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"Of course I care about you and him... Because..." He Yiyuan paused as he processed his thoughts clearly. He shook his head, cursing at himself for almost having trapped himself in an unsalvageable situation. "Never mind. I was just curious. Do you not have a clear answer for that? Are you still testing the waters with him?"

"Is it not enough that you purposely ripped us apart from each other? He Yiyuan, I'm not stupid. Do you think I haven't noticed what your insinuations mean?" Xu Jiaqi raised her volume. "You are so painfully obvious that it would take a dumbass to not understand."

He Yiyuan clearly held feelings towards Xu Jiaqi, but always held himself back for various reasons. There was no way that Xu Jiaqi would accept him. It took Zenith a life sacrifice until she was finally moved to care about him not just because the mission was there, but also because she wanted to.