“I… love him very much. Truly.” Shirley says with extreme caution as if walking on thin ice, she worries about doing or saying something wrong.
“There are thousands of girls really into him. You know better than me.” Mack looks her up and down for the first time seriously.
To be honest, Shirley is pretty but just too well-behaved. The dressing style she holds is like a well-behaved nerdy schoolgirl. There is nothing highlight from her.
Additionally, she is so timid that barely shows her virtues and beauty.
He considers that Shirley is suitable as a girlfriend but not fit to be Yates’ girlfriend from his professional man’s perspective.
Because of her unsophistication, she’s likely to be bullied.
“Cinderella’s story just is to coax kids. Please wake up.” Mack can not bear to see her eyes with sadness.
However, her background won’t be accepted by Yates’ parents even though Yates loves her so much.
Mack is intended to divide them apart ahead of time lest this timid girl hurts a lot in the end.
Shirley seems absent-minded. She thought that she can lose everything as long as she and Yates are together.
Now this kind of thought is so naive. She feels like that Yates and she are totally different and he is the one she can’t be with.
All of a sudden, her phone rings. She snaps out of it. It’s Yates.
She glances at Mack along with nodding, which indicates sorry. Then she stands up and goes out to answer the call.
“Where are you?” Yates’ voice is so beautiful, calm and gentle as normal.
“Outside. What happened?” Shirley whispers with both excitement and concern, compared to before.
“Ten minutes. Wait for me at the playground.”
Not waiting for her response, Yates hangs up.
She goes into the cafe quickly and expresses her thank to Mack. Then she heads to the playground.
Yates is standing on the lawns carrying a box in hand.
Shirley comes over to him in an instant, “I’m coming.”
Yates turns around with a gentle smile.
She is stunned by his good looking.
“Here you are.” Yates hands the box. It is the first time for him to send a girl a present except for his mother.
And the girl is a chicken-livered cutie.
Shirley just can’t believe, looking at the gift, wide eyes open. She is too stunned to take it.
Yates holds her hands and puts the box into her hand, “Yesterday, I thought we can date near the riverway, but I didn’t expect that little accident. It’s compensation.”
Shirley is too happy to express, and even do not know whether to say thank you.
Yates reaches out and pinches her cheek, and then touches her hair, “Let’s go. I’m gonna show you somewhere.”
Shirley nods dully, following Yates.
They come to the parking lot. Shirley watches Yates press the car key and sits on an Audi R8.
She walks over slowly, not knowing what to do.
As for college students, driving a sports car to school can show that his family’s great wealth.
Although her family condition is not too bad, that’s to say, her family is well-off. In her home, parents are affectionate couple and grandparents are healthy. However, she feels ashamed compared to Yates.
“Get in.” Yates winds down the window.
Shirley suddenly realizes and gets into his car with great nerves.
Just they two, where are they going?
Yates is in silence because he needs to focus on the road. But she dares not to start a conversation due to the embarrassing atmosphere.
Is this the way people have a romantic relationship?
Shirley decides to seek advice from Karen when they are back.