She also saw pictures of Mo Yuan protectively wrapping his arm around her shoulder while walking in the crowded school compound.
Some even took pictures of Mo Yuan carrying her after she fell from the stairs. She hugged his neck like an obedient child.
Han Luo read the comments and felt butterflies in her stomach.
She subconsciously mumbled, "That can't be, can it? Does he really like me? I cannot be certain. But we did kiss…"
"You kissed?!"
A voice exclaimed in the dark.
Han Luo was startled and she jumped out of the bed. "W-who?" she shuttered while looking around.
This brave girl was scared out of her wits. She didn't even recognize the voice of the intruder.
"Girl, whom did you kiss?" Zheng Mian closed her door and walked toward the bedroom.
"Oh, it's just you." Han Luo sat on her bed.
Zheng Mian sat beside her and asked, "Who did you think I was? Oh just forget it. Tell me whom you kissed. I can't believe that you went that far with someone."
Han Luo was in her own room. Although she spoke aloud thinking she was alone, she couldn't believe someone heard her. She regretted speaking too loudly.
She bashfully lowered her eyes and mumbled, "Big brother Yuan kissed me."
"Doesn't he kiss you all the time? Why are you being shy now?" Zheng Mian questioned her.
She saw him kissing her head from time to time. She always pitied him for restraining himself every single day.
Han Luo softly corrected his friend's misunderstanding, "…He… kissed my lips."
"…What?" Zheng Mian thought that her ears were buzzing. That's why she couldn't hear properly.
"I told you… our lips… touched…" Han Luo was too embarrassed to look at her friend even in the dark.
"Did you two accidentally touch your lips?" Zheng Mian wanted to make sure that her fantasy was real or fake.
Han Luo was frustrated that Zheng Mian couldn't understand her. She quickly explained, "No! He was mad at me and I couldn't take it anymore. In school, I told him that I wanted to make him feel better. He said that nothing could make him feel better. I asked him to teach me the thing that would make him ease his anger. That's when he kissed me and told me to kiss him the exact way."
She marked that this was the most embarrassing day in her life.
"…" Zheng Mian's jaw dropped on the floor. She had no idea what to say.
Never in her life had she thought that Mo Yuan would make such a bold move. Not only did he make a move but also he did it in school.
In. The. School.
Zheng Mian took her time to digest the news and then she unexpectedly hugged Han Luo.
"…" Han Luo wasn't sure why she was hugged.
Zheng Mian felt proud and patted her back saying, "You have grown up. I'm so proud of you."
"What are you talking about?" Han Luo was utterly confused.
"Didn't you kiss him back afterward? You did it willingly, didn't you? I'm really happy for you." Zheng Mian was content that finally, these two were having some progress.
Han Luo muttered, "…That… yeah… I don't know why I did it…"
Zheng Mian frowned. She pushed her away and grabbed her shoulder. She asked, "What do you mean you don't know? Will you do it to anyone else if they told you to kiss them?"
"No!" Han Luo was rather loud. She could never do those things with others. She couldn't even imagine doing it with Tang Yujin let alone other boys she knew.
Zheng Mian asked, "You are only doing it because you think of him in a special way, isn't that right?"
"…Special way…" Han Luo pondered.
She didn't think about it before but now that she thought of it, he was indeed special to her.
Mo Yuan was the first person to know about her true self. He also accepted her readily. He worked hard for her and sacrificed a lot. When he needed his mother the most, he couldn't have her. Even so, he never blamed Han Luo and cared for her deeply.
For some reason, they had gotten smitten to each other and she didn't hate it. She felt safe around him no matter what he did.
Since no one ever did anything intimate to her before, when he did those things to her, she craved for more.
She acknowledged him and voluntarily did whatever he asked her to do.
If she thought that way, she definitely treated him differently.
She declared, "Of course, big brother Yuan is special. He is different from others. He cares for me and he understands me more than anyone."
Zheng Mian thoughtfully spoke, "Is that so? Did you ask him why he treated you differently and cared so much about you?"
Han Luo took a breath and responded, "He told me to wait and I'm willing to wait. After all, he had to let go of so many things for my sake."
Zheng Mian sighed. "Girl, you are good. Anyway, you better sleep. I have to go to class tomorrow. Sleep tight."
She didn't want to force Han Luo to realize her feelings. She had faith in her friend.
Since Han Luo came to understand this much and also developed a physical hunger for him, she would eventually understand her feelings.
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It took another week for Han Luo's wounds to heal completely and fortunately, there was no scar.
Han Luo was delighted. She went to school in a good mood.
She noticed that everyone was giving her more attention than they usually do and she didn't' need to guess why.
Beth saw her in the corridor and came closer. She stated, "I've already written the article and published it. The rumors about you and Mo Yuan being childhood sweethearts died. However, be careful when you are with Yuan. The students will keep trying to find out how you ended up together.."
"I understand and we haven't ended up together, Beth," Han Luo announced.
"Yeah, I will believe your words if Yuan says that in front of you," Beth said.
At that time, Jared saw them and hastily came toward them.
The first thing that came out of his mouth was, "Luo, are you going out with Yuan?"
[A/N: Who wants to feed Han Luo all of their Power Stones to help her grow up faster?]