"I'll take you back." Pei Yang turned around, as if nothing had happened.

"I'm driving." Xu Jiayue was too embarrassed to look at him anymore, avoiding his gaze as if she had done something wrong.

“I know, you drive the front, I’ll drive the back to take you home.” Pei Yang gestured for her to get in the car.

"No need for that trouble, I can go back by myself." Xu Jiayue was too embarrassed to trouble him now, especially since she had just rejected him.

"If we can't be boyfriends, does that mean we can't even be brothers?" Pei Yang didn't shy away from the topic, raising an eyebrow and teasing with a smile.

Xu Jiayue did not refuse again, got into the car and started the engine.

Pei Yang got into his car, started it, and drove off right behind Xu Jiayue.

During the drive, Xu Jiayue's mind was in turmoil. She kept glancing at the rearview mirror, where Pei Yang's car was following at a distance that was neither too close nor too far, just like their relationship.

She stopped the car when she was almost at the gate where the guards were stationed.

Pei Yang also stopped his car. He noticed that Xu Jiayue's car hadn't moved for a long time, so he got out of the car and walked over quickly.

Xu Jiayue sat blankly in the driver's seat until Pei Yang arrived, then opened the door and got out of the car.

"What's wrong?" Pei Yang asked worriedly.

"You just said the dumplings were delicious, were you really serious?" Xu Jiayue asked, tilting her head up.

Pei Yang chuckled and nodded, "Of course, the dumplings are really delicious."

"Okay." Xu Jiayue took a deep breath, pursed her lips, and said, "Let's give it a try."

This time, Pei Yang was stunned. He had just been rejected not long ago, but in less than half an hour, things had taken a dramatic turn for the better.

"What do you mean by 'try it'?" While he was happy, he felt that the wording was a bit ambiguous.

"So you mean you're just a boyfriend on trial, and whether you'll become a real boyfriend depends on your performance." Xu Jiayue raised her eyebrows. "I'm warning you, I'm not the kind of woman who's generous enough to share a man with someone else. All those women around you, no matter what their reasons are, you better clean them up."

Pei Yang smiled helplessly. It seemed that his image would be difficult to reverse in the short term. He could only strive to perform well in order to be promoted to a permanent position as soon as possible.

"During the trial period, may I kiss you?" He took a step closer to her, staring intently into her eyes.

"Of course not... um..." Before she could finish speaking, she was kissed on the lips.

She tried to resist, but he grabbed her hands, wrapped his arms around her waist, and forcefully thrust into her mouth, squeezing out the air from her mouth.

This kiss was clearly not on the same level as the one on the other side of the riverbank; it was so intense and domineering, as if it were declaring the sovereignty of its territory.

She was breathless from the kisses, leaning against the car door to catch her breath, her head lowered and turned away.

It felt really strange that she and Pei Yang had such a deep kiss, and Pei Yang seemed so unfamiliar to her.

Pei Yang lifted her chin, looked directly at her face, and stroked her lips with his thumb, saying in a low, husky voice, "Jia Yue, you need to get used to it soon."

"You're only on probation, don't be so self-righteous." Xu Jiayue awkwardly slapped his hand away, raised her chin, and said seriously, "Also, don't use the same tricks you used on your ex-girlfriends on me, like kissing after a confession or sleeping together in three days. Don't even think about it. I'll let it go today because it's the New Year, but if you do this again, you're out."

"I don't sleep with someone after three days." Pei Yang had to seriously correct her. He had dated some women, and it would be strange if he were still a virgin in his thirties, but he was definitely not as promiscuous as she thought.