“Date?”

Yan Feifan took a moment to process the shock of the news, then asked, somewhat confused, “Don’t both people have to have feelings for each other to date?”

“But I don’t have feelings for you.”

He explained, “Su Ye, don’t get me wrong. I’m talking about that excited, happy feeling you get from a dopamine rush.”

“I already see you as a colleague and a friend.”

Yu Suye took a deep breath, forcing a slight smile onto her face. “We can date even without those feelings.”

“I know it’s a new era, but there are still plenty of people who go on blind dates, get married, and then get to know each other and fall in love.”

“You can totally date me while you try to develop those feelings.”

Yu Suye added, “You’re the guy. You have nothing to lose by dating me, so what are you so afraid of?”

Yan Feifan said with a perfectly straight face, “My sister once told me that times have changed. Guys need to learn how to protect themselves, too.”

Ugh…

Yu Suye was choked speechless for a moment.

At the same time, a fire of anger began to build within her.

‘So many guys chase after me, and I don’t even give them the time of day.’

‘And now I’m swallowing my pride, putting my dignity on the line to confess to you, and you’re just making all sorts of excuses…?’

Suddenly, she noticed Yan Feifan take a step back, away from her.

Just as she was about to ask why, she heard Yan Feifan ask warily, “Su Ye, your expression and your eyes are a bit fierce.”

“You’re not thinking of hitting me, are you?”

Just as Yu Suye was about to soften her gaze, she suddenly remembered something Yan Ziruo had once said.

Feifan, that guy, despite having been a top student his whole life, shared a common trait with many of them:

He was a bit of a coward and caved easily when faced with violent threats!

With that in mind, Yu Suye grabbed her left fist with her right hand and began cracking her knuckles, letting out a few sharp sounds.

“Yan Feifan, for a girl to confess first is a huge blow to her pride. If that confession gets rejected…”

She threatened menacingly, “I can’t guarantee I won’t lose control and beat someone to a pulp to vent all these pent-up negative emotions.”

Yu Suye stared into Yan Feifan’s eyes and asked fiercely, “Yan Feifan, I’m going to ask you one more time.”

“Are you going to date me or not?”

Yu Suye switched hands and began cracking the knuckles on her right fist. The CRACKING was incessant.

Yan Feifan offered a piece of helpful advice. “Su Ye, you’ll damage your knuckles if you keep doing that…”

“Who asked you?!”

“Hurry up and answer. Are you going to date me or not?”

Yu Suye started stretching, kicking her legs and twisting her waist as if warming up for a fight.

Yan Feifan glanced around and, seeing no one, quickly weighed his options: date her or get beaten to a pulp.

With an air of heroic resolve, he said decisively, “If you can’t fight it, you might as well enjoy it.”

“I choose to date you!”

Yu Suye’s face suddenly lit up with a brilliant smile, like a hundred flowers blooming at once, and she moved closer to Yan Feifan.

Yan Feifan took a step back.

Yu Suye moved closer again…

With his back against the wall, Yan Feifan had nowhere left to retreat. Facing Yu Suye, who was now just inches away and still closing in, he resigned himself to his fate and shut his eyes.

He waited for a moment, but nothing happened.

Yan Feifan opened his eyes and was startled to find a pair of large, sparkling eyes just a few centimeters from his own.

Yu Suye suddenly took a step back.

She took a few quick breaths and giggled mischievously. “It’s getting late. If we don’t head back, Ruoruo will start to worry…”

Pushing her bicycle with one hand and holding Yan Feifan’s hand with the other, Yu Suye asked excitedly, “So we’re a couple now, right?”

“Yeah,” Yan Feifan replied perfunctorily, feeling dejected.

“Then do you know what couples are supposed to do?”

“Eat, shop, watch movies, kiss, hug, and lift you up high,” Yan Feifan recited, still sounding unenthusiastic.

Yu Suye giggled. “That’s about right.”

“I don’t really like shopping, actually.”

She swung Yan Feifan’s hand back and forth as if she’d found a fun new toy.

“And I rarely watch movies. With that much free time, I’d rather just get some good sleep…”

Yan Feifan suddenly interrupted, “Su Ye, you weren’t actually going to hit me just now, were you?”

Yu Suye pouted and huffed, “There was a very high chance. Do you have any idea how infuriating your response was?”

“I, Yu Suye, might not be a goddess of unparalleled beauty, but calling me a great beauty isn’t an exaggeration, is it?”

“My figure is slender where it should be slender, and full where it should be full…”

Yan Feifan muttered, “Looks aren’t important. What’s most attractive is a person’s soul, wisdom, and knowledge…”

Yu Suye grew annoyed and demanded, “Yan Feifan, are you saying I’m not smart? That I’m dumb?”

Yan Feifan quickly denied it. “I didn’t say you were dumb.”

“My point is, what’s inside is more important than what’s outside. Compared to the low-brow appeal of physical attraction, a spiritual connection makes a relationship last longer.”

Yu Suye said, huffing, “Well, I’m going for that ‘low-brow appeal’ this time. I’ll secure you first and worry about the rest later…”

Just then, Yu Suye’s phone began to ring.

She took it out and looked at the screen. “It’s a call from Ruoruo!”

As soon as Yu Suye answered, Yan Ziruo’s anxious voice came through the phone. “Su Ye, is Feifan with you?”

Yu Suye quickly replied, “He is. He’s perfectly fine. We’re on our way back now, should be there in about ten minutes or so.”

Yan Feifan also spoke toward the phone, “Sis, I’m fine.”

Yan Ziruo’s voice came through the phone again, her tone now noticeably calmer.

“I just got a call from the hospital saying you were in some kind of accident. And I couldn’t get through to your phone. You scared me to death.”

“Feifan, Su Ye, what on earth happened?”

Yan Feifan and Yu Suye took turns recounting the night’s events, not ending the call until they had arrived home.

The moment that call ended, both Yu Suye’s and Yan Ziruo’s phones rang at almost the same time.

“It’s Mrs. Qin!”

“It’s Mr. Liu!”

Yan Feifan took Yu Suye’s phone and answered the call.

Yan Ziruo answered Liu Jin’s call.

“Teacher, this is Yan Feifan…”

Over the phone, Yan Feifan briefly recounted the night’s events once more.

When he finished his call with his teacher, Mrs. Qin, Yan Ziruo handed her phone over.

“Mr. Liu wants to have a word with you.”

Yan Feifan took the phone. “Mr. Liu, I’m fine.”

“You being fine is that bastard’s good luck.”

“I’ve already heard what happened from Ruoruo.”

“Several doctors have already reported that bastard’s actions to the hospital.”

“Mr. Cheng said he would be ‘strictly disciplined.'”

“Heh heh…”

Liu Jin let out a cold laugh over the phone, then continued, “Feifan, this isn’t over. I will get you justice.”

“A sneak attack on a motorcycle? That’s attempted murder.”

“Given how serious this is, this time, I want to see how Mr. Cheng plans to ‘strictly discipline’ him…”

After he hung up with Liu Jin, Yu Suye suddenly linked her arm with Yan Feifan’s, resting her head on his shoulder.

“Ruoruo, I have something to tell you…”

“Just now, Feifan confessed his feelings to me.”

‘What? How can she just flip the story like that…?’

Yan Feifan was stunned, but a firm pinch on his arm warned him to keep his mouth shut.

“Feifan said that tonight’s incident once again reminded him how unpredictable life is.”

“You never know if tomorrow or an accident will come first.”

“He said he wanted to seize the present and stop hiding his feelings for me, so he confessed.”

“Ruoruo…”

Yu Suye said with a bashful look, “I accepted…”

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