"Ao Cang, why do you think a boy's heart would race and his body temperature would rise when he's around a girl, and when she touches him?"
As he spoke, Shang Duojin added to make it clearer: "Also, my mood is inexplicably affected by her. When I see her happy, I am happy too, and when I see her sad, I am even sadder than her."
Although Ao Cang's romantic experience only included his relationship with Qiao Mei, he still understood what it meant.
He looked at Shang Duojin's baby face, which was full of confusion and doubt, with his golden eyes, and told him that he must have fallen in love with this girl.
“I felt the same way before I was with An’an, even more so than you did.”
"Like?!" Shang Duojin was shocked, and subconsciously shook his head, saying, "Impossible, impossible, how could this be liking?"
That wicked woman, Shu Qingqing, he used to joke around with her every day, practically treating her like a buddy, how could she...?
Thinking of this, Shang Duojin suddenly remembered that he had just secretly sucked on the finger that was covered in Shu Qingqing's saliva, and his face gradually turned red.
That doesn't make sense either; what guy would do something so perverted?
Did he really... develop feelings for Shu Qingqing?
What should we do then? She doesn't seem like the type to fall for him.
Seeing that Shang Duojin had fallen silent after his self-doubt, Ao Cang guessed that he must have figured it out. He didn't say anything more, but left the space for Shang Duojin to think.
At the same time, Qiao Mei was going through a similar process.
The only difference is that the person asking the question changed from Shang Duojin to Shu Qingqing.
Shu Qingqing is much smarter than Shang Duojin; she has already realized that she doesn't simply see Shang Duojin as a friend.
She leaned on Qiao Mei's shoulder, looking very troubled.
"Qiaoqiao, do you think I'm crazy? How could I develop feelings for Boss Shang? He's definitely not my ideal type at all!"
Qiao Mei understood who Shu Qingqing was referring to as her ideal type. She helped Shu Qingqing smooth her back and told her that Shu Qingqing hadn't even considered relationships at first.
“I didn’t know I would be with Cangcang, and I never really thought about what the person I was with would look like. As for you and Boss Shang, even if you didn’t say it, I noticed something was off between you. Think about it carefully, isn’t Boss Shang much different when he’s with you than when he’s with me?”
After speaking, Qiao Mei, fearing that Shu Qingqing might not understand, explained it more clearly.
For example, why does he only ever argue and fight with Shu Qingqing? Why is he so caring towards Shu Qingqing and even learns to cook to take care of her?
"Given Mr. Shang's previous immature personality, do you think he's the kind of person who would change for no reason? I've also seen him secretly looking at you and turning red in the ears many times. How could he say he has no feelings for you?"
The conversation initially revolved around the absurdity of Shu Qingqing's crush on Shang Duojin, but after Qiao Mei's comment, it immediately shifted to the fact that Shang Duojin also liked Shu Qingqing.
Shu Qingqing hadn't paid much attention to Shang Duojin before, so she didn't know that this was a thing.
After being completely bewildered, he asked Qiao Mei if it was true or not.
"When did this happen? How come I've never seen it before?"
Qiao Mei turned on her smart bracelet, pulled up several photos she had secretly taken, and showed them to Shu Qingqing.
In the photos, Shang Duojin is secretly looking at Shu Qingqing, his ears burning red with embarrassment.
Shu Qingqing's pupils constricted slightly in surprise as she stared at the photo for a long time, as if trying to confirm whether it was real or fake.
"He really did that..."
She thought she was the only one who had developed such unusual feelings for Shang Duojin as if she were crazy.
But what to do now? Now that she understands her situation, she certainly won't be able to be as casual with Shang Duojin as before.
Qiao Mei saw that the shock in Shu Qingqing's eyes had faded and been replaced by deep worry, and she instantly understood what Shu Qingqing was thinking.
After thinking about it, I suggested that she find an opportunity to have an open and honest discussion with Shang Duojin about this matter.
"Now that you've noticed the change in his feelings towards you, it's impossible for him to leave no trace. Instead of waiting for the truth to come out, why not take the initiative and test his intentions? If the result is good, that would be even better."
Shu Qingqing understood Qiao Mei's meaning, but it was still very difficult for her to take the initiative to talk to Shang Duojin about this.
She pursed her lips and hesitated for a while, but couldn't give a definite answer.
Qiao Mei knew that the two of them had been in this state of being just one step away from getting to know each other for a long time. After thinking about it, she decided to let her be the one to help. She told Shu Qingqing that she would ask Shang Duojin for her tonight, and Shu Qingqing could find an opportunity to listen in from the side.
"Isn't this a bit inappropriate? Maybe we should just forget about it?" Shu Qingqing hesitated.
She was afraid that she wouldn't hear the answer she wanted from Shang Duojin. What if he only had a vague, uncertain affection for her, but not necessarily true love?
Qiao Mei didn't give her a chance to back down, and told her, "Have you thought this through? If you miss this opportunity, you don't know when the next one will come. According to the information that Cang Cang and I have gathered, the interstellar space probably won't continue to be so peaceful. If you want to confirm your feelings with Boss Shang then, it probably won't be easy."
Interstellar monsters are beings that don't even take mechs seriously, let alone humans.
If the day of the accident really comes, and either Shu Qingqing or Shang Duojin is in mortal danger, leaving them no chance to confide in each other again, that would be a real pity.
Shu Qingqing knew about the investigation that Qiao Mei and Ao Cang had been conducting recently. After thinking for a while, she finally bit her lower lip and agreed.
"Alright, I'll have to trouble you then."
Qiao Mei shook her head, saying that they were all friends and there was no need to worry about trouble.
After seeing Shu Qingqing off, Qiao Mei contacted Ao Cang and told him that they might need to stay at Shang Duojin's house again tonight, and informed him of their plan to help Shu Qingqing and Shang Duojin.
Ao Cang was a little surprised: "Shang Duojin just told me about this. He wasn't sure if he had fallen for Shu Qingqing or something else. After I told him the answer, he left."
"Such a thing is true?" Qiao Mei was also surprised.
After all, in her mind, Shang Duojin didn't seem like the type to actively seek help from anyone.
Except for doing homework at the college.
After the two had discussed the plan and informed Shu Qingqing in advance, Qiao Mei called Shang Duojin out after dinner that evening to begin implementing the plan.
Shang Duojin keenly noticed that Qiao Mei's expression was much more serious than before, and asked her curiously, "Sister Qiao, what's wrong?"
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