Although he knew that she was just humoring him, Han Zhuoling still felt very happy.

“I am young,” Han Zhuoling said.

“Wait a minute. Why did you ask me all of a sudden?” Shi Xiaoya decided to counteract by asking this.

Han Zhuoling was not worried at all. He said unhurriedly, “Because you are much younger than me. Although I am not old, I am worried that you might have an incorrect perception because of our huge age difference.”

Shi Xiaoya was speechless. “…”

“No, no. Definitely not.” Shi Xiaoya denied it adamantly.

Han Zhuoling nodded with satisfaction as he said, “Then there’s even more reason for us not to worry.”

Shi Xiaoya was speechless. “…”

Shi Xiaoya thought to herself, “It’s better if we still worry a little bit.”

Han Zhuoling was really not young anymore.

However, the thought itself was kept hidden in Shi Xiaoya’s heart.

***

Fang Qiaohan took the delivery and sent it to Yan Zhiqing’s room.

Within only a few days, Wei Wucai could go into Yan Zhiqing’s room. Fang Qiaohan really wanted to give Wei Wucai a thumbs up.

This was something that many people wanted to do but could not achieve.

If Yan Zhiqing suddenly announced her relationship with Wei Wucai soon after this, she wouldn’t be surprised.

But Fang Qiaohan didn’t say anything about Wei Wucai going to Yan Zhiqing’s room and spending time with her alone.

She gave them the delivery and left.

Yan Zhiqing didn’t order wine. Instead, she asked for two bottles of cooling cold tea.

This was just in case she got pimples from eating too much of these strong-flavored food.

She poured Wei Wucai a cup and gave herself a cup.

Yan Zhiqing held the cup and said, “Although you said that you don’t mind it, I thought that I should still apologize to you. You got involved in this because of me.”

Wei Wucai didn’t say anything about not being bothered by it. He just held his cup up.

He took a sip and said, “You do still have to be careful, though it’s good that it’s me. If it was someone else, this would have been inappropriate.”

If Yan Zhiqing started being such good friends with some other guy, he wouldn’t be able to tolerate it.

He needed to take a precaution about this.

“Yes. I know.” Yan Zhiqing had no idea what Wei Wucai was actually thinking. She just nodded and said, “I definitely wouldn’t do that.”

“Don’t simply allow some men into your room,” Wei Wucai instructed.

Yan Zhiqing rolled her eyes and said, “What kind of person do you think I am! How can I simply bring someone into my room? If someone misunderstood again, I would be so grossed out by it.”

Wei Wucai smiled and said, “Are you mad?”

Yan Zhiqing hmphed and started pouting.

Wei Wucai then said, “I was just worried about you. You are very simple-minded. You wouldn’t think much about it, but you can’t stop others from overthinking.”

Yan Zhiqing nodded and said, “I know. You are not the same as them.”

Initially, Wei Wucai was very happy to hear this from Yan Zhiqing.

His heart even skipped a beat.

However, as he thought about it, he realized that something wasn’t right.

Yan Zhiqing must be thinking he was not the same as them because she thought he was gay!

Wei Wucai’s good mood instantly went away.

The corner of his mouth twitched as he asked, “You don’t think I would do anything to you because you assume I am gay?”

At this moment, one could clearly see Wei Wucai’s artful language.

He added the word “assume.”

This meant that Yan Zhiqing herself was the one who had assumed that he was gay.

But Wei Wucai never admitted to it.

It was Yan Zhiqing’s assumption!

However, if Wei Wucai thought that Yan Zhiqing would not be able to do anything to him in the future because of his playful use of language…

He would be very much wrong.

By then, who would care about his artful use of language!

“No! No!” Yan Zhiqing hurriedly waved her hand.

She saw Wei Wucai being bothered by it, and his tone sounded very unhappy.

Yan Zhiqing wondered if Wei Wucai had kept his sexual orientation a secret because he didn’t want others to see him as abnormal.

But Yan Zhiqing felt wrongly accused.

She had never discriminated against him!

Although they had a different sexual orientation, they were really just attracted to a different type.

There was nothing to discriminate against.

For example, some people are attracted to a certain type of person while others are attracted to another type.

Such matters become normal if you think about it this way.

Yan Zhiqing hurriedly explained, “I am not saying that because of this. I just thought that you are a good friend of my brother and very trustworthy. To me, you are not just a friend. You are like a brother.”

Yan Zhiqing’s smile looked very sweet as she said, “You are about the same age as them and are someone from the same generation as them. Aren’t you taking care of me like I am someone from a younger generation?”

Yan Zhiqing was saying this to convince herself.

After being questioned by Shi Xiaoya this morning, Yan Zhiqing couldn’t lie to herself anymore.

This morning, when she saw Han Zhuoling giving Shi Xiaoya the pain relief stickers…

She couldn’t help but feel envious, and the first person that popped into her mind was Wei Wucai.

However, she knew that Wei Wucai had a different sexual orientation, and a romantic relationship between him and her was impossible.

Yan Zhiqing couldn’t allow herself to continue this way.

Yan Zhiqing had thought it through while she was taking a break from acting.

Being part of the same production crew, she would have to see him every day. There was no way she could avoid this.

And so, she could only remind herself again and again to keep a clear head.

Once the shooting of this film had ended, there should be no reason for her to see Wei Wucai anymore. She would not have many chances to see him so frequently.

By then, she would be busy and he would be busy as well.

She would be able to distance herself from him without trying.

When that time comes, she probably wouldn’t think much about Wei Wucai anymore.

Wei Wucai did not expect to be viewed as an older brother.

However, it didn’t matter to him.

Wei Wucai took this opportunity to say, “Since you said so, if you have any worries in the future, you can let me know.”

He continued, “As you are a girl, there will be things that are inconvenient to tell your brother about. You can just tell me and I will help you. After all, considering the type of person I am, it would be convenient to tell me about it.”

Considering that he was gay, if he played the role of an older brother, it would be very convenient.

Yan Zhiqing nodded and said, “Okay.”

She added, “You should know that I usually try to avoid having too much interaction with people of the opposite gender. Otherwise, it might cause a rumor to spread.” However, she considered Wei Wucai’s suggestion and thought it to be suitable.

She would never have to worry about these things if the person she interacted with was Wei Wucai.

Even so, she would still have to avoid having too many interactions with Wei Wucai.

This was because she was afraid that she would not be able to keep her heart safe.

“I don’t even have to tell you about what would happen if I interact with anyone in the entertainment industry. A misunderstanding can happen if I happened to appear in the airport at the same time as them, not to mention if I was found to be friends with any one of them. If it was someone outside of the entertainment industry, they would think that I was dating someone who doesn’t work in the entertainment industry, that it could be an arranged marriage to connect two families.” Yan Zhiqing shook her head as she said this.

“Therefore, I try to avoid such interactions. You just happened to be pictured this time. However, we, who are innocent, shall let our innocence speak for itself,” Yan Zhiqing said.

Wei Wucai didn’t expect her to have such a deep insight regarding this matter.