Zane stared at Yanis for a few seconds. "For... for me?" he asked.
Yanis nodded. "I don't have any friends as tall as you yet, but maybe in the future..."
"Yanis," Zane interrupted her before she could finish her sentence.
When Yanis heard his voice, she stopped and looked at him. "Yes?"
Zane didn't say anything, he just stepped forward and hugged Yanis tightly, almost squeezing her into his body so much that it hurt a little.
Yanis let him hold her for a while before gently patting his back with one hand. "Are you trying to murder me?" she joked.
After hearing Yanis' words, Zane finally let go of her.
Just as Yanis was about to say something else, she noticed that Zane's eyes were slightly red around the edges. She was startled and asked him if he was okay.
Zane pulled her back into his embrace again and rested his chin on her shoulder. He whispered softly in her ear, "I'm fine; I'm just really happy."
Thinking about the expression on Zane's face earlier made Yanis wonder why he seemed so emotional all of a sudden.
She had never seen this side of him before because in her mind, Zane had always been cold and unfeeling - not someone who would show too many emotions like this...
But now she realized that even though Zane usually kept himself under control emotionally most of the time, there were still times when he couldn't help but show how he felt inside.
With one hand still holding onto the flowers awkwardly while being held by Zane like this made Yanis feel uncomfortable after a while; so she shifted slightly and said softly: "Can you please let go? You're crushing my flowers."
Instead of letting go though, it seemed like Zane only tightened his grip around Yanis even more tightly than before.
"Yanis," he said after pausing for several seconds. "Let me hold you for just a little longer..."
After holding onto each other silently for some time more, Zanespoke up again: "From now on, I'll buy flowers for you every day."
"Really no need," replied Yani with laughter .
Zane said nothing else , holding onto Yani until finally releasing her from his arms .
Looking at each other, Yani saw that the redness in Zane's eyes was gone, and then told him it was getting late and he should go home. Zane looked at Yanis and nodded, he then added:"I'll wait here until I see you safely inside your apartment building."
Without any further argument or hesitation, Yanis agreed quietly: "Okay, goodnight."
"Goodnight." Zane stood at the door, watching Yanis enter and the lights on the second floor turn on. He then turned around and got into his car. When he saw the clothes on the back seat, Zane couldn't help but smile. He sat in the car for a while before finally driving away.
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