After hearing Ye Rong's words, Zhuang Xu felt that something was off.
It was as if Ye Rong was talking about herself!
He and Ye Rong had spent so much time together, yet it wasn't until they were close to graduating that he began to understand her a little. After graduation, he had only grown less familiar with her!
Now that Ye Rong had suddenly said all this to him, Zhuang Xu found it incredibly ironic!
Under Zhuang Xu's intense gaze, Ye Rong suddenly realized she seemed to have contradicted herself. She felt terribly embarrassed.
So she hurriedly asked in a wounded tone, "A Xu, I know it was my mistake not to give you a direct answer before!
"But you have to understand me, too! After my father went to prison, I was the only one who could hold our family together!
"And although you're wonderful, I also... We once had a chance!
"Besides, so many people my dad offended in the past are keeping an eye on my family. I couldn't bear to make you face their pressure, either!"
Although Zhuang Xu knew most of what she was saying had to be lies, his heart still softened a little!
But he knew his own situation. Because of Ye Rong, his relationship with Wang Yue had suffered a lot, and Wang Yue might really not cut him much slack!
So Zhuang Xu replied firmly, "I'll ask him for you, but I can't promise whether it'll work out."
Ye Rong knew that was already a lot, and said excitedly at once, "Thank you, A Xu! I knew you'd help me!"
Zhuang Xu nodded and said indifferently, "If there's nothing else you need, I'll be going. I've got things to take care of!"
The reason Zhuang Xu said he was busy