Pursuing Her Best Friend after Confession Failed-Chapter 269 - 135 Xia Hua, I’ll Agree to Anything You Say_4

Jiang Zhiyu looked at the sky, feeling reluctant to leave. She really, really wanted to stay with Li Yuan.

She stared at him seriously and hugged his arm tightly.

"Xia Hua, I’m going to Beijing tomorrow, and it might be several days before I can return. You have to miss me!"

Li Yuan pinched her cheek. "Don’t worry, I’ll definitely miss you."

"Mm-hmm, Xia Hua, you have to call me, send me messages, and video chat with me every day. I want to see you every day," she insisted.

Li Yuan sighed internally. Little Fish just had this lively, cute, and clingy personality. In his previous life, having such a fairy-like little sister dote on him would have made him too happy to sleep. But now, he was a little scared.

"I will, Little Fish. Let’s head back now," he said.

「...」

Driving the sports car, the roar of the engine gradually cleared his mind. After dropping Little Fish off at her dormitory and leaving the Ji University campus, it felt as though he had stepped out of a fantasy world and back into reality.

Every experience with Little Fish by his side felt surreal. He really wanted a cigarette right now, just to calm down.

He checked his phone and saw that Zhong Tingyue, Xia Zhijin, and Bai Weixi had all called and sent him messages.

For a moment, he didn’t know where to go. Three girls, three homes. Zhong Tingyue was in her dorm room at the university. Bai Weixi was at Emerald Mansion. Xia Zhijin and Li Zixia were at their home in Jinxiu Villas.

Li Yuan hesitated for a moment but still steered the car toward home.

「...」

「Jinxiu Villas」

Xia Zhijin and Li Zixia were cooking dinner together. Li Zixia had already grown fond of this gentle, considerate, and beautiful sister-in-law.

"Zhijin, what time is my brother coming back today?" she asked.

Xia Zhijin glanced at the time. It was already eight in the evening, and she had sent him several messages but received no reply.

"I’m not sure, Zixia," she replied. "He should be back soon, though."

Li Zixia snorted and muttered, "My brother is so unreliable. Doesn’t he know two beauties are waiting for him to come home for dinner?"

"Zhijin, let’s not wait for him," she suggested. "Let’s eat before the food gets cold."

Xia Zhijin looked out the window, shook her head, and whispered, "Let’s wait a little longer."

Li Zixia grumbled, "He’s a grown man; he won’t starve. For all we know, he’s out painting the town red."

"By the way, Zhijin, since it’s the National Day holiday now, where are you and my brother planning to go?"

Xia Zhijin thought about Li Yuan’s promise to go with her back to her hometown, and a look of blissful longing appeared on her face.

"We might go back to my hometown," she mused.

Li Zixia’s eyes lit up. She hugged Xia Zhijin’s arm and said cheerfully, "Zhijin, take me with you! I’ve lived this long and I’ve never been to Shancheng."

Xia Zhijin smiled and nodded. "You’ll have to ask your brother. It’s his decision."

Li Zixia snorted and encouraged her, "Zhijin, you need to keep a tighter rein on my brother. You can’t always indulge him."

Xia Zhijin just smiled without answering.

She was completely clueless when it came to romance. Just a few days ago, Shen Xiyu had been coaching her, but after Li Yuan’s warning, she had mostly stopped listening to Shen Xiyu’s advice on love.

To have him in her heart, to have a home in her heart, to want to see him every day, be with him, and make him happy... Perhaps this is what love is.

Li Zixia held Xia Zhijin’s hand and giggled. "Zhijin, let me tell you a secret. When my brother was in high school..."

Just as they were speaking, the door opened.

Li Yuan walked in with a smile.

Seeing him, Xia Zhijin’s eyes brightened, and she immediately went to greet him.

Li Zixia’s words caught in her throat, and her eyes darted around.

What was I just about to say?

"Zhijin, Zixia, I’m back," he said.