On the way back, No. 14 still could not help but ask Shen Yue's opinion, "Do you believe Si Chengyou?"
Shen Yue answered very quickly, "I don't believe him. He wants something more than just a transaction from me, although I still don't know what it is, but I won't let him get it easily."
No. 14 thought of everything Shen Yue had done today, as well as Si Chengyou's haggard mental state, and seemed to understand, "Did you do it on purpose?"
Shen Yue did not hide it from No. 14 either, and nodded, "Yeah. When calculating others, one should expect the price that needs to be paid, this is something Si Chengyou knows clearly."
It was precisely because Si Chengyou knew it clearly that he indulged Shen Yue so much.
But the more indulgent he was, the more he sought.
"Su Yun'an, what do you think I should do?"
No. 14 was walking behind Shen Yue when he suddenly heard Shen Yue call out his name.
Unlike any other time before, Shen Yue used an interrogative sentence instead of a declarative sentence when calling his name this time.
This also made No. 14 feel that he was not being ordered, but relied upon.
In the past, he always felt that since he was here to atone for his sins, whatever Shen Yue wanted to do, he should help her do it. As long as he obeyed and cleared all obstacles for Shen Yue, it would be fine.
His positioning was a dog, and a dog only needed to be loyal and accompany.
But after seeing Si Chengyou and Shen Yue interact for a day, there was still some change in No. 14's heart.
In terms of time, he was the one who had accompanied Shen Yue the longest, from the day Shen Yue entered the Crippled Wings to now.
At the very beginning, Shen Yue would even rush to be a good Samaritan on a whim, and it wasn't the first time he had to clean up the mess for her.
When Shen Yue first arrived, she was also very naive. She didn't know the ugliness of the Crippled Wings, nor the calculations of those people. She just followed Ma Sha and seemed to be able to make her happy.
But after Ma Sha left, Shen Yue changed.
At first, Shen Yue's changes were not obvious. She only seemed to have changed from not caring about anything to being a little more ruthless. It was not until she came to the newcomer building and got in touch with Si Chengyou and began to learn the so-called human nature that she really began to change.
She became terrifying.
No. 14 had to admit that even he now could not see through Shen Yue anymore, did not know what Shen Yue was thinking, nor what Shen Yue wanted to do.
Every word she said and everything she did seemed to have its own meaning, but the meaning behind it was chillingly meticulous when pieced together.
Shen Yue had become powerful, powerful enough not only to protect herself, but also to easily accomplish what she had most wanted to do before.
But No. 14 felt that such a Shen Yue was suffering, especially after she killed Tang Yi by manipulating human nature.
Those who are good at manipulating human nature will eventually be backlashed by it.
This was precisely Shen Yue's current plight.
She was trapped in the ugliness of human nature, unable to find the path she was originally looking for.
The only one who seemed to be able to help Shen Yue was Si Chengyou.
No. 14 had never liked Si Chengyou. He felt that Si Chengyou was a person who knew too much and was good at disguising himself, exuding a different aura from others in every move, which made people feel ashamed of their inferiority.
And he was completely opposite from Si Chengyou.
He only had brute force and could barely scheme with his brain, not to mention the gap in knowledge compared to Si Chengyou.
But what Shen Yue needed now was precisely knowledge.
She needed more knowledge and experience to fill her heart. She needed to see beauty other than the ugliness of human nature.
Only in this way could Shen Yue get out of the dark.
No. 14's feelings told him that he should tell Shen Yue to stay away from Si Chengyou, Si Chengyou was too dangerous, but his reason told him that he should say this.
"You look much better, I think it's okay to get along with Si Chengyou for the time being."
Shen Yue walked in front of No. 14, so No. 14 couldn't see Shen Yue's expression. He could only hear Shen Yue say to him in a flat tone, "Why would you give an answer completely opposite to what you originally expected?"
No. 14 was stunned for a moment, then smiled, "You're experimenting on me again."
He didn't know what other theories she had heard from Si Chengyou again.
But Shen Yue experimenting on him was nothing new anyway.
"The answer I originally wanted to give was for my own sake, but the answer I'm giving now is because I want you to be okay."
Shen Yue still didn't turn her head back, she just asked, "Can there really be feelings without any ulterior motives and purposes mixed in?"
No. 14 was stunned for a moment. It wasn't until Shen Yue said this sentence that he realized what was really wrong with Shen Yue's condition.
What Shen Yue had learned in Building No. 8 made her doubt everyone, not only doubting the people she met now, but also doubting the past.
She even doubted Shen Hui and Ma Sha, who had always been her support.
If No. 14 was still struggling with whether it was really necessary to entrust Shen Yue to Si Chengyou before, then now it was a must.
He took a deep breath, hesitated no more, and said, "Yes. Human feelings are complex, but there must be more than just calculations and ugliness."
Shen Yue did not answer anymore, and the two walked towards Building No. 7 in silence.
It wasn't until they got into the elevator and there was only the elevator's red numbers flashing in the enclosed space that Shen Yue spoke again, "Su Yun'an, I believe you."
