Chapter 99 Resentment
Jiang Kechu squinted his eyes, somewhat puzzled by Wan Chu’er’s deliberate aloofness.
Could it be merely due to his recent displeasure? No, Jiang Kechu quickly dismissed the thought.
Apart from their first encounter, during their subsequent meetings, Wan Chu’er always seemed cold and distant, deliberately so.
Is Wan Chu’er naturally averse to socializing? But someone who could crack such jokes to a bunch of hormone-overloaded soldiers during military training doesn’t seem like a person who dislikes social interactions.
Moreover, he remembered that over a month ago, when he knocked on the private room door, he clearly saw Wan Chu’er laughing and chatting with her classmates.
So, this distance was aimed at him, Jiang Kechu concluded, unable to find any other reason. He simply and crudely surmised that Wan Chu’er was a willful girl.
He glanced indifferently at Wan Chu’er, who was sporting a fake smile, finding it somewhat irksome. Although he had planned to go along with her wish and part ways there, thoughts of that top-secret file and the name Wan Shiguo flashed through his mind, and he suppressed what he was about to say.
"Let Xiao Shan take a look at the components you’ve chosen. If you don’t want to handle it yourself, he can assemble it for you," Jiang Kechu said lightly. Xiao Shan was the young man accompanying him.
It sounded like he was being considerate, but Wan Chu’er’s brow furrowed slightly at the suggestion. She wanted to refuse, but Jiang Xiaoxiao looked so sincere next to her that Wan Chu’er felt bad about refusing again. Rejecting once could be seen as not wanting to trouble others, but multiple rejections might appear intentional and ungracious.
That’s what Wan Chu’er thought, unaware that in Jiang Kechu’s eyes, she was already being overly deliberate.