Chi Chan didn't believe a single word of Ye Zijin's story.

But Ji Siyuan's idea was obviously different. He thought that it was because Ye Zijin was a third wheel that Chi Chan was unwilling to be with him.

Chi Chan could only say, "It's not Ye Zijin's fault."

Why is Ji Siyuan so stubborn?

Does that mean I have to be with him?

If I'm not with him, do I have to get to the bottom of every reason why?

If she weren't driving, or if Ji Siyuan weren't sitting in the back seat, Chi Chan would really want to sigh, turn around, and run away from Ji Siyuan immediately.

She really has no way to deal with Ji Siyuan right now.

Upon hearing that it wasn't Ye Zijing's fault, Ji Siyuan felt a sense of relief.

"Xiao Chan—we are very good friends."

If it weren't for Zijing, I really can't think of any other concerns you might have.

I think we can give it a try first. If your feelings haven't changed after that, then we'll be the perfect couple.

Ji Siyuan gave Chi Chan advice in a very serious manner.

Chi Chan:......

Ji Siyuan has even changed his address from calling it "pond cicada" to "little cicada." He's climbing the ladder so fast!

Chi Chan tried so many reasons, but Ji Siyuan blocked them all.

In the end, she simply couldn't find a reason to refuse.

Since Ji Siyuan has said so, he agrees to give it a try first. If it doesn't work, he will choose to respect Chi Chan's idea.

What else could Chi Chan say but agree?

However, Chi Chan still has requirements within the trial period.

"I promise you, we can try it for two months first. If we don't have feelings for each other after two months, we'll break up. And during this period, we can't tell anyone about our relationship."

A two-month trial period will be conducted quietly and without affecting anyone.

After the start of the university semester in September, the two will be studying at different universities. At that time, Chi Chan will have plenty of reasons to end this unsuitable relationship.

Ji Siyuan was initially excited when he heard Chi Chan agree, but his joy instantly plummeted after hearing Chi Chan's subsequent conditions.

If these conditions are agreed to, what's the difference between this and being friends?

But once Ji Siyuan set his mind on something, he would never easily admit defeat.

Moreover, Ji Siyuan had a strong premonition and intuition that if he gave up easily this time, he would definitely regret it in the future.

Therefore, after hesitating for a moment, Ji Siyuan decisively agreed.

Now, Chi Chanxin has hit rock bottom.

Ji Siyuan came with a fierce momentum, as if he had suddenly become a different person. Even Chi Chan, who was usually calm and collected, was affected by Ji Siyuan's persistence at this moment.

The already turbulent lake of my heart suddenly became a raging torrent.

Chi Chan restrained her emotions, forcing herself to stop thinking about it, and silently increased the car's speed.

Over the next few days of the trip, Chi Chan was completely distracted and had no interest in appreciating the scenery.

Ji Siyuan promised not to tell Shu Jia and the others about their trial relationship, and he really didn't say a word to them.

But his actions were made without any attempt to conceal them.

So, during their journey over the past few days, Shu Jia and the others discovered that wherever Chi Chan was, Ji Siyuan was also there.

Moreover, Ji Siyuan always stood in a place where Chi Chan could see him at a glance, and he took great care of Chi Chan in every other way.

Although the way he took care of people was very clumsy and awkward.

But the fact that 'Jisi took care of Chichan from afar' was enough to shock them all.

On the return flight, Shu Jia finally couldn't hold back anymore.

"Sister Chan, what's going on between you and your crush?"

Shu Jia has been living in constant fear these past few days.

The afternoon after that night at the bar, the guy talked to Ye Zijing about something, and she started crying and packed her things to leave early.

In the days since Ye Zijing left, the male god's behavior towards Sister Chan has been completely different.

But Chi Chan's face looked darker and darker every day. Shu Jia didn't dare to ask Chi Chan about it, so she changed her approach and went to ask her crush.

Then Ji Siyuan said, "Xiao Chan told me not to say, why don't you go ask her?"

The two of them were both tight-lipped, and she couldn't get a single word out of them. Shu Jia, who loved gossip, was thoroughly annoyed.

Shu Jia, who was already on tenterhooks, now felt as if a feather was gently tickling her chest, making her itchy but unable to get an answer.

Watching Ji Siyuan and Chi Chan interact every day, her thirst for knowledge and curiosity were practically bursting at her throat, but she had to force herself to swallow them back down.

These past few days, Shu Jia has been living a life of utter anxiety and torment.

After enduring for several days, and finally seeing that Chi Chan's complexion was better than in the past few days, Shu Jia finally couldn't hold back anymore.

Originally, I thought that after returning to Xingcheng, I could finally get rid of Ji Siyuan's scheming ways, so I was in a pretty good mood.

But when Shu Jia asked that question, Chi Chan's face immediately fell.

She looked at Shu Jia with a hint of resentment: "It's nothing. He felt he made a mistake that night at the bar and wanted to do something to make it up to me. Once he's done making it up to me, everything will be normal again."

Chi Chan found a very suitable excuse and casually brought up a topic.

"I think something's been off between you and Zhuo Zhiyuan these past few days! Why aren't you bickering like you used to?"

Not only did they not get to eat the melon, they ended up becoming the melon in the field themselves.

Shu Jia: o(╥﹏╥)o

Her eyes darted around: "Um—what could possibly be between us? I'm so fed up with him! Don't ever mention him in front of me again!"

After saying this angrily, Shu Jia pulled up her eye mask, pretended to go to sleep, and ignored Chi Chan.

Chi Chan was more than happy to agree, and so their conversation, which was thrilling but ultimately harmless, finally came to an end.

The group returned home in the morning. There is a direct bus line from Xingcheng Airport to the bus station, so Linda took the bus directly to the bus station and took a bus home.

After the remaining four people exited the station, Zhuo Zhiyuan quickly hailed a taxi.

He then helped Shu Jia carry her suitcase into the car.

Seeing this, Shu Jia glared at Zhuo Zhiyuan, but in the end she accepted his kindness. After waving goodbye to Chi Chan and Ji Siyuan, she got into the car and left.

Zhuo Zhiyuan and Ji Siyuan lived in the same neighborhood, and Chi Chan thought the two would go home together.

Ji Siyuan followed Zhuo Zhiyuan's example, hailed a taxi, snatched the suitcase from Chi Chan's retreating hand, and helped carry it to the trunk of the car.

Under Zhuo Zhiyuan's teasing gaze, Chi Chan said a few words of farewell and got into the car dejectedly.

Just as he was about to close the door, Ji Siyuan grabbed the door handle.