Seeing that both sides were at a standstill with no one speaking and the atmosphere growing awkward, Su Changshun understood that as long as he stayed, this little drama could not go on. He deliberately stood up at a leisurely pace and said, "Well then, Zhuzi, Sister Qin, you two go on chatting. It's getting late, so I'm going back to my room to lie down."
He said this with absolute naturalness, as if it were just the routine parting after a casual chat.
There was not a trace of mockery or triumph in his tone from having just seen through Qin Huairu's intentions, only the exact right amount of drowsiness.
Chapter 23