"Mm, there was."
Zhuge Yun nodded. "She just felt embarrassed when people brought it up."
"Knowing you failed is enough."
"You don't need people reminding you of it over and over."
"Even if they mean well."
"It can still make you feel uncomfortable."
"Later, maybe I asked the right question..."
Li Yan shook his head. "I directly told them I disagreed."
"What they said after that was pretty close to what I'd guessed."
"They said Anna had a lot of pride and didn't like them talking too much about her interview."
"But..."
"What they said at first stuck in my mind."
"What they said afterward... made it hard for me to believe they were being sincere."
"Besides, when we met last time, I didn't notice the slightest bit of concern for Anna from them."
"Clearly, they're closer to Chu Kexin."
Zhao Luzheng came to a conclusion.
"So rather than feel sad that Anna failed again, they'd rather celebrate Chu Kexin getting in."
"Yeah."
Li Yan sighed. "I can't say they did anything wrong, either."
"People's hearts are biased."
"But..."
"Whatever the case, they're all friends..."
"Isn't Anna just too pitiful?"
"This is her own choice, too."
Zhang Bo shook his head. "This definitely isn't the first time something like this has happened."
"Since Anna still decided to keep hanging out with them, she'll have to put up with this kind of treatment."
"Yeah."
Li Yan nodded. "I just don't understand why Anna still wants to be with them."
"I'm not saying she should fall out with them."
"It's just that, during this special period, Anna could easily spend some time apart from them."
"After a while, they could hang out together again."
"Wouldn't that make things a little easier for her?"
"You shouldn't try to