Going home for Chinese New Year, I squeezed onto a bus with three energetic young women.

Paramela enters the old town.

The only sound inside the car was the faint hum of the air conditioning.

Normally, everyone is in groups, chattering so loudly they could lift the roof off the car.

Now that Bai Li is alone with Li Jiaxin and it's suddenly quiet, she feels a little uncomfortable.

He gripped the steering wheel, glancing at the passenger seat out of the corner of his eye.

Li Jiaxin was resting her head on her palm, looking out the window with her face turned to the side.

The car window was half open, and a gentle breeze blew through her purple hair and brushed against her delicate eyebrows and eyes.

So beautiful.

This is a beauty that is in no way inferior to Lin Xiaoshuang and Chen Tingting, but a completely different style.

If Chen Tingting is fiery and direct, Lin Xiaoshuang is soft and sweet, Li Mengmeng is cunning and cute, Jiang Ruyue is innocent and aloof, Xie Lingmo is melancholic and noble, then Zhang Qian is hot-bodied yet exudes a humble and ingratiating aura.

Then Li Jiaxin is like a thorny flower growing in the wild.

Cool and stylish, unconventional.

She doesn't care about other people's opinions, and if anyone criticizes her, she can retort on the spot.

Anyone who doesn't approve of her will be attacked by her without mercy if they get close.

Only when she was with Bai Li did she remove all her thorns.

"Is it good-looking, brother?"

The person in the passenger seat didn't even turn their head; their voice drifted over lightly.

Bai Li paused for a moment while turning the steering wheel, but without the embarrassment of being caught, he readily admitted it.

"It's beautiful." He stepped on the brakes as he yielded at the intersection, then turned to look directly at her.

"Usually there are always a large group of people gathered together, making a lot of noise, so there are very few opportunities to be alone like this."

"I just realized how beautiful you are."

These compliments made Li Jiaxin blush.

Instead of her usual playful demeanor, she turned her gaze away from the window and met Bai Li's eyes.

"You know that too?"

She pouted, her tone wistful:

"How long has it been since we spent time alone together?"

"If you think about it carefully, even sleeping together involves multiple people."

Bai Li released the brakes, and the car continued driving deeper into the alley.

"I'm sorry." Bai Li slowed down and sincerely apologized.

I've neglected you a bit lately.

"Actually, I don't blame you." Li Jiaxin changed her posture, curling her flowery legs up on the seat, her white cotton stockings encasing her tight calves.

She reached into her pocket, pulled out a box of strawberry-flavored cigarettes, took one out, and put it in her mouth.

With a click, the lighter shot out a flame.

She lit the cigarette butt and took a drag.

The cloyingly sweet strawberry-scented smoke filled the carriage, enveloping her face.

Bai Li could no longer see her expression.

"I know."

Li Jiaxin rested her hand, holding a cigarette, on the edge of the half-lowered car window, letting the wind scatter the cigarette ash.

"You actually prefer sweet girls like Xiaoshuang and Li Mengmeng."

Bai Li was about to retort subconsciously.

His feelings for these girls were not simply a matter of preference, but rather that each of them possessed qualities that made him feel pity for them.

"Let me finish."

Li Jiaxin pointed at him with her cigarette butt, stopping his explanation.

She tucked her flowery legs closer to her chest and rested her chin on her knees.

"You stayed at Li Mengmeng's house the night Xiao Shuang launched her sneak attack."

Li Jiaxin exhaled a puff of white mist, her voice somewhat ethereal:

"I lay in bed alone, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep."

"At that time, I was thinking, why don't I just buy an electric fake cow online?"

Li Jiaxin continued talking to herself.

"But then I realized something."

She shook her head and withdrew the cigarette from her fingers.

"That thing is just physical pleasure."

She turned her head and stared intently at Bai Li's profile:

"It can't kiss me, it can't argue with me, it can't listen to me complain about the bad things that happened during the day, and when I'm scared while watching horror movies, it can't let me snuggle into its arms. What's the point of shaking it so much?"

The cigarette burned halfway through, and the strawberry flavor became increasingly strong.

Li Jiaxin's long eyelashes drooped down, obscuring the emotions in her eyes.

"So..." she flicked her cigarette ash:

"I don't care about that big penis; if you want one, there are plenty of them everywhere."

"But the only person who has cared about me, tolerated me, treated me like a human being, and pulled me out of the mire from a very long time ago is you."

As Bai Li listened to these words, her thoughts drifted back to when she first met them.

Back then, they didn't even have the money to buy instant noodles.

Starving, yet still trying to put on a tough front in front of the fast food restaurant.

He only gave her the money for a meal and a little bit of concern, and this girl gave him her whole heart.

With a flick of her thumb and forefinger, Li Jiaxin sent the cigarette butt flying in a curved arc, looking incredibly cool and stylish, just like always.

"It's nothing, bro. I was just saying a few words casually."

A gust of wind blew in through the car window, dispersing the sweet, cloying smoke inside the car.

My vision became clear again.

Bai Li looked at Li Jiaxin, but she couldn't tell if it was from the smoke, because Li Jiaxin's eyes were a little red.

He sighed and ordered one as well:

"In my heart, you are just as important as they are."

Bai Li put aside his usual teasing and spoke sincerely:

I will treat you well.

The voice just fell.

The person in the passenger seat suddenly leaned forward, and the aroma of strawberries wafted over.

"mua~"

Li Jiaxin pressed her soft lips against Bai Li's cheek and gave him a deep kiss.

This was unexpected; the Panamera's tires twisted on the road.

He didn't mention the danger, but waited for the girl to continue.

"I believe you, brother."

She looked at Bai Li, smiling openly, her eyes revealing a maturity beyond her years:

"There's nothing we can do if you don't believe me."

She turned her gaze to the window, looking at the familiar, dilapidated old town street scene, and murmured softly:

"after all……"

"I've been with you since I was a child."

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