"Do you want to know?"

"Yeah, take your time to say it, I’m listening carefully."

It’s all about the past, it’s been a long time, and the memory is somewhat faded. Gu Yuan was afraid that saying too much would trigger the ’Chi Yu’ memory inside him, so she picked some fragments to tell him.

Chi Yu felt overwhelmed after listening.

Loosening his grip on Gu Yuan, he turned her shoulders to face him: "Was I such a jerk before?"

Gu Yuan laughed: "When are you not a jerk?"

"..." That’s the truth after all.

He was a jerk way too many times.

Chi Yu hooked his arm around Gu Yuan and pulled her into a hug, whispering, "Time and again I’m a jerk, yet you’re always so forgiving. So this is love, Yuanyuan, you love me so much."

Gu Yuan: "Love can also disappear."

Chi Yu: "I’m deaf, Yuanyuan, what did you just say? I didn’t hear it."

Gu Yuan: "..."

From Gu Yuan’s memories, Chi Yu learned some things about the past between him and Gu Yuan.

He could sense that Gu Yuan deliberately concealed some things in her words, and they seemed very important.

He didn’t know why Gu Yuan wanted to hide part of their past, he could only guess that there were some unpleasant memories that made her very sad, so she was reluctant to bring them up in front of him.

The more he thought about it, the more guilty Chi Yu felt.

He was too much of a jerk.

Whether it was before or after the amnesia, he had done many things that wronged Gu Yuan.

The two stayed in the lounge for a while, about ten minutes later, Gu Yuan locked Chi Yu in and went out first.

Sheng Yi had calmed down, and she needed to talk to Sheng Yi alone.

"Yuanyuan."

When Sheng Yi saw Gu Yuan come out, she stood up.

Gu Yuan walked over and didn’t bring up the matter, instead asking, "What do you want to eat tonight?"

Sheng Yi showed no sign of discomfort, as cheerful as ever, "I want to eat the coconut chicken Yuanyuan makes."

"Okay, I’ll make it."

"And braised pork."

"That’s too greasy, do you really want to eat it?"

"Yes, I’m going to eat three pieces in one go."

"Look at how greedy you are."

Sheng Yi nodded vigorously like pounding garlic: "I’m so hungry I could swallow a whole cow."

"If the cow knew, it would cry," Gu Yuan took Sheng Yi’s hand and started walking out of the office: "Let’s go home, I’ll make you some good food."

As they reached the door, Sheng Yi realized: "Yuanyuan, are you done with work?"

"I’m done, it’s quitting time now."

"Then..." Sheng Yi pointed back at the person in the lounge: "Aren’t you waiting for Chi Yu?"

"He can drive back himself."

And so the two left.

In the lounge, after the two of them left, Chi Yu muttered ’heartless’, then slowly walked out of the lounge.

Actually, they had planned it together. She would take Sheng Yi away first, and Chi Yu would go back by himself, because Sheng Yi really needed Gu Yuan at that time. Chi Yu wasn’t someone who disregards feelings, after all, Sheng Yi had pointed out a shortcut for him today.

It was only later that he caught on, that if Sheng Yi had Gu Yuan go to Ancient Water Village as well, then he would participate in the show too, and by that time many opportunities would present themselves to him.

...

On the way back.

Before getting in the car, Sheng Yi was talking energetically with Gu Yuan.

After getting in the car, Sheng Yi’s words clearly became much less, gradually falling silent, as her mind was once again occupied by some matters.

Gu Yuan knew Sheng Yi’s head must be a mess right now, but she didn’t want to ask too much. The car remained very quiet until Gu Yuan broke the silence first, asking directly: "Have you thought about going to M Country to find Dao An?"

Sheng Yi was stunned: "...Huh?"

Gu Yuan repeated: "In the past year, with Dao An gone for so long, have you thought about going to M Country to find him?"

Sheng Yi stammered: "I, why would I think of finding him, I haven’t... I never thought about it."

"Yiyi, why are you suddenly stuttering."

"..."

The reason for stuttering was because she was guilty about lying.

With so many years of friendship, how could Gu Yuan not understand some of Sheng Yi’s reactions? When lying, she would definitely stutter.

"Yuanyuan, stop teasing me, my mind’s a mess right now." The panicked Sheng Yi was like a deer lost in the jungle, suddenly without a direction.

Gu Yuan knew that if some things aren’t directly pointed out, they will just keep going in circles like this.

Between two people, not both can be cowardly, one has to be brave, so she straightforwardly asked Sheng Yi: "Tell me, are you secretly in love with Dao An?"

Sheng Yi suddenly raised her head, looked at Gu Yuan, and then very softly admitted: "Yeah." 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

Gu Yuan: "Yiyi, although you like him, it’s not unrequited love."

Sheng Yi bit her lip, her cheeks quickly turned red, "Yuanyuan, does Dao An really... really have feelings for me?"

"It’s more than just feelings..." Gu Yuan said seriously: "Compared to your feelings for Dao An, Dao An has a deep crush on you."