Gong Rui was burning with rage.
"I got rejected?"
"And in front of that intern?"
He felt like he had lost all his dignity.
No, I've been pursuing Dong'er for so long. She never clearly agreed, but she never clearly rejected me either. Why was she so decisive in rejecting me the moment this intern, Xiao Wang, showed up?
The more Gong Rui thought about it, the more something felt off. He also recalled Xiao Wang giving Dong'er a lollipop, the way she had smiled at him, and how she had tugged on Xiao Wang's clothes afterward.
It made him furious.
Love made people stupid.
Unrequited love made them even stupider.
Fuck, he'd barely arrived and he's already poaching my girl? Just you wait.
He Dong'er quickly pulled Xiao Wang along by his sleeve. Only after they turned a corner in the corridor and escaped Gong Rui's sight did she stop, gasping for breath.
After a long while, she pressed both hands to her chest and took several deep breaths to calm herself down.
Then she looked at Xiao Wang. "Thank you for what you did just now. You don't blame me, do you?"
Xiao Wang smiled. "No. Consider it thanks for all the help you've given me these past two days."
"Did I do okay just now? Were the things I said very different from what you taught me before?"
Xiao Wang looked at the uneasy He Dong'er. He had not expected a girl rejecting a boy's pursuit to scare her so badly.
"You did great. You made yourself very clear. He should understand now."
"Oh, that's good." As He Dong'er spoke, she braced her hands on her knees. "Thank you for staying with me just now. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have had the courage