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

This moment.

It was as if all the noise in the carriage had stopped.

Chen Jianji looked at those eyes that were filled with cold light and furrowed brows.

Perhaps it was because we made eye contact too quickly.

He couldn't discern the emotion in those eyes.

At this moment when Chen Jianji looks over.

Lin Qingxue was momentarily stunned, almost imperceptibly.

Her gaze seemed to want to look away, but she stubbornly remained rooted to the spot, keeping her eyes fixed on Chen Jianji.

However, the emotions in his eyes gradually calmed down and became indifferent.

It's like seeing a complete stranger, or just an acquaintance.

Chen Jianji paused slightly.

So many years of getting along.

Whether it was Lin Qingxue in her previous life, who had graduated from the Department of Economics and Management at Tsinghua University and had become calm and composed in the face of adversity after experiencing many things.

Or perhaps she was still a high school student at that time.

I never make eye contact with strangers for more than a second.

It is extremely rare for someone to make eye contact with another person without looking away or avoiding it; instead, they will stare intently at them.

If that's the case, it means that she believes that in the current situation, the person who looks away first is inferior and tacitly admits defeat.

She is competitive, unwilling to admit defeat, and determined to win.

In fact, in my previous life, whether in the market or at home...

She has never lost.

Externally, she relied on her top ranking in the Department of Economics and Management at Tsinghua University, coupled with the confidence derived from her product strength.

Inside...

hehe..

I just let her have her way.

at this time.

Chen Jianji didn't know why Lin Qingxue was competing with him at this moment in the carriage.

But clearly, he didn't tolerate it either.

His gaze only swept over her once.

Let whoever wants to argue with go ahead; he's not going to get involved.

But before he could look away...

Zhang Xinyi's voice suddenly rang out.

"Hey, the soup seems to have spilled a bit. Could you help me hold it up so I can straighten it?"

Chen Jianji has not yet responded.

Lin Qingxue looked away as if she had been burned.

He pressed himself close to the car body and looked out the window.

The figures of the surrounding crowd swayed with the movement of the train carriage.

Even her huddled figure in the corner gradually disappeared into the crowd.

By this time, Chan Kin-kei had already looked away.

He freed one hand to lift the bag, thus freeing up Zhang Xinyi's other hand.

"Hmm, it doesn't seem to be a leak. It must be because of the heavy rain last night. My aunt left this bag near the door, and some rainwater got in."

Give it back to me.

"Um."

Chen Jianji nodded slightly and hung the bag in his hand on her wrist.

Then he reached out and grabbed the pillar behind her again.

Suddenly, he remembered something and instructed Zhang Xinyi.

"We'll be at the Jinhe Road intersection in the city in about half an hour. If someone gets off and there's a seat available, you can sit down."

"This bus takes about two hours to get to school, taking a roundabout route."

"Huh? It'll take two hours? It didn't take us that long to get back!"

Zhang Xinyi was stunned.

Chen Jianji smiled and said, "Students get out of school early on Fridays, so they don't encounter the evening rush hour for office workers."

"Besides, I took you out a long time ago, but you still insisted on going around in circles to buy some local specialties. There's already enough stuff from home."

"What do you know? I came back for a visit, so I had to bring Shuxian and the others something, right? They even gave me some of their family's specialties to eat in their dorm."

Chen Jianji simply said "Oh".

"Okay, I'll take a nap first, it's a bit shaky."

Neither of them spoke.

The carriage swayed and bumped.

The people around them swayed and kept leaning towards the two of them.

But Chan Kin-kei's arms held him very firmly.

No matter what, Zhang Xinyi was still within his sphere of influence.

suddenly.

She looked up at Chen Jianji, who was resting with his eyes closed.

It was faintly visible that his face was somewhat pale, and his forehead was covered in cold sweat.

Zhang Xinyi remained silent for a while.

Then he took something out of his bag.

Chen Jianji was in a daze.

Sudden.

He felt something touch his shoulder.

"Um?"

Chen Jianji slowly opened his eyes.

The scenery in front of me was somewhat blurry due to dizziness.

He saw Zhang Xinyi holding a box-like object and handing it to him.

Chen Jianji couldn't see clearly and asked instinctively.

"This is?"

Zhang Xinyi said irritably, "Didn't you see what's written here?!"

Chen Jianji lowered his head slightly, and his vision gradually became clear.

He saw a box of medicine.

Motion sickness medication.

For an instant.

Chen Jianji stood there, stunned.

"What are you staring at like that for!"

"My hands are too full, you take it out and eat it yourself, hurry up, I'm carrying all this stuff, it's so heavy!"

Chen Jianji looked at the impatient expression on the face of this ancestor from the city.

He suddenly burst into laughter.

"Miss, all medicines have side effects. Motion sickness medicine has side effects. If you take it, you'll probably feel groggy all night and won't be able to attend evening self-study."

"Oh? Is that so?"

Zhang Xinyi had obviously just found out as well, and she awkwardly turned her head away.

"Fine, don't eat it then!"

With great effort, he lifted the medicine from his hand and placed it in front of him, but the hand fell to the ground.

But just then...

Chen Jianji reached out and took the medicine from her hand.

Then, taking advantage of the car's smooth stop at the station, he quickly opened the medicine box, took out a pill, and said to Zhang Xinyi.

"Even if it's poison, I'll accept the young lady's sentiments."

"What was that saying again?"

Chen Jianji did not continue speaking.

Zhang Xinyi looked up when she didn't hear anything more.

Only then did I see him putting the medicine in his mouth and swallowing it.

Zhang Xinyi muttered to herself.

"You talk too much nonsense."

But then he couldn't help but ask, "What did you say?"

Chen Jianji smiled lazily, then imitated the ancient people in TV dramas reciting poems, swaying his head and shaking his head.

"The beauty of the bandit woman is a gift from a beautiful woman!"

Zhang Xinyi paused for a moment, but as a top student, she quickly realized that this was clearly a poem from a book.

She glared at Chen Jianji.

"Pah! That's not how you use it! It's ridiculous!"

Seeing her raise her eyebrows slightly, Chen Jianji couldn't help but smile.

"Hey, pretty much the same thing."

Zhang Xinyi noticed that he looked slightly more relaxed after taking the medicine.

He suddenly spoke.

"I saw her."

"Huh? What?"

Chen Jianji didn't quite understand.

Zhang Xinyi turned her head and looked towards the corner at the back of the carriage.

After two stops, the crowd thinned out.

A slender figure wearing a laboratory school uniform could be vaguely seen.

She huddled in the corner of the car, clutching her schoolbag tightly to her chest.

"She's been looking this way, I saw her too."

Zhang Xinyi spoke again, but in a very low voice.

Chen Jianji paused, not following her gaze, and simply hummed in response.

"Her house is next to our village, on this same bus."

Zhang Xinyi asked again.

"I heard from Jiaqi and the others that when you were in your first and second years of high school, you would often walk home with her."

"Would you treat her like that on the bus back then?"

As she spoke, she pointed to Chen Jianji's arms on either side of her.

"Um?"

Looking at the suspicion on Zhang Xinyi's face and the disdain that was about to appear, he could see the look of disbelief on her face.

Chen Jianji opened his mouth, and then nodded.

"Well, sometimes, but not often."

Zhang Xinyi's face immediately turned indignant, and her beautiful eyes filled with irritation.

She was about to slap Chen Jianji's hand away, but she stopped him because the thing in his hand was too heavy.

She couldn't help but ask again, her little face full of doubt and confusion.

"Do you really like it that much?"

Chen Jianji paused slightly, then spoke slowly.

"That was true before, I don't deny it."

"But it's gone now."

Zhang Xinyi blinked.

"Huh? Why?"

Chen Jianji shook his head.

"There's no particular reason, I've just figured it out."

Zhang Xinyi was still somewhat suspicious. She had learned from Wang Jiaqi and the others this week how good Chen Jianji had been to Lin Qingxue in the past.

"I don't believe you. How did you come to that conclusion?"

Chen Jianji looked at her relentless questioning and felt somewhat helpless.

He thought for a moment, then raised the motion sickness pills in his hand.

"For example... she has never bought this thing for me even once."

As Chen Jianji spoke, a smile appeared on his face.

Her smile was gentle, yet it carried a profound meaning beyond her years.

"It's with me."

"she..."

"It's not worth it anymore."

......