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Chapter 837 - 834: Don’t Rush into Liking

Chapter 837: Chapter 834: Don’t Rush into Liking

He wanted to give both himself and her enough time to understand each other and to cultivate their feelings.

Therefore, from the beginning until now, he had never said he liked her or pursued her in any way.

Because to even say he liked her when he didn’t truly understand her, wouldn’t that be too hasty?

"Miss Tong, you might find me brash, but I must tell you that I am someone who would rather fail than live with regrets. That day at the boxing gym, you dazzled me at first sight. I won’t deny that I want to get closer to you, I want to understand you more. So, I will brazenly ’bump into you’ by chance and I will wait for you on your way home. Because I hope that we can give each other a chance to understand one another, only after getting to know each other can we know if we are compatible and whether we can continue to develop."

Tong Xiaohua stared at him without blinking, "So, you like me?"

In Tong Xiaohua’s memory and experiences, the men who pursued her had always straightforwardly told her, "I like you," "I want you to be my girlfriend," and other direct confessions.

But him, after sending so many days of gifts and flowers, he still addressed her as Miss Tong and still, had never directly confessed to her.

If that was the case, then she’d ask, what was the meaning behind his persistent hovering around her, like an unsettled spirit?

Yan Bo was taken aback. He had thought she invited him to dinner to make things clear.

But he hadn’t expected her to be so direct.

"Miss Tong, I admit that I find you attractive and that your appearance attracts me a lot. But just having these feelings and then saying ’I like you’ seems, perhaps, too hasty."

Tong Xiaohua’s eyebrows rose, and a thin layer of anger shimmered in her clear eyes.

"If it’s not liking, then why do you keep showing up in front of me seeking presence?"

Tong Xiaohua’s anger left Yan Bo slightly flustered; after all, he had never experienced being so resented or questioned by a girl he liked.

Or rather, it was always him on the side of being liked. That version of him had never, ever considered what the people who liked him might feel—he simply rejected them outright.

But now, standing in front of Tong Xiaohua, even though he still couldn’t determine how deeply he liked her, seeing her become both troubled and angry made his usual calm composure crumble in front of her.

"Miss Tong..." Yan Bo stood up, took a deep breath, and then looked at Tong Xiaohua very seriously and formally said, "To me, liking someone is a very serious and solemn matter. If I were to rashly tell you now that I like you, it would be a desecration to you. You’re a good girl, worth a proper pursuit and cherishing. So, I hope to give you and me enough time, to fully understand each other, before we talk about whether we like or dislike each other."

Tong Xiaohua hadn’t expected him to speak so earnestly. She had assumed that, like most wealthy young masters who were rejected, he would become enraged or in response to her questioning, he would hurriedly profess his feelings.

However, he was saying that he just wanted to give them enough time.

Such a man was different from any other she had known.

Seeing her pressing her lips together and frowning in thought, Yan Bo added.

"Miss Tong, I know you have just started university and have just taken over the heavy responsibility of the Tong Family from Uncle Tong, you probably don’t have much time to consider other things. And so do I, my company has just been established, there are many things that require my direct attention. I don’t have much spare time to chase after a girl, but that doesn’t mean I don’t value you. So, just treat me as an ordinary friend, let’s interact gradually, meet occasionally, and give each other the process and time to get to know one another, is that okay?"

Tong Xiaohua lifted her eyes, staring at his handsome yet exceptionally serious face. After a moment of thought, as if compelled by some ghostly force, she nodded her head.

"Okay..."

Having agreed, she suddenly remembered that she had invited him over for dinner, wasn’t it to clarify things and put an end to it all early?

How did it become what it was now, ending up agreeing to his request to interact slowly and meet occasionally?

Yan Bo held his breath and said such a long piece, feeling extremely uneasy, worried that if she outright rejected him, he’d have to shamelessly stick around.

Now, hearing her response like that, he couldn’t help but exhale in relief.

"Then... I have another small favor to ask!"

At that moment, Tong Xiaohua was inwardly cursing herself. Upon hearing his request, she looked up at him irritably and said, "Go on..."

After all, she had already agreed to slowly get to know him as an ordinary friend, so why not hear what other excessive requests he might have?

"Since we are friends, can we change how we address each other? I’d like to call you Xiao Hua, is that okay?"

Tong Xiaohua wanted to say no, but then she thought about how awkward it was to always hear him calling her ’Miss Tong,’ again and again.

"Whatever you like..."

A look of joy spread across Yan Bo’s face, "Xiao Hua, you can call me Old Yan, that’s what my old classmates used to call me."

Tong Xiaohua didn’t utter a word, thinking to herself, his classmates really had no taste; calling him ’Old Yan,’ was like calling an old man, how could she say such a thing to such a handsome guy?

"Of course, if you prefer to call me ’Brother Yan’ or ’Brother Bo,’ that’s fine too, considering I’m two years older than you."

Tong Xiaohua rolled her eyes at Yan Bo, "Comrade Yan Bo, I may not be smart, but I know how to address people!"

As if she would call him ’brother,’ didn’t she know that back in the day lovers would address each other as ’brother’ and ’sister’?

Seeing her huffing and puffing, Yan Bo found it funny inside, but he was afraid of angering her if he continued, and quickly said with a laugh, "Alright then, just call me Yan Bo."

As the two of them were chatting, the butler Uncle Yuan came over and said to Tong Xiaohua, "Miss, dinner is ready. Should we wait for Mr. Ming?"

The ’Mr. Ming’ Uncle Yuan referred to was Ming Uncle. Lately, he had been regularly having dinner here, hence Uncle Yuan’s extra query.

"No need to wait, Mr. Ming won’t be coming back for dinner tonight."

Yan Bo stood up along with Tong Xiaohua and followed her past the kitchen, only to see a row of antique screens.

Beyond the screen was a purely Chinese-styled dining room, and outside the dining room was a corridor adorned with purple flowers on the ivy.

Initially, Yan Bo had been somewhat skeptical about what Tong Xiaohua had said the other day, but now, he was completely convinced.

"Xiao Hua, did your mom design this place too?" he asked, elegantly pulling out a chair with a long hand, gesturing for Tong Xiaohua to sit down.

Tong Xiaohua hesitated a bit but eventually didn’t want to decline his kindness and sat down on the chair.

"Yes, it was all for fun by my mom," she said.

She didn’t mention that her mom wasn’t in good health and seldom went out. So, getting terribly bored at home, she took to changing the house’s interior decor for amusement.

And her dad, who was extremely doting on her mom, always supported whatever she wanted to do. After every change, he would always say it was very good.