"Crap!"
The cafeteria suddenly quieted down.
Fang Ye hurriedly lowered his head and, with embroidery-like precision, picked up the last bit of green onion at the bottom of his bowl with his chopsticks and started to chew it vigorously while slightly nodding his head, as if completely immersed in eating.
Although he didn't have eyes on the back of his head, he felt like all the employees' gazes were probably looking in this direction.
He felt terribly awkward. If you're going, just go, why yell it out loud? What's the point?
You're going to give people the wrong idea!
Everyone probably thought that something had happened between him and Lan Li, but you have to believe that our relationship is purely that of a principal and assistant, truly, whiter than white paper!
But such things cannot be explained. The more you explain, the darker it gets. You just have to act as if nothing has happened.
After Lan Li had shouted out loud, she suddenly realized something—was her reaction just now a bit too intense?
She quickly switched on her smart mode, her eyes whirling around, and loudly added another line, "I'm going, 'Haruhi Suzumiya' is finally releasing a new book after nine years!"
Her reaction was as if she had just seen some incredibly shocking news!
This way, no one would get the wrong idea, right?
Although the choice of words wasn't quite in keeping with her image as a cute girl, when you're shocked, you can have any kind of reaction. It's not abnormal for a beautiful girl to exclaim "Crap!" when she's extremely shocked, right?
Lan Li felt her ears burning and stealthily glanced around. Meng Shi and He Yifei immediately turned their heads back, with Meng Shi taking a big bite and sporting an intoxicated expression, "Haha, the chicken leg today tastes really good!"
He Yifei also transformed into a gourmet, scrutinizing the grains of rice in his bowl and seriously commented, "Mmm, delicious! Really delicious!"
Phew!
Seeing that everyone went on eating as usual, it seemed that no one had noticed anything unusual, so Lan Li breathed a sigh of relief and mentally gave herself a thumbs up for her quick-witted response.
Fang Ye was both amused and helpless at her exaggerated reaction, casting a helpless look at Lan Li, thinking she really was a clever little devil!
Lan Li, feeling both shy and excited, stuck out her tongue in an embarrassed gesture.
Her cheeks were flushed red, and even her earlobes were a bit pink.
Fang Ye glanced at her, a ripple of emotion stirring in his heart. Why did she seem so cute?
No, no, he mustn't entertain any romantic notions towards girls. Otherwise, if he got rejected, he'd have to wallow in self-pity for a long time.
Before she knew it, Fang Ye had let go of her hand.
He sincerely apologized, "Sorry about that, I was just a bit confused earlier. Just thought that going alone seems a bit boring, with no one to talk to. It might be more fun if more people went together. I didn't cause you any trouble, did I?"
Lan Li felt her warm hand being released and experienced a profound sense of loss, she hadn't even fully savored the feeling yet.
Hearing Fang Ye's apology, her heart felt inexplicably distressed, as if she had eaten an extremely sour plum.
So the director had no other intentions, and it was just a simple invitation to hang out?
She was only invited because she sat opposite him at the meal; if it had been the muscular freak Meng Shi sitting there, it probably wouldn't have made any difference to the director.
Biting her lip, she shook her head and said, "Hmm, it's okay."
"You didn't need to explain so loudly just now, just staying quiet was fine."
Lan Li felt downhearted and nodded honestly, "Hmm."
She was just too foolish, too presumptuous, getting so excited and shy for everyone to laugh at.
The more she thought about it, the more uncomfortable she felt, the more aggrieved!
Sniffling, tears unwittingly began to well up in the corners of her eyes.
Are you really okay?
Fang Ye looked at Lan Li's expression, noticing her sullen little face, her small hands clutching at the corner of her shirt, like a child who hasn't done well in an exam and been scolded by parents, looking so pitiful that she was nearly about to cry.
He sighed inwardly, realizing that he was really not good at communicating with girls.
They were having a nice chat, and he managed to upset her to the point of tears without careful.
He comforted her, "It's okay, it was just a little misunderstanding. In a few days, everyone will forget about it. By the way, are you going or not? If you want to go, I would be very happy, but it's also okay if you don't want to."
If you want to go, I would be very happy?
Lan Li perked up her ears, lifted her head, and asked in disbelief, "Eh, really?"
Fang Ye laughed, "Yeah, how boring would it be to go out with a burly brute like Meng Shi? It's much more interesting to hang out with a cute girl."
The director called me a cute girl!
Lan Li felt like she was on a roller coaster of emotions, going from the bottom of the valley to the peak of the mountain in an instant. The gloom dispersed quietly, and the bright Sunshine spilled down, making her heart start thumping once again.
She agreed happily, "Yes, I'll go! Definitely going!"