Huh? Are villainous bosses this easy to flirt with?

Chapter 22 Happy Enemies

Xie Qing was playing with Pipi when she heard footsteps. Looking up, she saw Su Li walking over listlessly with her head down, followed closely by Liang Shun.

Xie Qing: "Why are you looking so dejected?"

"Stop talking, I didn't even catch a single crab."

Xie patted his shoulder lightly, "I'll take you to the beach later, I guarantee we'll catch some crabs."

Su Li nodded excitedly, then her eyes lit up when she caught sight of the monkey next to Xie Qing, as if she had discovered a new continent: "Wow, is that a monkey?"

“Liang Shun looks exactly like it.”

That's right, Su Li said that on purpose, because Liang Shun had mocked him when he failed to catch any crabs.

Upon hearing this, Liang Shun turned pale with anger and, without saying a word, smacked Su Li on the head.

Su Li, seeing stars from the blow, couldn't help but yell, "Why did you hit me? I didn't say anything wrong!"

Liang Shun pointed angrily at Su Li, gritting his teeth as he said, "Who did you just say that monkey looks just like?!"

"I told you so, I told you so, mind your own business, nyah nyah nyah..." Su Li made a face on the side, her tone quite annoying.

Liang Shun suppressed the urge to punch him and snorted coldly, "You brat."

Su Li retorted: "Old man."

Liang Shun was so angry that his hair stood on end when he heard this. He was only twenty-five years old, in the prime of his life, and yet a little brat called him an old man? This was intolerable!

Liang Shun gritted his teeth and roared angrily, "You come here right now!"

Seeing this, Su Li was so frightened that she quickly ran behind Xie Qing to hide, but she didn't forget to arrogantly taunt, "I'm not coming over. If you're so capable, come and hit me!"

Liang Shun could not stand such provocation and immediately strode aggressively toward Xie Qing.

Xie Qing calmly picked up Pipi and quickly moved aside, away from the conflict.

Seeing Liang Shun's aggressive demeanor, Su Li felt a surge of panic, and her legs went weak.

But he still stubbornly maintained his composure, continuing to put on an air of fearlessness.

Liang Shun came from a poor background and had done all sorts of manual labor before becoming an actor. Naturally, he was stronger than Su Li, a rich second-generation young master. After a few rounds, Su Li was knocked down.

The fans in the two live streams were already used to this situation.

[Sulli got cheeky again and got knocked out.]

They really are like a pair of bickering lovers; they weren't like this when they first met.

Who knows? They've argued plenty of times by now, haven't they? We're used to it.

【Oh, they're fighting again!】

【...】

Su Li was knocked down for the nth time. Furious, she blurted out, "Liang Shun, you wait. I'll definitely pin you down and beat you to death someday."

[Holy crap, what kind of indecent language is this? Is this even audible?]

Oh my god, I'm getting the wrong idea, I'm not clean anymore.

[Hahaha... Su Li, you must remember your words, 'do' him to death!]

【...】

Not to mention the viewers in the live stream, Liang Shun was so angry upon hearing this that he wanted to sew his mouth shut.

If you're going to make a threat, just make a threat. Why be so ambiguous?! You can't even make a threat properly, you're so stupid.

But Su Li, oblivious to everything, stood up angrily, snorted, and went to set up the tent.

Liang Shun: You brat.

Xie Qing: That was truly wonderful.

After the farce, it was getting late.

As soon as the tide went out, Xie Qing led a small team of four to go beachcombing. They returned with a full catch in about an hour. Su Li, in particular, caught a lot of crabs and was very proud of herself, showing off to Liang Shun intentionally or unintentionally.

Liang Shun snorted coldly and ignored him.

As darkness fell, five people gathered around a campfire to grill seafood.

Since the survival reality show started airing, Xie Qing has been living by the sea and is getting tired of eating seafood every day.

Seeing that they were enjoying their meal, Xie Qing couldn't help but ask, "Were you all staying in the forest the whole time?"

Su Li swallowed what was in her mouth and said, "When I parachuted down, I happened to run into Liang Shun. I thought it was better to team up with someone than to be alone. I figured there was a lot of food in front of us, so we went into the forest and just wandered around there."

Liang Shun sarcastically remarked, "In the end, we didn't find much food, but we were surrounded by a ton of bugs when we went to bed at night. I should have known better than to listen to you."

Su Li blushed. "If you had been more determined to stay by the sea back then, we wouldn't be in such a terrible situation."

Liang Shun only realized today that people can actually laugh when they are extremely popular.

"Are you blaming me now?!"

Su Li looked at Liang Shun's chilling smile and didn't dare to say "It's all your fault."

"It's not your fault, it's mine."

Knowing she was in the wrong, Zuli spoke very softly, but her voice was still clearly audible in the quiet environment.

Liang Shun snorted coldly, turned his head away, not wanting to see Su Li; just seeing him made his heart ache with anger.

【Oh no, it's happening again, it's happening again!!!】

[Xie Qing: One sentence caused two men to argue]

Are those two just incompatible? They're either on their way to argue or they're arguing right now.

【...】

Seeing that Liang Shun didn't even look at him, Su Li didn't dare to approach him and risk offending him. Instead, he started chatting with the two girls.

To be honest, Su Li is quite likable when she's not being sarcastic. She's sweet-talking and humorous, always calling Chen Mo "sister," which makes Chen Mo feel embarrassed.

The surroundings were pitch black, so dark you couldn't see your hand in front of your face. The group was exhausted, so after finishing their food, they turned off their live streams and went back to sleep.

Just as Xie Qing was about to turn off the engine, he noticed someone still sitting in the same spot.

It's Fan Qi.

Xie Qing sat down and squinted, "Just say what you have to say! You seem to be holding it in."

Fan Qi was silent for a moment before speaking, "Thank you for helping Momo before."

Xie smiled and knew she was referring to the skydiving incident in place of Chen Mo.

"She told you."

Fan Qi nodded, a self-deprecating look in her eyes. "She noticed that I didn't seem to like you much, so she told me that you were a very good person, and she also told me about you skydiving for her."

The moment she realized it, she blamed herself for not noticing something so important.

Xie Qing said with certainty, "You like her."

Fan Qi froze, and after a long pause, she finally spoke, "She doesn't like girls."

Every word seemed to be squeezed out with great difficulty from the depths of a bitter heart; the words themselves had already sealed his own fate.

Is that all you wanted to say?

Xie Qing fiddled with the cufflinks she had taken from Huo Yunting's suit sleeve before coming, her gaze falling on Fan Qi, making her feel as if she had nowhere to hide.

Fan Qi looked up at the person in front of her. Her intuition told her that this person was not simple. How could an ordinary little star have such a powerful presence?

Fan Qi bit her lip and finally asked the question she most wanted to know.

"do you like her?"

Xie Qing shook her head without hesitation, "I helped her only out of respect for women, and I also have a boyfriend."

Fan Qi breathed a sigh of relief almost imperceptibly, then looked somewhat surprised.

So the person he mentioned before actually exists? Does that mean the whole story about Xie Qing pursuing Gu Yan online was fake?!

Fan Qi suddenly admired Xie Qing, who suffered an undeserved calamity of being attacked by the entire internet, yet was still able to participate in variety shows as if nothing had happened.

If it were anyone else, they probably wouldn't dare to appear in public, and some might even lose their lives due to cyberbullying.

This shows just how strong Xie Qing's mental fortitude is.

Xie Qing yawned and slowly said, "If you like her, go for it. Unrequited love is not advisable. What good is knowing? You need to let her know. Make your feelings clear. Even if you get rejected, you should at least give yourself a chance."

Xie Qing stood up. "Think it over carefully. Are you really willing to be her friend for the rest of your life? To stay by her side, watch her get married and have children, and then offer your blessings as a friend? If you were really that selfless, you wouldn't have come to ask me today."

After saying that, Xie Qing returned to the tent.

Fan Qi sat alone, staring blankly at the dying fire.

In fact, Fan Qi was also wondering if she could really do it.

No, she couldn't do that. She had liked Momo for eight years, and she hoped that Momo's future would include her. She wasn't that selfless.

The phrase, "Even if you are rejected, you must fight for yourself," lingered in her mind like a magic spell, giving her boundless courage.

That's right, even if she's rejected, she'll fight for herself.