yawned 'till the point the drops of tears brimmed at the corner of her eyes. "I won't tell you. We're keeping this a secret between us."

"Of course, I did," replied Xiu. "But I'm not that fond of parties. So, I left early."

"Please tell me my bachelor party was fun."

Xiu couldn't hold back her laughter. She burst out laughing as she looked at Xiao Li, "I'm sorry." He waved it off and she said, "But I can assure you, no one will forget this bachelor party in their lives."

Xiao Li smiled seeing her cheerful manner and nodded his head saying, "That's understandable. My best friend is quite reputable. No one can ever forget a party if she is the host."

Xiu silently observed his expressions and felt strange. He was neither upset nor angry. She thought he'd a little upset that Ying Jie did such a stint but he was really not affected. Or was he good at hiding like his father?

When the breakfast was placed before her, she hurriedly shifted her attention and solely focused on replenishing her health. She knew those white-coated monsters were gonna draw blood from her vein later on in the hospital. She had to make up for the blood loss earlier.

"Li bro, who is your best man?"

Xiao Li frowned at her sudden question, "Why are you curious?"

"I want to know because I don't think I heard Nora mentioning anything about Ah-Si being your best man."

"That's because my brother is not gonna play the role of my best man."

Xiu was curious now even more than before, "Then who is it?"

"Take a guess..." he replied with a mysterious smile on his lips.

"How can I guess?" she retorted unhappily. "You have so many friends."

"But my best man is someone very close to you," hinted Xiao Li.

"Huh? The closest to me is my Regan and I know he is not your best man. He won't hide such a thing from me."

Xiao Li laughed out heartily, "Think out of the box, kiddo!"

"I'm gonna eat first then. Maybe my brain engines start working again." She hurriedly finished her bowl of congee and rubbed her tummy in satisfaction.

"So?"

She looked up at him and said, "It seems like the food wasn't that helpful. My brain is still in deep slumber."

Xiao Li touched her head saying, "Don't think so much then. All that energy you gained from food will be lost otherwise."

"That's exactly what I was thinking," she agreed without shifting her expression. "So, how about you save my brain the trouble of thinking and tell me who your best man is? It can't be a secret that you can't share with me."

"It's not really a secret but it's a surprise," replied Xiao Li solemnly.

"Ah? Why?"

"Because my best man wants to keep some mystery surrounding him till the wedding."

"This is so not fun," grumbled Xiu before picking up the glass of milk and silently gulping it down.