Chapter 44 - Chapter 44: The Person Who Protects
Chapter 44: The Person Who Protects
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
“Is that so…” Chen Song murmured softly, “Then I’ll go upstairs and call Mom and Dad to come down… They must be very happy.”
Everything went smoothly thereafter. Since the two elders of the Chen family were already arranging a blind date, they were already quite satisfied with Fu Daoyu. Now, after a conversation, they were even more satisfied.
Seeing that they had no further issues, Shen Qingyue stood up to bid farewell. After all, her task was completed.
Chen Song escorted her to the door. “Let me drive you back. It’s late, and it’s not appropriate for you to go alone.”
Shen Qingyue shook her head. “No need. Someone is giving me a ride.”
Chi Ming was waiting for her in the car at the door.
Shen Qingyue fell into silence for a while and suddenly stopped. “Brother Chen Song.”
Chen Song turned to look at her. “What’s the matter?”
“Fu Daoyu and Yingying are only pretending to be together. Neither of them wants this blind date. They just agreed to deal with their parents… So, you don’t have to be too sad. Right now, Yingying, in fact, hasn’t developed any feelings for anyone.” Actually, she did not need to say the last sentence. After all, Chen Song could already see it. Otherwise, he would not be so calm now. Shen Qingyue knew that Chen Song had feelings for Chen Ying, an accident from the previous life.
That day, she broke down when Wei Jiu’er returned to the country, and Qin Zhen did not come home all night. She dragged Chen Ying to the rooftop to drink. In the end, they both got drunk and passed out.
When Chen Song came to pick them up at night, she half-opened her eyes and saw Chen Song gently kissing Chen Ying on the forehead. That look in his eyes was not innocent at all.
Chen Song was surprised that Shen Qingyue could see through his thoughts but quickly regained his composure. He did not defend himself or prove anything, instead, he calmly said, “I know. She just wants to find someone to appease her parents! The people around her are just playing around…”
However, despite this, he could not control the suppressed and gloomy feeling in his heart, even pain. Although Chen Ying did not like those people, she did not like him either. It was as if she had no heart…
Shen Qingyue reminded him, “Right now, it’s only for the sake of appeasing their parents, but it may not always be that way.”
Chen Song stiffened. “If she can truly find her own happiness, I will bless her!” He had been waiting all these years, and she never turned back. Didn’t he understand that? She did not have him in her heart.
“Have you ever thought about telling her your feelings? If you don’t say it, she will never know.” Shen Qingyue had observed Chen Song’s kindness towards Chen Ying for ten years and knew it better than anyone else. Originally, she wanted Chen Song to confess on his own, but now, looking at him, it seemed that he was going to retreat?
In the previous life, when Chen Ying encountered a mudslide while climbing a mountain, her life or death unknown, Chen Song joined the rescue team without hesitation to save her. In the end, Chen Ying was found, but on the way back, another mudslide occurred, and Chen Song broke his spine while protecting Chen Ying, leaving him permanently disabled. Chen Ying, on the other hand, was unharmed…
Even so, Chen Song never uttered a word of complaint. He continued to guard Chen Ying’s happiness. This kind of Chen Song, even though the Chen family had some misgivings about his current status, they later felt that he was worthy of Chen Ying’s trust. However, at that time, Chen Song did not want to burden Chen Ying… So Chen Ying never knew that Chen Song liked her.
If possible, Shen Qingyue hoped that they could cherish each other again, before everything had happened. As long as Chen Song was willing to take a step forward, she would do her best to help him. However, Shen Qingyue didn’t expect that even now, Chen Song still chose to stay in place.
Chen Song smiled faintly, gentle as water. “Yingying is the true princess of the Chen family, and I’m just a fake nobleman they picked up. We’re not suitable for each other.”
Shen Qingyue frowned. “You should know that Uncle and Aunt have never thought that way. They truly care for you.”
“I know!” Chen Song looked up at the night sky, slowly withdrawing his smile. “Because of that, I can’t take advantage of their kindness and force them to accept me. The young lady of the Chen family shouldn’t choose an orphan like me.”
Shen Qingyue could not understand Chen Song. If she wanted something, she would strive for it, even if she ended up with a broken head and bloodshed. That was her own choice. But she suddenly thought of her own past with Qin Zhen, and that was really a case of a broken head and bloodshed! But Chen Song was different from Qin Zhen.
Chen Song had too many concerns…
“Brother Chen Song, sometimes people can be a little selfish.”
Chen Song forced a smile and pointed outside. “Since someone is waiting for you, go quickly. Don’t keep them waiting.”
Shen Qingyue gave him one last glance and did not say anything more. She turned and left. She had said everything she could, and there was nothing else to say.
In the morning, as they started work, the open-plan office was still filled with a rich floral fragrance.
Shen Qingyue’s office was even more crowded with flowers. It was almost like a flower shop.
She thought that she should tell Chi Ming not to send flowers in the future.
After all, they would eventually wither.
It felt a bit of a waste when throwing them away.
Recently, there had been an employee resignation in their department, and today was the first day for the new employee. He Tian led the team inside to greet her.
“General Manager Shen, hello. My name is Hong Dou. I’m very happy to work in this company.”
Hong Dou was tall and thin, wearing gold-rimmed glasses with her hair tied high in a ponytail with slightly curled ends.
She was dressed in a professional suit and looked very capable.
Shen Qingyue briefly went through the usual induction process and then said, “You can go out now. If you have any questions, feel free to ask He Tian. He’ll be responsible for guiding you.”
“Okay.”
Not long after, the office door was knocked again..