195 Never Give Up (1/2)

”I am,” Wuxing replied honestly. ”Unfortunately, I can't tell you.”

Ash looked hurt, squinting her eyes as she got even closer.

”Why?”

”Because it's not only my secret. Unless everyone agrees for me to tell you, I can't. I'm sorry,” Wuxing apologized. ”It has nothing to do with our current situation.”

Surprisingly, she wasn't mad at him and instead questioned without letting him go.

”So it's not something I can share publicly?”

”No, it's not. Only those involved can know the truth,” Wuxing explained.

”Alright… I guess I will have to destroy all evidence then…” Ash muttered, thinking out loud. ”They believed me for now but I'm not worried about the people under me. We are sending the tapes for review every day. If they find it and start to question, we would have some problems.”

”Won't you get in trouble for that?”

He knew how serious offense that was. She could get fired for such activity and that would actually be the softest punishment. Just the fact that she was willing to protect him without even thinking about the consequences was really heart-warming but also alarming.

The last thing he wanted was to see Ash suffer because of him.

Heh…

She smirked, finally freeing his wrist by moving them onto his shoulders and then his cheeks, staring at him with a smile. He wasn't idle, catching her wrists instead but he didn't pull her away, waiting for her response.

Instead of replying, Ash caressed his cheeks for a moment before expressing while gazing at his lips, ”I really want to kiss you…”

She neared her face onto his own and rubbed their noses together, keeping an inch between their lips.

”Don't you want to taste my lips again…? Tell me, do you still remember how much you liked to kiss me?” Ash asked as she closed her eyes, leaning her chest against his own. ”Don't you want to refresh your memory���?”

Wuxing was speechless, already expecting that to happen at some point.

”Ash… We talked about this already…” he said softly, dragging her hands away but then she forced them onto his chest.

”You know I would do anything for you…” Ash continued, staring at him lovingly. ”So you remember, right? Do you recall our first kiss? Outside in the park… I was laying down, relaxing under the sun when you came from behind, kissing me out of nowhere.”

His brain played tricks on him, displaying the exact scene in his mind. She looked so beautiful, her hair spread in all directions, soft lips he always wanted to taste. He didn't know what pushed him to do it but he did, breaking their friendship forever.

He started it all, with that one kiss.

”Why are you doing this?”

Her answer was simple.

”Because I love you.”

She didn't push for kiss anymore, hugging into his chest instead, embracing his waist tightly.

”I told you already… There is no one else more important in this world than you and there never will be. You opened my heart and you are still living in it till this day,” Ash confessed again. ”Its reserved for you and no one else.”

”Ash, I—” Wuxing tried to respond but she cut him off immediately.

”I know what you want to say but it doesn't change what I feel for you and it will never do,” Ash muttered, tightening the hug even more. ”Can I ask you a question? Are you seriously considering me your friend after everything that happened?”

”You are one of the few most important people in my life. You are definitely more than a friend,” Wuxing expressed without hesitation.

Ash didn't seem to plan on going easy on him.