TVSFPAG -Chapter 23 Are You Really Mad?

Under the streetlights, his washed-out white shirt stood out clearly. The light fell on him, forming a faint halo, making him look almost dreamlike.

Song Yunfei quickly walked over to him.

“I thought you were working overtime. You didn’t reply to my message.”

Chu Jinhan withdrew his gaze from the receding Porsche and looked at Song Yunfei. “I was riding the bike. Didn’t notice.”

Noticing his gaze, Song Yunfei quickly explained, worried he might overthink things. “I was actually planning to take the bus home, but then someone suddenly came and caused trouble.”

Chu Jinhan’s eyes flickered slightly. “The one driving the Porsche?”

It was strange—he had never deliberately studied cars, yet the moment he saw certain logos, he could recognize them at a glance.

It was the same with foreign languages. He didn’t know whether he truly understood them, but once he thought of a sentence, he could naturally speak it.

That feeling was strange and inexplicable.

Song Yunfei nodded. “Yes. He even wanted to treat me to a meal. People like that are obviously not good—so full of themselves.”

Chu Jinhan said, “Then don’t work. People like that will only become more common.”

For a moment, Song Yunfei couldn’t tell whether he was mocking her or genuinely telling her not to work, because his expression was always so minimal.

After thinking for a moment, she said, “If I don’t work, then what would I do?”

Chu Jinhan replied, “What you used to do, just continue doing that.”

Now Song Yunfei was certain he was seriously suggesting that she quit her job.

She stepped onto the back seat of the electric bike. “I’d end up becoming useless. I’ll keep working. Let’s go home.”

Chu Jinhan also mounted the bike and slowly started riding.

From the front, he said, “There was a last-minute meeting before I got off work.”

He briefly told her about the exhibition.

Hearing that he had received a salary increase, Song Yunfei felt pleasantly surprised. “Really? That’s great! So where is the exhibition?”

“It’s in Huaishi.”

Song Yunfei didn’t know exactly where Huaishi was. It was probably not far—as long as it wasn’t in Haishi, that would be fine.

“Do you have confidence?”

Chu Jinhan shook his head. “I’m not sure. Our booth location isn’t very good.”

For a small factory like theirs, just getting the qualification to participate in the exhibition was already quite difficult. As for a good booth location, that was out of the question.

Song Yunfei gently tugged at his shirt and encouraged him. “I believe in you—you can definitely do it. So what if the location isn’t good? Gold will shine wherever it is.”

“Since you’ve gotten a raise, why don’t we eat out today to celebrate?”

Chu Jinhan didn’t respond, silently riding the electric bike and taking her to their destination.

Song Yunfei didn’t choose a fancy restaurant either. Instead, she picked a small eatery not far from their residential area.

It was the place they visited most often—mainly because the food was tasty and clean.

The shop was run by a husband and wife, who bought ingredients themselves from the market.

They were familiar regulars. When the owner’s wife saw them, she immediately smiled.

“You’re here? Sit down—what would you like to eat?”

Song Yunfei picked up the menu and ordered three dishes: stir-fried greens, tomato and egg, and hot-and-sour shredded potatoes.

Chu Jinhan looked a bit odd. “Isn’t this supposed to be a celebration? Why are all the dishes vegetarian?”

Song Yunfei replied, “Isn’t tomato and egg a meat dish?”

Chu Jinhan had no response.

The owner’s wife smiled and chimed in, “That just shows your girlfriend knows how to live frugally. I think you two should be getting married soon, right?”

As soon as she said that, both of them froze for a moment.

Song Yunfei found it amusing. “Madam, how can you tell?”

The owner’s wife looked like someone experienced. “Young couples who’ve just started dating tend to spend money freely. When you see couples who are careful with money and live frugally, it usually means they’ve been together for a long time and are saving up to get married.”

“You two have been together for quite a while, haven’t you?”

What she said wasn’t wrong.

But Song Yunfei simply wanted to save some money for rent.

Chu Jinhan got paid on the 7th, while rent was due on the 1st. She didn’t want to be constantly chased by the landlord every day.

Chu Jinhan didn’t respond.

He glanced at Song Yunfei, silently, as if thinking about something.

Song Yunfei gave an awkward laugh and responded half-heartedly, without much confidence, “Yeah… quite a while.”

Even though it was three vegetarian dishes, eating out still wasn’t as cost-effective as eating at home. The same dishes would cost at most ten yuan if she cooked them herself.

But in the restaurant, they cost over thirty yuan.

After finishing their meal and returning home, they didn’t have any other plans. Chu Jinhan went out to deliver food.

After taking a shower, Song Yunfei lay in bed scrolling through videos.

She didn’t know what the original owner of this body had been watching before, but the videos recommended to her were all full of “motivational” and self-help content.

“Women must learn to love themselves first.”

“The awakening of women is extremely powerful.”

“If you want something, you must fight for it. If you don’t fight, you’ll be stuck at the bottom your whole life.”

“Methods don’t matter, results do.”

“A certain fake socialite married into a wealthy family and gained assets worth hundreds of millions—all thanks to these three tactics.”

“Whether a man loves you or not can be seen from these points…”

…

Nine out of ten videos were like this, and the remaining one was borderline suggestive. Song Yunfei was almost driven into depression just watching them.

Just then, Chu Jinhan returned home earlier than usual. As soon as he pushed the door open, he heard—

“Stay away from poor men when dating. Don’t be tempted by how nice he is to you, because aside from being good to you, he has nothing else to keep you. The love of a poor man is the cheapest thing…”

He froze at the doorway, still holding his electric bike helmet in one hand and a cup of milk tea in the other.

Song Yunfei was startled and hurriedly scrolled away, trying to move past the video.

“Sisters, we should stay away from poor men. What’s most frightening about poor men isn’t their lack of money—it’s their lack of spirit, and they will keep draining you…”

She fumbled for a long time before finally turning the video off.

Looking awkwardly toward the door at Chu Jinhan, she felt like crying without tears.

Damn it—what on earth was the original owner watching?! She had been completely dragged down by this!

Forcing a smile that looked worse than crying, she said, “You’re back?”

Chu Jinhan walked in without a word, placed the milk tea on the table, and headed toward the bathroom.

“I’m going to take a shower.”

Watching his lonely figure, Song Yunfei really wanted to slap herself twice.

Why was she scrolling through videos instead of sleeping?

She quickly got out of bed, picked up the milk tea from the table, and took a sip to calm herself.

Then she walked to the bathroom door and waited for Chu Jinhan to come out.

About ten minutes later, Chu Jinhan came out.

Song Yunfei put on a smile. “The milk tea is really good. Thank you.”

Chu Jinhan wiped his hair and went to sit on the sofa. “I’ll sleep here. You should rest early.”

“Really…?” she began to say, sounding a bit happy, but when she saw his deep, unreadable gaze, she quickly suppressed her expression.

She walked over and sat beside him, trying to fix the situation. “Are you really mad? T-this video just got pushed to me randomly. I didn’t go looking for it. You have to believe me.”

Chu Jinhan looked at her briefly, his expression blank. “No. It’s fine if you look down on me. That’s how it should be—it’s my own incompetence.”