Chapter 143：I Hate To Be Treated Only as Friend

Han Han ends his call then sighs. Yu Mei just confirmed that she is alright. Apparently A Lin was telling the truth. Han Han comes inside the cafe, approaching A Lin who has sat on a chair, while Xiao Ping is compressing her bruised leg with ice.

"Is it bad ? Let me look at it," Han Han says as he moves closer, trying to look at A Lin's leg. The owner of the leg doesn't permit him. She quickly puts her leg down on the floor, with squinted eyes hiding her wounded leg behind her other leg. "Why.."

"It's too late to act like you care," A Lin cuts his words curtly, angrily glares her eyes to him. "Let me see it," Han Han insists. "Why didn't you tell me that Yu Mei is your cousin ?" Instead, A Lin repeats her question. Han Han sighs. "That doesn't matter," he tries to dodge. "It matters," A Lin sticks out. "Why ? Because you won't be jealous if you knew ?"

"I'm not jealous !" A Lin shouts. "Then why the h*ll you confronted Yu Mei ?" Han Han shouts back. "I did it because I thought she was cheating on you!!" A Lin screams.

"Hey.. hey.. what's going on here ?" Mr. Bai warns them, his head pops from his office door showing his frowned face. Both Han Han and A Lin bow their heads. "I'm sorry, Sir," Han Han hisses then turns to the two customers that are looking at them and bows to them while asking apologize.

Han Han then sits beside A Lin. "I never said she was my girlfriend. You're the one who always accused her as my new girl," he hisses to A Lin. "You looked so caring toward her, that's why I thought she is your new girl," A Lin hisses back with a sulky face. "She's my.."

"Cut it out you two," Xiao Ping finally interferes, she can't take it any longer to be silent. "Just admit that you're jealous, A Lin," she says. "I'm N.."

"You were having a bad mood the first time you saw her. That was before you knew she met other boy. So don't make it as an excuse," Xiao Ping states the fact that can not be denied by A Lin. The latter can only grumpily turns her head away from Han Han who smirks victoriously. Xiao Ping moves her sight to him. "And you.. you deliberately hid the fact that she is your cousin. You even made me promise not to tell A Lin. So you were definitely trying to make her jealous," Xiao Ping rebukes him. Han Han's smirk instantly disappears. "Now calm yourself down then try to resolve this conflict with cold headed. Even if your relationship only will go as far as friendship, wouldn't it be better if it is a good friendship ?" Xiao Ping speaks like a teacher scolding her students. Two people in front of her sigh then glance to each other in harmony.

"Let me take care of your bruise," Xiao Ping tells A Lin, asking for her leg. Slowly A Lin stretches her wounded leg upward. Xiao Ping squats on one knee, placing A Lin's leg to her thigh and compresses it with a bag of ices. Han Han's eyes are widened to see a vivid mark of a shoe print. The size tells that it is definitely a man's shoe print.

"Who did that ?" Han Han points out the mark. "The guy kicked me one time after I fell," A Lin tells him in a flat tone. "He's over the limit," Han Han says with a tight jaw and clenches his fist. He then quickly grabs his bag, jacket, and helmet then abruptly walks out the cafe.

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The next day. A Lin who just came in the cafe gasps to see blue marks on Han Han's right eye and jaw. Han Han curls the corner of his lips up to calm her down. "Don't worry. He got worse than this," he says. "You're confronting him ?" A Lin asks in disbelief. Han Han shrugs. "A man should never hit woman," he says. A Lin can't say a word that fit to reply. She only murmurs a thank you before she sits. They are then caught in a silence for few minutes.

"I'm.."

"I.."

"I.. I was jealous.." she says with a blush growing on her cheek. Han Han pushes his wheeled chair to roll beside her then stretches his arm to put his hand on top of hers. "I'm sorry I made you jealous," he utters solemnly.

A Lin moves her hand, twining his fingers with her fingers. "I.. I still don't know if I love you or not," she admits. Han Han drops down his head. "But..," she squeezes her fingers a little, "I only kiss someone special." Han Han immediately raises his head. His eyes are sparkling. "Beside, I hate to be treated only just friend by you. Your friend treatment is really bad, you know." Han Han chuckles hearing it. "Xiao Ping doesn't mind," he declares. "Xiao Ping has someone else who treats her special already," A Lin pouts. Han Han pinches her nose gently.

"You were saying ... ?" Han Han asks A Lin to continue. A Lin inhales deeply then looks him in the eyes. "If.. if you don't mind... having me that still in doubt about my love to you.. I.. I want to be.. hmm.. your someone special again. Hmm.. or maybe.. even.. hmm.. even .. your girlfriend.. ?"

Han Han uses all of his power to suppress his overjoy down. His body shivers and his eyes are misty. "I would love you to be my girlfriend," he responds with trembling and hoarse voice.