In the previous life, Gong Lingxi clearly knew that she liked Bai Siyan, but he refused to admit this fact. When Bai Siyan confessed his love to him, he looked down on him. She also felt that it was disgusting to like men. She only thought that the one she liked was Bai Siya. She always thought that Bai Siya was frustrated in love with Bai Siya, so she kept venting on Bai Siyan. It was only in the end, after watching Bai Siyan die in her arms, that she realized that she had been deceiving herself.
Purpose: to protect everything