In fact, Yue Hongling did not want to see Zhao Changhe make a fool of himself, but neither did she want to see how he would pursue her either.0

What is there even to watch?0

While she appeared to sit there in silence, she had actually been feeling quite anxious because she had no idea how to end the situation gracefully. She had a feeling that if she tried to stop him, he would only further lose face. After all, Zhao Changhe had garnered a rather chaotic reputation since the very get-go. He was either rebellious or bloodthirsty, either dumped or driven away. He never seemed to mind it much. However, as his friend and a renowned heroine, she genuinely did not want to see her friend constantly tarnish his own reputation without care, becoming the subject of gossip and a laughingstock for others.0

Since they had already turned his so-called secret crush into an open pursuit, then why not just let it be? It’s natural to pursue someone of the opposite sex that you’re interested in. Yue Hongling, with her beauty and the long time she’d spent in the jianghu, had faced countless suitors, both overt and covert. So what if another suitor was added to the list? As long as she did not reject him in public, others would not have anything to laugh about.1

So, she truly...0