Hidden Agenda?

An Yao handed the roasted meat to him attentively, all the while casting her gaze at the small gray flower on the golden eagle's head, lost in thought.

She couldn't help but find it a bit strange. According to the current storyline and timing, the golden eagle, Yuanyu, shouldn't have met the female protagonist, Bai Yaoyao, yet, right? So why was he turning dark so quickly?

She remembered from the original work that although this new character had relatively few appearances, his tendency to turn dark seemed to be triggered by jealousy towards several other male protagonists beside the female lead.

So how was he showing signs of turning dark already without even meeting the female lead?

Of course, there was another possibility. The original work's plot was presented to readers as text, dry and without emotion, possessing a certain reference value but not revealing the complete truth.