"It's not that I don't believe you, it's that there's simply no way for me to believe you, okay? We've never met before, so how could you possibly like me?"
Besides, we met at the club that day. Yet you say you've liked me for a long time—how can I believe that? As far as I remember, we didn't know each other before that, did we?
How could Shang Yanxing possibly fall in love with someone he's never met?
Anyway, she had absolutely no recollection of this man.
Shang Yanxing looked at Jiang Susu, a hint of disappointment flashing in his eyes, but it quickly disappeared.
Shang Yanxing explained, "I saw you when I turned fifteen, at my birthday party."
It was because of that one meeting that he fell in love with this little woman.
But then he went abroad, and when he returned, this young woman had already fallen for Shen Shiyan.
Therefore, he never spoke of his feelings for her again, keeping them deeply hidden in his heart.
Jiang Susu was a little confused. "Fifteen years old? Wasn't I only twelve at that time? But I don't remember attending your birthday party. Besides, I have no impression of you at all."
When Jiang Susu finished speaking, Shang Yanxing's expression turned somewhat unpleasant, but he still didn't show his sadness.
"Don't you remember? I remember asking you your name back then, and you said it was Yingying."
He didn't know why Jiang Susu only told him a nickname.
But he remembered the name for a long time.
It was only later that he learned the little woman's name.
After hearing what Shang Yanxing said, Jiang Susu seemed to remember it.
“When I was twelve, I think I went to someone’s birthday party once, but Shen Shiyan took me there. He said there was good food there, so he brought me along. I don’t know whose birthday it was, so I probably don’t remember.”
Moreover, Shang Yanxing only asked her name at that time, and then Shen Shiyan happened to arrive and pulled her away.
So at that time, although she had met Shang Yanxing, she did not know his name.
They never saw each other again, and she didn't remember Shang Yanxing anymore.
Moreover, the current Shang Yanxing is so different from the fifteen-year-old her that she is completely unrecognizable.
"So why didn't you tell your name back then?"
It even caused him to search for a long time before finally finding this little woman.
“Yingying is my childhood nickname. My parents used to call me that when I was little, but we haven’t used that name for a long time. Back then, Shen Shiyan took me there, but I was afraid that others would find out that I had secretly gone to someone’s birthday party and then tell my parents, so I didn’t say anything.”
At that time, I didn't say anything because I was afraid of being scolded.
Who knew I'd run into this man?
Shang Yanxing smiled and said, "Oh, I see."
"So, you fell in love with me back then?" At that time, she was only twelve years old, and Shang Yanxing was only fifteen.
"Yes." Shang Yanxing didn't hide anything at all.
Now that they're together, there's nothing left to hide.
His ten-year unrequited love for her has finally come to light.
"But I was only twelve years old at that time." Back then, she didn't even know what she liked.
At that time, she had not yet fallen in love with Shen Shiyan; she only regarded him as a childhood playmate.
"I am already fifteen years old."
His biggest regret was that after finishing junior high school, he went abroad to attend high school.
Therefore, he did not stay in the capital during high school.
I only met the girl a few times during that period.
He returned to China later, when he was in college. However, at that time, Jiang Susu was still in high school.
Jiang Susu had a crush on Shen Shiyan since high school.
Jiang Susu was a little confused. "Then why didn't you confess to me?" Even if it didn't work out in high school, she could still do it in college.
"Because the person you liked at that time was Shen Shiyan, and he was the only one in your heart. If I confessed to you, I would most likely be rejected. I had liked you for so long, and I couldn't accept that kind of defeat, so I kept waiting for an opportunity. But thankfully, God didn't let me down, and I still got my chance."
If the girl didn't have someone she liked at that time, and if Shen Shiyan hadn't been bothering her, he would definitely have confessed his feelings to her during college.
However, the appearance of Shen Shiyan made him back down time and time again, and he could only secretly like her and pay attention to her silently.
After listening to Shang Yanxing's story, Jiang Susu felt a pressure in her chest, making it hard for her to breathe, and her nose also felt sore.
She glanced at Shang Yanxing, and her eyes instantly reddened.
"How can you be even dumber than me?" She had liked Shen Shiyan for six years, but this man had secretly loved her for ten years.
She knew how painful it was to have a crush on someone, so she could deeply understand how Shang Yanxing felt.
It was precisely because she knew how painful unrequited love was that she felt so sorry for this man.
Shang Yanxing looked at Jiang Susu, whose eyes were red, and wiped away her tears to comfort her, saying, "Why are you crying, Madam? You shouldn't give up on someone you like easily, right? It's precisely because I didn't give up that we can be together now."
If he had given up back then, how could this little woman have come to his side? How could the two of them have ever been together?
"I know it's painful to have a crush on someone, so I feel sorry for you." The days she spent with Shen Shiyan were arguably the darkest period of her life.
Therefore, she felt very sorry for Shang Yanxing.
"Don't cry, Madam. Although it was painful to have a crush back then, we're together now, aren't we? So please don't be sad."
Although it was a tough time, he still felt a sweet warmth in his heart when he paid attention to the little girl.
He liked everything she did.
"If you feel guilty, Madam, just be nicer to me in the future."
He had no other requests, he just hoped to be with this little woman forever.
"You're so silly. If you had confessed to me earlier, we might have been together a long time ago."
She probably wouldn't have been hurt as much by Shen Shiyan.
"But back then, Madam only had eyes for that guy Chen Shiyan. If I confessed my feelings to Madam, would she really be with me?"
He was somewhat incredulous.
"Yes," Jiang Susu replied firmly and earnestly.
She was already disappointed in Shen Shiyan when she was in college. If Shang Yanxing had appeared in front of her, she would have woken up much sooner.
I won't foolishly cling to the eaves of Chenshi.
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