Mrs. Hong furrowed her brow slightly and, after pondering for a while, said, "Do you think he might be doing this on purpose to catch your attention? Back when you were in school, wasn't there a very handsome boy who mocked you intentionally to get your attention, trying to win you over? He almost succeeded, if it hadn't been for your dad discovering it early."
This was clearly not a pleasant memory, and Hong Xiaodan responded discontentedly, "That was such a long time ago! And what do you mean by 'almost succeeded'? I never had any good feelings towards that boy. He intentionally mocked me often at the time, and honestly, I hated him long ago, how could I possibly like him? I'm not some masochist."
"Alright, alright. Maybe I remembered it wrong, but do you think this Little Chen might be using the same tactic?"
