Zhou Linzhe hadn't expected Shen Shuyu to step forward at this moment, much less stand in front of Qi Si.
His face turned livid as he demanded, "What do you mean? You're going to defend him?"
Shen Shuyu frowned at Zhou Linzhe. Before she could speak, Qi Si said, "You really are unreasonable. Is standing here a crime now? You say she's defending me—are you going to start spreading rumors that she likes me next?"
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Zhou Linzhe choked, as though Qi Si had exposed some hidden thought of his in public. He flew into a rage.
Qi Si looked at him and sneered. "Am I wrong? When something happens, you never dare face it head-on. You either make women step forward for you or play dead and change the subject. I think you're just a coward!"
"Qi Si! Don't think I really wouldn't dare touch you!"
"Would you?" Qi Si looked provocatively at the furious Zhou Linzhe and scoffed. "Zhou Linzhe, I've always suspected something. No matter what you do, you love competing with Bo Fuyu for the spotlight. You like whoever or whatever Bo Fuyu likes. Could it be that you..."
Qi Si paused there, looking at Zhou Linzhe with a strange expression.
"Could it be what?" Shen Shuyu asked in confusion.
This time, she wasn't playing along. She was genuinely curious.
Everyone else also looked at Qi Si curiously.
"Young Master Qi, why did you stop? Do you know something?" Yang Yi asked eagerly, equally intrigued.
Even Lin Weiwei couldn't help glancing back and forth between Qi Si and Zhou Linzhe.
As Zhou Linzhe watched Qi Si slowly begin to speak, his eyelids suddenly started twitching wildly.
"Qi Si!"
He opened his mouth to stop Qi Si from spouting nonsense, but he