41 Chapter 41- Official (1/2)
”I knew since the beginning.”
”You mean when you approached me?”
He shook his head gently and smiled, ”Even before I went up to talk to you.”
”... so you were stalking me?”
”No, no. At first I only thought that you were quite interesting. Then I slowly realized that I was captivated by you. I didn't know why you were pretending to be a boy so I played along. I teased you in the beginning, but didn't think you'll play along with me mistaking you as a boy. Since you didn't correct me, I didn't say anything.”
”Uh hoooo, so the best friend whom I've spent most of my childhood with, knew my identity all along. Hmm? Then is that why you kiss me?”
”Nuo, you kissed me first... I didn't expect that hehe... and the rest of those kisses... um.. well, between us we don't need everything to be that calculating. It's your turn to answer my question! Gotta play fair and square. Just because you're a girl doesn't make me lenient.”
”Hoooo~ Alright. Remember that night I asked you to stay with me? I suspected that you've already known my identity so I purposely tested you. I observed your reaction when I came out in cute pajamas and tested you by asking you to comb my hair and ... well kissing in bed. But let me clarify here. The kissing part was not intended because I wanted to back off last second. You were the one who initiated.” her voice got lower from embarrassment.
He took this chance to get out of her grip and roll on top of her.
”Oh? So all this time you knew you were playing with fire hmm?”
”You..you!! How could you pin me down like this? I'm a girl!!”
”Between us, we've done more than pinning each other down already. Do you really care about me doing this at this point?”
”Hmph. meanie. How much do you actually know about me?”
”Other than you're a girl. Nothing.”
”You've never looked for investigators to dig my information?”
”You watched too many dramas...who has that type of money and time?”
”Well, you are a rich kid...”
”That's my parent's money. Besides, I don't feel comfortable using it on things other than food and essential tools.”
”You treated me to lunch..”
”Lunch is food. Grocery is also food.”
”I remember a girl asking you to treat her for lunch, but you refused.”
”She's not you.”
”Huh?”
”Nuo, my turn to ask you this.” he released her wrists and sat up straight.
”Why didn't you contact me earlier when you met that dangerous man again?”
”How did you know??”
”Hen Qing came to look for me at school since I had soccer practice. She told me everything that happened and told me to bring you her apology. She said she will transfer schools later and wont show up in front of us ever again.”
”That girl! How could she say she's transferring and really transfer?”
”Most importantly, why do I have to hear this from a third person? If she doesn't tell me, would you ever tell me?”
”I.. I...”
He indulgently rubbed her hair, ”Nuo, I'm always here for you. I hope you can lean on me sometimes. When you come across dangerous situations, always look for someone as a backup. You don't know how worried I was while waiting at the house the night. You didn't call, text or respond to any of my messages. Promise me that you'll take care of yourself okay?”
She held his shoulders and seized his mouth with her soft hot tongue. He tried to resist, but could only follow her strong lead in the kiss. After kissing for a few minutes, she held herself back and whispered, ”Sorry, there won't be a next time. I won't keep anything from you ever again...I'll tell you everything about myself..as long as it's something you want to know. Everything.. I'll tell you.”