Chapter 1514: The Sun Rose in the West

When Xu Xiaoxiao entered the office, she had already noticed Wang Sinian sitting there with a dark face.

But she had no intention of paying him any mind.

Now, she remained the same: "Not going!"

"But Xiao Wang is in a bad mood, and he usually helps everyone out quite a bit. Since he's unhappy now, we should show some concern."

"Then you guys go."

"But we think... it would be more appropriate for you to go."

Xu Xiaoxiao raised her head and retorted: "Why? Do you think I look like a pushover?"

"No, it's because he's glaring at you."

The colleague said this while signaling for Xu Xiaoxiao to look over.

And when Xu Xiaoxiao looked, she really did see Wang Sinian staring coldly at her.

Xu Xiaoxiao hadn't treated him badly, so what was he glaring for!?

Giving an inch and taking a mile!!

Xu Xiaoxiao couldn't swallow her anger and immediately glared back!

And this little action of hers made Wang Sinian raise his eyebrows slightly.

He didn't have any particular reaction, just kept a gloomy expression and lowered his eyes.

After the brief confrontation, Xu Xiaoxiao made up her mind not to speak to Wang Sinian.

On Wang Sinian's side, he didn't come to provoke her either, and the two of them remained at peace like this until it was time to get off work.

Moreover, Wang Sinian left right on the dot, as if he didn't want to stay in the office for even one more second.

Seeing this, the others began to whisper:

"What's wrong with Xiao Wang today? He's never been like this before."

"Could it be that he's under too much pressure lately?"

"Maybe. Sigh, young people these days have so many thoughts."

"We should have asked while Xiao Wang was still here, it would have saved us from guessing blindly."

"His face was so foul back then, would you have dared to ask?"

"This... forget it then."

The colleagues were still chatting.

And every word they said drifted, without missing a single syllable, into

Xu Xiaoxiao's ears.

Xu Xiaoxiao had just been preoccupied with being angry and had forgotten to think about the reason behind Wang Sinian's mood swings.

Now that she thought about it...

She scratched her chin with her finger, wondering if something had gone wrong with the treatment process?

On the other side, Wang Sinian returned home and began tinkering with his treasures in his room.

It was a cabinet full of figures; don't let their varying sizes fool you, they were all worth a fortune.

When Wang Sinian had nothing to do, he liked to tinker with these things, and time would pass very quickly.

But today, he felt as restless as if his heart were overgrown with weeds.

Even while tinkering with his favorite figures, he seemed very impatient.

Suddenly, his phone rang.

In that instant, in the depths of Wang Sinian's heart... there was an indescribable sense of anticipation.

But after seeing the caller ID, the anticipation vanished instantly.

He asked irritably: "What is it?"

The fair-weather friend on the other end of the phone was astonished: "Why the attitude? Did you eat gunpowder or something?"

"What exactly do you want? If there's nothing, I'm hanging up!"

"Hey, there is something! We haven't seen each other in only a few days, and your temper has grown," the friend complained, then quickly got to the point, "Let's go out for a drink!"

Wang Sinian refused without even thinking: "No, I'm abstaining from alcohol lately."

"Ha, did I hear that right?"

"You heard right!"

After the words fell, Wang Sinian hung up the phone directly.

Then...

He asked himself, why on earth was he quitting alcohol?

Could it be for...

No, it had nothing to do with her!

Wang Sinian thought for a moment, then took out his coat, preparing to go out.

In the living room, he ran into the old man.

The old man asked casually: "Where are you going?"

"To go drinking with a friend."

"Oh, go ahead. Be safe on the

road." The old man instructed with a smile.

And this instruction left Wang Sinian stunned.

He paused for a beat and asked: "Are you... not going to stop me?"

"You haven't been out in a long time, it's okay to let loose occasionally, just don't drink too much."

The old man smiled with a kindly face, and his attitude was also very gentle.

Yet it made Wang Sinian feel it was unbelievable!

You must know, in the past, whenever he said he was going out to drink, the old man would be all huffy and puffy.

What's more, he would even get into an argument with him.

Today... has the sun risen from the west?!

Wang Sinian walked out of the house full of suspicion.

As for the old man...

He was not really looking forward to Wang Sinian going to a bar.

It was just that Xu Xiaoxiao had told him before that Wang Sinian's behavior might show signs of regression.

At times like this, one must absolutely not criticize or scold him.

Instead, one must be patient and be tolerant of him.

Elder Wang felt his performance should have been quite good.

It was just that this "quite good" performance of his made Wang Sinian feel more depressed the more he thought about it.

In the end, even though the car drove to the bar, he didn't go in.

He just drove around outside and then returned home.

Wang Sinian felt that he was being very abnormal.

After deep thought, he felt it must be that treatment from Xu Xiaoxiao that had a bad influence on his brain!

He would never accept that treatment again!

Even if Xu Xiaoxiao came to find him, he would not agree!

Wang Sinian was making solemn vows to himself here.

However...

Xu Xiaoxiao had never taken the initiative to find him at all!

Now, Wang Sinian had really taken note of her in his heart!

But Xu Xiaoxiao was not just deliberately ignoring him.

She treated Jiang Chenghao the same way.

Jiang Chenghao sent two messages to Xu Xiaoxiao; as for the content, she could reply

or she could not reply.

But Xu Xiaoxiao did not respond to any of them.

However, this one today...

Looking at the message she had just received on her phone, Xu Xiaoxiao felt it would be impolite if she didn't respond again.

After hesitating for a moment, Xu Xiaoxiao decided to go home after work, check some information, and then respond.

But what Xu Xiaoxiao didn't expect was that she actually ran into Jiang Chenghao at the school gate.

The moment their gazes met, Xu Xiaoxiao immediately recalled the scene of that day's confession...

God, it was still so awkward!!

Xu Xiaoxiao had thought that with time, the awkwardness would fade.

In reality, it hadn't!

She could still curl her toes so hard she could dig out a three-bedroom apartment!

And when a person is extremely awkward, the only reaction they can make is... to run!

Xu Xiaoxiao had wanted to run.

Unfortunately, at the same time her brain issued the command, Jiang Chenghao had already walked in front of Xu Xiaoxiao and asked with a smile, "Off work?"

"Ah? Yeah!"

"You've been very busy lately, right."

"It's alright."

"Then why do you never reply to my messages?"

"I... it's not busy here at school, but the project I'm working on is quite busy."

Jiang Chenghao nodded, then murmured with some regret: "I see. I was originally going to ask you for a favor, but it seems I'll forget it now."

Upon hearing this, Xu Xiaoxiao raised her head and said: "Isn't it just about the book publishing? It's a small matter, I can help!"

Hearing Xu Xiaoxiao's words, Jiang Chenghao's gaze darkened a little: "So you did see the messages."

Seeing the messages but deliberately not replying...

The nature of it was even worse.

Xu Xiaoxiao also knew that what she did wasn't right, but she still explained herself in a small voice: "I was planning to go back and check some information before giving you an answer, really!"

"But your avoidance is also real."

This... Xu

Xiaoxiao had nothing to say.

Her eyes also began to drift.