Chapter 2276
He needed to drive, not suitable for drinking, so he drank cooling tea. To ensure the tea’s taste was good and could counteract the heat from eating hotpot, it must have been chilled outdoors.
He took a sip and felt the coolness of the tea travel from his mouth straight to his heart.
He recalled the scene when he first met Dan Chun; it was summer then, and Dan Chun, dressed in a white summer dress, walked across the campus, causing quite a stir.
Others noticed her beauty, but he preferred her self-possessed, cool and detached demeanor.
At school, many pursued her, so many that they couldn’t be counted, but she rejected them all with pride.
Yes, pride.
Dan Chun undoubtedly had pride.
But at that time, Ruan Bo felt she deserved those words; she was so exceptional that she deserved to be proud.
He liked her and knew his family background wasn’t a match for hers, so even though he liked her, he never truly declared his feelings, though anyone with eyes could see he liked her.
He believed she knew it too.
He never expected anything to come from this affection; he just cherished every opportunity to spend time with her.
Including this time, when he acted as the intermediary to introduce her to a job, he did so with this mindset.
He initially thought she would refuse; given her family background, she shouldn’t need his help finding a job, but he didn’t expect her to accept and mention it several times.
Previously, he didn’t understand why she mentioned it repeatedly, thinking perhaps she genuinely wanted to settle in Beidu, even secretly rejoicing that maybe she wasn’t entirely indifferent to him.
Until this time, when he truly introduced her to Duan Xi, he came to a complete understanding.
So, the true intention lies not in the apparent goal.
Even when she said those words in the car, he was still half-believing, taking them as unintentional, those words tinged with subtle bitterness, but now, he was thoroughly certain.
He didn’t know when she and Duan Xi had been in contact, but he wasn’t stupid or blind, and he was utterly certain that her target was Duan Xi!
Thinking of this, Ruan Bo drank another sip of cooling tea, the cold tea travelled from his mouth to his stomach, making him feel much clearer.
He was just about to open another bottle when on the other side, Jiaojiao reached across Duan Xi and took the cooling tea from his hand, complaining: "Brother Bo, you’ve already drunk a can, are you that thirsty?"
She touched the bottle of cold tea, still feeling its penetrating chill, with a hint of concern: "This cooling tea is too cold, drinking so much will be uncomfortable, wait until the dishes arrive, eat a little to cushion your stomach before drinking."
Thinking of this, Ruan Bo drank another sip of cooling tea, the cold tea travelled from his mouth to his stomach, making him feel much clearer.
He was just about to open another bottle when on the other side, Jiaojiao reached across Duan Xi and took the cooling tea from his hand, complaining: "Brother Bo, you’ve already drunk a can, are you that thirsty?"
She touched the bottle of cold tea, still feeling its penetrating chill, with a hint of concern: "This cooling tea is too cold, drinking so much will be uncomfortable, wait until the dishes arrive, eat a little to cushion your stomach before drinking."
Ruan Bo looked up and met Jiaojiao’s caring gaze, smiling: "Alright, I’ll listen to you, brother won’t drink anymore."
Jiaojiao also smiled, "That’s better."