"Ruochen, I, I..."
In her heart, there were a hundred, a thousand willing responses, but she just couldn't say them out loud!
She bit her lip in annoyance, her inner self torn in a fierce battle.
"Jun Ruochen, given the current situation, I, I can't accept your proposal. I..."
She felt her eloquence drying up. Although she had countless things to say, she just couldn't articulate them.
The light in Jun Ruochen's eyes slowly faded away as he disappointedly put down the ring in his hand and awkwardly stood up, "I'm sorry, Pan'er, it was inconsiderate of me to be so abrupt. I thought...you liked me too. But it doesn't matter, we can still be good friends in the future..."
Despite his words, the look of disappointment on his face was something he simply couldn't hide.
Having said that, he bowed his head and slowly turned around, walking towards the door.
"It's not that, Ruochen! I mean, I, I..."