Chapter 23: Little Kitten

"Hey, are alright? Do you need help?" Liam was on the brink of wanting to give up when he heard that voice

The guy weakly turned his head to the voice's source but what he saw was only a chest

Liam needs to raise his head just to see the face of the woman in front of him. The girl was quite gorgeous and she has an aura of an older sister around her

Even Liam finds her beautiful but her height makes him dissatisfied. Even a girl is much taller than him!

How do these people gain such a ridiculously tall height? What did they eat when growing up? Are they breastfed until they were two years old?

Where did such a staggering height come from?

Liam desperately wants to take a rest but how can he let himself lose face in front of such a beautiful older sister?

The 'manly' side of Liam wouldn't let him appear terribly weak

With a forced smile, Liam answered. "N-no, I-I'm just you k-know... e-exercising...?"

Liam can only pray that the ground will open up and swallow him alive. What kind of lame excuses was he spouting for? Even kids wouldn't believe his excuse!

"Exercising... in the stairs of the university...?"

Liam's face twitched at that but he can only confidently nod his head even though it sounds extremely ridiculous

"While wearing... jeans...?" The beautiful older sister continued and Liam almost cried on the spot

'Big sister, since you knew that it was just an excuse, can you just cooperate? I only have a single face but I lose several of them with your inquiry!'

Can't you see how hard Liam was holding back his tears?

Despite the embarrassment, Liam can only mutter a "yes"

That causes the big sister to look at Liam as if he was a silly kid

"A-alright... I guess, good luck?" The girl said before continuing in her way. She originally wants to help the small and cute Liam but since he is actually 'exercising' then there is nothing she can do

As soon as the girl walks away, Liam breathed a sigh of relief. With him being alone, he would have no chance to lose face again

However, Liam didn't take into account his cuteness and fame in the university. Women that have a dependable aura around them continuously approached him while trying to help

That makes Liam feel both touched and bitter. Does he look that weak? Why are these big sisters acting as if he couldn't even survive walking the stairs up to the 5th floor?

Exercise! Liam really needs to exercise soon!

After a lot of difficulties, Liam finally arrives on the 5th floor. He massages his aching little legs first before trying to find the room that Tristan is having a class with

"Finally, this is the room" Liam thought to himself while staring at the door with the numbers '511'

Liam was in the time when the class just ended and the students were exiting their classroom

It didn't take that long before Liam saw a tall person that he is familiar with

"Tristan!" Liam happily called out while raising his hand and when Tristan looks at him, the expressionless guy can't help but frown a bit although it was not very visible

In Tristan's eyes, Liam was heavily sweating. Some strands of his brown hair fell into his sweat-soaked forehead

A red blush can also be seen on his face thanks to the 'exercise' he just did. He looked very much tired although he was smiling out of relief

In curiosity, Tristan walks towards the little guy with a questioning look on his face

Tristan didn't speak but Liam can still guess the thoughts in his mind

"Ta-dah! T-this is your folder!" Liam proudly said while panting hard as his lungs don't have enough oxygen that it needed

Tristan's gaze landed in the folder on Liam's hand, it was the folder that Tristan dropped after 'saving Liam'. Could this folder be the reason for Liam's current state?

Tristan wants to say that Liam doesn't need to give it to him. He reprinted the activity earlier and he already submitted it to the teacher

Not to mention, it was already wrinkled now since it was really hard for Liam to climb the stairs

However, thinking of how this little guy puts so much effort, Tristan doesn't have the heart to say such a 'heartless' thing to him

Tristan can only retrieve the folder from Liam

"I'll treat you" Tristan said and Liam almost had goosebumps. Tristan rarely speaks but when he did so, Liam would either be envious, amaze, or both

This tall guy has such an amazing and manly voice. It's like he always just woke up and is using his morning voice

It can definitely charm millions of girls if they heard it and Liam wants to have a voice of the same quality

"Deal!" Liam happily replied. He 'worked' really 'hard' to deliver that folder, it makes him thirsty and hungry

Since someone is offering to treat him then who is Liam to refuse?

With that, things were settled. Liam rests for a bit first before they head out

Along the way, they passed by the elevator, and Liam can't help but curse the school management

"How can it work now when I climbed myself to death from the 1st floor to the 5th floor?!"

Liam felt that this is unfair. If he knew that this would happen, he would just wait until the elevator was fixed!

Although the elevator working is beneficial for him since walking down to the 1st floor is also hard, Liam still can't stop himself from feeling bitter

He felt like someone played a cruel trick on him

Tristan sensed his mood and he can only try his best to cheer up the little guy

"Ice cream" Tristan said and Liam looks at him with question marks on his face. What's with the word ice cream? Why is Tristan that seldom speaks said that word?

Noticing Liam's confusion, Tristan speaks again to clarify the meaning of his words. "I'll treat you with ice cream"

Liam felt like that was the longest sentence he heard from Tristan and his earlier negative emotions vanished just like that

"Wow, so you can actually speak such a long sentence" Liam muttered in amazement

Tristan's sentence was still short. However, considering that it came from Tristan, that sentence is already considered as long

Liam still wants to urge Tristan to speak but the tall guy pats his head a bit before combing his hair upwards. The hair strands that fell into Liam's forehead earlier returned on top of his head

The soft sensation in Tristan's hand fascinates him a bit and he unconsciously stroke the little guy's hair a few more times

Liam likes it when someone is playing with his hair and he turned into a kitten that was being petted and rubbed by its owner

The only thing missing was a purr from Liam and he would really look like a small kitten

Ding

Unfortunately, the two were interrupted as the elevator door finally opened its doors. Since Liam absolutely don't want to climb down the stairs, he immediately rode on the elevator in fear that it would close up suddenly or it would need sudden maintenance again

Tristan also entered the elevator silently and it took no time before they arrived at the first floor

Since Liam is lazy, they decided to just head to the canteen again. It was only a few hours ago when they ate ice cream in the canteen but now, they are walking towards it with the same goal as a few hours ago

Tristan brought the little guy a chocolate cupcake and a milk flavored ice cream and they sat on one of the chairs again

Liam happily took a bite from his cupcake. His earlier fatigue seems to vanish as his whole being was filled with delight

Tristan just watched him and the guy felt like he was feeding a small and cute animal and he kind of enjoyed it

Thus, while Liam is happily eating the cupcake, he didn't know that the person that brought it for him was treating him like a small animal

If he knows this, Liam would surely seeth with anger!

How dare Tristan treat him like that?! Is it because of his height that is only 'a bit' lacking compared to men at his age?!

Too bad that Liam's enjoyment didn't last that long when he receives a call from Klein

Liam puts down the cupcake first before answering his call

"Hello?"

"Liam, help me!!"

Klein's desperate plea entered Liam's ears causing the latter to frown

"What happened?"

"That damn Calix set me up! Come to my apartment as soon as you can, I really need your help. And if you can contact Shane, call her too. That girl is missing in action for the nth time, just where is she having a date with Cain?"

"Alright, I'll be there" Liam replied as he felt that Klein's emergency was really urgent