Over the years, he had secretly matched countless yuri couples who, for various reasons, couldn’t be together.
Hiding both merit and fame.
But having seen too much in real life, Chen Yu’s threshold naturally rose.
He increasingly felt that 2D yuri was still a bit more beautiful.
Until before seeing An Qing, Chen Yu had always thought this way.
At first, when asked to attend the An family’s recognition banquet, he refused.
You can’t just call him and expect him to come!
Rather than wasting time in a place like this, he’d prefer buying a few new doujinshi or chatting with group friends.
But he was wrong.
Standing in the crowd, Chen Yu coldly watched tonight’s protagonist.
The An family’s An Qing—she was very beautiful. From Chen Yu’s perspective, she could be considered a top-tier beauty.
But he had no interest, especially in women who flattered him because of his status as a Chen family young master.
Just as he was about to look away and rest his eyes, Chen Yu noticed An Qing’s expression change.
Gone was the earlier gentleness and kindness.
Looking somewhere, her pale red pupils held only overwhelming possessiveness and wolf-like ferocity.
That gaze wasn’t directed at him or the others—it belonged exclusively to someone An Qing desired but couldn’t have.
In an instant, Chen Yu’s radar pinged.
Not the loli radar, but the yuri radar.
But the look vanished in a flash, replaced once more by the usual gentleness.
The experienced Chen Yu knew it was no illusion—that was the real An Qing hidden beneath the gentle facade.
Chen Yu stared fixedly at An Qing, concentrating fully as he waited.
What Chen Yu didn’t know was that his behavior instead put Chen Guang, beside him, on high alert.
Like Chen Yu, Chen Guang also didn’t want to come to the recognition banquet.
He had no interest in being around a bunch of idiots—until he saw An Qing’s profile.
The moment he saw that face, his heart raced, blood surged.
From this beautiful girl, he felt the breath of destiny. So he came.
But he hadn’t expected Chen Yu to have the same good taste and also set his sights on An Qing.
From beginning to end, Chen Yu had always been his greatest enemy—whether in inheriting the family business or choosing women, Chen Yu always stood in his way.
Chen Guang’s brows furrowed tightly as he watched his older brother’s every move, afraid he would make a move first.
But Chen Yu paid no attention to Chen Guang from start to finish.
He kept waiting, wanting to confirm if his judgment was correct.
Finally, Chen Yu got it.
This time he didn’t miss it—An Qing once again looked somewhere, her eyes filled with complex emotions.
Following An Qing’s line of sight, Chen Yu saw the petite girl hidden among the crowd.
That was… the An family’s other daughter?
In an instant, surprise flooded Chen Yu’s heart.
One side was the foster daughter, the other the recently recovered biological daughter.
What kind of story must have happened between them for An Qing to show such an attitude?
He could no longer suppress his excited heart and eagerly wanted to confirm An Yu’s identity.
So, in front of everyone, Chen Yu moved.
Pushing through the crowd, he walked straight to the hidden corner—An Yu’s hiding place.
Chen Yu was completely unaware of the massive ripple his actions would cause.
First, the An family parents once again became aware of An Yu’s existence.
Then Chen Guang—he let out a huge sigh of relief.
Though he didn’t know what was up with his brother, as long as it didn’t affect him, it was fine.
Chen Guang’s lips curved into a gentle smile as he approached An Qing and greeted her elegantly.
“Hello, Miss An Qing. Let’s get acquainted—I’m Chen Guang of the Chen family.”
Chen Guang extended his hand, but received no response from An Qing.
An Qing’s pale red pupils became utterly vacant, staring fixedly in An Yu’s direction without blinking.
She didn’t understand.
What exactly had An Yu done?
Unlike last time, with fake help, she hadn’t seen An Yu do anything—but the result was not much different from her previous life.
When had An Yu set this up?
She hadn’t noticed a thing.
Even without looking at her parents’ reactions, An Qing knew—they wouldn’t abandon a daughter with value.
Forcing herself to stay calm, An Qing’s hand trembled slightly.
These past days, because An Yu had done nothing, she thought she could grasp An Yu’s lifeline.
Now that she thought about it, of course it wouldn’t be that simple.
An Yu was An Yu…
An Qing’s red eyes were filled with the sight of Chen Yu and An Yu happily chatting; nothing else could fit.
Hah…
In her previous life, it was the same—interacting with Chen Yu was far happier than dealing with her.
But she wouldn’t let An Yu have it so easy…
This outcome was within An Qing’s expectations; it was just that Chen Yu’s presence was rather glaring.
An Qing could barely suppress her inner urge—she wanted to go to An Yu right now and pull away that strange man.
“Miss An Qing?”
The man’s hypocritical voice gave An Qing a nauseating sense of familiarity.
In an instant, she snapped out of her own world.
She subconsciously turned back and saw Chen Guang extending his hand with a face full of smiles.
Ah… right.
An Qing had nearly forgotten—because she had changed things, this disgusting guy would also attend.
Looking at Chen Guang’s handsome face, An Qing forcibly suppressed the urge to vomit and put on an extremely strained smile.
“Hello, very pleased to meet you.”
Though she wanted to kill this disgusting man right now, An Qing still extended her trembling hand.
Because he still had use.
To destroy the An family, she needed to borrow his hand…
But it was really so disgusting.
The thought of shaking hands with Chen Guang made An Qing’s stomach churn.
She had spent a lifetime and still couldn’t figure out what was good about this hypocritical man.
Why would An Yu want to steal this kind of trash?
In what way… was she inferior to this kind of scum?
If the person An Qing most wanted revenge on was An Yu, then the Chen Guang before her was the one she most wanted to kill.
An Qing’s heart gradually darkened.
This time, at least, she wouldn’t give Chen Guang another chance to approach An Yu.
Chen Guang completely failed to notice An Qing’s abnormality.
He was still happily greeting her.
“Miss An Qing, you are very beautiful and very special. This banquet cannot even highlight your beauty.”
Chen Guang smiled confidently: “Next time, I will invite you to the banquet at my house.”
His meaning was simple: he, Chen Guang of the Chen family, acknowledged An Qing as a woman and allowed her to become a guest of the Chen family.
Though the meaning was simple, it was a hundred-percent effective.
He believed this time would be the same.
Just like his life had always been—smooth sailing, as if favored by the heavens.