Chapter 396: Fools falling into a trap
The employees’ cafeteria, at lunch time.
Cheng Yu was just about to finish her food when a figure slotted himself opposite her. "Can I sit here?"
She looked up at the anticipating Cedric and realized that he wanted to sit with her. "Sorry, I’m full and I have to rush."
She was facing the door so she had to pass Cedric to head out. He grabbed her hand as she walked past him and went straight to the point. "You have started avoiding me again. I already explained that my family wouldn’t interfere with us but... Did I do something wrong? Or is it..." He looked dejected. "Is it because you hate me?"
"What? Of course not." She was baffled at how he was able to come to such a bizarre conclusion. Knowing that arguing with him would merely waste her time, she looked straight at him. "Cedric, you didn’t do anything wrong. It’s just..."
She closed her eyes for a second and took a deep breath. She knew that her words may hurt his feelings but she didn’t have much choice at the moment. "It’s just that I can’t give you as much attention as I want. I have many things to do, Cedric. You know that I’m already playing two roles at the company, not to mention, I’m preparing for the graduation."
"Graduation?" He looked confused then suddenly understood. Their graduation at Star Art International would be in a few weeks. If she didn’t mention it, he would have forgotten all about it. He had almost forgotten that he was still a student and had only got a job using his natural talent.
"Yes. Now you know why I can’t be at your beck and call, right?"
He nodded but still found it baffling. "Why are you working so hard? Doesn’t it exhaust you?"
She smiled helplessly. Of course it exhausted her. She was not a machine, okay? However, it was the only thing she could do to earn as much money as possible in a short time. She wanted to enroll her brother into a better school and be able to give him the kind of luxurious life that he had never experienced.
She had already discussed it with Luna; once the latter got married, she would terminate her lease contract and Cheng Yu would fully rent the apartment, since she liked the place. She would have her brother stay in the other room.