Peng Ruowei watched her prospective boyfriend play games, and a trace of irritation rose in her heart. He had not been this bad before!
Taking advantage of the time he spent gaming, she thought it over again. It seemed that after something happened to her father, he had started playing without restraint. Is he annoyed because I kept asking him to help?
After waiting seven or eight minutes, the boy muttered softly, "What the hell?" Then he looked up at her before lowering his head to keep tapping away. "Go on, what is it... I still need to game today."
They had not even held hands, and they were already living like middle-aged and elderly people? Peng Ruowei could not describe how she felt. After nearly twenty seconds of silence, she finally spoke. "I'm taking leave and going away... I might suspend my studies afterward."
"Hm?" The boy finally shifted his attention away from his phone and looked up at her. "Because of your father?"
"Yes." Peng Ruowei nodded. "I'm going to get a job... That might be the only way I can help my father."
"What?" The boy looked astonished, utterly unable to believe it. "Get a job... How much could you even make? Is your family short on that little bit of money?"
His family was far better off than Peng Ruowei's, but he also knew that her family was not lacking in money. Otherwise, the two of them would never have gotten close.
"No." Peng Ruowei shook her head and answered flatly, "The place where I'll be working is rather influential. They might have some reservations."
"Heh." The boy laughed, though there was no amusement on his face. He was not mocking her either as he said blandly, "Does a place like that even exist? If my