Watching Xiang Shang walk in without even knocking and flop onto the sofa, Chen Miao raised an eyebrow but said nothing, continuing his work.
The silence lasted more than half an hour before Xiang Shang finally sat up, swearing.
"You bastard, aren't you going to ask what's wrong with me?"
Chen Miao looked up at him. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing!"
Chen Miao rolled his eyes. He knew he shouldn't have bothered.
Seeing Chen Miao fall silent again, Xiang Shang grew furious.
"You're just taking my word for it?"
"Then what's wrong?"
Chen Miao asked without even looking up.
"I got dumped!"
"Huh? Were you dating anyone?"
Chen Miao's curious question hit Xiang Shang right where it hurt.
"I... I..."
Xiang Shang stammered for ages without managing to get anything out.
In the end, he slumped dejectedly onto the sofa.
Yeah, was I even dating anyone?
I was only pursuing Li Zi. Wasn't it perfectly normal for her to turn me down?
Who hadn't been rejected before? At worst, I could find someone else!
Just as Xiang Shang was trying to psych himself up, Chen Miao suddenly spoke again.
"Oh, right. This morning, you told me to get a gift ready. What was it for?"
Xiang Shang snapped. He rushed over, locked an arm around Chen Miao's neck, and shook him frantically.
"I'll show you a gift! I'll show you!"
An hour later.
Chen Miao finished listening to Xiang Shang vent.
He had no advice to offer on matters like this. He had never dated anyone himself, so being a listener was already the best he could do.
Still, he felt he ought to say something about Xiang Shang giving her a peachwood talisman.
Although Chen Miao thought peachwood talismans were far more useful than handbags, he still had to consider