Songming glanced over, and after seeing the price on it, quickly looked away, pretending he didn't see it.
He sheepishly moved aside and said, "Don't kid me, I'm not dumb."
As he spoke, he sent a 15-yuan red envelope to Ye Xi in the work WeChat group, hoping to smooth things over.
Ye Xi didn't actually want any coffee money and wasn't chasing after him for it.
Songming left quickly, looking defeated, and didn't ask Xiaozhao again if she was free after work.
Just as Songming left, Xiaozhao breathed a sigh of relief and came up to Ye Xi, saying, "Sister Ye Xi, thank goodness you're back. He's so annoying, the less I engage with him, the more he clings, endlessly asking about my personal life."
Turns out, Xiaozhao realized Ye Xi was helping her out of a bind and she looked grateful.
Ye Xi smiled and said, "Faced with people like him, you should be more assertive. You're sparing his face, but he thinks you're weak and easier to bully."
