Huangfu Shaohua arrived at the restaurant and felt uneasy as he sat down to eat.
It was clearly a restaurant for couples, with dim lighting and individual booths.
Most tables had candles lit, and the couples inside were whispering as they ate.
Sheng Zhuzhu called the waiter and also ordered a candle, then asked with a smile, "Brother Shaohua, isn't this place very romantic?"
"Zhuzhu, you shouldn't do this anymore. I've always only considered you a friend..."
"I know." Before he could finish, Sheng Zhuzhu said shyly, "You're always cold on the outside but warm on the inside, and you don't fool around outside. You're too shy to say you consider me your girlfriend, so I have to be proactive."
Huangfu Shaohua, seeing that she was a girl, didn't want to be too blunt. However, seeing that she was still living in her own fantasy, he had to be clearer.
"Zhuzhu, I don't consider you my girlfriend, only a friend. I like someone else, and I don't want you to waste any more time on me."
At this moment, the waiter brought the pre-meal soup.
Sheng Zhuzhu looked at him in disbelief, her smile frozen. She said, "Brother Shaohua, you must be joking. Of course, I'm the one you like, there's no one else."
Seeing her hand unconsciously reaching towards the soup bowl, the waiter reminded her, "Miss, be careful, it's hot."
Sheng Zhuzhu, however, took her anger out on the waiter, saying, "Get lost, don't interrupt us."
The waiter pursed her lips, looking embarrassed, and could only say meekly, "I'm sorry." She quickly left their table.
"Zhuzhu, what are you doing? How can you be so rude..."
"Huangfu Shaohua, what do you mean by suddenly saying you like someone else? How can I maintain my composure!" Sheng Zhuzhu glared at him, her eyes turning red.
Huangfu Shaohua said calmly, "I never said I liked you, nor did I make any promises to you. You should be able to feel that yourself..."
"This is ridiculous! Your mother said something completely different from what you're saying! She told me to stay by your side with peace of mind, and that you would marry me!"
"You should know that's her idea, not mine."
Sheng Zhuzhu stood up, knocking over the soup bowl on the table, and said, "Fine, you're playing games with me! Huangfu Shaohua, you just wait. I'm not trash that you can just discard!"
With that, she quickly left.
Huangfu Shaohua rubbed his forehead, blaming his mother for causing trouble.
However, it was good that things were clarified. He no longer had to be bound by the girlfriend his mother had imposed on him.
At this moment, the waiter came over and asked, "Sir, shall I serve the rest of the dishes?"
"Yes." Huangfu Shaohua said apologetically, "I'm sorry about just now. My friend was in a bad mood, please don't take it to heart."
"It's alright." The waiter smiled, feeling a bit better. "Fortunately, she's not your girlfriend."
As soon as she said that, the waiter quickly corrected herself, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have spoken out of turn."
"It's okay." Huangfu Shaohua wasn't angry and smiled, not taking it to heart at all.
After he finished his dinner alone, his mother sent him a text message, "Yaoyao has been discharged from the hospital. You don't need to go to the hospital anymore, come straight home."
He replied with only one word, "Okay."
But he didn't want to go home at all. After eating so much, he decided to find a place to exercise and digest.
After much thought, he went to the boxing club. He wondered if Daisy was still on leave today, as he really wanted to talk to her.
He drove to the club and was pleasantly surprised to see Daisy teaching a student.
Daisy also noticed him. She suppressed the excitement in her heart, simply nodded and smiled at him, then continued teaching the student beside her.
Huangfu Shaohua went to change and deliberately went to the punching bag closest to her, asking, "Can you teach me later?"
"You don't have an appointment, and all my students for tonight are already scheduled," Daisy said calmly. "Why don't you book an appointment for tomorrow night? I have some slots available then."
"Okay." Huangfu Shaohua felt a bit disappointed and began hitting the punching bag alone.
When Daisy wasn't paying attention, she secretly smiled.
Yesterday morning, she had accompanied Susu to the orphanage again and only returned to Lancheng this afternoon.
She was a bit tired after returning. She had intended to take another day off from home, but she was still thinking about Huangfu Shaohua.
She thought he might come to the club to train tonight, so she gritted her teeth and insisted on coming to work.
The person she had been longing for had indeed come tonight, which made her previously gloomy mood suddenly clear up.
However, she didn't show it in front of Huangfu Shaohua, maintaining her usual reserve and not appearing overly concerned about him.
When she finished teaching all her students and was about to leave work, she found that Huangfu Shaohua was nowhere to be seen.
She assumed he had left after practicing boxing alone, but she saw his appointment for tomorrow at the front desk. Thinking she would see him again tomorrow, she hummed a tune.
The young lady at the front desk smiled and said, "Sister Daisy, you seem so happy. Have you found a boyfriend?"
Daisy glared at her with a smile and said, "Can't I be happy without a boyfriend?"
"Oh, oh."
Daisy walked out of the club with light steps. As she passed a streetlamp, a figure suddenly appeared and blocked her path.
She instinctively took two steps back, nervously preparing to throw a punch.
"Don't be afraid, it's me." The person grabbed one of her fists and said.
Daisy recognized the person as Huangfu Shaohua and felt a false alarm.
"You haven't gone home yet? I thought you left earlier."
Huangfu Shaohua didn't answer her and asked, "Why were you on leave yesterday?"
Daisy said "oh" and walked towards her parked car, deliberately probing him, "I went shopping, dining, and watched a movie with someone my family introduced for a blind date."
Huangfu Shaohua followed her, asking, "Do you have a boyfriend?"
"Not exactly a boyfriend, just trying to get to know him." Daisy had already reached her car and looked at him calmly. "It's getting late, I need to go home. If you want to practice boxing, come again tomorrow..."
"Be my girlfriend."
Daisy was stunned by his words, her mouth slightly agape, before she could even speak.
His tall figure loomed over her, he霸道ly wrapped his arms around her waist, lowered his head, and kissed her lips.
Daisy's eyes widened, her mind went blank...
What was going on? He had kissed her!
Before she could completely succumb, she hastily pushed him away, quickly pulled open the car door, and drove away.
Huangfu Shaohua stood in place, still savoring the kiss.
With her skills, she could have easily landed a couple of punches on him or knocked him to the ground.
But she didn't resist excessively, nor did she hit him. Did that mean she also liked him and was willing for him to kiss her?
Daisy didn't know how she drove home. She threw her bag aside and collapsed onto the sofa.
Thinking of Huangfu Shaohua's possessive kiss made her heart race.
Was this his way of confessing his feelings to her?
But she had fled in a panic just now, without giving him a definite answer.
She couldn't help but feel annoyed. Why hadn't she just said yes?