Chapter 47: 47 My dear, I will give you...
Song Yu had a very fulfilling holiday. She didn't have a single idle day. The day after Gao Chi's game ended, she went back home, stayed there for one night, and had dinner with her family.
Since she went to college, she rarely lived at home. When she went home rarely, the aunt at home would cook a large table of dishes for her, all of which were her favorites. She was afraid that she didn't eat enough outside, so she wanted to make up for it for her when she got a chance to eat.
In the next few days, Zhou Ci had no classes and the company project had no progress, so they drove on a tour around the area and spent the last few days of their vacation in the mountains.
After the holiday, Song Yu plunged back into her intense work, leaving her no time to think about anything else. The robot's launch event was imminent, and she would have to make the final decision on many matters. She was incredibly busy every day, yet she managed to find time to meet with Li Ziwen and give him a tour of the Song Group's robotics R&D center. With the promise of a beautiful woman and promising financial support, Song Yu successfully won him over.
Since that night, Song Yu never saw Shen Zhiyan again, and it was a long time before he heard from him again.
It was a weekend, and Xia Zhi asked Song Yu to go shopping. After spending the entire afternoon shopping, they were both a little tired, so they found a nearby milk tea shop to rest for a while. As they chatted, they talked about recent events in City B. Remembering what they had just heard, Xia Zhi asked Song Yu, "Ru Ru, why did Chen Zhiyan join the army? Do you know anything about it?"
Song Yu was biting the straw while drinking milk tea. When he heard this, the milk tea in his mouth almost spit out, "What did you say? Where did Shen Zhiyan go?"
Song Yu really didn't know about this. This news was so terrifying to her, just like listening to a ghost story. "Chen Zhiyan is joining the army? Xia Xia, are you kidding me?"
"It's true. Why would I joke with you like that?" Xia Zhi, who had always been a playboy, spoke in a rare serious tone. "When I first heard about this yesterday, I was as shocked as you were. I thought you knew about it. What's the matter? You didn't even hear a whisper?"
"When did this happen?"
Xia Zhi took a sip of milk tea and replied slowly: "It should have been that long, right? Many people in the group said that they haven't seen Chen Zhiyan for a long time. Ru Ru, check the group and scroll up to see yesterday's chat history."
Song Yu took out his phone and looked through the group chat history. "No wonder I haven't heard anything from him in so long."
After climbing the stairs, Song Yu put his phone on the table and looked up at Xia Zhi: "Xia Xia, why do you think Shen Zhiyan is doing this? I'm not saying that being a soldier is bad, but it's impossible for him, Shen Zhiyan. In his plan, joining the army has never been a part of it. And even if he wanted to join the army, he wouldn't wait until now, when he's almost finished his undergraduate studies. I can't imagine that Shen Zhiyan will be associated with the word 'serving in the army' in his life."
"Who could have imagined this?" Xia Zhi collapsed on the sofa. "Didn't the Shen family only have him? Now that he's enlisted in the army, who's going to take care of the Shen family's mess? He's the crown prince, spoiled to the point of being fearless. He can do whatever he wants. How willful!"
Song Yu didn't say anything. He took out his cell phone and called Shen Zhiyan. The phone rang for a long time but was not connected. Finally, it hung up automatically. Song Yu called three times but no one answered, so he gave up.
She thought Shen Zhiyan just didn't have his phone with him, and would call back when he saw that she had missed the call, so she didn't take it seriously. After drinking milk tea, she continued shopping with Xia Zhi. They had dinner together before going home.
It wasn't until the next afternoon, when Shen Zhiyan still hadn't called back at almost the end of the workday, that Song Yu realized something was wrong.
Zhou Ci drove to pick her up in the evening. Song Yu said the night before that she wanted to eat French food, so they made an appointment to go out for dinner today.
Song Yu was absent-minded the whole night. Zhou Ci helped her cut the foie gras, but she held the fork and didn't put it to her mouth. She just stared at her phone, looking like she was worried about something, wanting to make a call but hesitant.
Zhou Ci observed her the whole night. Song Yu was worried and had a poor appetite. He quickly put down his knife and fork, and more than half of the dishes were left untouched on the table.
After slowly wiping his mouth and rinsing it with lemonade, Zhou Ci spoke: "Sister, is there something on your mind?"
Song Yu was unconsciously poking at a piece of soufflé. Hearing this, he stopped and raised his head: "Did you find out?"
Zhou Ci pointed at her face and smiled, "It's written all over your face, I can't help but see it."
Song Yu said "Oh" and said nothing more.
Zhou Ci waited for a while, but Song Yu still didn't speak, so he spoke again: "Sister, did something happen? Is your work not going well?"
"It has nothing to do with work, it's Shen Zhiyan." Song Yu knew that Zhou Ci didn't like Shen Zhiyan, and she didn't want to upset him, so she didn't want to mention Shen Zhiyan in front of him. But Zhou Ci insisted on asking, and she couldn't lie to him. "Xia Xia said that Shen Zhiyan went to the army. I thought it was impossible. Today I specially asked Zhang Zeyu and Hong Minbo, and they both said it was true. I can't understand why Shen Zhiyan is like this?"
Zhou Ci really didn't like hearing Shen Zhiyan's name from Song Yu's mouth. He didn't like Song Yu paying attention to Shen Zhiyan's affairs. He hated it even if his attention was distracted a little bit.
But everything has a first come first served, and he cannot change the order of his life. He can only endure Shen Zhiyan's irreplaceable position in Song Yu's heart, and Song Yu mentioning Shen Zhiyan's name from time to time.
"I've heard about Chen Zhiyan, but I thought it was quite normal, so I didn't tell my sister." Zhou Ci spoke slowly. He had been observing Song Yu's expression. Sure enough, he saw that Song Yu's attention turned to him, and he looked like he was listening attentively.
Song Yu held his chin with his right hand and asked him, "Little friend, when did you know about this?"
"It's been a long time. I can't remember the exact date, but it's probably been about one or two months." Zhou Ci looked at Song Yu. "Are you blaming me, sister? Blaming me for not telling you about this?"
Song Yu was stunned. "That's not the case." She really didn't think so. "I know the kid is doing this for my own good. He doesn't want me to waste my energy on someone who's not worth it."
Zhou Ci finally laughed. He used his chopsticks to pick up a piece of snail meat for Song Yu and handed it to her mouth: "Fortunately, sister didn't misunderstand me."
Song Yu opened his mouth consciously, swallowed the meat, and couldn't wait to ask: "Little friend, why do you think it's normal for Shen Zhiyan to join the army? Do you know something?"
"The Shen family has been lacking someone with a say in higher-ups since Shen Zhiyan's generation. As for Shen Zhiyan's personality, my sister should be very clear about it. He is very suitable for politics. The Shen family has connections in the military, so it is expected that Shen Zhiyan will start from the military."
"So the Shen family wants Shen Zhiyan to go into politics? This is normal." Song Yu suddenly realized, "But why is it that Shen Zhiyan can't be contacted since he joined the army? He doesn't answer the phone or reply to WeChat. Zhang Zeyu and Hong Minbo can't find him. This is very abnormal."
"Maybe it's the army's regulations. It's impossible for someone like Shen Zhiyan to go to an ordinary post. If it's some confidential unit, it's normal that we can't contact them."
"But he's a new recruit. If there's a special post, it won't be his turn, right?"
"Maybe there's someone in the Shen family's army, or maybe the army saw that Shen Zhiyan had good conditions and made an exception for him. This is all possible. Sister, don't worry too much. After all, we're in the army, so if anything goes wrong, nothing will go wrong."
"What you said makes sense." Song Yu nodded, but then shook his head, "No, I always feel that this matter is not normal. I still have to go to the Shen family to ask."
Zhou Ci put down the cup in his hand and leaned back on the sofa. He was very angry, but his tone was still restrained: "Sister is so concerned about Shen Zhiyan's affairs, can't you let him go?"
Song Yu smiled bitterly and said, "Little friend, I don't want to lie to you. No matter how carefree I appear, I haven't completely let go of Shen Zhiyan. Moreover, I can feel that he has his own difficulties, but I don't know what they are, and he won't say it."
"What's Shen Zhiyan's reason? He's the only heir to the Shen family, and he has everything he wants at his fingertips. Is your sister trying to forgive him now, so is she making excuses for his behavior?"
Zhou Ci's words were too sharp, and Song Yu felt a little embarrassed. "Little friend, you have never experienced love, so there are some things you don't understand."
“I don’t understand, but I’m a bystander, and I see it clearly. Shen Zhiyan is too complicated and not suitable for my sister. I’m just afraid that my sister will be hurt and sad.”
Every time the two of them talked about Shen Zhiyan, Zhou Ci would be unhappy, and Song Yu was always the one who compromised first, and this time was no exception.
Song Yu was very touched by Zhou Ci's heart of protecting his sister. She didn't want to quarrel with Zhou Ci. When Zhou Ci got upset, he would not hurt others but only himself. In the end, the only one who would feel distressed and worried would be Song Yu.
Not wanting to worry herself, Song Yu could only coax her. She stood up and sat next to Zhou Ci, patting his back: "Okay, okay, let's not talk about Chen Zhiyan anymore, okay? Every time we talk about him, we have a fight."
"I didn't quarrel with my sister." Zhou Ci's voice was aggrieved, "It's just that Chen Zhiyan brought only sadness to my sister. She has been unhappy for several years. I don't want to see her like this anymore."
"I know you're doing this for my own good, but you don't understand the relationship because you haven't experienced it. It's really not something I can control. I also want to let go of Shen Zhiyan, but I can't let go just because I want to."
"Just because I haven't experienced love doesn't mean I don't understand it."
"If you haven't experienced it, you really don't understand. When you find a girl you like in the future, you'll know." Speaking of this, Song Yu remembered something, "Little boy, can I introduce you to a girlfriend? We have a new intern in the R&D center. She's so beautiful and has a great personality. She's lively and enthusiastic like a little sun. I just feel like she's a perfect match for you. What do you think? Do you want to meet her?"
"I don't want it!" Without thinking, Zhou Ci refused directly.
"Don't reject me so quickly, okay?" Song Yu patted him. "Give me a favor and meet her, okay? She's really cute."
Zhou Ci still shook his head, his tone firm: "I don't want to!"
"You can't disagree with this." Song Yu argued with him, "It's settled. I'll ask her out in a couple of days so you two can meet. Even if you don't want to, you have to meet her first. I won't accept any objections."
Song Yu gave him a meaningful look and said, "Little boy, if you don't find a girlfriend, I'm really going to suspect that you have an abnormal sexual orientation."
After she finished speaking, she stood up with her coat, "We're done eating, let's go!"
All the way home, Zhou Ci was depressed and extremely unhappy.
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