Eileen was freaked out.
Upon seeing Egbert approaching, she quickly stepped back and blurted, "Egbert..."
He took another step forward.
Eileen had no choice but to retreat again.
Being almost cornered, she desperately said, "No, he's not handsome... he's ugly, very ugly!"
But Egbert didn't stop. He kept coming towards her.
Eileen was on the verge of tears. Her back hit the cold metal filing cabinet, she pleaded, "I said he's not handsome..."
Egbert's voice was cold, "What you say without thinking is often the truth. You said he's handsome."
Eileen never imagined Egbert could be so prideful.
Some girls don't like it when others praise another girl's looks in front of them.
But Eileen never thought that a big guy like Egbert would care about this too.
"Egbert..." Eileen cautiously reached out, trying to touch the corner of Egbert's clothes.
Egbert looked down at her small hand holding his clothes, but didn't stop.
Eileen had nowhere to go. She quickly thought and blurted out, "Looks don't matter, he's a degenerate, handsome on the outside but evil inside!"
Egbert finally stopped and looked at her indifferently.
Eileen hurriedly continued, "He appears to be a noble gentleman, but in fact, he's full of filth. He's done a lot of bad things, incredibly evil. He will get what's coming to him!"
Egbert didn't say anything, just slightly raised his eyebrows.
Eileen went on, "But you're totally different. You're excellent, have great character. Every part of you is much better than him. Can he compare to you? Can he even match a strand of your hair? I've never met anyone as excellent as you in my life. I don't understand why a man as excellent as you would care about someone ordinary like him. If you were in ancient times, you'd be a real king or prince. No one else could imitate it!"
By this point, Eileen was running out of compliments.
She carefully watched Egbert's expression.
She saw that his expression seemed to soften.
She finally sighed in relief.
Egbert was now a drill instructor, responsible for training all the new recruits. Eileen didn't dare to offend Egbert, fearing he would take revenge on her later.
Edna and the others were still writing their reflections, right?
The deputy instructor had asked for mercy for her, otherwise, if they didn't hand in their reflections the next day, they would have to do 500 squats. It was a fixed rule, no discount, not even on holidays.
After she finished speaking, Eileen tried to find a chance to slip away.
But Egbert's gaze turned back to her, he raised his hand and pinched her chin.
Eileen didn't dare to move. She opened her mouth, showing eight teeth, trying to keep a standard smile.
Egbert calmly asked, "Are you sincere?"
Eileen hurriedly said, "Of course, I'm sincere. Look, I've changed since we became friends. I've matured, developed better taste, and become more insightful. This is your influence, your leadership made me better."
In the end, Egbert let her go, he put his hand on his lips and chuckled.
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