A pampered young lady from a prestigious family, pampered by her childhood sweetheart, a CEO.

"Let bygones be bygones."

"Yaoyao...did you ever hate me back then?"

It didn't seem like a suitable day or place for them to chat.

But that's exactly where the conversation started.

"I hated you when my dad almost ended up in the hospital because of you... I hated you for leaving me here alone at such a crucial moment? I hated you for disregarding the reputation of both families?"

Xu Shuli looked at the swaying car lights outside, her eyes slightly moist.

"But I know you so well. We grew up together, have known each other for 22 years. The first sound I ever heard was your cry. We were born in the same hospital, just minutes apart. Our ancestors knew each other, and even our two families' postpartum nannies traveled back and forth between our two families..."

“Yunqi, I hated you, but I also undoubtedly hated myself, because I know you had your own reasons and things you had to do, which is why you left me there alone. But I couldn’t accept how good you were to me back then… This dilemma lasted for three years. For the first 18 years, we were incredibly close, but for the last three years, we were like strangers.”

Luo Yunqi opened his mouth, wanting to reach out and take her hand, but he had no strength to lift it. He hunched over, almost bursting into tears.

“Yaoyao…”

“My dad told me that Grandpa Luo personally called to apologize to him, offering the entire Luo Group as a token of apology. He didn’t ask for anything else, just that the two of us be alright. At that time, I knew that the things you were facing were even more important.”

"Yaoyao...I..."

“My dad said he understands you, and he doesn’t think you’re that kind of person. I understand you too, and I also think you’re not that kind of person. It’s just that there’s still a hurdle in my heart, and I can’t yet be as unrestrained in my affections and do whatever I want as I used to…”

"Yaoyao...I was wrong..."

She was saying all the right things, and her eyes were so gentle, but her words were like an invisible hammer, pounding his bleeding bones again and again.

“Yaoyao…”

He cried, tears streaming down his face in front of Xu Shuli, his large hands covering his face. From his mother's accident to her death, to facing so many things alone, shouldering the entire group, having to take care of his grandfather, his father, and those behind the scenes...

He endured it all alone for so long, through countless nights when he wanted to give up, he survived by thinking of Xu Shuli, all so that one day when he could appear before her, he could have the chance to be forgiven by her again.

Inside the quiet car, the sound of a boy's soft sobs could be heard. The once shrewd CEO of the Luo Group had left behind a facade, and he was now just a boy in his early twenties.

Looking at him like this, Xu Shuli shook her head inwardly. She thought she still loved him, and liked the person in front of her very much.

"Don't cry, Yunqi. I can't drive, so I won't be able to take you later. Wipe your tears. How can the CEO of the Luo Group cry like this? If others find out, they'll laugh at you. Think about Qi Luo, think about Chen Li and the others."

On the contrary, it was Xu Shuli who comforted him first.

"As I told you, I'm willing to give you this chance, which means I'll gradually let go of what happened before. We've known each other for so long, we're childhood sweethearts, and I know I really like you, and I know you like me too. But given what happened before, I still want to test you."

“Yaoyao…”

His face was streaked with tears, his eyes were red and swollen, and his silly appearance softened people's hearts.

Xu Shuli sighed. She rarely asked for anything, and most of what she did ask for would be abandoned because of her calm pessimism and her weighing of the pros and cons.

But this time she was determined and stubborn, even if it was only once in a lifetime, even if it was just a fleeting moment.

"Don't cry. I never thought about abandoning you. I'm sure I still like you a lot, and my dad still likes you a lot too. Otherwise, he wouldn't have forgiven you so quickly. You've already handed the Luo Group over to me. If you dare to bully me again, you'll be fired."

"I won't do it again... Yao Yao..."

He looked truly ugly and unsightly. Xu Shuli helplessly grabbed a tissue from the side and gently wiped away his tears. "Do you think you're still a child? Crying like this, if some passersby see this and post it online, you'll completely lose face as the CEO..."

"Then I won't worry about saving face. With you, I have everything I need."

"..."

"You should clean your face first before you talk to me about this."

Xu Shuli is a complete looks-obsessed person. From childhood to adulthood, the people around her have all been extremely outstanding and good-looking. After being surrounded by good-looking people for a long time, she has developed some immunity to them.

As a result, she is extremely picky about many things; clothes must be beautiful, items must be beautiful, and even people must be beautiful.

"well"

As if his face wasn't his own, Luo Yunqi grabbed a tissue and quickly wiped away the tears on his face. He then rolled up the car window slightly.

"Don't let the wind blow too hard; the temperature difference between night and night is quite large now."

They cried, but they didn't forget this point.

"Shall I take you back now?"

"it is good."

This time, Luo Yunqi drove very steadily and at a much slower speed than before, wanting to calm the two of them down and also to quell his own excitement.

After so long, he heard Xu Shuli confirm once again that she liked him very, very much. Now, it was up to him to see what he would do next.

"Yaoyao, don't worry, from now on, I only have you, whether it's in the past, present, or future."

"it is good."

Neither of them spoke. A cool breeze brushed against their cheeks, and Xu Shuli's scattered thoughts returned slightly. Now she finally had enough time to do what she wanted to do.

……

……

On the other side was the Xu family mansion.

Xu Qiluo stood nervously in the living room, glancing at the clock on the wall, mentally cursing Luo Yunqi for making 180 turns in his car.

What time is it? He still hasn't brought his sister back, and he's been watching a movie by himself for so long.

"Young Master, you've been waiting here for so long, why don't you go back and rest? Miss will come up when she returns."

The housekeeper had seen Xu Qi wander around the living room more than once, and even felt a little dizzy from his wandering, so he couldn't help but ask him a question.

"No need. I didn't see my sister being brought back by him with my own eyes, and I still can't put my mind at ease. That bastard Luo Yunqi took my sister to Hollywood to watch a movie, didn't he? Otherwise, how could she have stayed there for so long?"

housekeeper"……"

Even if he couldn't keep up with the way this young man thought, he knew that a movie would take at least an hour and a half, and even with the travel time, it would still take at least two hours to finish the movie.

"Young Master, it was already 8:30 when you finished eating..."

The butler weakly added a sentence, ignoring Xu Qiluo's nervous look, and then the sound of cars outside began.

"My sister is back!"