Saying nothing, Den turned around to leave. Once again, he was ignoring her.


    Hailey blocked his path and handed him the medication. “This is for you.”


    “Huh?” Den was confused. Hailey pointed at his red shoulder. “You carried so many cement bags today. <b>Your </b>shoulder’s all red now.


    “Apply this once in the morning and at night. It’ll help relieve the soreness.”


    Den simply looked at her without saving anything. Upon seeing that, Hailey urged, “Take it.”


    Only then did Den reach out to take the medication from her.


    However, the medication was not the only thing he took. He took her <b>hand </b>and gave it a slight tug, causing her to fall into his arms without any warning


    Hailey lifted her head, admiring Den’s handsome face, which was now so close to hers. His hair was still damp from his recent shower, making him less cold than usual. Instead, he had a more boyish charm.


    Blinking, Halley asked, “W–What’s wrong with you?”


    Den studied her pretty face, thinking she was cute for being so confused. “What do you want?” he asked softly.


    Hailey did not understand what he meant. “What do I want?


    Suddenly, her vision went dark. Den had lowered his head to kiss her on the lips.


    A buzzing sound filled Hailey’s mind. She had never been kissed by a man before. In fact, it was a first <b>kiss</b>, and Den had taken it just like that. Den moved away after the light kiss, asking, “Is this <b>what </b>you want?”


    Utterly perplexed, Hailey asked, “What are you doing?”


    Staring at her, Den said, “<b>Thank </b>you for what you did today, I don’t like owing people favors. <b>Will </b>this do?”


    Hailey was bereft of <b>words</b>. She finally understood what he <b>meant</b>–he kissed her to thank her for the help. That realization made Hailey slightly mad. “Does he need to be so calctive? He’d rather make things clear by doing this instead of having anything to do with me?” she thought.


    ring at him, Hailey asked, “Den, is that all you’ve got?


    This time, it was Den who was confused. “What?”


    Raising a brow, Hailey asked softly, “Do you know how to kiss someone?”


    Den was stunned, wondering if Hailey was demanding for him to kiss her.


    “Why are you looking at me like that? You want to repay me, don’t you? Well, you saw how big of a help I was today. Surely you weren’t nning on settling with just a brief kiss? Den<b>, </b>I want more!”


    After Hailey had flirtatiously uttered thest four words, she noticed Den’s ears had turned red. Her words made him blush.


    Hailey was originally a shy person, but his reaction only made her braver. She did not think a person who was usually indifferent would blush.


    Hailey lifted her hands and wrapped her fingers around his neck, causing Den to tense up.


    Den’sck of rejection only gave Hailey the courage to perform the next action. Since he dared to kiss her, she would do the same as well. Hailey tiptoed and nted a kiss on his lips.