Xia Qingqing was so frightened that she pushed Song Ze away, saying, "What nonsense are you talking about?"
Song Ze looked at Xia Qingqing with some grievance: "You actually pushed me away, you heartless woman."
Seeing his red-rimmed eyes, Xia Qingqing suddenly felt a pang of guilt: "Okay, okay, I was wrong. It's your fault for always talking nonsense."
"Then I forgive you," Song Ze's low spirits were instantly lifted, and a faint smile appeared on his lips.
Looking at his smile, Xia Qingqing felt a strange sensation.
He quickly cleared his throat and said, "We're both single now, so it's fine for us to get closer. But if you or I get a partner in the future, we'll have to learn to avoid suspicion, okay?"
Song Ze immediately grasped the key point in her words and looked at Xia Qingqing with the eyes of someone looking at a heartless woman: "You already have a boyfriend? Is it that Zhang Jianguo? He looks like a lump of coal and can't even be by your side every day. What's so good about him?"
Xia Qingqing was speechless: "Song Ze, are you illiterate? I already said 'if,' don't you understand what 'if' means?"
Song Ze breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good."
"What's so good about it? Song Ze, you better tell me honestly, you don't actually like me, do you?" Xia Qingqing looked at Song Ze with a suspicious gaze. His reaction was too strange. Why was he so excited after misunderstanding that she had a boyfriend?
When the person he liked pointed out his feelings, Song Ze panicked: "How could that be? I just consider you a friend and wanted to help you make a decision."
After saying that, Song Ze realized that he had subconsciously denied his own feelings. When did he become so timid?
Does liking someone really make you become someone you don't recognize? This feeling is so strange.
Xia Qingqing looked at Song Ze with some skepticism: "Okay, if you don't like me, don't keep saying things that can be misunderstood. It makes me feel very awkward."
Song Ze forced a smile: "I know, I won't do it again next time."
The air suddenly became quiet.
Xia Qingqing suddenly brought up Qin Jiajia: "Aren't you two childhood sweethearts? Why do you seem to dislike her?"
She had witnessed Song Ze's attitude towards Qin Jiajia, and it was truly hard to imagine that Qin Jiajia would still be so devoted to him despite such an attitude.
Upon hearing the name of this annoying person, Song Ze curled his lip in annoyance:
"We grew up together. My maternal grandfather and her paternal grandfather were very good friends, so we would play together occasionally when we were little. But she was really annoying. I have told her many times that I don't like her, but she still keeps bothering me."
Song Ze thought that he would no longer see Qin Jiajia, that annoying person, after he went to the countryside, but he didn't expect that she would also go to the countryside with him.
However, going to the countryside was also a very lucky thing for Song Ze, after all, how could he have met Xia Qingqing if he hadn't gone to the countryside?
"Oh, I see. She's a spoiled young lady, so it's understandable that she's a bit arrogant. But I don't understand why she can tolerate your terrible temper." After saying that, Xia Qingqing glanced at Song Ze and then covered her mouth to chuckle.
Song Ze tapped Xia Qingqing's forehead with dissatisfaction: "Come on, tell me carefully, where is my temperament bad?"
"Hmm, let me think... He's sharp-tongued and always likes to tease and prank me," Xia Qingqing said, counting on her fingers the things Song Ze had done one by one.
Song Ze's temples throbbed as he listened. He weakly rubbed his forehead, wondering if he had really performed that badly.
"Stop, stop, stop! Why don't you count how good I've been to you? All those roast chickens and jerky were such a waste."
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On the other side, Qin Jiajia cried for a long time, until her eyes were swollen, before she slowly stopped.
Liu Xiaoying stayed by Qin Jiajia's side the whole time, offering words of comfort from time to time.
Back at the educated youth settlement, Liu Xiaoying quickly fetched cold water to apply to Qin Jiajia's eyes, bustling around taking care of her.
It wasn't until she heard the sounds of other people leaving work outside that Qin Jiajia remembered that Liu Xiaoying had been dragged away by her before she finished her work.
She felt a little guilty because she wouldn't get her work points for the day.
He got up, rummaged through the box, and pulled out a bag of cookies that Liu Xiaoying liked to eat, handing it to her: "Xiaoying, here, have this."
Liu Xiaoying showed no sign of refusing and accepted the biscuits with a smile: "Jiajia, thank you."
"You're welcome. I should be thanking you for always being there for me."
"Actually, I know that you only became friends with me in the first place to try and get something out of me. I don't care about those things, but after these few incidents, I realized that you might really consider me a friend," Qin Jiajia said, her eyes serious as she looked at Liu Xiaoying.
In fact, there were many times when Liu Xiaoying could have ignored her, but she would still stay by her side silently, and she would care about her safety, afraid that she would do something foolish that could not be reversed.
Although Qin Jiajia is spoiled, she is only spoiled by her family and is not really stupid.
Because of her family's good financial situation, Qin Jiajia was surrounded by many people who wanted to please her from a young age. Her family would tell her not to trust others easily, but they would not stop her from playing with these people.
In the words of the Qin family, it doesn't matter if they give some money or gifts, as long as Jiajia is happy.
So when they first arrived at the educated youth settlement, Liu Xiaoying tried every means to please Qin Jiajia, and Qin Jiajia knew that Liu Xiaoying wanted to get benefits from her, which made her attitude towards Liu Xiaoying not good at first.
Upon hearing Qin Jiajia's words, Liu Xiaoying's face immediately showed a surprised expression: "Since you know all this, it means you're not stupid at all. So how come you can't see that Song Ze doesn't like you?"
Upon hearing this, Qin Jiajia immediately glared at her angrily: "Liu Xiaoying, although we are friends now, it's a bit much to call me stupid."
"You're not stupid. How could you let Song Ze trample on your feelings so easily and still be so devoted to him?" Liu Xiaoying rolled her eyes at Qin Jiajia openly. Since she had already been exposed, she didn't plan to pretend anymore.
"That's not necessarily true. I've liked Song Ze for ten years. How many decades does one have in a lifetime? I won't give up so easily," Qin Jiajia said, raising her head defiantly, as if trying to encourage herself.
But soon her head drooped again, and her voice was muffled: "But Song Ze treated me like this, and my heart aches so much. Maybe when I really give up on him, I can let go of this relationship."
Liu Xiaoying was secretly astonished. People really can't judge a book by its cover. Qin Jiajia, who looked silly, was actually a very sensible person.
"Jiajia, I thought you were really a naive and love-struck fool. Now that you understand everything, I'm relieved."
Qin Jiajia was taken aback. So, in other people's eyes, she was considered a naive, love-struck fool?
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