Xu Zhilin seemed to be doing well for himself. Although he had grumbled when he was first assigned to the Investment Department, being a talented man, he soon received considerable attention from the leadership. Xu Zhilin quickly made his way into the circle and dined with his teammates.
The treatment of a deaf person and that of a normal person ultimately differed slightly. Gu Nuan could only wait until someone finished their meal and left before she could take their place.
The restaurant was densely packed with likely a few hundred people, both men and women, though men were in the majority. However, no one offered her a seat. Those who finished eating and were picking their teeth weren't planning to give up their seats for her either.
Gu Nuan learned a lesson here, that sympathy, just like chivalry, was subject to the herd effect.
As long as most people were not prepared to give up their seat, absolutely no one would offer her one.