Originally, Yue Hongling did not want to see Zhao Changhe embarrass himself, nor did she want to watch how he pursued.
What's there to see in that?
Although she seemed to be sitting there silently waiting, in her heart she was incredibly anxious because she just didn't know how to end the situation. She always felt that if she were to stop him, Zhao Changhe would lose face.
Ever since Zhao Changhe debuted, his reputation had been a mess: if not rebellious, then bloodthirsty, if not dumped, then chased away—like a pig undaunted by boiling water, and not one or two incidents short. But as a chivalrous woman who valued reputation and his friend, Yue Hongling truly did not want to see her friend constantly tarnish his name carelessly, becoming the butt of jokes over tea and dinner.