Shi Xinxin felt very helpless. These two were like bad friends.
The car drove halfway, and it had been silent inside.
But finally, Xu Jiayi couldn't help but start chatting with Shi Xinxin.
"Shi Xinxin, you must message me as soon as you land, okay? I'll stay up all night waiting for your message."
Hearing Xu Jiayi say that, Shi Xinxin felt a little scared. "Xu Jiayi, don't be like that. I'll be very safe, you don't have to worry about me."
Xu Jiayi gave a bitter smile. "How could I not worry about you? Shi Xinxin, the way you worry and miss Sheng Chenjin, that's how I worry and miss you. Shi Xinxin, my feelings for you are no less than yours for Sheng Chenjin. This is me."
When she heard Xu Jiayi say this, Shi Xinxin still seemed a bit troubled. After all, she had thoroughly rejected Xu Jiayi once, and she knew he was still persistently pursuing her. Shi Xinxin had always wanted to avoid Xu Jiayi, and he hadn't seemed to say such things anymore.
However, what Shi Xinxin didn't expect was that Xu Jiayi would still say such words today.
"Xu Jiayi, you..."
"Shi Xinxin, you're going to the United States this time to escape Sheng Chenjin, aren't you?" Xu Jiayi looked straight ahead, saying those words in a seemingly casual tone.
But to Xu Jiayi, these words were very ordinary, yet to Shi Xinxin, they were somewhat painful. After all, her thoughts were so completely exposed, which made Shi Xinxin very uncomfortable.
"Xu Jiayi, I admit it. But I also know very well what's between Sheng Chenjin and me, so I want to forget Sheng Chenjin. I don't deny that choosing to go to the United States for further studies this time is related to that." Shi Xinxin, suppressing the sadness in her heart, finally spoke the truth. xxs1
"I have a question for which I want your accurate answer." After hearing Shi Xinxin's words, Xu Jiayi was silent for a long time. He knew Shi Xinxin had never forgotten Sheng Chenjin. But he hadn't expected that Shi Xinxin would actually choose to go to the United States alone because of Sheng Chenjin.
"What is it? Ask away." Since she had already expressed her feelings just now, Shi Xinxin decided not to hide anything anymore. Facing Xu Jiayi, she decided to speak her mind.
Xu Jiayi was silent for a moment. "I hope this is your sincere answer."
Shi Xinxin nodded, ready to answer Xu Jiayi's question.
Xu Jiayi calmed himself down and then asked Shi Xinxin in a very serious tone: "I want to know, if this time you go to the United States and completely forget Sheng Chenjin, can you... choose to get to know me again, to understand me, can we have a chance to start over, like a romantic relationship?"
Actually, Shi Xinxin had thought that Xu Jiayi might ask such a question.
But imagining it and hearing it with her own ears were two different things. When she heard it directly, Shi Xinxin didn't know how to answer Xu Jiayi's so-called question.
The entire car was very quiet, so quiet that Shi Xinxin and Xu Jiayi could hear each other's breathing.
After an unknown amount of time, with Shi Xinxin still not replying, Xu Jiayi seemed a bit dejected. He hadn't expected this question to stump Shi Xinxin.
Actually, Shi Xinxin's silence could only mean one of two things: either she was refusing, or she had never even considered it.
But whichever of these two answers it was, it was not what Xu Jiayi wanted to hear.
Xu Jiayi sighed. Just as he was about to speak, Shi Xinxin surprisingly spoke, "Xu Jiayi."
When Shi Xinxin uttered these two words, Xu Jiayi froze. He waited for Shi Xinxin's next words.
"I'm sorry." Shi Xinxin still said these three words.
Xu Jiayi had heard these three words countless times, but he still couldn't accept them. Xu Jiayi could only give a bitter smile. "Is that so? Still these three words. You still aren't going to accept me."
"No, it's not that." Shi Xinxin negated Xu Jiayi's thought.
Xu Jiayi glanced at Shi Xinxin in surprise. In that one glance, he could see that her eyes were full of determination and sincerity.
"My apologies are because I have never considered this question before." Regarding this conversation, Shi Xinxin intended to open her heart. "Not only that, but I also don't know what the future will hold."
"Xu Jiayi, people's feelings are beyond control. This time, let alone whether I can forget Sheng Chenjin, even if I truly forget Sheng Chenjin, my heart will be empty. And I don't know who will fill this void."
"So I want you to give me a chance, and also give yourself a chance." Xu Jiayi seemed a bit agitated.
Shi Xinxin calmly continued to answer Xu Jiayi's question. "At least right now, for you, Xu Jiayi, I don't have that kind of feeling. I know you've done a lot for me, and I'm very grateful, but I really can't. I simply can't control my heart."
Shi Xinxin's words eventually made Xu Jiayi feel a bit pained inside, but he forced himself to appear calm on the surface. "I understand."
Xu Jiayi showed a faint smile. "Actually, from the very beginning, you've been rejecting me, but I was just too persistent." Shi Xinxin didn't notice that the smile on Xu Jiayi's lips had gradually become bitter.
But Xu Jiayi continued to hide it, his tone sounding energetic. "My answer to you remains the same, Shi Xinxin. I will never give up easily. I will always find a way to make you mine."
Shi Xinxin was actually quite moved by Xu Jiayi's long-standing devotion, but unfortunately.
In fact, by leaving this time, Shi Xinxin also wanted to give Xu Jiayi some space. Because their studios were so close, they saw each other every day. Even if she rejected him thousands of times, it wouldn't stop Xu Jiayi's feelings.
Perhaps this long-distance separation would be effective.
Shi Xinxin didn't intend to keep giving Xu Jiayi "friend zone" cards anymore. After all, she was leaving soon, and she hoped that distance would truly make Xu Jiayi forget his attachment to her.
They soon arrived at the airport. Xu Jiayi and Shi Xinxin walked to the check-in counter to wait for Tang Tang.