Chapter 3: Farewell, Sheng Yu

Liuyue Bay.

As the most expensive villa area in the entire capital city, Liuyue Bay has always been known for its “luxury.” The residents here are either rich or noble, including but not limited to business tycoons, political elites, top-tier artists…

A pink and purple gradient Porsche drove into Liuyue Bay in the late hours of the night, then stopped in front of a luxurious and grand villa.

The car door opened, Qiao Shuyi supported the drunken Sheng Tang out of the car, took out her phone, and scanned the code to pay the driver.

They had agreed to celebrate her return to singlehood, but she hadn’t had much to drink, while Sheng Tang was drunk as a skunk and unconscious.

At the entrance of the villa, Qiao Shuyi lifted Sheng Tang’s face and used facial recognition.

The door opened, and as they entered, the motion-sensing lights in the hall automatically turned on.

Qiao Shuyi struggled to help Sheng Tang to the sofa, threw her onto it, and then lay down herself, gasping for breath.

So tiring.

This girl looks thin, but she’s quite heavy to carry…

A problem arose.

Sheng Tang’s bedroom was on the second floor, how was she going to get her up there?

Just as Qiao Shuyi was pondering this question, a sound of footsteps suddenly came from above.

Who?

Didn’t Sheng Tang say her house was empty today?

Qiao Shuyi was startled, quickly sat up from the sofa, and looked towards the stairs not far away.

A black figure was slowly walking down from the stairs.

The man was tall, with a tall and slender figure, and his well-tailored black suit made him appear even more noble and indifferent.

When her gaze swept over his face, Qiao Shuyi clearly felt her breath catch for a moment.

She suddenly remembered something someone had said before: If the Sheng family ever went bankrupt, Sheng Yu could still make a living in the entertainment industry just with his face.

Indeed…

The man had a sharp-angled face, clear and smooth contours, deep and three-dimensional features, combining the beauty of Oriental features with the bone structure of Westerners, it could be said to be a masterpiece of God’s artistry.

If it weren’t for his overwhelming aura and his cold and distant gaze, many people would probably mistake him for an international superstar who walked out of a movie.

While Qiao Shuyi was stunned, the man had already walked down from the stairs and was walking towards her.

In a daze, Qiao Shuyi’s mind uncontrollably flashed back to a sea of fire.

The man’s face, illuminated by the firelight, appeared even more handsome and clear, gradually merging with the face in front of her.

Qiao Shuyi suppressed the sourness in her heart and said in a low voice, “Brother Sheng Yu.”

The man’s deep black eyes looked at her, he nodded slightly, then looked at Sheng Tang on the sofa, “She’s been drinking?”

“Yeah, she had a few drinks.”

Sheng Yu didn’t speak again, his gaze fell back on Qiao Shuyi, his eyes becoming deeper.

Just as he was about to speak, Qiao Shuyi suddenly raised her head, “That…Brother Sheng Yu, it’s getting late, I’ll go home first, I’ll leave Tangtang to you.”

Then she wanted to grab her bag on the sofa and leave.

“Wait.”

Sheng Yu called out to her, “The maid is off tonight, could you please help me take care of Xiao Tang and put her to bed?”

The man’s voice was low and clear, his tone extremely polite and courteous.

Qiao Shuyi was stunned for a moment, then quickly nodded, “Okay.”

…

In the bedroom, Qiao Shuyi changed Sheng Tang into clean pajamas, removed all the makeup on her face, washed her face with a hot towel, and applied moisturizer.

After doing all this, she stood up and prepared to leave.

However, as soon as she opened the door, she saw a figure standing outside.

Sheng Yu must have taken this time to wash up, his original formal and dignified black suit had been replaced with a set of gray home clothes, making him appear less cold and distant, and more gentle.

“Done?”

“Done.” Qiao Shuyi nodded, walked out of the door, and gently closed the door.

“Thank you.”

“No problem, Tangtang is my friend, it’s only right.”

“It’s getting late, I’m not at ease with you going back alone, if you don’t mind, you can stay here.”

“This…”

Qiao Shuyi raised her head in surprise, and when she met the man’s calm eyes, she quickly lowered her head.

“The toiletries at home are all complete, if you don’t mind, you can use Xiao Tang’s skincare products and pajamas.”

“…Okay.”

Qiao Shuyi thought about it briefly, then nodded in agreement.

She had a few drinks today and couldn’t drive, and there was no one else in the Sheng family now, she couldn’t ask Sheng Yu to drive her back, could she?

She couldn’t bring herself to say it.

Seeing her nod, Sheng Yu asked again, “Do you want to sleep in the guest room, or sleep with Xiao Tang?”

“I’ll sleep with Tangtang.”

She had always slept with Sheng Tang when she stayed at the Sheng family’s house.

It was also convenient to use her skincare products and wear her pajamas.

“Alright. It’s getting late, get some rest.”

“Okay.”

Qiao Shuyi couldn’t help but add, “Brother Sheng Yu, good night.”

“Good night.”

…

Late at night, Qiao Shuyi lay in bed, unable to fall asleep for a long time.

She felt her head was in a mess, thinking about Gu Linchuan one moment, and then Sheng Yu the next.

If she hadn’t been reborn, she wouldn’t have been able to imagine that Sheng Yu already liked her, just based on their polite and distant interaction just now.

In her previous life, Sheng Yu first confessed his feelings to her on her 22nd birthday.

Two months from now.

During that time, Gu Linchuan fell in love with someone else and had a falling out with his family, and he became increasingly disgusted with her, his “fiancée.”

Perhaps Sheng Yu saw an “opportunity” then.

He booked an entire high-altitude restaurant and confessed his feelings to her in a romantic sea of flowers.

It was then that she learned that the man she had always regarded as her “brother” had secretly liked her for many years.

It has to be said that Sheng Yu was very good at hiding his feelings.

Before that, even someone as delicate and sensitive as her hadn’t noticed any extra thoughts from him.

She had always thought that she was just “a good friend of his sister” to him.

Little did she know, he had already developed other feelings…

In the end that day, she rejected him.

At that time, she still loved Gu Linchuan, even though he already liked someone else.

Moreover, because of Sheng Tang, Sheng Yu had always been a “brother” in her heart.

There was respect, admiration, but not the love between a man and a woman.

So she rejected him.

After that, she began to deliberately avoid him, and she rarely went to the Sheng family’s house.

Their already distant relationship became even more distant…