Fell into his trap

She ate silently while sneaking a peek at the boy who just confessed to her, I mean, what he did, it was a confession, right? Seeing the girl enjoying the food that he made, he can't help but ask "Do you still want more? I can go ahead and prepare another bowl for you?" Gao Chen said while he wiped the girls face casually, he felt that he did not need to rush anything and just let it flow naturally.

Fua Lin simply shook her head, she was still shy from what was just revealed, she wanted to ask since he told her how he felt, isn't it proper for him to ask her how she felt? But was it still necessary, he already saw how his name was saved on her phone, was he thinking that the feeling they have for each other is mutual, oh well, she couldn't agree more. She was suddenly lost in her train of thoughts when a sudden flick on her forehead stopped her from doing a Q&A on her own "Stop overthinking, its' not good for you. When everything is settled, we will talk about this matter again." he said with confidence, he too was thinking about all the possibilities, but so far so good, Fua Lin did not reject him, so he was relieved at the very least.

"Sleep early so that you can wake up full of energy tomorrow. Dad called and said grandma will be transferred to a regular room in the next hour, so there is no need to worry, she will be fine sweetheart," he added the last word intentionally to see her reaction.

She nearly choked at the last word, so she did not look up but said: "Ahm can you not call me sw...that in public?" Fua Lin suddenly blurted out, but when she took a peek at Gao Chen his face darkened a little, "I mean, grandma won't allow me to have a boyfriend yet, so,..." she explained hurriedly, wait, was Gao Chen her boyfriend now? what did she just say, she nearly cried "not that you are my boyfriend or anything, but....arg, I don't know what I'm talking about," she covered her face, why can't she say anything right, she even called him her boyfriend, how embarrassing!

Gao Chen can't help but laugh at how cute this little girl is, he then patted her head, "I am not your boyfriend...yet because I need to ask permission from grandma, right?" Fua Lin looked at him and nodded, wait, did she just agree to what he just said, did she just fell into his trap? Gao Chen smiled brightly at her, "Will you allow me to call you sweetheart in private when it would just be the two of us then?" he asked her gently. She can't help but stare at his eyes, she was drawn to them, and just like someone just hypnotized her, she nodded again. "Then it's settled! Get some rest sweetheart." then he stood up and left the room.

Just outside the door, Gao Chen can't help but lean on it, his knees were about to give away, he did not know where he got the courage to admit everything to Fua Lin and even made his stand clear to her. His heart was still beating loudly and his back was now drenched in cold sweat, but at least he has achieved his goal, he promised to remain patient for her, in his mind, she was already his girlfriend, they have not made it official yet.

"Hello Uncle Gao, how's grandma?" she said straight away when she answered her phone.

"Xiao Lin, your grandma will be transferred to a regular room after the doctors' are done with their rounds. You can come and visit her after your class tomorrow." Gao Rui gave her all the details, she was finally relieved.

"Uncle Gao, thank you so much for taking care of us. But do you when will Father come back, I have not reached him yet," she asked, she was a little concerned about her fathers' well-being, knowing that her mother just showed up, probably her father was broken-hearted because their divorce was finalized and afraid that he was sulking somewhere.

"Your father will not be back so soon, he is still finishing his work, Xiao Lin. So if you have any concerns in the future, let me know since he left you and your grandma in my care." Gao Rui said, but the truth was, his best friend was so sad about his recent divorce that he doesn't want to go home and face his daughter and mother, he just did not tell this fact to Fua Lin.