Although he thought so, Jiang Yushi still felt a little unwilling.

So after thinking it over carefully, he made an appointment with Song Zhili to have lunch alone the next day at noon.

Jiang Yushi felt that he should ask the smartest person among them about this matter.

After listening to Jiang Yushi's story about "he has a friend" and the answer he got from consulting Xie Yan last night, Song Zhili asked thoughtfully: "So Xie Yan doesn't think it's love?"

"Yes." Jiang Yushi nodded, looked at Song Zhili sincerely, and asked: "What do you think?"

"It's hard to judge." Song Zhili answered, and continued: "It depends on whether she can realize that she likes the other person if that incident had not happened."

Jiang Yushi was slightly stunned, as if he was thinking about the meaning of Song Zhili's words, and according to what he said, he was wondering whether he would still like Xia Mu if that incident had not happened.

Song Zhili asked again: "But why haven't I heard of your friend?"

Jiang Yushi used the excuse he had prepared long ago: "She is from Shengyu. Isn't the relationship between our two schools not very good? I won't mention her to you guys much."

Not to mention Song Zhili asking this, even if he asked about the name and personality, Jiang Yushi had already made them up.

Because he was afraid of being exposed, he read a yuri campus novel all night last night and summarized the personalities of the two female protagonists in the novel, as if he really had such a friend.

Song Zhili's voice was very calm, and his expression was gentle as he looked at Jiang Yushi. He said, "If she is also in the third year of high school, Xie Huan and I still share some of the same views, that is, whether you like her or not, you don't need to be too anxious to confirm. First of all, not everyone can accept this kind of thing. Secondly, as a third-year high school student, you should always put study first and distinguish between the primary and the secondary. Even if you don't worry about yourself, at least you can't affect others."

Jiang Yushi felt that every word Song Zhili said made a lot of sense.

Yes, he is already a senior in high school after all, and even Wei Chiyan is studying. He shouldn’t spend time thinking about these things!

Just calm down first and wait until the college entrance examination is over before dealing with anything else.

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Jiang Yushi tried his best to control his emotions, and he felt that he was doing quite well.

Jiang Yushi and Xia Wan still interacted with each other as usual, chatting and laughing, and no one seemed to notice that he was different.

But sometimes, when their bodies were about to accidentally touch, Jiang Yushi would dodge much faster than usual, his heart beating wildly in an unknown place, clamoring for his love.

And when the class was over, standing in the corridor, Wei Chiyan habitually put his hand on Xia Wan's shoulder, Jiang Yushi moved his hand away without saying a word, and urged him to accompany her to the cafeteria.

Xie Hate twirled the pen with his fingers and looked away from the window. He and Song Zhili looked at each other, and neither of them spoke.

Some things, it's enough to just know them in your heart.

It's another weekend, and Xie Hate went home.

He was urged to come back by a call from his parents. They had hardly seen their son since the start of the school year. Xie's father and mother almost burst into tears on the phone to express their longing for him.

However--

Xie looked down at the photos of girls in his hand, raised his head with a smile, and said: "You said you wanted to have dinner with me, but in fact you wanted to arrange a blind date for me."

Father Xie said, "If you tell the truth, you can come back..."

Then he was beaten by his wife.

Xie's mother smiled at Xie and said, "My dear, isn't this also for your sake? I often watch your school forums. Look at your friends. The kid from the Wei Chi family has been engaged since he was a child. Has the boy from the Jiang family met the daughter of the Han family? And the pretty girl from the Meng family who looks like a Barbie doll, does she like him too? As for Zhili, isn't he close to a girl with particularly good grades? They always participate in any competition. As for you, you are the worst. What do people talk about you every time? Mommy doesn't want to say anything about you."

When Xie's mother said this, her face was filled with confidence, and she felt that she knew her son's school friends very well.

Of course, it was soon replaced by a hint of disgust.

Xie Hate couldn't help but raise the corners of his lips a little.

Although he could tell that his mother was making random guesses, he still found it very interesting.

Xie's mood improved a little, and he asked, "So you guys want to arrange a blind date for me, so that I can become a tool for your wealthy marriage?"

Xie's father blew his beard and glared at him, retorting: "How can you say that? Mom and Dad just want you to get to know more girls of similar age and provide you with a little opportunity to develop."

Xie's mother also continued to persuade: "Yes, maybe you will have common topics, even if you are not together, it is also good to make friends. Take a look and see if there are any girls of your type. As long as you like them, mom and dad can introduce them to you."

Xie Ni nodded thoughtfully and confirmed with his parents again: "As long as I like it, anyone can do it."

Thanking his father and thanking his mother, they nodded their heads like a chicken pecking at rice. Their eyes were full of expectation, waiting for their son's choice.

So Xie lowered his head and looked at the photo in his hand again.

They are all very beautiful girls, but they have nothing to do with him.

He still prefers those childhood photos of someone that he has hidden in frames.

So Xie Yan put down all the photos and said, "Then I'll be frank. I like Xia Wan. Can you do that?"

Father Xie was unable to react for a moment and asked, "Xia Wan? Who is Xia Wan? Whose daughter is she?"

Mother Xie showed a somewhat uncertain expression: "My dear, the Xia Wan you are talking about can't be the daughter of the Xia family, but the elder sister of the twins, right?"

Xie Nin nodded with a smile.

Mother Xie asked, "But isn't she the fiancée of the kid from the Wei Chi family?"

Father Xie was a little anxious: "Child, you can like whoever you want? Why do you have to like someone who is already engaged? Your parents have lived an upright life, and now they are half buried in the ground. Do you still want us to lose face and do such a thing? Don't even think about it!"

"That's right." Xie Yan still nodded and said with a regretful expression: "So forget it, I decided to settle for the next best thing. In fact, I just like her face. Since I can't get her, then I Just go and be with her brother, he looks the same anyway, so you can have a son, a daughter-in-law, and a son-in-law."

Mother Xie and Father Xie's expressions froze at the same time.

After a few seconds of silence, Xie's father reached out and touched his stubble beard, and with a trembling voice, he made a decision: "Your parents have lived an upright life, but now they are half buried in the ground. They have to do something dishonorable to make their lives truly complete."

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On Saturday morning, Xia Wan was sleeping at home.

Around eleven o'clock, there was a sudden knock on her door, and the people outside were so nervous that they felt like they were being chased by zombies.

Xia Wan woke up from her dream, raised her eyelids and looked at the door in confusion. She said in a blank voice: "Who is it? Come in."

It was her father who came in.

Father Xia looked at her with a look of panic on his face and said, "Oh no, something terrible has happened."

Xia Wan: "What happened?"

Father Xia continued, "We just had a guest come to our house and they just left."

Xia Wan: "...So? What guests? Why did they come?"

Everything about her father was good, except that he talked like squeezing toothpaste and required her to keep asking questions.

Father Xia finally finished speaking in one breath: "Xie's parents came and started praising you without any context. Finally, they revealed their intention and wanted you to have a meal at their house next time you return to China. Although they didn't say it explicitly, I heard it. They must have taken a liking to you on behalf of Xie and wanted you to be their daughter-in-law."

Xia Wan: "???"

The remaining sleepiness disappeared without a trace at this moment. She asked: "We haven't cancelled the engagement with the Wei Chi family yet, why are they... Forget it, you won't agree, right?"

Father Xia looked even more guilty, and the answer was yes.

He explained: "They showed me some recent photos of Xie Ren, and I thought the kid had a good look and was very approachable and pleasing to the eye. He had black hair and was very handsome, so I agreed without thinking."

Xia Wan: "..."

My father likes Xie Nuo, probably because of the impression he left on him the last time Xie Nuo pretended to be Wei Chiyan.

Also, who did Wei Chiyan offend with his hair color?

However, Father Xia comforted his daughter and said, "It's okay. It doesn't matter if you don't want to go. They don't know you are in the country anyway. Let's put it off for now. But by the way, which one do you like more now?"

Xia Wan: "..."

It's not a question of whether she likes it or not, right? Arranging a marriage for an underage high school student is weird in itself! Say no to arranged marriages, starting with me!

Finally, after sending her father away, Xia Wan called Xie Yan.

The call was answered almost immediately, as if they had expected the call to come sooner or later.

Xia Wan asked directly: "Why did your parents come to my house? What happened?"

Xie Yan recounted what happened last night in a very mature manner.

Xia Wan couldn't understand it any more: "So you used me...my sister, as an excuse to avoid the blind date?"

"Yes." Xie Ren answered confidently, and said, "Your sister is the best choice. She is not in the country. If I had answered Meng Qing or Han Yue, we might have been sitting together for dinner now."

Xia Wan frowned and thought for a while.

She thought Xie's words made sense.

So she reluctantly accepted it, but still asked with concern: "What about the future? My sister is going back to China to attend university. You can't keep using the same excuse for the rest of your life."

"You're right." Xie Ni agreed with Xia Wan seriously, and then proposed another good suggestion: "I have a permanent solution, and only you can help me."

Xia Wan paused and said, "Tell me about it."

Xie's disgusted voice sounded slowly: "You dress up as a woman and go home with me to meet my parents. Let them hate you enough, so that I can pretend to be beaten by them and escape the blind date."

Xia Wan didn't say anything and fell into silence for a while.

Because he didn't get an answer, Xie Hsun's breathing became a little heavier, and cold sweat suddenly broke out in his palms.

Could it be that she found out?

Xie continued: "Just kidding..."

"Thank you, you are so smart! Let's do this!" Xia Wan's voice rang out at the same time as his, but her voice was louder and covered his voice. Then she asked: "What did you want to say just now?"

Xie Yan was slightly startled, then quickly said, "Nothing."

What sounded absurd was implemented the next day.

Because Xia Wan really thought that Xie's suggestion was very good, she took the initiative to arrange this matter into her schedule, turning a passive position into an active one.

Xie Ni had told Xia Wan yesterday that her way of getting along with him would be to bully him, and that would make his parents think that she was not worthy of their son.

Xia Wan believed what Xie Ren said without a doubt, because she felt that the logic was very reasonable and there was nothing wrong with it.

So Xia Wan got up early the next morning.

She put on some light makeup, picked out a blue and white dress with a navy collar from her closet, and dressed herself as harmless as possible, so that when she bullied Xie Yan, she would look even more different, and Xie Yan's parents would be caught off guard and have a deeper impression of her "rudeness".

The two agreed on a time, and Xie Lian and his family driver drove to pick up Xia Wan.

This was the scene that Xia Wan saw when she looked down from the balcony.

Xie stood in front of the car door with an expressionless face, while seven or eight stray dogs enthusiastically surrounded his feet, all of which were eager to interact with him and wagged their tails desperately.

Xia Wan: "..."

Are there any stray dogs near her house? How come she has never seen any? Or is Xie Xie attracted all the stray dogs from ten miles around?

But these puppies were really cute, so Xia Wan took a few sausages from home and strode towards the puppies.

She held the ham in her hand, opened her arms, and shouted: "Dog!"

Naturally, the dogs ignored her. Only Xie Yan raised his head and looked over.

Xia Wan: "..."

My open hands are a little stiff, and I always feel that this picture is a little strange.

Xia Wan withdrew her hand somewhat awkwardly, and then walked in the direction of Xie's disgust. As she walked, she tore open a sausage, squatted down, and fed the dogs.

Xie Yan lowered his eyes and looked at her.

He remembered that she had brought homemade biscuits to Jiang Yushi and sausages to stray dogs, but she didn't remember him.

Xia Wan was a little distressed. Although the ham sausage was attractive, the other two dogs liked Xie Yu more than the ham sausage and were unmoved by the food.

Xia Wan had no choice but to hand a freshly peeled ham sausage to Xie Tan, hoping that he could help feed the remaining two.

Xie's look was filled with some confusion.

Xia Wan moved her hand a little closer to Xie Lun, asking him to hurry up and take it.

Xie Yan simply lowered his head, took a bite of the ham sausage from Xia Wan's hand, turned his head and asked: "Is it okay?"

If Xie Ran also had a tail, he could compete with the other dogs at his feet to see who wags the tail more happily.

Xia Wan: "..."

She looked at the sausage in her hand and fell into deep thought. She really couldn't understand why Xie Han would distort her meaning like this.

But Xie Xin has already taken a bite, so wouldn’t it be a bad idea for her to feed the rest to the dog?

Xia Wan hesitated for a few seconds, then stuffed the sausage directly into Xie's hand and said, "Here, all for you."

After she finished speaking, she opened the door and got in the car.

Xie Hate looked at the ham sausage in his hand, and his mood suddenly improved a little, so he followed him.

After getting on the bus.

Xia Wan and Xie Ren discussed the specific plans for today.

For example, after Xia Wan enters Xie's house, Xie's father and mother will not appear directly, but will observe her first. At this time, she will complain about the decoration and furnishings in the house, showing her impolite side.

Then, Xia Wan needs to act like a troublemaker. No matter how Xie Ren takes care of her, she will find fault with everything and do whatever she wants without any reason.

Xia Wan said she understood and said, "Don't worry! I'll leave everything to her!"

Xie looked at her with disgust again and asked, "Do you like this style of skirt?"

Xia Wan felt a little guilty, and immediately retorted: "You like skirts! Isn't this to help you? I took it out of my sister's closet on purpose."

"Is that so?" Xie nodded, not seeming to care too much.

Until the car stopped at the door of Xie's house.

Although the plan was good, Xia Wan was a little nervous when she was about to go in. After all, it was the first time in her life that she deliberately did something naughty in front of her friend's parents.

She stopped and took a deep breath.

Don't be afraid! She's going to be annoying today! She can do it!

But in the next second, Xia Wan felt warmth coming from the palm of her hand.

Xie Ren calmly took her right hand, pulled her forward, and said, "Come in."

Xia Wan thought about it for two seconds and felt that it was nothing.

Their current personalities should be in the ambiguous period, so just hold hands.

The two of them sat on the sofa. The servant had already prepared tea and snacks and arranged them neatly, and then asked Xia Wan to wait.

Xie Yan lowered his voice and reminded: "My parents are behind you at the eight o'clock direction, ten meters away, you can start now."

Everything started out according to plan.

Xia Wan cleared her throat, then deliberately raised her voice and said in a very pretentious manner: "Thank you, what kind of taste is there in the decoration of your house? It's too tacky, and those decorations, are they all bought from the flea market? Especially that vase, the color is too ugly, what kind of aesthetics, it's too abrupt!"

Xie Yan replied: "My father is responsible for all of this."

As expected.

Facing these accusations, Xie's father widened his eyes, pointed a finger at Xia Wan, then looked at his wife, and said aggrievedly: "How could she say that? These are so beautiful, and that vase is obviously an antique! It's very valuable!"

Mother Xie smiled, and seemed very satisfied with Xia Wan. She said, "As for your poor aesthetic taste, I wanted to tell you eight hundred years ago. Since your future daughter-in-law is not satisfied, everything must be redecorated before she marries in. You must listen to me from now on."

After Xie's mother finished speaking, regardless of Xie's father's reaction, she walked directly towards Xie Yan and Xia Wan, and said in a gentle voice: "Wan Wan, you are here."

Xia Wan quickly stood up, instinctively bowed to the other party, and greeted him politely.

Xie Yan also stood up.

Xie's mother smiled and said, "Hurry up and sit down. Don't be so reserved. Just treat this place as your own home. Wait a moment. The food will be ready soon. Is there anything else you want to eat? It's not too late to make it now."

"No, no." Xia Wan waved her hands quickly and said, "I'm fine with anything."

Xie Lin coughed lightly, implying that Xia Wan should not be too obedient and sensible and should not forget their arrangements.

So Xia Wan immediately began to perform. She sat up straight and looked at the tea in front of her. She glared at Xie and started to find fault: "You know I hate drinking tea the most. If I had known you didn't even prepare my favorite peach soda, I wouldn't have come."

Xia Wan's change was so great that Xie's father and mother were stunned for a moment and didn't know how to react.

Xie Yan looked at Xia Wan in a cooperative manner and said lovingly, "How could that be? Of course I have prepared something you like. Don't be angry. I'll get it for you now."

Father Xie & Mother Xie: “???”

Is this still their son?

Xia Wan: "???"

How could Xie Ren really be prepared? She was clearly improvising!

Xie Yan quickly walked over with several bottles of peach soda of different brands and asked, "Which one do you want?"

Xia Wan pointed to a bottle at random.

Xie uncorked the bottle cap and handed it to Xia Wan, reminding her: "Drink less, you still have to eat later."

Mother Xie rubbed her eyes, somewhat unable to believe what she saw.

And Mr. Xie doesn't look any better now.

Xia Wan felt uncomfortable with the stares from Xie's parents at this moment. She could only continue to perform and not argue. She was the best at it.

So she took a sip, glared at Xie and said in disgust: "Why do you care about me? I'm always annoyed by your nagging."

At this moment, Mr. and Mrs. Xie were so angry that they didn't dare to say a word.

Based on their understanding of their son, he would definitely be angry, or show an expression that is even scarier than anger...

Oh, no, the scene they imagined did not happen.

Xie Yan just looked at Xia Wan tenderly and said, "If you feel uncomfortable in your stomach, just tell me anytime."

Xia Wan took another sip of peach soda.

I have to say, it feels really good to be able to point fingers at Xie Nong without having to worry about offending him. It feels really good to be a jerk on orders from the emperor!

But because it was in front of Xie's hated parents after all, Xia Wan still restrained herself a little, but this specifically did not include -

I picked all the green peppers from the dish and put them into Xie Hen's bowl. Although Xie Hen really hated eating green peppers, he still ate them all.

She asked Xie Lun to peel a bowl of shrimps for her personally, and she refused the ones that were not good-looking.

A fish bone got stuck in her throat. Although it had nothing to do with Xie Zun, Xia Wan still scolded Xie Zun and asked him to pick out the bones from the fish before putting the fish into her bowl.

From the beginning to the end, Xie Yan looked at Xia Wan tenderly, accepting her scolding, and even poured a glass of water to her when she was talking excitedly, saying: "Watch your throat."

Throughout the whole process, Mr. and Mrs. Xie's mouths were opened so wide that it seemed as if an egg could fit in them. Neither of them could believe what they had seen.

My son, who always had a perverse personality, could become so gentle and tolerant one day. He could do this for the girl he liked? This is too incredible!

By the time they finished their meal, neither of them had recovered from the shock.

Xia Wan was tired of acting, so she exchanged glances with Xie Ni, indicating that she wanted to leave.

Xie Yan also understood what she meant, and looked at his parents and said, "Mom and Dad, it's getting late. I'll take Wanwan home first."

Father Xie finally came to his senses and nodded repeatedly: "Okay...Okay, be careful on the road."

Xie's mother nodded slowly, obviously still not recovered from the shock, and instinctively said politely: "Come and play again next time."

Both Mr. and Mrs. Xie had the same idea in their minds:

Let's go! Let them cool down!

Looking at their son and Xia Wan's leaving backs, Xie's father and mother slowly turned their heads to look at each other.

Mother Xie was not sure: "This guy today, who seems to have a good temper, is careful and considerate, and never fights back when hit or scolded, is he really our son?"

Mr. Xie nodded slowly and said, "He finally...finally becomes like a normal person."

Then both of them almost cried for joy, and they were just about to sing together about the greatness of true love. It turns out that love can really change a person!

Satisfied! They are so satisfied!

Even if this is a little immoral, so what? A life without doing anything dishonorable is incomplete!

They can do anything for their son's happiness!

Xia Wan! She must be the daughter-in-law of their Xie family!!!

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Outside the house.

Xia Wan looked at Xie Ni and asked with sparkling eyes: "How did I perform? Was it good? Are your parents really fed up with me?"

"Yeah." Xie replied, but without looking at Xia Wan, he said, "Yeah, their lips were twitching when you left."

"That must be because of anger!" Xia Wan took over the conversation, and then sighed: "But thank you, you are really smart, with so many tricks... oh no, so many unique tricks."

We talked on the phone before, but since we hadn't met in person, the feeling wasn't that strong.

But now, face to face, when Xie Yan was sure that Xia Wan's eyes were filled with admiration and praise for him, he felt his mood become very subtle.

How could she be so stupid?

But why is it so cute?

The girl's eyes were clear, and she looked at him with a sincere smile and admiration, which made his shameful thoughts seem even more filthy. The original intention of this meeting was not as high-sounding as he said.

He was obviously telling a lie.

From the beginning to the end, there were too many lies between him and her.

I thought it was interesting at first, but now I don’t know how to confess it.

But what can lies gain in the end?

The boy opened his lips several times, and the words he wanted to say came to his lips, but he didn't know how to say them.

Xia Wan noticed that Xie Yan was obviously hesitant, and immediately realized that something was wrong. She asked tentatively: "Xie Yan, do you have anything to say to me?"

"I lied to you. It was all a lie." Xie looked at Xia Wan with disgust, but he didn't dare to look her in the eye. He continued, "My parents don't care if anyone bullies me. They are so happy to see someone who can change me. So not only do they not hate you now, they probably like you very much."

After saying thank you, he turned around and walked in another direction, as if he was avoiding something.

Xia Wan was completely confused. After a few seconds of being stunned to digest the message in Xie Ni's words, she trotted after him and asked, "Hey, Xie Ni? What did you say? Is everything you said true? What are you crazy about? No, what on earth are you trying to achieve by doing this?"

Xie Ren didn't say anything, but just took bigger steps.

What is the purpose?

In fact, he doesn't know either.

Maybe he thought about the hardship his sister had to endure before successfully coming out a few years ago. She was beaten a lot. It was the first time his parents had hit their child in all those years.

At that time, Xie Ren didn't understand and just asked Xie Ying indifferently: "If you really like her, then you can be together. Just tell your parents that you are good friends. Why make so much trouble?"

Xie Ying smiled at him at that time and said: "You don't understand. If you really like someone, you will definitely want to bring her home to meet your parents and make them accept her no matter what. Moreover, you will never be willing to leave any lies to her."

Xie hates to think that now he seems to understand.

Because he had brought her home, he really wanted his parents to like her and accept her.

The lies he could easily tell to others for profit, convenience or fun were bad habits left over from his years of growing up in an overly free environment.

But now, he didn't want to tell her any lies anymore.

He even began to have greedy fantasies.

If he became a better person, would she like him more?

The author has something to say:

From my personal perspective, I don’t think there is anything wrong with Xiao Xie and Xiao Song’s attitude towards Xiao Jiang. As a love rival, they didn’t deliberately say “this relationship is wrong and there is no result, give up quickly”. Who else but Wei Chi would be stupid enough to encourage others to snatch his wife! (Sorry Wei Chi, please believe that your mother really loves you the most, but your mother really doesn’t have another stupid son to be an example)

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