After her identity was stolen, she lived in the short-lived villain's phone.

Chapter 392 Tao Song's Confession (Two chapters combined)

In the box.

Su Muyang was unaware that no sooner had he left than Tao Song confessed his feelings to Chi Yu.
“I really like you. The first time I saw you at the restaurant entrance that day, my mind went completely blank.”

Tao Song recalled the scene of his first meeting with Chi Yu. The other party only slightly raised her head, but it made him forget to breathe and his heart skipped a beat.

He continued, "During this time, I can't help but think of you, and I keep planning our future together. If Su Muyang hadn't told me you needed to prepare for exams, I probably would have contacted you long ago. I've never felt this excited and thrilled with any other person or any other woman before."

Chi Yu was surprised by Tao Song's sudden confession. She listened quietly without interrupting him.

Tao Song clenched his fist in his pocket. He looked directly at Chi Yu, his eyes burning with pure emotion, and his handsome face serious: "You might think it's presumptuous, but I still want to fight for myself."

I am 22 years old, from Shanxi Province, and come from a family of three. My parents have a very good relationship. I am 185 cm tall, have an outgoing and easy-going personality, and am not bad at all. I have a clean personal life, which you can easily find out from my friends, coaches, or classmates once you get to know me better.

I currently have a stable job and income, and my future plan is to settle down in Beijing, which my parents are very supportive of.

If you don't have a boyfriend right now, and you're not averse to me, could you give me a chance to pursue you?

Tao Song frankly and sincerely laid out his feelings to Chi Yu.

Chi Yu thought that Su Muyang hadn't had a chance to tell Tao Song that he already had someone he liked. She lowered her eyes, avoiding Tao Song's gaze, and said apologetically, "I'm sorry."

Three words have answered everything.

Tao Song had actually already anticipated this answer.

When Su Muyang told him that Chi Yu had someone she liked, he knew that he had arrived a little too late.

But that's just someone I like, not my boyfriend.

Dating can end in a breakup, marriage can end in divorce, let alone Chi Yu who is currently single.

Tao Song was reluctant to give up: "I still want to pursue you. If you really don't like me, how about you reject me then?"

Chi Yu lowered her head even further: "I'm sorry, thank you for your affection, but I already have someone I like."

Hey.

I already heard it from Su Muyang, but hearing it from Chi Yu now makes me feel even worse.

After being rejected by Chi Yu twice, he knew clearly that he had no chance at all.

Tao Song moved his hand in his pocket and touched something hard.

He ran his fingers along the sharp edges and suddenly laughed: "It's okay, it's your right to refuse, no need to apologize."

As if to ease the somewhat somber and awkward atmosphere between the two, Tao Song reached out and picked up a large shrimp from the plate in front of Chi Yu, touched it to another shrimp on the plate, and gently nudged the shrimp head against another shrimp head: "I wish you can be with the person you like soon."

Chi Yu's gaze shifted, following the two shrimp to Tao Song. The other party looked relieved and cheerful, as if the tension and seriousness of confessing his feelings and the sadness and loneliness of being rejected were just an illusion.

Seeing this, Chi Yu couldn't help but smile, picked up the remaining shrimp and put it in her own bowl: "Thank you for your blessing."

She now believes what Tao Song just said; he is indeed a very kind and easy-going person.

Being rejected after confessing your feelings is usually an embarrassing thing, but it doesn't seem to be the case for Tao Song.

He was more relaxed and natural than before, like a dignified and polite gentleman who suddenly abandoned his pretense and revealed his simple and down-to-earth side.

When Su Muyang returned from the restroom, neither Chi Yu nor Tao Song mentioned what had just happened.

Su Muyang was preoccupied with other things and completely unaware that something was amiss. He even asked Tao Song and Chi Yu where they were planning to go later.

Tao Song's smile was flawless: "We'll go back to school later; we have training this afternoon."

Chi Yu didn't have anything else important to do, but she planned to go shopping or get a facial.

A while ago, Su's mother gave her a beauty gold card and specifically told Chi Yu that she must start taking good care of her face while she is still young.

Chi Yu had never experienced this before and planned to go and see.

After the three finished eating, they sat in the private room for a while before deciding to leave.

Although Tao Song ordered the meal today, Su Muyang still felt a little guilty about the misunderstanding.

He had originally planned to treat everyone to today's meal. Just as he came out of the restroom, Su Muyang went to the front desk to pay the bill and was told by the staff that Tao Song had already paid by phone.

The three of them walked out of the private room and left the restaurant with smiles from the waiters.

"Where did you park your car?" Su Muyang asked Tao Song.

"Over there," Tao Song pointed.

Su Muyang noticed that Tao Song's car was parked in a different direction than his own, so he stopped and said, "Then we'll say goodbye from here. Our car is parked inside."

Tao Song nodded: "Okay."

Su Muyang's eyes held a deeper meaning: "Thanks for today."

The two looked at each other, and Tao Song smiled, "No need to be so polite."

Tao Song only turned around after Su Muyang and Chi Yu had walked several meters away, his smile disappearing as he quickly walked towards his car.

He took long strides and walked to his car in just a few steps.

As the car door opened and closed, Tao Song pouted, but couldn't hold back any longer. She sat in her car, head down, and sobbed.

Halfway through her crying, Tao Song reached into her pocket and pulled out a small, square box.

Inside were gifts he had carefully selected, gifts he wanted to give to Chi Yu.

Originally, Tao Song planned to give the gift to Chi Yu as a thank-you present, but after learning from Su Muyang that Chi Yu had someone she liked, Tao Song changed her mind.

He has feelings for Chi Yu and knows what it feels like to like someone.

He likes Chi Yu and wants to be with her.

Chi Yu also has someone she likes, and she definitely wants to be with that person.

He shouldn't give this gift to the other party and make things difficult for them.

Tao Song allowed himself to feel bad for a while.

He will now move on from this brief, unfulfilled emotional experience and stride forward.

……

The brother and sister walked together toward the parking lot. Chi Yu looked down at her phone's navigation; she planned to go shopping later.

After determining her current location, Chi Yu showed the navigation page to Su Muyang: "Brother, take me to this location later."

Su Muyang looked carefully at the address Chi Yu gave him and readily agreed, "Sure. I'm free later anyway, I'll come with you and carry your bag."

"Okay." Chi Yu nodded. "If you need to leave, then go."

Just as the two got into the car, Su Muyang's phone suddenly rang.

Upon hearing this, Su Muyang immediately took out his phone.

Sitting in the passenger seat, Chi Yu turned her head and realized that Su Muyang had clearly opened the car door, but hadn't gotten in yet, as if he was replying to a message.

Seeing that Su Muyang was busy, Chi Yu did not urge him.

Several minutes later, Su Muyang pursed his lips, a mysterious smile on his face, and got into the car.

The very next second after he entered, Chi Yu's phone rang. She picked it up and saw it was a WeChat message from Shen Yanzhi; the message was concise and to the point:
[Where are you?]
The brief four words seemed out of character for Shen Yanzhi's usual messaging style.

Every time he chatted with her before, Shen Yanzhi was always calm and composed, and his sentences were always complete.

For a moment, Chi Yu wondered if Shen Yanzhi had sent the message to the wrong person.

Just as the thought crossed her mind, Shen Yanzhi on the other end of the phone seemed to notice it as well, and he quickly retracted the message.

[System notification: The message has been retracted]
Then I edited it again, and the second message came through:
[Chi Yu, where are you now? Do you have time this afternoon? I can show you around the office and let you recharge.]
This seems to suit my taste.

Chi Yu typed a reply:

[Just finished eating and I'm about to go shopping. Where's your office?]
She's free this afternoon, so she can go over and take a look.

Shen Yanzhi replied quickly: [Where are you shopping?]
Then, before Chi Yu could type anything, his call invitation came through.

The phone suddenly rang. As Chi Yu answered, Su Muyang pretended to look for his seatbelt and quickly glanced at it out of the corner of his eye.

Upon seeing that familiar profile picture, Su Muyang felt a surge of joy.

Clam!
He knew it; there was definitely something fishy about Shen Yanzhi!

Su Muyang turned the key and slowly started the vehicle.

Chi Yu also answered Shen Yanzhi's call: "Hello?"

Because Shen Yanzhi had just mentioned charging in the message, Chi Yu was afraid that Su Muyang would hear it if Shen Yanzhi said it, so she spoke up before he could say anything: "I'm in my second brother's car right now, and we're planning to go shopping at the mall."

Shen Yanzhi, seemingly oblivious to Chi Yu's implication, asked in a cool voice, "Which shopping mall?"

Chi Yu gave him the address.

Shen Yanzhi hummed in agreement, then said, "Chi Yu, did you see the message I just sent you? I'll pick you up at the square."

Before Chi Yu could speak, he explained, "I have to go on an urgent business trip tonight and may not be back for half a month. If I don't go to the office this afternoon, we won't see each other again for another half a month."

Chi Yu and Shen Yanzhi last met ten days ago. Because the last week was very stressful for Chi Yu, Shen Yanzhi specially replenished Chi Yu's life balance to twenty-five days before letting go of Chi Yu's hand.

Now, ten days have passed, and Chi Yu has fifteen days left to live.

Shen Yanzhi might not be back for half a month on this business trip. What if he doesn't come back in half a month...?
Does that mean she's gone?
When Chi Yu saw Shen Yanzhi's WeChat message, she was already prepared to agree; otherwise, she wouldn't have asked Shen Yanzhi about the location of his office.

Hearing Shen Yanzhi say this, Chi Yu immediately gave up on going to the shopping mall: "Where are you now? I'll have my second brother drive me there."

However, to Chi Yu's surprise, Shen Yanzhi, who had just been eager to meet her, refused after hearing her words: "There are too many people on your side, it's inconvenient. I'll come pick you up."

Chi Yu: "?"

Even after the call ended, Chi Yu was still somewhat dazed.

There were only the two of them in the car, her and Su Muyang. It was obviously more convenient and efficient for Su Muyang to take her directly to Shen Yanzhi's office than for Shen Yanzhi to pick her up.

How come it became inconvenient because there were too many people when it ended up with Shen Yanzhi?

After thinking it over, Chi Yu could only conclude that she was charging her phone in a very secretive way, and Shen Yanzhi didn't want anyone else to know, not even Su Muyang.

Although Su Muyang was driving, his ears were perked up and his eyes were darting around, not missing the confused expression on Chi Yu's face.

"What's wrong? Who called just now?" Su Muyang asked knowingly.

Chi Yu said apologetically, "Second Brother, a friend invited me, but I suddenly have something to do. Can we go shopping another time?"

Chi Yu was genuinely embarrassed; she had just agreed to go shopping with Su Muyang, and now she was about to abandon him.

Su Muyang gripped the steering wheel, his smile widening: "It's alright, it's alright, your friends are more important."

He was certain once again that there must be a secret between Chi Yu and Shen Yanzhi.

Otherwise, Chi Yu wouldn't have kept his meeting with Shen Yanzhi a secret from him.

Su Muyang didn't mind Chi Yu abandoning him, after all, no one knew better than him why Shen Yanzhi would suddenly contact Chi Yu.

Su Muyang asked considerately, "Yu Yu, where is your friend? When are you meeting? Are we going to the shopping mall again?"

Chi Yu never expected that her sunny and cheerful second brother would have such a sly side. "Go. We'll meet at the square."

"okay!"

Su Muyang stepped on the gas and drove Chi Yu to her destination.

Today was the weekend, and the shopping plaza was bustling with people. All the nearby parking spaces were occupied, so Su Muyang had to park his car on the side of the road and wait for Chi Yu to get out before driving away immediately.

Seeing Chi Yu open the car door, Su Muyang's mouth moved as if he wanted to say something, but Chi Yu got out of the car quickly, said "Second Brother, drive carefully," and then quickly closed the car door.

Su Muyang: "...Hmm."

I wish her sister good luck and that she and Shen Yanzhi get what they want.

Su Muyang didn't know if he had done the right thing or the wrong thing. He had just posted two photos on his WeChat Moments from the bathroom.

Both posts on WeChat Moments were visible only to Shen Yanzhi.

Originally, Su Muyang only posted a WeChat Moments post that was visible only to Shen Yanzhi. In the photo, Chi Yu, Su Muyang, and Tao Song were smiling at the camera.

Fearing Shen Yanzhi wouldn't understand, Su Muyang added straightforward and concise captions: My sister! Me! My brother-in-law!

Later, thinking that Shen Yanzhi might not use WeChat Moments, Su Muyang simply posted another one.

This time, he posted a nine-grid photo, which he took while eating, with the caption: "Family, like this post, I'm collecting 39 likes."

Then, Su Muyang opened the chat window with Shen Yanzhi.

He and Shen Yanzhi had only recently added each other on WeChat. Coincidentally, it was on the same day that Chi Yu met Tao Song that he added Shen Yanzhi on WeChat at the dinner table.

After adding each other on WeChat, the two never chatted at all.

Staring at the blank chat box, Su Muyang gritted his teeth and mustered his courage to send Shen Yanzhi a message:
[Brother Shen, I need your help urgently! Like this post and I'll send you my sister's favorite snack!]
After the message was sent, Shen Yanzhi did not reply.

Su Muyang's legs went numb from squatting for so long.

He thought Shen Yanzhi was ignoring him until he received a reply from Shen Yanzhi in the parking lot just now.

Shen Yanzhi: [Okay.]
Then Su Muyang received a notification on his WeChat Moments that Shen Yanzhi had liked his post.

But soon, the like notification disappeared.

Then he received a message from Shen Yanzhi:
Where did you eat?
When did Chi Yu start dating?
Liked and then immediately canceled.

Su Muyang was absolutely laughing.

This is the first time I've discovered that the aloof and refined Shen Yanzhi also has such a petty side.

Then he replied with a laugh:
[Right now! (Grinning face.jpg)]
Shen Yanzhi then stopped replying to him and instead called Chi Yu.

In Su Muyang's opinion, although Shen Yanzhi and Chi Yu are usually very intelligent and decisive when it comes to handling things, they are actually two complete novices and simpletons when it comes to relationships.

Such an obvious two-way relationship has been turned into a secret crush between the two of them. If he doesn't take the initiative to give them a push, who knows when they will be able to confess their feelings to each other.

I just hope... that when Brother Shen realizes what's happening, he'll go easy on him.

Su Muyang looked at the two posts on his WeChat Moments and quickly deleted them.

　Oops, I didn't write that part of the plot! I'll update it now.
　　Tomorrow, tomorrow's update will definitely feature the male and female leads getting together!
　　(End of this chapter)