The next thing we know, we're told, is that the two of them are going out together. We're not sure if that's true or not, but it's pretty clear that they're in love. The narrator tells us that this is the first time she's ever heard anyone say anything like that about a guy. She's also the first person ever to say it to her face, and she'd never thought it would affect her so much. She says that she just wanted to "reach over and pout" and " ruffle his hair" . She doesn't know if she'll ever fall in love with him, but she does know that she loves hongyo, so maybe she should try to "weird" her relationship with him right now.