Since they are reborn, they must be supported by the school beauties.

Chapter 268 Not Afraid of a Protracted War
Chen Cheng never imagined that Lu Youyou would suddenly confess her feelings to him.

However, he wasn't a shy eighteen or nineteen-year-old boy. He had long been able to sense that Lu Youyou had feelings for him, so he wasn't surprised at all.

However, Lu Youyou's question made him seriously consider whether he would consider her.

Lu Youyou is excellent in every way, with no flaws. She was someone I looked up to when I was young. She has feelings for me, and I feel the same way about her.

But when it comes to dating, Chen Cheng still instinctively feels some resistance.

For him, romantic relationships are a burden, hindering his business ventures and his ability to make money. He felt he was a womanizer in his past life and a proponent of non-marriage and childlessness, so he couldn't find any reason to be in a relationship.

If he doesn't date, he can follow his heart without any guilt, coming and going as he pleases, separating temporarily or going their separate ways when things lose their novelty.

But once things develop in the direction of a romantic relationship, someone will inevitably get hurt. I'm not a born scumbag, and I don't enjoy toying with others, but I also don't want to confine myself to a box.

He initially wanted to reject Lu Youyou and continue being good friends with her, at least maintaining their current relationship. However, seeing her nervous, anxious, and expectant expression, he felt a little reluctant to do so.

So, he looked into Lu Youyou's eyes and said seriously, "Little Lu, if the right opportunity comes in the future, you will definitely be my first choice."

Chen Cheng did not lie.

He is surrounded by all sorts of girls, but for him, Lu Youyou seems to be more of a romantic interest than a close friend; the others are essentially just friends.

If one day in the future I truly understand and am willing to confine myself to my own limitations and enjoy those constraints, Lu Youyou will definitely be the best choice in my mind right now.

Although Lu Youyou doesn't have Chen Cheng's mature mindset, she is smart enough to know that she can't get the answer she wants from Chen Cheng right now. Since Chen Cheng said that she would be his first choice, she will just wait for him.

So she relaxed, looked at Chen Cheng and smiled, saying, "Since you're busy with your career and I'm busy with my studies, let's each focus on our own things first. When you want to try dating, just tell me. If I happen to want to at the same time, we'll give each other a chance, okay?"

"Okay!"

Chen Cheng nodded repeatedly.

Lu Youyou has a long way to go in her studies.

Seven years of clinical practice has only just completed one-fourteenth of the course.

As for myself.

Their ambition to conquer the world is at its peak; all they're thinking about now is growing bigger and stronger.

In that case, let's give each other a few more years. Without interfering with our respective jobs, these few years won't delay either of us.

Lu Youyou's eyes shone with a clear, bright light as she asked him, "You're not just giving me a perfunctory answer, are you?"

"of course not!"

Chen Cheng said firmly, "I completely agree with your suggestion. Maybe in seven years you will go to the United States for further studies, and my career there will be established. Then we can start dating, and it will all fall into place naturally."

Lu Youyou then asked, "What if you fell in love with another girl during these past few years?"

Chen Cheng waved his hand: "No, I won't find anyone better than you outside."

Lu Youyou couldn't help but laugh out loud: "I didn't expect you to be so good at coaxing people."

"No way." Chen Cheng said seriously, "There aren't many people who know you inside and out. It's not hard to meet someone who can present themselves as better than you, but it's really hard to meet someone who is truly better than you."

Chen Cheng had been navigating the social world for twenty years and had seen all sorts of people. Some girls seemed like the best prey, but in reality, they were the best hunters. Those seemingly harmless and pitiful women were often unfathomable masters.

In comparison, girls like Lu Youyou, who have excellent physical attributes and have devoted themselves to medicine for twenty years, are truly rare.

Ultimately, there are good girls in this society, but there are very few beautiful and good girls.

Of course, Yan Ruoxuan was no less beautiful than Lu Youyou, but Chen Cheng couldn't bring himself to have any improper thoughts about her. He felt that in front of her, he was just a forty-year-old uncle, and there was a generation difference between them.

Lu Youyou stared at Chen Cheng without blinking, making sure he wasn't joking with her, and her heart immediately felt relieved.

She was never afraid of a protracted battle, and for someone as slow to warm up as her, the longer the battle lines were drawn out, the better. The reason she couldn't wait to confess to Chen Cheng was because Chen Cheng suddenly had to take a leave of absence to go to the United States. Otherwise, she would have preferred to spend seven years gradually warming up Chen Cheng's heart.

Now that Chen Cheng has suggested a protracted battle and has shown some affection for her, she can wait with peace of mind.

Having made a verbal agreement, Lu Youyou, seeing that it was getting late, said to Chen Cheng, "Take me back to school. If you have time before you leave, we can have dinner together."

Chen Cheng asked her, "What will happen to this car if I leave?"

Lu Youyou said, "It's your car, you decide for yourself."

Chen Cheng said, "I'm leaving soon, maybe in another week. This car is so new, don't leave it lying around and ruin it. I'll give it to you and you can keep it for me. Take it out for a spin occasionally, and make sure the battery doesn't run out of power."

Lu Youyou said with difficulty, "Even if you give it to me, I have nowhere to park it. I can't drive it to school, it's too conspicuous."

Chen Cheng smiled and said, "Leave this matter to me. I will arrange everything properly."

"Row."

Lu Youyou nodded in agreement, then asked him, "You're leaving in another week? Isn't that a bit too rushed? You're going to start a business, not go on vacation. You need to sort everything out before you set off."

Chen Cheng smiled and said, "If we don't leave now, it might become difficult to travel. There's an infectious disease outbreak recently, and I'm afraid the situation will get worse. I'll buy a plane ticket once I've settled things at school."

The history of SARS is too long ago. Apart from the approximate timeline and the details of the panic buying of supplies and the fight against the epidemic in Yanjing, Chen Cheng's other memories are very vague.

He didn't know if there were any special international restrictions or limitations on China back then. If he was prevented from leaving the country at that time, he would probably have to wait until the summer when all the risks were over before he could leave.

So what he was thinking was to leave as soon as possible, get out first and then figure things out. It wouldn't be difficult to come back after he got out, but once things got out of control, it would be difficult to get out.

When Lu Youyou heard him mention infectious diseases, she said somewhat nervously, "Our professor said that this virus is still very contagious. Do you want to wait until this virus has passed before you leave?"

Chen Cheng shook his head and said, "Waiting would put us in a very passive position. Let's go out first and talk about it then."

Lu Youyou nodded understandingly, and said with some reluctance, "Tell me in advance when you leave, and I'll see you off at the airport."

Chen Cheng said, "Okay, we'll drive to the airport together, and you can drive back yourself. I'll arrange where to park in advance."

Although Chen Cheng considered the car, worth over a million yuan, to be a waste, it was, after all, a token of Lu Youyou's affection, so he could only accept it.

However, Chen Cheng had his own principles. He knew he had to repay this favor. As for how to repay it, Chen Cheng suddenly thought that he might as well buy a nice house near Lu Youyou's school before he left, preferably one with a parking space, and then give her the car keys along with the house keys.

(End of this chapter)