In a Good Way: Prelude to a Kiss

This scene may deceive the casual observer into believing that these two are concentrating on their studies, but In a Good Way junkies know that every nerve on Liu Chuan’s body is attuned to every movement Jia En makes. The need for her drove this man across campus through the rain just so he could breathe the same air. He is that besotted, and I love him for it.

 In a Good Way is taking its sweet sweet, and I do mean sweet, time in hooking up our OTP, awesome Liu Chuan and awesome Jia En.  We get a lot of pre-kiss interaction which I am a complete sucker for.   I am not talking about all the swoon worthy thoughtful discussions they have had teaching each other about life. Not Liu Chuan’s admission of how important Jia En to his happiness, either.

I’m just talking about the accidental touching moments.

Mostly it is our manly hero reaching out for the girl he is falling in love with since we girls would NEVER initiate skinship, right?  (She did dress his wound and blow on it, though, making Liu Chuan jump out of his skin, poor thing, but I suppose it was all innocent on her part.)

(And without realizing it, Jia En has already made her tacit confession.  They showed Liu Chuan accept the red tea she offered, but we didn’t see him drink it, did we? How very cruel of them!)

In addition to those, the creative team brings us the requisite scenes that hit all the right romance-inducing buttons.

The Ut-oh-I-am-sorry-I-have-to-undress-in-order-to-hide-from-that-lady-and-now-we are-stuck-in-a-shower-stall-scene:

The I-was-up-on-this-library-step-and-last-I-knew-you-were-at-a-table-but-when-I-slipped-somehow-you-caught-me-in-your-arms scene:

The take-my-hand-to-go-into-this-concert-because-it-is-really-dangerous-and-someone-may-kidnap-you-in-the-ten-meters-to-the-door scene:

The I’m not-wiping-your-sweat-because-I-need-to-touch-you-it’s-just-that-umm-I-don’t-actually-have-a-good-explanation-as-to-why-I-just-did-that scene:

The we-finished-the-dance-test-but-now-I-am-staring-contentedly-in-your-eyes-forgetting-where-I-am-in-time-and-space scene:

The let-me-just-tie-this-bracelet-around-your-wrist-oops-it’s-taking-me-while-because-I-have-to-do-it-right-and-I-won’t-notice-you-are-adoring-me scene:

The look-your-hairclip-fell-off-and-I’ll-take-it-and-guard-it-with-my-life-geez-I-didn’t-mean-to-graze-your-soft-soft-skin-with-the-back-of-my-hand scene:

The you-have-something-on-your-face-I’ll-get-it-this-is-not-at-all-because-I-can’t-keep-my-hands-off-you scene:

To this point, the feelings are as unspoken as they are palpable.

Luckily, we have Momo around as Liu Chuan’s sounding board.   From the beginning, Momo heard the interest in his master’s voice where Jia En is concerned.

Can Momo be Best Man Dog at the wedding?