During lunch, Josie was so quiet that it drew attention, especially from Liang Weining, who several times wanted to find an opportunity to break the ice and ease the tension, but when she looked up at the boss sitting opposite her, dining with a calm demeanor that was mild yet tinged with indifference, she chickened out in time.
It's just a slightly lower test score, can't you just improve it next time?
Must you push the child to depression?
Perhaps, she doesn't understand Josie well enough.
Depression, non-existent.
Mr. Chen's word was final, not only cancelling the Chinese lesson after lunchtime but also chopping off the equestrian lesson in the afternoon.
The teenager finished eating and obediently went upstairs.
Not knowing what he was doing, surely he wasn't really standing in the corner reflecting on his actions.