Jinyan’s face was full of schadenfreude as he laughed, "Ha, after all this time she’s been pretending, finally someone sees her true colors."

He thinks she’s just a drama queen who loves acting all innocent. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Jiang Yuan struggled to swallow the chicken leg in her mouth, cleared her throat, and said seriously: "You saw it wrong, that wasn’t me."

Yu Chengcheng: ...

Her eyes weren’t blind, and her memory hadn’t gone awry.

But to be considerate of the injured, she chose to pretend temporary amnesia: "Okay, I didn’t see anything just now."

She managed to finish her meal with Jiang Yuan, enduring the ordeal, trying hard not to blush.

Afterwards, Jiayan escorted her back to the classroom, instructing: "Don’t wander off after class, I’ll come pick you up after school."

Jiang Yuan shook her injured leg; she’d like to run around, but running wasn’t an option.

After Jiayan left, Yu Chengcheng said with starry eyes, "Tsk, if I were injured and had a handsome guy so worried and staying by my side, I wouldn’t mind being lame."

Jiang Yuan looked at her calmly and threw cold water on her, "Trust me, if you were lame, the handsome guy would definitely leave you at the first chance."

Yu Chengcheng: "Can’t there be love that never abandons?"

"Maybe, but such love is rare." Using one’s own legs to guarantee enduring love seemed foolish to her, because after all, people change.

Even the best relationships can’t withstand the test of time, so cherish the present and don’t worry too much about distant matters.

"Do you think that’s possible with the academic god?" Yu Chengcheng couldn’t help asking.

Jiang Yuan was startled and said, "I don’t know." She had never considered this before; she was used to having Brother Yan around and had never thought about being apart.

She cherished every day together; to her, Brother Yan was her light, her salvation. She didn’t know how she’d cope if that light disappeared one day.

"But if that day ever comes, I probably wouldn’t make him choose. I’d choose to leave first." After all, being the one left behind is too pathetic.

She didn’t want to be that pitiable person again.

Yu Chengcheng looked at her in surprise, feeling that these words weren’t something this girl would typically say.

She thought, considering she grew up with the Xu brothers and they were so close, she should have more faith in their relationship.

Why did it seem not to be the case?

This girl seemed not to believe in lasting love.

Yet, paradoxically, she was so fond of the academic god.

Yu Chengcheng felt that Jiang Yuan’s mood was somewhat pessimistic, though she didn’t know why, but soon added, "I think it’s good to have some fantasies; you’ll eventually meet someone who’s blind to your flaws."

Jiang Yuan: "One lame and one blind, are you aiming to form a family of the disabled?"

Yu Chengcheng choked, looking at her with a sense of grievance, "...Was the chicken leg tasty today?"

Jiang Yuan: ...

She had a feeling this would become an embarrassing moment she couldn’t erase.

So tiring!

It’s all Jinyan’s fault; of all things to hit, why hit the chicken leg.

Meanwhile, after having dinner and browsing a small store with Zhang Yi, Jinyan suddenly sneezed.

Zhang Yi immediately said, "Brother Yan, you’re not catching a cold, are you? Remember to drink lots of hot water."

Words were said without thought, but listeners might find their own meaning.

That afternoon, Jinyan found several cups on his desk, all filled with hot water.

So it seems damn hot water can cure everything!