"How were you able to recognize me earlier?" Fan Xiao Yao asked. She removed her gla.s.ses and mask, placing them in her bag.

"Your bag." Huang Li replied, driving back to her dorm.

"Huh?"

Huang Li chuckled lightly, "That neon bag is really eye-catching."

Fan Xiao Yao turned to her bag and chuckled a bit. Could he have seen her bag whenever he visited her in her dorm?

Even though it was a small thing, he was able to recognize something that belonged to her and that made her hopeful.

"Did you eat something for dinner already?" Fan Xiao Yao asked, looking at him while he was busy driving.

"Not yet. I'll cook something once we get to your place."

"I haven't restocked the food so... Is it alright if we can pa.s.s by the supermarket?"

"Sure. How about Vanilla? Does she still have her food stock?"

"It's going to be finished so let's add that to our list."

As they went shopping in the Supermarket, Fan Xiao Yao was only wearing a mask to cover half of her lower face. She was picking the things while Huang Li was pus.h.i.+ng the cart, quietly following her from behind.

After buying the things they needed, they went back to the do and restocked the food in the kitchen.

Huang Li began preparing the ingredients for their dinner and Fan Xiao Yao helped him in it.

"Do you know how to cook?" Huang Li asked, looking at the way Fan Xiao Yao chop the potato.

"Yup, I do."

Huang Li raised a brow as if not believing her. "Really? What kind of food do you make?"

"I know how to make boiled eggs and how to make noodles." Fan Xiao Yao grinned proudly at him.

In other words, aside from those, she really didn't know how to cook.

"Are those something to be proud of?" 

"Of course! Boiling water is a skill you know!" 

Huang Li chuckled, he was amused by her reply. Most of the women would be embarra.s.sed if they were to say that they don't know how to cook.

"Give me the knife. Let me show you how to properly chop the potatoes."

She blinked a few times, "Eh? I'm chopping it wrong?"

"It needs to be smaller than that."

"Oh, I see." She blushed, embarra.s.sed that she was actually doing things wrong. She pursed her lips and handed him the knife.

Huang Li smiled when he saw Fan Xiao Yao's embarra.s.sed look, it was rather cute in his eyes.

She watched Huang Li chop the potato. He even took the other veggies and chopped them, in the end, he was doing all the work.

"I want to help..." She mumbled.

Huang Li heard her but he didn't say anything, the smile on his face was still there. 

"Why don't you take a seat? This won't take long."

Fan Xiao Yao slumped her shoulders. He didn't want her help, that was obvious. She felt like even if she was trying to get close to him, there was this distance that he putting between them.

Yes, he was friendly and all but that was just it. He didn't put any importance on her.

She sat on the chair and waited for him.

After placing the food on the table, Fan Xiao Yao quietly ate together with Huang Li. 

She wasn't starting a conversation with him. She wanted him to start since she was always the one making efforts towards him.

Huang Li didn't say a word as well. He didn't have anything to say to her so he remained quiet.

"Senior Huang, do you have someone you like?" Fan Xiao Yao finally broke the silence by asking him the question.

Huang Li was caught off guard by her. If he had something in his mouth, he would have choked on it. "Someone I like?"

"Yes."

Huang Li thought that she was just trying to make a conversation so he didn't find anything wrong with it.

Fan Xiao Yao gulped nervously as she stared intensely at him.

Someone he likes? When he thought of it, s.h.i.+ Enxi's face appeared before him.

Yes, if it was someone he liked, he has always liked s.h.i.+ Enxi but he knew that his unrequited love would never be returned now that s.h.i.+ Enxi was with Lu Mello.

He never tried making a move to her since he thought that as long as he was able to remain by her side, it was alright. Even if it hurt him when he found out that s.h.i.+ Enxi married Lu Mello, he didn't argue with her. 

He could see how happy s.h.i.+ Enxi was with Lu Mello. What mattered to him most was that as long as s.h.i.+ Enxi was happy, he would support her in every way.

When Fan Xiao Yao saw the soft look in Huang Li's eyes as he thought of the person he liked, her chest tightened. 

Even if she wanted to ask who that lucky girl was, she was afraid. She was afraid to know who she was since... There could only be one person who he probably liked... or even love.

She smiled bitterly, "Haha, just ignore my-"

"I like Xiao Xi."

When she heard his straight answer, she felt as if she was stabbed by a knife on her chest.

She lowered her head. "I know."

There was no use in keeping her feelings for him. If she continued on keeping it, he might never realize it.

If he was able to know her feelings for him, will he start looking at her? Will he feel a bit conscious when he approach her? Will he remember her words whenever he sees her? 

She wanted to know. Even if she was afraid, she wanted to take the risk. She will never be able to take a step forward if she won't make a move, right?

The last time she waited, Lu Mello ended up falling for someone else. She never told him about her feelings.

When she decided to confess and give him an answer, it was already too late. This time, she was not going to hold back. She was not going to wait.

She may not be ready to tell Huang Li her feelings but when will she be?

Huang Li chuckled a bit, "Now that I think of it, the person we like are married to each other."

"No. The person I like is not married." She clenched her fists right before she looked straight at him and continued, "Since the man I like is you."