Chapter 212: An Qing Seems Excessive!

Being pinned beneath An Qing, An Yu still didn’t feel even the slightest trace of fear.

She simply stared straight into the girl’s eyes without any dread, waiting for her to speak.

“An Yu… you really don’t care at all, do you.”

For some reason, An Qing, who had An Yu pressed down, smiled.

However, that smile was incredibly bitter.

Did she think An Qing wouldn’t do anything to her, or did she simply not care no matter what was done to her?

An Qing hoped it was the former rather than the latter.

But unfortunately, that possibility didn’t exist.

No matter what she did, An Yu seemed completely indifferent.

Facing this slightly mocking statement, An Yu didn’t reply. She chose to remain silent.

Because didn’t An Qing have something she wanted to say?

Once she finished, An Yu could leave.

An Qing’s cherry lips parted slightly, but the words got stuck in her throat.

She shakily reached out and placed her hand beside An Yu’s cheek.

An Yu neither dodged nor avoided it, simply continuing to stare at An Qing.

“An Qing, what are you trying to do?”

An Yu spoke softly.

Her cold, soft, and sweet voice entered An Qing’s ears, causing her hand to stiffen subconsciously.

Looking at An Yu’s expression, An Qing eventually withdrew her hand.

She had lost all her courage.

In the end, An Qing still couldn’t bring herself to touch An Yu. She simply gazed into those amber eyes.

Even though… the person she once desperately wanted to touch was right in front of her.

But until she got everything clear, An Qing couldn’t do anything.

“I have a few questions I want to ask you.”

An Qing spoke slowly. The longing in her eyes gradually turned calm.

“Mm.”

An Yu responded politely as always, even though the person she was talking to was An Qing.

“First question: Do you know Chen Yu?”

Hearing An Qing’s question, An Yu tilted her head in confusion.

However, she didn’t say she didn’t know him, because the name sounded somewhat familiar.

【Host! Chen Yu is the older brother of the male lead — that perverted lolicon!】

The System Lady reminded her.

Even now, she still remembered how that guy had helped An Yu complete a mission just by showing up.

He was definitely problematic!

There really was such a person.

With the System’s reminder, An Yu directly stated her impression of Chen Yu.

“A perverted lolicon?”

An Qing fell silent upon hearing the answer.

Now she could completely confirm that what happened on the day of the Recognition Banquet had been a misunderstanding on her part.

An Yu’s reaction didn’t seem fake, and genuine confusion had appeared in her eyes.

“Second question: Have you had any contact with the other members of the Chen family?”

An Qing asked this question with some hesitation, because she already knew the answer.

“No.”

An Yu replied softly, her eyes half-lidded, looking somewhat drowsy.

She had no idea what the Chen family was.

This answer was exactly as expected. Since An Yu had no connection with Chen Yu, it was even less likely for her to have any with Chen Guang.

In that case, Huang Ke Ling could also be ruled out.

This was something An Qing had known from the start.

The reason she asked this question might have been partly to buy more time.

She wanted to know the answers, yet she was also afraid of knowing them.

So An Qing asked questions that seemed important but whose answers she already knew — all because of fear.

She wanted to stay in contact with An Yu a little longer.

But clearly, An Yu’s answers were straightforward and without any unnecessary words.

“Third question.”

An Qing paused mid-sentence, looking hesitant.

“Why did you leave home on your birthday?”

After speaking, An Qing bit her lip in irritation.

She hadn’t meant to ask that.

What she should have asked was whether An Yu still cared about the An family at all.

Or rather, whether she had ever cared about the An family.

If she asked those two questions, there would be no need to ask about leaving home on her birthday.

“Hm?”

However, for some reason, An Yu looked even more confused than before.

【Host, Host! The protagonist is acting strange. It looks like she’s noticed something off about you?!】

The System Lady reminded her in An Yu’s mind.

Honestly, if the plot hadn’t gone wrong, An Qing should have noticed that something was off about An Yu a long time ago!

She hadn’t done any green tea behavior at all and was purely slacking off.

She had zero contact with the An family and Chen family members, preferring to spend all day sleeping on Ning Wanciu.

What kind of villainess was this? She was basically just an adorable little accessory.

An Yu ignored the System and stared at An Qing, who was trembling slightly for some unknown reason.

In those crimson eyes — was that nervousness, or some other emotion?

It was hard to understand.

Still, there was nothing she couldn’t say about this question. An Yu chose to tell the truth.

“Because I wanted to spend it with Ning Wanciu and the others more.”

An Yu said Ning Wanciu’s name without hesitation, causing An Qing’s heart to tremble once again.

Anxiety and irritation resurfaced in An Qing’s mind. She almost instinctively asked:

“Why?”

Seeing An Qing acting increasingly strange, An Yu answered without thinking:

“Because I wanted to.”

Because she wanted to?

So she secretly slipped away and disappeared for two whole days, leaving her waiting like a clown the entire time?

An Qing bit her lip, her eyes growing emptier.

Even though the most important question hadn’t been asked yet, she already felt like she had the answer.

But she had no right to blame An Yu, did she?

No matter how she thought about it… the ridiculous one was herself.

There was no way she could ask An Yu to abandon time with the people important to her just to wait for her company, right?

“Are you done asking?”

Since An Qing remained silent for a long time, An Yu gently urged her.

“Are you really that eager to leave?”

An Qing didn’t even raise her head as she spoke subconsciously.

However, An Yu didn’t understand the meaning behind her words.

An Qing was saying… that An Yu couldn’t wait to escape from her side.

She lifted her head. A faint, dangerous glint appeared in her crimson eyes.

“Last question, An Yu.”

After speaking, An Qing stared fixedly at the girl beneath her, not shifting her gaze for even a second.

“Mm.”

Even so, An Yu still looked completely indifferent.

“Tell me, do you care about the An family?”

As soon as the words left her mouth, An Qing subconsciously pressed down harder.

She pinned An Yu firmly beneath her, completely eliminating any possibility of struggle.

Feeling the touch of the soft skin in her hands, An Qing’s heart was filled with nothing but frustration.

As if remembering something, An Qing shook her head and stopped herself.

She bit her lip, a trace of determination flashing in her eyes.

“Tell me, An Yu. Have you ever cared about the An family?”