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

"Hmm..."

Zhu Xuening's expression didn't change much; she merely trembled slightly with her long, light gray eyelashes and hesitated for a moment before saying:

Are you worried that if you've already eaten breakfast, you won't be able to eat the breakfast your girlfriend brings you, and that she might suspect something?

"I just wanted to emphasize that I have a girlfriend."

Xia Weichan was speechless at the girl's excessive imagination, but the fact that she could consider this point also showed that Zhu Xuening was quite thoughtful.

Xia Weichan asked again:

"What will happen to Ke Yuexuan if I keep refusing?"

"They'll probably send someone else to negotiate with you."

Zhu Xuening shook her head, looking at Xia Weichan calmly, without much emotional fluctuation in her eyes, nor did she show any difficulty or fear of failure.

"My fate is irrelevant."

"What does this all mean..."

Summer's end, cicadas facepalming.

Talking to Zhu Xuening is a bit difficult because the girl sometimes says things that are hard to understand.

Perhaps sensing Xia Weichan's inner turmoil, Zhu Xuening added:

"Ke Yuexuan has been very good to me, so out of a sense of karmic retribution, I will accept her arrangements for the rest of my life."

"..."

Xia Weichan looked troubled:

"Don't you have any autonomy at all?"

"no."

"What has she ever done for you?"

"There are so many things... For example, they contracted projects on the mountain, providing jobs for villagers in the villages below, helping me repair the Taoist temple left by my grandfather, and helping me get medical treatment, etc..."

Zhu Xuening listed them one by one on her slender fingers.

"I see…"

Xia Weichan nodded, and only then did he understand why Zhu Xuening listened to Ke Yueci so much.

He vaguely understood the girl's behavioral logic:

"I can do what she did, if I give it to you..."

"cannot…"

Zhu Xuening shook her head, crossed her two fair and slender arms, and made an X in front of her chest.

She said with a serious expression:

"I will consider Ke Yuexuan first. The favors she did for me before will not be overshadowed by the same actions of others. So, Mr. Xia, please don't waste too much money on me."

"Ke Yuexuan wants me to enter the Ke family's quagmire, mainly for the sake of inheritance matters, right?"

Listening to Xia Weichan's words, Zhu Xuening lowered her head in thought, seemingly considering whether or not to tell the truth...

Then the girl understood, and she raised her head and whispered:

"Well, actually she wants back the film studio you own."

"I see."

Xia Weichan already knew what was going on.

"You can go back now. I'll find a place for you around noon today."

"All right…"

"Take care. Also, I hope that when I come over at noon, I won't see Zhu Xuening who's here with a mission."

Xia Weichan had no intention of seeing her off.

.........

[Congratulations, host, the binding has been successful!]

Before Zhu Xuening left, Xia Weichan tried to bind the connection, and then heard a voice in her mind saying that the binding was successful.

"well--"

He sighed helplessly.

As expected, the binding was successful...

There were no other options. Xia Weichan had already searched again yesterday afternoon to see if there were any other girls with a binding panel above their heads, but it was still to no avail.

Aside from Ke Yueci, there's only Zhu Xuening...

The last shred of hope has completely vanished.

Xia Weichan searched and, sure enough, found no option to unbind.

But there's no need to worry too much.

I hope Xue Ning has a good personality.

Even if they sign a contract later and become lovers in name only.

Zhu Xuening wouldn't be foolish enough to go and provoke the person in question as a newcomer.

Xia Weichan did not explain the rest of the story to the girl immediately because he had not yet printed out the contract.

He also needed to take some time at noon to discuss the relevant matters with Zhu Xuening.

He definitely didn't like the way Zhu Xuening seemed to lack autonomy.

After all, Xia Weichan's initial goal was to get the girl out of the Ke family first, and then gradually cultivate her until the girl was completely freed from the family within three months.

So the first thing to solve is the issue of "repaying the debt of gratitude." At worst, we can just give Ke Yueci a sum of money by giving her the film studio in Zhu Xuening's name.

As for the "girlfriend" relationship, it's enough that the two of them know; they'll present themselves as normal friends to the outside world.

Having learned a lesson from Zhou Juzi, Xia Weichan will naturally be more cautious in handling relationships.

At least this time, the boundaries will be drawn more clearly.

Xia Weichan glanced at the time; it was almost time to pick up Zhou Juzi.

After binding, you can view the girl's profile and development path.

I remember when we first met, Zhu Xuening's interface was full of gibberish. Maybe it'll be better this time after the binding...

As he went downstairs, he brought up the second page of the system panel.

Name: Zhu Xue

【■Quality: Extreme■】

[Appearance: S]

[body ■：■]

Academic Ability: A

[Semen type: D-]

【Goodness Rating: 2】

[Optional Development Path: Literature, Taoism, etc.]

"..."

?

Xia Weichan stared at the panel, then stood at the top of the stairs in silence for a long time.

Mental state D-?

And the initial favorability rating is a two-digit number starting with "2"?

What the hell is this?

.........

If we were to say that the result of the first binding in this playthrough... was a girl whose affection level rose rapidly and who was mentally sensitive,

Xia Weichan might think that she was just unlucky.

But if the second development goal is still like this, then Xia Weichan should probably consider whether there's something wrong with her ancestral graves!

The car was parked at the university gate.

Xia Weichan is currently trying to decipher the gibberish in the girl's development path. He is like a decoding expert, trying his best to decipher the illogical "code".

However, this didn't give him much time; the car door was quickly opened.

"breakfast…"

Zhou Juzi spoke very softly, placing the breakfast on Xia Weichan's lap without even lingering her gaze on it for long.

Her profile was flushed with pink as she looked down and gently fastened the seatbelt, then seemed very busy adjusting it.

The girl's long, slender, snow-white legs were pressed together nervously, her pink lips were slightly pursed, and her face showed a kind of anxious seriousness.

People always find something to do when they're feeling awkward or nervous.

Take Zhou Juzi, for example, who almost forcibly kissed Xia Weichan last night. She ran away as fast as she could, but they still had to meet the next morning.

This was quite embarrassing for the girl who had acted impulsively; her toes, hidden inside her sneakers, were constantly curling up slightly.

Xia Weichan caught Zhou Juzi's furtive glance, and the girl recoiled in shock as if electrocuted.

Ugh…

To be honest, Xia Weichan was a little bewildered by Zhou Juzi's inexplicably high level of affection for her.

It even disrupted his original plan to escape...

It was quite a headache, but Xia Weichan didn't let the girl remain in a state of anxiety forever:

"I don't care about what happened last night, but don't let your liking for me affect your training."

"what?"

Zhou Juzi blinked her beautiful eyes slightly, then looked up and quickly assured him:

"Definitely not!"

She was hoping to train hard, pay back what she owed him, sort out their relationship, and slowly keep Xia Weichan with her...