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Having been called out, there was no way to keep hiding it anymore. Yang Yi really wanted to say something to salvage the situation, but he truly didn't know what to say.
It looked as if he had been rejected by both people.
Xiao Ran chuckled and said, "I think..."
Brian sharply interrupted, "Don't speak!"
Xiao Ran was startled, but before she could finish what she was saying, Brian stood up. He seemed somewhat angry as he looked at Xiao Ran and said coldly, "You... don't appreciate it, do you? Are you really sure about what you want to say?"
Brian didn't specify what Xiao Ran wasn't appreciating, but those who knew what Brian had been through understood what he meant.
Xiao Ran hesitated. If she didn't speak up, it would imply that she liked Yang Yi, but if she did speak, it felt like she couldn't save face.
That's when Kate spoke up.