The leader of the cultivation alliance has a crush on me.

Song Ke was still in shock when she realized what was happening and was about to retort when she heard Chu Tiancheng's voice.

"What are you here for?"

Chu Tiancheng looked at Song Ke with a detached gaze, even frowning, as if he was displeased with Song Ke's presence.

Song Ke watched Chu Tiancheng walk over, glanced at his aunt, and said coldly, "Aunt, I told you it has nothing to do with her."

Aunt Chu Tiancheng glared at Chu Tiancheng: "Tiancheng, that's your own cousin. You're still taking the side of outsiders. Why is our Zhou Chu so unlucky?"

"No, what are you talking about? I don't understand." After saying that, she asked with an innocent look, "How exactly did Zhou Chu break his leg?"

Chu Tiancheng walked over, bypassing his aunt, and pulled Song Ke to press the elevator button: "Let's go home right now."

Song Ke glanced at her aunt Chu Tiancheng, who looked unwilling, then at Chu Tiancheng himself, who had a somber expression. She pursed her lips and stood quietly to the side.

Once inside the elevator, out of Aunt Chu Tiancheng's sight, Song Ke finally asked, "What happened to Zhou Chu? So you're alright?"

Unlike his usual tone, Chu Tiancheng spoke with a somewhat distant air, asking, "What could possibly be wrong with me?"

"Or are you just hoping something bad will happen to me?"

Hearing Chu Tiancheng's deliberately nitpicking tone, Song Ke also felt uncomfortable.

"Why are you being so sarcastic? I was worried something might have happened to you."

Chu Tiancheng gave a low, cold laugh: "You're worried about me? The sun must have risen in the west."

"Can't you speak properly?"

Song Keke glanced at Chu Tiancheng. His tone just now felt familiar, just like Chu Tiancheng's attitude towards Song Keke in the original story.

What happened? Why such a sudden change?

A lovestruck voice rang out: "No, what did you do to offend him? Your relationship is worse than I imagined. It's nothing like what you told me."

Song Ke: How should I know? Everything was fine before. I disappeared for a few days and then suddenly my attitude changed.

Song Ke: Could it be that he also thought that Zhou Chu's broken leg had something to do with me?

Song Ke: Then I'm really wronged.

Song Ke: I clearly told him on the phone, but he didn't care. Does he expect someone like me, who hates him, to stand up for him?

Love-struck: Stop worrying about these things and quickly think of a way to make amends.

Song Ke thought for a moment, watching the elevator descend until it reached the first floor. As soon as she got out of the elevator, she said, "Zhou Chu's leg has nothing to do with me."

Chu Tiancheng said calmly, "My aunt is in a very bad mood right now, so don't show up in front of her."

"Also, don't come looking for me lately." After saying that, she added, "Anyway, I can tell you've never wanted anything to do with me."

Song Ke: "..."

"Chu Tiancheng, what exactly do you mean? Does that mean everything you said before doesn't count?"

Chu Tiancheng stopped and stared at her intently before slowly saying, "What did I say before?"

Song Ke: "You said..."

Looking at Chu Tiancheng's indifferent gaze, Song Ke was speechless.

"Chu Tiancheng, are you blaming me too?"

"I called you back then, you know I've always been annoyed by Zhou Chu..."

Chu Tiancheng interrupted her deliberately, saying, "Zhou Chu is indeed not a very likable person, but he hasn't done anything heinous."

"Forget it, his leg was broken. He was beaten up that day, and my aunt found out and insisted on finding a lawyer to sue the person. But who knew that the person wasn't so easy to mess with. They simply arrested Zhou Chu again, not only breaking his leg but also humiliating him and filming a video to threaten my aunt."

"Zhou Chu said he saw you that night. Do you know what that person looks like?"

After listening to Chu Tiancheng's explanation, Song Ke still didn't understand what he meant.

“My aunt is in a bad mood right now, so she’s taking it out on you. She wants to avenge Zhou Chu, but she can’t find those people, so she can only take it out on you. Don’t take it to heart.”

After hearing Chu Tiancheng's polite apology, Song Ke felt somewhat uncomfortable.

Or does he also feel that he bears some responsibility for Zhou Chu's situation?

While it was called an apology, it still carried a sense of blame.

"Chu Tiancheng, are you also blaming me?" Song Ke thought to herself and then asked.

Chu Tiancheng looked at Song Ke, his expression still indifferent: "There's no point in blaming anyone now, since no one expected these things to happen later."

"It's getting late, you should go back and rest."

“I’ll be at the hospital a lot lately, and Zhou Chu’s condition isn’t very good either.”

Song Ke nodded, and as she walked to the car, she was still a little worried about Chu Tiancheng: "Are you really alright?"

Chu Tiancheng simply shook his head slightly. Song Ke wanted to say something, but after pursing her lips, she didn't say anything.

Before leaving, all I could say was, "Call me when you're done with your work?"

After saying that, she remembered Gu Qing's relationship with Chu Tiancheng and casually said, "By the way, Sister Gu Qing is also looking for you. Her mother has been discharged from the hospital and said she wants to invite you to dinner this weekend. You can reply to her."

Upon hearing this, Chu Tiancheng's already gloomy expression turned even more unpleasant. He looked at Song Ke without saying a word, then turned and went straight inside.

Song Ke looked on, completely bewildered.

"What's up with him?"

Love-struck: You have such a big mouth! Why are you still mentioning Gu Qing at a time like this?

Love-struck: Look at his expression just now, it was already not good, and then you mentioned Gu Qing. He'll think you still want to set him up with Gu Qing, no wonder he's not happy.

Song Ke looked completely innocent: "No, he already liked Gu Qing, and he wasn't happy about us being brought together?"

Love-obsessed: Have you forgotten who we're trying to match up right now?

Song Ke realized what was happening in a second, slapped her forehead, and exclaimed as if waking from a dream: "Oh dear, why didn't you remind me just now?"

As she spoke, she quickly took out her phone and sent a text message to Chu Tiancheng.

"Hopefully he won't be too angry?"

When Chu Tiancheng returned to the ward, he saw Zhou Chu looking dejected, his face wrapped up like a mummy, groaning in pain.

"Cousin, am I really going to be disfigured?"

Has my mom gone back home?

"Keep an eye on her, make sure she doesn't do anything impulsive or stupid."

Chu Tiancheng put away his phone after reading the message, his tone noticeably lighter. He glanced at Zhou Chu and said, "When it comes to doing stupid things, who does more stupid things than you? You're always causing trouble."

"Don't worry, I left a message saying I'll get those videos back for you with money."

"But there won't be a next time, understand?"

Zhou Chu's words were mumbled: "I promise it won't happen again."

"It's because I drank too much and was encouraged by the people around me, so I acted impulsively. I'm not usually like this."

"Also, stay away from those shady characters. Don't you realize what they want from you?"

"A spendthrift son who only knows how to take pocket money from home?"

"And as for the investments they're talking about, you'd better be careful. If you get scammed, see if I'll help you out."

Zhou Chu listened, his face expressionless, but his eyes, which were visible, were filled with grievance: "Cousin, I'm not that useless. I wouldn't know it was a trap and still jump in."

"However, I have investigated what they said, and it does have great potential. I also mentioned it to you before, and you said it has commercial value."

Chu Tiancheng sneered: "It depends on the person. If it's you, then don't even dream about it."