"Ah c'mon... Wouldn't it be a lot meaner to not show up than to reject her directly?"

Your best friend was undoubtedly attractive, him being the campus crush of the school and all. But his demeanor came of as unapproachable, so how do these girls try to shoot their shot? Approaching you, his best friend, to pass on what would either be letters or chocolates for him. You didn't mind at all, in all honesty it would be you ending up eating the chocolates in the end.

But why couldn't they understand? Dan Heng wanted you. Not those other girls trying too hard for his attention. He had gotten tired of rejecting girl after girl, even more tired that they would use you as a way to get closer to him.

"I already told you, no. I'm not going."