So, how exactly had things ended up like this?
An Qing kept a cold expression as she calmly changed into a new set of clothes.
Although her face looked extremely icy, a closer look revealed that she was feeling somewhat at a loss right now.
This was the first time she had ever worn this kind of outfit. It actually did not look bad on her, but the strange sensation made An Qing subconsciously feel a wave of embarrassment.
However… no matter how uncomfortable she felt, An Qing still silently accepted it.
Because she saw that An Yu’s gaze had finally stayed on her.
This was the first time…
Her heart was far more active than her face. The girl who had already changed her clothes maintained an icy expression on the surface, but her heart was beating much more vigorously.
Her outfit seemed to be from the same series as An Yu and Ning Dongli’s, at the very least from the same collection.
An Qing did not know what character it was, but from the style it was easy to tell they matched.
“Then do it like this… Perfect! Take two steps back.”
After the pink-haired girl put the final accessory on An Qing, she said with satisfaction, “Gotta say, An Qing really suits this outfit. Maybe it’s because her face looks so similar to the character to begin with. Plus that same gloomy expression makes her look even more like the role.”
At this moment, An Qing had no idea what the other girl was thinking. Her heart was filled with a strange sense of discomfort and awkwardness.
“Hold this. Take this and go stand with those two!”
An Qing dazedly took the item from the girl’s hand, looking somewhat confused.
What was this… a crowbar?
“Ah~ You don’t need to overthink it. Just hold it… Um, don’t use it to hit anyone, okay?!”
The pink-haired girl reminded her with a smile before running off to her companion to say something.
An Qing felt utterly bewildered, but at this point there was nothing she could do.
Following the direction of her gaze, she could see An Yu and Ning Dongli being surrounded by a group of people taking photos.
…Whatever.
An Qing shook her head. Since she had already agreed to An Yu, she would see it through to the end.
However… An Yu and Ning Dongli were really standing very close to each other.
The girl gripped the crowbar tightly in her hand. A few traces of sickly ferocity flashed in her crimson eyes. She forcefully suppressed the strange urge to shout “This isn’t normal!” and silently walked behind the two of them.
As if sensing something, Ning Dongli subconsciously raised her head and immediately saw An Qing standing behind them.
As for how she could recognize her even after changing clothes… No one else had such a gloomy expression except An Qing!
“Mm, An Qing.”
However, this gloominess went completely unnoticed by the person who should have noticed it the most.
An Yu calmly looked at An Qing standing behind them, her tone perfectly natural.
“You look good.”
This was An Yu’s sincere evaluation. An Qing really did look good.
No matter from which angle, this female protagonist was perfect.
Otherwise, how could she be called the protagonist?
Unfortunately… An Qing was the protagonist, while An Yu was the villainess.
An Qing stared at her in silence, seemingly unsure what to say.
An Yu simply stared back into An Qing’s eyes in the same silent manner.
An Qing could not figure out what she was trying to do.
As always, it had always been like this.
An Yu suddenly reached out and grabbed her sleeve. Before An Qing could react, An Yu pulled hard!
“Come stand a little closer. We’re all cosplaying from the same series. Standing so far away makes it look like you’re not with us. The photographers over there are already frowning.”
An Qing was startled, but she obediently let An Yu pull her over.
Looking at An Yu who was now almost pressed against her, An Qing’s heartbeat began to accelerate uncontrollably, and a faint blush appeared on her face.
It had been so, so long since she had been this close to An Yu.
So… what did she want to do?
An Qing lowered her head and stared intently into An Yu’s eyes. It was easy to see that she was showing rare signs of nervousness.
“Mm, this is good.”
Seeing An Qing obediently comply, An Yu nodded in satisfaction.
As for the abnormalities An Qing displayed, An Yu did not notice any of them.
But still… something felt strange.
Was their relationship supposed to be like this?
Why did everything feel so natural?
She could not figure it out.
Since she could not figure it out, An Yu simply stopped thinking about it. She released An Qing’s sleeve and sat down on the same chair as Ning Dongli.
“Ha~”
She raised her long sleeve to cover her small cherry lips and let out a soft yawn. After eating her fill and without taking her usual afternoon nap, An Yu’s eyes were glistening with tears.
She was sleepy.
It seemed that yawning was contagious among humans.
“Ha~”
Right after An Yu, Ning Dongli also yawned.
The two little ones leaned against each other, both closing their eyes tiredly.
Taking photos… they did not need to stay awake… After all, An Qing was still here.
Standing behind the two of them while holding the crowbar, An Qing finally understood what true helplessness felt like.
One second she was pulling her sleeve and making her nervous.
The next second she could sit on the same chair with another girl and fall asleep.
Sigh.
An Qing lowered her head. Perhaps because An Yu had fallen asleep, the emotions she had been hiding began to surge out.
The vulnerability in her crimson eyes could no longer be concealed. She stared at An Yu without looking away for even a second.
An Yu was beautiful. No matter what she wore, she always looked beautiful.
Those strange behaviors of hers did not deduct any points in An Qing’s eyes. Instead… An Qing pressed her lips together, feeling irritated. Perhaps it was precisely because of An Yu’s indifference that her initial burning rage had gradually transformed into some other indescribable emotion.
An Qing did not know. She did not even know what she herself was thinking.
There had always been a strange feeling in her heart that she could not let go of. She wanted to reach out and touch it, yet she was also afraid.
But reality had never even given her the chance to feel that fear.
If she did not seize every small opportunity, An Yu would only drift further and further away from her.
No matter what…
No matter what, she would not let that scumbag go. In this life, An Yu no longer seemed obsessed with the An family or Chen Guang.
But… she had Ning Wanciu, she had Cheng Shimumeng, she had Huai Xiang…
And now there was this girl named Ning Dongli in front of her.
No matter which time it was, there seemed to be only one common point.
No matter who An Yu chose or for what reason.
In the end, the one who was always left behind seemed to be only her — only An Qing herself.
If in the previous life it could still be said that certain reasons led to that choice, then in this life, An Yu had straightforwardly chosen other people.
She narrowed her crimson eyes. A ferocious light once again flashed within them.
Sure enough… they were all so in the way.
Looking at the two girls sleeping closely together in each other’s arms, the girl narrowed her eyes. A dangerous glint shone once more in her crimson pupils.
Everyone around An Yu was so damn annoying.