Why are you always thinking about dating me?

Upon hearing the intro, Lin An seemed to know the song, so he gently plucked the strings with his fingertips to accompany her.

The song is called "If You Let Me Continue".

Su Yuejin's voice was unique and clear, cool and refreshing. In the autumn night, Lin An stared blankly at the light falling on her cheek, as if he could see her eyes glistening with tears.

After Su Yuejin finished singing the song, she handed the microphone back to Luo Shuishui, then turned around and said, "I'm going back now, bye-bye."

She was saying this, but everyone could hear her sobbing. Xiao Chacha was at a loss, as was Luo Shuishui. Su Yuejin walked quickly, as if she was about to run. Lin An handed the guitar in his hand to Luo Shuishui.

"Su Yuejin." He called Su Yuejin's name slowly from behind her.

Su Yuejin stood there, but she didn't turn around. She heard the footsteps approaching her little by little, and then gently hugging her from behind.

"Fool."

He whispered in her ear.

Chapter Seventy-Eight Rescue

"I... I didn't think that much. It's your freedom to like whoever you want... You... let me go." Su Yuejin felt inexplicably flustered as he held her like this.

She didn't even dare to show any jealousy in front of him, fearing that he might break up with her out of annoyance.

"Let you go? And then let you run back and cry?" Lin An didn't let go, even though the action was a bit awkward. Real life isn't an idol drama or romance novel that happens all the time.

"I... I didn't cry. I... I just ate something too spicy." Su Yuejin mumbled intermittently, but she didn't dare turn her head, not daring to let Lin An see the tear stains on her cheeks.

"So what do you want me to say? Because I like Luo Shuishui, I want to go out on dates with her, and I'm willing to accompany her to do what she wants to do, so I'm singing here? So I'm letting her write on that sign, with her boyfriend next to her?"

"Do you think your guess was right? But even knowing the truth, you still don't dare to sever our relationship. So you run away, but you're sad, you cry, and you don't even dare to tell me, don't dare to let me see. Do you see your pathology, Su Yuejin?"

Lin An slowly released his grip.

"Go ahead and leave, leave now." His expression turned calm, so calm it was almost unnatural.

Su Yuejin turned her head blankly and looked at his face. Finally, she could no longer hide her tears, which fell drop by drop. However, she did not dare to say anything to ask him to stay, and she did not even dare to say the word "don't".

"Since that's what you think, then go ahead and leave. I won't stop you."

He is waiting.

One second, two seconds... Su Yuejin cried, her tears looking utterly pathetic, but she still managed to pitifully utter those two words, "No... Lin An... no..."

Lin An reached out and grabbed her hand.

"So I was lying to you."

"Look, I've already made my point so clear, and if you still don't want to leave, then things aren't that bad yet. Last night, Luo Shuishui brought me to find you. I owe her a favor, so I came to help. She wrote those words on the side to avoid some trouble. Do you understand?"

He looked into her eyes and a glimmer of light appeared, as if from the warmth in his words.

"I understand." Su Yuejin read it blankly. At the perfect moment, Xiao Chacha took out a tissue and handed it to Lin An. Lin An glanced at her, then took the tissue and wiped Su Yuejin's tears.

“It’s really ugly,” he suddenly said.

"Wh-what?"

"I said I look ugly when I cry."

"Then I won't cry next time." She bit her lip slightly, showing a bit of stubbornness. Lin An tossed the tissue aside and turned away awkwardly. Fortunately, Luo Shuishui's eyes were gentle, and she didn't seem to be mocking him.

"Have you comforted your girl? Now come help me move this equipment, it's very heavy."

"They're here, they're here."

Lin An walked over to Luo Shuishui and helped her move the speakers. Su Yuejin also realized what was happening and said, "Me too, I'll help."

Luo Shuishui nodded gently and smiled at her, saying thank you.

While they were moving things, Su Yuejin and Xiao Chacha were helping to move chairs. Luo Shuishui whispered in Lin An's ear, "What, have you decided to be truly good to her?"

"I don't want to see her sad."

"You've fallen in love with her?"

"No, no." He said "no" twice to express a double negative.

"Let me give you a heads-up: if you keep doing this, she'll really love you forever."

"So I'm not pushing her, am I? She cried because I said I was going on a date with someone I like today, so she thought that person was you. She knows I have someone I like, so she's sad and crying."

"Oh? Wait, someone you like?"

Luo Shuishui paused for a moment. "I just heard you say that you liked me and wanted to go on a date with me, which is why you were willing to come and sing with me. I was even a little touched, and I was preparing how to reject your wishful thinking. But it turns out you're a big liar."

"..."

"But, the person you like? Hmm? Who? Xiao Chacha, Qin Xueming, Xu Qinghuan?" Luo Shuishui said three names in a row, then carefully observed Lin An's expression. Lin An turned his face away in an instant, not letting Luo Shuishui see it at all.

"This is none of your business."

"I'm just curious. Let me think... Qin Xueming was your first love, Xiao Chacha had an improper relationship with you, and Xu Qinghuan lived with you for so long, and you don't even share the same household registration or any blood relation... So, who do you think that person could be? Lin An." Luo Shuishui's eyes sparkled with curiosity, tinged with a hint of madness.

"I like you, Luo Shuishui." Lin An said seriously. Luo Shuishui was stunned for a moment, looking at the serious and sincere expression on his face, and for a moment she thought it was true.

Then she saw Lin An suppressing a laugh, and expressionlessly raised her leg and kicked Lin An.

..........................................

After setting up Luo Shuishui's equipment, Luo Shuishui drove away. She rolled down the car window and glanced at Lin An's face. "It seems that if I offered to take you home, it would only ruin your plans?"

"I think you could totally suggest giving me a ride or something..."

"No way, they've already driven off, go find them." Luo Shuishui hummed softly, then drove off, leaving Lin An standing there helplessly, shaking his head.

Lin An turned his head and saw Su Yuejin looking at him. Her fingers were clutching the hem of her clothes, and she seemed a little embarrassed. Xiao Chacha was saying, "She can't drive. She drank a bottle of fruit beer."

"..."

Xiao Chacha bought that bottle of fruit beer for Su Yuejin. Actually, Su Yuejin didn't want to drink, but it was just a bottle of fruit beer. Even if Lin An found out... he wouldn't be angry, right? She was in a bad mood, so she drank it.

Xiao Chacha used her period as an excuse not to drink alcohol, so she drove Su Yuejin and Lin An home. Lin An and Su Yuejin sat in the back seat. Through the rearview mirror, Xiao Chacha could see Su Yuejin hugging and kissing Lin An's neck. She smiled coldly, as if an unnamed flame was burning in her heart.

After dropping Su Yuejin off at home, Su Yuejin wanted to linger a little longer as she got out of the car. She grabbed Lin An's clothes, her eyes looking pitiful, but Lin An firmly refused her. In the end, Su Yuejin only asked for a kiss on the forehead before going upstairs alone.

"Get in the passenger seat," Xiao Chacha said coldly.

"Ah... okay."

Lin An sat in the passenger seat, and Xiao Chacha continued driving. Lin An didn't pay much attention. He was actually a little bad at directions, and Xiao Chacha's route should be fine. But even though he could see the intersection leading to home, Xiao Chacha had absolutely no desire to stop.

She kept driving forward, and Lin An had to remind her, "Hey, hey, hey, have you gone too far?"

“I know.” Xiao Chacha’s lips curled into a smile. “Then jump out of the car.”

"..."

"Where are you taking me?" Lin An's lips twitched. He wasn't too uneasy, since Xiao Chacha couldn't do anything about him anyway. But why was this guy suddenly acting crazy?

“It’s quite sweet with Luoshui,” Xiao Chacha suddenly muttered in a cold voice.

"Huh? Weren't you listening when I was explaining? Oh... right, it didn't matter whether you listened or not since I wasn't explaining to you."

“I know,” Xiao Chacha continued driving. “But Luo Shuishui has feelings for you. Otherwise, why would a rich girl like her, who wouldn’t even look at anyone else, choose you?”

Actually, Lin An felt that she didn't need to remind her of this, but Lin An wasn't narcissistic to that extent; she needed to be self-aware in many things.

So where are you driving to?

"You'll know when it arrives."

Xiao Chacha kept driving for almost half an hour. Lin An watched her drive out of the city and into a forest outside the city, where there was almost no one around. Lin An felt a little uneasy.

"Hey, what are you doing... You're not trying to murder me, are you?"

Xiao Chacha just sneered and finally drove into the woods. She stopped the car, where it was especially dark and deserted. Only then did Xiao Chacha unbuckle her seatbelt.

She turned her head and looked at Lin An's face. "Su Yuejin was bragging to me today that you guys played for a long time yesterday."

"..." This seemed like something Su Yuejin would do. Lin An felt somewhat helpless, but Xiao Chacha took out a butterfly knife from the cabinet in front of the car.

It really is a butterfly knife, and it's even sharpened.

Lin An was truly uneasy this time.

She watched as Xiao Chacha's fair fingertips deftly swung the butterfly knife back and forth in a variety of fancy moves, making Lin An panic and unable to utter a word, until Xiao Chacha gripped the handle tightly, revealed the tip of the knife, looked at Lin An, and then tilted her head.

"Hmm?" she said.

"I guess you don't want to stab me to death, do you..." Lin An's voice trembled slightly.

"I thought you wouldn't panic at all." Xiao Chacha seemed a little disappointed, but her voice carried an air of absolute authority. She pressed a button, and the cushion in Lin An's seat was completely lowered.

"Take off your clothes," she said.

"...Is this all you're doing this for?"

"Yeah, isn't it exciting?" she said, putting the butterfly knife back into the car's cabinet. Then she turned around, crossed the gap in the middle of the car (thankfully there was enough space), sat on Lin An's lap, and grabbed his shoulders.

"You can play with her so many times... why can't you play with me? Aren't we the same?"

"Of course you are different."

But Xiao Chacha didn't seem to give Lin An much of a chance to react. She had already moved closer, and Lin An had no choice but to retreat. However, he had nowhere to retreat and was simply pinned down by Xiao Chacha.

Lin An sighed; she was all bark and no bite.

"Because she's beyond saving, but you still are. Do you really have to play these games?" Lin An had already composed himself and looked at Xiao Chacha calmly.

Xiao Chacha's madness was only revealed at this moment.

"What do you think?! Why should I... Lin An, tell me... why should I be comforted every time she cries? Why should you interfere in her life, trying to save her with your 'good-natured' mentality? Why... can't I have it?"

"...Does it make sense?" Lin An asked.

Chapter Seventy-Nine

"It doesn't mean anything, but I like it, I want it." She was so straightforward and frank. With the girl's delicate body pressed down on him, Lin An would inevitably have some reaction, more or less.

But he didn't want to do that. He wanted to go home and sleep. Xu Qinghuan had allowed him to go out today, and if he didn't go home, he would be letting his sister down.

"I don't want to." Lin An shook his head.

Why don't you want it?

"I just don't want to."

"I won't allow it."