When she was 8 years old—
Father brought home a boy. Little Chen Yu thought he was here to steal her father away. His name was Shen Yan.
Little Chen Yu tried all sorts of ways to to...
Chen Yu turned her face away shyly, but she did realize something: Shen Yan was good in every way, so naturally many people pursued him. If she continued to wait like this, would she one day receive his wedding invitation instead?
The thought of this made Chen Yu anxious. She jumped up from her chair. She absolutely did not want to!
"What are you doing? Are you angry? I was just joking."
Li Ke'er, who was standing next to her, was startled and thought that her joke had upset Chen Yu.
To everyone's surprise, Chen Yu suddenly turned to look at her seriously and asked, "What's the best way to pursue someone?"
Li Ke'er paused for a moment, then shared her dating experiences from many years of experience. Of course, she had never practiced them herself; she only knew them from watching TV dramas and reading novels.
"Here's what you do: just be direct and ask him if he likes you and if he wants to date you."
Chen Yu's lips twitched. This Li Ke'er was so fierce; the method she came up with was actually outrageous to her.
"This...isn't this a bit inappropriate? I don't even know what he thinks. Won't this scare him away?"
"You should ask if you don't know! You're no different from the novels I read; you have a mouth but don't know how to use it."
Li Ke'er suddenly became exasperated, feeling that words were only for speaking and were useless if they weren't used.
Chen Yu thought about it carefully. Actually, what Li Ke'er said made sense. However, she felt it would be a bit embarrassing to ask first. What if Shen Yan rejected her? Wouldn't they be unable to remain siblings then?
Seeing Chen Yu's hesitation, Li Ke'er decided to encourage her further, "What if you ask and then you get together?"
"The probability of that happening is pretty low..."
Chen Yu sat down while thinking. She would consider what Li Ke'er said. She knew Shen Yan; he really wouldn't tell her unless she asked.
Someone has to speak, but why does that person have to be her?
Chen Yu was somewhat displeased at the thought of this.
"Be bold and confess your love, my child, while you're still young!"
After Li Ke'er finished speaking, she went back to her seat to play games, and her gaming partner bombarded her with questions.
Chen Yu looked at her phone and told Wang Yue everything Li Ke'er had said, to which Wang Yue surprisingly agreed.
You could even say that's what she thought too. Wang Yue now wants to meet Chen Yu's roommates; it turns out there are people who share her thoughts.
Chen Yu became more and more melancholy. She had never understood anything about matters of the heart.
She started searching online for a lot of things about what it looks like to like someone.
After going crazy for a while, it still came down to the symptoms.
The result showed that half of the answers were correct and the other half were incorrect.
Chen Yu hesitated even more now, and a message from Chen Yan popped up.
He has a morning class tomorrow, while Chen Yu has an afternoon class, so he won't have lunch with Chen Yu; they'll eat dinner together later.
Chen Yu replied to a number and stared blankly at the chat page.
The other end is not replying.
After thinking for a moment, Chen Yu sent a message.
She told Shen Yan that she wanted to go out for dinner tomorrow night.
Shen Yan agreed, saying they would go out together after class.
Chen Yu cheered herself up. She decided to listen to Li Ke'er, but she didn't intend to be too aggressive. She would test the waters first.
Chen Yu spent the whole night thinking about it, and it's true that she didn't sleep well.
As a result, I rushed out of bed the next day and didn't even have time to eat breakfast before eating a few of Li Ke'er's cookies.
Li Ke'er played video games until almost morning before going to sleep.
get out of class ended.
Li Ke'er was in a hurry to go back to her dormitory to sleep, but Chen Yu told her to eat before she went to sleep, and Li Ke'er nodded in agreement.
As soon as Chen Yu came downstairs, he saw Shen Yan standing at the door waiting for him; he was always punctual.
"Shen Yan, how long have you been waiting?"
"I arrived shortly after you finished class."
Shen Yan handed Chen Yu a cup of milk tea, which was her favorite drink. Chen Yu was taken aback for a moment, "Where did you buy this?"
"I saw it by chance while walking around the school with my roommate."
Shen Yan scratched his head, his expression unchanged, but his ears were already bright red.
"Thanks."
Chen Yu's face was all smiles. The two left the school gate. There was a large shopping mall next door. Chen Yu originally wanted to take a taxi, but Shen Yan refused and wanted to walk there.
The two arrived in about ten minutes.
A food street has been set up at the entrance of the shopping mall.
"Want some?"
Shen Yan looked at Chen Yu and asked a question.
Chen Yu walked around for a while, but didn't find anything she particularly wanted to eat. She still wanted to go upstairs for hot pot.
It's getting cold lately, it's time for hot pot. She asked Wang Yue and Jiang Yang, and they said they had already eaten at school and hadn't come over.
Chen Yu found a restaurant with high ratings to eat at.
The aroma inside almost made her dizzy with its fragrance.
She had barely sat down when Chen Yan stood up. "I'll go get the seasonings. You order first."
Chen Yu nodded and ordered some of her favorite dishes, but she didn't know any of Shen Yan's favorite dishes, and she suddenly paused for a moment.
It seems that Shen Yan has always been accommodating her, and she has never observed what Shen Yan likes to eat.
We eat whatever is available.
Chen Yu put down the menu, told the waiter to wait a moment, and handed the menu to Shen Yan when he returned. "Take a look and see what you'd like to eat?"
"You can order whatever you want, I'll eat whatever you eat."
After years of experience, Shen Yan's tastes have become the same as Chen Yu's, although he used to have his own favorite foods.
After being scolded by Chen Yu, he no longer had any particular favorite foods and ate whatever Chen Yu ate.
"Take another look, I don't know what to order, could you order something else?"
"Okay, let me see."
Shen Yan took the menu, glanced at it, and added two dishes. Chen Yu silently memorized these.
Throughout the meal, Chen Yu seemed to want to say something but dared not, as if she had a lump of poop stuck in her throat and couldn't poop it out.
On the way back, Shen Yan looked at Chen Yu.
"Is there something you want to say?"
"Hmm...yes..."
Shen Yan's heart skipped a beat, and his mind raced, trying to figure out what Chen Yu was trying to say.
"Go ahead and tell me."
"I... am... um, you."
Chen Yu couldn't utter a complete sentence for a long time, leaving Shen Yan completely bewildered.
What are you trying to say?
Shen Yan looked into Chen Yu's eyes, seemingly trying to discern something from them.
Chen Yu took a deep breath, repeating the words countless times in her mind, but she couldn't say them out loud.
Do you have a girl you like?
Chen Yu blurted out, but she was stunned by her own words. The question she should have asked was, "Do you like me?" Why did she ask, "Do you have a girl you like?"
"Why...why are you suddenly asking this?"
"I was just asking casually."
Shen Yan paused for a moment, then nodded slightly and shook his head.
Chen Yu was completely confused. She desperately wanted to know the answer, "So, do you have it or not?"