Lan Mengqin's cheeks turned bright red. Chen Ming's words had left her completely stunned, and her mind was suddenly buzzing, a total mess.
Th-this... Was this a confession? Should she say yes? But wasn't this happening way too fast? And it was so sudden! She hadn't been prepared for this at all!
Seeing Lan Mengqin looking as if the news had hit her over the head, he knew it was too soon to ask her to decide. So he immediately changed the subject.
"It's okay. I'm willing to wait for you. I know you'll need time to think about this. Even if you turn me down, it's fine. We'll still be good friends."
"But Qianqiu and I might be busy for a while after this, so we may not have time to come see you."
Chen Ming wasn't in a hurry and was willing to wait until she was ready. But Lan Mengqin heard something else in his words.
If she turned him down... would they only be friends from then on? No!
Lan Mengqin immediately worked up her courage, sprang to her feet, then ran over and threw herself into his arms, crying out,
"I'm willing! A-Ming, I think I've liked you for a long time. I want to be with you!"
Her sudden counter-confession left Chen Ming stunned. Dong Qianqiu quietly watched the show. The two of them had finally broken through the barrier between them. Now they were just waiting for something else to get broken.
"Mengqin, actually, I—mmph..."
He'd just started to explain what he'd meant earlier when Lan Mengqin pressed her lips against his.
He had no idea where she'd gotten the strength, but she pushed Chen Ming against the wall. All sorts of scenes from romance novels flashed through Lan Mengqin's mind. After two