Book 4: Chapter 2: Unstoppable Maturity

Book 4: Chapter 2: Unstoppable Maturity

Raffles and I went quiet.

I know what we can give him. Raffles hurriedly got up and went into his room. When he came out, he was holding a ring box. He placed it in front of me and smiled. This.

I picked up the box and opened it. It was the third ring! The ring that Raffles had said hed made for Harry.

Raffles sat down again and looked over the ring seriously, like he was examining a piece of new equipment hed made. I made some improvements to the design. This ring is relatively independent, its different from ours. It wont sense our emotions nor will it change color. It uses an individual chip. But it can detect our rings over a greater distance, and it can also send location  coordinates. This design was very well-suited to the conditions of this world.

I smiled. Alright, lets give this to him then. Oh yeah, lets prepare a birthday party for him at our place. Harry will definitely be thrilled. I looked at Raffles happily.

Raffles avoided my eyes, looking down bashfully. You can decide. No one has ever properly celebrated Harrys birthday for him before. If you celebrate his birthday for him, he will definitely be very happy.

Ill lure him out somehow tomorrow. You make the preparations with Arsenal and the rest. Oh yeah, and invite Brother Qian Li too. It'll be his first time attending a party.

Mm. Raffles hung his head low.

I pushed the ring box towards him. When its time, you can give him the ring.

Huh? Raffles abruptly lifted his head, his expression vaguely. embarrassed.

I gave him a confused look. Whats wrong?

Raffles glanced at the ring box and said, This Wont it be inappropriate? Although this is a piece of equipment I made, its still a ring after all If I give it to Harry itll look weird. You give it to him. He then pushed the ring box to me.

I thought for a while; his words did make sense. A ring held a special meaning by itself, regardless of its functions. It would be somewhat strange if Raffles was the one who gave it to him.

I picked up the ring box and smiled. I was thinking if we should invite Harry to stay with us.

Raffles looked up at me at once. I sighed emotionally. Sometimes when I see Harry alone, I feel sad. He looks pitiful. He helped you and I both, but in the end he is all alone Thinking of this, I felt uneasy.

Raffles, what do you think? I looked at Raffles but he averted his eyes at once.  I have no comment. My room is quite big, it can fit the two of us. He looked at me with a smile. It has always been the three of us together, but recently he has been avoiding me. I feel weird too. But its better to see what he thinks first.

Yes, we had to respect Harrys decision. We might think this would be good for him, but in the end he might feel even lonelier if he stayed with us.

It was a pity that we couldnt bring him and Sis Ming You together. Like the saying went, do not do unto others what you would not have them do unto you.

Lets prepare for his birthday first. Ill call Harry out. Placing the ring box back onto the table, I unpinned my apple badge and put it on top of the ring box. The badge hovered in the air as I commanded, Connect Harry.

The badge released a ray of light at once, then Harrys face appeared. Why arent you sleeping yet? Harry smiled maliciously at me. Raffles isnt good at telling bedtime stories, is he?"

He was behaving light-heartedly again, but I paid it no mind and faced him seriously. We need to go to Raffles City tomorrow to exchange a few books.

Alright. He tossed his fringe back, before he glanced at me and raised his eyebrows. The two of us going on our own wont Raffles be jealous?

Dont say things like that, Harry. Youre the one who said you wanted us to be like before but you didnt carry out your promise. I looked at him solemnly. We cant let him know that we were throwing him a birthday party.

Harrys expression stiffened and he looked away awkwardly. In fact, I knew that awkward feeling of hanging out with a couple. Like how after Sis Cannon had gotten together with Khai, Id felt like a third wheel around them.

But Raffles and I werent considered as a true couple. We should be at the stage where I was still working hard to look for the feeling of love.

Besides the fact that I was staying with Raffles, everything else had been around the same as before.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Raffles seemed to be working hard to maintain the current status quo too, so that I would still feel as natural and comfortable around him as before.

A good relationship began with feeling natural and comfortable with each other.

See you tomorrow at Snowstorm. Dont oversleep. We have to go early and come back early, I commanded.

Harry looked bothered as he combed his short brown hair with his fingers. He glanced at me with anticipation in his amber eyes. Do you know tomorrows date?

Tomorrow? I glanced at Raffles. Harry cares about his birthday. Raffles sniggered by the side as I turned back to face Harry. Its the first of June tomorrow. Why?

Disappointment flashed through Harrys eyes as he lowered his face and smiled faintly. Nothing. His faint smile was a little bitter.

Alright, see you tomorrow. I behaved like an emotionless leader.

I cut off the communication and let out a breath of relief. Phew. That was close! I chuckled, still excited. When Harry realizes what were preparing for him, hell be so surprised! I couldnt wait to see his surprised face. He would definitely stand frozen in disbelief.

Then, hed look at me with grateful eyes. Hahaha.

Raffles looked at me and smiled. Yes, he will definitely be thrilled, he said gently. Then, his gaze on my face deepened. My heart started racing and I lowered my face, tightly gripping the cup in my hand with the warm white milk that Raffles had made for me.

Recently Ive been maturing really quickly

Due to malnutrition, I hadnt been able to develop. But now that I could maintain sufficient nutrients intake, Id begun to grow. If this continued, I might not be able to  keep using my male disguise very soon. It was already difficult now. During field missions, I would feel stuffy because of the pressure on my chest.

Gently but hesitantly, Raffles moved his cup closer to mine. His cup hit mine softly, the back of his hand resting against mine. His cool skin began to heat up and I could even feel his pulse under his skin. He lowered his face too; his hair hanging by the side of his ears had grown longer and now covered his red ears.

*Lub-dub. Lub-dub.* My heart was beating so fast that I felt suffocated even without tightly wrapping my chest. I felt conscious of my chest rising under my shirt, revealing my feminine body.

I didnt know what to say. Your hair seems to be longer.

Is- is it Then, let me trim it.

No. I immediately looked at him and he looked at me too. His grayish blue eyes were glistening. I bit my lower lip as I blushed. You long hair is nice. I like guys with long hair I said and lowered my head. His hand that was holding his cup gripped tighter.