He couldn't remember the last time someone genuinely cared for him like this.
His mother left when he was a child and never returned, and then there was that painful love affair he never wanted to look back on.
He thought he would never fall in love with anyone again, yet his stagnant heartlake began to ripple again because of this silly girl who thought that maintaining distance with him in the office would prevent gossip.
At nineteen, she was still a child mentally.
But he had already fallen for this not yet fully grown child— and he couldn't control himself!
The affection spreading in his heart grew intenser, burning like fire, as he repressed his uncontrollable feelings for her. He then sighed, "I'm glad you think that, but people talk, and we can't control what others say, right?"
Gu Qianqian knew Lu Zhanbei was right, but she still felt it was unfair for him: "But I still feel that I should be more careful at work."
