"No thanks." Joy politely smiled at Kai. It was a firm rejection.
The group of classmates shifted their gazes between Joy and Kai, intrigued as to how the matters would escalate but too scared to outwardly show their gossipy interest.
Kai did not take that well. He grimaced and asked, "Joy, what's with you today? Did I do something wrong?"
"Nope." Joy still kept up her smile.
Kai continued to press her. "But, why are you suddenly so cold to me? Before--"
"Kai, I only think of you as my classmate. I might've talked to you a bit more, and if that caused you to misunderstand our relationship, I'm sorry. I will clear things up now." Joy did not wait for Kai to finish his sentence and coldly interrupted him. "I hope you'll stop bothering me in the future. I don't want the person I like to
