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Chapter 157 Song Yang's Regret

Half past eleven.

Chen Yan parked his car at the subway station exit, randomly selected a soothing piece of music, and lay down in the car to wait quietly.

After waiting for about ten minutes, a familiar figure suddenly appeared in his sight.

Chocolate carried a large bag in her left hand and a suitcase in her right, walking with a very steady gait.

Chen Yan paused the music, then opened the car door and walked towards the chocolate.

"Boss." Chocolate wanted to wave and greet him, but since both hands were full, he had to give up the idea.

However, the next second, Chen Yan walked to her side and took the big bag she was carrying.

"Boss, no need..." Chocolate instinctively wanted to refuse, but before she could finish speaking, Chen Yan had already taken the bag from her hand and walked towards the car.

Chocolate pursed her lips, then quickly followed Chen Yan.

……

"Have you had lunch?" Chen Yan asked Chocolate as he returned to the driver's seat.

"Not yet." Chocolate shook her head. She came out around ten o'clock... She hadn't eaten breakfast, let alone lunch. Her stomach was completely empty and she might cry out at any moment.

"Let's go have lunch first, and then I'll take you to the photo studio." Chen Yan nodded and then drove towards Wanning Mall.

Before arriving at the subway station, he had already booked a table at Haidilao... Although he didn't know what she liked to eat, since she had chosen Haidilao to treat him last time, he decided to book it there again this time.

On the drive to Haidilao, the two didn't talk much... Chen Yan was focused on driving, while Chocolate didn't know what to say, so she pretended to look at the scenery outside the window and occasionally glanced at Chen Yan.

'The boss is really good-looking,' Chocolate couldn't help but exclaim inwardly.

Chen Yan didn't choose her usual mature outfit today, but instead wore a simple sweatshirt and trousers, with a simple parted hairstyle.

Although he lacked that mature and rational elite aura, he possessed a much stronger sense of clean-cut youthfulness, which also made him more approachable.

'Talented, good-looking, and rich...' Chocolate silently assessed in his mind and finally came to a conclusion—his boss was an absolute all-rounder.

And she inadvertently compared Song Yang and Chen Yan... to be precise, not to compare, but to see just how outrageous the gap between the two really was.

Originally, as boyfriend and girlfriend, Chocolate always held Song Yang in a special place in her heart, and naturally she would not compare him with others.

But now that they've broken up, Song Yang is just an ordinary man in her heart, so there's no longer any question of "not being able to compare."

However, upon comparison, Chocolate suddenly realized a saying—the difference between people is sometimes greater than the difference between people and pigs.

In every aspect, Song Yang was almost completely outmatched by Chen Yan. Even his most outstanding trait, his looks, was still far inferior to Chen Yan's.

Chocolate suddenly understood why Song Yang had been so opposed to her joining Hengxing Media, and why he had only pretended to be happy when her "hip-shaking dance" and "duro dance" became wildly popular.

Chocolate had always sensed something, but when she was dating Song Yang, she didn't think about it in that direction. Now that they had broken up, combined with Song Yang's previous behavior, Chocolate suddenly felt like an outsider with a clearer perspective.

After fully understanding everything, Chocolate's dissatisfaction and contempt for Song Yang increased even more.

When faced with his partner's progress, Song Yang's thought wasn't to strive for progress together, but rather to keep his partner stuck in the same place...

This behavior, coupled with Song Yang's usual idle and carefree attitude, made Chocolate even begin to doubt why she had ever been with Song Yang in the first place.

It can't be because of the other person's face...

'I still can't be too caught up in romance anymore; personal growth is the most important thing,' Chocolate murmured to herself, leaning back in her car seat.

……

After having lunch at Haidilao, Chen Yan returned to the photo studio with chocolates.

At first, Chocolate was still wondering where the staff dormitory was. After all, it wasn't her first time at the photo studio, and she had never been able to find the so-called staff dormitory. But since Chen Yan said there was one, she didn't doubt it, though she was a little curious.

However, when she followed Chen Yan out of the elevator and arrived at the seventh floor, looking at the living area that could be considered an apartment, the shock in her heart reached its limit at this moment.

After all, this was very different from the employee dormitory she had imagined... No, this wasn't an employee dormitory at all; it was clearly Chen Yan's own place to live.

After realizing this, a flood of thoughts rushed into Chocolate's mind.

'Chen Yan asked me to move into his house, so does that mean we're living together...?'

'No, he definitely told me it was the dorm room, so he couldn't be deliberately confusing me to get me to move in.'

'Wait, does that mean he's trying to take advantage of me?' Chocolate's thoughts started to wander, and a question popped into her head.

If Chen Yan really wants to sexually harass her, what should she do...?

After thinking for about five or six seconds, Chocolate quickly gave the answer.

She felt she couldn't even muster much desire to resist, after all, Chen Yan's various "stats" were simply too exaggerated, to ordinary people it was like the Trisolarans fighting against Earthlings.

Chocolate even felt that even if such a thing really happened, it could be considered a good thing for her... After all, if that really happened, what way could Qingqing rely on to overtake others?
How could flirting possibly compare to this genuine intimacy?

'Wait, why would I think that?' Perhaps because the thought was becoming increasingly dangerous, the brain triggered an automatic correction mechanism, instantly bringing Chocolate back to her senses. She couldn't help but wonder why she had such a thought.

When she was dating Song Yang, his values ​​constrained her thinking, preventing her from ever considering such a possibility.

However, now that they have broken up, this invisible shackle has naturally been peeled away by the wind.

“I usually just handle some work here and don’t stay here much.” Chen Yan pointed to the second bedroom and said, “The second bedroom is empty. You can stay here for the time being. Except for the study and the master bedroom, you can stay anywhere else.”

"Mhm." Chocolate nodded while subtly observing Chen Yan's expression. When she saw that he was speaking in a completely businesslike tone, she breathed a sigh of relief, but was also slightly discouraged.

She was only in her early twenties and still harbored fantasies about love, so naturally she didn't want her relationship with him to be based on any illicit means.

But Chen Yan's appearance made her feel that she had no charm at all in his eyes.

Just as Chocolate was caught in a battle between her left and right brain, Chen Yan had already finished explaining everything and said, "Put your luggage away yourself. I won't help you. I'm going to the study to take care of some things. You can come find me if you need anything."

After saying that, Chen Yan walked straight to the study without pausing for a moment.

……

Song Yang lay on the bed, his expression blank, his mind filled with confusion.

He simply couldn't understand why Chocolate would so readily sever their three-year-long relationship over something so trivial.

This is clearly not a matter of principle, and the two of them rarely argued about it before; at most, the other person would just complain a little.

Even now, Song Yang still doesn't believe that his state of mind that day was the reason for their breakup.

Song Yang couldn't help but start thinking about the real reason why Chocolate broke up with him.

'Something must have happened to Chocolate before our date that day, causing her to break up with me over such a small thing.' Song Yang thought seriously for a moment, then suddenly sat up in bed.

If he remembers correctly, Chocolate was having a photoshoot at a photo studio that morning!

'So something must have happened at the photo studio that made Chocolate want to break up with me!' After realizing this, Song Yang didn't even bother to think about it any further and directly focused his attention on Chen Yan.

In his view, there are only two possibilities.

The first scenario is that Chen Yan extended a romantic invitation to Chocolate, and Chocolate fell for him, so she chose to break up with him.

The second possibility is that Chocolate was attracted by Chen Yan's charm, so she chose to break up with him, hoping to regain her single status and thus achieve a deeper relationship with Chen Yan.

The more Song Yang thought about it, the more convinced he became that his two guesses were correct. He took a deep breath and punched his thigh hard.

"So why did I call Chen Yan this morning? Wasn't that just giving him a helping hand?"

The more Song Yang thought about it, the more foolish he felt his actions that morning were. He then began to consider how he could salvage the situation.

To be honest, even though Song Yang thought Chocolate had fallen for Chen Yan, he still didn't want to break up with her... After all, in a relationship, Chocolate could really be considered a very good romantic partner.

'What should I do, what should I do...' Song Yang kept rubbing his thumb against his index finger, trying to find a good solution, but the more he thought about it, the more desperate he felt.

He briefly analyzed the gap between himself and Chen Yan, and then he couldn't feel even a glimmer of hope.

This gap is like a boxing novice stepping into the ring for the first time, only to find Tyson at his peak standing opposite him.

At this moment, the focus should not be on how to win, but on how to survive in the ring.

Just as Song Yang was extremely anxious and racking his brains but couldn't find a good idea, a knock suddenly sounded at the door.

"Who?" he shouted impatiently.

"Brother, it's me." A pleasant voice rang out from outside. "Brother, come out for lunch. Don't sleep in."

Upon hearing this voice, Song Yang suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and a "good idea" popped into his mind.

(End of this chapter)