My stepmother forced me to donate bone marrow, so I retaliated by slapping my scumbag father in the

Shen Ze's expression finally changed: "You're Yu Binglan?"

Yu Binglan nodded vigorously, a smile involuntarily spreading across her face: "Yes, it's me."

The surrounding area was completely in an uproar.

"Brother Shen Ze?"

"Did Mr. Yu just call him 'brother'?"

"What's going on? This icy female CEO can be this gentle?"

"She didn't even blink when she rejected an eight-million-dollar Ferrari, but now that she sees this man, her voice has changed!"

"Who is this guy?"

Zhang He stood there, his face turning pale instantly.

Shen Ze, it's Shen Ze again!

Of course he had heard of this name. Shen Cong had been cursing Shen Ze almost every day in the hospital these past two days.

Fengsheng Group, Huateng Villas, Shuren Hospital—each one more bizarre than the last.

Zhang He never expected that Yu Binglan knew Shen Ze, and that their acquaintance was not just ordinary.

Her calling him "Brother Shen Ze" just now was so intimate it gave me the creeps.

Zhang He knew all too well how difficult it was to approach Yu Binglan.

Shen Cong pursued her for so long, sending flowers, gifts, and asking people to organize gatherings, but Yu Binglan didn't even give him a kind look.

He rarely calls me "brother," let alone uses my name.

But now, she actually showed Shen Ze this expression in front of so many people.

If Shen Cong knew this, he'd probably go crazy.

Yu Binglan completely ignored the gazes around her. She looked at Shen Ze, her voice filled with the joy of reuniting after many years: "I've been looking for you for a long time."

Shen Ze was somewhat surprised: "What are you doing in Shanghai?"

"I came back to find you."

After Yu Binglan finished speaking, her ears felt slightly hot, but she still said seriously, "Of course, Xingchen Group's business focus is also here, but a large part of the reason I came back to Shanghai is to find you."

Shen Ze remained silent for two seconds.

He truly hadn't expected that the aloof woman in front of him, whom the entire Shanghai business district dared not approach easily, would be Xiao Bing, the girl who used to follow him around when he was a child.

Yu Binglan looked at him, as if afraid that he hadn't remembered yet, and said softly, "When I was little, the elders in my family favored boys over girls. They disliked that I was a girl and insisted on raising me as a boy."

"Her hair was cut very short, and all her clothes were boys' clothes."

"The children in the yard laughed at me for being neither male nor female, snatched my schoolbag, and threw mud at me."

"You're always the one who stands up for me."

As she said this, her eyes reddened, but she still smiled: "Once, they cornered me at the alley entrance. Even though you couldn't beat them, you still rushed up to block me."

"Your nose was bleeding from the beating, and you lied to me and said it didn't hurt."

The images in Shen Ze's mind gradually became clearer.

He was young then, and Xu Ying was busy setting up her stall every day. After school, he would run around near Anpingli.

Xiao Bing is always bullied by a group of children.

He couldn't stand it, so he intervened. Sometimes he won, sometimes he got beaten up.

But Xiaobing has liked following him ever since.

They picked up glass marbles together behind the old building, squatted by the roadside watching ants move their nests, and folded paper airplanes together.

Then one day, Xiao Bing suddenly disappeared.

Aunt Wang said that her family had moved away, it seemed they went to Longdu.

The two never saw each other again after that.

Shen Ze looked at Yu Binglan, his tone softening: "So it really is you."

Yu Binglan smiled, a very soft smile, but it was a completely different person from when she was facing Zhang He just now: "I knew I hadn't made a mistake."

The onlookers were completely mesmerized.

The person who spoke earlier, Yu Binglan, is the high and mighty president of Xingchen Group.

Cold, assertive, able to shut people up with just one sentence.

But now, standing in front of Shen Ze, she seemed to have suddenly shed all her sense of distance.

Her tone was gentle, her eyes were bright, and even her speech was filled with a cautious joy.

Several senior executives of Xingchen Group looked at each other in bewilderment.

They had been by Yu Binglan's side for so long, and they had never seen her like this before.

The assistant covered her mouth, almost unable to react.

Zhang He felt as if he had been slapped in the face.

The pink Ferrari is still displayed in its crystal gift box, with the lights on and ribbons fluttering, and all the media cameras are there.

But at this moment, it's like a huge joke: an eight-million-dollar luxury car can't even buy Yu Binglan a single kind word.

Shen Ze simply stood there, and Yu Binglan took the initiative to walk through the crowd and affectionately call him brother.

The difference is too stark.

Yu Binglan looked around and seemed to finally realize that there were too many people.

She asked softly, "Brother Shen Ze, do you have time later?"

Shen Ze said, "Yes."

Yu Binglan's eyes lit up even more: "Then I'll treat you to dinner, okay?"

She paused, then, as if gathering her courage, lowered her voice and said, "Today is my birthday. I didn't originally want to celebrate, but I would be very happy if I could have a meal with you."

Another low gasp rippled through the crowd.

"Inviting you to dinner?"

"Is it still a birthday dinner?"

"Is there any need to say more? President Yu's feelings for him are definitely special."

"Shen Cong's car delivery has become a joke."

Yu Binglan acted as if she hadn't heard these comments.

She looked at Shen Ze and suddenly asked, "By the way, Brother Shen Ze, are you... single now?"

Upon hearing this, the assistants of Xingchen Group widened their eyes.

Mr. Yu actually took the initiative to ask the man if he was single!

Shen Ze was also a little surprised, then smiled and said, "Single."

Yu Binglan visibly breathed a sigh of relief, a slight blush rising to her cheeks: "That's good."

She realized her words were too blunt after she finished speaking, and her ears turned even redder, but she didn't avoid Shen Ze's gaze.

Seeing her like this, Shen Ze smiled and said, "Let's go. It's the birthday person's treat, I can't very well refuse."

Yu Binglan nodded, her voice so gentle that those around her doubted their hearing: "Mm."

The two walked out side by side.

The executives and assistants of Xingchen Group followed automatically, but dared not get too close.

The onlookers quickly made way.

The pink Ferrari in the crystal gift box is still there, but no one finds it romantic anymore.

Zhang He stood beside the gift box, looking as if all his strength had been drained.

His fingers trembled as he watched Yu Binglan and Shen Ze leave.

Oh no, I have to tell Shen Cong about this immediately.

Zhang He took out his phone and made a call.

The phone rang for a long time before being answered. Shen Cong's weak and irritated voice came through: "How is it? Did she accept it?"

Zhang He's throat tightened: "Young Master Cong, President Yu confiscated it."

Shen Cong's voice suddenly turned cold: "Confiscate it? What kind of work are you doing?"

Zhang He swallowed hard: "She even told us to move the car and not to bother her like this again."

The person on the other end of the phone was breathing noticeably heavier.

"Where is she?"

Zhang He closed his eyes and could only say, forcing himself to speak, "She... left with Shen Ze."

In the hospital room, Shen Cong suddenly sat up straight: "Who did you say?"

"Shen Ze".

Zhang He's voice trembled, "President Yu recognized Shen Ze in the crowd and went straight over to call him Brother Shen Ze."

She said they knew each other when they were children, and that part of the reason she returned to Shanghai was to find Shen Ze.

"Then she took the initiative to invite Shen Ze to dinner and asked him if he was single."

There was a deathly silence on the other end of the phone.

A few seconds later, Shen Cong completely exploded.