The villain, Xiao Nanliang, caused the female lead excruciating pain.

"So, Fei'er, I don't expect you to understand me, nor do I hope you can forgive me, but I have to do these things, for you and for them!"

Inside Mu Fei'er's dormitory, Su Qi stubbornly finished uttering the last sentence.

Having shaken off Mo Lingsu's entanglement, Su Qi, disregarding his aching back, rushed over to comfort Mu Feier.

We can't let these female leads who've been tricked explode yet; Ye Yue hasn't dealt with them properly.

If they sabotage things, then there's no point in continuing.

Therefore, we must appease them.

As for what Su Qi said, I'm sure you can all guess.

It's similar to the same trick they used to fool Ning Hongyu.

"So, in your eyes they are more important than me?" Mu Feier stepped forward and pinned Su Qi against the wall, her eyes icy cold.

"How can you compare them?" Su Qi said disapprovingly. "I stepped forward to take on this mission for your sake; everyone else is just an afterthought. The more I change the female lead, the easier things will be for you in the future!"

"Really? I don't believe you." Mu Feier narrowed her eyes: "Now you're doing this for that good older sister, without considering my feelings at all!"

"Didn't you notice?" Su Qi asked incredulously.

With an expression that said, "How could you not understand something so simple?"

This made Mufier a little insecure.

What did you find?

Did I misunderstand something?

Her mind raced, trying to recall every detail, but... she couldn't remember anything.

"I obviously did it on purpose!"

Before she could think for long, Su Qi gave her the answer directly.

"What did you say?" Mu Fei'er was furious.

If Su Qi had truly been deceived by that woman, she could accept it somewhat, but since Su Qi was deliberately trying to provoke her, she couldn't accept it.

Seeing that she was about to make a move, Su Qi quickly raised his hand in front of him and shouted.

"Listen to me first!"

Without waiting for a response, Su Qi rattled off a string of words.

"That mysterious organization has been secretly monitoring you. If they find that you suddenly become close to me, wouldn't I be exposed?"

"The main reason I faked my death wasn't just to deceive you. It was to change the situation where I was in the open while the enemy was in the shadows."

“The mysterious organization thinks I’m dead, but you’ve dragged me out. If they find out, all my previous efforts will be in vain.”

“I deliberately angered you, making you leave me in a huff, so that they would have the illusion that you came to me to settle a personal grudge.”

Mu Feier paused, her raised hand faltering, her expression turning suspicious: "Is that so? If so, why didn't you just tell me then?"

"Uh... do you want to hear the truth?" Su Qi was a little hesitant to speak.

"Speak!" Mufier already had a premonition of what was going to happen, but she didn't think she was that fragile.

"Because... your acting is terrible! With your straightforward personality, Fei'er, it's easy for people to see through your thoughts!"

So, you're saying I'm stupid?

Seeing Mu Feier's expression growing colder, Su Qi uttered a classic scumbag quote.

"If that's how you think, there's nothing I can do about it!"

Boom!

A fist slammed into the wall behind Su Qi's head.

Su Qi shrank his neck and quickly spoke.

"But...it's precisely because you, Fei'er, are so straightforward that you deserve my protection. Even if it means sacrificing everything, I'm willing to do it!"

As he spoke, he reached out to hug him.

"Hmph, you smooth talker! Do you think I'd still believe you now?"

Mu Fei'er blushed slightly as she blocked Su Qi's An Lushan Claw attack.

Looking at his claw that had been swatted away, Su Qi was stunned, a hint of sadness flashing in his eyes.

"I'm sorry, I was overthinking our relationship. I shouldn't have done something so offensive."

She lowered her head, looking dejected, not wanting anyone to see her reddened eyes.

This sudden change caught Mu Feier off guard. Looking at Su Qi, whose tears were falling incessantly, she was at a loss and didn't know what to do.

"Fei'er, it's alright. Even if it's just wishful thinking on my part, I will always silently protect you. Mother said that love is about giving and not expecting anything in return. After all, I lied to you, so it's understandable that you don't accept or forgive me..."

The more he talked, the more heartbroken he became, and he started sobbing.

The tears flowed like a flood, and the ground was soaked in no time.

Su Qi continued speaking, but he was already sobbing uncontrollably.

"Waaah... All of this...waaah...I deserve it all, but...I don't regret it, I'm just a little...a little heartbroken, a little disappointed. I just want you to live well, I...I don't care about anything else."

In the end, he seemed unable to continue, raising his hand to wipe away tears.

"Since you don't like it, well... I'll be going now. You get some rest and don't be angry because of me. I'm not worth it!"

After listening to her words, Mu Feier became more and more silent. In the end, she even felt that she was being a bit unreasonable and felt a little guilty.

Seeing Su Qi crying after being made to cry by her friend, and wanting to go home and cry under the covers, she finally couldn't hold back and softened.

"stop!"

But Su Qi seemed not to hear, and continued to walk forward while wiping away her tears.

"I told you to stop, didn't you hear me?"

Mu Feier stepped forward, grabbed the man, and before Su Qi could say anything, pulled him into her arms.

I'm tongue-tied and can't say anything comforting, so I can only soothe my crying child with gentle pats.

Su Qi froze, instantly stopping her crying, staring blankly at Mu Feier with her red eyes.

"Fei...Fei'er?"

"Do not talk!"

Mu Feier gave a cold shout.

Su Qi shrank back, but this time he wasn't scared. He lowered his head and immersed himself in the gentle embrace, occasionally letting out a silly chuckle.

She tentatively tried to hug me back, but after stretching her arms forward, she pulled them back out of fear.

He had only shrunk halfway when Mu Feier suddenly grabbed his hand.

This startled Su Qi, who quickly apologized.

"I'm...I'm sorry, I didn't mean to offend you!"

Unexpectedly, the next second, Mu Feier placed his hand on her waist.

"If you want to hug me, then hug me. Aren't you annoying with all this dawdling?"

Startled, Su Qi looked up and saw Mu Feier, whose face was slightly flushed and whose gaze was darting to the side. He couldn't help but let out another silly chuckle.

He looked like a silly kid who had been criticized for years but suddenly received a red flower from the teacher, his snot bubbles practically popping out of his nose with joy.

"Fei'er, I like you so much!"

Having mustered the courage to say those words, Su Qi immediately buryed himself in the gentle embrace of love like an ostrich.

But it was this close contact that allowed him to clearly hear Mu Feier's heart rate instantly accelerate to 100 miles per hour.

It was visibly red all over, including her neck, hands, and feet.

It took him a long time to finally squeeze out a dry word from his throat.

"Ok!"

Knowing this was a feigned indifference, Su Qi still pretended to be excited but suddenly froze. He secretly glanced up and saw that Mu Feier still had that indifferent expression. His eyes dimmed again, he loosened his grip, and lowered his head.

"Fei'er, you don't need to worry about me. If you don't like it, you don't like it. You don't need to pity me."

The voice was muffled, as if it were suppressed.