"Alright, the flower package is ready. Here you go. Sunflowers are relatively cheap these days, so I'll just charge you forty-five. I wish you success in your confession."
When Shang Linyu picked up the flowers and handed them to Bai Yingying, he had almost suppressed his emotions. He smiled slightly, seemingly congratulating her, but he was already dying of jealousy inside.
He looked at the simple flowers in his hand, and the more he looked at them, the more displeased he became. If Bai Yingying hadn't said they were for a confession, he would definitely have added some matching flowers to the sunflowers. But now he decided to forget it and not let some other scoundrels have them.
He remembered Sunflower's words perfectly. "No one else is in my sight, you're all I see." That brat who got confessed to should be secretly thrilled; he's absolutely ecstatic! Damn! I'm so jealous!
"Received 45 yuan Alipay --"
The voice notification that Bai Yingying had successfully paid interrupted Shang Linyu's thoughts. He composed himself, handed her the flowers with both hands, and spoke in a calm tone.
Thank you for your patronage.
After taking the flowers, Bai Yingying looked at him with a smile, without saying a word or leaving immediately.
Shang Linyu didn't know what else she had to do. The thought of her dressing up so beautifully to confess to other men and surely succeeding made him feel listless and unmotivated.
"What's wrong?"
Shang Linyu asked politely, Bai Yingying Yingying's face flushed. She seemed to take a deep breath, and then, with bright eyes, she handed over the sunflower she was holding.
" Shang Linyu, I like you. Will you be my boyfriend?"
As soon as Bai Yingying finished speaking, her face turned bright red. She lowered her head and closed her eyes tightly, not daring to look at Shang Linyu's expression, as if she was afraid of being rejected by him and dared not face him.
Shang Linyu: "???" His mind went blank for a moment, and it took him a long time to realize that Bai Yingying liked him and that he was the one she confessed to.
An immense joy surged from the depths of his soul, his heart pounded, his body temperature suddenly rose, almost burning him alive, and he instantly blushed and his heart raced.
Shang Linyu put the flowers in his arms and hugged Bai Yingying as well, his eyes a little moist.
"Yes, of course. I thought you had someone else you liked. I was so scared just now. Thank you, thank you for liking me, Bai Yingying."
"You really agreed? I thought I was going to fail. I should be thanking you for agreeing to my request."
Bai Yingying was surprised that Shang Linyu would agree to her request. It took her a while to realize what had happened after being hugged. She immediately hugged him back, tears welling up in her eyes.
After that day, Bai Yingying increasingly frequented Shang Linyu's flower shop when she didn't have classes. When Shang Linyu wasn't open, he would pick her up from her university and they would go out for meals, dates, and movies.
They did all the things that young couples do, and dated peacefully and happily for three months. Even Song Jingyuan and Mu Linyi, two very busy people, knew about it.
Shang Shujue and Song Yanqing must have known as well, but Shang Linyu hadn't formally mentioned it to them, and as elders, they couldn't very well ask, so they could only wait patiently.
That day, Bai Yingying thought about it for a long time and then decided to formally introduce Shang Linyu to her three roommates, who were also her friends since childhood and could be considered half her family.
This also means that Bai Yingying wants to take her relationship with Shang Linyu to the next level. He understood what she meant and was very happy, but also very nervous.
He was afraid that he hadn't done enough and that his beloved girl would suffer because of him, and he was also afraid that her friends would have opinions about him, putting Bai Yingying in a dilemma.
For the first time, Shang Linyu was so nervous that he couldn't sleep. He thought about it for a long time but still didn't know how to get along with Bai Yingying's friends.
So, the day before their agreed meeting, he hesitated for a long time before finally calling Shang Shujue. It was noon when they met, right at lunchtime.
"Hey~" Shang Shujue ate the food Song Yanqing had put on his plate, and looking at his son in the video, who was still awake late at night with the nightlight on, he couldn't help but laugh and tease him, "Why is our busy man still awake so late?"
"Oh, it's Xiao Yu. Why are you calling your dad at this hour? Would you like to try some seafood here? Your uncle sent some back to your brother, and he can cook it and send it to you."
Song Yanqing placed the peeled shrimp in front of Shang Shujue, peeked at Shang Linyu, and raised his eyebrows slightly—a gesture exactly like Shang Shujue's.
" Uncle Song, Dad, I don't eat shrimp. I have a very urgent matter that I need your help with. I've thought about it for a long time, but I really don't know what to do."
Seeing the harmonious relationship between the two of them, Shang Linyu felt that she had made the right decision to seek their help. So she sighed deeply and told them about her worries.
"Haha... You're still a greenhorn, is that all you've got? Well, your Uncle Song is very experienced. Let him explain it to you in detail. Dad, go ahead and eat."
"Dad, aren't you surprised at all? I'm in a relationship... Don't you care about me anymore?"
Shang Linyu had thought that Shang Shujue would be surprised when he told him about being in a relationship, but to his surprise, not only was he not surprised, but he even handed his phone to Song Yanqing as if it were commonplace, asking him to share his experience. He was immediately unhappy about this.
"Stop messing around, kid. We already knew about your little affair when your brother found out, and it took us ages to tell the family."
Shang Shujue swiped to the video, smiled, and pointed with her small hand, instantly creating a sense of oppression. Song Yanqing, sitting next to her, didn't dare to move.
"If I hadn't prepared the three wedding items for you in advance, do you think any girl would want to be with you when you propose? Just you wait, Dad will deal with you when we get home."
"..."
As soon as Shang Shujue finished speaking, she left the camera's view. Shang Linyu remained silent for a long time off-camera, then snorted, looked at Song Yanqing, and said earnestly, " Uncle Song, hurry up and tell me, we'll see each other tomorrow, I'm so anxious..."
Song Yanqing smiled and shook his head, looking both helpless and indulgent. In the end, he still earnestly shared some experience with him, experience that was all he had kept hidden away when he was pursuing Shang Shujue.
Shang Linyu's eyes lit up as he listened; he had learned something new. So the next day, when Shang Linyu met Bai Yingying and her three friends, he was dressed very neatly and handled everything in an orderly manner.
While the girls were eating, he gentlemanly took care of Bai Yingying, occasionally helping her friends pass things, thus being considerate of Bai Yingying's feelings while also showing respect in front of her friends.
When the girls went shopping, he was in charge of swiping their cards and carrying their shopping bags without hesitation. He even offered reasonable suggestions when Bai Yingying asked for his opinion.
During this time, when someone asked him for his WeChat, he resolutely refused, giving Bai Yingying a great sense of security. Bai Yingying was very happy. Her friends went from being wary and cautious at the beginning to being satisfied in the end, all within just one day.
Because many of Shang Linyu's seemingly familiar actions revealed a clumsy sincerity, and sometimes even seemed rigid and methodical, it was obvious that he had looked up a strategy guide and followed it.
The three people teased Bai Yingying in the group chat, saying she had found a treasure, which made Bai Yingying so embarrassed that she didn't want to talk to them anymore. Their first meeting ended perfectly.
As a male, Shang Linyu was responsible for taking them back. Before they got into the car, he unexpectedly encountered Mu Linyi, who was dressed in a high-end bespoke outfit, in the underground parking lot.
"Hey? Xiao Yu, what are you doing here?"
Mu Linyi saw Shang Linyu first, but didn't see the four girls who had already gotten into the car.
As soon as she spoke, the girls looked over. The bright and dazzling beauty stunned them for a moment, and they couldn't help but wonder about her relationship with Shang Linyu.
"Sis, I brought my girlfriend and her friends here for a visit, and we're about to head back. What are you doing here?"