Chapter 280: Take It Back

Seriously.

Was the reborn female lead an idiot?

Did she really need An Yu to teach her something like this?

If a bad guy stole something that belonged to you, then you should just steal it back.

If you really couldn’t steal it back, then call the police and make a big deal out of it.

Anyway, since it was something that belonged to you, you had to get it back no matter what.

An Yu looked at An Qing with an innocent expression.

There was nothing extra on her face.

She would never have imagined in this lifetime what exactly the “important thing” An Qing was talking about actually was.

“So, An Yu, you’ll support me, right?”

An Qing smiled faintly.

The highlight in her crimson pupils had disappeared.

This sentence sounded like a threat, yet also like a temptation.

An Yu was her possession.

It was only natural for her to take her back, wasn’t it?

So… as the girl who belonged exclusively to her, An Yu should also approve of her actions, right?

An Qing asked herself in her heart.

Looking at An Qing, whose gaze was somewhat frightening, An Yu expressionlessly tilted her head.

It was fine.

Mm.

It seemed like whatever had been stolen was truly something very important.

Otherwise, the reborn female lead wouldn’t be showing such a terrifying expression.

But when she thought about it, this expression wasn’t directed at her.

The unlucky one was some unknown villain.

It had nothing to do with her, a roadside little green tea.

So… if An Qing asked whether she supported her or not, then of course she would support her.

“Mm. If it’s your own thing, then you should take it back.”

An Yu nodded expressionlessly.

She looked very supportive of An Qing.

If she knew that the important thing referred to herself, and that the bad woman who stole it referred to the Ning sisters, she wouldn’t know how to feel.

“Is that so?”

An Qing’s expression shifted from gloomy to gentle.

She could barely hide her smile.

“Is that so, is that so… You agreed~”

An Yu blinked expressionlessly.

No.

What exactly had she agreed to?

That thing… could she just agree and An Qing would be able to snatch it back?

That was pretty convenient.

However, An Qing didn’t care about any of that.

Of course she knew that An Yu didn’t understand what she was talking about.

But this was enough.

Even if it was only psychological comfort, An Qing felt it was sufficient.

What she needed was this.

A reason.

An affirmation.

As long as An Yu approved, she would have endless motivation.

In truth, it had been the same in her previous life as well.

Her efforts had long since changed from seeking everyone’s approval to craving An Yu’s affection.

Looking at An Yu, who was sitting on top of her and completely unbothered by their intimate posture, An Qing curled the corners of her lips.

“An Yu… thank you.”

“Thank you for what?”

An Yu blinked.

She looked quite confused.

However, An Qing didn’t respond.

She simply reached out, pinched An Yu’s pretty face, and then touched her lips again.

An Yu half-closed her eyes and showed a dead-fish-eyed expression.

She had already lost count of how many times this had happened today.

She was already used to it.

Fortunately, this idiot female lead’s hands weren’t dirty.

Otherwise, with how much she liked touching her mouth, An Yu would have gotten angry a long time ago!

Besides, the female lead was the female lead.

She even liked being a riddle master.

She never said things completely and would suddenly say something inexplicable like “thank you.”

What did that even mean?!

Under An Yu’s puzzled gaze, An Qing smiled faintly.

She stretched out both hands and gave An Yu’s waist one last hug.

Then she smoothly lifted An Yu off her body and placed her on the sofa.

“Mm?!”

An Yu was startled by An Qing’s sudden action.

She widened her eyes and looked at An Qing.

At this moment, An Qing had returned to the position of pressing down on top of An Yu.

She stared at An Yu’s cherry lips with a complicated expression.

She forcefully suppressed the urge to kiss her and slowly let go of An Yu.

“I’m going to make dinner. You can play whatever you want, but don’t run around.”

An Qing gave one final warning.

Then she reluctantly left.

Looking at An Qing’s departing back, An Yu blinked expressionlessly.

Run around?

In this tiny little house, there wasn’t really anywhere for her to run, right?

It sounded like there was some kind of danger here…

Besides, this place really was small.

It felt like nothing could be hidden here.

It couldn’t even compare to the An family villa, and it was considered small even compared to the Ning family’s place.

Although… An Yu didn’t dislike it.

“Strange person.”

An Yu expressionlessly shook her head.

Then she lay down on the sofa and casually started scrolling on her phone.

“Mm… Little Pillow sent a message.”

The moment she opened her phone, An Yu saw the message from Ning Dongli.

Her expression softened a little.

Then she began replying.

In the kitchen, An Qing was silently preparing dinner.

However, her expression looked somewhat downcast.

Today, she had wanted to kiss An Yu several times, but in the end, she hadn’t made a move.

Even when An Yu had been sleeping earlier, she hadn’t succeeded.

Just as she was about to kiss her, An Yu had suddenly turned over.

Her expression had also changed slightly.

It was as though she had sensed something.

In that instant, An Qing had really wanted to just forcefully kiss her anyway.

Kiss her until she woke up.

Kiss her until she realized that An Qing liked her.

Then just make An Yu accept her like that!

However, An Qing had ultimately given up rather unhappily.

Because whenever she got close, An Yu seemed to show an unhappy expression.

It still wasn’t the final moment.

She still had many things she needed to deal with.

Once everything was over, she would be able to stay here with An Yu forever…

But… even in her dreams, An Yu would reject her!

She couldn’t accept it.

An Qing really couldn’t accept it.

Clearly Ning Wanciu… Clearly Ning Wanciu…

An Qing gritted her teeth.

The kitchen knife cleanly cut the meat on the cutting board.

Her cooking skills were probably considered average.

But even so, she had still practiced them on purpose.

She had specially learned them for a certain gluttonous girl.

Although she claimed her cooking skills were ordinary, her knife technique was truly impeccable…

“Haa…”

Looking at the cut meat, An Qing smiled faintly.

It looked somewhat pathological.

Today she was going to perform well and leave a good impression on An Yu.

She had previously thought that An Yu saw her as a complete stranger and was unwilling to accept this result.

But just now, she had come to understand.

An Yu was a gentle girl.

Even if it was her as a stranger, she could still enjoy that gentleness.

Whether she was a stranger or an enemy, what An Qing had to do was simply make An Yu care about her again.

A stranger, huh…

Before her, hadn’t Ning Wanciu also been a stranger to An Yu?

She could do it…

She had to do it.

The girl’s eyes were empty, but her hands while cooking didn’t stop.

It was clear that even though she hadn’t cooked for a long time, she hadn’t grown rusty.

There was one thing An Yu had misunderstood.

This place really was small, but that was only on the surface.

This place really was cozy, but that didn’t mean it wasn’t dangerous.

On the contrary, for An Yu, this place was probably the most dangerous place of all.

Somewhere in this house… there was a hidden basement.

Inside, everything… everything was already fully prepared.

All that was missing was An Yu.