After Dave left, Cassy angrily scolded Alex.
"What were you thinking? Didn't Laurent already say last time to pretend you don't know him when you see him? And yet here you are, hitting him several times!"
Alex knew he was in the wrong and let out a grunt without responding. Carrying the groceries, he started walking home.
Cassy called out to him again.
"Look at the green onions in your hand. They're completely ruined. Go buy some new ones!"
Alex looked down and saw that the two green onions he'd just bought were bent and broken from hitting Dave earlier. They were no longer usable. Embarrassed, he handed the rest of the groceries to Cassy and turned back to the market to buy new green onions.
Even though he knew his actions were rough and inappropriate, he couldn't help but feel a strange sense of satisfaction.
Laurent wasn't home—she had gone to the Xinhua Bookstore.