Chapter 321: For What?

Ning Wanciu felt a wave of speechlessness.

Looking at Cheng Shimumeng and Huai Xiang who had started confronting each other again, Ning Wanciu immediately felt it was inappropriate to intervene, and instead chose to see what was going on.

However, since the matter seemed to involve An Yu, she did not leave right away.

“What do you mean by tricking An Yu into coming to find me?!”

Huai Xiang stood with her hands on her hips, looking at Cheng Shimumeng with a smug expression.

Finally found an opportunity, huh? Daring to even trick An Yu—watch me wipe out all your favorability!

So that you’ll never be able to sneak away in this lifetime, and then I’ll get all lovey-dovey with An Yu right in front of you—make you suffer!

“Aiyah~ Do I really have to say it?”

Cheng Shimumeng tilted her head, a glint of shrewdness flashing in her emerald-green eyes.

Her expression wasn’t the panic Huai Xiang had imagined; instead, it carried a certain composure, as if what she was about to say wasn’t something bad for herself, but rather bad for Huai Xiang.

“What’s with that attitude? Hurry up and explain—don’t think you can brush us off!”

Huai Xiang waved her small hand, her pretty face showing an expression as if she had almost been fooled by Cheng Shimumeng—what a close call.

“Are you sure?”

Cheng Shimumeng continued to counter-question Huai Xiang; she seemed to have the other party completely figured out.

Bluffing was useless—so what if you’re the one who was deceived?

You see, the moment Huai Xiang heard An Yu say that earlier, she had been a bit stunned.

When had she gotten angry and run off?

Wasn’t it just that Cheng Shimumeng’s unusually different attitude had made her feel awkward and leave?

How did it turn into her being angry?!

She wasn’t that petty a person, and she would never truly get angry at a friend!

Therefore, in order to salvage her image in An Yu’s heart, Huai Xiang had come over aggressively, demanding that Cheng Shimumeng explain right away upon arrival.

However, no matter how she pressed, Cheng Shimumeng maintained a composed demeanor that was rather irritating to look at.

“Alright, alright~” Cheng Shimumeng smiled slightly.

“I did lie. Xiangxiang didn’t get angry and run off.”

She said this while looking into An Yu’s eyes.

She spoke very seriously, not looking like she was lying at all.

An Yu nodded expressionlessly, silently waiting for Cheng Shimumeng to continue.

As for Huai Xiang, she wore a small look of pride.

Hehe, good that she admitted it~

“Just fulfilling Xiangxiang’s wish, that’s all?”

Cheng Shimumeng smiled pleasantly, parting her cherry lips.

“I was only realizing Xiangxiang’s wish, you know?”

“Huh?!”

She could come up with an excuse like this.

Huai Xiang looked at Cheng Shimumeng speechlessly, as if she hadn’t expected the other party to invent such an excuse.

What did she mean by fulfilling her wish?

What wish did she have?

How come she didn’t know about it??

How could something like framing others turn into “for your own good” in the mouth of this bad woman Cheng Shimumeng?

What kind of sophistry was this?

However, before Huai Xiang could open her mouth to refute, Cheng Shimumeng continued, “Because… Xiangxiang seemed very lonely…”

“What??”

“Because little An Yu, you’ve been keeping me company the whole time, so this guy has been lonely the whole time, always wanting you to go play with her, you know?”

Cheng Shimumeng ignored the astonished Huai Xiang and instead looked toward An Yu.

An Yu’s amber eyes blinked, as if she hadn’t expected Cheng Shimumeng to say that.

“You—what kind of nonsense are you spouting??!”

Cheng Shimumeng completely ignored Huai Xiang’s intention and continued, “It’s because Xiangxiang wanted An Yu, so that’s why I did this.”

She put her hands together, her emerald-green eyes filled with a mysterious meaning.

Cheng Shimumeng observed the reactions of those present like this.

First was An Yu; she silently turned her head to look at Huai Xiang, as if confirming whether what Cheng Shimumeng said was true.

She… hadn’t deliberately cold-shouldered Huai Xiang, but… if this had made Huai Xiang lonely, then she was also at fault.

As for Huai Xiang, she looked dazed and wanted to refute, but before the words could come out, she met those amber eyes.

Under those beautiful eyes, it seemed that no thoughts could be hidden.

Huai Xiang subconsciously lowered her head, a slight blush dyeing her pretty face.

Was what Cheng Shimumeng said wrong?

Some of it was wrong… she wasn’t that… lonely!

But… overall, there wasn’t really any problem.

Mainly, the time she spent with An Yu was still too little!

That was what made her a bit envious of Cheng Shimumeng… nothing else really.

Huai Xiang felt a bit embarrassed to look at An Yu, after all, that little secret deep in her heart that she couldn’t show to others had been mercilessly exposed by Cheng Shimumeng.

She annoyedly stole a glance at Cheng Shimumeng, only to see the other party smiling at her.

What the… truly a bad woman!

Huai Xiang puffed up her cheeks and turned her head away, not wanting to look at Cheng Shimumeng anymore.

“I made Xiangxiang lonely?”

An Yu had somehow already come in front of Huai Xiang; she extended a finger and gently poked Huai Xiang’s cheek.

Huai Xiang lifted her head a bit embarrassedly, looking at An Yu’s face, feeling a bit at a loss.

Aaaah… what the!

It was as if Cheng Shimumeng had hit the mark! She actually hadn’t reached that extent, but her current behavior made it look like Cheng Shimumeng had gotten it right.

Huai Xiang, oh Huai Xiang, how could you think about the words Cheng Shimumeng said??

Damn… now I’ve fallen for it, haven’t I?

“I’m sorry…”

An Yu took Huai Xiang’s small hand, her tone carrying loss and apology.

At this, Huai Xiang no longer cared about feeling embarrassed.

She gripped An Yu’s small hand back, abruptly raising her head: “Wait a second, little An Yu, don’t listen to that bad woman’s nonsense!

I’m not that lonely… An Yu, you’re just taking care of that stubborn idiot, and it’s not like you can clone yourself—where’s the need to apologize?!

You idiot!”

Huai Xiang puffed out her cheeks; she wasn’t the kind of idiot who couldn’t distinguish right from wrong!

Not only had her inner thoughts been known, but she especially didn’t want to be misunderstood… looking at An Yu’s serious expression, Huai Xiang felt a wave of anxiety.

“I’ll never think there’s anything bad about little An Yu in this lifetime…”

Huai Xiang blurted it out without thinking.

At the same time, she secretly glared at Cheng Shimumeng not far away.

It was all this bad woman’s fault for causing the current situation!

“Ungh??”

An Yu blinked expressionlessly, looking a bit puzzled at Huai Xiang who had suddenly made such a statement.

She somehow felt… rather… embarrassing.

Facing this kind of all-around affirmation… even An Yu felt a bit at a loss.

She lowered her head, a faint red dyeing her face, but it quickly returned to normal.

No one noticed, not even Huai Xiang beside her.

Because at this moment, Huai Xiang was glaring at Cheng Shimumeng.

Surprisingly, Cheng Shimumeng wasn’t looking this way at all; Huai Xiang had thought that this person, playing this kind of game, must have wanted to watch her make a fool of herself.

And Cheng Shimumeng indeed wasn’t looking at Huai Xiang; instead, she was staring at Ning Wanciu who had just returned.

Were the words she just said the truth?

Not entirely.

Huai Xiang did want An Yu to keep her company, but it hadn’t reached that extent.

Then why did she say it?

Of course, it was for the sake of the future.