Humans are creatures that excel at making associations; they always extend the existing evidence unlimitedly towards the "reality" they imagined, thereby creating an utterly unreliable misunderstanding out of logical order.
Later, Sie Yuguo said that he didn't enter the room simply because he felt it was inappropriate to rashly enter a young lady's boudoir, not because he thought those two inside were doing anything dubious.
His words were naturally dismissed as an excuse; not only did no one believe him, but he also ended up being physically double-teamed in the last hour of the year.
Su Yuncheng and Lin Nianhe obviously weren't doing anything scandalous.
Su Yuncheng was painting a portrait of Lin Nianhe, capturing her nestled on a small sofa reading a book.
Lin Nianhe initially thought the posture was great and wouldn't tire her no matter how long she sat. But with his gaze on her, she couldn't absorb a word from the book and soon felt sleepy.