After eight years, Fu Chao finally realized what had happened, his hands trembling with nervousness. He exclaimed with delight:

"Xiaoyun, you like me!"

Seeing his anxious expression, Zhiyun forced a smile and muttered:

"I don't think I like it that much anymore."

Fu Chao was completely absorbed in the fact that the girl he had liked for over ten years also liked him back.

If Zhiyun took off his mask, she would find that Fu Chao was smiling like a pervert at that moment.

"I haven't settled accounts with you yet! Fu Jue asked you to read the letter, didn't you read it?!"

Fu Chao nodded guiltily. He hadn't dared to open it for so many years, afraid that he wouldn't be able to accept it.

Zhiyun, unable to contain her anger, grabbed his mask and roughly squeezed his face, her tone fierce:

"He was so smart when he was the student council president, but he's like a fool when it really matters."

He said, feeling wronged:

"Do you know that I waited alone on the terrace all night? It was a confession ceremony that I had been preparing for a long time."

Zhiyun recalled that night when she wore the little dress that she had dragged Fu Chao to buy, and carefully arranged a dreamy confession ceremony, waiting happily for Fu Chao's arrival.

As a result, the dishes on the table went cold. Summer rain always comes so suddenly. She stubbornly waited for him, crying as she threw the flowers on the ground.

"Fu Chao, why didn't you say you didn't like me? Why are you so nice to me? I'm so sad, sob sob sob."

She looked at Fu Chao, who was so excited he couldn't contain himself, and angrily looked away, continuing to eat her food.

Seeing that she was ignoring him, Fu Chao spoke softly to her, just like he used to coax her to eat when she was a child:

"Xiaoyun, I was wrong. I've been thinking about you every single moment of all these years. Please don't ignore me, okay?"

Zhiyun remained silent, only stuffing food into her mouth, and gave her a disgruntled look.

Fu Jue returned to the kitchen and asked Tao Zhizhi to deliver food to the private room. However, when they reached the door, they heard Zhiyun questioning him, and the two of them were unsure whether they should go in or not.

Fu Jue chuckled to himself and whispered in Tao Zhizhi's ear:

"Is my fiancée in my arms going to watch the show now?"

Tao Zhizhi understood his meaning, her ears turned slightly red, and she gave him a coquettish glance, signaling him not to mention it again.

"I'll take you inside to see."

Fu Jue and Fu Chao delivered the food to them. When they saw Fu Chao trying to coax Zhi Yun in a high-pitched voice while Zhi Yun buried her head in her food, they held back their laughter.

He gestured speechlessly to Fu Jue to take Tao Zhizhi out, but Fu Jue took out some melon seeds and shared them with Tao Zhizhi, then watched the show from the sidelines.

Tao Zhizhi felt embarrassed by Fu Chao's gaze, so she tugged at Fu Jue's sleeve. He pressed her hand down and placed the peeled melon seeds in her palm, indicating that she should eat them.

Fu Chao couldn't hold back any longer. He was feeling frustrated, and the two of them were openly showing their affection.

"Xiao Jue, that's enough!"

Fu Jue chuckled:

"That's not enough. My Zhizhi doesn't understand the situation yet. You guys can tell her what's going on."

Seeing Fu Jue dance on their faces, Zhiyun felt helpless and pleaded with Tao Zhizhi with her eyes fixed on her.

Tao Zhizhi, who could never resist the pleading gaze of a beautiful woman, pulled Fu Jue away.

"Can Zhizhi trust me completely now? Hmm?"

It sounded like the misunderstanding from last time had left a huge shadow on Fu Jue. Tao Zhizhi sighed and helplessly took his hand as they returned to the kitchen.

"Of course, we'll always be together."

After speaking, Tao Zhizhi recalled the story she had just heard and sighed deeply:

"Unexpectedly, a small misunderstanding has wasted eight years of time."

Fu Jue hugged her:

"It means their time wasn't meant to be, while ours was just right."

Hearing his shameless words, Tao Zhizhi shyly pushed him away:

"The guests are getting impatient, hurry up and get to work!"

It wasn't until the shop was almost closing late at night, and there were no more customers, that Tao Zhizhi sat on a stool that had been moved over from near the private room, nestled against Fu Jue. Her tired body made her yawn.

"How could they talk for so long? I've been listening to them reminisce about the past for half an hour."

Fu Jue touched the exhausted Tao Zhizhi and said with heartache:

"Is Zhizhi sleepy? I'll call them out now, and I'll clean up the mess. You can go back and rest first, okay?"

Tao Zhizhi shook her head and pointed to the melon on the table:

"I'll just eat a piece of watermelon."

That's right, the two of them were just one private room away from closing up shop, and they waited for them at the door for two and a half hours, almost finishing their watermelon.

"It sounds like the two have made up; it should be soon."

Fu Jue used a fork to pick up a piece of melon and put it into Tao Zhizhi's mouth. He listened carefully to the sounds inside. Although he couldn't make it very clear, he knew it should be about right.

"Squeak—"

Fu Chao walked out with his arm around Zhi Yun's waist. Zhi Yun nestled against him, looking like a loving couple.

Why are you still at the door?

Zhiyun was surprised, and her cheeks flushed. It turned out that they had heard what she said.

Tao Zhizhi waved her hand: "We didn't hear anything clearly, and besides, you are our guests. It's only right that we wait for you to come out before leaving get off work."

Fu Jue didn't give the two of them a friendly look. After all, he had been caught in the middle the whole time, which was quite frustrating. His tone was cold:

"Can you leave now? You're disturbing our time off work. My Zhizhi is sleepy."

Zhiyun glanced meaningfully at Tao Zhizhi and the other woman, about to say something cheeky, but Fu Jue gave her a cold look and she swallowed her words.

She pouted in dissatisfaction and looked at Fu Chao, who affectionately pinched her cheek.

"We should go home."

He glanced at Fu Jue a few times, but before he could finish speaking, Zhiyun's arrival interrupted him, so he could only try to persuade him to go back tomorrow.

Fu Jue immediately understood his brother's intention and rubbed his temples: [Why are they all making me go to work?]

Are you very tired today?

Seeing his tired expression and conflicted look, Tao Zhizhi went up to ask him.

"Zhizhi, I may not be able to come to work at the store as often as I used to, and I'll be seeing you much less often now."

Before Tao Zhizhi could even offer any advice, it seemed he had his own plans, so she patted him generously.

"It's okay, we can move in together once the house is renovated!"

Fu Jue's eyes lit up; he couldn't wait to finish decorating the house in Jianan Community!

Unfortunately, this was impossible, but since Tao Zhizhi had proposed the idea, he went along with it:

"Does Zhizhi want to come back to Jianan Community with me tonight?"

Tao Zhizhi saw through his thoughts at a glance without even thinking:

"Dream on, I'm going home!"

"Boss, I'm off work."

Seeing that the two were still talking, Yang Ping felt a little embarrassed, but since her daughter was still waiting for her at home, she interrupted them and greeted Tao Zhizhi.

Tao Zhizhi patted her head with her hand:

"Aunt Yang, I forgot. You should work at the breakfast shop from now on. Don't come to the small shop anymore. I'll go and prepare the filling before I leave this morning."

These past two days, Tao Zhizhi has been looking at Yang Ping and feeling like she's forgotten something. Yang Ping is always running around with her, which is quite tiring. It would be better to let her focus on one place.