Bang bang bang!
" Wen He? What are you doing hiding inside?"
Ji Chi was carrying a small box of egg tarts, looking worriedly at the door, as if trying to see the person inside.
The other person's expression had been off since they were downstairs, Ji Chi had a vague sense of foreboding.
It's Ji Chi...
Wen He hesitated before getting out of bed, and then he carefully straightened out the pile of blankets and put them back in their proper place.
The door opened, Ji Chi squeezed in, closing the door behind him. He then placed the fragrant egg tarts he was carrying on the bedside table.
He opened the box himself, revealing six egg tarts lined up side by side, still warm, their aroma filling the room.
Wen He leaned against the door with his head down, his eyes lowered, unsure how to face Ji Chi...
Ji Chi...
"Hmm?" Ji Chi carefully picked up a small egg tart, accidentally knocking off the outermost layer of pastry, and handed the tart to Wen He. "What's wrong?"
"This isn't right..." Wen He looked down at her toes, avoiding eye contact. "Are you lying to me...? Best friends never kiss, only lovers do."
Ji Chi paused, listening to the other person's timid voice, a surge of anger rose within him...
What does he mean? Does he want to break up?!
How could we break up? We just got together!
"What do you mean?" Ji Chi's face darkened completely. He reached out and pinched Wen He He's chin, forcing him to raise his head, and fed him the egg tart.
Wen He twisted the hem of her clothes with both hands, opened her mouth and bit into the egg tart. The crust was crispy... the inside was soft and slightly sweet, like eating a little pudding.
Wen He slowly chewed the egg tart in her mouth, Ji Chi ate the rest of the egg tart in one bite, pressed her against the door panel, and lowered his head to kiss her.
There's still an egg tart in my mouth...!
Wen He struggled, but couldn't wrestle the other's hands. After the kiss, tears welled up in Wen He's eyes, her whole body felt numb, and her mouth tasted sweet.
My heart felt as sweet as if it were filled with egg tarts.
Wen He felt that she must have been a jerk this time... She clearly didn't like him, yet she enjoyed his kiss.
"Are we still going to break up or not?"
"Hmm...?" Wen He's mind went blank, tears streamed down her face, and her lips crumpled in a pitiful expression.
Ji Chi lowered his head and kissed her again, filling the room with the aroma of egg tarts.
Wen He lay listlessly on her bed, while Ji Chi casually sat on the edge of the bed, eating large bites of crispy and tender egg tarts.
I'm the worst scumbag...
Seeing that the other person had stopped throwing a tantrum and threatening to break up, Ji Chi satisfaction and left the room; he still had official business to attend to.
Wen He wiped away her tears with frustration, her powerless arms falling back to their original position.
What kind of person kisses their best friend but doesn't even like them?
"What a scumbag!" the boy muttered angrily, his voice brimming with tears.
Wen He went on the show not to find love, but for money; he never expected things to develop this way...
what to do?
Wen He didn't know what liking someone meant... He was still somewhat confused.
Wen He opened her phone, intending to watch some videos to calm her emotions, but found a follower notification on the screen.
It was the poster who had just posted that followed him... Wen He sat up straight and immediately followed him back.
Sweet Sweet Strawberry: Hi~
He He He: Hello
Sweet Sweet Strawberry: I read your reply, and I think you might have been scammed... just wanted to warn you~
He He He: Thank you... I wasn't fooled, I'm a jerk ( •̥́ ˍ •̀ू )
Sweet Sweet Strawberry:?
Wen He seemed to have found an outlet, and poured out all her troubles to the other party.
Sweet Sweet Strawberry: Are you sure you don't like him?
Sweet Sweet Strawberry: Shouldn't being kissed by someone you don't like feel disgusted and repulsed?
Wen He blinked her wet eyelashes and replied again.
He He He: I don't understand...? I don't find it disgusting.
Sweet Sweet Strawberry seemed to realize that the person she was chatting with was a complete idiot...
Sweet Sweet Strawberry: You mean you don't find it disgusting at all, and actually like it and are very happy, right?
He He He: Mm-hmm
Sweet Sweet Strawberry: So isn't that just liking someone?!
Sweet Sweet Strawberry: Thinking about the other person makes me happy, kissing them makes me happy, and sometimes I think about them a lot—isn't that love?
Sweet Sweet Strawberry: Okay, I think you just like him, stop overthinking it.
"Like?" Wen He looked at the messages the other person sent, and it seemed that every single one of them had come true...
So you like Ji Chi?
The emotions that had been building up in her heart suddenly erupted at this moment. Realizing that she didn't hate the other person but liked Ji Chi Wen He felt like she was about to drown in happiness.
An involuntary smile appeared on his lips as he raised his hand to wipe away the tear tracks from the corners of his eyes.
His tears turned into a smile, and he picked up an egg tart from the table and put it in his mouth.
It was a little cold... but still delicious.
He didn't think about why he liked the other person, nor did he know when he started liking them; after all, he was somewhat clueless about even the act of liking someone.
But he knew he was happy right now...
Great, he's not a jerk anymore!
Zhou Siyu sat in the pavilion in the lakeside park, with two bento boxes on the stone table in front of him. He picked up a piece of watermelon and put it in his mouth; it was sweet.
Xie Zhengci walked towards the person in the center of the pavilion, holding a small bouquet of flowers in his hands.
" Xiao Yu, may I call you that?"
Zhou Siyu was surprised that the other person would bring him flowers... This was the first bouquet of flowers he had ever received... It would be a lie to say he wasn't happy.
He accepted the flowers with a smile.
"Sure, to be honest, I'm a little used to you not calling me Assistant Zhou."
"There will be many things you won't be used to after that."
The two chatted idly in the pavilion for a while, but mindful of the live broadcast, Zhou Siyu didn't ask the question she wanted to ask.
Xie Zhengci noticed his hesitation and suggested that the two of them go boating on the lake together.
The cruise ships were simple, with two guests per ship and staff members traveling alone in another ship.
" Xie Zhengci... there's something I've wanted to ask you for a long time..."
The other party's serious and earnest tone made the atmosphere heavy.
"I want to find someone who can give me marriage... Do you think you can?" Zhou Siyu asked, her eyes filled with accusation.
"I..." Xie Zhengci his mouth to speak... but his throat tightened.
He understood... he understood why the other person was avoiding him...
Xie Zhengci is an only child... his family has a century-old business, and it's impossible for him to agree to let her marry a man. It would be fine if the man had a family... but Zhou Siyu has no family background.
Seeing his hesitation, even though I had expected it, I was still stung by the thought.
The swaying of the ship mirrored Xie Zhengci's heart. He wanted to tell the other party that he wouldn't marry that woman, but at this moment, he didn't have the power to defy his father.
He wanted the other person to wait for him... but he also felt that the other person shouldn't wait for him.
He couldn't make a promise to make the other person wait for him.