jo and nicky decided to go on a place where they can talk about his plans with li. "madam nicky."
"yes, jo?" nicky answered. jo sighed once again and swallowed. he wasn't ready to say it. he was afraid that what if, nicky might not approve of him as li's future boyfriend. "nevermind." jo did not tell it at the end.
"come on." nicky wanted to find out what he wants to say. "im sorry." jo replied and looked away. "but... are you gonna disapprove of me if i say it?". "no i won't." nicky replied. jo still wasn't ready. now he took a deep breath, and he will just accept what will be the answer that destiny will give him. "i... i want to someday end up with her. but not today. i love her." jo finally said that as he's shaking while saying it. "if i can't then, its okay then..."
nicky sighed and jo was scared, thinking she would disapprove of him. "im really sorry auntie.." he looked sad and worried. but then, he heard an unexpected answer from her... "yes, of course. i'd think that you would be perfect for her." nicky replied. his jaw dropped and smiled that his lips reached his ears. "r-really..?" jo was definitely unsure if she was serious. "indeed. but it's up to her if she wants to end up with you. if you really want her that bad then you would have to wait her finish her studies. only a few years left and she will finally graduate..." nicky reassured him as she patted his back. "i know that you and lina have been good best friends for 9 years. and i have hopes that your friendship will be stronger in the future." she smiled to him.
when jo heard what she said, he began to tear up and smiled greatly. he quickly kneeled down to her and buried his face on nicky's hands. "t-thank you so much! i couldn't thank less now..." he couldn't express how happy he was. nicky hugged him and said: "i'm sure that you'll end up with her someday in the future... i know that you two are very close. and you gained my respect for treating her nice like a princess."
"she is really a princess..." jo replied. "i know, and i agree with you." nicky answered. "she is the queen of my life." he smiled. "but you'll have to give her your everything so you can be approved as her king." nicky jokingly said. "of course!" jo replied with a little laugh as well. "anything for my future girlfriend- uhm bestie. i would give her my heart and-"
"give her your loyalty and kindness, of course." nicky replied. "that's what she wants from a guy."
"would you really think that i wont let you have her in the future?" nicky said. "i don't care on how the way you talk and express yourself. you are a shy but a strong man. but i don't want her to have a boyfriend for now. don't worry, once she gets a decent job then you can now date her."
"i'd even be the one to plan your marriage in the future." she jokingly added, again. jo knows who nicky is and just laughs on the way she talks.
the next next day again, li was finally discharged from the hospital. and so does the others.
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"lina, child." nicky called. "mom?" li replied.
"answer me honestly, are you dating jo?"
"we're not dating..." li claimed.
"he also answered me that. and are you sure that you want to be with him in the future?"
"of course! he's a good friend. he even spoiled me the things that i want. but for sure he understood that i can't get a boyfriend yet and he wasn't ready to date me yet. we treat each other as close friends and do stuff like what we used to do back when we were teenagers." li told her. "if i said that no boyfriends for now then he really complies with it. we just see each other sometimes."
"oh. then that's good." nicky replied. "and he asked me if i could let him have you in the future."
"what was your response then?"
"i said i don't approve of him." nicky jokingly said.
"aw cmon mom! he's literally my only friend since my friends forget that i exist!" li got slightly mad when she said that.
"don't worry, im just kidding." said nicky. "i know you guys adore each other so much. there's no need to worry if your friends forgot you. your friend- i mean your best friend is really nice and respectful. i like his attitude as well. he even showed politeness. he even understands my humor and knows me very well."
"yeah, i also treat him like my son too. i've wanted a boy child for so long and i finally got the two of them... i know that you'd get angry if i disapprove of him, of course. you would even cry if i can't let you have him but i love my daughter so much so i give you what you really want." she hugged li. "make sure that you guys are not dating okay? you can only date him when you get a stable job."
"yeah mom." li replied.
"also, i let him have you in the future not just because you wanted it and i really know what's the best for you but i approve of it since i was observing you and jo to see if you really have a healthy relationship with each other. it seems that you two are doing great." nicky added.