Cupid's Assistant

Chapter 55

"Oh Honey, of course, that is his family. You can tell by the way he looks at them. Stop trying to meddle in their business," an old woman beside the old man said.

The old man chuckled, "Haha, you are right."

Wu Mingze smiled, "Actually, that's my little brother and my friend," he answered.

"Oh really," the old woman said, surprised, "Please don't mind us old people," she added, hoping Wu Mingze doesn't get offended.

"Oh, I see now. You must like that girl? The way you look at her is the same way I look at my wife. Why don't you tell her?" the old man asked.

"Because... I know she doesn't feel the same as I do, and if I do tell her, she will be scared, and our relationship will be ruined. I would rather watch over her than seize the possibility," Wu Mingze calmly said and smiled as he looked at Xiaodan.

"Funny thing is she is so good at matchmaking others, but what about her?" he slightly chuckled.

"I see you really love her, but what if she isn't the one for you?" the old man said.

"Yes, why waste your time longing for this unrequited love? Maybe it's best to move on," the old woman added.

"I don't know why, but I just can't. Even if I have to just watch over her, I'm happy enough," Wu Mingze answered. His gaze lingered on Xiaodan.

"Maybe it is silly of me, but her smile, her eyes, her kindness, her spunk. Everything brings light to my everyday life," he added and chuckled, yet it sounded like he was laughing at himself. However, he was genuinely fine with it as he gave a bright, free smile.

"I see...," the old man said as the old couple looked at his loving, caring eyes and happy, honest smile.

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Xiaodan noticed Wu Ming Feng quietly eating his ice cream but occasionally glanced at her as if he wanted to say something to her. She looked at him, then at her ice cream.

"Do you want some of my ice cream?" she asked, lowering her ice cream to him.

He looked up at her and then at her ice cream. He reached over and took a scoop of her ice cream.

"Don't Cupid's assistants have any emotions?" Wu Ming Feng asked, taking a spoonful of ice cream in his mouth.

"Hm?" Xiaodan stopped eating and looked at him, "Of course we do. Why do you ask?" Xiaodan said.

"Then...what do you think of my brother? Do you feel anything for him?" he asked softly.

"Huh? What do you mean?" Xiaodan said, tilting her head.

"Don't you have any feelings for my brother?" Wu Ming Feng said, looking up at her with big eyes.

"Uh...," Xiaodan was taken aback by his remark. "I-I...," Xiaodan was lost for words and felt a weird increase in her heartbeat. She didn't understand why she had been remembering those recent experiences of her heart racing or skipping a beat. It all seemed to start after her bracelet broke. However, ever since she had it repaired, those sensations had become less frequent.

She snapped out of her thoughts and dryly opened her mouth, "Little Feng, I can't feel love...Cupid's assistants don't feel love. It helps us not fall in love with our assignment."

"Oh......wait...that can't be...," Wu Ming Feng stuttered. He had seen how they acted with each other. He looked deeply at Xiaodan, "Does your heart beat fast whenever you are with my brother? Do you feel happy whenever you are with my brother or enjoy spending time with him? Or catching yourself smiling whenever you see him?"

"I...I-," Xiaodan started thinking and felt her heart pounding out of her chest.

"Oh no...something is wrong with me? What's going on..," Xiaodan thought to herself and started to get confused and flustered.

"Did I make you guys wait long?" Wu Mingze said, reaching them with an ice cream cone in his hand. "What's wrong? Did I miss something? You don't look so good," Wu Mingze said, looking at Xiaodan.

"I-I'm okay," Xiaodan said dryly.

"W-what are you doing," Xiaodan said, flustered as Wu Mingze tried to touch her forehead.

"I'm seeing if you are okay since you are acting so weird. What's the matter with you," Wu Mingze chuckled and patted her head.

"Oh...," she said, allowing him to touch her head, but she was in a daze as she silently thought to herself, feeling the beating of her heart.