Since there were no proper restaurants inside the comic convention venue, they could only buy some overpriced snacks and eat while walking.
Fortunately, An Yu found this quite novel, so she was in a pretty good mood.
An Qing silently followed behind the two of them, watching with complicated feelings.
She suddenly realized this might actually be a great opportunity.
Normally, she would have no way to get close to An Yu. Even staying by her side was a luxury.
But today, she had been given permission and a legitimate reason to accompany An Yu.
This was an excellent chance—perhaps the only chance.
The only chance… to properly observe An Yu.
Regarding the changes in An Yu from her previous life, An Qing had already investigated everything she could, except for An Yu herself, whom she could not approach.
Now she could finally observe her in a reasonable way.
Looking at An Yu walking ahead, taking small bites of the grilled sausage, An Qing narrowed her eyes slightly.
Her crimson pupils reflected only the other girl.
As for Ning Dongli… An Qing could not be bothered to look at her, nor did she want to.
Ning Dongli, on the other hand, was secretly observing An Qing’s reactions.
The first thing she noticed was the nearly explosive anger An Qing had shown when she first appeared.
Her shut-in intuition told her that the girl in front of them was suspicious.
Ning Dongli believed that if An Qing had not been stopped…
Her taser would have already made contact with Lin Hao’s most vulnerable spot.
And… that might not have been the end of it.
It felt like An Qing could have done something even more terrifying.
All of these actions were because of An Yu.
She had seen it—the terrifying look in An Qing’s eyes had subtly changed the moment they landed on An Yu.
It was hard not to be suspicious.
Ever since discovering that both she and her sister liked An Yu, Ning Dongli had become extremely sensitive to everything.
But it had to be said, her suspicion was justified.
An Qing was indeed a very suspicious person.
Whether it was her gaze or her behavior, everything about her seemed questionable.
Still, Ning Dongli could only observe.
She could not take any real action.
She secretly glanced at the girl beside her who was holding her hand.
An Yu seemed completely unconcerned.
An Qing’s actions did not seem to surprise her at all.
She could not even detect the slightest hint of anything being off.
Yet when it came to her own intuition, it was always so sharp?
Ning Dongli blinked gently, looking a little dazed as she wondered about it.
No matter what, regardless of what kind of relationship An Qing and An Yu actually had, she would not let go of An Yu’s hand.
Fear and anxiety… these emotions only completely disappeared when she was in contact with An Yu.
So just for today, just for now, she wanted to keep holding on…
Ning Dongli’s lips curved into a small smile.
“What is it? Why are you looking at me like that?”
Her expression had not escaped An Yu’s notice.
An Yu blinked in confusion, not understanding why Ning Dongli was suddenly staring at her.
But she quickly figured it out.
She looked down at the half-eaten grilled sausage in her hand, a flash of understanding in her eyes.
“Here.”
An Yu’s tone was calm as she brought the grilled sausage to Ning Dongli’s lips.
She had almost forgotten that Ning Dongli was hungry.
“Mm?”
Ning Dongli let out a soft whimper.
Looking at the food right in front of her mouth, her face turned slightly red.
There were clear bite marks from An Yu on it.
“Ning Dongli, aren’t you hungry?”
Seemingly noticing Ning Dongli’s hesitation, An Yu took a step forward expressionlessly.
Faced with the food An Yu was offering, Ning Dongli found it hard to refuse.
She could only stay silent.
After a moment of silence, An Yu still had not moved.
If they kept standing like this, only Ning Dongli would end up feeling embarrassed.
With no other choice, she tightly closed her eyes.
Her long eyelashes trembled slightly as she parted her cherry lips and took a bite of the grilled sausage An Yu had already eaten from.
“Ahm!”
No choice… no choice… She really was hungry!
So… this wasn’t an indirect kiss…
Ning Dongli chewed with a red face.
For some reason… this grilled sausage tasted much better than usual…
Was it because the ones sold here were different?
Ning Dongli subconsciously opened her eyes and saw a hint of satisfaction on An Yu’s usually indifferent little face.
Ah… it wasn’t the sausage…
Although Ning Dongli was good at avoiding things, in this situation, there was no escaping it.
She knew exactly why, didn’t she?
Ning Dongli continued chewing silently, her face flushed as she remained quiet.
“Hm, there’s more food over there. Let’s go.”
Seeing Ning Dongli’s reaction, An Yu simply thought she must really be hungry.
She had shown such a happy expression after just one bite of grilled sausage.
An Yu had no idea what the real reason behind that happy look was.
She quickly pulled Ning Dongli toward another snack stall.
An Qing saw everything.
She held her arm with one hand, unsure how she should react.
She knew it… The moment she agreed to come with them, it would turn out like this.
Even though she had been invited along, she was still just an outsider who had joined midway.
Other than watching them interact, there was nothing she could do.
Unwillingness filled the crimson eyes of the girl.
These things used to be her exclusive privileges.
Now she could only watch.
Despite her displeasure, An Qing did not leave on her own.
She continued following quietly behind them—whether to protect An Yu or simply because she wanted a legitimate reason to watch her a little longer.
She followed the two as they discussed what to buy next.
Everything seemed to have nothing to do with her.
“An Qing, what do you want to eat?”
Just as An Qing was about to look away, she suddenly heard that cool, clear voice.
An Qing looked forward with a cold expression and saw An Yu staring at her with a puzzled look.
“Hm? What do you want to eat?”
An Yu lifted her head expressionlessly and stared straight into An Qing’s crimson eyes.
Perhaps because she had seen too many characters with red pupils inside the venue, An Yu no longer thought An Qing looked like some red-eyed monster this time.
Hm, she actually looked quite pretty.
An Qing pressed her lips together, intending to shake her head and refuse.
She did not have much of an appetite right now.
Just watching An Yu’s behavior was enough to make her full from anger.
But before she could do so, An Yu seemed to predict it and suddenly extended her hand, offering the remaining bite of the grilled sausage.
“Want to try it?”
She seemed to have interpreted An Qing’s hesitation as indecision.
After all, everyone needed to eat, and it was already past noon.
Looking at the grilled sausage held out in front of her, An Qing’s expression became uncertain.
She tried to find any sign of ulterior motive on An Yu’s face but could not see anything at all.