GLIHBN Chapter 72
by VolareThe night passed peacefully. The next day, Su Shi woke up early and, for the first time ever, went out for a run, pushing himself until he was breathless.
Su Shi paid attention to his appearance, wearing attractive sportswear, sneakers, and a headband, looking sunny and handsome, attracting a lot of attention.
Just as he entered the apartment complex, Su Shi ran into Chi Ye.
Chi Ye handed him a bottle of water. “Here’s some water.”
Su Shi needed it, took the water, and gulped it down, letting out a sigh of satisfaction. “Ah.”
“Why didn’t you ask me to come with you?”
Chi Ye vaguely sensed Su Shi’s change and became cautious.
“I saw you were sleeping soundly.”
Chi Ye didn’t sleep well all night, only dozing off slightly near dawn. His eyes flickered slightly. “Su Shi, if there’s anything I haven’t done well, you can tell me. I’ll change.”
Chi Ye’s gaze was so intense it could melt someone.
But Su Shi said, “No, it’s just that I was thinking about some things from the past.”
“By the way, I saw Xu Chongming’s car in the parking lot last night. Did you run into him?”
“No, I didn’t see him.”
Su Shi hadn’t figured out how to ask Chi Ye yet. He couldn’t just come out and ask: Hey, Chi Ye, what despicable things did you do to make me break up with Xu Chongming? Have you been following me and monitoring my every move?
Su Shi was overwhelmed and needed some time to digest it.
Before he figured it out, Su Shi decided to pretend he didn’t know anything.
Running was good. He could breathe heavily, expelling the stale air from his body, throwing all the messy things out of his mind, and immediately feeling much lighter.
Chi Ye put his arm around Su Shi’s shoulders, leading him towards the apartment complex. “Let’s go, let’s go home.”
Su Shi dragged his tired steps, letting Chi Ye lead him. “Okay, what good food are you going to make me for breakfast?”
“How about wontons?”
“Sounds good.”
Su Shi quickly showered and went downstairs to eat the small wontons.
Chi Ye used the leftover chicken broth from yesterday to cook the small wontons, which were fragrant and delicious. Su Shi felt like one bowl wasn’t enough.
Chi Ye suggested another bowl.
Too much of a good thing, Su Shi declined.
Su Shi put down his bowl, wiped his mouth, and looked at Chi Ye.
Usually, Su Shi would leave the table after eating, but now he was still sitting there, so he must have something to say. Chi Ye wasn’t in a hurry to clear the table, waiting for Su Shi to speak.
“Chi Ye, when exactly did you start liking me?”
Chi Ye had a bad feeling. “Did Xu Chongming say something to you?”
Su Shi deliberately said, “What does this have to do with Xu Chongming?”
Chi Ye reacted quickly. “Nothing to do with it, I was just guessing.”
“So, can you tell me?”
Chi Ye took Su Shi’s hand on the table. “I don’t remember the exact time, I just know that when I realized it, it felt like I had liked you for a long time.”
This was said quite skillfully, both expressing his feelings and blurring the focus.
Su Shi had once heard a saying that couples should learn to play dumb to have a long-lasting relationship.
Su Shi suddenly felt relieved. He didn’t have to delve into this matter, as long as Chi Ye’s feelings were real.
“Oh, I see.”
Xu Chongming wanted to use this to provoke their relationship, but Su Shi wouldn’t let him get his way.
Chi Ye had loved him longer than he knew, and Chi Ye’s methods of pushing him to break up with Xu Chongming were, from another perspective, actually saving him.
Otherwise, he didn’t know how long he would have been deceived by Xu Chongming.
Getting ready to go to work, Su Shi took off the ring on his ring finger and put it on his middle finger. “By the way, did you only buy one of these rings?”
“Yeah.”
Su Shi thought to himself, then I’ll give you one.
Su Shi stood up. “I’m going to change and go to work.”
Chi Ye stood up with him. “Okay, I’ll drive you. I don’t have classes this morning.”
“No need, you can rest at home.”
Chi Ye watched Su Shi’s retreating figure upstairs for a while before starting to clear the table.
Song Qingyan was in the jewelry business, not only a jewelry designer herself, but also owning her own brand store.
It would be most appropriate to have Song Qingyan custom-make a ring.
Su Shi hadn’t seen Song Qingyan for a long time. Last time, because of a few jokes, Chi Ye and Qiao Yu had teamed up to keep them from meeting.
As soon as they met this time, Song Qingyan started complaining to Su Shi.
Qiao Yu’s tyranny often left Song Qingyan breathless. Song Qingyan praised Su Shi for how good Chi Ye was, young and considerate, although a little clingy, but not too much.
Su Shi could only laugh inwardly: that’s because you don’t know what Chi Ye has done.
Song Qingyan was quite surprised that Su Shi wanted to have a ring custom-made for Chi Ye, and even more surprised that Chi Ye had given Su Shi a ring so early.
Chi Ye was clearly not at the age where he needed to rush, but he wanted to tie Su Shi down so early, which was really not like the behavior of a boy his age.
It was as if Chi Ye had loved Su Shi for a long time and wanted to skip some steps and get married directly.
Su Shi showed the ring to Song Qingyan, and Song Qingyan made a “huh” sound.
Su Shi asked curiously, “What? Doesn’t it meet the eye of your great designer Song?”
Song Qingyan took Su Shi’s hand and looked at it carefully in front of her eyes. “No, this ring seems to be from our store.”
A female clerk next to her said, “Yes, it’s from our store. I remember it’s Lu Ge’s work.”
Lu Ge was another designer in Song Qingyan’s store, and coincidentally, this ring was sold by the female clerk.
Song Qingyan said to Su Shi, “It seems your Chi Ye secretly took care of my business.”
Su Shi smiled without saying a word.
The female clerk then “huh” again.
Song Qingyan asked, “What’s wrong?”
The female clerk looked at the computer and said, “The order shows that this ring is from four years ago. The ring is a finished product, and the customer added engraving to it.”
Su Shi was dumbfounded. “Is it CYSS?”
Song Qingyan was even more dumbfounded. “Check the customer’s name.”
After two seconds, the female clerk said a name. “Chi Ye.”
. . . . . .
Su Shi and Song Qingyan exchanged glances. Su Shi saw disbelief in Song Qingyan’s eyes, and Song Qingyan saw confusion in Su Shi’s eyes.
No one expected it to be like this.
Song Qingyan swallowed. “Four years ago, how old was Chi Ye? He probably hadn’t even grown all his hair, right?”
Su Shi was speechless.
CYSS, Chi Ye had said, was the abbreviation of their names.
Four years ago, which meant that the time at the airport wasn’t their first meeting.
Su Shi didn’t remember meeting Chi Ye four years ago. Xu Chongming loved to post on Moments, could Chi Ye have noticed him there?
Su Shi’s mind became more and more confused.
Song Qingyan looked like she was watching a good show. “I didn’t expect that the plot in the TV series would happen to you. What you thought was your first meeting was actually Chi Ye’s long time no see. Mr. Su, you unintentionally amazed someone’s entire teenage years.”
Su Shi was at a loss. “What is that! So flowery.”
“Why do I feel like you don’t seem very happy?”
“No, I just think he’s quite good at hiding things, not telling me all along.”
Song Qingyan patted Su Shi’s shoulder. “You can’t blame him for this. At that time, you were with his cousin, what could he do?”
Su Shi fell into deep thought. Chi Ye, Chi Ye, how could his feelings for him be so much longer than he imagined?