"How busy can a student be? Is he just using this as an excuse to avoid seeing us?"
Jin Yaya asked doubtfully.
“No, he’s really busy,” Zhen Tian quickly explained.
But judging from everyone's expressions, they didn't seem to believe it.
"Never mind. We didn't mean anything by it, don't overthink it." Jiang Wei waved her hand, clearly not wanting to hear what Zhen Tian had to say: "We were just worried you'd be deceived. If you think it's good, then it's good."
"Yes, that's right." Yang Tao nodded to smooth things over: "Let's meet again when we have the chance. Maybe they'll surprise us."
Zhen Tian thought for a moment and nodded, "It will definitely amaze you."
Everyone assumed she meant the first part of the sentence when she nodded, and continued doing their own thing without paying any attention.
To celebrate the end of military training, Ye Qingyan invited Zhen Tian out for hot pot.
When Zhen Tian arrived at the location, she learned that Ye Qingyan had brought a man with her.
"Sweetie, come here, let me introduce you to my boyfriend." Ye Qingyan stood up, went over to Zhen Tian, and took her arm.
"Boyfriend?" Zhen Tian suppressed her shock and asked her softly, "The one I met before doesn't seem to be him."
"Oh. You mean Ji Ming? I broke up with him before military training was over."
Ye Qingyan didn't care at all.
"Huh? Why?"
"If you don't like being with someone anymore, isn't that easy to understand?"
Feeling a little awkward, Zhen Tian was pressed into her seat by Ye Qingyan and greeted her boyfriend across from her.
"This is my best sister." Even with this introduction, Ye Qingyan couldn't undo the indigestion Zhen Tian suffered from the meal.
She was choosing condiments while people across the street were showing off their love.
She was cooking tripe, while people across from her were showing off their love.
She was drinking ice jelly while couples across from her were showing off their affection.
She wished her eyes were on the top of her head today.
"How is it? Handsome or not?" Ye Qingyan asked Zhen Tian while driving.
"If you like it, then so be it." Zhen Tian chuckled dryly.
"He's just so-so, I don't really like him, but I haven't seen any good guys lately." Ye Qingyan turned the steering wheel and made a U-turn.
"You've had so many boyfriends, shouldn't you find someone you truly like?"
"I like them both, sister." Ye Qingyan looked at Zhen Tian with a strange expression: "Why be together if you don't like each other?"
“But your feelings for him are too short-lived.” Zhen Tian didn’t know how to explain why Qingyan’s feelings were wrong: “Your liking might just be because he’s good-looking or considerate. Have you ever met a man you want to open your heart to?”
"How come I've never encountered that?" Ye Qingyan laughed self-deprecatingly.
Seeing her like this, Zhen Tian knew that she had thought of that man again.
But without her comforting words, Ye Qingyan had already mellowed out: "When you're in a relationship, you're looking for happiness. Why should I open my heart? I'll just give you money."
Ye Qingyan turned to look at Zhen Tian, and seeing her hesitant expression, she smiled: "I've already told you, this is my way of life. Just keep your little head occupied with Brother Ji. Don't worry about me."
What does he have to worry about? You guess what's most worrying.
Zhen Tian inwardly grumbled, but she couldn't tell Ye Qingyan about the comic.
The car drove into the school.
Zhen Tian only remembered it when she was unbuckling her seatbelt.
"By the way, if you have some free time these days, would you like to come with me to look at some furniture?"
"What are you looking at furniture for?" Ye Qingyan opened the car door and jumped out.
"Of course it's decorating the house. Zhizhi bought a new house, and I'm in charge of the decoration."
"Brother Ji has already bought a house?" Ye Qingyan's eyes widened.
"Yes. The basic renovations are all done. We can move in once the soft furnishings are in. I'll take you out to play then."
"Look at how happy you are." Ye Qingyan pinched her cheek: "You guys are moving way too fast."
“There are even faster ones.”
"Are you asleep?" Ye Qingyan blurted out without thinking.
"What are you saying!" Zhen Tian patted her on the shoulder: "It's Zhizhi who proposed to me."
Zhen Tian showed her the pearl ring on her finger.
"Holy crap!" Ye Qingyan examined the ring carefully. "I've wanted to ask you about this ring for years. It's so beautiful, where did you buy it? I never expected it to be the ring Brother Ji used to propose."
"Yeah, I forgot to tell you." Zhen Tian chuckled sheepishly.
"I'm speechless. Their efficiency is simply unmatched."
"So let's get up early tomorrow."
"Fine. I'm determined to see what kind of wedding room Brother Ji has prepared for you."
"What wedding room? That's nonsense..."
...
The academic arrangements at the beginning of the semester were okay, and there weren't too many courses.
Every day after class, Zhen Tian would drag Ye Qingyan to the mall. After doing this for half a month, Zhen Tian actually lost almost 6 pounds.
Ji Yuzhi came to pick her up for dinner and immediately noticed how thin she had become.
"What happened?" He frowned. In just a few days, she had gotten herself into this state.
"I don't know, I eat a lot every day, but I've still lost weight." Zhen Tian touched her face and felt like she had lost all her flesh.
"Are you sure you ate a lot?" Ji Yuzhi asked skeptically.
"I promise!"
Zhen Tian held up three fingers to the side of her head.
"No, you have to drink soup for the next month to fatten up your body."
Ji Yuzhi, who had originally planned to take Zhen Tian to eat Thai food, changed his driving direction.
I want to eat Thai food.
"I'll eat again when I've gained the weight back."
Ji Yuzhi took her to a private restaurant where there were more than 20 kinds of signature soups.
You don't have to wait long before small bowls of soup are served. The casserole is small, about the size of a single serving.
Ji Yuzhi ordered three kinds directly.
Zhen Tian looked at the soup, which had little salt, little oil, and little spice, and felt a bit overwhelmed.
"Drink it."
Ji Yuzhi watched her drink a bowl of soup before allowing her to eat anything else.
He went out for a while, and when he came back, he handed Zhen Tian a card: "I ordered a month's worth of soup for you. You have to finish it every day."
"A month? Let's not go for it." Zhen Tian's face scrunched up. "It's so hot, drinking soup is unbearable."
"Then you should gain weight back." Ji Yuzhi smiled at her.
"Tch." Zhen Tian didn't dare to argue back, so she buried her face in the soup bowl and protested in a low voice.
"You," Ji Yuzhi couldn't bring himself to do it, and patted her head with a smile, "It's okay if you don't finish it, but you have to keep drinking it."
"Okay, okay." Zhen Tian nodded, afraid that if she didn't agree, Ji Yuzhi would change his mind.
"Let's eat."
The curriculum for third-year students at Beijing Foreign Studies University is not very demanding, so Ji Yuzhi spends more of his time in the studio now, and often neglects Zhen Tian.
Several times when Tian Tian came to the studio, he was so busy that he didn't even have time to say a few words to her.
This made Ji Yuzhi begin to doubt his original intention in starting the studio.
"Sweetie, are you having fun at school lately?"
"I'm happy, but I didn't do anything special." Zhen Tian thought for a moment: "I occasionally go shopping and have meals with Qingyan. The rest of the time I watch dramas in my dorm."
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