Chapter 17: A Sudden Confession

“I’ve thought long and hard about what you said that night.”

“Hmm?”

Qiao Shuyi didn’t expect him to bring this up so suddenly, her eyes flashing with surprise.

“I don’t know what kind of person you like, but I’ll try my best to become the kind of person you like.”

The man spoke slowly, his expression filled with an unprecedented gentleness and seriousness: “Before that, can you please not fall for anyone else?”

Qiao Shuyi opened her mouth, her eyes filled with confusion and shock.

Sheng Yu’s confession came so suddenly.

“But what if I never fall for you? Wouldn’t that mean I could never fall for anyone for the rest of my life?” Qiao Shuyi lowered her eyes, her voice soft.

“Of course not. Give me a year. After a year, if you still haven’t fallen for me, I won’t bother you anymore.”

Qiao Shuyi remained silent.

Seeing this, a hint of disappointment flashed in Sheng Yu’s eyes.

Just as he was about to get up and let her go, Qiao Shuyi suddenly raised her head and resolutely said, “Okay!”

“But I have a condition too.”

“Tell me.”

“During this year, you can’t let Tangtang know about us… you know what I mean?”

“I understand.” Sheng Yu readily agreed, “Okay.”

Seeing his quick agreement, Qiao Shuyi couldn’t help but feel relieved.

If there were more situations like the one in the car tonight, she would probably die on the spot.

“Give me your hand,” Sheng Yu suddenly said.

Although Qiao Shuyi was a little confused, she still extended her right hand.

The next second, her outstretched hand was gently grasped by the man.

Her cheeks instantly flushed: “You…”

Suddenly, she felt a chill on her hand, as if something had passed through it.

She looked down and saw a transparent bracelet on her fair wrist.

Its texture was as clear and bright as glass, without a single flaw, yet it was finer and more lustrous than glass, with a faint glow.

Qiao Shuyi was speechless with surprise.

She didn’t know much about jade, but even she could tell the type of bracelet in front of her.

Glass type…

The top level of jade.

“I went to an auction tonight and felt this bracelet would suit you, so I bought it.” Sheng Yu released her hand, a hint of satisfaction in his eyes.

Qiao Shuyi’s wrist was white and slender, her fingers were also very beautiful, and they complemented the bracelet perfectly.

“Brother Sheng Yu, no, this is too expensive…”

Qiao Shuyi tried to take off the bracelet, but Sheng Yu pressed her hand down.

“Don’t take it off, it looks good on you.”

The man’s brows were lowered, his deep voice carried a unique coolness, and when he looked up at her, his eyes were filled with seriousness.

“…”

Qiao Shuyi felt her face getting even hotter.

“Ji Xingchuan said that chasing girls requires not only effort but also money. I don’t have much else, just money.”

“As long as you like it, it’s worth it, no matter how expensive it is.”

Qiao Shuyi had heard of Ji Xingchuan.

He was the only son of the Ji family, known for being a charming and carefree person, and he had a good relationship with Sheng Yu.

Qiao Shuyi swallowed her refusal and softly said, “…Thank you.”

Sheng Yu smiled, stood up, and moved to let her out of the car.

Qiao Shuyi finally had the chance to get out of the car.

“It’s getting late, go back and rest early.”

“Okay, you go back early too.”

Qiao Shuyi nodded at him, then turned and ran into the courtyard.

After watching her enter the Qiao family villa, Sheng Yu got into the car.

He was in a good mood and played music all the way home.

…

It was already past midnight, and everyone in the Qiao family was asleep.

Afraid of waking them, Qiao Shuyi didn’t turn on the lights, used her phone flashlight, and tiptoed upstairs.

Just as she was about to open the door to her bedroom, a door opening sound came from next door.

“Sister~”

“Really?”

Qiao Shuran was leaning out of her bedroom door, looking at her with a smile: “Why are you just coming back now?”

“Why aren’t you asleep so late?”

Qiao Shuran giggled, walked towards her in her slippers, and then ran into her bedroom.

“What are you doing in my room? Go back to your own room and sleep.”

Qiao Shuran lay on her bed, rolled over, then propped her chin with her hand and winked at her: “I saw everything, oh~”

Qiao Shuyi was slightly taken aback: “What did you see?”

“I saw a brother who drove a Maybach send you to the door, he blocked you in the passenger seat, and you two were making out in the car…”

Before Qiao Shuran could finish, Qiao Shuyi covered her mouth: “Little sister, you’re wrong.”

“No, I saw it clearly, a tall and handsome brother! I even took pictures!”

Qiao Shuyi: “…”

“Hee hee~”

“Just pretend you didn’t see anything, and don’t tell Mom and Dad, okay?”

“Okay, okay, but you have to tell me, are you dating that brother?” Qiao Shuran looked up at her with an innocent smile.

“No…”

“Then he’s pursuing you?”

Qiao Shuyi: “…I guess so.”

“Then sister, why don’t you introduce him to me sometime, I can help you screen him, oh~”

“We’ll talk about it later, it’s still a bit early.”

After much coaxing, Qiao Shuyi finally managed to appease the little ancestor, Qiao Shuran, and sent her out the door.

Watching her skip back to her room, Qiao Shuyi felt her head getting bigger.

How did she feel like her little sister was even more cunning than in the previous life…

After a simple wash, Qiao Shuyi lay in bed, ready to sleep.

However, as soon as she closed her eyes, Sheng Yu’s exquisite and three-dimensional face involuntarily appeared in her mind.

And the serious and affectionate look he had when he confessed to her.

He said: “I don’t know what kind of person you like, but I’ll try my best to become the kind of person you like.”

Who could resist that…

Qiao Shuyi sighed, her fingers accidentally touched the jade bracelet on her wrist.

She raised her hand and looked at the jade bracelet again in the moonlight coming from the window.

A handsome, rich, affectionate, and willing-to-spend-money man, it’s hard for any woman not to be moved, right?

She had to admit, she seemed to be a little moved too.

Not knowing what she was thinking, Qiao Shuyi suddenly got out of bed and went to her desk, flipping through a notebook.

She sat down on the chair, picked up a pen, thought for a while, then picked up the pen and wrote down three words: Favorability.

She decided to keep track of her favorability for Sheng Yu in real time.

[Initial Favorability: 30]

Sheng Yu was handsome, affectionate, and rich, and he even saved her life in the previous life, so he deserved this 30 favorability.

Qiao Shuyi thought for a while and added 5 to the 30 favorability.

He helped her out of her embarrassment tonight and even gave her such an expensive and beautiful jade bracelet, so adding 5 was only right.

Qiao Shuyi closed the notebook with satisfaction.

She decided that when her favorability for Sheng Yu reached 100, she would confess to him.