<h4>275 Courting Death!</h4>


    Dn wasn''t the least bit surprised to hear Darren''s words. In fact, those were the words he wanted to hear from his best friend. He knew his best friend''s temperament better than anyone. How could he not know what was going through Darren''s mind?


    Seeing an arc spreading on Dn''s face, Darren''s brows creased up as he came to a conclusion, \"You already believed her words. Didn''t you?\"


    Dn shrugged his shoulders nonchntly in reply as he affirmed, \"I couldn''t bring myself to not believe it. No matter how unreasonable and bizarre it sounded, my heart didn''t allow me to deny it.\" He took a pause as his lopsided grin grew, \"And even if I had the slightest doubt, it''s no more.\"


    Darren stared at his best friend carefully before shaking his head. \"If you already believed her words, then your earlier gloominess can''t possibly be because of that.\"


    Dn''s smile froze as his eyes went wide. He looked horrified and troubled. Seeing him sighing so loudly, Darren inquired, \"What''s bothering you know? Struggling with this revtion?\"


    Dn shook his head and went to Darren''s side as he wailed, \"The struggle is not with this truth. The struggle is how am I gonna face her now? Overnight, she turned from my despicable assistant to my...\" Dn couldn''t even bring himself to continue as he was crying without any tears.


    \"But now she''s your Goddess Xiu,\" Darrenpleted Dn''s sentence for him. It was not an act of goodwill, instead, it could be said that Darren was enjoying Dn''s struggle with his emotions. What Chen Xiu meant to Dn, only he knew. That status of ''Goddess'' was very real for Dn since he worshipped her like a real goddess.


    That esteemed goddess in his mind and he had been bullying her all this time?! Tsk. Tsk. Darren could only imagine his state of mind.


    Dn picked the flower vase and hit his head with it. But not with enough force to break it as he admitted, \"Yes. If she''s really my Goddess Xiu than I havemitted a huge sin. How can I be arrogant and rude to her? I think my brain is damaged, otherwise, why would I act so willful before her?\"


    \"Tsk. Tsk. You''re really in a predicament my friend,\" Darren pursed his lips to hold back hisughter at Dn''s antics but he really didn''t have any n on stopping his best friend. Why would he? He was having a good time!


    As if recalling something, Dn''s face paled as he stared at Darren looking horrified and noted, \"I bickered with her. I even called her kiddo! I even pulled her hair!\" A gasp escaped his mouth as he added, \"I even took her to jail with me. And not just once. But twice!\"


    Seeing that a red patch had formed at his forehead because of him using that vase as an assault weapon, Darren directly took the vase from his hand and ced it aside. Darren didn''t think Dn would really keep on digging his own gave of guilt but thetter surprised him a lot.


    Dn directly fell on his knees in a listless state and whispered, \"I deserve to burn on the eighteenth floor of hell! What sin have Imitted?!\"


    Darren rolled his eyes at Dn''s drama and tried to cate this little kid. \"Didi, why are you taking this so seriously?\"


    Dn held Darren''s leg and shook him making Darren almost lose his momentum. \"Why don''t you understand, Dazi?! I always wanted my Goddess to know me but like this... I never wanted her to see me as such an insolent one. I made her despise me.\"


    Darren could only sigh as he patted Dn''s head and began, \"She doesn''t despise you.\" Dn looked up at Darren expectantly and theter went on, \"Believe me, she likes you more like this. Because this is the real you. If you don''t believe me, you can ask her yourself.\"


    Since Darren said those words, Dn would obviously believe it. For two reasons; one that Darren was his best friend and two because there was no one who could im to know Chen Xiu better than Darren. These two reasons broughtfort to Dn''s heart that had been going through a turmoil since the moment he epted Xiu''s truth.


    \"I know for sure that Sweets doesn''t despise you but yes, she sometimes gets irritated by you,\" disclosed Darren. \"I don''t know what specialty you have but somehow you manage to touch her bottom line every single time. It''s not every day that she''d lose her temper but with you...\" He stroked his jaw thoughtfully as he continued, \"With you, it''s like her inner wild cat wakes up to bare her teeth and ws at you.\"


    Dn really wanted to cry again as he heard that. This was really not how he wanted his rtionship with a person who held so much respect and admiration in his heart!


    \"But I don''t even do anything...\"


    Darren showed a hint of sympathy as he crouched down toe at the same level as the kneeling Dn and spoke, \"You don''t have to do anything. From your interactions, I havee to a conclusion.\"


    \"What?\" questioned Dn.


    \"The reason why you both always end up shedding the pretense of cordiality is that you both have the same temperament. In one way or another, you both are really simr. You both can''t hide your real emotions very well.\"


    Dn nodded his head in agreement. It was true. He hated the pretense in his life. Hiding his emotions was the most difficult job for him. Either it was his love or disgust, it could be seen right from his eyes. The same went for Xiu, for instance, the way she looked at Darren and the way she looked at Dn showed the disparity of their status in her heart or life.


    Dn finally got up from his kneeling position to stand straight as he announced with conviction, \"The past is in the past. The past was my ignorance but now... I''ll make sure that my goddess sees me in a different light.\"


    Although Darren didn''t know why it was so important for Dn. But he knew that Dn was desperate to change his image before Xiu.


    \"I wish you good luck for that,\" said Darren with a small but sincere smile.


    Dn hugged his best friend and said, \"Thank you. I knew I can only count on you. But please, help me in convincing my goddess that I''m not as bad as she thinks.\"


    While Darren patted his back and was about to say something, anguid voice filled with hostility and anger stunned both of them.


    \"I don''t care whether you''re good or bad but right now, you''re certainly courting death!\"