Captured Hearts: The Substitute Bride's Gambit-Chapter 199 - The Difficulty of Resisting Sheng

Chapter 199: Chapter 199: The Difficulty of Resisting Sheng Tingyuan

Chapter 199 -199: The Difficulty of Resisting Sheng Tingyuan

Sheng Tingyuan’s voice was indifferent, “Thanks for the compliment, President Ye, although it doesn’t quite sound like you’re praising someone.”

Ye Chuyi couldn’t help but laugh when he kept calling her President Ye.

She indeed liked it when her subordinates called her President Ye, because it gave her a sense of control, a feeling of becoming powerful, but Sheng Tingyuan wasn’t a subordinate, so it sounded odd when he said it.

After listening to her laugh for a bit, Sheng Tingyuan said, “Be careful and head home early.”

“Okay, President Sheng.”

Ye Chuyi ended the call and didn’t reach out of the window anymore. She knew that her habit was bad, but she had never managed to break it.

When she got home, dinner was already laid out on the dining table, steaming and fragrant.

Indeed, all the dishes were new, such as beef with hot green peppers, abalone with jade-green vegetables, spinach and jellyfish rolls, and a golden pigeon soup, among others.

What surprised Ye Chuyi the most was that there were even two opened coconuts on the table.

Sheng Tingyuan inserted a straw and handed her one.

She took it, her expression somewhat complex, “Did you buy these?”

“Mm, I saw you holding one last time, guessed you must like drinking it. I bought two, one before dinner, one after, is that enough? If not, I can buy more.”

“That’s enough, no need to buy more.”

Ye Chuyi sat down holding the coconut and took a sip.

The unique, clean and slightly sweet fragrance of the coconut spread on her taste buds, still the flavor she adored.

She hadn’t expected him to remember such a small detail.

But in fact, she didn’t want Sheng Tingyuan to be so attentive, didn’t want him to be too nice to her.

Because she knew her own weaknesses; having lacked affection in her childhood, she was deficient in these areas, and once someone treated her nicely as an adult, she would easily be touched and then fall right in.

Back then, she had been moved by Qi Yunfan and agreed to be with him because he had been so kind to her. He was attentive, inquired about her well-being every day, supported all her decisions, and didn’t scorn her for being the daughter of a murderer. Moreover, he never asked for anything in return.

No one had ever been that good to her before. She had imagined a beautiful future many times, wanting to marry him and form a loving family.

She thought that was love, but now she understood that it wasn’t.

Qi Yunfan didn’t truly like her; he was caring toward everyone, even more devoted and meticulous to Wen Nianyou than to her.

And she didn’t truly like Qi Yunfan either. After breaking up, she only felt a bit sad on the day itself, but afterwards, she felt relieved, without any yearning for him.

She didn’t want to repeat the same mistake.

Because resisting Sheng Tingyuan was much harder than resisting Qi Yunfan. He was the image of her aesthetic, so handsome that one glance would never be forgotten. He was more devoted to her than Qi Yunfan, stronger in every sense, and even his mother was superior to Qi Yunfan’s mother in every way.

Damn, she must stop thinking about it, why did all his positives come to mind?

Ye Chuyi spent the meal distracted, but regardless, she didn’t eat less. It just took longer, because she alternated between eating and daydreaming, which delayed her.

After dinner, she was about to go upstairs, but she heard Sheng Tingyuan say, “How about a walk outside?”

If it were anyone else suggesting a walk in the rain, she would definitely think he was insane.

But Ye Chuyi loved the rain too much, and his suggestion was quite tempting, impossible for her to refuse.

Walking alone in the rain might seem crazy, but together it seemed far more normal.

She abandoned the idea of going upstairs, eyes fixed on the outside, and cheerfully agreed, “Not a bad idea, a walk after dinner is good for health. Let’s go!”

After she spoke, she went straight outside.

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She twirled in the rain, happily catching raindrops in her hands, “Ah, it’s so refreshing to feel the rain when the weather gets hot!”

Sheng Tingyuan also stepped out and placed a baseball cap on her head, “Let’s go, President Ye.”

Auntie Wang watched the two of them walk away side by side from the doorway, dumbfounded, “Aren’t they taking an umbrella? The rain doesn’t seem light!”

“That’s not right, the young master usually hates rainy days, doesn’t he? Why would he choose a rainy day to take a walk with the young madam? Is this what young people consider romantic these days?”

“No, I must hurry and make some ginger tea!”