Chapter 016 We Can't Go Back

Huang Junkai, this good - for - nothing show - off, was getting more and more disgusting the more you looked at him.

Not only was he a gigolo, but he was also a useless person. He was shameless, and on top of that, he couldn't even win a fight? What else could he be but a waste?

"Boss, all the things broken in the store today and the impact on business, put it all on my tab," Zhao Yuqi said with a smile as she walked to the front desk and addressed the store's female owner.

The female owner had been planning to call the police, but since someone was willing to compensate for the losses, there was nothing more to say.

Zhao Yuqi looked at Chen Yuan with an increasingly admiring gaze.

A low - key and wealthy tycoon, not only was he good - looking, but he was also good at fighting and full of a sense of justice.

Even though Lin Shutong had treated him badly many times.

He didn't hold a grudge against her because of it. Instead, he stepped in to teach the scumbag a lesson.

What grace! What style!

Zhao Yuqi: Favorability + 10

Zhao Yuqi: Favorability + 10

Zhao Yuqi: Favorability + 10

Before she knew it, Zhao Yuqi's favorability towards Chen Yuan had reached 40 points.

With 40 points of favorability, an ambiguous relationship could start to develop.

Chen Yuan didn't expect that by beating Huang Junkai up, he could make Zhao Yuqi's favorability towards him rise so quickly.

Actually, it was understandable that Lin Shutong's favorability towards him skyrocketed when he helped her out of the embarrassing situation.

But Zhao Yuqi was just an onlooker.

She actually increased her favorability by so much as well.

This was really a pleasant surprise!

It seemed that girls' admiration for the strong was probably a natural instinct.

Almost all women hoped that their men would be powerful, graceful, and responsible.

"Sorry, about today's meal..." Chen Yuan walked up to Zhao Yuqi and scratched the back of his head apologetically.

"It's okay. I feel like I got to know a different you today. It seems that every time I get in touch with you, I can discover a new side of you," Zhao Yuqi said, blinking her big eyes.

She carefully sized up the boy in front of her.

This guy really seemed like a treasure boy!

"What new side? I've always been the same old me," Chen Yuan said, spreading his hands.

"Actually, I didn't have much impression of you before. It wasn't until last time when you asked me for my WeChat and were so straightforward. I thought you were a really sincere person, without all those tricks. But then, when you went and tipped so much in my live - stream room, and I found out how famous you were online, I realized you were not just an ordinary rich guy. And now, you're even so good at fighting. It's really quite unexpected," Zhao Yuqi said, her big eyes twinkling.

At first, Chen Yuan was not even within her consideration.

But now, Chen Yuan had become a top - tier competitor.

Among all the outstanding boys she knew, Chen Yuan could definitely rank in the top three.

"Is that so? I've been following you for a long time. I originally thought our school's beauty queen was some fairy who didn't touch the mundane world. But who knew you had such a strong taste? Extra - spicy and then some, eating shrimp without gloves and even licking your fingers?"

"Are you some kind of straight - laced guy? How can you say that about a girl? Ugh, you're so annoying," Zhao Yuqi said, stamping her foot in a huff.

She was quite cute!

Lin Shutong watched as Zhao Yuqi and Chen Yuan flirted, and she felt really uncomfortable.

Although Chen Yuan had just helped her out of the embarrassing situation.

He didn't comfort her or fawn over her as he used to. Instead, he was getting more and more engaged in the conversation with Zhao Yuqi.

It was as if he had completely forgotten about her.

At this moment, Lin Shutong suddenly felt an unprecedented sense of crisis.

Zhao Yuqi was not inferior to her in terms of figure, appearance, or conversation. In fact, she could even outshine her.

A goddess - level figure like her was actually showing extraordinary interest in Chen Yuan.

If Chen Yuan had a better option, could he still be devoted to her and treat her like a princess?

Impossible!

"Why did I only just realize how good Chen Yuan is? Just when I really want to get to know him, like him, and love him, he's about to be snatched away by another girl?"

"No, this can't happen!"

"Chen Yuan is mine. Chen Yuan must be mine. No one can take him away!"

People often don't cherish what they have until they lose it.

And then they regret it bitterly.

This was probably the most accurate portrayal of Lin Shutong's current state of mind.

"Chen Yuan, can I talk to you?" Lin Shutong walked over and interrupted the conversation between Chen Yuan and Zhao Yuqi.

"I don't think it's necessary," Chen Yuan replied.

"But I really have something to say to you. You never used to be this cold to me. No matter how many wrong things I did before, you would always forgive me. This time, I really know I was wrong. Can we go back to the way we were? You love me, right?" Lin Shutong asked pitifully, with tears in her eyes.

She hoped to get an affirmative answer from Chen Yuan.

"Go back to the way we were? Keep following you around like a dog? When you were happy, you'd reply to my messages, and when you were not, you'd ignore me completely. We were together for a month, but you didn't allow me to post a group photo on Moments, and you didn't let me hold your hand in public. Your reason was that it might have a bad influence if your family found out?

"I don't believe that for a second. I think you were afraid that if your other admirers found out, they'd all run away.

"For three years, do you know what I've endured? I tried my best to make you happy, but everything I did was a joke to you. You just enjoyed the process of me chasing you. You never really cared about me. Lin Shutong, I'm telling you right now, we can't go back. I don't love you anymore!"

Chen Yuan almost roared out the last sentence.

He didn't pay any more attention to Lin Shutong.

Instead, he turned around and took Zhao Yuqi's hand, then left the lobster restaurant.

...

Along the way, Zhao Yuqi was being pulled along by Chen Yuan.

She didn't know what to say.

Nor did she know if Chen Yuan did this on purpose or not.

Anyway, in the lobster restaurant just now, in front of Lin Shutong, Zhao Yuqi didn't resist when Chen Yuan held her hand.

She didn't know if it was to give Chen Yuan face.

Or maybe it was some strange psychological factor at play.

Zhao Yuqi just let Chen Yuan hold her hand and walked a long way.

"Actually, I don't know what to say. You must be feeling really bad, right? I've heard your story with Lin Shutong. I just can't figure it out. If you liked her so much, why didn't you just tell her your identity? If she knew your true identity, she should have agreed to be with you long ago, right?"

"What identity?" Chen Yuan was a bit confused.

He was just a kid from an ordinary family. What awesome identity could he have?

But then he quickly realized.

Zhao Yuqi must have seen him tipping tens of millions in the live - stream room, being extremely generous.

So she guessed that he had an extraordinary identity.