He opened his eyes and then found her standing in front of him, he quickly stood up and smiled at her, "thanks for helping me clean," he said.

"you are welcome, I am leaving now we are already in the evening" Yu Yan replied, she grabbed her bag and then walked towards the door, as she was about to open the door, she felt like someone was holding her hand.

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She looked at her hand and realized that Han Chen was holding her hand, the feeling she felt in her heart as he held her hand was confusing, she felt like she was drawn to him then she looked into his eyes and the feeling she felt became more confusing. She knew that there was something wrong with how she was feeling but now that she is looking into his eyes, the look she saw in his eyes made her feel strange. The look in his eyes showed longing but she wished it wasn't what she was thinking because she didn't want to get more confused.

"don't go" He said in a soft voice, she looked at him more intensely not knowing what to say.

"why…why…shouldn't I leave?" she said, he saw the expression on her face and then he felt like it just wasn't the right time for him to say everything he wanted to say to her and all what he had been keeping in his heart for years. He changed his expression at that moment so that she wouldn't find out what he wanted to say.

"let's go for grocery shopping together" he said to her with a smile on his face. She knew that the expression and the look he had in his eyes had already changed, it seemed like he was holding something in his heart but he didn't want to say it. They are not even that close so there is no way he has feelings that he shouldn't have for her, she decided that she was probably overthinking.

"can't you do you own grocery shopping" she said

"not really, so are you going with me" he said, he wished that she would agree but from her like she didn't look like she would agree.

"alright, let's go" She said, he removed his hand from hers and then smiled, he wasn't expecting her to agree. She left the house while he rushed back to the parlor to get his wallet.

They entered into her car and drove to the grocery store, they entered the store and then they picked a trolley. Yu Yan wanted to be the one to push the trolley so he let her have her way, he watched her walk in front of him and he just smiled, he couldn't imagine that the both of them would be shopping together that day, he felt like that was the happiest moment he had for a long time. Ever since he met her, he smiled a lot and that was something he hardly did before he met her.

"what do you need" She said, he quickly rushed to catch up with her.

"well anything you choose is fine, I am not a picky person so anything is fine with me" Han Chen said.

She put in some vegetables, and fruits into the trolley, she moved on the place where the drink are kept.

"would you like me to add some beers to the grocery, I opened your fridge and it was empty" Yu Yan said, He gave her a nod in compliance then she put in lots of beers into the trolley, after getting some other stuffs for him they headed to the counter and he paid for it. They went out of the grocery store then she put in the groceries in her car boot, then they entered into the car.

"I heard that most handsome men are good at buying groceries and cooking but you don't seem like you are capable of doing things like that" Yu Yan said while driving. Han Chen smiled at what she had said, she just indirectly complimented him but she was acting like she wasn't.

"well, you can't be too sure about that I might not look like it but I am capable of doing things that even you can't imagine" Han Chen said, she rolled her eyes in disbelief and ignored him until they reached his house.

After they entered the house, she went into the kitchen and arranged the groceries inside the fridge.

"I don't even understand why I am doing all this" She said.

After arranging them, she returned to the parlor expecting to see Han Chen there but she couldn't find him so she just lied down on the sofa to stretch her back, she felt like the sofa seemed very comfortable so she just decided to lie there until he comes out.

Han Chen entered the bathroom and showered, after showering he put on his bathrobe which showed a large portion of his chest, he took a small towel and ruffled his hair as he came out of the bathroom. He entered into the kitchen where he was expecting to find Yu Yan but he didn't find her there, he walked into the parlor and he found her already asleep on the sofa. He smiled as he watched her, he was surprised that she actually let her guard down with him, he stared intensely into her face, drawn by her. He looked at her lips, they still had the cherry color they had the first time they met.

He felt the urge to lean close to her and kiss her but he didn't, he moved closer to her but just as he was about to kneel beside her, she woke up so he moved back.

"You seem tired" Han Chen said as she stood up from the sofa, she hadn't noticed that he was wearing a bathrobe until she fully stood up. She was drawn aback as she stared at him, water was still dripping form his hair and his body was still wet. She widened her eyes at the sight of his bare chest.

"why…why are you dressed like that" Yu Yan said, she couldn't help but stutter and blink her eyes at the sight of him, Han Chen smiled at her reaction, he had never seen this side of her. He moved closer to her with a mischievous smile on his lips, she quickly turned away when he was a step away from her.

"I never knew you can be this shy judging from our meeting at the alleyway today," Han Chen responded and then walked back into the room.

Yu Yan felt like her heart was about to escape form her chest, she placed both of her hands on her chest to feel her heartbeat but she was surprised at how fast it was beating, the only person that had made her heart beat like that was Chen Kai but now her heart is beating this way for Han Chen. She became more confused at herself, she felt like she was being distracted by him and that is something that has never happened and she had only met him few days ago.

"What is wrong with him?" Yu Yan questioned rhetorically as she sat back on the sofa, Han Chen came out of his bedroom after getting dressed and he went into the kitchen to take some beers from the fridge. He returned to the parlour with the beers in his hand and sat on the floor in front of the table.

"why don't you have a drink before you go," Han Chen said.

She looked at him suspiciously and said "what are you trying to do, what kind of girl will drink in the house of a guy who isn't even her boyfriend and a stranger at that,".

now that is something the girl I know would say

Han Chen smiled and said "if I do anything what do you think my sister will do to me, I am a gentleman so don't worry", He handed her a can of beer while he opened his own and started drinking. She sat on the floor opposite him and started drinking too.

"How did you become good at drinking," Han Chen asked after they drank few cans of beers and she is now drunk, then took a sip from his beer.

"I don't know, I feel like I have been drinking since high school but I don't know when" Yu Yan said.

"How is it possible that you don't know when you started drinking, maybe you forgot," Han Chen said

"I lost a part of my high school memories so I don't know," Yu Yan said then she gulped down the remaining beer in the can and opened another one.

Han Chen expression immediately changed when he heard of her plight, he has been wondering why she doesn't remember him and now he has found his answer, Yu Yan drank a little from the beer and then looked up to look at his face but she noticed that the look he had on his face is the same as when he stopped her from leaving, she quickly looked away and then gulped down the remaining of her beer.

"How did it happen, I mean how did you lose that fraction of memory?" Han Chen asked, he really wanted to know, not that he doesn't have a guess but he doesn't want his guess to be confirmed.

"I don't know that either, no one told me anything and every time I remember that I lost part of my memory, I become frustrated because I feel like there is something or someone I have to remember"

"you must feel very frustrated if you recover your lost memorize and you remember someone that you loved, will you go back to that person even if you love someone else already," Han Chen asked, he looked into her eyes hoping that she would say yes.

"if I do remember that person, I hope I don't feel anything when I see him because if I do I will regret recovering my memory but if I just see him as a friend when we meet again then I will be happy to see him," Yu Yan answered drunkenly while looking into his face. Han Chen felt broken when he heard her answer, he understood how difficult it would be for her to make a decision but he still felt broken.

"why will you regret remembering him?" Han Chen said with sadness in his eyes.

"because I might want to go back to him and then my life will be turned upside down, what am I going to do about the one I currently love if that happens," Yu Yan said.

"I guess you are right" Han Chen replied, both of them continued drinking until the beer finished. Although he was drunk, he was still aware of himself while Yu Yan was already feeling dizzy so she supported her head with her hand on the table.

Han Chen stood up from where he was sitting and he moved to where Yu Yan was sitting opposite him, He sat down beside her with his legs crossed. He moved his head closer to her, she felt that he was beside her so she turned her face to face him.

"Why are you too close to me," she asked drunkenly

Han Chen looked into her eyes and said "if someone you loved already has another person with her but you still want the person will you give up or will you pursue the person"

"of course, I won't give up, until he is married, I won't give up on him," She said and then she fell asleep before her head hit the floor, he quickly supported her head with his hand. He carried her into the guest bedroom and he covered her with the duvet while he returned to the parlour. As he sat back on the floor, he heard her phone ringing then he removed her phone from her bag. Her mother was calling her but he didn't want to pick the call so that her mother wouldn't misunderstand her so he cut the call and then messaged her mother.

{mum doesn't worry about me; I will be back tomorrow} He texted.

He dropped the phone on the table and retired to his room.

"thank you, Yu Yan, for encouraging me," He remarked softly then he fell asleep.