My plans for this morning were cancelled because of last night's trip to the bar.
Linda slept until noon, and when she woke up, it was just in time for lunch.
In addition to providing accommodation, the guesthouse also offers three meals a day, which are cooked by the owner and mainly consist of local specialties.
After washing up, Linda rushed to the restaurant for dinner and found that the atmosphere at the table was a bit strange.
It was a little deserted.
Zhuo Zhiyuan and Shu Jia, who are usually the most talkative, both buried themselves in their food and ate quietly.
Ji Siyuan looked grave, his eyes fixed on the dishes on the table.
Chi Chan remained calm, but didn't say anything, his eyes only on the food on the table.
Ye Zijing, who wanted to speak, obediently shut up after realizing that Ji Siyuan was ignoring her.
So Linda stopped talking.
The group of six ate their first meal in Dawen in unusually quiet.
After the meal, everyone set off on a cycling trip around the sea, as planned.
After arriving at the location where you can rent an electric scooter.
According to the original plan, Shu Jiachi had one cicada, Zhuo Zhiyuan and Lin Da had one, and Ji Siyuan had one.
Now that Ye Zijin has joined the group, there's no doubt that she'll be riding in the same car as Ji Siyuan.
Zhuo Zhiyuan felt awkward whenever he saw Shu Jia, so as soon as they arrived at the rental shop, he quickly chose a small electric scooter, hurriedly said goodbye to Chi Chan, and drove off with Lin Da.
Shu Jia, holding Chi Chan's hand, excitedly began choosing a small electric scooter.
Ye Zijin then ran towards Ji Siyuan.
Ji Siyuan ignored Ye Zijin and stopped beside Chi Chan.
"I'll give you a ride."
Shu Jia looked at Ji Siyuan with surprise in her eyes, then at Chi Chan.
Normally, Shu Jia would at least make a few teasing remarks, but today she listened to Chi Chan's advice.
So, in the end, she said nothing, took a few steps back, and left the two of them alone.
Ye Zijing, who was about to rush between the two, was pulled away by Shu Jia.
"No need, you give Ye Zijing a ride, I'll sit in the back of Shu Jia's car."
Chi Chan refused and turned to leave.
Ji Siyuan reached out to stop Chi Chan: "I said I would take responsibility for you, and I will never go back on my word."
Chi Chan was blocked by Ji Siyuan and couldn't leave, so she had no choice but to stand there, look up, and stare directly at Ji Siyuan.
Chi Chan said, "Do you even understand what liking someone means? You should be responsible for the girl you like, not me. So, take back what you said right now."
Ji Siyuan stared intently at Chi Chan, unmoving: "If it were someone else, I wouldn't do that."
"What?"
Chi Chan didn't immediately understand what Ji Siyuan meant.
Ji Siyuan spoke again, his eyes fixed on Chi Chan.
It was as if there was a tiny vortex in his pupils, trying to suck the cicada into it.
"As I just said, if it had been someone else last night, I wouldn't have hugged her, much less—"
Ji Siyuan's words came to an abrupt end.
Because he saw that Chi Chan was shy.
Her eyes, which had been fixed on Ji Siyuan, had now turned elsewhere, and Chi Chan's face flushed red from the corners of her eyes and eyebrows all the way to the roots of her neck.
Seeing Chi Chan in front of him, who was completely different from usual, Ji Siyuan also became uneasy.
So, Chi Chan, preoccupied with her shyness, missed the hint of pink on Ji Siyuan's earlobe.
"Shu Jia—why are you stopping me? You'd better explain yourself!"
"Oh dear—Miss Ye, what's the point of sticking to your crush every day? We're here for tourism, not to see him! Come with me, I'll take you to do something exciting!"
Ye Zijing was neither as strong nor as tall as Shu Jia.
Therefore, she was dragged along by Shu Jia the whole time, with no power to resist.
Ye Zijing was furious, but she couldn't fight against Shu Jia, and in the end, Shu Jia stuffed her onto the back of the electric scooter.
Ye Zijing didn't have time to get out of the car before Shu Jia twisted the accelerator all the way to the floor.
Ye Zijing was so frightened that she quickly hugged Shu Jia tightly and refused to let go.
"Ah—Shu Jia, you bastard, put me down—Ah—Brother Si Yuan, save me!"
"Hahaha—Miss Ye, stop yelling—I'll play with you today!"
Shu Jia's loud voice carried through the wind, breaking the increasingly awkward atmosphere between Chi Chan and Ji Siyuan.
"Ahem—well, Ye Zijing and Shu Jia have left, let's each pick a car and catch up with them!"
Chi Chan ran towards the boss as if fleeing, casually pointed to a small electric scooter, and prepared to run away.
Just as I stepped onto the bike, Ji Siyuan's voice came from behind me: "I can't ride!"
As he spoke, he grabbed onto the back seat of Chi Chan's electric scooter.
Chi Chan: Before Ye Zijin joined, when the five of them were making plans, why didn't Ji Siyuan say that he couldn't ride an electric scooter?
Ji Siyuan understood what Chi Chan meant from her speechless expression.
He said confidently, "I had no objection at the time because I thought I should be able to learn it at a glance, but now I think it's good to have someone give me a ride."
Chi Chan felt that Ji Siyuan had become a different person ever since he said he would take responsibility for her this morning.
While hesitating, Ji Siyuan's long legs had already hopped onto the electric scooter, and he sat obediently behind Chi Chan.
A moment's delay in reaction puts one at a disadvantage, and Chi Chan is clearly in that situation right now.
Ji Siyuan was already in the car, wearing his helmet; we couldn't just kick him out.
Chi Chan twisted the accelerator in frustration and set off.
Ji Siyuan, being so tall, was actually quite uncomfortable sitting on the back of the electric scooter, but thinking of what Chi Chan had said that morning, he felt that this discomfort was bearable.
"I hope that when you meet a girl you truly love in the future and decide to spend your life with her, you will say these words to her."
Ever since parting ways with Chi Chan that morning, Ji Siyuan's mind has been replaying the words Chi Chan had said to him.
Ji Siyuan doesn't understand what liking is. From childhood to adulthood, he has been able to get whatever he wants without any effort.
For him, 'getting' has always been an all-too-easy thing.
In addition, he seems to be born without desires or wants, with nothing he particularly likes or is particularly interested in.
But Chi Chan's words stirred up his unease.
What does 'the girl he truly likes' mean?
Does it mean that if a guy does something wrong, he doesn't have to take responsibility if the girl isn't someone he truly likes?
Ji Siyuan felt that if the other party was Chi Chan, then it seemed like a good idea for him to willingly take responsibility.
He's not annoying!
In other words, if the person he was responsible for was not someone else, but Chi Chan.
So, he is willing.
At first, when Ji Siyuan first met Chi Chan, he did not like Chi Chan. He felt that Chi Chan was too scheming, too slick, and too shameless, unlike anyone else he had ever met.
After becoming deskmates and getting to know each other better, Ji Siyuan's impression of Chi Chan changed.
Chi Chan is a very hardworking and diligent person. Like a little hedgehog, she points her hard quills and shell at outsiders, while reserving her soft side for her family and friends.
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