"I Like You"

He Lixue suddenly felt a strange sense of crisis. What should she do if Lu Nanfeng actually decided to chase her?

Could their relationship possibly survive this?

She knew that if Lu Nanfeng confessed to her, then things would never be able to return to how it was.

If she rejected him, their friendship would likely die. If she accepted him, their relationship would change.

She had to admit that she was scared. The ideal thing would be if they could keep their current relationship, but she also knew that it was impossible.

The kiss had changed everything. She now knew that he wanted more from her and that he was not going to be satisfied with just being friends.

When thinking like this, her heart fluttered slightly, but she also felt uncomfortable. If their relationship did not last, would she then lose her only friend?

Without knowing it, He Lixue spent a long time in the bathroom fretting about her thoughts and completely forgot that the man in question was waiting for her outside.

Lu Nanfeng could guess that she had a lot to think through, so he let her be, but when an hour had passed, and she had still not exited the bathroom, he could not help but head towards the door and knock on it gently.

"Lixue, are you okay in there?" he asked. He had not heard the sound of running water yet. What had she been busy doing?

He Lixue also realized that she had been spending too much time in the bathroom. She quickly stripped out of her pajamas and headed into the shower to wash up.

When she finished her shower, she noticed that she had been too hurried when she headed to the bathroom and had forgotten to bring clothes with her. She felt her face flush red as she picked a bathrobe that she tied tightly around her body.

She planned on hurrying to her closet, pick some clothes and run back to the bathroom, without Lu Nanfeng noticing anything, but when she opened the door, she almost collided straight into his sturdy chest.

Lu Nanfeng reached out his hands and caught her in his embrace, held her tightly so that she could stabilize.

But it only took a moment before he realized what she was wearing. Her tantalizing scent assaulted him, and he felt slightly lightheaded.

"Lixue," he called out, his voice slightly hoarse, and seductive.

Hearing him calling her name, He Lixue lifted her head in a trance. Her eyes were confused and lost, her face was red as she felt shy, but a bit of anticipation also appeared in her heart. Was he going to kiss her again?

Lu Nanfeng had, initially, not planned on kissing her, but when he saw her dazed expression, he felt his heart softening.

One arm expertly wrapped itself around her waist, while he lifted the other hand to rub her lips gently.

"Lixue, I like you," he said seriously while looking at her. "I know you might doubt the extent of my feelings for you, but I cannot control my emotions. I want to touch you, kiss you, and be close to you.

"When I don't see you, I think about you. When I see you, my mood is lifted, no matter how sad I am. I want to be with you; I want to tell the world that you are my woman."

He Lixue listened to every word that Lu Nanfeng said, and she felt very touched. She too felt the same way about him, but she was still scared. Scared of him, one day, realizing that he did not love her, and that he would then leave her.

Unsure about what to say, He Lixue gently bit on her lower lip, and her eyes turned red from unshed tears.

A part of her was screaming for her to accept, and a part was hesitant.

"If..." He Lixue looked at Lu Nanfeng, and she trembled slightly in his embrace, "If I say that I also like you, will you abandon me one day?" she asked, her voice full of contradicting emotions.

Lu Nanfeng could hear both hope and dread in her voice, and he understood her fears.

He could not promise that he would stay with her for eternity, the future was uncertain, but he knew that he would do everything to work for a future between the two of them.

"I cannot see the future," Lu Nanfeng said slowly, and as the words escaped his lips, he felt how the woman in his arms trembled. "But I can promise that I will do my utmost never to let you down, and we will work towards a future where we can be together."

Then it struck He Lixue. It was true, no one could see what would happen in the future, but she knew that a relationship was not just one person, it was something they handled together, and as long as she was doing her best, she would have no regrets.

The lost expression in her eyes vanished, and a smile appeared on her lips. She seemed much more confident all of a sudden, and Lu Nanfeng was relieved.

"So, Lixue, will you be my woman?" Lu Nanfeng asked, his heart beating rapidly in his throat, and he could not calm down as the hand on her waist tightened the hold.

He Lixue looked at Lu Nanfeng, and a sweet smile appeared on her lips. She leaned forward and placed her lips on top of his.

While the kiss Lu Nanfeng had initiated earlier was deep and fiery, this one was soft and lingering. It was just their lips rubbing against one another, but the sweetness made Lu Nanfeng's heart palpitate in excitement.