Female-dominated society: After becoming fake young ladies, the older sisters stopped pretending.

After getting off the plane, looking at the people coming and going in front of her, Chen Qingning let out a deep breath.

Yuncheng, she's back!

This time, however, she will never waste her precious sincerity and youth on someone who doesn't like her.

Whenever she thinks of the hurt she suffered because of Shen Yan, her heart has long since become numb with pain.

After these two months, she has completely made peace with herself.

The affection she felt in her youth was ultimately misplaced. Since Shen Yan wasn't willing to show her even a shred of love, there was no point in her continuing to fawn over him.

Having figured these things out, her cool gaze became even more profound.

The aloof and proud eldest daughter of the Chen family is back!

"Sister Qingning!"

As Chen Qingning approached the exit, she picked up her phone to ask her driver where they were when a familiar voice came from ahead.

She looked up and saw Shen Youchu waving her little hand happily as she walked quickly toward her.

Chen Qingning raised an eyebrow. Why is Shen Youchu here?

Before she could figure it out, she caught a glimpse of a familiar figure out of the corner of her eye, and her cool, delicate eyebrows furrowed even more deeply.

Shen Yan, he actually came too.

However, she quickly regained her calm demeanor.

Looking at the person she once loved deeply, she felt nothing at all.

Finally, my heart is at peace!

Calmly withdrawing her gaze, she saw Shen Youchu standing beside her, smiling as she took the suitcase from her hands.

"Qingning, how is your recovery going?"

Chen Qingning nodded politely and said calmly:

"Don't worry, the doctor said the recovery is going well, it just needs some more rest."

Upon hearing this, the worry on Shen Youchu's face slowly faded, and she explained while pulling her suitcase:

"Aunt Chen had something to do today and couldn't come, so Brother Yan and I came to pick you up."

As she spoke, she gave a mysterious smile.

"Brother Yan brought you a gift too, aren't you excited?"

expect?

Chen Qingning looked up at the handsome man in front of her, feeling a sense of peace in her heart.

If she had heard these words before, she might have happily run up to them long ago, but now her heart has long since died because of Shen Yan's repeated choices.

She didn't reply, but silently took out her phone to reply to the message her father sent.

When she arrived at Shen Yan's side, she simply nodded calmly to him before quickly getting into the back seat.

It was like treating a stranger—polite yet distant.

Seeing this, Shen Youchu was both happy and worried.

However, she couldn't say anything, so she could only turn her gaze to Shen Yan.

Shen Yan was already mentally prepared for Chen Qingning's cold attitude.

After all, the original owner's previous actions were truly disheartening, and the fact that Chen Qingning didn't scold him upon meeting him already showed that he was quite well-mannered.

"Youchu, you can sit in the front."

With a sigh, Shen Yan pointed to the front row, then turned around and walked to the other side to get into the car.

In any case, he's in charge now.

Even if he can't be friends with Chen Qingning in the future, he still wants to personally apologize to Chen Qingning for the apology he owes her.

Thinking of this, Shen Yan cursed the original owner of the body in his heart again.

If you don't need your eyes anymore, you can donate them! Why would you choose that green tea girl over the pure, aloof, and clingy Qingmei?!

Now he has to clean up this mess, it's so annoying.

When she sat in the back seat, Chen Qingning subtly moved closer to the car door, as if afraid of touching Shen Yan.

This was also the effect the original owner wanted, because Chen Qingning was very clingy and would stick to him all the time.

After this happened several times, the young master became annoyed by Chen Qingning's behavior and told her not to cling to him like that anymore.

Seeing this, Shen Yan could only helplessly clench the gift box in his hand.

As the car started, the only sounds inside were the noise of the surrounding streets; it was eerily quiet.

Perhaps because Shen Yan's gaze was fixed on her, Chen Qingning turned off her phone and turned her head to look out the window.

To her, even the flowers and plants on the street are infinitely more attractive than the handsome man sitting next to her.

Seeing Chen Qingning's appearance, Shen Yan could only smile wryly and think of a solution.

During this time, Shen Yan could only temporarily turn his gaze away to avoid further displeasing Chen Qingning.

The sunlight streaming through the window fell generously on her delicate face, as if bathing her in a golden glow.

Chen Qingning is the kind of beauty with a perfect bone structure. Her features are exquisite and three-dimensional, and every curve looks like it has been carefully sculpted. She is so beautiful that it is hard to look away.

Coupled with her aloof and indifferent temperament, she was like a fairy who didn't eat the food of mortals, making people's hearts flutter but not daring to approach her.

A while later, as Shen Yan tried to recall his memories of being with Chen Qingning, he was pleasantly surprised to discover a way to ease the tension between the two.

This is a promise between the original owner of this body and Chen Qingning, a promise that belongs only to childhood sweethearts!

However, Shen Yan also knew that some agreements only hold true if the other party still cares about you.

Given the many mistakes the original owner had made, he had absolutely no confidence.

But he has no other choice but to try anything, even if it seems hopeless.

Having made up his mind, Shen Yan pursed his lips and looked at Chen Qingning's left hand hanging down to her side.

He took a deep breath, then carefully extended his right hand and slowly moved closer.

The moment their hands touched, Shen Yan could clearly feel Chen Qingning's body tremble.

Instinctively, Chen Qingning wanted to pull her hand back, but Shen Yan was faster than her, and their little fingers were already hooked together.

After they successfully made a pinky promise, Shen Yan gently pulled her little finger towards him.

The two had agreed that if the other got angry in the future, they would just make a pinky promise, bow their heads, and say sorry.

At the time, Chen Qingning also said that she would never let Shen Yan treat her like that, and that she would always love him.

Before Shen Yan could speak, Chen Qingning had already turned her head and looked directly at him with a calm gaze.

Those captivating eyes were calm as still water, but the aloofness and indifference within them were undeniable.

Shen Yan felt a tightness in his chest from being stared at, swallowed hard, and sincerely said:

"sorry"

Upon hearing this, his aloof face finally showed a slight change.

Chen Qingning's lips twitched, but in the end she didn't say anything, just nodded coldly and politely.

She seemed to have accepted Shen Yan's apology, but her hand was already trying to pull back, as if she had touched something dirty.

However, Shen Yan did not give up and continued to hold on tightly to the other person.

A moment later, Chen Qingning realized she couldn't break free.

Now that they were in the car again, with Shen Youchu sitting in the front, she didn't want to make things too difficult, so she stopped struggling and let Shen Yan hook her arm.

But her polite smile gradually turned cold and mocking.

She had used this trick before, but how did Shen Yan do it back then?

He flung her hand away and angrily told her not to be so childish.

From that moment on, that trick stopped working on her!

She just didn't understand.

Why is Shen Yan here today? Shouldn't he be with Liu Qingqing?

The two were inseparable during the summer vacation, and he didn't even give her a proper phone call.

However, she was too lazy to think about it anymore. She had given up on Shen Yan now, and it was none of her business who he was with.

Since he wants to hold on, let him hold on.

Anyway, he'll naturally relax once he gets home and sees Liu Qingqing.

Thinking this, Chen Qingning turned her head away again and looked out the window.

That cold heart cooled down even further.