William seemed completely oblivious to the embarrassment on Xu Xinchen's face and continued, "I remember there's an old saying in your country: 'Those destined to meet will find each other even from a thousand miles away,' right? Wouldn't you say that Miss Lu and I are destined to meet?"
When William uttered the phrase "fate brings us together from a thousand miles away," he spoke in Chinese, but his Chinese wasn't very good, so he spoke haltingly.
Xu Xinchen thought for a while before she could figure out what he was talking about, but once she did, she felt like she had been struck by lightning.
Upon hearing William's words, which could almost be described as flirting, Xu Xinchen's face instantly darkened, and her gaze towards William lost its previous politeness.
“Mr. William, I suggest you try to say this to your wife in the future. You shouldn’t say such things to any girl you meet on the street.”
Seeing the displeasure on Xu Xinchen's face, William looked bewildered and confused, as if he really didn't know what he had done wrong.
“Miss Lu, I’m so sorry, did I say something wrong? But, but when I heard this poem before, they said it was used to describe people who are destined to be together.”
At this point, William's face showed a blank expression with a hint of ingratiation: "Miss Lu, I'm sorry, I'm not very familiar with your country's culture. I just overheard someone mention it. If it upset you, I apologize."
Xu Xinchen stared intently at William's face until she was certain that his expression was genuinely one of confusion and bewilderment, devoid of any other emotion. Only then did she slightly relax her guard.
It's likely that William said that because he overheard someone mention it and then misunderstood its meaning.
If William really didn't do it on purpose, then her reaction just now was a bit too much. Although the whole poem describes romantic relationships between men and women.
However, if we take this sentence out of context and use it to describe two people who are destined to be together, then it's not entirely unacceptable. Thinking about it this way, her reaction just now did seem a bit too intense.
It's all because of what happened yesterday. The psychological trauma it left on her was too great, which is why she is still very wary when facing authority.
Thinking about this, Xu Xinchen couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. William only paid a little attention to her because she looked like his ex-wife, but she actually treated him like this. This was too unfair to him.
Slowly shaking her head at William, Xu Xinchen said softly, "No, Mr. William, you didn't use the poem wrong. It's just that my reaction was a bit too intense. I'm the one who should apologize."
A smile appeared on William's face, but he quickly suppressed it and replaced it with a very sincere expression.
"No, no, no, it's all my fault. If my actions yesterday hadn't been so inexplicable, I wouldn't have left you with such a psychological scar, and you wouldn't be treating me like this today."
Hearing the sincere apology, Xu Xinchen felt even more that her behavior just now was really too much. She pursed her lips and interrupted William.
“Mr. William, I am indeed the one who is wrong. You don’t need to apologize to me anymore. If you apologize to me again, I will really be so ashamed that I will leave here immediately.”
A meaningful look flashed in William's eyes, but Xu Xinchen wasn't looking directly into them, so she didn't see it.
After she finished speaking, she turned her head and looked in the direction of the salesperson, wanting to take the dress directly from the salesperson. She had asked the salesperson to take the packaged dress, and she no longer intended to take the dress she had just liked.
The saleswoman had noticed the commotion as soon as William entered the store, but when she tried to follow, William gently waved her hand, signaling her to stay put and not follow.
That's why the salesperson had been standing nearby. Now that they saw Xu Xinchen's eyes darting around, probably looking for her, the salesperson immediately jumped out again.
"Madam, how can I help you?"
Xu Xinchen saw the salesperson, and the oppressive feeling brought by William finally lessened a bit: "I'm very sorry, we don't have any styles I like here right now. Could you please wrap up that dress for me?"
When the saleswoman heard Xu Xinchen's words, she couldn't help but feel a little regretful, but since the customer didn't want to buy it, they couldn't force her to.
Therefore, she walked directly to the counter with great ease, took the pre-packaged bag and handed it to Xu Xinchen: "Okay, ma'am, the total is $27."
Just as Xu Xinchen took out her wallet to pay, a $100 bill was suddenly handed to the salesperson.
"Could you please settle the bill for this lady?"
The salesperson paused, then immediately turned to look at Xu Xinchen, a blank expression on her face: "Madam... what do you think of this..."
The salesperson had just witnessed the interaction between William and Xu Xinchen. Unlike when Xu Yaxin was there, William and Xu Xinchen were communicating in English.
So the salesperson listened to everything the two of them said. Although it's not good to listen to customers, their store was only this big.
Therefore, no matter what the guests say, as long as they don't deliberately lower their voices, the women can hear some of it, which is really not their fault.
However, from that short conversation, the salesperson could tell that the two people's relationship was obviously not particularly good, at least not good enough for them to be willing to pay for each other's purchases.
That's why the salesperson turned her attention to Xu Xinchen, hoping that Xu Xinchen would give her an explanation, so that Xu Xinchen wouldn't get angry at her after she accepted the US dollar.
As expected, the salesperson's choice was correct; before she even turned her gaze to Xu Xinchen, Xu Xinchen's brows had already furrowed deeply.
She didn't feel that she and William were close enough to be willing to pay for each other's things. What was William doing?
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