When Cheng Qicai got home, she opened a tissue to let the fragrance of the flowers dissipate faster. The wintersweet branch she had bought earlier had withered, so Cheng Qicai took it out and threw it in the trash can.

She took out her phone, her finger hovering hesitantly over Yun Suni's phone number.

Yun Su Ni doesn't seem to want to be disturbed today. Maybe we should let her have some peace and quiet?

Thinking this, Cheng Qicai removed her hand from the screen and stopped thinking about it.

She stood up to water her beloved plants and trim their branches. Just as she was humming a little tune, there was a knock on the door.

Cheng Qicai glanced at the time on the wall—10:43.

It's so late, who would come looking for me?

She opened the door in confusion, only to find Yun Suni standing there.

"Sister?" Cheng Qicai exclaimed in surprise, "You..."

Yun Su Ni hesitated before asking, "Seven Colors, can I stay here for the night?"

"Of course you can..." Cheng Qicai stepped aside to let her in. It was so late, and Yun Su Ni chose to come and stay with her. Could it be that Lu Qi was at home and the two of them had another fight?

Cheng Qicai silently placed the little chick-shaped toy that Yun Su Ni had squeezed several times last time in front of her.

Yun Su Ni hesitated for a moment, then picked it up and started to squeeze it in her hand.

Cheng Qicai placed the water in front of her, noticing the deep sorrow in her eyes and the slight redness and swollenness of her lips. Avoiding her gaze, she said, "Sister, you're not going to work tomorrow, are you? Why don't you stay at my house for the day?"

It seems that both of them are acting somewhat irrationally!

Uh... everyone knows what I mean.

“…” Yun Suni remained silent. “Let’s talk about it tomorrow.”

Cheng Qicai awkwardly picked at her fingers. Yun Su Ni seemed reluctant to talk, so she didn't know whether to offer comfort or not.

"Sister, are you going to rest?" Cheng Qicai finally brought up this topic.

Yun Suni nodded, "...Okay."

Cheng Qicai went to find a set of pajamas for Yun Suni to wash up and change into.

While Yun Suni was washing up, Cheng Qicai's phone rang on the sofa. She picked it up and saw that it was Lu Qi.

She glanced at the bathroom and, hearing the sounds coming from inside, figured they wouldn't be coming out anytime soon.

She took her phone and went to the balcony to answer the call.

"Seven Colors, is Su Ni at your house?"

"Yes."

"I'm coming right away," Lu Qi said immediately upon hearing the affirmative answer.

After thinking for a moment, Cheng Qicai still kindly advised, "Brother Lu, why don't you not come today? I think my sister isn't feeling well. Let her rest here for a while, and you can both calm down."

There was silence on the other end of the phone.

Cheng Qicai called out, "Brother Lu..."

"good."

Cheng Qicai let out a breath, and as she turned to enter the room, she saw Yun Suni sitting on the sofa.

"Sister..." Cheng Qicai called out, wondering if Yun Suni had heard her and Lu Qi's phone call.

But to my surprise, Yun Suni bluntly asked, "Is it Lu Qi?"

Cheng Qicai nodded.

Yun Suni picked up the fried egg-shaped cushion from the sofa, placed it on her lap, and slowly said, "I rejected Liji today."

"Huh?" The melon suddenly fell unexpectedly, catching Cheng Qicai off guard.

“Lu Qi had been telling me that Li Ji liked me, and I always thought he was just jealous… Until today, I realized how wrong I was.”

"But how come you suddenly..." figured it out today?

Yun Su Ni said tactfully, "Before, the male friends I had, Lu Qi... didn't really like them."

Cheng Qicai instantly understood; it was just a typical trait of domineering male leads—they assumed any man who got close to the female lead had ill intentions.

However, after looking at Yun Su Ni's face, Cheng Qi Cai felt that... it was indeed worth being wary of.

Moreover, her sister was indeed well protected by her uncles and others from childhood to adulthood, and with Lu Qi by her side when she grew up, it's no wonder she's slow to understand matters of the heart.

Yun Suni continued, "But when I saw Su Qianwei and Lu Qi today, I began to realize that my relationship with Li Ji did indeed hurt Lu Qi."

Cheng Qicai suddenly recalled the silence she had when she asked Gu Liji, "So, after Brother Gu caught up with you, you asked him?"

No wonder Gu Liji's phone was unreachable later; he'd been friend-zoned.

Yun Su Ni nodded, and said dejectedly, "I seem to be unable to handle my feelings for anyone, and I end up hurting everyone."

"That's not how it is. Feelings are inherently difficult to explain. If everyone could explain them clearly, how could there be the terms 'lovesick men and women'?"

Seeing that Yun Suni was still depressed, Cheng Qicai tried a different approach to persuade her, "If you don't reject him, you'll have to reject Brother Lu."

"I've always only ever considered him a friend," Yun Suni said firmly.

Oh dear, poor Gu Ge...

Although Cheng Qicai felt sorry for Gu Liji, she couldn't show it on her face.

She shrugged. "That settles it then. It's hurting him that you keep not rejecting him."

As she spoke, Cheng Qicai suddenly began to sing the lyrics, "The happiness of two people has become an unbearable crowd of three..."

Yun Su Ni was amused by Cheng Qi Cai's strange and quirky tone of voice.

“…I understand.” Yun Suni smiled, then sighed.

When Cheng Qicai saw her sigh, she knew that the root of the problem still lay with Lu Qi.

She couldn't easily persuade him about that, "Uh, Brother Lu..."

After being amused by Cheng Qicai, Yun Suni's mood wasn't so depressed anymore. "I just had a fight with Lu Qi."

"Huh?" Cheng Qicai didn't expect that her sister, who had such a good temper, would actually argue with someone.

As she spoke, Yun Su Ni sighed again, "He thought I had always favored Li Ji over him. I told him that I now knew he liked me... but then... he didn't finish listening."

Cheng Qicai: "..."

Is the following part unsuitable for children?

Cheng Qicai tentatively asked, "Shall we talk again after Brother Lu calms down?"

"That's all we can do."

Cheng Qicai then asked, "Did you tell Brother Lu what his parents said to you?"

"Not yet." Yun Suni shook her head, looking troubled. "I really don't know how to talk about this..."

Huh? Won't these misunderstandings just keep piling up, and eventually lead to... a breakup?

Thinking of this, Cheng Qicai quickly said, "Sister, I think you should have told Brother Lu sooner. These are his parents, so it's his responsibility to take care of them, isn't it?"

Yun Su Ni frowned, "But...won't that put Lu Qi in a difficult position?"

“You and Brother Lu are one, someone will always solve this problem. And among you two, isn’t Brother Lu the most suitable person to solve it?”

Yun Su Ni nodded, also confirming her thoughts, "Okay, I'll talk to Lu Qi once he's calmed down."

Hearing Yun Suni's confirmation, she breathed a sigh of relief.

Hopefully, the two of them can get through this smoothly!