"Xue Bi didn't wear make-up to look better. She was more considerate and would never try to provoke me like you! We worked on the same thing and had lots of things in common and..." Lu Kai remained silent as another memory appeared, " You are absurd..."
Bing Shi took his feelings very seriously. She didn't try to cheer him up immediately nor did she blame him. She continued to listen to him, to let him feel the negative emotions, even permitting him to direct them toward her.
She resisted the urge to hastily 'fix' him to ease her own discomfort, even though she could. If she wanted, she would have pacified him before he could even realize it.
Sometimes, she was sick of too much positivity; sick of responding to distress with false reassurances. She had the right to feel angry as well because it was acceptable to experience anger, sadness, pettiness, and unreasonableness at times. It was normal; everyone went through it.
