Kiana, Call Me Uncle!

[Kiana, look how far the two of us have come... Don't you think we should change how we address each other?]

Late at night, Kiana was looking at her phone when a message suddenly arrived.

Scenes from countless novels flashed through her mind. The little hand holding her phone began to tremble, and even her heartbeat went strangely out of rhythm.

Is he confessing to me?

But I like Mei... It's not like I have no affection for him at all, but I wouldn't call it love, either.

What should I do? If I turn him down outright, will he stop coming to see me?...

Just as she was agonizing over it, another message arrived.

[Um... Actually, I'm a little embarrassed too, but you know we have to take this step sooner or later.]

Kiana's breath caught. She stared wide-eyed at the words "The other person is typing..." on the screen.

At last, just as Kiana was about to suffocate from holding her breath, a new message finally appeared.

[How about we start calling each other that tomorrow? Just call me Uncle. Don't worry, Kiana. Once I get this done, I'll definitely convince Theresa to accept it. There's absolutely nothing between you and Mei...]