NOVEL FROG Chapter 43
Chapter 43: An Invisible Confession
“Oh, apologies, Ms. Xiao Ya,” Chen Yuheng corrected himself, but he didn’t seem apologetic at all. “I should just be direct about certain things. I am not interested in you. Of course, you are definitely not interested in me either. After this meal, I doubt we will be meeting again. What do you think?”
Quiet…
It was extremely quiet…
The word ‘quiet’ could no longer be used to describe this atmosphere…
The atmosphere was… at a freezing point.
Xiao Ya held herself back from throwing the glass of water, she had in her hand, at Chen Yuheng! She couldn’t believe how such a rude man could even exist in this world!
All the knowledge she had gathered about the male species these past 20 plus years had been completely overturned during this one meal alone! Chen Yuheng had totally refreshed the limit of her understanding of men!
Even Gu Anbao was staring at Chen Yuheng in disbelief.
Oh, heavens…
What was this situation…
How could he say it in such a way…
Xiao Ya buried her fury as she stood up, glaring at Chen Yuheng. She clearly had something to say, but Chen Yuheng’s expression was really too vile! His apathetic face made her believe that anything she said right now would lose its vigor.
In the end, Xiao Ya bit her lip, whipped her head away and stomped out of the restaurant in her heels.
Chen Yuheng lowered his gaze to look at the time. If there wasn’t a traffic jam, they would return to the company on time.
He tilted his head, ready to ask Gu Anbao if she was done recording the video, only to see her staring blankly at him with her mouth half-open.
“Did you finish recording it?” He grasped one of the ears on the phone cover with his fingers and lifted it lightly, pulling the phone out of Gu Anbao’s hand.
Chen Yuheng skimmed through the video and was satisfied. He stood up and said, “Let’s go.”
“Okay…”
Chen Yuheng took Gu Anbao out of the restaurant. Unfortunately, they bumped into Xiao Ya once again in the parking lot.
Their cars were parked close to one another. Xiao Ya was seated in hers, complaining non-stop into her phone…
“Let me tell you, you will never be able to imagine how rude he is! So low! I was almost driven crazy with anger!”
Gu Anbao glanced at Chen Yuheng silently.
Xiao Ya’s voice could still be heard…
“He doesn’t even know what it means to be gentlemanly and elegant! He considers everyone beneath him! He is arrogant and conceited! If I had known what he was like, I would definitely have not gone on this date! So infuriating!”
Gu Anbao continued to watch Chen Yuheng silently.
Chen Yuheng remained indifferent as if he hadn’t heard all that verbal abuse. He started the car and drove out of the parking lot. He wasn’t fast, thus when they passed by Xiao Ya’s car, Gu Anbao could hear Xiao Ya’s voice cease instantly…
Stopping at a red light at the intersection, Chen Yuheng held onto the steering wheel with one hand as he looked at the countdown timer in a bored manner.
“Are you not angry?” Gu Anbao asked softly. After being scolded like that…
Chen Yuheng placed an arm against the car window and used it to support his head. He stared lazily at the road in front of them and replied, “I wanted such an effect.”
“…”
So cruel…
Why couldn’t he use a more gentle approach…
If it had been her, she would… definitely cry from being rejected like that.
Yes…
She would cry…
Definitely…
She thought back to Xiao Ya. She was young, pretty, and capable. She had the independence and confidence of a modern woman. She was a very charming lady…
She was a lot better than herself…
Gu Anbao silently thought to herself. If there was ever a day where she could return to her own body, she doubted she would ever have the courage to confess to him…
Just by thinking about this, she thought about how miserable it would be to be rejected.
“Moreover…” Chen Yuheng suddenly spoke again, “There’s nothing to be angry about. It’s normal to scold someone when you meet the type of man that you hate during a blind date. I would be worried if she didn’t… Women can be very troublesome sometimes.” As he said that, he recalled the tangle he was caught in with Shen Xinran.
Gu Anbao kept quiet. After mustering enough courage, she asked him softly, “Then… What type of girl do you like?”
After asking that, she stared nervously at him as she waited on tenterhooks for his answer.
Chen Yuheng started the car again when the light turned green.
He didn’t say anything, as if he hadn’t heard her.
There was disappointment in Gu Anbao’s heart. When would she have the nerve to repeat her question?
“What type do I like?… I’ve never thought about that before,” Chen Yuheng answered as he drove, “…But there’s a type I definitely hate.”
Gu Anbao’s ears instantly shot up straight.
“Slow and clumsy… Someone who has a weak personality and no opinions of her own, and loves to let her imagination run wild…”
Gu Anbao could feel the determination and harshness behind his words…
“Someone who often acts impetuously, follows the crown blindly, and someone who cries easily… Wasting a ton of time on things that have no meaning… Make-up, trying out clothes, facials, hairdos…” As he said that, the corners of Chen Yuheng’s lips raised into a smile, “It feels hard to communicate normally with women like that.”
“…”
He said there was no way to communicate properly…
No way… to communicate… properly…
No way… to communicate…
No way…
…
They returned to the company right on time, exactly as Chen Yuheng had estimated.
He called Alan to have him alter the audio in the recorded footage from Gu Anbao’s phone. He emphasized repeatedly that it had to be noisy, and the sounds should be unclear. Then, after his briefing, he rushed off to the conference room.
Gu Anbao sat in the office, frozen and blank.
What was she worth?
She had been rejected before she could even confess… She wasn’t anything.
Gu Anbao didn’t feel good at all…
She counted her flaws with her fingers: Weak personality, no opinions, loves to run wild with her imagination…
The grievance in her heart intensified. She shriveled her lips and wanted to cry.
Suddenly, she remembered his words: someone who cries easily…
She felt even more horrible.
Originally, she thought that… even if he didn’t like her, at least… at least he wouldn’t hate her…
She was filled with grievance and was indescribably disappointed.
When Chen Yuheng returned from his meeting, all he saw was Gu Anbao sitting alone on the red couch, lost in her own thoughts.
She wasn’t smiling or crying, just sitting and staring blankly. Even though she wasn’t doing anything, Chen Yuheng felt pity and heartache for her without any particular reason.
Normally, she would be reading a book or surfing the Internet on her phone.
Chen Yuheng suddenly remembered that he had handed her phone to Alan, and his heart was somewhat displeased.
Didn’t Alan know to return Ruan Ruan’s phone, after retrieving the video?
Didn’t he know that Ruan Ruan would get bored?
“Alan!” He shouted from the office door.
Alan stood up frantically.
“Where’s the phone?”
“Oh!… I handed it to our colleagues at the tech department. They should be giving it back shortly.”
Frustrated, Chen Yuheng looked at Lu Lu. “The laptop.”
“I didn’t bring it today…” Lu Lu responded awkwardly. It was a coincidence that she had taken it home last night to use and hadn’t brought it back today.
“Head to the electronic merchandise department and ask if there are any of this season’s new laptop models left, and if there are, bring one over.”
“Alright…”
Chen Yuheng walked back into the office. Since there was nothing urgent for him to complete, he took his work laptop and unplugged the power chord. Walking over to Gu Anbao, he graciously placed the laptop on her knees.
“…”
Chen Yuheng reclined against the table and stared at her.
Play it.
Why aren’t you playing it?
Turn on the laptop and watch ‘The Little Witch’ happily…