“Not necessarily.”

That was the only answer song Yujin could give.

Lu Suo pursed his lips. He still felt wronged.

‘I’ve always been like this. I’m not a good boy. Do you hate me now?’

Everyone liked well-behaved children, so he kept pretending to be one. By the end of the day, that persona was still a fake.

Regrettably, Lu Suo could not bring himself to speak out his thoughts. Instead, he lowered his head and said, “She still slandered my father. I can’t forgive her.”

‘Song Yujin should understand now, right? I can’t change my personality. I’m just faking it.’

Lu Suo’s head was still lowered. He did not say anything else.

After a long time, Song Yujin finally broke the silence.

“I’ll go with you.”

Lu Suo was surprised.

Song Yujin continued, “Tell me your new ideas. If I think it’s okay, you can do it. Just make sure it’s nothing drastic.”

Lu Suo blinked and asked, “What if I can’t come up with anything tame?”

“Take your time. There’s no rush.”

Song Yujin’s tone was very calm.

Lu Suo looked at Song Yujin.

“So falling from an escalator is too much… How about falling from a staircase?”

“No, a staircase is dangerous too.”

Song Yujin frowned.

“What if it’s just two steps away from the ground?”

“That’s fine.”

Song Yujin thought to himself, ‘Two steps should not cause too much harm.’

Nonetheless, he reminded Lu Suo, “Everything is a matter of severity.”

Lu Suo felt restricted. However, Song Yujin was trying really hard to appease him.

‘Does this mean he still likes me?’

With that thought in mind, Lu Suo probed, “Do you think that I’m a bad person?”

Song Yujin nodded.

“Yes.”

Lu Suo was the most devious person he had ever met.

‘Did he really answer without any hesitation? Unbelievable!’

Lu Suo stared at Song Yujin. His eyes were full of grievance.

Despite everything, Song Yujin did not want to see Lu Suo cry. He reached out his hand and tried to coax him.

“But you’ll be good.”

“So you really think that I’m bad?”

Lu Suo’s eyes turned red.

Song Yujin was too honest to lie. Therefore, he could only pat Lu Suo’s head again.

“You’ll improve. No one knows the truth anyway. I’ll keep your secret.”

Song Yujin’s tone was soft and gentle.

Lu Suo asked timidly, “Do you still like me?”

‘What a strange child. Why would he ask such a question?’

Regardless, Song Yujin replied, “I’ve known about your true colors all this time, haven’t I?”

Upon hearing that, Lu Suo did not know whether to be happy or unhappy.

‘If he already sees me this way, I don’t have to worry about maintaining my image in front of him. Besides, he doesn’t appear to hate me.’

While Lu Suo was thinking, Song Yujin spoke again in his rare gentle tone.

“I’ll like you as long as you stay obedient.”

Lu Suo quickly replied, “I will.”

“Good boy.”

Lu Suo’s emotions were soothed by Song Yujin’s words.

“Haven’t I always been obedient?”

Song Yujin nodded.

It was true that Lu Suo had been listening to him.