Chapter 248: Old Enough
Xander crashed in Rui’s clinic early in the morning. "Where have you been!" He roared as he sat on the couch with crossed arms and legs.
Rui laughed seeing the dark circles under Xander’s eyes. "Looks like our Dr. CEO slept on the floor? Couch? Or perhaps in the guest room?" Rui teased as he walked to sit on the opposite couch to face Xander.
Xander twisted his mouth and threw the seat pillow on his friend’s face which the latter caught in time. "What?" Rui exclaimed laughing.
"It’s all your fault! I told you to make sure that you’re there to control Candice or make an excuse so she won’t be present... What is wrong with you?" Xander bubbled with flaring nostrils. He could not believe that his friend could not handle a single woman.
Rui blew air on his forehead. Actually he was with Candice yesterday and was planning to lock her in a room and reach for the meeting, but something happened and he ended up to be the one who got locked up instead of that vixen. She was too quick witted and fast. He would not dare to tell his dear friend what had happened or else he would become the laughing stock.
Rui coughed a bit to clear his throat before he said, "Ahm my stomach... I suddenly got an upset stomach..."
Xander raised an eyebrow as if analyzing if he would even believe that alibi.
"Anyway... How long is your punishment this time? About a month?" Rui changed the topic and bantered.
Xander almost erased his face by washing it by his palm several times. "It’s so unfair when it’s not even my fault? Did she not see how much I tried to avoid her? I mean I kept my distance! Why am I being punished when I’m not even guilty of anything!" Xander cried.
Rui laughed and said, "Why are you complaining to me and not filing your complaints to your wife?" He knew very well Xander was a completely henpecked husband so his friend would not dare complain but would try to woo and coax his wife.
"By the way, have you seen the reports about the triad?" Xander suddenly asked because it had a connection with that cyclone tattoo roaming around after the accident they encountered at the yacht.