"Hahaha!" laughed Shangguan Congwen.
"You're such a jerk," Yuchi said speechlessly.
"We're in the same boat, all of us!"
Shangguan Congwen said excitedly, "You're being threatened by your father-in-law, and the girl I like is being threatened by her father-in-law too! It's the same situation. She's powerless against the threats from our Stargazing Platform just as I am!"
"My heart is shattered. I always feel like I can't protect her and that my existence is a mistake. If it weren't for me, she wouldn't be facing threats to her life and wouldn't be crying every day. I even thought about ending my own life before. If I hadn't appeared at a crucial moment, she and I would be separated by life and death now."
"It's really painful for me."
The two of them sat in silence, each respectfully drinking a cup of tea.
Yuchi rinsed his mouth with tea and gulped it down before suggesting:
