The first time Li Yan had seen Song Chuxia speak with someone so haltingly and react so slowly.
Song Chuxia did not hear Li Yan's muttering.
Even if she had, she would not have had the time to fuss over it.
She was caught in a dilemma.
Should she let that monster continue to "shine its light and heat" on her?
Wait.
Song Chuxia suddenly realized something.
Oh...
Had she already taken the monster's existence for granted?
Had she simply accepted it?
Song Chuxia smiled bitterly.
What difference did accepting it make?
And what difference did not accepting it make?
There did not seem to be much difference between the two.
Song Chuxia found herself unable to make up her mind.
Her gaze shifted slightly.
She looked at Li Yan beside Master Xiao.
"Li Yan."
"What do you think I should do?"
"I think..."
Li Yan lightly tapped his knuckles against the coffee cup, producing a faint sound.
"This is an opportunity."
"An opportunity?"
Song Chuxia heard an answer she had not expected.
"What opportunity?"
"Didn't you want A Cheng to give up?"
Before Li Yan had even finished speaking, Song Chuxia leaned forward slightly in excitement.
"Are you saying..."
"Because of it, didn't A Cheng have a dispute with you?"
"This is the first time, isn't it?"
Li Yan frowned.
Song Chuxia reacted quickly this time.
She looked at Li Yan seriously.
"Li Yan, you don't have to feel guilty about what you're doing now to Qian Cheng."
"He should have given up long ago."
"He's only wasting his time on me."
"In the future, he'll meet his destined girl."
"And I'll meet the person I like, too."
"Only when he lets go will it be a happy ending for both of