"He knows perfectly well what's going on," Barto said calmly.
As far as he was concerned, this was simply a case of Vine failing to court Gu Ning. There was nothing more to it. Perhaps there was a misunderstanding, but that was only because Vine had already developed feelings for her. If Gu Ning explained things to him face-to-face, it would be the same as drawing a line between them, so of course he was avoiding her.
'In that respect, he wasn't as clever as Alex. His personality wasn't suited for scheming like Alex was, so all he could do was give Gu Ning the cold shoulder.'
Whether Xiao Ning wanted to explain things because she cared about Vine or not, she was bound to face plenty of similar situations in the future. How she handled them was what mattered most, and he wanted to see how she would resolve this.
