Chapter 111 Fiancé [VIP]
They didn't look alike, but the feeling of grabbing this person's wrist was strangely familiar.
It was this familiarity that made Cen Tingye reflexively tighten her grip after realizing the other party's intention to struggle.
Unable to break free, Qingran glanced at him with a half-smile.
[Didn't you completely disregard my explanations and not want anything to do with me back then? You were so heartless then, why are you showing up now?]
Their feelings don't match.
But the young man's gaze was like smoke and mist, his eyes clear and bright, revealing no hint of accusation.
Here it comes again, that contradictory, déjà vu feeling I had when I saw Yu Qingran at the Cen family's house that day.
Cen Tingye attributed this to the fact that the other party had been Cen Guanzhou's fiancé, and that he was a split soul from Cen Guanzhou.
It's probably normal to feel a sense of familiarity.
If Cen Tingye possessed the memories of Yu Qingran from the past, she would find that the person in front of her who looks like Yu Qingran has a personality and way of doing things that are completely different from the Yu Qingran of the past.
From the moment Cen Tingye appeared to the moment Qingran told him to let go, it seemed like a long time had passed, but in reality, it happened in the blink of an eye.
Jay Chou stood by, looking on in surprise and uncertainty.
[Why is Cen Guanzhou here? Is it a coincidence, or is he here because of Yu Qingran? Didn't the two families already break off their engagement and were just about to have a falling out?]
Everyone knew about the overwhelming media campaign back then; people in the industry had had enough of the spectacle, and he even instructed people to add fuel to the fire.
An old fox is an old fox. No matter how much he thinks in his heart, he still appears to be in complete control. He stood up and exchanged pleasantries with Cen Guanzhou.
"Mr. Cen, it's been a long time. I heard you've just recovered from a serious illness, so I'd like to offer my congratulations."
Cen Tingye glanced at him, not recognizing him.
Seeing that he wouldn't let go and didn't speak, Qingran said, "Mr. Cen, if you have nothing else to do, please make yourself at home. We won't entertain you if we have something to do."
“Hey,” Zhou Dong disagreed, “It’s fate that we met here. Why don’t you sit down and have a cup of tea with me, Xiao Cen?”
[This is a good opportunity to see if this former fiancé has truly broken up.]
"What are you doing here with him?" Cen Tingye ignored him and only asked the person in front of her.
Qingran smiled faintly: "Mr. Cen, can't you tell? What other reason could two single people be gathered here? Of course, it's a blind date."
Cen Tingye sized him up and scoffed, "You really aren't picky."
What does Cen Guanzhou mean?!
Jay Chou was shocked and furious.
Before he could even ask a question, Cen Tingye grabbed Qingran and started walking away.
Qingran feigned a struggle: "What are you doing? Where are you taking me?"
Cen Tingye: "Go and find out who you really are."
Jay Chou was left standing in his seat, his face red with anger, feeling utterly humiliated.
He felt like everyone around him was laughing at him; he had never been so humiliated in his life!
Enraged, he immediately called the man surnamed Yu to confront him.
Cen Tingye pulled Qingran along and didn't go far.
It's the same coffee shop, and the same window seat.
The waiter came over with the menu and asked the two to order. Cen Tingye gestured for her to hand the menu to Yu Qingran across from her, and then took out her constantly vibrating phone.
The call was from Ms. Chen, who tentatively asked him why he hadn't gone to see Dr. Yuan.
Cen Tingye then realized that it was already past 3 p.m., long past her appointment with Dr. Yuan.
"Something came up and I forgot," he said, looking at Yu Qingran across from him as she rubbed her wrists and placed her order.
"It's okay if you don't want to go," Ms. Chen said, expressing her understanding.
"I was thinking that talking to a therapist might help me relax. This is just my personal opinion. If you don't think it's necessary, you don't have to go. You don't have to force yourself."
"Then I won't renew your contract?"
Cen Tingye: "...Mm."
He had originally planned to use the psychologist to expose the facade that Cen Guanzhou was trying to maintain, but now he has changed his mind.
"I have something to do, I'm hanging up."
After he finished his call, Qingran's phone rang again as she picked out her coffee. It was Yu's father, who had been upset with Jay Chou, calling.
Qingran answered the phone.
The waiter pushed the menu in front of Cen Tingye, who didn't even look at it, but raised his chin to indicate to the person opposite him: "Same as him."
The waiter who took the order left with the menu.
"Yu Qingran, do you even respect me as your father?! I told you to behave yourself in front of Jay Chou, and look what you've done!"
Qingran: "What good deed did I do?"
Yu's father: "You know what you've done. If it weren't for you, why would Jay Chou call me in such a sarcastic way!"
Qingran smiled slightly: "Did Jay Chou tell you that this good deed was actually done by Cen Guanzhou?"
Why should I bear the blame for the trouble caused by Cen Guanzhou?
Upon hearing another person's name, Cen Tingye's eyes darkened.
The father on the other end of the line paused in anger: "What do you mean?"
Qingran: "Does that mean I'm having coffee with Cen Guanzhou at a coffee shop right now, and I want to video call you to confirm?"
Yu's father: "Make your movements more discreet."
Qingran: "..."
Qingran: "Something came up. We'll talk about the rest when we get home."
After hanging up the call, the coffee I ordered was brought to the table by the waiter.
Qingran added a few pieces of sugar and stirred with a spoon, the scalding steam rising and swirling between his thoughtful brows.
[Cen Guanzhou pulled me out but didn't say anything. What does he mean? Is it lingering affection or possessiveness at play?]
[Regardless of the reason, even if there's only a tiny chance with Cen Guanzhou, it's still better than that kind of mess with Jay Chou.]
With such thorough background information, surely they won't immediately notice anything amiss this time?
While pondering, Qingran brought the nearly stirred coffee to her lips and took a small sip. Her brow furrowed almost imperceptibly; it was still bitter.
"Mr. Cen, can you explain your purpose now?" he asked, putting down his coffee cup, the bracelet making a low clinking sound as it struck the table.
Cen Tingye's gaze fell on his hand: "Where did you buy the bracelet?"
Qingran: "Custom-made."
Cen Tingye: "Who designed this?"
Qingran: "Me."
Cen Tingye: "Why was it designed this way?"
Qingran chuckled, "When did Mr. Cen become interested in jewelry?"
“I’m not interested in jewelry, I’m only interested in what you’re wearing,” Cen Tingye said, raising her gaze.
"Haven't you noticed that your actions and your thoughts are inconsistent?"
Qingran didn't take it seriously: "Could it be that you can read my mind?"
Cen Tingye: "Isn't it just that you want to make me your target? Why haven't you taken action yet?"
Qingran turned the bracelet on her wrist: "What is Mr. Cen saying? I don't understand."
Cen Tingye stared at him for a moment, then suddenly smiled and said, "If you don't understand, then forget it."
He watched with a leisurely air as Yu Qingran drank half a cup of coffee, which she didn't seem to enjoy, before getting up to say goodbye.
Cen Tingye: "It's not even four o'clock in the afternoon yet, why don't you treat me to a movie?"
Qingran paused slightly, her eyes sparkling with affection: "If you have time..."
Now that's starting to look seductive, Cen Tingye thought.
"available."
They watched a movie together at a nearby cinema, and when they came out it was dinner time. Qingran took the opportunity to invite the man to dinner, and Cen Tingye readily agreed.
After dinner, I took a walk along the street, and the biting cold wind quickly blew away the warmth from my meal.
Seeing the spot where she had parked when she arrived for her walk, Qingran exhaled a puff of white breath that drifted into the air and said goodbye.
Cen Tingye asked again, "Shall I give you a ride? And maybe I can stop by your place for a bit?"
Qingran couldn't tell if this person had truly recognized him or was testing him, but since the other party wasn't being direct, she decided to wait.
"Wouldn't that be inappropriate? After all, we've already broken off our engagement. What if people misunderstand us if we get too close?"
“What you said makes sense,” Cen Tingye nodded.
Qingran smiled and said goodbye: "I hope we meet again, Mr. Cen. I hope you won't disturb my good time next time we meet."
As she turned around, the man grabbed her wrist.
He turned his face slightly to the side, the curve of his face was exquisitely beautiful under the streetlight, and his eyelashes were thick and curled.
"Is there anything else?"
Cen Tingye: "Are you planning to keep pretending to be stupid as long as I don't say it?"
Qingran asked in confusion, "I don't quite understand what you mean."
Cen Tingye: "Don't understand?"
The man smiled knowingly, stroking the smooth skin of the hand adorned with the bracelet. Under Qingran's bewildered gaze, he slowly raised the hand and brought it close to his nose.
A faint, almost illusory fragrance was captured by the sense of smell in the cold air.
Cen Tingye suddenly laughed, his eyes sharp and intimidating.
He said, "Your taste."
*
After seeing Cen Tingye off, Qingran raised her hand and carefully smelled it.
[Where's the smell?]
He never expected that the clues he had prepared would be useless, and instead, he would be exposed by an unnoticed scent.
Cen Guanzhou, or something else, did Cen Guanzhou really determine that it was his solely based on the mark?
[Lingling, do I smell?]
[Host, the system can't smell anything~] the system replied, then whispered.
[However, theoretically speaking, the aura of each living being is unique.]
The cultivation world naturally has this concept as well, but Qingran did not expect that Cen Guanzhou's split soul could still vaguely touch this level.
So what if he recognized me? It was all part of his plan anyway.
He drove home to deal with the Yu family's questioning, while on his way home, Cen Tingye was pondering why Qingran was Yu Qingran.
Was he here for Cen Guanzhou?
No, if he came for Cen Guanzhou, the two wouldn't still be on an engagement, and Cen Guanzhou wouldn't seem to have recognized him.
If it was just a coincidence or an accident, then why did he choose the identity of Yu Qingran?
Was it a lack of choice, or a deliberate choice?
After all, Yu Qingran was Cen Guanzhou's fiancé in the past. Between him and Cen Guanzhou, did he ultimately feel that Cen Guanzhou was more important...?
The man's eyes were dark and seemed impenetrable. He drove back to the Cen family home, got out of the car, and walked straight inside.
Cen Mu came home today and was in the living room begging her parents for pocket money. When she saw Cen Tingye come in, she first greeted them, then subconsciously asked:
"By the way, brother, I think I saw you and Yu Qingran at the coffee shop this afternoon. Did you two have something important to talk about?"
He was unable to get out of his friend's car to check at the time, and now, thinking back on it, he couldn't help but feel a sense of unease.
Ms. Chen and Chairman Cen, who were standing nearby, were also secretly surprised upon hearing this.
The couple exchanged a glance, both realizing that their son had said he had something urgent to do that afternoon and had forgotten to see the psychologist.
Since Shen Zhou wasn't around, Ms. Chen went to talk to him a few days ago after Cen Tingye mentioned it. She learned that Shen Zhou also had no other intentions towards her son, so she gave him a red envelope and sent him away.
Cen Tingye glanced at the group of people whose thoughts were unusually active, and then, as if thinking of something, smiled smugly: "It's not serious business."
Cen Mu reacted quickly: "So you did have coffee together? Why? Didn't you say you weren't interested in him?"
This information came from his mother, Ms. Chen; how could it be false?
Thinking of this, Cen Mu cast a suspicious glance at Ms. Chen.
Fortunately, Cen Tingye's timely response cleared Ms. Chen of suspicion. Cen Tingye said, "I wasn't interested before, but now I am."
Back in his room, Cen Tingye didn't write down a single word about Qingran on paper; he only inquired about the feasibility and progress of their separation.
Cen Guanzhou possesses so much; Qingran can only be his.
*
If you're not targeting me, why don't you ask me out?
While waiting for school to end at the kindergarten gate, Qingran received a friend request, the content of which was obvious to everyone.
He declined and replied: "Busy."
Tonight, Bai Rongrong is going to a charity gala with Yu's mother. She's getting her hair and makeup done outside right now. Qingran doesn't want to attend this kind of pointless social event, so Bai Rongrong asked her to pick them up.
The main reason she suddenly took the initiative to show closeness was because Qingran said last night that the person who interrupted her blind date with Jay Chou was Cen Guanzhou.
Qingran didn't dislike her little schemes, but what about Yu's father and Yu Chengye...?
What have you been busy with? Tell me.
Qingran sent two messages through her friends.
Want some help? Then come to this address.
Half an hour later, Cen Tingye drove to the dessert shop and saw two people, one big and one small, sitting behind the window eating small cakes.
The man closed the car door behind him, went straight into the store and sat down next to Qingran, gesturing with his eyes to the little boy across from him who was eating with a messy face.
"You mean being busy with food and eating with her?"
"I was eating while waiting for you," Qingran thought to herself, amused that the man's expression had softened without him even realizing it. "I came to pick her up from school."
Cen Tingye: "Where are her parents?"
He did some research on the Yu family's composition last night and guessed that the little girl must be Yu Chengye's daughter.
Qingran: "Busy."
Cen Tingye clicked his tongue in dissatisfaction.
Across from him, Yu Suisui looked at him, her hand gradually stopping eating cake, her lips pursed as if she was about to cry.
Qingran gently nudged the person next to her who was scaring the child: "If you're scared and the child is crying, you can comfort him/her."
Cen Tingye: "She's just a coward, how can she blame me?"
Qingran: "I'm only responsible for picking her up from school. There's a nanny at home who takes care of the child."
The man turned his gaze away and stared at the person beside him.
Now that she was no longer under the pressure of being watched, Yu Suisui continued to eat her cake cautiously while stealing glances at Cen Tingye.
"Here, your reward." Seeing this, Qingran scooped up a spoonful of cake and brought it to the man's lips.
Cen Tingye scoffed, "I'll collect my own reward."
As she spoke, she pinched Qingran's chin and leaned down to lick and kiss his cream-stained lips.
Yu Suisui stared at the two of them with her round eyes wide open.
Qingran, who happened to catch a glimpse of this scene, lightly bit the man's tongue to stop him: "Don't teach the child bad habits."
Cen Tingye wiped the corner of his lips thoughtfully.
After dropping her off at the Yu family home, Qingran got into the car and he asked, "Is your weakness children?"
It's not quite right to call it a weakness, but rather that I tend to be more reserved and considerate in front of children.
Qingran's thoughts drifted away for a moment before she smiled and replied with a few words: "Caring for the young is everyone's responsibility."
He fastened his seatbelt and saw the man driving in a clear direction: "Where are you going?"
“xxx Research Institute,” Cen Tingye said.
"I did some research privately, and this research institute has already made some progress in researching bionic human bodies. I'll take you to see it. Also, what kind of appearance do you like?"
Qingran: "???"
He inhaled: "Like this now."
Cen Tingye: "Cen Guanzhou's face?"
Qingran: "Don't you think your idea is too risky?"
Cen Tingye didn't answer immediately. After a while, he parked the car on the side of the road, turned around, and asked with a half-smile:
"Do you really think my idea is risky, or do you just not want me to be separated from Cen Guanzhou?"
"Isn't Qingran being too greedy, hmm?"
"Didn't you understand my greed from the very first day we met?"
Dark thoughts surged in the man's eyes. Qingran raised her hand and gently stroked his cheek, kissing the corner of his lips to comfort him.
"Besides, although I always call you and Cen Guanzhou separately, you are essentially the same person. How am I being greedy?"
"Alone? Cen Guanzhou doesn't think so."
Cen Tingye mocked, not wanting to hear Qing Ran say the words he hated, and kissed him fiercely.
Instead of going to the research institute that day, the two went to a hotel and spent the day together.
And after that day, Cen Tingye never mentioned the research institute to Qingran again.
This does not mean that Cen Tingye has given up on this plan. According to insider information from the system, Cen Tingye is still paying attention to the research progress of the research institute.
Coincidentally, besides Cen Tingye, Cen Guanzhou also started paying attention to the same research project at another research institute.
The two must have discussed it privately.
"Something on your mind?"
In Ran Yu's rented bedroom, Cen Guanzhou kissed Qing Ran's weary eyes after the family affair ended.
Qingran gave a lazy "hmm," mentioning Cen Tingye to him for the first time.
"I've seen the research findings you've been following. Have you considered that Cen Tingye is, after all, a part of you? Completely separating from her would have unpredictable consequences for both of you?"
"...This is the only option."
The man's calm, silent expression was reflected in Qingran's eyes. Qingran: "What if—"
Before he could finish speaking, a new soul suddenly took over the body lying above him.
Cen Tingye looked at the face that was clearly different from Yu Qingran's, yet still gave him a sense of familiarity, and laughed in exasperation.
"What if?"
Should I call you Yu Qingran, or Ran Yu?
Qingran blinked, smiled, and hugged the person above her: "What should we do? Tingye found out our secret~"
A note from the author:
Thanks for the lightning strike, thanks for the watering, chirp!
Xiao Yi and I watched together as the gay guy threw 1 landmine x3.
hessh threw 1 landmine x2
I threw a landmine while I was sleeping well.
No nickname yet, threw 1 landmine.
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