After hearing Qiu Mengyun's answer, Xia Tian even forgot to eat and was stunned on the spot.

Looking at Xia Tian, who was open-mouthed in surprise, Qiu Mengyun asked with a smile, "How is it? Are you satisfied with my answer?"

Xia Tian stammered, "Uh! Um...um...you...you were joking just now, right?"

Qiu Mengyun asked with a playful expression, "What do you think? Do I look like I'm joking with you?"

Xia Tian was surprised and said, "Ah? You can't be serious? Are you really in love with me?"

Looking at Xia Tian's surprised and puzzled expression, Qiu Mengyun smiled: "Haha! I was just kidding!"

"How could I possibly like you? Have you forgotten that we are partners?"

"call!"

After hearing Qiu Mengyun say this, Xia Tian breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing his reaction, Qiu Mengyun couldn't help feeling a little lost.

She asked softly, "If I just said that I wasn't joking and that I was serious when I said I liked you, what would you do?"

Xia Tian was silent for a moment, and finally shook his head: "I don't know, I haven't thought about this question."

Qiu Mengyun pressed on: "Then I'll give you some time. Think about it now, and then answer me."

Xia Tian: "No, I never like to waste time on hypothetical questions."

Qiu Mengyun said calmly: "Oh, then you can continue eating!"

Xia Tian nodded and began to concentrate on eating.

However, Qiu Mengyun began to regret her decision.

She originally wanted to take this opportunity to express her feelings to Xia Tian.

But seeing Xia Tian's surprised look, she became worried that Xia Tian had no interest in her at all.

If I rashly express my feelings like this, it will scare him.

If he confronted his family directly and revealed the agreement between them in order to distance himself from her, then she would have no chance at all.

So, when Xia Tian asked her if what she had just said was a joke, she backed off.

After a long silence, Qiu Mengyun asked, "Why have you never considered the possibility that I might fall in love with you?"

"After all, we're not just pretending to be a couple in front of our parents now."

"Because of the variety show, we often pretend to be a couple on the show and often eat and live together."

"It's easy to develop feelings when you're together every day like this."

Xia Tian smiled and shook his head: "Because I can tell what is real and what is fake."

"Whether it was in front of our parents or in front of the camera, everything we did was just acting."

"It's like filming a TV series. We just play the role of each other's lovers."

"Since everything is fake, how can there be any real feelings?"

Qiu Mengyun retorted: "How is it impossible?"

"Haven't you heard that many actors are connected by acting?"

"Through filming together, we gradually fell in love with each other as characters in the play."

Xia Tian smiled and said, "The situations you described are mostly movies or long-running TV series."

"They gradually developed feelings for each other because they stayed together for so many years and fell in love with each other."

"But our situation is different. We are not together on weekdays."

"Even when we were on the show, we often ate and lived together, but that was only for a month. It's not to the point of falling in love."

Qiu Mengyun asked curiously, "Then how long do you think it takes to fall in love with someone over time?"

Xia Tian thought for a moment: "That's not necessarily true. After all, everyone's situation is different."

"But in my opinion, if you want to fall in love with someone over the long term, it takes at least 3-6 months."

Qiu Mengyun: "Is there no exception?"

Xia Tian smiled and said, "Of course there is. If one of them is good enough, it is possible that the other party will fall in love with him in advance."

"After all, besides love that grows over time, there's also love at first sight."

Qiu Mengyun smiled and said, "Have you ever thought that you are the one who is good enough?"

Xia Tian shook his head: "Haha! Stop kidding me, I'm just a recent college graduate, how can I be called outstanding!"

"As for excellence, you are the one who meets the criteria more between the two of us."

Qiu Mengyun tilted her head and asked, "Since I'm so outstanding, have you secretly fallen in love with me?"

Xia Tian: "Of course not, I'm not the kind of person who overestimates my own abilities."

Hearing his answer, Qiu Mengyun sighed in disappointment and said, "Alas! I actually hope that you can overestimate your own abilities for once. Maybe you will succeed."

Xia Tian raised his head and asked in confusion: "What did you just say?"

Qiu Mengyun smiled and said, "Do you want to try to pursue me? I'm easy to pursue."

Xia Tian thought she was joking and replied with a smile: "Okay! If I really want to find a partner in the future, I will definitely give you priority."

Qiu Mengyun curled her lips and said, "Aren't you going to chase her now?"

Xia Tian shook his head: "Let's forget it now!"

"You're not even my girlfriend yet, and I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed."

"If I really catch you, I'm afraid I won't be able to withstand your torment!"

Qiu Mengyun didn't know what she was thinking about. Her face flushed and she spat softly: "Bah! Who tormented you? Shameless!"

Xia Tian also realized that what he had just said was a bit ambiguous.

My dear, there is more to this chapter. Please click on the next page to continue reading. It will be even more exciting later!