First official date
Lexi slightly gulped seeing him smile a little as he bit his lower lip. In retrospect, Ethan Lu always acted comedic and well, charming—add the drama king on the side. Hence, Lexi found it hard to see him in an extremely serious way. Even back when he was being a jerk and always let his playboy persona hit on her every once in a while, it only annoyed her to some degree.
Still, right now, in somewhat someways, Ethan Lu seemed and sounded manly. It was as if his compliment was a warning for her or else, he might really lose his sanity. Moreover, where did his confidence coming from? She still has many tricks on her sleeve to pull to tease him yet, he was saying something like this that actually made her a bit cautious.
Despite that, Lexi wanted to try and get her the answers she wanted -- for her and maybe, for this quite complicated relationship between them.