The Early Spring Episode 10

Sneaking around

I think he would be okay if everyone found out he was dating her and that she was his. At least their conversations give me that impression. She's the one who wants to hide it, to keep it a secret, and he lets her, because that's what she wishes. 😏I didn't see anything wrong with him punishing her as her boss. And even then, I don't think there was no favouritism whatsoever, because instead of a year with no promotions and no bonuses, she got half a year with no promotions and bonuses cut only by half, which is a softer punishment than what anyone else would get. 🤔I respect her choice to take full responsibility for the mistake. However, judging by the look on the designer's face, she realises she had a part in it too and what the circumstances were that caused this error. I wonder if she will tell anyone about that, because I doubt Zhitao will. 🥺But that's what happens when people work overtime and late into the night, not caring about how much it withdraws them. They start to lack focus, eventually other health issues may appear, and stress can also cause changes in behaviour, like making people irritated by minor things, easily losing their temper, or falling into depression (been there, done that, so I can only be happy it's not happening to Zhitao... yet). 🫣Him watching her from a distance as she gets onto the bus... I think that was a quiet way of comforting her, even though she didn't know it. 🥺Not everyone is good with warm words and emotional support, and he might be one of those people. And this makes me keep thinking of that line he wrote on the typewriter and that's written at the end of the intro: "You don't have to be perfect to be worthy of love"—I think it's more like him telling himself those words. Maybe that's his inferiority complex, that he feels like he might be unworthy of love because of how imperfect and flawed he is, and his whole persona everyone sees is his shield to mask it. 🤔

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