In all his life, this was the first time Qu An had ever been so serious about a girl, and the first time he had ever been so humiliated.
He was miserable and furious. The affection that had once filled his heart had twisted into bitter resentment.
The more he had liked Su Li before, the more he resented her now.
He was so humiliated and miserable that he didn't even go to school the next day.
Drowning in his misery, he failed to notice the tense atmosphere at home.
Su Li had planned to explain things to Qu An the next day, but he didn't show up. Her classmates started giving her strange looks as well.
Most of them felt indignant on Qu An's behalf.
Qu An was usually cheerful, helpful, and exceptionally generous; everyone in the class had been treated to food or drinks by him at some point.
In contrast, Su Li had taken long leaves of absence for one reason or another, so she hadn't spent much time with her classmates.
It was only natural that they sided with Qu An.
