"The higher the hopes, the greater the disappointment," Wu Sheng said.
"He's still the same as always. What I wanted to tell you is that I can't stand to watch this anymore either. I want to give him a strong push."
The light in Su Li's eyes dimmed for a second before flaring back to life. When they reached the door, she didn't go in. Instead, she pulled Wu Sheng aside to whisper by the stairwell.
"The group came up with a few lousy ideas, but I don't think any of them will work..." Wu Sheng whispered back to Su Li.
All their friends knew about Wa Wa Lian's feelings. Just like Su Li, they were all worried sick but could only watch from the sidelines.
Especially that one time, a little while back, when Wa Wa Lian suggested "adopting" Teacher Xiao Hong as a little sister. Their friends nearly smothered him with a blanket for that.
Xiao Hong had just been through such an ordeal; she needed time to recover. The one silver lining was that she hadn't gotten pregnant.
