158 The Rules 2 (1/2)

Joann was not as surprised as Xiu Ling thought her best friend would be when Xiu Ling revealed to her Lin Kang's sudden confession. That was because Joann had predicted this turn of events. After all, there had been plenty of signs. Xiu Ling was too near to the centre of attention to notice them.

Regardless, Xiu Ling wanted to get to know her friend's honest opinion. She asked, ”Joann, what do you think?”

It was a loaded question.

Yes, Lin Kang had been making progress, doing the right things but Joann could not be sure she fully trusted the man yet. Replacing his previous secretary with Yi Nian was a good first step and helping her with the situation with Lee Mu also helped improve Joann's impression of the man.

However, Joann had not forgotten what the man had done in the past. As Xiu Ling's best friend, she was privy to many things that others were not. She knew how much Xiu Ling had suffered under the man's hands. Xiu Ling might have forgiven him but Joann did not think she was ready to look past that yet.

Of course, she knew it didn't matter whether she had forgiven Lin Kang or not, after all, she would not be the one in a relationship with the man. She simply did not want to see her best friend get hurt again. She was going to be on the lookout on Xiu Ling's behalf.

However, she did not know how much she should say to warn Xiu Ling, if any. While she was worried that her friend might get hurt, if the man really had turned over a new leaf, Joann did not want to be the reason that broke up what would be a happy relationship. It was truly hard to gauge what she should say.

In the end, Joann threw the question back to Xiu Ling. She was going to listen to Xiu Ling's answer before deciding what to say. ”Well, what do you think of the man? Do you think it will be wise to accept his confession? I'm sure you've thought long and hard about this already, why don't you share your opinion with me first?”

Joann was right on that front. Ever since Lin Kang revealed his feelings to her, the thought had been stuck on Xiu Ling's mind. She would find herself thinking about it no matter what she was doing.

”You're right about that but...” Xiu Ling shook her head and sighed, ”The more I think about it, the more confused I get. Some days I feel like saying yes but after giving it some thought, I would shy away from the decision that I've made earlier. The mind's a mess.”

Xiu Ling's answer might have appeared to be pointless but for Joann, it had revealed a vital information. Her best friend had indeed thought about saying yes!

This proved that Xiu Ling did reciprocate Lin Kang's feeling, at least to a certain extent. This was valuable information for Joann because this meant that she wouldn't tell Xiu Ling to just say no and run.

If Xiu Ling did consider saying yes after giving it so much thought, it meant that she saw herself having a future with Lin Kang. Consequently, it also meant that this was more than a flitting crush.