āThank you, Senior Han,ā Shi Yaoās soft voice soon replied.
Only then did Lin Jiage manage to calm himself down and slowly turn his head back.
Senior Hanā¦ It seemed like that was all there was to their relationship. It was probably just a normal dinner between fellow schoolmatesā¦
Thinking so, Lin Jiage reached out with his chopsticks and continued to grab his food.
But just as his chopsticks had barely grabbed a slice of fish, the man whom Shi Yao addressed as Senior Han spoke once more, āShi Yao, eat this. Iāve already removed the bones in this oneā¦ā
Lin Jiageās hand trembled as the slice of fish slid down from his chopstick and back into the plate, causing the sauce to splatter and stain his white shirt.
The fastidious him didnāt reach out for a tissue paper to clean his shirt immediately, something he would usually do on any other occasion. Instead, he turned around to look at the lush, green leaves behind him once again.
Are the two of you so familiar with each other? Didnāt you hear her calling you Senior Han? With such a polite form of address, donāt you think youāre being a little too intimate by deboning a fish for her?
Lin Jiage grumbled internally as he craned his neck towards the table behind him. However, all that came into sight was still those same lush, green leaves.
Earlier, when he entered the restaurant, heād been glad that he had these green plants concealing him. At this moment, however, he was filled with nothing but antagonism for them. What kind of lousy interior design was this? To fill the restaurant with so many green plants, were the owners not worried that they might bring in mosquitoesā¦
Just as Lin Jiage was about to stand up, Shi Yao, who had just swallowed the food in her mouth, replied, āThank you, Senior Han, but thereās really no need for you to trouble yourself. I can deal with the bones myself.ā
Thatās right, thatās right! Soft Bun is already nineteen this year. Itās not like sheās a three-year-old child that needs your caring concern!
Hearing the nonchalance in Shi Yaoās tone, Lin Jiage was able to calm down once more.
āSenior Han, you should eat too. The food wonāt taste as good once it turns coldā¦ā Shi Yao urged again.
Lin Jiage didnāt turn back this time around, but he began to stab the fish in his plate with his chopsticks.
If the food doesnāt taste good cold, you can just end the dinner thenā¦
There was a very long silence behind him.
For the situation to get so silent and awkward, it seemed like the two of them werenāt very familiar with each other after allā¦
Lin Jiage slowly pinched a slice of meat from the fish heād demolished through his poking, but before he could bring the fish to his mouth, that Senior Han-or-whatever person spoke up once more, āShi Yao, I have something to tell youāā
Thereās something wrong about his toneā¦
Lin Jiage stopped eating and pricked up his ears.
ā¦
Shi Yao, who was completely absorbed in tackling the fish in front of her, didnāt notice the abnormality in Han Jingās voice. With a perfunctory nod, she replied distractedly, āSenior Han, feel free to speak.ā
Staring at Shi Yao, whose cheeks were bulging from stuffing too much food in her mouth, Han Jing nervously gulped down a mouthful of saliva.
From the first time he saw her that time when he visited He Tiantianās dormitory, he had instantly fallen in love with her.
It had been half a year since then, but he still couldnāt find the courage to confess.
Heād learned by chance from He Tiantian that she would be coming here to watch a match today, so despite being uninterested in the match, he still bought a ticket and came over.
In truth, he wasnāt intending to confess. However, watching her adorable appearance as she gobbled down the food in front of her, he suddenly felt the urge to do soā¦ and this urge kept growing stronger and stronger within his heartā¦
He closed his eyes for a moment and took a deep breath. When Han Jing opened his eyes once more, his gaze was much more serious than before. Even the tone he took had become graver. āShi Yao, Iā¦ I like you. Will youā¦ Will you be my girlfriend?ā
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