Oh no, my deskmate is a yandere!

Yang An only made a symbolic struggle twice.

"Where are you taking me?"

"Let's go somewhere quiet and talk."

"..."

To be honest, Yang An was a little afraid that this woman would suddenly go crazy and kidnap him into some black car.

Fortunately, Su Lingyi seemed more composed today than when they last met.

I didn't take him to any strange places either.

The two arrived at a secluded pavilion, where Yang An and she sat down facing each other.

Su Lingyi had been keeping her head down, trying to sneak up next to Yang An, but she was quickly discovered by him.

Left with no other choice, she had to obediently stay on the other side of the stone bench.

"Yang An, why... are you suddenly willing to leave Jiang Nianxi?"

After a brief silence, Su Lingyi finally spoke first.

This was a question that had been troubling her ever since she learned about it from Jiang Nianxi.

There is no other reason.

On the phone, Yang An was always indifferent, and whenever I offered to help, he would change the subject or refuse.

This unusual behavior naturally aroused her curiosity.

"It's nothing..."

"..."

Su Lingyi bit her thin lips lightly and pinched the hem of her skirt: "If you don't want to say, I won't force you."

"But, I..."

She wanted to ask if there was any room for negotiation regarding what she had said that day.

Even just a little bit would be fine.

"You don't need to say anything."

However, Su Lingyi's emotions are so easy to guess; they are always written on her face.

Yang An could guess what she was going to say just by looking at her nervous and slightly evasive expression.

His gaze was low, and after a moment of contemplation, he slowly said, "Su Lingyi, no matter what, there's no possibility for us..."

Su Lingyi was caught off guard and her expression froze for a moment.

With a forced smile, she asked, "Why?"

"I know what you mean, but no matter what your purpose is, even if I leave Jiang Nianxi, I am not good enough for you."

These are all facts.

A fact that needs no further examination.

Even if Jiang Nianxi hadn't intervened in the first place... they would never have ended up together.

What is Su Lingyi's identity?

The next successor to the Su Group.

And what about myself...?

The difference in status alone is enough to make a person feel suffocated.

There was never any possibility between him and Su Lingyi from the beginning.

Isn't that right?

"Besides, Jiang Nianxi and I... everything that was going to happen has happened."

He practically spat those words out between his teeth.

If this is done, it will dispel the woman's lingering thoughts.

"But, but I don't care anymore."

Su Lingyi's eyes reddened. She stood up, wanting to get closer to the young man, but was forced back by the coldness in his eyes.

She stood there, clutching her dress tightly with both hands, at a loss for what to do.

Seemingly summoning great courage, Su Lingyi took a deep breath and tried to keep her tone calm.

"I know, I know everything. That woman did something unforgivable to you."

"It would be a lie to say I don't have any lingering resentment. Of course I care. Every minute, every second, when the person I love sleeps with another woman, it's like my heart is being torn apart."

She patted her chest hard, her eyes glistening with tears.

"What can I do? I'm cowardly, I'm timid. Just consider what that woman did to you as my punishment."

"I also want to bravely pursue the person I like. What's wrong with that? If even liking someone is a mistake, then what is right?"

Su Lingyi's voice and demeanor have always been on the softer side.

This time, however, the volume was louder, and Yang An could hear a sharp glint in it.

He could only look away, remain silent, and listen quietly to the other person's outpouring.

"Yang An, Jiang Nianxi's affection isn't cheap, but mine isn't cheap either..."

As she spoke, Su Lingyi's chest heaved violently.

The tears that had been held back for so long finally burst forth, turning into two streams of clear tears.

She felt wronged and resentful.

Why should that woman be allowed to take everything as a matter of course?

Why should my own liking become a laughing stock?

I want to be happy!

"Yang An, tell me, what should I do?"

"When Jiang Nianxi was around, you were unwilling; now that you've left her, you're still unwilling. What about me?"

"..."

The atmosphere gradually became somewhat subtle.

Yang An's deliberate avoidance and silence gradually calmed Su Lingyi down from her momentary emotional outburst.

Silence is the best answer.

Sometimes, silence itself is an attitude.

But if the resentment and anger in one's heart are simply left unresolved because of a one-sided rejection.

That year, she was nothing short of a clown jumping around.

Finally, after a silence that lasted five or six minutes, Su Lingyi sat down again.

Her beautiful cheeks still bore traces of rosy blush and faint tear stains.

She wiped it off casually, letting out a barely audible sob.

"...I'm not just looking for you because of this."

Su Lingyi chose to steer the conversation back on track.

After all, if it's just about these things, there's no need to go to all that trouble to make a trip.

"Jiang Nianxi has been very emotionally unstable these past few days, and she has already contacted me twice."

"..."

Yang An moved his dry lips: "She... attacked you?"

"Heh... As expected, you only speak when that woman is mentioned, right?"

His question was met with a cold laugh.

"I wouldn't necessarily resort to violence, but... if she finds you, no one can guarantee what will happen to you."

"..."

Yang An had long anticipated the consequences of being caught.

There was no other choice.

If I had stayed that day, I might have had a mental breakdown at any time.

I'll have to leave someday.

This is a good thing for both Jiang Nianxi and... Su Lingyi.

Yang An also thought about what to do in the future.

Jiang Nianxi has permeated every aspect of life.

I have a key to his house and know everything about his belongings.

Same university, same major, same class.

We'll still be living in the same rented room after school starts.

His life was entangled layer by layer by Jiang Nianxi's red thread, turning into a giant cocoon.

There's no way to expose it.

Because even their last weapon was ruthlessly confiscated.

This is Heaven's punishment for those who hesitate and take chances.

Because of naivety and foolishness, we have made far too many wrong choices on the road we came from.

Today, Yang An no longer wants to make the same mistakes.

Be decisive and resolute.

If we continue down this path, whether we can even survive will be a question...

Moreover, Yang An wasn't completely unprepared.

Since I can't go home, I can't go to school either.

At worst, I can just go somewhere else, and I can apply for a leave of absence from school.

Jiang Nianxi's obsession with him mostly stemmed from his overly monotonous environment.

Thinking about it carefully, it seems that the two of them have hardly been apart since the summer vacation.

He was trapped inside the house, and Jiang Nianxi, who earned money by writing novels, rarely went out.

The two of them felt like they were trapped on a deserted island.