TVSFPAG -Chapter 173 Even If You Can Lie to Me for a Lifetime, I’ll Take It as Truth

Ten minutes later, the two of them were sitting on the sofa.

Looking at the round little yellow chick beside him, Chu Jinhan finally couldn’t help but speak, “Can you take it off?”

The little yellow chick shook its head, its voice muffled, “Y-you… let me process this first.”

She still didn’t dare take off the disguise, afraid that everything that had just happened was merely an illusion.

More importantly, the shock was too great—she didn’t know how to face the man in front of her.

In the past, whenever she felt embarrassed, she would wish she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into. Now, this costume had become her best hiding place.

“What do you need to process? You once said that people must bear the consequences of their choices. Since you already said you love me just now, there’s no room to take it back.”

Song Yunfei bit her lip, her voice as soft as a mosquito’s hum: “I just… can’t understand why you would…”

Back when Song Yunfei saw handsome men online, she wouldn’t dare comment, wouldn’t dare send private messages, and certainly didn’t dare fantasize about any “domineering CEO falling in love with me” scenario.

She believed her greatest strength was self-awareness—never indulging in unrealistic fantasies.

How could she possibly dare to imagine that a man as outstanding as Chu Jinhan would fall in love with her?

To put it bluntly, it was insecurity.

And on top of that insecurity was guilt from deception.

She would even blush if her online bluffing was exposed—let alone such a massive lie.

Although she didn’t finish her sentence, Chu Jinhan had already understood what she meant.

He reached out, his gaze falling on her short, chubby yellow wing. After a brief pause, he firmly grasped it.

“I’ve thought about this question for a long time,” he said slowly, his voice deep and serious. “But I realized that matters of the heart don’t have standard answers. The more you think, the deeper you fall.”

“The best explanation… is probably fate.”

Song Yunfei was slightly stunned. To be honest, she still felt it wasn’t real.

It was no different from money falling from the sky.

“You… don’t hate me for lying to you?”

“I did mind it. I even thought about letting it go just like that.” Chu Jinhan gently rubbed her wing with his fingertips. “I spent a long time weighing things and trying to convince myself.”

He paused for a long while before continuing, his voice carrying an almost imperceptible hoarseness:

“I forced myself not to think about you. But when walking on the street, every silhouette I saw felt like it was you.”

“It was then that I realized—what I hated wasn’t your deception.”

“What I hated was that… when you said you loved me and wanted to marry me, it was only out of fear and guilt.”

“What I hated was that the things you said… weren’t true.”

Song Yunfei listened quietly. A sourness welled up in her throat, and her eyes gradually turned hot and stinging.

“Even just now, when you didn’t answer my question, what I thought about wasn’t revenge—it was giving you the freedom you wanted. I only hoped you could be happy.”

His grip on her wing tightened slightly. “So tell me—what you said earlier… was it sincere, or… just another lie that would leave me in ruin?”

The warmth that had been building in Song Yunfei’s eyes finally spilled over, silently rolling down her cheeks.

She sniffed, about to speak, when he added,

“Even if it’s a lie, if you can keep lying to me for a lifetime, I’ll still take it as the truth.”

She opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but her throat was choked by overwhelming emotions, leaving her unable to utter a single word.

How could that proud, aloof, high-and-mighty man lower himself to the point of allowing her to deceive him for a lifetime?

And what right did she have… to be the one receiving such deep affection from a man like him?

After a long while, the little yellow wing clumsily—but firmly—took the initiative to hold his hand back.

Though the gesture looked awkward and even comical, the strength conveyed through it carried more weight than any words.

The little yellow chick’s voice trembled with tears, yet remained unusually clear:

“I didn’t lie.”

“It’s true… I love you.”

“…And… I’m sorry.”

Since he had already taken such a big step, regardless of what lay ahead, Song Yunfei felt she should be brave as well.

The brave get to enjoy the world first.

Just like before—knowing that the ending might be uncertain, why not cherish the present before it arrives?

Chu Jinhan looked at her.

To be precise, he was looking at this little yellow chick. The tense lines on his face gradually relaxed, the gloom in his eyes completely dissipating, leaving only a gentle warmth behind.

He reached out and gently pulled the little yellow chick—larger than himself—into his embrace.

“I forgive you.”

“From now on, I don’t want to hear those three words again.”

A faint reply came from inside the little yellow chick: “Mm.”

“Now… can you take off this battle suit?” Chu Jinhan’s voice had become much gentler than before. “I want to see you.”

“……”

After a long pause, Song Yunfei slowly stood up. “Y-you wait for me.”

With that, she walked toward the bedroom.

After the earlier scuffle with Bai Yu in the courtyard, she was covered in sweat and her hair was a mess.

Their reunion had already been awkward enough—she didn’t want to take off the costume and reveal a disheveled face in front of him.

She removed the costume she was wearing, hugged it tightly, and quickly came out, using it to completely cover her face as she hurried toward the bathroom.

She was so well covered that Chu Jinhan couldn’t even see a single strand of her hair.

Chu Jinhan sat quietly on the sofa, waiting.

At that moment, a battle-damaged frog gently pushed the door open and peeked inside.

“Are you two done being all lovey-dovey? Can I come in now?” Bai Yu’s voice trembled, “I’m freezing to death.”

Without waiting for Chu Jinhan to respond, he walked in on his own.

He sat on the single-seater sofa farthest from Chu Jinhan, then reached up, pried open the frog headpiece’s mouth, and pulled his head out from inside. He then picked up the glasses on the table and put them on.

Bai Yu took a long breath of fresh air, then comfortably crossed his frog legs and looked at Chu Jinhan with a half-smile.

“President Chu—no, I should say Chairman Chu now.”

He pointed at the tear in his frog costume, still dangling with bits of cotton, and said teasingly, “This counts as a work injury, right? Mental damages plus property loss—how are you planning to compensate me? Cash or check? I support cross-border payments.”

Chu Jinhan glanced at him. “You can deduct it from your prison sentence.”

Bai Yu laughed out loud, completely unfazed by the threat, his grin widening instead.

He struggled to pull his phone out of the tattered frog costume, opened the photo gallery, and waved the screen.

“Alright then. Take a look at the video I just recorded—high-definition, no edits. Before I go to jail, this clip is definitely going viral online. I’ve even thought of the title already—”

“‘Shocking! Newly Appointed Chairman of Yanjin Group Suspected of Mental Instability, Publicly Confesses His Love to a Giant Yellow Chick.’”

…

“Hmm, I wonder whether Yanjin’s stock will fall or rise by then.”

“Maybe it’ll even boost sales of plush chick costumes. Chairman Chu, want to consider investing in a spin-off product? I can reluctantly authorize the use of my likeness—no, the chick’s likeness rights.”

Chu Jinhan replied calmly, “Illegal filming, invasion of privacy. As for whether Yanjin’s stock will fall or not, I don’t know—but I can now confirm that Dr. Bai is truly ignorant of the law. You really should go to prison and study some legal basics.”

After finishing her shower, Song Yunfei came out just in time to hear the two of them arguing again.

She sighed helplessly. “Can you two please stop?”

Both of them turned to look at her at the same time.

Bai Yu raised an eyebrow, the corner of his lips curling into a teasing smile. “Oh? Cuihua actually put on makeup? Feeling a bit… lovestruck, are we?”