Having been given a second chance at life, who would still want to pursue her?

Watching Chen Guochang leave, feeling guilty.

Chen Jianji immediately rolled his eyes.

He knew it without even thinking.

During the break after dinner, he must have run off to find Uncle Zhang to call Zhang Ziliang.

Everyone in the village knows it.

That narcissistic Zhang is most afraid of Uncle Zhang's loving education.

Under this kind of education, one will definitely speak freely and without reservation.

Although his parents already knew more or less about his "great achievements" at school.

However, Zhang Ziliang's actions still mean he may escape the death penalty, but he cannot escape punishment.

Thinking about this...

Chen Jianji felt a burning desire to retaliate.

He took out his phone and just opened the data.

drip.

Zhang Ziliang's profile picture popped up.

[Gensokyo no: Brother Kai, forgive me, I was forced into it.]

Chen Jianji's eye twitched. His fingers flew across the screen.

[The Wind Chaser: Forgive my ass.]

[The young man chasing the wind: You just wait, when I get back to school, I'll show you what I'm made of!]

Chan Kin-kei wanted to post something more to vent his anger.

Footsteps were heard, accompanied by an angry huff.

"Chan Kin-kei!"

"I asked you to do the test, and you were playing on your phone?!"

Chen Jianji instantly stiffened.

It felt like I was back in the days when I'd sneakily use my phone and get caught by the teacher.

But it was only fleeting.

Chen Jianji put his phone away and looked up to explain.

"No, I just picked it up, less than a minute ago."

"Heh, do you think I believe that?"

Zhang Xinyi, with a stern face, sat down next to him, glanced at him, and added.

"That's what the bad students in my class used to say when they lied to their parents and teachers."

Chen Jianji blinked and pointed to himself.

"Me? A poor student?"

"Isn't that right?"

Peng!

Chen Jianji slammed his hand on the table and stood up.

But then I saw Zhang Xinyi slowly pushing over an English test paper with only 30 points.

Chen Jianji immediately sat down again.

"Students who perform poorly are also human beings, everyone is equal, you can't discriminate against them! I'll sue you!"

"I'm a teacher now!"

"So what if they're teachers? Teachers should treat all students equally!"

"Then I won't teach you. Don't ask me about this question."

"Oh, teacher, you've worked so hard, please have some water."

"Tsk... Look at you."

Zhang Xinyi took the water glass with a disdainful look, but a smile inexplicably appeared on her lips, and her eyebrows and eyes were slightly raised with arrogance and pride.

"Fine, I'll reluctantly accept your apology."

"I'll memorize a few key words later, then I'll review chemistry. I'll study those two subjects tonight."

"Okay! I'll do whatever the teacher says!"

"Hey, where's my English book? I'll go look for it in my room; I wonder if I lost it."

Just as Chan Kin-kei was about to get up and leave.

Zhang Xinyi unzipped the backpack that was placed on the low stool next to her feet.

"No need to go, you didn't bring it back at all."

"Use my English book. Even if you bring it back, your book is cleaner than your face, while mine has lots of annotations."

As she spoke, she took the book out of her bag and was about to put it on the table when...

"Why haven't you put your diary away yet?"

"If you don't want it, I'll just throw it away!"

Chen Jianji then looked at the diary on the table.

The writing on it has completely disappeared.

It was as if it had never existed.

Suddenly, he smiled.

"It's okay, go ahead and throw it away."

Zhang Xinyi rolled her eyes.

She closed the diary and stuffed it into Chen Jianji's schoolbag.

"Something worth almost a hundred yuan, just wasted like this?"

"You don't even bother to write anything yourself. You tricked me into buying this thing, isn't it just for writing things down?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Jianji immediately became interested.

"Oh? What did you write? Let me see?"

"I'm not showing it to you! A diary is a very private thing. It's something that can hold my emotions and allow me to vent them. How can I show it to others? Don't you understand?!"

"That's what you told me when you were trying to trick me into buying it, you idiot!"

"Oh, I forgot."

Chen Jianji said without changing his expression.

"Alright, your English score is too low. Look at this page of key vocabulary for ten minutes, and then I'll check your memorization."

"Okay!"

...

The weekend flew by.

At the bus stop at the village entrance, a few people were waiting for the bus.

Chen Jianji was carrying a backpack and several bags in his hands.

It doesn't stop there.

He not only had to carry the bag in his hand, but also hold his phone to his ear, listening to someone's nagging.

"Take good care of the people. There was a leak in the chicken coop yesterday, and your dad and I need to find someone to fix it. We can't leave right now, so we won't be able to see you off."

Chen Jianji glanced at Zhang Xinyi, who was sitting leisurely on a bench at the station eating an apple.

He finally couldn't help but say it.

"Mom, you're being way too biased! You didn't mention me once at all!"

"Oh, I don't need anyone to take care of me?"

Wang Suling on the other end of the phone couldn't stop laughing.

"My dear child, didn't I prepare your favorite chicken soup for you?"

Chen Jianji walked to the bench.

"That's different."

"Come on, I'll turn the phone on speakerphone. Have her take good care of me, like giving me back massages and leg massages."

"My foot is still injured!"

As he spoke, he had already pressed the speakerphone button.

Zhang Xinyi also heard Chen Jianji's words at this moment.

She took a big bite of the apple and glared at Chen Jianji.

And then,

At that moment, Wang Suling's voice came from the phone next to her.

"Xinyi, don't mind him. Just order him around a lot at school."

"This child is bad at everything else, but he's full of energy and always causing trouble. It's exhausting."

Upon hearing this...

Zhang Xinyi then replied with a beaming smile, "Okay, Auntie!"

Chen Jianji immediately put his phone away to prevent his mother from continuing to talk about how this young lady had tormented him.

"Okay, Mom, if there's nothing else, I'm hanging up!"

"Alright, I'm busy now, that's all for now. Send me a message when you arrive."

The call was disconnected.

Chen Jianji couldn't help but speak to Zhang Xinyi.

"Young Miss, I have so many things in my hands, aren't you going to help me carry them?"

"My aunt said you can take it all!"

"hehe.."

...

The two, one tall and one short, stared at each other with wide eyes, constantly teasing each other.

The wind carries the intense heat unique to summer.

Surprisingly, it was also quite comfortable.

"Hey, the bus is here! Hurry up and get on. This is the only bus from the surrounding villages. It's the weekend, and there are lots of people going back to work or school in the county town! If you don't hurry, it'll be full."

Chen Jianji greeted them.

Zhang Xinyi also quickly stood up.

The two squeezed onto the bus.

But the bus was already full, so the two of them had to stand.

The car was swaying and rocking as it drove.

Both of them could barely stand.

Zhang Xinyi moved closer to Chen Jianji.

They avoided the people around them as their figures seemed to be getting closer and closer.

Seeing this, Chen Jianji said, "Miss, could you help me with these two bags?"

Zhang Xinyi paused for a few seconds, then lowered her voice and gritted her teeth.

"Me, take it? I can barely stand. Don't you have any manners?"

Chen Jianji ignored her and simply shoved the bag into her hand.

In order not to spill the food and soup inside, Zhang Xinyi could only hold on tightly in a sullen manner.

Her little face was full of unhappiness.

Just the next second.

Chen Jianji stretched out his hands, reaching over her sides, and grasped the pillar she was leaning against.

Two arms encircled her.

In fact, within this crowded carriage, a small space of freedom was carved out for her.

Zhang Xinyi was stunned.

She looked up and met a pair of carefree, smiling eyes.

"Miss, is this any gentlemanly conduct?"

A voice, carrying a faint languid tone, rang out.

The people next to us seemed to be looking over as well.

Even though Zhang Xinyi had experienced social embarrassment many times before, she still felt her cheeks flush with embarrassment.

She looked away, her voice remaining calm and firm.

"Tch, it's just... a tiny bit."

"Oh..."

Chen Jianji chuckled softly.

He held onto the railing, remaining completely still no matter how much the car bumped and swayed.

Neither of them spoke.

The car continued driving.

The gazes that had been observing them gradually shifted away.

But Chen Jianji always felt that it was in the corner at the back of the car.

There was a gaze that seemed to have been fixed on him the whole time, never leaving him.

Chen Jianji turned his head and looked towards the back seat of the car.

At a glance, I saw that familiar figure.

......