“Su Rong!” Just as Ye Chu and Su Rong were speaking, a voice cut in. Ye Chu turned and saw Chen Bowen walking towards them.
Ye Chu looked at Chen Bowen’s pale face and could not help laughing. He thought this fellow was really stubborn. With his injuries, he would not recover without resting for half a month. It had only been a few days, yet he was out. He must be in great pain.
“Brother Bowen!” Su Rong nodded and smiled at Chen Bowen. “Is something the matter?”
Chen Bowen suddenly appeared beside Ye Chu and Su Rong, drawing everyone’s attention. The originally noisy banquet hall suddenly quietened several times over.
One was Ye Chu, infamous three years ago but transformed now. The other was Chen Bowen, always praised. Two men with different lives both liked Su Rong. No one knew whom Su Rong would choose. Some girls imagined themselves choosing and suddenly found they seemed to prefer the bad yet somewhat melancholic Ye Chu.
Everyone perked up, eyes burning as they watched the scene. Anyone could tell Ye Chu and Chen Bowen would have a contest.
“A birthday gift for you. I hope you like it!” Chen Bowen said, taking out a gift box and handing it to Su Rong. “Open it and see!”
Su Rong nodded under Chen Bowen’s gaze, took it, and opened the box. Inside was a crystalline pill.
“This is a pill refined by an Innate Realm alchemist. I originally planned to use it when I broke through to Innate Realm. Now I give it to you!” As Chen Bowen said this, his gaze could not help glancing at Ye Chu. Though it seemed calm, Ye Chu clearly saw provocation in his eyes.
“Hiss…”
Yao City’s young men and women were shocked by Chen Bowen’s generosity. They thought he was really willing to spend heavily. Such a pill could not be bought with money, yet he gave it away.
Everyone’s gaze turned to Ye Chu. They thought since Chen Bowen had paid such a price, Ye Chu must show something. They wondered if he could match Chen Bowen’s.
Ye Chu saw everyone looking at him and asked Su Rong curiously, “Why is everyone staring at me? I understand the women, but should not the men feel ashamed seeing my handsome face?”
Su Rong spat at Ye Chu, but she knew what Zhang Su’er and the others were thinking. Her face flushed slightly. “Ignore them!”
Pang Shao had long disliked Chen Bowen. His spotlight stolen by Ye Chu was tolerable, since he could not match Ye Chu. But this pretty boy wanting to show off, he could not stand.
“Ye Chu! Your dream girl’s birthday. Hurry and give a gift!” Pang Shao slapped Ye Chu. He knew Ye Chu had good things. Casually taking some out could surpass Chen Bowen.
“Oh!” Ye Chu glanced at Su Rong, rummaged in his pocket, and finally pulled out a paper aeroplane. He handed it to Su Rong. “Happy birthday!”
Everyone stared dumbfounded at the paper aeroplane in Su Rong’s hand. They could not imagine Ye Chu’s birthday gift to Su Rong was just a strangely folded piece of paper. Pang Shao nearly fell over. “Bloody hell! Is Ye Chu too stingy? This is his dream girl!”
“Thank you!” Su Rong accepted it without displeasure, only curious. “What is this?”
“This! A model that can soar to the ninth heaven. I spent a whole month folding it. Look, my hands even bled from folding.” Ye Chu extended his hands. Su Rong and others looked. Ye Chu’s hands were very fair, with a trace of blood.
“Then thank you!” Su Rong wanted to laugh but felt it improper, holding it back until her face reddened.
“No need to thank! Though it took countless time, if you like it, it is worth it!” Ye Chu looked seriously at Su Rong. He thought yesterday he spent a minute folding a paper aeroplane for Yao Yao. Yao Yao did not like it and casually pocketed it. He had not expected it to come in handy now.
“You chat!” Ye Chu smiled at Chen Bowen and Su Rong, dragging Pang Shao to the balcony.
“Ah! I have something else. Leaving first!” Pang Shao felt a chill seeing Ye Chu look at him and quickly ran from the balcony. He dared not stand with Ye Chu.
Everyone saw Ye Chu hide on the balcony and exchanged looks. “What does this mean? Ye Chu conceding?”
“He thinks he cannot compare to Chen Bowen and gives up like this?”
“What is this? Our Su Rong has not even stated her position. How can he withdraw?”
“…”
All eyes fell on Su Rong, seemingly awaiting her choice. But Su Rong did not notice the gazes and chatted smilingly with Chen Bowen.
Liang Shan saw this and could not help sighing. “It is over! I thought Ye Chu could turn it around, but it seems not.”
But as Liang Shan sighed, he noticed Su Rong say something to Chen Bowen and walk to the balcony. This brightened Liang Shan’s eyes. Others noticed too, hearts stirring. Gazes fell on the curtained balcony.
Ye Chu leaned on the balcony rail, looking at the cold lake ahead. He thought if this house were in his previous life, such a lake-view property would drive people mad to buy.
Su Rong entered, seeing Ye Chu’s hair tousled by the wind, standing there very poetically. It was hard to imagine this was the Ye Chu from three years ago.
“After leaving for three years, looking at the cold lake, is there any difference?” Su Rong saw Ye Chu staring at the lake and asked smilingly.
“There is some difference! Before, I could see beauties bathing naked in it. Now I cannot!” Ye Chu laughed.
This made Su Rong’s face flush red. She could not help spitting, but found it amusing. The women forced to swim naked back then, who was not coerced by you? You still have the face to mention it!
“What do you think Su Rong and Ye Chu are doing on the balcony? Will Ye Chu confess to Su Rong?”
“Hehe! Probably! It is Su Rong’s birthday. Confessing now, if successful, would be a beautiful tale.”
“I truly did not expect that even after being so depraved back then, Ye Chu likes Su Rong this much.”
“…”
Voices from the other side of the balcony reached their ears constantly, rising and falling. The gossip grew more outrageous, eventually saying after Ye Chu and Su Rong confessed, there would surely be a long kiss.
These unhidden voices reached Ye Chu and Su Rong’s ears. Su Rong felt her heart about to jump out, face burning hot. Seeing Ye Chu gaze at her smilingly, she dared not meet his eyes.
Taking several deep breaths, Su Rong exhaled lightly. Looking at the still composed Ye Chu before her, she asked, “You returned to Yao City. Is it really as they say?”
Her voice was soft, somewhat coquettish, very moving. A trace of longing from deep in Ye Chu’s soul spread. This was the girl previous life’s Ye Chu dreamed of. Ye Chu was dazed by this emotion. He exhaled lightly. “Do you hope it is?”
Ye Chu’s gaze fell on Su Rong, taking in her exquisite figure. They were very close. Ye Chu could smell Su Rong’s fragrance.
Su Rong’s heart beat rapidly. She knew her answer meant something. It meant two paths for her future life, whether this man would accompany her!
Ye Chu stood there, gazing levelly at Su Rong, awaiting the choice of the girl previous life’s Ye Chu dreamed of!
