Chapter 136 Is he your boyfriend?

The moment she pushed open the revolving door, a wave of cool air instantly enveloped her,

mingled with the faint scent of gardenia incense in the lobby,

washing away every trace of the heat she had brought in from outside.

Directly ahead was the front desk,

where two young girls in uniforms were tapping away at their keyboards with their heads down,

occasionally looking up to answer a guest in soft, gentle voices,

unlike that cold, official tone,

which sounded quite pleasant.

Shen Nian had just walked past the row of soft sofas in the lounge area

when her peripheral vision inadvertently swept toward the front desk,

and her footsteps came to a sudden halt,

as if she were nailed to the spot.

That figure was simply too familiar.

A pale yellow dress, hair loosely tied back,

revealing a slender, fair neck,

a clean profile with a slightly upturned nose—

no matter how she looked at it, she looked exactly like Chu Feifei.

Shen Nian's heart skipped a beat, and she began to murmur to herself on the spot:

"It can't be..."

"Feifei clearly told me she wouldn't arrive until tomorrow morning."

"How could she possibly be here now?"

She didn't dare to go forward directly, so she stood not far away,

staring from a distance.

The girl was bowing her head, saying something to the receptionist,

her fingers lightly tapping the counter, tilting her head from time to time,

her small mouth pouting slightly in frustration—

those little movements, that expression, when Chu Feifei usually acted spoiled or got anxious,

they were exactly the same.

The more Shen Nian looked, the more flustered she became,

even subconsciously rubbing her eyes,

wondering if she was so tired tonight that her eyes were playing tricks on her.

Before she could figure it out, the receptionist had already handed over a room card.

The girl took the room card, carefully tucked it into her bag,

and then slowly turned around.

The warm yellow light of the lobby fell right on her face.

Her eyes were curved like crescent moons,

with a sweet smile playing at the corners of her mouth.

If it wasn't Chu Feifei, who else could it be?

"Older Female Cousin!"

A crisp, clear shout

drifted directly into Shen Nian's ears.

Chu Feifei's eyes were as bright as stars,

as she almost skipped toward her,

unable to hide her sheer delight.

Shen Nian was startled by the shout,

her hand trembling slightly,

both surprised and happy, she hurried forward to meet her,

reaching out to pinch her soft cheek,

with just the right amount of pressure, her tone full of unconcealed reproach:

"You little brat!"

"Didn't you pat your chest and promise me you wouldn't arrive until eight tomorrow morning?"

"How did you sneak here ahead of schedule?"

"I was watching from afar just now and thought my old eyes were failing me and I'd mistaken you for someone else!"

Chu Feifei leaned against her,

tightly clutching Shen Nian's arm,

her small head rubbing against her shoulder,

her tone carrying a hint of smugness,

and a bit of spoiled playfulness as if seeking credit:

"I really did buy a ticket for tomorrow morning originally..."

"But after I finished packing this afternoon, I really couldn't wait to see you,"

"so I checked my phone and saw there was another flight tonight at just the right time,"

"and I immediately changed my ticket!"

"Thinking I'd come earlier,"

"so that first thing tomorrow morning, I could drag you to eat those snacks in the alleys~"

As she spoke, she shook the small bag in her hand like a prize:

"And I even sent you a message when I boarded the plane,"

"did you not check your phone at all!"

The joy in Chu Feifei's eyes was practically overflowing.

Only then did Shen Nian belatedly remember

that since she had gone out to eat with Lin Chen earlier,

her phone had been sitting in her bag the whole time; she hadn't taken it out once.

Chu Feifei tilted her head again, looking proud:

"Look, look, I've already checked in and even got the room card!"

On the other side.

Lin Chen paid the taxi fare and pushed open the hotel door a moment later.

He had been looking down at his phone,

only slowly raising his head when he heard the commotion over here.

When his gaze lifted and fell on Chu Feifei,

a flicker of surprise clearly crossed his eyes,

and he paused before speaking:

"Um... Chu Feifei?"

At that moment, Chu Feifei also saw Lin Chen, who had just entered.

Shen Nian hadn't reacted yet,

and was about to naturally introduce the person beside her to her Younger Female Cousin:

"Feifei, let me introduce you, this is..."

Before she could finish her sentence.

Chu Feifei, like a little butterfly,

ran straight toward Lin Chen,

and shouted out a name:

"Lin Chen!"

This shout left Shen Nian stunned on the spot.

She was completely dazed,

looking at the two of them in bewilderment:

"You... you two know each other?"

Chu Feifei didn't notice Shen Nian's expression at all,

directly and affectionately hooking her arm through Lin Chen's,

then turning around, grabbing his hand,

and dragging him quickly over to Shen Nian.

Her cheeks were slightly flushed, yet she still tilted her small face up,

looking sweet and a bit smug,

as she said clearly, word by word:

"Older Female Cousin, I have something big to tell you!"

"This is the person I've always been telling you about,"

"my beloved boyfriend—Lin Chen!"

"What?!"

Shen Nian's voice cracked on the spot.

It was as if a bolt of lightning had struck her,

her entire body freezing in place as the color drained from her face,

her eyes widening,

her lips opening and closing, unable to squeeze out a single word for a long time.

She frantically repeated in her mind:

"Feifei, what did you say?"

"He... he's your boyfriend?"

"Lin Chen?"

This is crazy.

Shen Nian's mind was in utter chaos.

"This man,"

"just an hour ago, had been intimate with her at the bar."

"Now, he's suddenly transformed,"

"into her own Younger Female Cousin's boyfriend?"

"On the surface, Lin Chen still looked as steady and calm as ever,"

"but the way he looked at Chu Feifei was so soft it could melt,"

"a tenderness that Shen Nian had never seen in him before,"

"and it didn't look faked at all."

"As for Chu Feifei, she was clutching Lin Chen's hand tightly,"

"the corners of her mouth turned up high, the sweetness in her eyes about to overflow—"

"that was the look of a young girl completely and utterly in love."

Countless thoughts

were crashing around in Shen Nian's head:

"How did they meet?"

"When did they get together?"

"Why did it have to be Lin Chen?"

Chu Feifei was still immersed in the surprise of the encounter,

her eyes crinkling into slits as she smiled:

"I actually intended to formally introduce him to you after we finished our trip to Hong Kong,"

"I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence to run into him directly here; it's simply fate!"

Shen Nian was stunned for several seconds

before she barely managed to recover from that bout of dizziness.

She desperately suppressed the turbulent waves in her chest,

the shock on her face gradually fading,

replaced by an indescribable complexity.

She awkwardly tugged at the corners of her mouth,

giving a smile, her tone still carrying a trace of lingering daze:

"So that's how it is... what a coincidence."

"I really didn't expect that the boyfriend you've always been talking about would actually be him."

"Right, right!"

Chu Feifei's eyes brightened even more as she gave Lin Chen's hand a vigorous shake.