She refuses him straightforwardly and simply.
This is the first time Pehry has experienced such a scene in his thirty years of life, and he is shocked.
What should he say now?
Or what should he do now?
He should act as if nothing had happened? Or he should directly tell her that she can't refuse him?
Pehry is confused.
His mix feelings turn into anger and embarrassment.
He snorts and says through clenched teeth, "You are so ungrateful!" His face is red with anger.
Jasmine looks down at the ground. She unconsciously lowers her voice and says, "I don't want you to
misunderstand me, nor do I want to give an irresponsible answer. I don't like you."
She is afraid that he will get anger, so she adds, "You don't have to feel embarrassed. It's fine. I know
that you don't like me very much. Maybe you are just on a whim."
They are silent.
Pehry's words stuck in his throat and he can't say a single word.
He thinks what she said should be his line.
He discovers that Jasmine has a side, which is strange and inexplicably awesome. He doesn't know
that before.
Pehry tugs at her hand angrily and snaps, "How do you know if I am on a whim?"
Jasmine blinks innocently. Her wrist is a little painful by his tug. "There must be a lot of girls who like
you since you're so successful. I have nothing, why do you like me?"
Pehry raises his eyebrows, thinking that she finally says something pleasing.
He catches a glimpse of Jasmine's somewhat red wrist and releases her. He smugly snorts, "I thought
you didn't have self-knowledge at all."
Jasmine really doesn't understand why her self-knowledge is important. She is rejecting him now. He is
focusing on the wrong point."
Pehry suddenly has a bold idea.
Since she refuses him, and he feels somewhat upset, why not...
"I'm going to pursue you."
Jasmine is frightened by what he said, and she almost throws herself on her knees.
What did he say?!
Pursue her?
Jasmine stared at Pehry with widened eyes. Her calm heartbeat suddenly accelerates, and she asks,
"Are... are you going to pursue me?"
"That's right." Pehry looks calm. "Is there something wrong?"
"No." Jasmine regains her senses and refuses without thinking, "I don't need you to pursue me."
What a joke! He is Pehry, not an ordinary person. Jasmine is afraid that Pehry doesn't want to pursue
her, but he comes up with some new tricks to torture her!
"Mr. Pehry, I'm just an ordinary college student. I can't bear your pursuit. I just want to graduate safely
and find a job to support myself. I don't want to fall in love, and neither do I..."
"Fine!" Pehry interrupts, "I want to pursue you, but I'm not going to hurt you. You can study as you
want. I won't stop you."
"But..."
"Stop arguing. I'm just informing you about this. There's no other choice for you. Alright, go back to
your room and sleep." As he speaks, Pehry pushes her out of the door.
Jasmine is pushed out helplessly. The door is slammed shut behind her. She raises her hand and
pinches her ears, feeling that her eardrums are about to shatter.
In her twenty years of life, she has never seen such a moody man before.
He was so angry as if he wanted to kill her entire family, but the next second, he told her that he
wanted to pursue her.
Jasmine is confused. She is not sure what he is thinking. She has to think of the worst.
However, no matter what she thinks, the result will not change at all. She and Pehry are from two
different worlds. Were it not for the accident, they wouldn't have any intersection in this lifetime.
Jasmine walks to the room at the end of the corridor, opens the door, turns on the lights, enters the
room, and closes the door.
She calms down.
She has to calm down.
Pehry is too terrifying. She has to stay away from him as far as possible.
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After the wedding, Lily and Rex spend most of their time on the hospital and work. Adonis' situation is
unsatisfactory. Although Karl finds the best doctors and the most suitable medicine for Adonis, Adonis
is deteriorating too fast.
Everyone doesn't expect Adonis' condition will be serious. Adonis is the most optimistic person.
He is well aware of the changes in his body. And the doctors and his family can't hide it from him.
However, the more optimistic he is, the more painful they feel. It is even more painful for a person to be
destroyed by his illness bit by bit while he is awake.
Adonis is in such a situation now. Although Rex says nothing and goes to the ward every day as usual,
Lily knows that Rex is especially upset.
So at the weekend, when she sees Rex stay in the study until midnight, she feels miserable as if her
heart is soaked with sour lemons.
"Mom, has Dad been very unhappy recently?"
Even Adair, who has been hopeful, can notice that something is wrong with Rex. Adair's innocent eyes
are filled with concern.
"Your dad has been a little tired lately. He will be fine. Don't worry, Adair." Lily can only say so to
comfort Adair.
She doesn't tell Adair about Adonis' condition. It is hard for adults to accept it, not to mention a kid.
One night, Lily and Rex go to bed together. In the middle of the night, Lily feels sick and wakes up. She
sits up from the bed and finds that the man who should be lying beside her disappeared.
She reaches out to turn off the small lamp at the bedside and looks up at the time. It is at 2:30 in the
morning, but he is not sleeping.
Where does he go?
Lily frowns. She puts on her coat and goes to the third floor. Sure enough, she can see the light in the
study from the crack between a door and its frame. He is inside.
Lily slows down and walks over. She reaches out and gently pushes the door open. She looks in and
sees the man in dark gray pajamas. He is sitting on the sofa. His broad shoulders are drooping, and his
head is lowered. He only turns on the wall lights. The room is dim since only four lights at the corners
are on.
Just as Lily is about to speak, she suddenly catches a glimpse of the tissue, which is wet, in the ashtray
of the table in front of him. She can't say anything, as if her mouth is covered by a pair of invisible
hands.
She turns around and leans against the wall beside the door, breathing very lightly.
She wants to go in. However, in such a quiet night, Rex looks so fragile but tough as he hides in the
darkness and cries alone.
Lily doesn't know what kind of expression she should show in front of him. In order to maintain the calm
on his face, he has worked too hard.
Lily decides to pretend that she knows nothing. And she will hug Rex when they wake up
tomorrow.
She reaches out to turn off the small lamp at the bedside and looks up at the time. It is at 2:30 in the
morning, but he is not sleeping.
Where does he go?
Lily frowns. She puts on her coat and goes to the third floor. Sure enough, she can see the light in the
study from the crack between a door and its frame. He is inside.
Lily slows down and walks over. She reaches out and gently pushes the door open. She looks in and
sees the man in dark gray pajamas. He is sitting on the sofa. His broad shoulders are drooping, and his
head is lowered. He only turns on the wall lights. The room is dim since only four lights at the corners
are on.
Just as Lily is about to speak, she suddenly catches a glimpse of the tissue, which is wet, in the ashtray
of the table in front of him. She can't say anything, as if her mouth is covered by a pair of invisible
hands.
She turns around and leans against the wall beside the door, breathing very lightly.
She wants to go in. However, in such a quiet night, Rex looks so fragile but tough as he hides in the
darkness and cries alone.
Lily doesn't know what kind of expression she should show in front of him. In order to maintain the calm
on his face, he has worked too hard.
Lily decides to pretend that she knows nothing. And she will hug Rex when they wake up
tomorrow.
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