That remark...
Xiao Xiao looked thoughtful.
A Jiu had probably heard it from Zhuge Yun.
A Jiu always seemed to be asleep, but he actually took in some of what was said.
Xiao Xiao smiled and shook his head, then headed toward the street.
He'd already seen the car he'd called pulling over.
Wu Ying strode out of the hospital room.
She went into the stairwell.
She crouched down.
Her shoulders trembled uncontrollably.
Every so often, a sob escaped her.
She felt a pent-up anger in her chest that was nearly enough to make her explode.
It was awful.
It was really... so awful that she wanted to scream and let it all out.
But...
She couldn't.
At least, not here.
She took a deep breath.
The tightness in her chest still wouldn't go away.
She felt almost as if she couldn't breathe.
Today, she'd been reprimanded by her supervisor for a mistake at work.
When she left, the heel of her right shoe had snapped.
If she hadn't reacted quickly and caught herself against the wall, she would have taken a nasty fall.
Even so, her face still burned with embarrassment.
It was mortifying.
Furiously, she stomped on the heel of her left shoe until it broke, not caring that she'd only recently worked up the nerve to buy such an expensive pair.
She was already in a bad mood.
Then she'd arrived at the hospital, only to find her boyfriend asleep and completely unaware of how she felt.
Before, he would have known something was wrong the moment he saw her. He would have comforted her, made her laugh, and bought her something tasty...
He would have listened to her complain...
And joined her in grumbling about her supervisor...
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