Hearing her innocent voice, he felt as though a wronged child was before him.
Even Chen Nan’s determined heart softened in an instant. He flipped out of bed, ran over, and opened the door, only to see Su Qingqing standing at the doorway, staring at him earnestly.
Chen Nan reached out his hand but ultimately didn’t embrace her, "You haven’t done anything wrong. Don’t overthink it; please come in."
Chen Nan reached out his hand but then withdrew it, and Su Qingqing saw it all.
She didn’t understand why, after Chen Nan returned to his room and took a shower, his attitude toward her had changed so drastically.
Walking up to Chen Nan, she looked intently into his eyes and asked, "Dummy, are you troubled by something?"
"Nothing’s wrong. I’m quite fine!" Chen Nan shook his head.
"Then why are you being so cold and distant..."
Su Qingqing murmured softly, glancing at Chen Nan.
She had thought that after this incident, her relationship with Chen Nan had finally drawn closer than ever, but in a blink of an eye, the dummy who had just recently showered her with love had suddenly become a different person, so distant from her.
Silly girl, I’ve already hurt enough people; I don’t want to hurt you too!
Su Qingqing didn’t know Chen Nan’s thoughts; she looked at him, feeling wronged, and asked again, "What is really going on with you? If there’s something troubling you, can you tell me about it, please?"
Chen Nan, looking solemn, asked her, "If one day, I leave you, leave the Su family, and am no longer your bodyguard or your fake cousin, would you be able to accept that?"
Su Qingqing was stunned.
She stared blankly at Chen Nan, her mind a whirl of emotions. She had never thought about this scenario before.
Her previous thoughts were only about taking Chen Nan from Ye Yiyi and keeping him by her side forever. She had never considered, nor dared to think about, Chen Nan leaving because she knew she couldn’t handle it; even the thought was torture.
Tears swirled in her eyes as Su Qingqing’s watery eyes looked at Chen Nan, "Are you saying you’re leaving?"
Chen Nan didn’t answer, but instead asked again, "You haven’t told me, can you accept it?"
Tears glittered in Su Qingqing’s eyes as she answered firmly.
Seeing her tears, Chen Nan also felt pained. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Actually, I feel that if our feelings continue to develop this way, it’s not good for anyone. Even if it really came to that point, I couldn’t give you any promises."
Su Qingqing stared blankly, her expression a bit dazed, as she asked, "Why?"
"Because I already have my junior sister in my heart. To me, she will always be the most important."
"I’m not afraid!" Su Qingqing looked at him earnestly, "I am confident that I can surpass her position in your heart."
"That’s impossible." Chen Nan shook his head, then added, "Even if you do surpass her, I still can’t give you any promises. In this life, I would betray everyone else in the world, but I will never betray her, Ye Yiyi."
Su Qingqing laughed, her laughter mingled with tears.
How she wished that what Chen Nan had just said was addressed to her. Unfortunately, it was not only not a promise to her, but it was instead used to hurt her.
She looked at Chen Nan and said, "Are you trying to upset me on purpose?"
Chen Nan shook his head and looked towards the door, saying, "It’s getting late; you should go to sleep early."
"You’re actually sending me away!"
Su Qingqing stomped her foot in irritation and huffed, "Stupid dummy, I’m telling you, as long as you’re still here, I will absolutely not give up! If one day you truly get tired of me and leave, I will cry myself to death rather than bother you again!"
After she finished speaking, she ran towards the door, crying.
When she pulled the door open, there was a loud "Wow" scream, Jiang Xiaomi and Liu Tiantian, who had been eavesdropping outside, staggered into the room and nearly fell to the ground.
"You guys are really boring!"
Su Qingqing, with tears streaming down her face, glared at them and ran out of the room quickly.
Chen Nan hurriedly turned around, wiped his eyes, and took a deep breath.
His intention had been to suppress his emotions to avoid hurting Su Qingqing later on, but he didn’t realize that his actions just now were even more cruel than any future harm.
"Nan, how could you do this, it’s too much, Qingqing must be so heartbroken!"
Jiang Xiaomi walked up to Chen Nan, expressing her dissatisfaction.
She had thought that Su Qingqing and Chen Nan were real siblings, but just now, she found out their so-called cousin relationship was fake. Even though she now knew Su Qingqing was her romantic rival, she felt no hostility, only indignation on her behalf.
Liu Tiantian scratched her head: "Cousin, even though Qingqing is my romantic rival, I still have to speak up for her; what you did was really too much!"
Chen Nan himself knew all too well that his actions were excessive.
But since things had reached this point, a short pain was better than a long one. He glanced at Liu Tiantian and the others, then lit a cigarette, lay down on the bed, and ignored them.
Jiang Xiaomi strode over: "Hey, Nan, how can you act !"
"Just leave me alone, let me be alone."
Chen Nan took a deep drag of his cigarette, lay back on the bed, and closed his eyes, but just then—
The door was kicked open, and Yun Fei, like a furious tigress, stormed in, pointed at Chen Nan, and shouted: "Chen, you jerk, aren’t you a man? Do you know you made Qingqing cry!"
Tears were streaming down Chen Nan’s heart as he lay there without a word, as if he hadn’t heard anything.
"God, you’re still playing dead!"
Yun Fei’s temper flared up, and she strode to the bedside, grabbed Chen Nan’s clothes, and yelled, "Get up and apologize to her!"
Although she had deliberately sabotaged the dinner to prevent Chen Nan from chatting with Su Qingqing because of her jealousy, this didn’t mean she hated Su Qingqing. On the contrary, she cared a lot about the girl.
Chen Nan opened his eyes and quietly said, "Let go."
"I’ll let go of your grandpa!"
Yun Fei dragged Chen Nan out of bed: "You dead jerk, what did Qingqing do to deserve this? I’ve known her for so many years, and except when her parents died, I’ve never seen her cry so sadly."
Chen Nan tried to keep his voice calm: "I have my reasons, please go comfort her for me."
"Her own sister is comforting her and it’s not working, what use will my comforting be!" Yun Fei pointed at the door, her tone slightly calmer: "I don’t care what difficulties you have, it’s your fault for making her cry. If you’re still a man, go and apologize to her."
The reason Chen Nan was unwilling to go was not because he was afraid of losing face, but because if he did go, the pain he had just harshly inflicted on Su Qingqing would have been in vain.
But seeing how heartbroken Su Qingqing was, he was also aching unbearably. Every tear she shed penetrated deep into his heart.
After a moment of silence, Chen Nan stood up and walked towards Su Qingqing’s room.
(It’s unbelievable that someone asked how Gongsun Yudie got pregnant. Speechless, haven’t you read Chapter 720? Or was my description not clear enough? Also, tomorrow is New Year’s Day, so I wish everyone a happy new year in advance. Tomorrow is also my birthday, and some relatives and friends will be visiting my house. I might not have time to write, so please excuse any delay in updates.)