The young woman clung to his arm, refusing to let him leave. She sobbed, repeating the same words over and over: "Forgive me, I'm sorry. It's just because I care about you too much. I was so upset when you ignored me that I lost control. I just really wanted to see you..."
A group of teammates, having just finished practice, emerged from the gates of the General Administration of Sport in small clusters. Seeing the scene, they instinctively gave the pair a wide berth. Wang Chuqin realized someone was approaching and suddenly understood the situation. *Damn it,* he thought, *she's doing this on purpose.*
He hadn't gone to her birthday party, and he hadn't given in. So, she had deliberately come to find him at the exact moment everyone was leaving training. She wanted everyone to see how he was "abusing" her, how mean and heartless he was being.
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