Couldn’t Hide the Feelings - Chapter 58

“Obviously it’s you,” Ashley stood up speechless. “I just sat there, why did you come so close?”

Jacob lowered his eyes, took her by the hand, and smiled, “On purpose.”

His palms were boiling hot and sometimes he will unconsciously pinch her fingertips.

Ashley looked at him.

Jacob pulled her out of the coffee shop. “I want to take the opportunity to get your kiss.”

Ashley pursed her lower lip.

“How long have you been waiting?” Jacob bowed his head, looked in her direction, and casually asked, “and finished such a big cup of coffee.”

“It wasn’t long. I didn’t notice the time. I was playing games.”

Ashley said, “How did you know I was there?”

Jacob pointed to the glass window of the coffee shop.

“Next time, if you come again, go straight to my office and find me. Or ask me to come down and pick you up. ”

Ashley nodded.

The two entered the nearby barbecue restaurant and took a seat.

Jacob wiped her hands with a hot towel and then poured water into her cup. “There is still one exam left. When will you take it?”

Ashley, “Thursday.”

“Three days left.”

“Well,” Ashley raised her hand and rubbed her eyes, “so I’m going to go back to the dormitory in the afternoon to get some sleep. I’ve stayed up late these days, and I’m sleepy.”

Jacob laughed, “Then why did you take coffee?”

Ashley said solemnly, “Because I want to sleep. I get sleepy when I drink coffee.”

“Amazing.” Jacob laughed. “Do you have to stay up late these days?”

“No.”

Ashley said, “There are three days to study for this exam. That’s enough.”

“How was the interview?”

“It’s all right. I think I can pass. That company seems to be quite short of people. ”

Ashley scratched her head and suddenly asked, “Brother Jacob, is my brother looking for you?”

Jacob looked at his mobile phone, “No, what’s wrong?”

‘Looks like it’s a little serious this time.’

But thinking that he was ruthless enough to block her, Ashley didn’t want to make peace with him at all.

She drank the water and said blankly, “We had a fight.”

“What happened?”

“He didn’t agree that I wouldn’t go home during the summer vacation, and then he said…” Ashley hesitated. “by the way, did you tell my brother about our relationship?”

“No.”

Jacob said faintly, “I was going to go back to South Star during your summer vacation. I’ll take a vacation to see you and talk to your brother face-to-face about it.”

“What about now?”

“I can only wait for your National Day holiday, and we’ll go there together. It is sincere enough, isn’t it? “Jacob smiled,” Come to the door and let him beat me up. ”

Ashley said without confidence,” Probably not. ”

“It’s all right,” Jacob did not care, “I am quite happy to be beaten.”

After lunch, the two took a stroll around the neighborhood.

After that, Ashley got on the subway and went back to school.

When she got to the dormitory, it was just after two o’clock.

Sophie was the only one in the dormitory.

Ashley looked at the tidy position of Vivian and Lily and asked, “They are gone?”

“Mm-hmm.”

Sophie was also packing up her things. “They didn’t take the exam. They just came back to pack up and left. Lily went home. Vivi and her boyfriend seem to be going to play for a few days. ”

No one else in the dormitory took the exam, leaving only Ashley with an elective exam.

Ashley, “Where are you going?”

“My boyfriend rented a house outside.”

Sophie said, “I’m going to go and live with him, and I won’t live in the dormitory this summer.”

Ashley said, a little reluctantly. “I thought we could keep company.”

“You can go to your Brother Jacob.”

Sophie looked up at her and smiled, “How does it feel to have a boyfriend? How does it feel to be with someone who you have secretly loved for so many years?”

“It’s all right.”

Ashley thought for a moment and said hesitantly, “I feel no difference.”

“Mm-hmm.”

“There seemed to be no difference, except that day we confirmed our relationship,” Ashley suddenly raised her left hand, put the tips of her five fingers together, and touched her lips. “Like this, there’s really no difference.”

“F*ck me.”

Ashley was surprised, “You two have already kissed?”

“You kissed on the day you were together,” Sophie said excitedly. “it must have been your Brother Jacob who took the initiative. Yes, old age is different.”

“But I don’t think my reaction is quite right,” Ashley whispered. “Let me ask you when you and your boyfriend do something close, do you get nervous?”

“A little at first.”

Sophie said, “But I think he is much more nervous than I am. My boyfriend is shy and dare not hold my hand for a month. I am worried to death.”

“Oh, when I think about it, I think I’m nervous because I was infected by him.”

Sophie rolled her eyes. “But he is much more unrestrained now. He farted in front of me and falsely accused me of doing it.”

Ashley laughed out, “What?”

Sophie brought the topic back, “So you are nervous.”

“Mm-hmm.”

Ashley was a little depressed. “Then it looked as if I was unhappy. I was afraid he might misunderstand me. I just told him that I liked him very much.”

“Ah, I don’t think he might.”

“But I didn’t tell him,” Ashley said. “I feel like I have to say it. If I don’t, he probably doesn’t know.”

“Is that so?” Sophie blinked. “You just get along normally. You don’t have to be too careful. If you have to explain everything, you will be tired after a long time.”

“Are you habitually nervous, because you used to be afraid that he would find out that you like him, but now you’re together, it’s only natural for you to show that you like him.”

Sophie said, “I can say that mainly I don’t think you look like a shy person.”

Ashley couldn’t help saying, “Are you praising me or insulting me?”

“It is to make your relationship happier. You are with someone you like so much. If it were me, I would hold him tight every day. ”

Sophie put on the suitcase and wiped the sweat from her forehead. “You have to do something to show him your love. If he gives you a kiss, and you appear to be unhappy, and then you say that you actually like him very much. Isn’t that a slap before giving a candy? ”

Ashley was silent for a few seconds and nodded.

“Besides, he used to think of you as a sister or something, and then you two are so many years apart. You can put in his ideas for yourself, and it is estimated that he will do everything that accommodates you. If you think it’s fast and you don’t like it, he probably won’t force it or anything. ”

Sophie said, “This is what I really think. My boyfriend is so shy at first that I want to tease him and feel like an animal.”

“Don’t think too much about it. There’s always a running-in period.”

Sophie walked over and touched her head. “Or, you can think of it this way, this person is probably the one who will be with you for the rest of your life.”

Ashley was stupefied for a moment. “Then what?”

“Then,” Sophie said with a smile, “do what you want. If he can’t put up with it, then he could leave. Otherwise, you can’t be so careful all your life. ”

After Sophie left, Ashley changed her clothes and went back to bed.

In the narrow dormitory, the sound of air-conditioning operation was very loud, which was particularly clear in this silence.

She hugged the pillow and thought carefully about what Sophie said.

‘It seems to be right.’

Under the guidance of Liam, she as not shy all the time, but when it came to Jacob, everything was different.

This thing really needed to be compared.

And it seemed to be true, there was nothing uncomfortable about it.

She felt a little at a loss when she accidentally kissed him on the face today.

But now when she thought about it, it felt like she could just say, “What?”

That sounded awesome.

‘Good.

That’s what it will be like from now on.

It’s just a relationship.

It’s just a relationship.

There’s nothing to be nervous about.’

She grew up fighting with boys from an early age. She knocked out one of her teeth and did not shed tears. She was not afraid of anything. Even Liam had to respect her, known as the bully little Ashley.

She had nothing to be afraid of.

The more Ashley thought about it, the more energetic she became, and her drowsiness dissipated completely.

She sat up, opened the chat interface with Jacob, and typed: [Jacob]

It took him a few minutes for him to reply: [Why?]

Ashley: [do you want to play the Chamber of Secrets to escape?]

Jacob: [sure.]

Jacob: [do you have a theme that you want to play.]

Ashley: [A new one was opened near my school. There is a theme named classmate reunion, not scary, highly recommended.

Jacob: [okay.]

Jacob: [don’t you want to make up for your sleep? Get some sleep first. I’ll call you when I get to the downstairs of your dormitory.]

After the decision was made, Ashley made a plan and fell asleep before she knew it.

Ashley was woken up by Jacob’s phone call. She got a headache and picked it up vaguely. She heard Jacob on the other end saying, “Still sleeping?”

She didn’t react for a moment and said dully, “You called me to wake me up just to ask if I was still sleeping.”

Jacob laughed,” What are you talking about? ”

Silence for three seconds.

Ashley gradually regained her senses. “Oh.”

“I remember.”

“Are you downstairs in my dorm?”

“Yeap.”

Be silent for a few more seconds.

Ashley sat up and couldn’t help denouncing, “Why didn’t you wake me up earlier?”

“There’s no hurry.”

Jacob said lazily, “Now get out of bed and wash up, then change your clothes, put on your shoes, and you can go out.”

Ashley climbed out of bed.” wait a minute, I’ll hang up. ”

She quickly went to the toilet to brush her teeth, washed her face with water, and then went back to her place to change her clothes.

She simply put on makeup and tied up all her hair.

She grabbed a bag, hooked it on her arm, took her cell phone and key, and went out the door.

It took nearly 20 minutes.

Afraid of Jacob became impatient, she trotted downstairs.

As soon as she left the dormitory, Jacob could be seen standing under the tree outside.

She quickened her pace again and jumped in front of him.

Hearing the noise, Jacob also raised his eyes.

As if unable to stop, Ashley bumped into his arms.

He subconsciously took a step back, fearing that she might fall, and immediately reached out to hold her back.

Jacob was a little stupefied, and he couldn’t help laughing, “Why are you so happy today?”

Ashley looked up and stared at him, without turning back. “Mm-hmm.”

Jacob raised his eyebrow.

Ashley looked at him for several seconds, then took two steps back, pulled the phone out of her bag, blinked, and said, “I thought you were going to complain about me for so long.”

Jacob warned. “Don’t run down next time, it’s easy to fall.”

Ashley nodded. “I booked a ticket before I went to bed. I made an appointment with the owner at eight o’clock, about an hour, until nine o’clock.”

Jacob took her empty hand and tilted his head slightly. “OK.”

After a long time.

Ashley suddenly called him, “Jacob.”

“What?”

“No.”

“That’s what I’ll call you from now on.”

“Well, you can yell whatever you want,” Jacob habitually pinched her fingertips as if he were playing with mud, her voice smiling. “I was wondering when you would change your call.”

“I feel like I have to change,” Ashley thought for a moment. “otherwise, if I always add a brother word, I will feel a little bit that I am in love with the elders.”

“And you are in charge of me,” Ashley said. “the feeling is even more obvious.”

Jacob picked an eyebrow, “I am in charge of you.”

Ashley, “Don’t you think? I always wanted to tell you how much you like to take care of children. Why don’t you just give birth to one of your own? ”

Jacob smiled on the contrary, “OK, wait until you graduate from college.”

When his words came out, Ashley realized that it had something to do with her.” after I graduated from college, you will be thirty. ”

Jacob thought she would be annoyed again, but he was a little surprised to hear her calm tone.

“Mm-hmm.”

The two had a casual meal nearby.

Then Ashley took him to the secret room escape shop.

The two went to the front desk to find the boss, handed in their mobile phones and listened to the boss talk about the background of the subject.

Then the boss issued a school card to both of them and let them wear it around their necks.

Ashley looked at the name on the school card and looked at it again.

Ashley laughed, “Your name is Mary, a student of Class one, Grade two. Pupil. ”

Jacob laughed as well.

“Mary.”

Jacob was in a good temper. “I’m here.”

The boss took them into one of the rooms and said, “The time is limited for an hour, next to this is the time, if you want to prompt or want to extend the time, you can use this intercom to let me know.”

Ashley nodded.

Then the room was closed and locked from the outside by the boss.

Ashley didn’t play with this much and she didn’t know how to start at this time, just rummaging through things everywhere.

Inside was a small classroom with strings of numbers written on the blackboard and things on the podium.

There was a desk next to it with materials and graduation photos of students over the years.

Ashley dug out a box from the drawer of one of her desks with a three-digit password lock on it.

She looked at the blackboard, which was also three calculation problems, and guessed, “Is it the password of this box to solve the calculation problems on the blackboard?”

Jacob glanced at it, took the box, and fiddled with the password bar.

Soon, the box opened.

There were two flashlights inside.

“What’s this for?”

Jacob played with her, softly reminding her, “You should turn off the lights. It may have painted something that can be illuminated with this lamp.”

“Oh.”

Ashley felt that she was stupid and did what he said. She turned off the light to one side and said, “Where is it?”

Jacob handed her one of the flashlights. “Take a look at them all.”

The room was airtight and there was hardly any light when the lights were turned off.

Ashley turned on the flashlight, the light of the flashlight was purple, and she shone casually on the floor, on the wall, and on the ceiling.

She couldn’t find any clues for a long time.

Ashley simply crouched on the ground, in the light of the light, she happened to notice a number appeared next to one of the desks near the wall.

She still doubted her eyes and stared for several seconds before she said happily, “Here’s a number.”

Jacob was on the podium.

Hearing this, he leaned over and squatted down. “I just saw a piece of paper. It should be four numbers.”

Both of them crouched on the ground, very close to each other.

Darkness and narrow space made the atmosphere more ambiguous.

His normal words seemed to be close to her ear.

Ashley looked at him subconsciously, and the flashlight was raised and shone on the lower half of his face.

In the faint light, the bridge of his nose and slightly bent lips could be clearly seen.

Thinking of Sophie’s words “do what you want”, she suddenly put down the flashlight and stood up.

Jacob followed by standing up and, “Looking for something else?”

Ashley was silent for a few seconds. “I’m afraid you’ll feel nervous. I’ll remind you of something.”

Jacob said casually, “Mm-hmm.”

The scene seemed to freeze.

Soon, Ashley said coldly, “I’m going to kiss you today.”

Jacob’s expression paused and immediately looked in her direction.

“Get ready first.”