At this moment, he was...
Weak and helpless.
Chen Jiashu had so many things to say, yet they all lodged in his throat. He had no idea how to respond.
Han Ziqing seemed to notice his embarrassment and took a slight step back.
Chen Jiashu pulled away from his embrace, not daring to meet Han Ziqing's eyes at all.
He was terrified Han Ziqing would ask something else outrageous.
Stammering, he said, "I... I should head back first. Goodbye, President Han."
Without giving Han Ziqing any chance to react, he trotted off and immediately fled.
Watching the person disappear into the distance, Han Ziqing still had the image of Chen Jiashu from moments ago in his mind.
The corners of his eyes had been red, and his lips slightly swollen.
He took a deep breath.
He had to remember Tang Zeyu's advice: take things step by step. What if he scared him away otherwise?
Chen Jiashu did not stop until he had run a long way.
Han Ziqing's gaze just now had been too frightening, as though he wanted to take him apart and swallow him whole.
He suspected that if he had stayed there any longer, he might have walked straight into the tiger's jaws...
As soon as he returned to the car, he saw Ye Siya crouching beside it, her eyes red.
The moment Ye Siya saw Chen Jiashu, she could no longer hold it in. With a wail, she burst into tears.
"Brother Chen, I'm sorry. I was too impulsive. Sob, sob..." Ye Siya choked out through her tears.
A young girl barely over twenty, encountering something like this for the first time—her emotional defenses had crumbled instantly.
Chen Jiashu did not comfort her. He simply stood to one side and waited for Ye Siya to cry