Xu Qishan looked surprised.
Did Zhang Tong have no idea how conceited he was? Could he really not listen to anyone?
Could Student Xiao persuade him?
If Student Xiao said too much, Zhang Tong might even hit him.
Xu Qishan rested her chin in her hands.
She kept complaining to herself.
Since she wasn't allowed to speak, she might as well complain in her head.
"You didn't make me believe you..."
Zhang Tong murmured.
It was all Student Xiao's fault.
"Whether you believed me yesterday or not, it's too late now."
Whether Zhang Tong believed him or not, the timing was already wrong.
Zhang Tong had no backup plan for this unexpected turn of events.
So whether Zhang Tong had accepted his explanation last night or not, the outcome would have been the same for him.
It took Zhang Tong a moment to understand.
His expression darkened.
He had to admit that Student Xiao was right.
There was no difference between last night and today.
Either way, it was too late.
But when he thought about how he'd lain in bed last night, full of hope and tossing and turning, he couldn't help feeling ridiculous.
The more hopeful he'd been then, the more bitterly ironic it felt now.
He'd been such an idiot.
Everything he'd said and done had been idiotic.
And yet he'd even been congratulating himself...
"You—"
Zhang Tong couldn't go on.
He'd said everything there was to say.
What else could he say?
"...Just buy it."
After thinking it over, Zhang Tong repeated his request once more.
After all that talking and all that time, this was all he wanted.
Honestly, he was sick of saying it.
He wanted to give up.
But he couldn't.
If he gave up here,
he'd feel relieved