Out of Respect

Feili.

Zhao Lifei tried to digest the story being told to her. She didn't know if this was a good or bad sign that Yang Ruqin sought Huo Qiudong's comfort out of every other friend she had. 

"Well, did you do anything inappropriate to her?" Zhao Lifei asked after a long, heavy silence. She wanted to laugh at Huo Qiudong's sloppy appearance. It was too funny for her to resist and not tease him about. This was the first time she had ever seen this calm and collected man look so...chaotic. 

"No, of course not." Huo Qiudong frowned, his eyes narrowing. Did he seem like the type of guy to do something untoward to women? He was not a sleazeball. Unless there was a connection, he rarely touched people of the opposite sex.