“Are you mad at me? Linlin, stop. Talk to me.” His tone dropped to serious, his cute name abandoned because he felt like he was losing her, and genuine concern etched all over him. Mr. Suave and in-control fizzing away to reveal the ZhengLi that only YuZhi ever got to see. Who he could be when it was needed.
“Why would I be mad? I’m nothing to you. You don’t even have time or inclination to reply to me or call and it’s not like we see each other anymore. You weren’t even attracted enough to sleep with me, so….” She tried to hide the bitterness in her tone, but it leeched out anyway. ZhengLi swallowed hard, regretting not making more effort if he knew this was really how she felt. He had assumed it was all another push-pull game of them driving one another crazy and Linlin being dramatic.
