149 Those Simple Words (1/2)

The ferris wheel moved again, and Hui Yin continued plastering the panda against the window. She noticed that Jiang Xu seemed to be fidgeting beside her.

”Oh that's right, you were about to tell me something,” she remembered. ”What is it?”

Jiang Xu gathered all of his courage and said, ”Wifey, can I kiss you when the ferris wheel reaches its highest point?”

One, two, three, four, five...Hui Yin was dumbstruck. Thirteen words!

Was she dreaming?

”Sure,” she replied easily, still dazed. For Jiang Xu to say thirteen words, a kiss was nothing! ”Wait...where are you going to kiss me?”

Jiang Xu blushed. He wanted to kiss her on the lips again, but they had only started dating. He could not be greedy.

”The...forehead?”

”The forehead? Okay.”

Hui Yin relaxed. First kisses always made her anxious. The kiss earlier didn't count because it was unexpected. But if Jiang Xu kissed her again...Hui Yin pressed a hand over her racing heart. Since when did this lazy bum had the power to make her feel nervous?

Hui Yin glanced down. Lu Shen and Nian Zhen didn't seem to be talking to each other. Both of them were looking outside the window, while Nian Zhen kept sneaking glances at Lu Shen. Even if they looked up, they probably wouldn't be able to see them.

Hui Yin let out a breath she didn't know she was holding and stared at Jiang Xu. She raised her hand and tried combing his hair.

”Why are they always sticking up?” she grumbled.

Jiang Xu smiled. His Wifey looked distracted before, but she was looking at him now. He liked his messy hair, since it always grabbed her attention. He could have made his hair look neat with gel and other hair products, but he didn't.

”You don't like my hair?” he asked.

”No!”

”Then do you like me?”

Her hand froze while combing his hair, and Jiang Xu gently captured her wrist. He lowered her hand and pressed it against his chest, directly over his heart. Hui Yin could feel his rapid heartbeat.

”Wifey, I like you.”

Her mouth was almost too dry to speak. Hui Yin could only nod like an idiot.

They stared at each other for what seemed like hours. Jiang Xu's stomach was knotted up, and cold sweat glistened on his furrowed brow.

That was too fast, wasn't it? Did he scare her? Was he not supposed to say that? Jiang Xu's thoughts jumbled and each one of them scolded him for impulsively blurting out his feelings. If they weren't high up in the air, he would have made a lame excuse and ran away.

Hui Yin finally dropped her gaze and said softly, ”We're here.”