495 Sunflowers (2/2)

Ying rolled her eyes at him and after some thinking, she started laughing.

”What's wrong?”

”Huh?”

”Like sunflower one be like, 'Yo! Bro, there is no sun!' And the second one be like, 'Yeah! I know.' The first one is like, 'Then why are you looking at me?' And the second one be like, 'Let me be the sun for you, bro.'” She was chopsticks as imaginary sunflowers as she literally performed her skit before him. He was speechless. ”Can you imagine how touched the first sunflower would be?”

”I can't...”

When the food was served, she again stopped paying him any attention as she continued to slurp on her piping hot noodles. He smiled at the way she chewed the hot noodles while breathing through her mouth.

”What's the hurry? Take it slow...”

”I like it this way,” she retorted. She ate in silence for a while but broke the silence with, ”Why do you remind me of a lovesick puppy wagging its tail?”

”Do I look cute doing it?” She raised her brow at him as he went on, ”I mean as this lovesick puppy do I look cute?”

”Does it matter what I think?” He nodded in reply. ”Why?”

”Are you really that clueless or just trying to act like one? Isn't it already obvious that I'm interested in you? Do you need me to spell it out for you again?”

Ying sighed out heavily, ”How can you be so brazen? I have never come across someone like you.”

”So, it's your first time being pursued like this?” When she didn't answer, he added, ”It's good to know that I am the first one.” He took a pause as his chopsticks played with the noodles before he voiced out, ”I'm not impudent or cheeky. The only reason I'm so straightforward is that I know waiting can get us nowhere.”

”What do you mean?”

”If I keep hiding my feelings, it's not gonna help me in any way. And since I'm sure about my feelings, I should just act on those feelings, why should I hide it? Is it a crime to fall in love with someone at first sight? Even if it is, I don't mind being the criminal.”

”I don't get it-”

He cut her off as he said, ”Look, you're single so am I. I have feelings for you, yours will develop over time. You never know.” She opened her mouth to retort but he didn't give her a chance as he went on, ”But it won't happen if you keep trying to push me away like this. Don't try to get rid of me, because you can't. I'm a very clingy kind of person. No matter how annoyed you feel, I'll still keep being that clingy and annoying person.”

Ying was left staring at his face before she burst out laughing. ”You are certainly a different kind of species I met. And oddly, you coming so fast forward and strongly is making me intrigued to know what you're up to.”

She felt like she needed to say it and she did. The thing about him was that he was being way too honest and sincere. Even if this new experience was kinda different than what she was used to, was it really necessary for her to live with the love of yesterday when a bright tomorrow was literally banging at her door?