Little Zero was hoping Susu would say something—
Anything to help her understand men a little better.

“Em… I don’t know either,”
Susu thought for a moment, but there really wasn’t much else to say.
From what she knew, Little Zero and Chen Xing had already done pretty much everything.
What more was there to talk about?

“Oh… alright then.”
Little Zero nodded and continued,
“Then are you not planning to find yourself a hubby?”

Susu chuckled lightly at that:
“Nope. Why would I? What’s the point?”

“Mm…”
Little Zero made a strange face, clearly holding something back.
She still hoped her bestie would find a happy ending.

But Susu didn’t care and said,
“Why must I have a man? Can’t I be happy on my own?”
“Carefree, no worries.”

“Mm…”
Little Zero didn’t know how to respond.
This best friend of hers had always had her own way of thinking.
Once she made a decision, no one could change her mind.

After thinking for a while, she finally said,
“You’ll definitely find a husband just as good as Chen Xing!”

The way she said it with such certainty made Susu wonder if she was a fortune teller.

Then suddenly, a mischievous thought struck her. She smirked and looked at Little Zero:
“What if I liked Chen Xing?”
“What would you do?”
“A good husband like Chen Xing—there’s only one, right?”
“Are you saying you’d be willing to share him with me?”

Susu suddenly threw out that whole line, catching Little Zero completely off guard.
She froze right there in front of Susu.

“Mm…”
Susu kept smiling, saying nothing more, just waiting for her reply.
She didn’t really like Chen Xing—she was just teasing this silly girl.

“Mm…”
The more Little Zero thought about it, the more distressed she looked.
Her cheeks turned red—not from embarrassment, but from sheer anxiety.

Seeing this, Susu held back a laugh, still staying silent.

Then suddenly, Little Zero burst into tears without warning.
Susu was completely dumbfounded:
“Huh? Why are you crying?”

“Uwah… you like Chen Xing… sob sob…”
Susu was torn between laughing and crying:
“I like Chen Xing, so what? Why are you crying?”

“Sob sob… I like Chen Xing… but I also like you…”
“You’re going to fight me for Chen Xing, sob sob… what am I going to do… sob sob…”

Little Zero really loved Susu—Susu was the person closest to her besides Chen Xing.
But Chen Xing was also incredibly important to her.
That didn’t mean she could share Chen Xing with Susu.
She had a deep sense of possessiveness over him.
Susu could find another friend.
But Chen Xing? He absolutely couldn’t have another girlfriend.
That would break her heart.

Just the thought of having to fight Susu for Chen Xing made her want to cry!

Little Zero was crying like a flower in the rain, and Susu hadn’t expected this at all.

“Alright, alright, my bad! I was joking, you dummy!”
“Sob sob sob…“

X﹏X…
Little Zero sniffled a couple more times but didn’t stop crying.

Susu quickly walked over and hugged her:
“Are you stupid? Of course I was joking.”

“*Sob sob… really?…”
Little Zero pouted in a super wronged way, half-believing her.

Susu gave a helpless smile:
“Of course it’s true, you dummy. I give up—you’re hopeless!”

“Sob sob…“
Little Zero leaned into Susu’s shoulder. The two best friends held each other tightly.
Tears gently fell on Susu’s shoulder.

Susu patted her back softly and sighed:
“Chen Xing really knows how to pick a wife…”

“Mm? What do you mean?”
Little Zero thought Susu was going to compliment her and wiped away her tears, waiting expectantly.

Susu saw her reaction and chuckled:
“To find a wife as silly as you—he’s got it made.”

“Mm?”
Little Zero froze for a second, then pouted:
“Hmph! You’re the silly one!”

Susu laughed out loud:
“Maybe I should find a silly husband too—it might not be so bad!”

“Mm… Teacher Xue?”
Little Zero didn’t even know why she thought of Xue Bufei—it just slipped out.

“Huh?”
Susu was stunned, staring at Little Zero with a strange expression.
“Why would you even think that!”
“No way I’d pick him! He’s dark and dumb!”

“Mm…”
Little Zero didn’t know how to explain herself—it really was just something she blurted.

After thinking about it more, she agreed: Susu definitely wouldn’t like someone like Xue Bufei.
The age gap was almost ten years, and their personalities were way too different.

Little Zero tried to imagine the two of them as a couple…
But just couldn’t picture it.

Susu thought about it too and frowned.
In her mind:

“Xue Bufei! Get your ass over here!”
“Xue Bufei! Get the hell out!”
“Xue Bufei! Are you f***ing dumb or what!”

If she ended up with someone like him, she’d die from anger every day!

“Forget it. He’s definitely off the list. I want someone who’s silly, but not that silly.”
“Xue Bufei is way too dumb…”

“Giggle giggle…”
Little Zero couldn’t stop laughing at Susu’s antics.

Then suddenly—the door opened.
Chen Xing was back.

“What are you two laughing about, my darlings?”
“Mm! Hubby!”

As soon as Little Zero heard Chen Xing’s voice, she immediately let go of Susu—
No, more like flung her aside.

Susu felt like she was abandoned in an instant.
She looked helplessly at Little Zero running toward Chen Xing like a little puppy.

“Chen Xing~ You’re back?”
Little Zero dove into his arms.

Chen Xing nodded:
“Not really—I just missed you, so I came to see you.”

“Hehe~”
Little Zero blushed and snuggled into his chest happily.
“I missed you too~”

Susu rolled her eyes. Ugh, so lovey-dovey!

[Ding~ Resentment from a bystander: 150,000 spirit points, 150,000 crystals!]

Bonus points—again!

Just then, Xue Bufei and Yun Xinghai walked in too.
When Susu saw Xue Bufei, she remembered the convo she’d just had with Little Zero.
So she stared at him for a second, a bit stunned.

Xue Bufei noticed and asked, confused:
“What’s wrong? I think I heard you calling my name earlier?”

Susu opened her mouth, then quickly shook her head:
“It’s nothing.”

Xue Bufei didn’t press it but still gave her a weird look.
Susu saw him staring and was reminded of that ridiculous topic from earlier.
Her face turned red—okay, not red. As if she’d ever blush.

She just rolled her eyes and snapped:
“What’re you looking at, you dark dummy? Keep staring and you owe me money!”

“Uh…”
Xue Bufei quickly turned away—didn’t even dare glance at her again.
“Can I pay you back in installments?”

Susu smirked:
“Depends on your behavior!”

“Oh… like how?”
Susu thought for a moment and said seriously:
“Em… depends on my mood!”

Xue Bufei: …

Little Zero looked at the two of them, confused:
“Big bro Xue owes you money?”

Chen Xing was also puzzled.
As far as he knew, Xue wasn’t exactly broke…
Why would he need to borrow money from Susu?

Susu just smiled and said:
“It’s our little secret. Right, Little Black?”

Xue Bufei had long given up trying to fight that nickname.
She kept calling him that—and besides, he still owed her 1.59 million!

It would take him forever to pay off.

“Mm…”
Little Zero looked at Susu, then at Xue Bufei, eyes full of curiosity.
These two actually had a secret?
Could there be something going on between them?

“Alright, time to head home,”
Chen Xing said as he patted Little Zero on the head.

“Mm~ okay~”

“Wait a sec, weren’t you gonna sleep over with me tonight?”
Susu asked with a grin.

“Mm…”
Little Zero froze. Then quickly threw her arms around Chen Xing’s neck,
like she was saying: No one’s taking me away from him!

In a small voice, she muttered:
“Nooo… I wanna go home…”

Susu laughed and said:
“Knew it. You traitor. Total little backstabber.”

Of course she was joking. She had no bad intentions.
She just had a lot of questions she wanted to ask Chen Xing.

Like—for example:
Where exactly is that third leg?