Xiangliu had initially assumed he would have plenty of opportunities, but once he realized the two women were inseparable from morning till night, he knew he had been mistaken. Their intimacy left Xiangliu feeling incredibly frustrated, as it meant he had almost no chance to be alone with Leng Qingqiu.
Every day, he could only watch as the two girls clung to each other like glue, an indescribable sense of loss welling up within him. They cooked together, shared tea together, and even squeezed onto the same bed at night as if they were each other’s entire world. He, meanwhile, was ruthlessly left out.
Faced with such a situation, even someone as clever as Xiangliu was at a loss. He had tried to find ways to break this deadlock, but every attempt ended in failure. Gradually, he began to realize that perhaps he needed to re-evaluate this relationship and find a new way to express his love for Leng Qingqiu. Yet, for someone who had always been supremely confident and intellectually gifted, this was undoubtedly a massive challenge.
Chapter 16