Cui Zhu poured Chen Shi'an some tea. "Squad Leader Chen, Commander Ye is in a difficult position right now. Please help him as much as you can."
Tao Yaoyao teased her. "Have you no shame? Who are you to Ye Xicheng, saying something like that to Squad Leader Chen?"
Cui Zhu's face flushed crimson. She stammered, unable to get a word out.
Tao Yaoyao added, "Even if you were someone to Ye Xicheng, in what capacity would you be making demands of Squad Leader Chen?"
At this, she shook her head and sighed, turning her gaze to Chen Shi'an. "Squad Leader Chen, this girl Cui Zhu has been so utterly bewitched by Ye Xicheng that she's lost her wits. She no longer has a mind of her own in anything she says or does."
Chen Shi'an smiled faintly. "Miss Cui Zhu is true to her feelings, bold in love and hate.
"But I've heard the men in the Demon Hunting Camp say that Commander Ye has feelings for Pavilion Master Tao.
"Now Miss Cui Zhu has her heart set on Commander Ye as well. The relationships between you seem rather complicated."
Tao Yaoyao lifted her lovely eyes slightly. "Ye Xicheng did confess his feelings to me, but I already turned him down."
Chen Shi'an turned his gaze to Cui Zhu. "You know perfectly well that Ye Xicheng likes Pavilion Master Tao, yet you're still tying your heart to him?"
Cui Zhu forced a smile. "I simply like him, that's all. I don't ask for anything else.
"Besides, I know my own worth. I know I'm not good enough for him."
To love, yet never have that love fulfilled.
Despite her youth, she already saw through such tormenting feelings with such clarity. That was rare.
Chen Shi'an hesitated briefly. "Have you