17_Establish a New Relationship

"Don't.. don't you have a meeting after this?" Li Yao's voice was muffled as she was now being tightly wrapped around Mu Lihai. Her head was on his chest and she could feel his steady heartbeat.

"It's been postponed." he said. That was why he had to make a phone call earlier. He then slowly tightened his arms around her back.

"Um.. so.." Li Yao didn't know how to bring the subject again. She was so embarrassed but at the same time, her heart couldn't stop beating vigorously.

"About you.. liking me.." she tried to recall his earlier confession.

"What about it?" Mu Lihai wanted to laugh at her cute side but he didn't.

".. Is it true?" she asked him. It took her a big portion of courage to ask him as she was afraid that she was just hearing things.

"It's true." the man replied while he had his chin on top of her head.

"I think it's a feeling that I'm being attracted to you." he told her honestly.

Li Yao was in silence. She didn't know that he was also feeling the same way as she did.

Wait..

The same way as she did?

When did that happen?!

Li Yao finally got the answer to what Mu Lihai was to her. And now that she finally realized it, she felt like nothing could stop her. She turned her head to look at him and she stared at his deep black eyes.

"I.. I think I like you too!" she blurted it out and her face heated up after she confessed. Li Yao's heart was beating very loudly that even Mu Lihai could feel the rhythm since they were so close in each other's embrace.

"So cute." he mumbled to himself.

"Hm.. then let's establish a new relationship okay?" Mu Lihai said softly. He wanted to make sure that this would work out in the end. If it was her, then he would try.

Li Yao knew what his intention was and she felt like this one could be nurtured slowly but surely. She had hope for this. As it was her very first relationship, she didn't want it to fail. She wanted to give her all for this. So she wanted to thread carefully. She knew she was also attracted to him. And him to her. So she would give this a try.

Li Yao nodded as she closed her eyes. Then Mu Lihai found her arms on his back. She had snaked her hands to circle around his waist.

He suddenly felt very comfortable and happy.

*

A month passed by real quick and today, was the third date for Li Yao and her boyfriend. They were both busy with each other's career so it was hard to meet often. But Li Yao thought that this was enough. The pace was good since it could make them slowly getting better in knowing each other. If a couple were to always stuck together 24/7, the level of closeness and intimacy would be nerfed.

In the second division office, Li Yao looked at the time on the clock and was wondering how it was ticking so slow today. She wanted to see Mu Lihai.

As she was busy with her computer, a message came through and she paused to look at her phone. Li Yao's face instantly lit up upon seeing the sender.

Mu Lihai: Still at work? I'll come pick you up near the station. Can't wait to see you.

She smiled after she read the message. He remembered how she had told him that picking her up in front of her office building could cause scandal.

He was the president of Mu Enterprise, one of the biggest companies in the country. And right now, she and her team were working together as outside legal representatives for Mu Enterprise. It would be bad if some news were to leak about the two of them.

Li Yao typed on her phone to reply to his message.

Li Yao: Still working, will be done shortly.

Li Yao stared at her phone for a long time before she could send the message.

By the time she pressed the button on the screen, her eyes went wide.

Li Yao: Still working, will be done shortly. I miss you.

Since when did she type a 'I miss you' ??

The message was sent nevertheless. Li Yao felt like banging her head on the table when she saw that it was read. But nothing came up after that.

'Was I too clingy?' she suddenly felt sad knowing that he didn't reply to her message. Her face made a pouting look and it was quite cute.

Not far from where Li Yao was, Head Attorney Wang was standing beside his assistant, Assistant Attorney Ye. They were discussing something when his eyes roamed to find Li Yao in the office.

He looked at her and was surprised to see that she was making many different kinds of expressions in a short amount of time. She was just on her phone but he could see the flowery background surrounding her.