"What I wanted to hear..."
"Wasn't actually that..."
Hope shone in Ma Xiaotao's eyes.
Chu Ge had called her a really nice girl! Didn't that mean she already carried some weight in his heart? At least he didn't think badly of her.
"No."
"You misunderstood me."
Yet under Ma Xiaotao's expectant gaze, Chu Ge shook his head and spoke earnestly.
"I..."
"I misunderstood you?"
At those words, Ma Xiaotao felt as though a thunderbolt had struck out of a clear sky. Had Chu Ge been fooling her just now?
No way. He wouldn't be that mean...
Then everything he'd said about thinking I was a good girl was a lie?!
While the girl before him reeled from that thunderbolt, Chu Ge smiled faintly and spoke softly.
Look how badly I've scared the poor girl.
"What I meant just now was..."
"You would make a wonderful girlfriend."
With a gentle smile on his face, Chu Ge looked at the nervous Ma Xiaotao and spoke in all seriousness.
Although this girl wasn't perfect and occasionally had her little fits of temper, there was no denying that she would make a good girlfriend.
As he spoke, he gently took her hand. The meaning was self-evident.
"Chu Ge..."
A smile instantly spread across Ma Xiaotao's face, and even her large eyes curved into adorable crescents.
She had thought Chu Ge had been fooling her earlier. He had nearly scared her to death.
A really nice girl...
So your impression of me hasn't gotten worse. You haven't, because of my surprise attacks...
Ma Xiaotao breathed a sigh of relief, her expression settling as she murmured inwardly. At that moment, it was as though she had been given a dose of tranquilizer.
Looking at the person before her, she finally gathered her courage. Many thoughts had