For those being a little annoyed at that 5th page.
He might actually just want to have fun together at his house. Just a tiny chance. She just did say he is straightforward and goes for what he wants.
For those who didn't understand what just happened:
He rarely wants to initiate talking. Seems like this is the first time where he has shown interest in wanting/hoping to talk to her by saying "Talk to you soon". It just slipped of his mouth and hence he wanted to clarify when he realized what...
In case people are still confused by Mei's phrase "Like my father", remember that she wrote that she wants to marry her father when she was a child.
Also, she confessed out loud to herself in chapter 50.
Btw, comparing father to a guy in quite a few romance themes means that they consider them...
Considering that she asked him out to an event, she considers him a very close friend or more.
And she's conscious of him as a guy based on her blush when he calls her cute.
But the guy doesn't seem aware of it( and maybe the girl too) so kinda bittersweet.
Anomaly detected. Too much progress. Visiting the guy's home. Mom approving. Dad approving and inviting her. His casual confession. Mai being cutest.
Overload............