Is that the man I really like?

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Xue Er quickly went to open the door and saw her mother standing there. "Mom?" and she quickly tried to hide her face with her hand. "I heard our new neighbor next door is from your school right? I baked some cookies and do you mind bringing some over to them?" "Why me?" Xue Er protested. Her mom gave her a hard stare, "why are you covering your face?" as she stared at her. "Uhh, nothing. This is for the next door neighbor right? I'll bring it over right now," as she took the box of cookies out the door. "This girl," as her mother watched Xue Er left the house.

Xue Er slowly walked up to his house and pressed the doorbell. "What brings you here?" as Zhi Chen stood in front of her. "M-my mom baked these cookies and told me to bring some to you guys," as Xue Er stutters. Zhi Chen took the box of cookies from her, "thank you." "Well, I'll get going now," and as Xue Er turns to leave, but Zhi Chen stops her.

"Are you scared of me?" as Zhi Chen asked, tugging her collar. "Well, uhmm no," she answered, avoiding his eyes. Seeing how she avoided him, he took out the necklace he found, and swung it slowly in front of her, "Doesn't this necklace look pretty?" he sarcastically said. She glanced over and her eyes widened. She couldn't take her eyes off the necklace and unconsciously held his hand. "This necklace… Where did you find it??"

"I found it by the school entrance.Why?" He tried not to smile. "I think it's mine. I lost my necklace today as well." she claimed. "Oh, really?" "Can I have it back?" reaching for the necklace. He pulled it back, "Finder keeper. If you want it back, you got to do something for me." She glared at him, "WHAT?" "I'll take that as a no. Thank you for the cookies. Bye." As he closes his door, she quickly puts her foot between the crack, "WAIT! What do I have to do?"

Zhi Chen gave her a smirk. "Well, I haven't thought about it yet. When I do, I'll tell you." and he gave her a hand signal to tell her to step back. Xue Er slowly steps back and closes the door behind her. "Why do I even like this guy," as she made a face, the door opened again. Xue Er quickly fixes her posture and looks at him. "Here, my mom told me to give this to you as a return," as he threw her a pack of chocolate. "Oh right, I forgot. Don't do something that'll make me mad or else I won't give it back to you." He gave Xue Er a smile and closed the door. "Y-you.." as she furiously walks back home.

Xue Er slams the door so loud once she enters back home. "Who made our daughter so mad," as her father puts the newspaper down and looks at her. "It's all my mother's fault. Why did she even tell me to bring cookies over to the next door neighbor." She quickly dropped the pack of chocolate on the table and ran up the stairs. "SUCH A RUDE AND ARROGANT MAN THAT I'VE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE. HOW DID I EVEN FALL IN LOVE WITH SUCH A PERSON LIKE THIS," as she was hitting her stuff teddy bear.

She lay on her bed thinking all the things he could be asking her to do. "AHHHH, to think this is his true form." And then, she heard a knock on her window, "What that??" Slowly peeking through her window curtains. She notices Zhi Chen holding up a book, "Free your weekend?"