"Have you ever considered yourself?"
"Myself what?"
"You like me so much, what about me?"
"...Got it."
Xu Qing suddenly understood as he watched Jiang He expertly flipping and stirring with the spatula at the kitchen entrance, and the little doubts in his heart disappeared without a trace.
It wasn't sudden at all.
Rather, it felt natural.
He liked Jiang He so much that he held back when she wasn't ready, giving her enough time to grow and become familiar.
Now that he couldn't hold back anymore, Jiang He had fulfilled his wish.
He had always given Jiang He equality, but this time it was Jiang He who had given him equality.
Love is mutual.
Besides, always touching and hugging, in the end, the final step isn't that important. Clinging to that last bit was just self-deception.
"Right, about that ring..."
"A ring? A proposal?" Xu Qing's steps, which were about to leave, came to a halt.
"No, if you dare to buy a ring, I'll have a good spar with you," said Jiang He.
"? Why?"