Chapter Eight: Forced Separation

  "Do you still remember, when we were in the third grade of elementary school, going to Grandma Li's house to eat liangfen? That was our first time going out alone, and as a result, my beloved skirt was splattered with a bowl of liangfen in front of the ice cabinet, completely ruining my image!" Xia Meng glared at Li Han furiously, "Whenever I'm with you, bad luck never ends."

  Li Han was smiling, suddenly thought, today to find her, should have something important to discuss, how can this expression! So immediately corrected the expression on his face, clearing his throat: "Girl, I'm telling you very seriously, if you really fall in love, I don't know what I'll do!"

  "It's none of your business whether I'm in love or not!" Xia Meng said indignantly. "Just mind your own affairs!"

  "You are my master, I have a duty to protect you well." Li Han said with conviction.

  Xia Meng was too lazy to bother with him, reaching out to open the door, but Li Han blocked the doorway with his body. Xia Meng became anxious and shouted: "I'm ordering you now, get as far away from me as possible!"

  "Unless you promise to keep a distance from Zhang Li!" Li Han blocked the door, his hand supporting Xia Meng's shoulder.

  "Why should I keep a distance from Zhang Li!" Xia Meng struggled to pry open Li Han's palm.

  "Because tension doesn't suit you!" Li Han shouted.

  "Is he suitable for me or not, how would you know?" Xia Meng struggled to free her hand from Li Han's grasp and kicked him with her foot.

  "Don't you understand yet, only I am the most suitable for you!" Li Han lifted Xia Meng's chin, "Take a good look at this handsome face and carve it into your brain and heart! From when you were 2 years old, the one who will accompany you to old age can only be this face!"

  Xia Meng was stunned, she didn't expect Li Han to say something like that. "Y-y-you... what are you talking about?!" The usually eloquent Xia Meng's tongue was tied in knots, today's Li Han made her feel too unfamiliar.

  "Am I not clear enough? You are my woman, other guys, don't even think about getting close to you again!" Li Han's handsome face turned slightly ferocious, and a hint of murderous intent suddenly appeared in his eyes.

  "Don't be ridiculous, thinking that I'm still a kid and you can just stuff some mysterious cards into my backpack to get me in trouble again? Zhang Li and I are genuinely in love, we won't break up now or in the future." Xia Meng said coldly to Li Han.

  "If what you said is true, then first, I will immediately go to City B and tell your father every single word you said today; second, I will inform all the teachers and students in school about your secret meetings under the big tree by the river behind the school every afternoon after class! Not even Director Lai Huang Yiqi will let you off!" Li Han said slowly, sitting on a chair with his legs crossed.

  Xia Meng's face turned bright red with anger: "You've been following me!"

  "You've already done it, and you're still worried about being found out?"

  Xia Meng scolded Li Han with the most vicious words in her heart, and it was a long time before she spoke up: "What do you want?"

  Li Han leaned against his head, thought for a moment, and said: "It's simple, keep a distance from Zhang Li, go to my house after school in the afternoon!"

  "You - you, I don't want to see you, even if I die, I won't go to your home!"

  "You won't come to my home, how can I keep an eye on you then? One summer vacation away from you and you've already found a huge green hat for me to wear!"

  "You're talking nonsense! I have nothing to do with you, what green hat?!" Xia Meng angrily interrupted Li Han, retorting in a bad temper.

  "You said we had nothing to do with each other? Our first hand-holding was in kindergarten, our first hug was in kindergarten, and our first kiss...” Li Han looked up at Xia Meng's bright red face, licked his lips, and continued, “Our first kiss was in elementary school sixth grade, right?"

  Xia Meng's face turned even redder, it was the 61 Children's Day of grade six. The class teacher assigned the program arrangement to Xia Meng, the class monitor. The entire script of the play was written by Xia Meng, and every student in the class had a role and lines.

  The program was almost rehearsed, and Xia Meng only found out that Li Han was left out, he was the only one without a role. And dirty Li Han, because he didn't participate in the performance, other classmates in the class felt quite happy, but Xia Meng felt sorry for Li Han.

  "Children's Day is coming up and our class is going to put on a play. Are you going to participate?" Xia Meng asked Li Han after class.

  "Join in!" Li Han's head was buried in his desk, fiddling with the trash in his backpack.

  "The program has already been rehearsed, what role should I add for you?" Xia Meng looked at Li Han with difficulty.

  Li Han raised his dark face and said: "Master, I'll listen to you."

  "Master? Hehe, got it!" Xia Meng excitedly patted Li Han's shoulder and said, "You pretend to be a cute little dog lying at my feet."

  "Why should I play a little dog?" Li Han said with grievance.

  "I'm playing the princess, of course I have to have a favorite pet. And you're playing my most beloved little dog, it's your honor!" Xia Meng said with confidence.

  Li Han thought for a moment and asked: "So I'm playing the role of your most beloved?"

  "Really! You're acting out my favorite!" Xia Meng said happily, Li Han's machine moved slightly, and a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

  On June 1st, the stage play of Xia Meng's class was performed as the final show in the school auditorium. Xia Meng played the role of the princess in the play, while Li Han played her pet dog, obedient and well-behaved. On that day, Xia Meng wore a princess dress and looked elegant and beautiful. Li Han wore a dog costume, only revealing his mouth and eyes.

  "Where did you get this outfit? It looks really strange, only showing your mouth and eyes!" Xia Meng teased Li Han.

  The program ended with the prince kissing the princess, and then they could take their final bow. As the prince approached the princess, bowed his head, and was about to kiss her cheek, the pet dog suddenly stood up, pushed the prince away, and kissed the princess's face instead. The students in the audience were amused by the cute pet dog and applauded enthusiastically. The princess gently patted the pet dog, trying to get it to return to its original position, but the pet dog became disobedient and started playing tricks, suddenly kissing the princess on the lips. The class teacher quickly pulled up the curtain.

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  "That, that... what are you doing on purpose!" Xia Meng pointed at Li Han, her face red and ears burning.

  "This interesting story, I plan to find a time to share with Zhang Li." Li Han supported his chin, opening his innocent big eyes and staring at Xia Meng, who was now both shy and angry.

  Xia Meng kicked Li Han a foot and shouted: "You dare to say it out!"

  "I dare say it out loud!" Li Han stomped his foot.

  "You, can't you use other conditions to go home?" Xia Meng was a good man who didn't take advantage of the situation in front of him, first thinking of ways to stabilize Li Han, then thinking of countermeasures.

  "Alright, then let's go to your place!" Li Han said with a blink of his eyes.

  "You're too cunning!" Xia Meng grabbed Li He's hand and bit down hard.

  "Ah, relax your mouth! If you don't relax, I'll kiss you!" Li Han teased, looking at Xia Meng.

  "What's wrong with you! Why are you always bothering me? Don't you have a lot of girls who like you?" Xia Meng glared at Li Han, never realizing that he could be so hateful.

  Li Han suddenly stood up, holding Xia Meng's face and said with deep affection: "I'm not that I won't like other girls, it's just because... I already like you. So I think there's no need to have a crush on other girls!"

  Xia Meng was taken aback for a moment and said: "But I like Zhang Li."