Chapter 87 Change

Chapter 87 Change

Ah—

Lin Yao was startled, and her body shifted into a more open position, sitting on his lap.

That dangerous sensation became even clearer.

Feeling helpless, she instinctively wrapped her arms around his neck, trying to lift herself up slightly.

"Be good, say you won't break up."

But at this moment, Shi Yu repeated himself again.

This time, his voice was even more dangerously hoarse yet patient and coaxing.

As he spoke, his long, slender palms slid down her thighs, clasping her waist from both sides.

Lin Yao's whole body trembled.

She could almost guess what might happen if she insisted on breaking up.

At that moment, the way Shi Yu looked at her was both infatuated and obsessive, still filled with love, but too dark and cold, so dark that it seemed to extinguish all light.

Her heart raced wildly.

It felt as though she saw another Shi Yu in those deep, cold pupils.

One who would imprison her, never letting her escape.

"…Break up."

After several seconds, Lin Yao gritted her teeth and gave the same answer.

"Shi Yu, I want to break up with you."

The moment the words left her mouth, she saw the change in Shi Yu's pupils.

The inkiness in his eyes seemed to deepen.

His pupils contracted slightly, and the large hands that held her waist tightened, pressing her down forcefully.

The sensation became even clearer.

As if about to break through.

To enter.

"Have you ever thought about why I want to break up with you!"

At the critical moment, Lin Yao's voice rang out.

Filled with mockery.

And a despair verging on collapse.

Shi Yu's movements stopped.

He narrowed his eyes slightly, the darkness in them seeming to fade a bit, looking at her in confusion. "What did you say?"

"Shi Yu…" Lin Yao cried out his name through tears, "you asked me for a reason to break up. But even if I tell you, will you change?"

"Just like now, you dragged me into the car in front of my roommates. What do you want to do? Force me not to break up with you? Or just let my roommates and even the seniors at school see how you bring me in and then have a car ride with you in front of them?"

"You always do this, have you ever considered my feelings? You ask me why I want to break up; this is the reason. Because your possessiveness and control are too strong, you never consider my feelings… Shi Yu, you're too jealous. You must already be jealous of my roommates, maybe even thinking of secretly doing something to push them away from me so that I can go to your place every night, right? You even get jealous of my parents and your mother and sister! You must think like that…"

Shi Yu didn't deny it; he had indeed thought that.

She took a deep breath, tears streaming down her face. "Also, you're too clingy. It's fine to kiss and hug when we meet, but you like… without any restraint. After that night, my waist hurt for days…"

"How can I love you like this?!"

By the end, Lin Yao was crying sadly.

She had promised herself not to cry anymore, not to cry since deciding to break up.

But the tears wouldn't stop.

Every word she said was a mix of truth and falsehood.

But except for not loving Shi Yu, every sentence was true.

So each word pierced her heart deeply, for herself and for Shi Yu.

If only he would listen more to her voice, she would be willing to become braver for him.

But her voice never reached him… She couldn't help but retreat, doubting her past choices.

Shi Yu's expression froze for a moment.

Perhaps he hadn't expected such a strong reaction from Lin Yao.

But upon reflection, all these painful emotions were given to her by him.

Shi Yu regained some clarity, pulling her into his embrace, gently holding her, and patting her back to soothe her. "Be good, don't cry… It's my fault, I won't scare you anymore."

Lin Yao ignored him, still sobbing on his shoulder.

Crying until her tears and snot smeared all over him, she finally lifted her head as if to vent her anger.

"It's not... not 'husband' anymore." Her voice was soft and filled with tears, but she was firm.

Shi Yu's face turned grim, but he went along with her words: "Alright, it's not."

In the end, he still felt it wasn't right and added coldly, "For now."

Lin Yao bit her lip, ignoring him completely.

Shi Yu didn't mind; he helped wipe away her tears and kissed her red, tear-stained eyes. "I will fix all these issues."

He looked down at her and helped straighten out her disheveled dress and hair.

"After I fix them, we won't break up."

"..." Lin Yao lifted her gaze to look at him but said nothing.

She didn't believe him.

Shi Yu seemed to understand her skeptical look and spoke softly, "Give me some time."

Lin Yao lowered her head, avoiding his gaze.

...

A few minutes later, although Shi Yu offered to drive them back, Lin Yao firmly refused.

Having composed herself and wiped away her tears, Lin Yao opened the car door and stepped out alone.

The bodyguards had already been instructed to let her go.

Lin Yao ran over, and the four girls hugged each other tightly.

When asked about Shi Yu, she shook her head without speaking. Her roommates were still shaken and thought this man was too domineering; breaking up sooner was better.

So Lin Yao left with her three roommates, He Yan, and Ji Zimo.

At that moment, the window of the Rolls-Royce behind them slowly rolled down.

Shi Yu watched coldly as the little green tea hugged her roommates and left. His narrow eyes drooped, and the darkness in his gaze deepened.

He began to regret letting her go like that.

He should have taken her back.

Even if she was unhappy, he could pretend to be normal and comfort her.

Who wouldn't want to sleep holding the girl they love at night?

Only when Lin Yao's figure disappeared did Shi Yu's gaze turn colder.

He closed the car window and instructed the driver to leave.

...

...

*

The next day, Lin Yao woke up to the aroma of food.

"Lin Yao from Room 511, you have an order."

A girl brought breakfast up from downstairs and placed it on the table outside their door.

It smells so good.

Lin Yao sat up, rubbing her slightly swollen eyes from crying last night, and asked Jiang Lingling, who had fetched the delivery for her, "Strange, what's inside? I didn't order anything."

"Lin Yao, you... you need to come down and see!"

Jiang Lingling, while unpacking the delivery, was stunned.

"This is Ding Yan Lou's morning tea, right? It says Ding Yan Lou on the box... wow, there are so many dishes... shrimp dumplings, chicken feet, dry-fried beef noodles, and century egg congee... and underneath are steamed ribs and beef short ribs, Lin Yao... did you order all this?"

Lin Yao was confused and shook her head; it wasn't her order.

Xu Dong'er and Qiao Xin, who were washing up, came out, attracted by the commotion.

Qiao Xin examined the boxes closely. "Wow, it's really from Ding Yan Lou, but they never deliver."

Xu Dong'er found a note inside before Lin Yao arrived.

She read it aloud: "Baby, I ordered Ding Yan Lou morning tea for you and your roommates. If you don't like it, tell me, and I'll change it next time—Shi Yu."

Jiang Lingling exclaimed, "Wow, it's from your man, quite generous."

Qiao Xin remained silent.

She secretly took a plate of chicken feet from Ding Yan Lou, her favorite.

Since she ate it, she would refrain from saying bad things about Shi Yu for now.

Lin Yao took the note from Xu Dong'er and threw it into the trash bin without hesitation. "We've broken up; he's not my man anymore."

Jiang Lingling responded, "Oh, right, ex-man."

Lin Yao sighed.

Xu Dong'er asked, "What should we do with these breakfast items... should we throw them away too?"

Last night, Lin Yao had returned and held a dorm chat session all night.

She recounted the hundreds of times Shi Yu had treated her poorly since childhood. Now, the entire 511 dorm was united in their stance.

They had no good feelings toward Shi Yu whatsoever.

Lin Yao, Jiang Lingling, and Qiao Xin spoke in unison: "Don't throw it away, we should definitely eat it!"

Pfft... After they said this, everyone burst out laughing together.

So that morning, Lin Yao ate the breakfast from Ding Yan Lou that Shi Yu had sent while firmly telling herself not to be swayed by these sugar-coated bullets.

He was just bringing her some food.

Don't forget, besides Zhou Yanan, he still had a pile of bad habits.

...

This was how Lin Yao initially planned it.

But for nearly two weeks, Shi Yu didn't show up at all.

He truly withdrew from her life, as he had said, not disturbing her until he improved himself.

Yet, every day, breakfast, lunch, dinner, even midnight snacks and desserts were delivered on time.

From high-end restaurants to well-reputed street vendors across the capital, the 511 dorm had tasted them all.

Now, when mealtime approached, if Lin Yao hadn't returned, the other three would promptly appear in the dorm.

Moreover, Shi Yu seemed to have a radar, knowing exactly when they were on campus and when they were out. He never missed a meal and never wasted food by sending it when no one was there to eat it.

One day, as usual, everyone gathered in the dorm for dinner.

Tonight's dinner was the grilled fish and sushi that Jiang Lingling and Qiao Xin had ordered last night. Xu Dong'er didn't order anything because she wanted both the grilled fish and the sushi.

Everyone in the 511 dorm except Lin Yao had joined an unofficial 511 group chat, which included their three members and Shi Yu's assistant, Li Jun.

If they wanted to know what to eat the next day, they could simply post it in the chat the night before.

"If it really doesn't work out, why don't you make up with Brother Yu?"

Jiang Lingling, having eaten too much of Shi Yu's food, had changed her way of addressing him.

"Actually, Brother Yu's control over arranging our meals isn't so bad."

Lin Yao: "..."

She took a sip of the freshly delivered milk tea before responding.

Qiao Xin put a piece of sushi in her mouth and said, "Yeah, I wish someone would manage me like this. Do you know how amazing Shi Yu is? Last week, I told Assistant Li that I couldn't pass the advanced math exam. The next day, he sent me a set of past exam questions with highlighted key points. His predictions about our professor's questions are more accurate than those of paid tutoring services. I passed the exam directly."

Lin Yao: "..."

He even helped with exam predictions?

Ugh, a bit envious. Why didn't he help her!

Xu Dong'er: "Shi Yu is indeed impressive. When we needed to take a computer test, I was terrible at it. He arranged for a classmate from the Information Science department to teach me for a day, and I did fine on the exam. Sometimes, having someone manage things can actually help with studying."

Lin Yao: "..."

He even arranged for someone to tutor them in computer skills?

But no one tutored her.

Didn't he know that their math department also required computer skills? She was worried about the computer exam!

Seeing that Lin Yao wasn't moved, the three thought their analysis wasn't thorough enough.

Jiang Lingling: "Besides, the clingy habit you mentioned, hasn't Brother Yu been absent lately? I feel he isn't that clingy, and this can definitely be changed."

Xu Dong'er: "Right, being jealous isn't that bad either. Look, we live with you and are close to you, yet Shi Yu isn't jealous at all; instead, he helps us study."

Qiao Xin: "And the issue of... pfft... excessive indulgence. Have you considered that it might be because you're too attractive? Not just him, even I, as a woman, would want to pinch you."

As Qiao Xin spoke, she reached out to pinch Lin Yao's cheek.

Lin Yao dodged, feeling a bit aggrieved: "Why are you all speaking up for him now? You weren't like this before."

Xu Dong'er seriously: "I was too shallow before and didn't understand enough."

Qiao Xin: "Who made your ex-boyfriend so capable, helping me pass exams."

Jiang Lingling giggled: "Taking something from someone makes you indebted."

Lin Yao felt a bit angry.

Not at her roommates, but at herself.

Angry at herself for feeling a bit softened.

She didn't expect Shi Yu to change for her to this extent.

Others might not know, but Lin Yao was very clear.

In the past half month, she had felt countless times that someone was watching her from afar.

But whenever she turned around, the gaze disappeared.

Shi Yu was clearly on campus but managed to resist showing up.

Lin Yao was all too aware that for Shi Yu, watching her from afar without coming to disturb her was the greatest restraint he could muster.

He was clearly someone with an extremely strong desire for possession and control, prone to being clingy and jealous. Yet, he even started being kind to those around her.

He took good care of both her and her roommates.

And yet, he truly kept his promise, never once appearing to bother her.

As for his lack of self-control in that aspect.

If he couldn't even appear before her, how could he be unbridled?

Just as Lin Yao's thoughts were wavering, her phone rang.

She glanced at the caller and answered the phone—

Song Li: "Yao Yao, are you free tomorrow night? Shi Nian's boyfriend wants to arrange a surprise for her at home. Come along too."