I grabbed his hand and pressed it against my chest, feeling the heat from my chest. I looked at him firmly and said, "No, you are Howard."
Howard just raised an eyebrow and looked at me as I forcibly pulled his hand. "Miss, it's not good to flirt with me right off the bat."
I was about to speak when I suddenly felt his hand move down and gently squeeze.
My face turned red instantly, and I pushed him away. "Howard! Who's flirting first here?"
Seeing me puffed up like a pufferfish, Howard finally stopped teasing me. He leaned back in his chair and looked at me calmly. "Did you hear that I came to the school and couldn't wait to find me?"
Seeing that he finally stopped playing dumb, I breathed a sigh of relief and asked him seriously, "Why did you come to my school? And why did you apply to be our school doctor?"
Not to mention whether he could actually treat people, just given his identity, he shouldn't be here.
"Are you not welcoming me?" Howard asked calmly.
I was a bit frustrated. "It's not matter of being welcome or not, but that you shouldn't be in human society. You must know the commotion you caused, right? All the girls in our school came here to see you. It's too eye-catching. Are you sure your cover's good enough?"
"So you were worried about me." Howard's face showed a faint smile.
Seeing him laugh at a time like this, I was speechless. "You could think of it that way."
"Don't worry. No one has been able to do anything to me so far." He seemed very relaxed and confident.
"What if?" I had no idea why he suddenly made that decision, but to me, it seemed incredibly risky.
He stared at me intently and said seriously, "I won't make it happen."
Looking at his deep blue eyes, I couldn't find any words to refute.
Amelia's voice rang out. "Are you done talking?"
"Almost, I'm just helping her with her wound," Howard replied, bending down to spray medicine on my ankle and gently massaging it.
Watching the top of his head, I fell silent.
On the way back to class from the infirmary, Amelia noticed my low spirits and hesitated to speak, "Karena, are you okay?"
I shook my head, looking at her with a troubled expression. "I just don't understand why he came to the school to be a doctor; After all, he used to live so freely."
Amelia expressed her own opinion. "Although I don't know if someone like Howard would feel bored or lonely, maybe he wants to have his own friends and life too."
Her words left me momentarily stunned. I had never considered that possibility before; Howard seemed to have mentioned it before, but I chose to ignore it, as I thought someone like him shouldn't need friends.
"Maybe he has his own reasons. We should respect him. He's just here to be a school doctor, not to do anything bad. It's actually not a big deal." Amelia said.
"Karena." Hearing the voice full of laughter, I was taken aback and looked up to see Matthew walking towards me from a distance.
"Matthew, what are you doing here?" As he got closer, I suddenly felt the necklace on my chest move slightly. I instinctively reached out to touch it but found nothing unusual.
While I was puzzled, Matthew approached and immediately noticed my injured foot. "What happened to your foot?"
I scratched my head in shyness. "I accidentally fell during gym class and scraped my skin, spraining my ankle."
"Did you apply medicine?" Matthew asked with concern.
I nodded. "I've already been to the infirmary. Matthew, don't worry."
"That's good. By the way," he seemed to remember something and quickly took out a few notebooks from his backpack. "you mentioned you were struggling with calculus, so I brought my notes from freshman year. I hope they help."
I accepted the notes and thanked him repeatedly. "Matthew, thank you so much. Calculus is harder than math from high school. It's my weak point. I can't believe I'm actually benefiting from your help."
Seeing me smile so brightly, Matthew seemed to be infected by it. "It's nothing. Is your foot okay? Do you need me to walk you back to the dorm?"
"No need, Amelia and I still have class to attend. Oh no, we're going to be late!" Seeing the time on my phone, I was startled. I didn't have time to say goodbye to Matthew and pulled Amelia along as we ran. "Matthew, thank you. I'll treat you to a meal in a few days."
Matthew stood there, watching us leave, his smile growing wider.
When I got home in the evening, Howard was already back, sitting on the couch in the living room, fiddling with his phone.
Seeing the latest model phone in his hand, I couldn't help but sigh. "You got yourself one of these too."
I had previously suggested Howard get a phone for easier contact, but he thought it was troublesome and unnecessary, so he never agreed. I didn't expect him to buy one on his own.
"Save your number in it," Howard said, tossing the phone to me.
I took the phone and entered my number. "Why did you suddenly decide to get a phone? You always thought it was useless."
Howard looked up at me indifferently. "I don't want any more accidents. What if I'm not home one day and you can't reach me?"
I knew he was referring to the day we encountered the robbers. At that time, he was angry with me and didn't respond to my calls, almost causing a disaster. After that, he realized the necessity of having a phone.
Looking at his charming face, I was momentarily dazed and tilted my head to ask, "Howard, do you ever feel lonely?"
He seemed puzzled by my sudden change of topic. "Why would you even ask that?"
"I just feel like you don't seem to have any friends besides me. Even if you're not human, you still need friends, right?" I explained.
Howard suddenly pulled me close.
I fell into his arms, and as our eyes met, I was slightly dazed by his deep blue eyes.
"Are we friends?" Howard asked.
I was stunned, wondering, 'So we aren't even friends?'
A playful look crossed his eyes, and he raised an eyebrow. "Aren't I your boyfriend?"