Chapter 503: Do Like Him

Editor: Millman97

Mubai didn鈥檛 to intend to let her wiggle out of this one, so he pressed, "What about me? What am I to you?"

"You..." Xinghe opened her mouth to say something but no words came out. The atmosphere suddenly became extremely weird and awkward. Mubai kept staring at her with anticipation, waiting for her answer.

He wanted to know what his position in her heart was. He did promise her that he would wait, but he was still dying to know where he stood in the grand scheme of things.

Xinghe finally answered, "You are also my friend."

Mubai couldn鈥檛 believe he just got friend-zoned.

Xinghe continued to explain, "Even though it might be weird for us to be friends but..."

"Xia Xinghe," Mubai interrupted her with a helpless shake of his head. "Do you think I鈥檓 willing to stay as your friend?"

"..."

"I鈥檓 sure you know my intentions." Mubai stared at her with burning passion. "Tell me the truth, what is your heart saying at this moment?"

Xinghe was silent with her thoughts before asking, "You really want to know?"

"Yes."

"I鈥檝e been thinking about how to deal with Feng Saohuang and to uncover the mystery of Project Galaxy."

Mubai didn鈥檛 know whether to give up or cry facing her honesty.

He grabbed her hand like it was a lifeline and demanded, "You鈥檝e not thought one bit about our relationship?"

"Honestly, I have but only a little."

Mubai was willing to take that, a little was better than none.

"Then, what are your thoughts?" Mubai asked her on patiently.

Xinghe answered truthfully, "I鈥檝e decided to push it back until the things I mentioned earlier are resolved."

Xinghe鈥檚 answer was like a pail of cold water to his face.

"Then do you like me, even a little bit?" Mubai might not have been prepared to hear that answer, but he decided to be brazen about it and cut right to the point. Mubai realized Xinghe could always render his usual self-control pointless.

Thankfully, Xinghe鈥檚 honest answer this time was a lot more acceptable. "There should be a certain degree of affection, but I can鈥檛 say how much."

Mubai could see the spring flowers blooming in the background; he was over the moon!

His pair of shining eyes locked onto hers and his face split into a broad smile. "In other words, you do like me, right?"

Xinghe, for some reason, nodded with a faint blush. She did like him to a certain degree...

Or else with her personality, she wouldn鈥檛 have wasted so much time discussing their relationship, and she wouldn鈥檛 have helped him. So, in conclusion, she did like him.

Mubai suddenly lifted her chin up and said gently, "That鈥檚 good enough, it means that you have taken the first step! Do not worry, because I will make the other remaining 99 steps, you just stand still and wait for me, okay?"

Xinghe frowned slightly. How come she felt she needed to commit a little more so that the relationship was an equal. They needed to contribute the same amount of work to be fair, right?

Mubai wasn鈥檛 aware of her thoughts he was too caught up in his own happiness. He was like a kid who just got accepted by his crush.

"Can I kiss you?" he suddenly asked. Before Xinghe could answer, he leaned in. The kiss was a gentle and short one.

It wasn鈥檛 especially passionate. It reminded Xinghe of a first kiss, chaste yet treasured.

This was not the first time they kissed, but for several reasons, it touched Xinghe鈥檚 heart.