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Chapter 538: Depressed
Yi Wenna was convinced that Ai Liang must have done something that night to make Ye Qing so depressed.

"You called me out just for this?"

Ai Liang looked at Yi Wenna with disdain, as if she were looking at someone mentally challenged.

Whenever Ai Liang gave her that look, Yi Wenna would grit her teeth in anger.

But this time it's different.

Yi Wenna stared intently at Ai Liang: "Just for this? Xiao Qing is clearly in some trouble, and you not only don't care but also think I'm making a fuss?"

"And then, did you call me out to ask me to do something?"

Ai Liang remained as nonchalant as ever.

The more indifferent he acted, the angrier Evanna became.

With tears welling up in her eyes, Yi Wenna said, "If Xiao Qing didn't care about you more, do you think I would have called you out?"

Ai Liang shrugged and narrowed her eyes: "So what? Blindly helping others when you know nothing about them, is that how you show your concern for them?"

"You! You're absolutely unreasonable!"

Ai Liang's words made Yi Wenna stomp her feet in anger: "You say nice things, but after all this time, have you even bothered to check what trouble Xiao Qing has encountered!"

"How do you know I didn't?"

Ai Liang's rhetorical question effectively shut down any further words or questions Yi Wenna might ask for.

"me……"

"Take today's lunch break as an example. How do you know I didn't ask you while you were in the restroom?"

Yi Wenna's eyes widened.

She thought about it carefully and changed her perspective: "What can you possibly find out in such a short time! Is your concern for Xiao Qing really only for less than ten minutes?"

"So, is it considered caring to pester someone like you, asking them questions regardless of the situation even when they don't want to talk about it?"

Ai Liang calmly refuted Yi Wenna's words.

This silenced her once again.

Ai Liang rarely argues with Yi Wenna, but often when he opens his mouth, he can leave Yi Wenna speechless and unable to refute his words.

This time is no exception.

He had come to confront her and was about to make a major sacrifice so that Ai Liang could counsel Ye Qing, but instead he was criticized mercilessly by her.

Yi Wenna clenched her teeth tightly, looking like a punching bag. She seemed to be getting desperate and wanted to pounce on Ai Liang and bite her hard.

Huff... huff... huff... I can't get angry, I can't get angry... There's no need to get angry with him...

After taking three deep breaths, Yi Wenna's heart... became even more volatile.

For a while, Shinobu thinks more and more angry, and takes a step back and thinks more and more losses.

You can't win an argument with them, and you can't win a fight either.

Yi Wenna tossed her hair and went straight back to Ye Qing's house, venting her anger on the security door.

Boom!

The loud slam of the door slammed shut made all the glass on the floor tremble slightly.

Yi Wenna fled in disarray after being refuted, which is a standard ending.

Ai Liang strolled back home, just as Ye Qing, wearing gloves, poked her head out of the kitchen: "Sha Na went back?"

"Ah."

Ai Liang responded, then sat on the sofa and turned on her computer to watch a movie.

"Couldn't you close the door a little more gently?"

Ye Qing muttered something to herself and retreated back to the kitchen to continue washing the dishes.

After finishing her work in the kitchen, Ye Qing didn't rush home. Instead, she took her phone and went to Ai Liang's side.

She kicked off her slippers, crossed her legs on the sofa, and opened a video app to watch a drama series absentmindedly.

As Ye Qing watched, she changed from sitting cross-legged and bowing to holding her phone and leaning against the sofa, and then soon after, she changed to lying on her back.

Ai Liang's sofa isn't very big; it's only about two meters long, including the armrests.

As Ye Qing lay down, amidst the rustling sound of her stockings rubbing against the sofa, her two little feet slipped directly under Ai Liang's thighs.

"Is not you going home?"

Ai Liang asked Ye Qing, who was lounging on the sofa.

Ye Qing feigned dissatisfaction and said, "You're kicking me out after I just finished washing the dishes? Ah Liang, you're so heartless."

Ai Liang didn't respond.

After a while, Ye Qing still hadn't heard Ai Liang reply, so she moved her phone away from her face slightly: "The final exams are next week, and I don't want to go back and disturb Shana's studies."

"So you don't mind bothering me?" Ai Liang retorted.

Ye Qing pulled one foot out from below and poked Ai Liang's side: "Anyway, you don't need to study, so I can stay as long as I want."

Ai Liang reached out and grabbed Ye Qing's ankle, pulling it from her lower back and pressing it back onto the sofa.

As soon as she put her front foot down, Ye Qing put her other leg on his thigh.

This position is somewhat dangerous from Ai Liang's perspective, but since Ye Qing is wearing a pair of H-shaped black tight shorts, she is not afraid of exposing herself.

"So you're planning to stay here until midnight before going back?"

Ai Liang pressed his big toe joint against Ye Qing's sole and exerted force.

"Hmm~~ Be gentle!"

Ye Qing let out a soft moan with a hint of allure, then quickly pulled her legs back, sat up straight, and slapped Ai Liang in an annoyed tone.

She moved to kneel down next to Ai Liang: "If you don't mind, I'll wait until after eleven o'clock before going home."

What if I mind?

"Don't mind it."

Ye Qing pouted and bumped her head against Ai Liang's shoulder.

Faced with Ye Qing's unreasonable behavior, Ai Liang chose to remain silent.

Choosing to reason at this time is a foolish thing to do.

Ye Qing seemed to think that the previous bump wasn't enough, so she turned her head and bumped into him again, twice, three times...

The force of each impact was lighter than the last.

As Ye Qing bumped into things, she eventually rested her head on Ai Liang's shoulder and watched the movie with him.

Ai Liang didn't push Ye Qing's head away out of her way, but let her lean against him.

"In trouble?"

"Ah."

"Do you need my help?"

"Not for now... I haven't figured out what to do yet."

"Just say so if you need help; there's no need to struggle alone."

Ye Qing looked up at Ai Liang with a smile: "I knew I couldn't hide it from you."

Ai Liang was speechless: "Your behavior these past few days is so different from before, even Yi Wenna could tell something was wrong, do you think I wouldn't notice?"

After leaning on Ai Liang's shoulder for a while, Ye Qing's mood seemed to improve.

She smiled and said, "I know I can't hide it from you no matter how I try, so I didn't intend to."

Ai Liang pressed pause, turned around to face Ye Qing: "So what exactly is it that makes you, who used to eat a whole pot of rice every day, only eat three bowls and feel full now?"

Ye Qing looked disappointed and said sullenly, "Let's not talk about food intake at a time like this. It just feels weird. It's not like I'm greedy and that's why I eat so much. It's all due to physiological needs."

"Don't change the subject," Ai Liang reiterated.

"...I can't say for now."

Ye Qing thought for a long time, but in the end she chose to remain silent and did not make up an excuse to appease Ai Liang.

(End of this chapter)