Then he reached out his hand, pulled her in with a force, and brought her into his embrace, "I'll teach you German."
Chenxing saw that the book in his hands was filled with a dense mass of characters she didn't recognize, presumably German. She blinked, "Then tell me, how do you say 'I love you' in German."
He articulated clearly, "ich liebe dich."
With a "thumping" heartbeat, Chenxing repeated his pronunciation, "ich liebe dich?"
He nodded with a smile, "You've always been a quick learner, and your pronunciation is very accurate."
His compliment made her beam with pride, "Of course, I'm smart by nature. But you know even more than I do, how come you understand so many languages?"
"When you're in someone else's territory, if you don't understand their language and cultural background, they could curse at me in their local dialect and I might just smile back and greet them with a hello. Of course, I need to master a couple more," he joked with her.
