Samui had never expected Uchiha Yin to say that so suddenly. Her face was already flushed, and now the red spread all the way to her ears. "I'm not. I just..."
She hurried to explain, but couldn't find the right words. The way she flustered was adorable, especially compared with how cool she usually acted.
Yin couldn't bear to watch her struggle any longer. "You don't have to explain. It's only natural to enjoy being around me. If you didn't, I'd have failed!" He said it with an easy, sunny smile.
In that moment, Samui decided there was no point arguing. She nodded, tacitly admitting it. Being together like this was a rare pleasure, and she wouldn't mind if it went on forever.
Seeing that she had finally stopped worrying over it, Yin's expression softened. "I'd love to keep strolling with you, but we can't. If we carry on like this, we might get mobbed!"
Samui looked around in confusion, then understood. The women nearby were watching them like hungry wolves. If Yin said they would pounce in the next second, she wouldn't have been surprised.
That strange sense of satisfaction welled up again. "You really are popular. We'd better get out of here!" She tightened her grip on his hand and pulled him into a run.
Yin froze for a moment, then laughed. With a slight tug, he brought her to a stop. Samui glanced back at the women eyeing them and said anxiously, "What are you doing? Let's go before they catch up! I don't want to keep looking at those faces!"
Yin gave her a helpless smile and poked her forehead hard enough to make her step back. She glared at him, her lovely eyes wide with indignation.
He rubbed the spot he had reddened. "If you