The daily life of a crazy female supporting character trying to redeem herself.

Qin Zhouyu went to the restroom to wash his face, then walked to the railing by the corridor to get some fresh air.

Just as he was about to calm down and go back, a young man smoking a cigarette suddenly walked over. He smelled a strong odor of smoke on him, and Qin Zhouyu could smell it even before he had fully reached the railing.

The young man looked dejected, one hand gripping the railing, exhaling white smoke.

He finished his cigarette, then pulled another one from the pack, paused looking at Qin Zhouyu standing to the side, and asked, "Want one?"

Qin Zhouyu said calmly, "No need."

He doesn't smoke, and he doesn't want to smoke.

Smoking hurts your throat and also leaves a bad taste.

The young man laughed instead, "Have one, this stuff might help ease your unhappiness."

Qin Zhouyu didn't believe him at all. If the smoke had such a wonderful use, why would this young man be sighing and complaining?

The young man took a few steps toward him, seemingly intending to hand him the cigarette in his hand.

Qin Zhouyu smelled the increasingly strong smell of smoke, but immediately walked away, saying, "No need, I'm leaving."

The young man smelled strongly of cigarettes; if you got too close, you might get the smell on yourself.

Liang Qing was sitting next to him, and the smell of smoke would bother her.

As Qin Zhouyu walked along the road, he thought of this and smiled self-deprecatingly.

He didn't know what he was laughing at.

As he left, he faintly heard the young man sigh. When he reached the corner, Liang Mu and the young man came face to face.

Qin Zhouyu paused for a moment, then called out, "Brother."

Liang Mu still wore his gentle smile as always; he seemed to treat everyone the same way.

He nodded to Qin Zhouyu, who was about to walk past him when he heard his voice, "Let's talk."

Qin Zhouyu followed him to the restroom again. Liang Mu washed his hands and said to him, "Regarding you and my sister, although I don't know very well, I have no right to say anything about your relationship."

"However, as her older brother, please forgive my selfish request that you try to understand her."

“Aunt…” he changed his words, the smile on his face completely gone, “Since you chose to hide the fact that Ms. Kang is your stepmother, you should have thought about the consequences if she found out.”

Even if you are sincere, it's hard for her not to suspect that you have ulterior motives.

Qin Zhouyu knew what he meant by those words, and he replied, "I understand. Don't worry, I won't hurt her."

After a while, as if to increase the credibility of his words, he added, "I will be going to England in a while; I have already passed the interview."

Hearing this, Liang Mu looked at him in surprise for a few moments, then patted his shoulder reassuringly, "If you have to blame someone, you can only blame yourselves for not being meant to be."

Qin Zhouyu turned his face away, as if he was holding back something. Liang Mu sighed again, "You go back first, I'll have a smoke before I go back."

After Qin Zhouyu left, Liang Mu went to the railing where he had just been and lit a cigarette. The young man that Qin Zhouyu had met earlier was nowhere to be found.

He was all alone there. He lit a cigarette, took a few puffs, and then pulled a pocket watch from his shirt pocket.

He carefully rubbed the pocket watch cover with his thumb and gently opened it.

The hands of the pocket watch were moving mechanically, but Liang Mu didn't open it to check the time; he was looking at the small photograph embedded in the pocket watch cover.

The photo is small, but it contains three people.

The three children are him, Liang Run, and Liang Qing.

In the photo, he is wearing a birthday hat, his hands clasped together. It was taken when he had just opened his eyes after making a wish and hadn't had time to put his hands down yet. His lips are upturned, but his eyes are red.

Liang Run put his hand on his shoulder and grinned mischievously, while Liang Qing hugged his arm, his eyes crinkling into crescent moons with laughter.

This photo was taken on his tenth birthday, the same year he returned to the Liang family.

Liang Mu suddenly stubbed out his unfinished cigarette in the ashtray on the trash can.

His eyes were a little red, almost identical to those in the photo.

He gently closed the pocket watch cover and put it back in his pocket.

He stepped forward, gripped the railing with both hands, and looked up at the sky.

"Brother, are you doing well in the other world?"

His voice was so soft in the quiet moonlight that it was almost inaudible.

……

Five minutes after Qin Zhouyu returned to the private room, Liang Mu came back.

Nothing else went wrong, and everyone quietly finished their meal and said goodbye.

Liang Mu and Yan Yu had other things to do, so they left first.

Liang Qing was going to spend the night at Xue Fanxing's house, so the two left together.

Su Heng followed them out and waited for the car at the door.

Only Qin Zhouyu and his brother, along with Yan Su, remained in the private room.

Qin Zhoumu only rushed to the school after receiving a message from Xue Fanxing, and then dragged Qin Zhouyu here under the pretext that he was hungry and wanted to eat.

When he got to the school, he found that his car was out of gas, but he was too lazy to go and fill it up, so he took a taxi and came here.

Now they could only take a taxi back. Unlike Su Heng, they didn't go outside to hail a taxi. They waited for the taxi to arrive before going out.

Once only the three of them were left in the room, Qin Zhouyu suddenly spoke to Yan Su, who was sitting inside deep in thought, "Yan Su, want to talk?"

Yan Su looked up at him for a long time, then looked at Governor Qin.

Governor Qin was also bewildered. Should he leave now?

Qin Zhouyu understood Yan Su's meaning. "No need. Let him wait here. Let's go out."

Although Yan Su didn't answer, he got up, opened the door to the private room, and stood there waiting for Qin Zhouyu.

Qin Zhouyu also got up and walked towards the door. After he went outside, Yan Su moved. Before closing the door, he politely said to Qin Zhoumu, "We're leaving now."

Qin Zhoumu was left alone in the private room, looking completely bewildered.

Yan Su followed Qin Zhouyu to the hotel's back garden, where there were few people.

They finally stopped at a bench under a lamp.

Qin Zhouyu turned around to face Yan Su, his expression not pleasant. "Yan Su, I hope I'm overthinking it."

Yan Su seemed to have just come back to his senses, "What?"

Qin Zhouyu cut to the chase, "Why do you keep appearing by Liang Qing's side?"

Yan Su sneered inwardly. So it was all for Liang Qing after all.

Is he asserting sovereignty?

Since Qin Zhouyu has already thrown caution to the wind, why should he be polite to him? He smiled and said, "It's perfectly normal for a man to like a woman and want to spend more time with her."

"Don't Su Heng and Song Zhiji often spend time with her too? Why are you only asking me this question?"

Qin Zhouyu's face darkened, his eyes flashing with cold light. "Song Zhiji and Su Heng do indeed like her."

“Only you,” his voice struck Yan Su’s heart heavily, “you don’t like her at all, you approach her for another purpose.”

Yan Su felt a moment of panic. How did Qin Zhouyu notice?

Although he harbored a great deal of disgust for Liang Qing in his heart, he was still able to maintain a decent facade.