Chapter 197

Chapter 197

Before Yi Tiantian could react, Fu Chongye's chiseled face suddenly appeared before him.

The distance between them was uncomfortably close, almost nose to nose.

Fu Chongye's deep-set eyes focused on Yi Tiantian's rosy lips, his breath coming quicker.

The tension in the car grew palpable.

However, Yi Tiantian felt a surge of panic, not the fluttering excitement of a crush, but the alarm of an unexpected situation.

Without thinking, Yi Tiantian pushed Fu Chongye away and quickly looked away, not wanting to see his face.

Realizing that Yi Tiantian had rejected him, Fu Chongye chuckled mockingly, then turned his head back to the front and started the car.

With the loud roar of the sports car's engine, they were once again on their way home, but this time no one spoke a word.

An awkward silence filled the car.

However, this awkwardness was only for Yi Tiantian. The moment Fu Chongye turned back, a sly smile appeared on his face.

After all, his ultimate goal was to divert Yi Tiantian's attention, to stop him from checking the Dusk Society's information on the rumor system while in the car.

And after what just happened, Yi Tiantian's mind was now filled with thoughts of the kiss that hadn't happened, leaving him no mental capacity to check the rumor system.

Sure enough, just as Fu Chongye had anticipated, Yi Tiantian's mind began to race.

"Ahhhhhhh!! What just happened? Why did Fu Chongye try to kiss me? This is so bizarre!"

"Wait, he's my biggest fan, but even fans shouldn't force a kiss! That's not how you treat your idol!"

Although he appeared quiet in the car, Yi Tiantian's expression was a whirlwind of emotions. His hands, resting on his lap, were nervously twisting the fabric of his clothes.

Fu Chongye, hearing Yi Tiantian's thoughts, couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and glance at him through the rearview mirror.

Yi Tiantian was looking down, his brows furrowed tightly together.

"But why do I feel so uncomfortable around Fu Chongye? He's not exactly unattractive."

Hearing this, Fu Chongye's brow twitched slightly, and he glanced sideways at Yi Tiantian, who was looking down.

"Why did I think of that in that moment?"

Yi Tiantian's heart was in turmoil, like a knot that could never be untangled.

"I think I finally understand who I truly like."

Much later, when Fu Chongye recalled this day, he would deeply regret using this method to interrupt Yi Tiantian from checking the rumor system.

Because that forced kiss made Yi Tiantian confront his true feelings and realize who he truly cared for.

"It's been a while since I last saw Actor Fei."

When Yi Tiantian finally looked up, his tense expression had eased, and his face appeared more relaxed. His hands, which had been twisting nervously, were now resting steadily on his knees.

His eyes cleared, like the surface of a still lake.

Yi Tiantian realized that he seemed to have fallen in love with Actor Fei, though he couldn't pinpoint when it started.

However, due to numerous reasons, he had always been suppressing this thought in his heart.

But starting now, Yi Tiantian decided to face his true feelings and no longer run away from them.

Liking someone? No big deal, really!

"But liking someone is one thing, confessing is another!"

Yi Tiantian had a very clear understanding of himself. He was someone who would never take the initiative, so after realizing his feelings, he instantly chose to resign himself to it.

On the other hand, Fu Chongye, who was driving, felt as if the sky was collapsing!

Hearing that the person he liked announced his liking for someone else in the car, Fu Chongye bit down hard on his teeth and slammed his foot on the accelerator.

However, Yi Tiantian didn't notice that the car was gradually speeding up, as he was still immersed in his inner world.

"Come to think of it, there seems to be some gossip about Actor Fei in the system... Will it include the person he likes?"

"But what if I see something I shouldn't, and then I can never look at Actor Fei the same way again?"

"Mainly..."

Yi Tiantian looked dejected and thought silently in his heart.

"Mainly because I don't want to see that Actor Fei actually likes someone else."

Sitting next to him, Fu Chongye really wanted to smash the car. He'd never felt this close to being the other guy before.

But being the other guy was one thing; the fact that Yi Tiantian actually doubted that Fei Cheng liked him was too much!

Be bolder, Yi Tiantian—Fei Cheng has always liked you!

But Yi Tiantian had long decided not to look into the gossip about people familiar to him, so he might not know this for a long time.

After mulling over life and love in the car, Yi Tiantian suddenly felt a wave of relief. But when he remembered there was still another person in the car, he instantly froze in the cabin.

"Wait, just now Fu Chongye tried to kiss me!"

"Should I explain something, ahhhh!"

That familiar anxiety hit him again, and Yi Tiantian took a deep breath. After mustering up the courage, he swallowed and turned his head to look at Fu Chongye, who seemed to be concentrating on driving.

"Um, about what just happened..."

Yi Tiantian struggled to clear his throat, his voice tinged with some guilt.

"I was trying to say, I don't have those special feelings for you..."

"Hmm."

Fu Chongye hadn't expected Yi Tiantian to bring this up now, especially after almost kissing him, but he still smiled slightly.

Fu Chongye didn't let it bother him that Yi Tiantian had feelings for someone else.

Anyway, since he and Fei Cheng weren't together, even if they were, he could still swoop in and take him.

Fu Chongye was briefly disappointed but quickly regained his composure.

And now he decided to use this moment of guilt to his advantage.

"No, I'm the one who should apologize. I shouldn't have kissed you without understanding your feelings. It's my fault."

A faint sadness lingered on Fu Chongye's face, accompanied by a bitter, self-mocking smile.

"It's just that I've been with you for so long, and I misunderstood the feelings between us. I thought..."

At this point, Fu Chongye chuckled lightly again.

"I thought I meant something to you..."

Yi Tiantian was so mortified he wished he could disappear into the floor—or at least the trunk!

Who would have thought Fu Chongye would just blurt it out like that?!

Yi Tiantian, with no experience being confessed to, felt extremely awkward and started twisting his hands involuntarily again.

"Thanks, but I really didn't mean to give you the wrong idea."

Fu Chongye, of course, knew that Yi Tiantian had always treated him like everyone else, but he deliberately acted like he was hurt and nodded seriously.

"I understand. It's my issue. I’ll try to keep my feelings in check from now on."

"Ahhhhh!"

"Is there a rule in the Dusk Society that members can't date each other?"

"If there is, I'll have a valid reason to reject Fu Chongye!"

Yi Tiantian was on the verge of tears and had already started letting his imagination run wild.

Fu Chongye, still playing the part of the lovesick boyfriend, almost choked.

He didn't expect Yi Tiantian to find excuses to this extent!

Fortunately, they had just arrived at their destination. Fu Chongye parked the white sports car in front of the residential area, and before he could even say anything, Yi Tiantian pushed the door open, unbuckled his seatbelt, and gave a very awkward smile.

"Uh, I'm here, so I'll be leaving now."

As soon as Fu Chongye said "Goodbye," Yi Tiantian bolted out of the car and vanished in seconds.

Sitting in the white sports car, watching Yi Tiantian's hurried departure, Fu Chongye's lips curled into a smile.

It seemed Yi Tiantian was even more naive than he’d thought.

This would make Fu Chongye's future plans easier to execute.

...

Yi Tiantian finally returned home. Ever since arriving in this world, he hadn’t given much thought to relationships.

But today, not only had he realized his own feelings, but he had also received Fu Chongye's confession. He felt dizzy.

Right now, the most important thing was to figure out what the Dusk Society was really up to.

As soon as Yi Tiantian returned home, he immediately closed the main door. After checking that everything was in order around the villa, he went into the more secluded bedroom and drew the curtains.

In the semi-darkness of the room, Yi Tiantian gently slipped off the surveillance watch from his wrist and halted the recording.

The surveillance app was directly connected to his phone, so all the footage from today's Dusk Society gathering was now stored on Yi Tiantian's phone.

Since retrieving and transferring the footage would take some time, Yi Tiantian decided to first open the rumor system to check the information he had been looking forward to all day.

"The people behind the Dusk Society... it's them."

Just as Yi Tiantian had anticipated, this data did indeed provide a detailed introduction to the past of the Dusk Society, but the level of detail exceeded his expectations, as there were dozens of pages in total.

The history of the Dusk Society was far older than anyone had imagined.

This organization had existed for more than a century, founded by certain wealthy families from the previous century who possessed immense financial power.

These families were not simple financial empires but were powerful enough to influence every major facet of global affairs.

The Dusk Society in the entertainment industry was merely a small piece of their larger plan to dismantle humanity.