Mu Qiu was still sniffing.
"If you had something and then pushed it away yourself, versus never having had it at all, which would you choose?"
Cheng Zhirang remained silent.
"...Can I not choose?"
"You can't. Are there any other options besides these two?"
Cheng Zhirang thought seriously for a moment, then said, "Perhaps people are different. Some people might never push something away once they have it."
"Are there really such people? Even seemingly good men can be unfaithful. No matter how sincerely they regret it later, they can't make up for the mistakes they made. Would you do that?"
"......I wouldn't. Have you been reading something upsetting again?"
Mu Qiu listlessly responded with a hum.
Cheng Zhirang was at a loss, almost bewildered by her previous two questions.
