Chapter 36: Mutual Admiration?!

  "If I may wish, I also hope to follow you like that warrior, so, I beg of you, please wake up soon."

  He buried his head in my arm and I struggled to open my eyes. Finally, I opened them and stroked his hair.

  It seems like the cat in my arms felt someone touching his head, so he lifted it up.

  He saw me smiling at him, a look of surprise. As for the reason, it was because I had never smiled in front of him before.

  He looked at me and then turned around. His intention was probably to wipe away his tears.

  I turned his body over and wiped away the tears from his eyes with my hand.

  Xuan's face was shocked again, and I found it very funny. It seemed that I had never done such a thing before.

  "You cried." I asked gently.

  "Not at all. It's just sand blowing into my eyes." He covered up.

  "Don't lie to me anymore. You're crying. I'm sorry, I didn't know my unintentional rejection would hurt you so deeply."

  "You......"?

  I nodded, "Yes, I heard everything. What I should have heard, I heard; what I shouldn't have heard, I also heard."

  "It's come to this, I won't hide it either. I like you, so what's your answer?" He asked me with a questioning tone, but his eyes still held expectation.

  "Listen to me.You have the same feeling as me.I think you are similar to someone.But you two are different."

  "Oh?"

  "I'm sorry, I'm scared. Actually, I like you too, but I'm afraid, I'm afraid of getting hurt. Honestly, I don't believe in love, it's unreliable. Even married couples can get divorced, let alone we're just starting out."

  He hugged me and said: "You don't trust me, I'll make you trust me. I like you, it won't change, so let's date."

  "But..."

  "There's no buts about it. I'll protect you, I won't let you get hurt."

  "I can protect myself, do I need you to protect me? However, seeing your sincerity, I won't hide my feelings anymore. I promise you."

  "Ah." Only a few people were seen lying on the ground at the door. It was Xīn, Qí, Yǐng, my brother, Xuàn and Xī.

  They hastily stood up, Xuan said: "You continue, as if we didn't exist."

  He drew a black line on his face and said, "So it's just a few kittens looking for food."

  "Alright, let's go out and give Ice a break." Hao hastily broke the awkward atmosphere.

  "Everyone go out, Xīn, you stay."

  "So I..."?

  "It's okay, go ahead and leave. Xīn will stay with me."

  "Right, as if I'm afraid of eating ice."

  They left one after another. The ward was empty and quiet, and I exchanged a few glances with Xin. Then Xin spoke up first.

  "Have you accepted him?" The words were a question but sounded very affirmative.

  "Yes."

  "I told you. Ice, you can't deceive yourself anymore. You know? You've been asleep for 3 days. These past few days, Xuan hasn't left your bedside even for a step. We asked him to rest but he refused. Anybody with sense knows what he means."

  "He..."?

  "He's actually a good guy, and he'll definitely treasure you."

  "Uh-huh, I know."

  "Are you going to tell him?" Xīn didn't say what it was about, but I knew.

  "Let things be natural. I'll tell him when the time is right."

  "Oh."

  "By the way, have you told your father about them?"

  "No, your brother said don't tell them anymore, besides you don't want them to worry."

  "Yes." I looked outside.

  "There's something else, I don't know if I should tell you."

  What's wrong?

  "Maple told me something tricky happened in our gang."

  "Oh, then let's go take a look."

  "Uh-huh."