?Chapter 171: Chapter 171: Willing to Be a Fool   Chapter 171: Chapter 171: Willing to Be a Fool                                   Bai Wei first sought out Fu Han, only to discover that he did not recognize her. So, she deliberately showed off an interest in Luo Qinghe, and after learning where his room was, she went straight in.


    Her approach was simple and brute, using her beauty to seduce Luo Qinghe; if he took the bait, it would mean there was nothing between them.


    But Luo Qinghe did not take the bait. He expressed no interest in Bai Wei’s beauty, leaving her with no choice but to shamelessly follow them to Antarctica.


    Both of them remembered the melodramatic scene when they first met andughed together without nning.


    Watching the two of them walk side by side towards the photography studio, Fu Han was utterly bewildered, feeling that the change was perhaps too sudden.


    So what was the situation now? Luo Qinghe’s parents opposed his rtionship with Bai Wei, Luo Qinghe himself insisted on being with Bai Wei, and even though Bai Wei knew it was a tactic Luo Qinghe used to oppose his parents, she still agreed to be with him?


    “What a fool!” Fu Han couldn’t help but mutter.


    “If I were Bai Wei, I would also be willing to be such a fool,” Su Cheng suddenly spoke up. His voice was steadier than before,cking some of the youthful vigor, but still clear.


    Ever since Fu Han proposed ending their “pretend romance,” she had intentionally been reducing her interactions and meetings with Su Cheng. During the seven-day Spring Festival holiday, Su Cheng had invited her to meet several times, all of which were rejected by Fu Han; on the first day back at work, Fu Han spent the entire time avoiding Su Cheng.


    It was their first time alone together since their “breakup,” and Fu Han felt a bit uneasy, diverting her gaze and whispering, “Happy New Year.”


    During the New Year’s Eve, Su Cheng called Fu Han, but she didn’t answer, and she also didn’t reply to the messages he sent after. She had made up her mind that it was better to endure short-term pain than long-term pain. Rather than softening and getting entangled with Su Cheng again, it would be better to ignore himpletely.


    Su Cheng’s lips twitched, and his expression was veryplex, but in the end, only concern remained on his face: “Fu Han, have you been all righttely?”


    Though it was just a simple greeting, to Fu Han, it felt especially bitter, like a child who had been bullied outside and unintentionally heard their parents’ concern uponing home.


    Distracting herself from looking at Su Cheng, she said as calmly as possible, “I’m very good. If there’s nothing else, I’m going back, lest the director starts searching.”


    “Wait a second…” In his urgency, Su Cheng suddenly grabbed Fu Han’s wrist, but the next second he immediately let go: “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to. I wanted to ask you, there’s nothing going on between you and He Xing, right?”


    “Of course not,” Fu Han chuckled dryly: “What could possibly be going on between us? You’re overthinking it.”


    “Then why did youe to H Cityte at night the day before yesterday?” Su Cheng’s anxious expression was genuine as he said urgently, “It’s so dangerous to drive at night. Why would He Xing agree to it?”


    “Bai Wei needs to get up early for makeup. He Xing had something else and couldn’te, so it was just the two of us,” said Fu Han, her mood now returning to calm, as she spoke without missing a beat.


    Of course, this was also thanks to the fact that she had anticipated this question and prepared an answer beforehand.


    “I see,” responded Su Cheng, nodding with aplex expression, but mostly he seemed reassured. He took a step towards Fu Han and said earnestly, “Fu Han, I know you like He Xing. I won’t ever say I like you again, but can we still be friends?”


    Fu Han had always felt that no matter how much she liked someone, she shouldn’t lower herself to the dust; yet Su Cheng was showing such humiliation in front of her.


    She knew she should say that it would be better to see less of each other in the future. She had also decided to leave Su Cheng’spany once this film waspleted, transforming their rtionship into one between two strangers with no ties whatsoever.


    But at this moment, seeing Su Cheng’s face filled with pleading, she simply couldn’t bring herself to say such words, feeling as if doing so would make her a demon.


    She tried to force a smile, speaking as lightheartedly as she could, “Why would you say that? Haven’t we always been friends?”


    “Right, we’ve always been friends,” said Su Cheng, his handsome face flushed red with emotion as he frantically rubbed his hands.


    A sour feeling emerged in Fu Han’s heart; she suppressed the impulse to soften and chat, and said, “The shoot is about to start, let’s go in.” Then, without waiting for Su Cheng, she ran towards the photography studio as if fleeing.


    Su Cheng watched her leaving figure, and the sorrow that had been hidden finally surfaced on his face.


    In fact, he didn’t know if anything had progressed between Fu Han and He Xing over the Spring Festival holiday. The words he had just said actually had double meanings.


    As he spoke, there was a secret hope in his heart that Fu Han would say nothing had happened between them. However, Fu Han didn’t say that. Her words were implicitly acknowledging that she and He Xing were now together.


    Su Cheng’s fingers clenched into a fist forcefully, his veins bulging on the back of his hand, his eyes red, as if tears would flow down any second.


    The wind grew stronger, tousling Su Cheng’s hair and making it unkempt, but Su Cheng, who was normally so attentive to his appearance, was now oblivious to this.


    The only thought in his mind was that he had beenpletely heartbroken. Before, he couldfort himself thinking that although Fu Han had broken up with him, she had not been with anyone else, and he still had hope.


    But now, such thoughts no longer offered anyfort.


    Suddenly, a mocking female voice rang out: “If you were really a man, you’d go win her back. What’s the use of crying here?”


    Su Cheng turned sharply, only to see Xia Ning appear out of nowhere. She stood behind him, wrapped in a pink long down jacket with ridicule written all over her beautiful face.


    “What are you doing here?” Su Cheng frowned at Xia Ning, guarded and unable to conceal his disgust.


    “I feel so sorry for you,” Xia Ning gathered the hem of her down jacket, circled around Su Cheng, and said, “You clearly like Fu Han so much, and she was once in a rtionship with you. Now that she has found someone better, she has kicked you to the curb. Are you really content with this?”


    “This is my business. What’s it got to do with you?” Su Cheng’s face turned frosty as he looked at Xia Ning, his gaze firm as steel.


    Xia Ning, despite being wrapped in a thick costume, still felt a chill. This was the first time she had sensed such a strong presence from Su Cheng.


    But an opportunityy before her—how could she give it up so easily?


    She swallowed hard, mustering her courage to say, “You’re just being used by Fu Han as a pawn. Shees to you when she needs you and discards you when she doesn’t. Even with a good temperament, you shouldn’t let yourself be used like this, right? Standing up for yourself won’t get you any criticism.”