After their confessions were rejected, they regretted it for the rest of their lives.

An He waved goodbye to Xia Weichan.

Watching the girl walk away, Xia Weichan suddenly remembered the emotion that had appeared in Zhou Juzi's beautiful peach blossom eyes when she first threatened her with her past family misfortunes...

"..."

He was somewhat relieved that he had helped Zhou Juzi's grandmother before approaching her...

However, the old man's health was indeed quite poor, because the guardianship was listed under his own name. The hospital had called him a few days ago, and he had many hidden illnesses from his earlier years.

However, Xia Weichan didn't tell Zhou Juzi any of this.

Perhaps considering the girl's future upbringing, he really needed to have a talk with that old woman...

But that's definitely not possible right now.

Xia Weichan had originally planned to find another person to be bound to today, and then go to the Ke family's group to personally discuss the inheritance.

But unexpectedly, things didn't go smoothly from the start...

He had to put the matter of binding the object on hold for now and planned to go to the Ke family to talk to them first.

After all, asking for your money back isn't unreasonable.

Ever since seeing the mark engraved on the bottom of the ring box, Xia Weichan couldn't help but want to know how Ke Yuexuan was doing.

Of course, it was out of curiosity, looking at it from today's perspective.

He is not the "Duan Rong" that the young girl deeply loves.

Regarding the inheritance, Xia Weichan had no intention of giving Ke Yueci any room for maneuver. Money is important in any world.

However, there's still the issue of lawyers to resolve…

Although he has legal knowledge inherited from the first game, he can't just take a lawyer's exam and act as a lawyer to handle his own affairs.

Based on her previous experience as a "cowardly lizard" in a law firm, Xia Weichan inevitably felt that it was a bit tricky.

Could it be that we really have to go find Zuoqiu Hangyu, just like we initially thought?

"..."

Based on his experiences with Xiaoyu in this playthrough, he might actually be able to ask her for a favor by telling his own story.

Just like asking Tsuruo Kurimaki for help...

As he was thinking, his phone rang again.

The caller was Leyi…

Xia Weichan paused for a moment, then answered the phone.

"Brother Xia, come back here first."

Le Yi, on the other end of the phone, spoke as if it were something important.

Hearing this tone, Xia Weichan frowned, a bad feeling creeping into her heart.

And just as he predicted…

"Zhou Juzi almost got into a fight with someone in the training room."

"what?"

.........

When Xia Weichan hurriedly drove back to the company,

Upon entering the office, I saw three girls standing against the wall, their expressions indescribable.

Zhou Juzi stood silently in the middle, head down, with a guitar that appeared to have been broken by brute force at her feet.

Seeing Xia Weichan enter, the girl appeared even more flustered, her head drooping even lower, her two small hands nervously twisting together.

"These three people who stood here are the masterminds, and each of them bears responsibility."

Le Yi explained to Xia Weichan,

"Because Zhou Juzi practiced with her guitar this morning and played very well, the people in Group Two felt that Lin Wan was not as good as her, so they made a request to have Juzi replace her."

"You agree?"

"Are you kidding? You're the one who decides Ju Zi's arrangements. But this is what sparked the argument between the second group. Shen Yihan probably went too far, so Ju Zi stood up for Lin Wan and smashed a guitar on the floor at Shen Yihan's feet."

Listening to Le Yi's story, Shen Yihan and Lin Wan's expressions became visibly awkward.

That's exactly how it is.

This morning, Zhou Juzi didn't seem timid in the unfamiliar environment like she did yesterday. Instead, she trained with the other trainees.

Then, during the solo guitar practice session, the girl displayed an astonishing level of skill.

The second group, who were already somewhat dissatisfied with Lin Wan, who was also a guitarist, became even more impressed after witnessing Zhou Juzi's guitar skills.

They considered kicking Lin Wan out and replacing her, since Group Two already had one extra person, and she was ranked last.

However, that's not the main point. The original intention was simply to discuss it with the training officer, and it wasn't that Zhou Juzi absolutely had to join.

Essentially, they still want to kick out the people who are dragging the team down.

But it was because of this incident that Lin Wan, who had been under a lot of pressure, finally snapped and got into a fight with Shen Yihan.

As for what follows...

"..."

Xia Weichan turned her gaze to Zhou Juzi, her expression turning somewhat unpleasant.

so...

He couldn't help but ask:

What business is it of yours if other people in the group are arguing?

But seeing the girl looking so pitiful, like a puppy that had done something wrong, Xia Weichan held back from asking any questions.

He scanned the three girls thoroughly, thankfully finding no injuries. If Zhou Juzi had actually made a move, things would have been much more difficult.

To be honest, when I first walked in and saw the guitar at the girl's feet, which looked like it had been damaged in a fight,

Xia Weichan's heart sank, and she frantically tried to figure out how to handle the situation...

It's good that a real fight didn't break out.

"Never mind, never mind."

Xia Weichan waved to the three girls, indicating that they should hurry back if nothing was wrong.

If it weren't for Zhou Juzi, he wouldn't have bothered dealing with this mess at all.

But after the other two girls left dejectedly,

Zhou Juzi remained motionless, her head bowed, standing anxiously in place, her slender fingers already white from fidgeting.

"Ju Zi?" Le Yi suspected the girl hadn't heard her clearly, so she called out tentatively:

"You can go back now."

"Leyi, why don't you go out and have a smoke for a while?"

"All right..."

Knowing what Xia Weichan meant, she didn't linger. She turned around, pushed open the door, and left, deliberately closing it behind her.

Xia Weichan and Zhou Juzi were left alone in the room again.

Unlike their usual time alone together,

This time, Zhou Juzi only felt a burning, stinging sensation, because she had made a mistake today.

"sorry..."

"Are you alright?"

Xia Weichan did not have the urge to blame the girl; he still remembered An He's words.

The girl didn't dare to look up, but weakly shook her head, pursing her lips and uttering a muffled sound.

"...No."

"That's good."

"..."

Why?

Xia Weichan stood in front of the girl, bent down gently, and, as was her habit, gently pinched Zhou Juzi's blushing cheek.

He forced her to look up at him.

Their eyes met for less than half a second before those peach blossom eyes timidly looked away...

With her cheeks being pinched, Zhou Juzi maintained a posture of wanting to dodge but not daring to.

All he could do was pitifully say again:

"sorry..."

"You didn't do anything wrong, explain yourself first. Although you were partly responsible for the argument between the two groups, it's essentially a conflict within their own group. Why are you getting involved?"

"..."

Jianzhou Juzi kept avoiding eye contact, her pink lips showing no intention of opening.

Xia Weichan had no choice but to give up, looking down at the black guitar beside her that was almost broken in two.

This wasn't from the training room; the girl brought it herself.

It must have been used for a long time, as there are some paint chips and many signs of wear on it.

The company doesn't have guitars that old.

"Is it important?"

"That was...my first guitar...bought by my mom."

"Don't use something so precious to hit people..."

"This morning... a string snapped..."

Ever since that string snapped along with the tail bolt, Zhou Juzi has been in a state of constant turmoil.

"...I'm sorry, but at that time...I couldn't control my emotions..."

"..."

It's already pretty good that this guitar hasn't been seriously swung at anyone.

After learning from An He that Zhou Juzi was expelled because she was sent to the intensive care unit, Xia Weichan was already very grateful for what had happened that day.

At least they didn't send anyone back to the ICU...

"Never mind, you should rest this afternoon."

"Huh?"

Upon hearing Xia Weichan's words, Zhou Juzi's expression froze, instinctively assuming that this was a sign of disappointment in her.

Her expression was somewhat flustered, but before that, Xia Weichan spoke, dispelling the unease rising in the girl's heart:

"This afternoon, I'll go with you to buy a new guitar."