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

Yan Su accompanied Liu Qi all the way to the last step before stopping. He smiled at Liu Qi, who seemed a little uneasy, and said, "Goodbye."

Liu Qi descended the last step, but instead of leaving, he looked down at the ground, appearing as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

Yan Su stood on the steps, looking down at him with a rather cold gaze, but her tone was gentle, "What's wrong?"

"Could it be... just now..." Liu Qi stammered, "Do you really believe that Liang Qing and Qin Zhouyu were just saying goodbye?"

He finally mustered the courage to finish speaking and looked up at Yan Su.

Yan Su seemed surprised by his question. He paused for a second, then smiled and said, "Otherwise what?"

"They don't seem to be just friends...I think..."

Before he could finish speaking, Yan Su repeated himself, this time emphasizing his words, "Otherwise what?"

Liu Qi was startled. When he looked at him again, he found that the smile on his face had vanished without a trace, replaced by a cold face. What made him tremble the most was Yan Su's pair of cold eyes.

His mouth was open, his eyes were wide, and the words he was about to say were stuck in his throat.

"Otherwise what?" Yan Su asked for the third time, his tone becoming quite firm.

A bead of cold sweat slid down Liu Qi's forehead. He quickly said, "They're just saying goodbye. There's no other possibility."

Yan Su looked away from him and said slowly, "In social situations, we sometimes hug each other when we meet strangers to express friendliness. Does such a hug really mean anything?"

Not hearing Liu Qi's reply, his expression turned displeased, and he made no attempt to hide his impatience. "I'll only say this once, and I hope you understand. Despite the truth, I still don't want any rumors to affect my relationship with Xiao Qing."

Liu Qi noticed his gaze and met his eyes.

His eyes flashed with a sharp light, and his tone was almost a warning: "Do you understand?"

Liu Qi's face turned pale, and he nodded stiffly. "I understand. I won't tell anyone what happened just now."

It seemed that his tactfulness improved Yan Su's mood, and a smile returned to Yan Su's face. He nodded as if nothing had happened and said, "Thank you for bringing me here. I will arrange for someone to bring you a gift in a few days."

Liu Qi quickly waved his hand in refusal, "No need..."

Yan Su interrupted him again, saying firmly, "It's a must."

Liu Qi knew from his words that he had no choice but to accept this "hush money," so he swallowed the words he was about to say and changed his words to "thank you."

"Goodbye."

Yan Su said calmly, watching Liu Qi's back until he completely disappeared from his sight before turning around and walking up the steps.

When they returned to the stands, Qin Zhouyu had disappeared, leaving only Liang Qing sitting alone.

He stopped in his tracks, frowned almost imperceptibly, and walked up to her. "Where is he?"

"gone."

"Gone?" Yan Su sneered. "Isn't he afraid I'll get angry at you?"

"Can you?" Liang Qing suddenly looked up at him.

The three words struck Yan Su's heart heavily. His pupils flickered for a moment, then he shifted his gaze and sat down in the seat next to her without saying a word.

"You're angry."

Not a question, but a statement.

"Shouldn't I be angry?" Yan Su glanced at her and finally spoke, "Or should I be grateful that you were just hugging and not kissing?"

Recalling what he had just said to Liu Qi, he added mockingly, "Otherwise, I don't know if I should interpret it as a 'goodbye kiss'."

His sarcastic remarks had virtually no effect on Liang Qing. She looked at Yan Su thoughtfully, her eyes filled with complex emotions.

Yan Su did not receive a reply from her, so he turned to look at her, and their eyes met.

Yan Su felt inexplicably nervous under her gaze, and shifted the position of his fingers on the armrest. "What are you doing?"

“Yan Su,” Liang Qing’s gaze was fixed on his face, and she suddenly asked, “Do you like me?”

Her sudden question caught Yan Su off guard, causing his breath to catch in his throat for a moment. But quickly, a smile that only appears when encountering something inexplicable appeared on his face. "How is that possible?"

Liang Qing was not hurt by his answer, but calmly expressed her own thoughts, "I also think it's absurd."

Ridiculous?

The pricking pain returned, making Yan Su feel a tightness in his chest. He said angrily, "If it's absurd, why did you ask?"

“When Zhou Yu left just now, he asked me to apologize to you,” Liang Qing relayed, “because he once said that you approached me with ‘malicious intentions’.”

Under Yan Su's complicated gaze, Liang Qing continued, "He said he only realized tonight that you really like me, and he apologized to you for his 'presumption'."

"Anything else?" Yan Su asked.

"That's all. That's all he told me."

Thinking of Yan Su's inexplicable hatred for Qin Zhouyu, Liang Qing vaguely felt that it might be related to this matter, so she asked, "So what exactly did he say to you back then?"

What did you say?

They say he doesn't understand love, that he can't love himself, and that he can't love others.

Yan Su sneered silently. Qin Zhouyu's apology did not lessen his disgust in the slightest; in fact, it made him hate him even more.

What gives him the right to presume to know his feelings?

I casually assumed he didn't understand love back then, and now I casually assume he likes Liang Qing.

Why treat him like a lab rat, a subject of research and observation?

He actually told Liang Qing that he liked her, what a joke.

He asked her to convey his apology, and in front of Liang Qing, he actually acted quite like a "gentleman".

If he were a true "gentleman," why would he gossip behind his back about him stealing Liang Qing?

Pretend.

Yan Su turned his face away, lowered his brows, and suppressed the discomfort in his heart. "There's nothing there."

His attitude toward the matter made Liang Qing stop talking.

Actually, when Qin Zhouyu told her about this, she really thought it was absurd.

Yan Su's current favorability rating for her is only 55, which is below the passing grade. How could he possibly like her?

However, she then remembered what the "Balance Messenger" said about how human emotions are impossible to measure, and that favorability could be either right or wrong, so she couldn't be completely sure.

She recalled Yan Su's return this morning to bring her a drink, and suddenly felt a little suspicious again.

She was finally relieved when she heard Yan Su's negative answer.

Just as she was thinking this, a soft laugh suddenly reached her ears, "However..."

Yan Su suddenly moved closer to her, his arm almost touching hers. "Don't you think things would be more in your favor if I really liked you as he said?"