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

"I thought you weren't coming back tonight."

When Liang Na saw Zhou Juzi return, she looked somewhat surprised as she was chatting with her roommate.

She glanced at the time; the girl had probably returned right at the curfew.

Seeing the somewhat complicated expression on Zhou Juzi's face, Liang Na raised an eyebrow and asked:

"It's so late, didn't you spend the night with your boyfriend?"

Zhou Juzi shook her head.

The girl didn't even know where Xia Weichan lived...

Her mind was still replaying Xia Weichan's last words after she got off the bus, leaving her feeling somewhat dazed.

My feelings were a bit complicated and hard to describe.

She didn't go to bed, but found a place to sit down, her beautiful, gentle peach blossom eyes slightly narrowed as she stared blankly at the dormitory ceiling.

Seeing Zhou Juzi's absent-minded look, Liang Na got off someone else's bed, leaned close to her, and whispered:

"To be honest, you've been acting strangely every time you come home these past two days."

Liang Na didn't know who Zhou Juzi's boyfriend was, and An He hadn't told her either.

"Are you getting more and more dull the longer you're in a relationship?"

"..."

Zhou Juzi frowned, her gaze not on Liang Na, but recalling Xia Weichan's attitude, and said listlessly:

"He doesn't seem to like me very much."

"?"

"Well... he told me today that if he finds another girlfriend, it's none of my business..."

"??"

Liang Na was taken aback upon hearing this.

Then she was shocked.

How could a boyfriend say something like that to his girlfriend?

What are they trying to do?

Liang Na's eyes twitched, and she looked Zhou Juzi up and down again. Could a man really say such a thing to her?

"That's...is that what he said?"

"Um…"

"..."

After speaking, the two seemed to fall silent. After a long while, Liang Na finally asked:

"Isn't he a jerk?"

"No..."

"He's already said things that almost involved cheating, isn't that enough?"

"He's a really nice person, I like him... but he doesn't treat me like his girlfriend."

Zhou Juzi recalled the events of the day and the words Xia Weichan had spoken.

I've always had a feeling of something being blocked in my chest.

He seemed to keep emphasizing that the two of them would separate after three months, and that it was an inevitable outcome.

The feeling of having just found a safe haven for one's soul, only to have it pushed away, is incredibly painful.

"...I really like having him around, even though he's done so much for me...but I still want more...I don't want to leave him..."

"Oh... so he really does find another girlfriend, what are you going to do?"

"No way!"

When Zhou Juzi heard this question, her heart tightened, and she suddenly clenched her hands. Her beautiful eyes widened, but quickly dimmed again.

He told me he had no intention of being in a relationship...

Are you really that sure?

Liang Na asked in complete disbelief:

"Judging from your expression, you don't seem like you'd use the 'girlfriend' label, do you?"

"Um...I..."

Zhou Juzi was speechless for a moment, and her beautiful eyes, which had been slightly wide open, gradually lowered.

right…

From the moment that contract was signed, it seemed she had no right to make demands of Xia Weichan regarding her perspective as a girlfriend…

Judging from Xia Weichan's explanation tonight, even if the contract is amended later, the content will only be limited to the relationship between friends.

Although Xia Weichan did manage to stop Zhou Juzi's increasingly depressed mood at the time, upon reflection, that statement seemed to have upset the girl even more.

Even so, the girl still comforted herself:

"He... is very dedicated to my training, he probably won't have the time or inclination to go looking for someone else..."

"I just don't understand. He's been so good to you that he's even said he'd cheat on you, yet you keep deceiving yourself and saying he won't?"

Liang Na didn't quite understand.

If it were her, even if her boyfriend was rich, after saying such a thing, she should have faced reality, right?

Let's focus on resources, not feelings.

If you want to have a relationship with a jerk, then just put up with it.

"Sigh, let me tell you, don't overthink it. Your boyfriend got you into the trainee program and it looks like he's given you so many resources. So why not use those resources to improve yourself?"

"Liang Na... do you think that if I train hard and my fame grows, will... he gradually fall in love with me?"

"..."

This guy is hopeless...

Those who are blinded by love deserve to be deceived by scumbags.

Liang Na was speechless.

She knew that saying anything more wouldn't make a difference.

Let's just go along with it, like coaxing a child:

"Probably. After all, you're so good-looking, and you're pretty good at playing instruments. Once you become famous, you can just confess your feelings to him on stage. That would be perfect. At worst, you can chain him up later."

"Huh?"

After they became famous, they made their relationship more formal...

Zhou Juzi was taken aback, and her eyes seemed to flicker for a moment.

My thoughts were blocked at one end, but it felt like I had found another way out.

She took the contract itself far too seriously…

Xia Weichan emphasized that he cared a lot about his training.

The meaning is clear: they want her to fully dedicate herself to training as a musician.

The contract stated that after the contract ended, both of them would be free agents, and she could do whatever she wanted…

But on the other hand, once she was free from the constraints of the contract, she could have found a way to keep Xia Weichan around!

Suddenly, Liang Na was startled when Zhou Juzi grabbed her shoulder.

"What...are you doing now?"

"I understand, thank you."

"?"

.........

"Let's arrange a time to meet tomorrow, Miss Zuoqiu."

At home, Xia Weichan stared out the window, seemingly lost in thought.

From this angle, one can have an unobstructed view of the Ke Family Building standing in the city center.

That was also a place he frequented during his second playthrough.

Go and argue...

Tomorrow, Xia Weichan will probably repeat what Duan Rong did in the second cycle: causing trouble at the Ke family's place.

However, the target of the disruption has changed from those middle-aged men to the young girl Ke Yueci.

"If Ms. Zuoqiu has the time, although there is a time limit for initiating legal proceedings, it is still necessary to contact the opponent in advance."

"Hmm~"

The girl on the other end of the phone seemed to be in a good mood, which relieved Xia Weichan as well.

This suggests that his death in the first playthrough had little impact on Zuoqiu Hangyu.

This greatly reduced the moral pressure on Xia Weichan.

After all, this "gal game" doesn't delete your save file after each playthrough, and the character you're raising isn't just a bunch of data.

But they are living, breathing people…

Hang up the phone,

Looking out the window at the rows of skyscrapers and neon lights, Xia Weichan fell into deep thought.

However, the affection levels developed through dating are somewhat similar, since they all require him to gradually build them up; otherwise, they won't increase...

This is his experience from the first three playthroughs.

Xia Weichan glanced at Zhou Juzi's favorability rating.

[Affection Level: 6]

Given the garbled message that popped up today that seems to indicate a decrease in favorability...

Considering the increase and decrease in goodwill today...

36.

Is such that.