"Of course I appreciated it! He's very good-looking." Not as good-looking as Mobei-jun, which would be a funny thing to say if he wanted to watch his bro die of an aneurysm, judging by how defensive he's getting. "He did say you were close. He was definitely suspicious of me. Like as if I was lying when I said we were friends." Whether or not Shang Qinghua thinks they're friends depends on how useful it is to be friends with Cucumber-bro under the circumstances.