Chapter 128 - Hold on to Me

Time seemed to move slowly.

Zhang Yu Han showed up an hour early before Li Qin Yao's flight arrived to pick her up. Because it was still early, Zhang Yu Han sat down at a cafe as he waited. Once in a while, his eyes would glance at the board to check whether Li Qin Yao's flight have arrived.

It has only been a few days since the last time he saw his girlfriend. Although the two of them would call each other every day, Zhang Yu Han did not think that by hearing her voice would make his longing disappear.

Back when they weren't dating, Zhang Yu Han did not feel as if he would miss her that much when they haven't seen each other for a while. But, now that they are dating, Zhang Yu Han found that not being able to see her for a day was unbearable.

Perhaps after accompanying her every day during their bidding preparation, he was accustom to it?

Zhang Yu Han stood up from his seat the moment he saw that the flight has landed. He went over to the arrival hall and waited patiently for his girlfriend to show up.

Once he saw her silhouette from afar, Zhang Yu Han's eyes brightened and he straightened up his pose. However, it seemed that Li Qin Yao did not notice his presence as she had her head down and she was looking at her phone.

Zhang Yu Han frowned when he could not see her face clearly as Her shoulder-length hair draped down on both sides of her face. But he stood there and waited until she was close enough before he would call up her name.

Suddenly, the phone in his pocket started to vibrate. Zhang Yu Han took his phone out and was about to reject the call when he noticed that it was Li Qin Yao. Zhang Yu Han slid his finger on the screen and pressed his phone against his ear.

"Hello? Zhang Yu Han, I've reached the airport. Where are you?" Li Qin Yao spoke as the phone was connected.

"Look up."

"Huh?"

"Look up. I'm just in front of you."

Li Qin Yao finally lifted her head and paused. Their gaze met and a smile spread on her lips. Li Qin Yao then hastened her pace towards her boyfriend and stopped as they were a few steps away from each other.

"Have you waited long?"

"Not really," Zhang Yu Han hung up the phone and slid it back into his pocket. Then, he stepped forward to her, closing the distance between them. He stared at his girlfriend, wanting to hold her in his arms, but he did not know how to. "How was your flight?"

"It was alright." Li Qin Yao slid a few strands of hair behind her ears and looked up. Her heart skipped a beat when he noticed the way he was looking at her.

Zhang Yu Han's gaze was hard to describe, but Li Qin Yao thought that his gaze made her feel warm and giddy.

"You must be tired after a long trip," Zhang Yu Han said. "Here. Let me help you with your luggage." He then reached his hand to grab the luggage from her.

However, before he could take her luggage, a man walked in a hurry and bumped into Li Qin Yao. Right before she fell over, Zhang Yu Han moved quickly to grab Li Qin Yao's waist and pulled her towards him.

Zhang Yu Han lifted his head and looked at the man dangerously.

The man wanted to scold Li Qin Yao for standing in the middle of the path, however, but once he saw Zhang Yu Han's dangerous look, the man's anger disappeared.

"Sorry, sorry. I'm in a hurry," the man hastily apologized before he fled away.

When Li Qin Yao tried to stand up straight, she noticed that she was in Zhang Yu Han's arms and he was practically hugging her.

Li Qin Yao's face turned scarlet. Her face was so close to his chest and she could breathe in Zhang Yu Han's scent. Suddenly, Li Qin Yao's mind was brought back to that night when the two of them were playing basketball. It seemed that something like this had happened previously.

But back then, Zhang Yu Han was quick to pull away. But this time…

"Are you alright?"

Li Qin Yao heard his deep voice almost whispering in her ear. Suddenly, Li Qin Yao felt a bit ticklish and with that, she started to blush. "I'm fine," she answered.

Li Qin Yao lifted her head when she felt his hand on her arms tightened. As she stared at him in close proximity, Li Qin Yao felt her heart started to beat faster. After staying at the position for a few seconds long, Li Qin Yao tried to stand up straight but stopped when she heard his voice.

"You're too petite that others would bump into you even when you're standing at the side," Zhang Yu Han said with a slight frown on his face. Then, he took her hands into his. "Just hold on to me like this."

Li Qin Yao froze momentarily and laughed. "Okay." She nodded. Then, she let him entwined their hands and tightened her grip.

With one hand holding her girlfriend, and another pulling on the luggage, Zhang Yu Han led Li Qin Yao towards the car park. The two entered into Zhang Yu Han's Cayenne and he drove away.

"Grandfather said he will be waiting for us at the restaurant. My sister will be joining us as well," Zhang Yu Han said as he drove towards the City Center. He parked at a space before the two of them walked towards the restaurant, holding hands.

As they walked along the sidewalk, Li Qin Yao suddenly thought that the scenery around her was very familiar. It was until they walked past a cafe that she began to notice where they were. Just as she had figured out, Zhang Yu Han took her to a famous restaurant in Y City.

Coincidentally, the restaurant was also the same restaurant that she had gone to the last time she and Chen Hao was together.

"What's wrong?" Sensing that there was something wrong in her mood, Zhang Yu Han tightened his grip on her hands. "You don't like it here?"

"No. That's not it," Li Qin Yao shook her head quickly. "I just thought that this restaurant was a bit familiar. I heard the food in this restaurant was really good." Li Qin Yao forced out a smile as she did not want him to worry.

The last time she visited the restaurant to meet with Chen Hao's parents, Li Qin Yao had suddenly found out that Chen Hao's mother did not like her. Chen Hao's mother went as far as inviting the girl she approved to have a meal with them together.

Although she had heard that the food in the restaurant was delicious, she could not enjoy anything that she ate that day.

It was not a happy memory.

Zhang Yu Han breathed with relief. "Grandfather said the ribs from this restaurant is one of the best. He insisted to have a meal together here."