A Confession in the Library
IntermediateDating
Two classmates who have been flirting all semester are studying together at the library when one finally gathers the courage to confess their feelings.
W
WeiL
LiW
你今天看起来挺累的，要不要休息一下？
nǐ jīntiān kàn qǐlái tǐng lèi de, yào bù yào xiūxi yíxià?
You look pretty tired today. Do you want to take a break?
L
是啊，这周考试太多了，我都快撑不住了。
shì a, zhè zhōu kǎoshì tài duō le, wǒ dōu kuài chēng bú zhù le.
Yeah, there are too many exams this week. I can barely hold on anymore.
W
那我去给你买杯咖啡吧，你最爱喝的那种。
nà wǒ qù gěi nǐ mǎi bēi kāfēi ba, nǐ zuì ài hē de nà zhǒng.
Then let me go buy you a coffee—the kind you love most.
L
你怎么连我爱喝什么咖啡都知道？你是不是偷偷观察我很久了？
nǐ zěnme lián wǒ ài hē shénme kāfēi dōu zhīdào? nǐ shì bú shì tōutōu guānchá wǒ hěn jiǔ le?
How do you even know what coffee I like? Have you secretly been watching me for a long time?
W
呃……也不算很久啦，就是……我一直挺注意你的。
è……yě bú suàn hěn jiǔ la, jiùshì……wǒ yìzhí tǐng zhùyì nǐ de.
Uh... it hasn't really been that long, it's just... I've always paid a lot of attention to you.
L
注意我？你这话什么意思呀？
zhùyì wǒ? nǐ zhè huà shénme yìsi ya?
Pay attention to me? What exactly do you mean by that?
W
其实，有件事我憋在心里很久了，一直没勇气说出口。
qíshí, yǒu jiàn shì wǒ biē zài xīnlǐ hěn jiǔ le, yìzhí méi yǒngqì shuō chū kǒu.
Actually, there's something I've been holding in my heart for a long time; I've never had the courage to say it out loud.
L
你就说吧，我们都认识一个学期了，别这么紧张。
nǐ jiù shuō ba, wǒmen dōu rènshi yí ge xuéqī le, bié zhème jǐnzhāng.
Just say it. We've known each other a whole semester now—don't be so nervous.
W
好吧。李梅，我喜欢你，从我们第一次一起自习那天就开始了。
hǎo ba. Lǐ Méi, wǒ xǐhuan nǐ, cóng wǒmen dì yī cì yìqǐ zìxí nà tiān jiù kāishǐ le.
Okay. Li Mei, I like you. It started from the very first day we studied together.
L
真的吗？我一直以为只有我一个人有这种感觉呢。
zhēn de ma? wǒ yìzhí yǐwéi zhǐyǒu wǒ yí ge rén yǒu zhè zhǒng gǎnjué ne.
Really? I always thought I was the only one who felt this way.
W
所以你也……对我有感觉？那等考完试，我们出去吃顿饭，好不好？
suǒyǐ nǐ yě……duì wǒ yǒu gǎnjué? nà děng kǎo wán shì, wǒmen chūqù chī dùn fàn, hǎo bù hǎo?
So you also... have feelings for me? Then once exams are over, let's go out for a meal, okay?
L
好啊，不过你得先陪我把这门课复习完，就当是我们第一次约会吧。
hǎo a, búguò nǐ děi xiān péi wǒ bǎ zhè mén kè fùxí wán, jiù dàng shì wǒmen dì yī cì yuēhuì ba.
Sure, but first you have to help me finish reviewing this course—let's just call it our first date.