Laney gritted her teeth and said firmly, “Greg, I don‘t like you that way.I only think of you as a friend.”

Greg ran his fingers through his wet hair and murmured, “So, you don‘t hate me? Are you saying I just need to try harder?”

The thought seemed to excite him.

He quickly handed the umbrella to her and cried, “Then I‘ll try harder, Laney!”

With a big smile on his face, he rushed back to his car and drove away.

Laney was at a loss for words.She could only sighed heavily and went back to her apartment with his umbrella.

*******

Ever since she moved into her new apartment, she hadn‘t bought any home goods.

It just so happened that she had almost run out of food, so after getting off work one evening, she decided to go to the supermarket.

There seemed to be a sale today, because the supermarket was crowded with people.

Amidst the crowd, Laney saw Garrett and a beautiful girl beside him.It only took one look at the girl for Laney to realize that she was Garrett‘s type.

“You should eat more vegetables.I know you work overtime a lot, so you need healthier food.”

The girl held a bundle of leafy greens in front of Garrett.You know I don‘t have time to cook.I‘m just here to buy some vitamins,”

Garrett said gently.

Laney rolled her eyes and sneered.She somehow felt cheated.

Just when she was beginning to think that Garrett had really changed, she was wrong.He was just trying to fool everyone.

Laney left the supermarket with nothing but anger.She was inexplicably annoyed.

Just a few days ago, Garrett tried talking her out of getting into a relationship with someone else.

Yet here he was now, dating another girl himself.

“Laney?”

call her name.It

the other, he said sheepishly, “I bought you some food.I thought that you‘ve been so busy, you might not have the time to get some groceries.And while I was at the supermarket, I saw these tulips.I noticed you usually wear

angry, but now, her

hurt that even the slightest gesture of care from

me

scratched the back of his head and said awkwardly,

this, the passers–by gathered around them

this young man has been waiting here for over an hour.He really cares

looked up into Greg‘s hopeful eyes and thought about the smile on Garrett‘s face when he was

am willing to give us

be in a relationship, and Greg

was because she didn‘t really have romantic feelings for Greg that she didn‘t find it as sweet

weekend, Greg invited her to

some delicious–looking

with low sugar content over sweets, so she only took a few bites

quite the sweet tooth.He enthusiastically

ate, Laney absentmindedly looked out the window and watched as couples

Greg waved his hand in

I mean, I just think it‘d be wonderful to come home to you after

“Okay,” Laney answered flatly.

it too

*******

day, Greg moved his stuff to her

couldn‘t help but feel that he was too clingy.He would follow her everywhere and

catch a

to

her to

scratched his

I drop you off.Don‘t worry about

and narrowed her eyes at him.She had noticed that Greg seemed to be observing something just

moved in, he had never done anything that would make her

didn‘t look like a

intimate thing they had ever done so far was to hold

Laney didn‘t think he looked like a

were you looking at just now? Is someone

that she was sensitive when it

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