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Although these words were meant to comfort Cheng Yang, An Yan was actually a bit worried about this in his heart. But Cheng Yi was always taking care of him, and he had a simple nature, so he was not greatly affected.
Cheng Yang, who had been worrying about his affairs, quickly reassured An Yan: "You must not think like that, Yan Yan. Leaving aside how good you are at making potions, my big brother would not dislike you even if your potion making abilities were like mine. Have you forgotten that it was my big brother who took the initiative to team up with you? He even said that he wouldn’t participate if you refused. "
An Yan slowly lifted his head at Cheng Yang’s words and looked him straight in the eyes, "What about you?"
Cheng Yang directly froze after two seconds. He reflected on what An Yan meant and said in a trance, "So that’s how it is."
As the saying goes, those in authority are confused, those on the sidelines are clear.
Cheng Yang had been immersed in his emotions and all he thought were pessimistic things. So it was difficult to consider many obvious truths.
But when he stood on the outside of the situation and tried to comfort An Yan, he realized with a start that they were in the same situation.
With this, Cheng Yang soon realized the problem with his previous state.
When in a situation, it is difficult for one to face the truth even when one knows it.
It was when he replaced himself in the situation that he felt the meaning of that truth deeply, and he was able to slowly apply it.
Generating this awareness was only the beginning, and it would take some time to figure things out.
Cheng Yang’s state had changed, and An Yan did not say anything more. He gave him some space and time to continue thinking.
An Yan got up and walked to the door. He had just pulled the door open when he saw Cheng Yi standing outside.
An Yan’s heart jumped. Fearing that they would disturb Cheng Yang, he hurriedly pulled him to his room.
An Yan took the initiative to explain what had just happened, "It’s my fault for not caring about Yang Yang these days. I didn’t even notice that his state was not right. He must have been distressed about this matter for a long time. "
"He should get rid of this problem soon now that you’ve enlightened him." Cheng Yi nodded. "Thank you, Yan Yan."
An Yan waved his hand in embarrassment, "I didn’t do anything."
Cheng Yi suddenly stepped forward and leaned close to An Yan, "But I have a question."
An Yan’s heart twitched at Cheng Yi’s action, and his question came out as a mumble, "What’s the question?"
"Do you really feel nervous and apprehensive because you’re afraid of dragging me down?" Cheng Yi asked.
An Yan faintly froze as he did not expect Cheng Yi to ask this question, and he said, with some embarrassment, "Actually, there is a little bit of nervousness, but it’s not serious. You don’t need to worry; I can regulate myself. "
"I don’t feel worried," Cheng Yi hooked An Yan’s chin and said in a low voice, "On the contrary, I’m actually a bit happy."
"Huh?" An Yan was a little confused.
Cheng Yi leaned into An Yan’s ear and whispered, " I feel happy because it means that Yan Yan cares about me. Am I too bad for thinking this way? Will Yan Yan find it annoying?"
The low magnetic voice accompanied by warm breath sprayed on An Yan’s ear, making him blush instantly, "No…I won't."
Cheng Yi let out a low laugh, "It seems that Yan Yan likes the bad me, huh?"
This time An Yan’s face was completely red. His big moist eyes glared at Cheng Yi with a bit of helplessness, "When did I say that?"
"I’m teasing you," Cheng Yi loved to see the little one’s embarrassed face, and he gave him a gentle kiss, "but I’m not too worried about this matter. I wouldn’t be so careless that I couldn’t see the change in your emotions and leave you in a state of apprehension and nervousness. But even so, I have a small request to make. "
"What request?" An Yan asked with a red face.
Cheng Yi said with a solemn and focused expression, "I hope that you can tell me whenever you feel like that in the future.  That way, we can solve the problem together, okay? "
An Yan was not the kind of person who would deliberately hide his thoughts. In addition, he was already so close to Cheng Yi, so he naturally nodded without hesitation, "Okay."
While the exchange between the two was going smoothly on one side, the two on the other were still having their own thoughts.
Cheng Yang was still digesting certain truths and considering how to handle this matter, while Gu Qing, he was now upset.
Although Gu Qing appeared to be gentle and bright on the surface, that was just his protective mask. He was actually bad at communicating with people, especially with those he cared about.
This was a result of his upbringing, and he couldn’t really be blamed for it, but now he couldn’t help but blame himself.
He had noticed that Cheng Yang’s mental state was tense before, but he had seen so many of the participants’ nervous before the competition, so he classified Cheng Yang as one of them.
In addition, every time he tried to comfort him, Cheng Yang would divert the topic, so Gu Qing had no choice but to let it go.
It was only when he saw how Cheng Yang behaved when facing his friend today that Gu Qing realized how things could be much more serious than he had imagined.
He wanted to comfort Cheng Yang, but was unable to express his thoughts every time he tried to open his mouth, and in the end, he could only sit there with a forlorn look on his face.
Gu Qing was very upset and remorseful, but he didn’t know how to solve the problem at hand. He could only hide in the guest room on the pretext that he wanted to rest. That could give Cheng Yang a break, right?
Gu Qing stood in front of the window for a while, but was unable to come up with a solution to the problem. He sat down in dismay and could not help but recall a certain day in his mind.
He had always treasured this memory in his heart, and he would carefully look back on it from time to time. It was brought out at this time, and it effectively eased his negative emotions.
After stabilising his mood, Gu Qing quickly came up with the next best thing.
Since Yang Yang was so worried about dragging him down, he would be the one to end the game.
Yang Yang wouldn’t feel bad if he was eliminated because of his mistakes, right?
Anyway, it was already very satisfying to be able to team up with Yang Yang and train together for all this time.
Gu Qing had just made up his mind when there was a knock on his room door and Cheng Yang’s light voice came in, "Gu Qing, let’s go downstairs for dinner."
Gu Qing took a deep breath and opened the door with a gentle smile on his face, "Okay."
Things are much simpler once they are thought through and decisions are made.
Just as Gu Qing was thinking this, he heard Cheng Yang speak in a relaxed tone, "Actually, I’ve been quite stressed lately. I’ve always had this thought that you are so powerful and would at least make it to the finals if you hadn’t teamed up with me. But I’ve thought things through now. "
The expression on Gu Qing’s face stiffened slightly, and he almost tensed up.
Cheng Yang didn’t bother to look at Gu Qing’s expression as he continued, "I was the one who thought too much before. I signed up for the competition because it was interesting and it's not like you minded about my ability, so it was really quite stupid of me to put a lot of pressure on myself like that. "
The expression on Gu Qing’s face didn’t relax right away. It went from a gentle and light smile to a confused expression. Cheng Yang happened to look at him and couldn’t help laughing at the rare expression on his face: "You’re kind of cute like that."
The tips of Gu Qing’s ears reddened silently. After a moment’s pause, he spoke slowly, "I’m sorry."
"Why are you saying sorry to me?" It was Cheng Yang’s turn to be confused.
"We’re teammates," Gu Qing said with a slightly lowered head, "but I never noticed that you weren’t in the right state before, let alone brought you any comfort. I’m not a qualified partner."
Cheng Yang hurriedly laughed and waved his hand, "It’s nothing to do with you. It’s just me being a mediocre person and making things difficult for myself. I might still be drowning in my own emotions if it wasn’t for Yan Yan waking me up earlier. "
Gu Qing insisted. "No, it’s my fault."
Cheng Yang was amused by Gu Qing’s sudden stubbornness and asked, "Why do you have to take the blame on yourself when it’s clearly none of your business? It’s all over now, so don’t worry about it! Let’s just get on with the rest of the competition. "
He had been so nervous and worried that he hadn’t had a chance to enjoy the competition.
Gu Qing was silent for a moment, and a cheerful and reserved smile slowly appeared on his face. "Okay."
Cheng Yang winked mischievously, "You are not allowed to get angry if you do get eliminated!"
"No way." Gu Qing replied solemnly.
He added, after a pause, "But..."
"Mmm? But what? " Cheng Yang asked.
Gu Qing clenched his fists slightly, "If we do get eliminated, can I not go back to Pro-Star immediately? You haven’t taken me around Central Star yet. "
Cheng Yang was stunned for a moment, then he smiled brightly, "So that’s what this is about. Our holiday lasts for a month, so you don’t have to go back right away! But Central Star has a lot of interesting places, so a month is not enough time to visit all of them. It just so happens that we have a free day tomorrow. Why don’t I take you around the area then? "