Chapter 32: The Average Guy Who Can’t Understand Plain English

At this moment, Ling Xiaoli’s face was pale. If not for her lipstick, her lips would probably have been pale as well. Anyone could tell at a glance that she was in terrible condition.

All Zhou Yan wanted was to pull Ling Xiaoli into his arms and comfort her properly.

But right now, all he could do was look at her worriedly.

“A-Li, were you frightened by the accident? Give me a chance to take care of you. Believe me, I’ll protect you. I won’t let you encounter any danger!”

Ling Xiaoli’s expression instantly became complicated.

This big brother really made it sound so easy, just by moving his lips.

You’ll protect me? How are you going to protect me? With your head?

“I’m fine. I just didn’t sleep well last night. Let’s continue.

“What I want to say is that I don’t have any feelings for you anymore. Even without what happened last time, I was already planning to ask you to break up with me. This just happened to be the right opportunity.”

Ling Xiaoli thought Zhou Yan would give up after hearing this.

She hadn’t expected him to say:

“A-Li, you can lie to me, but you can’t lie to yourself. I can feel that you love me! I know you’re still angry with me.”

His affectionate eyes and determined expression nearly made Ling Xiaoli think that she really did love Zhou Yan.

Uh, big brother, where did you get that confidence?

“Zhou Yan, I’m really not angry. I truly want to break up with you. Especially since I’ve been very busy with my career lately, I don’t have any extra time to date. Do you understand?”

“A-Li, listen to my explanation first. After I finish, you can make your decision, okay?”

Ling Xiaoli took a deep breath and smiled.

“Okay. Go ahead.”

The explanation Zhou Yan gave was more or less what Ling Xiaoli had expected.

He had eaten with a junior from his university and been caught by the original owner. She had refused to listen to his explanation and angrily broken up with him.

Zhou Yan also said that the junior had a boyfriend and that the whole thing really had been a misunderstanding.

Ling Xiaoli listened to everything with a smile before saying:

“Alright, I’ve heard you out. I’ll say the same thing again. My career comes first right now. My decision hasn’t changed. Let’s break up.”

Zhou Yan looked incredulous.

Soon, his face became filled with pain.

“I don’t know who told you what rumors, but you really have to believe me. Was it Keke? Or Wang Wei? Or someone else? Did they say something to you?”

Oh? Looks like the original owner’s friends didn’t think much of this big brother!

There was a saying:

If one of your friends objects to your relationship, you don’t necessarily have to listen to them.

But if all your friends object to your relationship, you should seriously consider whether the person you chose is truly unsuitable.

Ling Xiaoli maintained her smile and slowed her speech, making sure Zhou Yan understood that she was serious and not simply speaking out of anger.

“No. They didn’t tell me anything. This is a decision I made after careful consideration. Zhou Yan, I want to break up with you.”

Zhou Yan shook his head, his expression sorrowful.

“No, I don’t believe you. You’re not calm at all right now. Otherwise, you wouldn’t still have me on WeChat, and you wouldn’t have opened the door for me last night!”

Not listening, not listening, I don’t want to listen!

Ling Xiaoli really wanted to perform an on-the-spot explosion.

“Big brother, do you have no idea why I opened the door for you last night? You were shouting so loudly. If I hadn’t opened the door, you could have called out to the neighbors in the entire building!”

“No, A-Li. You clearly still love me! Stop lying to yourself!”

“Hey, say what you want, but why are you putting your hands on me? Let go!”

“No, I won’t. I just want you to recognize your true feelings!”

Just as the “battle” was becoming increasingly heated, a clear male voice, cold as a mountain spring, suddenly came from the private booth behind them and joined the confrontation.

“You’re both adults. Can’t you understand plain English?

“The young lady has clearly said she wants to break up. You can’t convince her, so are you planning to force her?”