"Why don't we just start dating?"
"Hmm, let me think about it." Tang Ruili pressed her lips together, pretending to be troubled.
Yuan Yuan flushed slightly. She knew she was asking for a lot.
Before she could say anything else, Tang Ruili, already prepared to get what he wanted, went on. "You beat me to the confession. Isn't the man supposed to be the one to do that? Since that's how it is, how about I decide how fast we move forward? Let me do something, at least."
"Well..." Forgive Yuan Yuan, a grown woman, for letting her thoughts wander in a very adult direction.
Tang Ruili smiled. "What are you thinking about? Whatever it is, I'll respect your wishes."
Yuan Yuan was blushing all the way to her neck. How had the conversation even gotten to this point?!
He took a step closer, his presence suddenly imposing, and parted his lips. "For example, before we started dating, we'd already held hands. So today, I think we can move on to a hug."
As soon as he finished speaking, he gently drew her into his arms. She remembered that embrace on the plane. His scent filled her nose, and the memory of him seemed to merge with the man holding her now. Both times, when things had been so hard to bear, this was the person who had appeared with a warm embrace.
Yuan Yuan hugged him back, afraid to hold him too tightly.
He felt her hands resting lightly on his waist and patted her back as if soothing his sleeping niece.
It was a comforting embrace, nothing more.
So, so warm.
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It turns out there are only about 70,000 words. I think the story is good, keep it up ↖(^ω^)↗
This article is really deserted, and the writing is quite heart-warming. I also feel that it ends too hastily, so keep going.
Well written, but the ending was rushed