5: I don't have much time.

Chapter 5: I Really Don't Have Time

“I really don’t have time. Everyone will naturally see each other at the class reunion.”

Li Zhiyan rejected Zhou Lili.

Meanwhile, Zhou Lili, who was blowing air conditioning in her rented apartment, froze her hand there.

Li Zhiyan actually rejected her?

Could it be that he was holding a grudge because his continuous pursuit of her after the college entrance examination during the summer vacation was always rejected?

So, he was sulking with her.

After thinking for a long time, Zhou Lili continued typing.

“Li Zhiyan, it’s been five years, it’s time to move on, don’t be angry.”

“We are all classmates, and we will have to rely on each other in this Magic City in the future.”

Soon, Li Zhiyan’s message came back.

“I’m not sulking.”

“It’s just that I really don’t have time.”

“And, I stopped caring about what happened back then a long time ago.”

“So, let’s forget about dinner.”

Zhou Lili felt a burning sensation on her face.

She was rejected by Li Zhiyan twice in a row.

Zhou Lili felt a burning sensation on her face.

At this moment, she seemed to feel what Li Zhiyan felt when he was publicly rejected by her at the graduation party.

At that time, Li Zhiyan held a bouquet of roses and confessed to her in public.

She rejected him.

This time, she also felt this feeling of being rejected by Li Zhiyan.

And it was two rejections in a row.

Li Zhiyan, did he have no interest in her at all?

She clicked on her profile picture.

Zhou Lili looked at herself, who had evolved into a mature woman, and was very satisfied.

In high school, she was the goddess of many boys.

There were too many boys who pursued her; she couldn’t even remember all of them.

And the current general environment is more men than women.

In society, even a girl with a very ordinary appearance is surrounded by some admirers.

Let alone her.

According to her current image, Li Zhiyan should not be so cold to her no matter what.

Zhou Lili, who was pampered by many admirers, felt very uncomfortable at this moment.

“Li Zhiyan, we haven’t seen each other for five years, haven’t you missed me?”

She also attached a wronged emoji.

“No, we’ll see each other at the class reunion.”

Li Zhiyan seemed to have nothing to say to Zhou Lili.

This made Zhou Lili stunned again.

She asked him like that.

He actually said directly that he didn't miss her.

This made her unable to grasp any initiative at all.

“Li Zhiyan.”

She just typed, then deleted everything.

If she said anything more, it would seem too humble.

In current society, Li Zhiyan is not worthy of her. No matter where she goes, there are many people pursuing her.

She would see at the reunion.

Is he playing hard to get?

The more Zhou Lili thought about it, the more she felt that Li Zhiyan was playing hard to get.

Aren't many emotional bloggers on TikTok teaching such tactics?

However, her curiosity about Li Zhiyan had been completely piqued.

...

Li Zhiyan didn't take Zhou Lili's matter to heart.

Her rejection of him was just her right.

It was just that his 18-year-old self was a bit too naive.

Everyone's life has experienced some unbearable past events. After experiencing the hardships of society, Li Zhiyan had already come to terms with it.

“Li Zhiyan, the team is having dinner tonight, don’t forget.”

Li Zhiyan agreed.

After work, colleagues went to dinner together, and Li Zhiyan followed along.

He had too many things on his mind, and unknowingly, it got very late.

While eating, Li Zhiyan remembered...

He still had a Ting Bao at home.

He took out his phone, checked the time, and it was already almost ten o'clock.

“Oh no, I really forgot about Ting Bao today.”

Returning to the community, Li Zhiyan pressed the elevator and went straight to his doorstep.

He entered the password and opened the door.

“Ting, what are you doing? I’m sorry, I’m a bit late.”

Li Zhiyan saw Ji Zhiting sitting on the sofa, tapping her phone.

A very crisp sound was emitted.

“Are you playing Whac-A-Mole?”

Ji Zhiting turned around and looked at Li Zhiyan.

“I’m not playing Whac-A-Mole, I’m hitting you.”

“It’s so late, and you’re still not back. You promised to cook for me.”

Ji Zhiting, with her hair in a bun, looked a little resentful.

Li Zhiyan also saw that Ji Zhiting was really anxious from waiting.

He looked and saw that Ji Zhiting’s phone screen showed the photo of him and her that they had just taken today.

No wonder she said she was hitting him.

“Alright, Ting, I’ll take you out to eat something.”

Ji Zhiting quickly put away her resentful expression.

“Then I want to eat street food!”

Li Zhiyan said somewhat helplessly, “Mom gives you a lot of pocket money usually, right? A rich young lady still eats street food.”

Ji Zhiting pulled Li Zhiyan and walked outside.

“Eating street food is fine, mainly it’s eating with you, Ge, let’s go, let’s go.”

Soon, two portions of fried pancakes, two portions of mung bean soup, and some barbecue were served.

“Ge, actually, if no one wants you in the future, you can marry me.”

“I’ll have half of our family’s assets in the future, and then what’s mine will be yours.”

“At least I’m not inferior to my sister, and I’m also younger and prettier than my sister.”

“And my legs are longer.”

Ji Zhiting’s beautiful legs were indeed the most perfect Li Zhiyan had ever seen; the length and thickness were just right.

Li Zhiyan subconsciously imagined himself and Ji Zhiting together.

His beautiful mother-in-law would definitely rush to Magic City to kill him, right?

Marrying one daughter from her family wasn't enough.

After divorce, when the younger daughter grew up, he would marry a second one?

He didn't dare to imagine that scene...

“Don’t joke, our mother will kill me.”

“She’s actually always been good to me.”

Li Zhiyan knew that Zhao Manman was someone who disdained lying.

This could be seen from many of her arrogant behaviors.

She planned to give him half of Ji Mengting’s company shares.

That showed that in her heart, he was almost like a biological son.

Although in terms of career, she had always looked down on him.

However, real life is real life, and it’s very different from fantasy.

He wasn’t a super powerful protagonist either, so he could understand her.

“Hehe…”

Ji Zhiting lowered her head and giggled for a moment.

If her parents found out.

Then she would definitely be criticized.

The two were eating supper at a street stall when Zhao Manman’s video call came in.

Li Zhiyan didn’t expect that Zhao Manman would still call at past ten o’clock.

After connecting, Zhao Manman’s beautiful face and figure, which ordinary people could not match, appeared on the screen.

Li Zhiyan could tell that his mother-in-law and father-in-law seemed not to be staying in the same room?

Family conflict?

Li Zhiyan’s mind began to wander, but he quickly realized that he shouldn’t be thinking about his elders’ affairs.

His thoughts were reined in.

“Xiao Yan, has Ting settled in?”

“She has.”

And Ji Zhiting also ran over, grabbing half of Li Zhiyan’s screen.

“Mom, I’m at my Ge’s place! We’re eating out now!”

Looking at Ji Zhiting, who was growing up and becoming independent, Zhao Manman felt deeply helpless.

Her daughter, upon hearing that she was going to see Li Zhiyan, ran off without a single word of sadness.

And she didn't even care about her own sister.

All day long, she had “Ge” on her lips, as if Li Zhiyan was her biological brother.

And Ji Mengting was like her sister-in-law.

“It’s good that nothing’s wrong.”

Zhao Manman adjusted the light of the table lamp.

“Meng Ting isn’t home yet?”

“Not yet.”

Li Zhiyan didn't mention the divorce for a moment; saying it now would definitely cause a lot of trouble.

“This girl really puts too much time into her career. I’ll have to talk to her properly later.”

“Xiao Yan, school starts in a few days.”

“Now, I’ll have to trouble you with Ting’s matter.”

Upon hearing this, Li Zhiyan immediately assured her, “Don’t worry, Mom, Ting is my biological sister. No matter what, I will take good care of her.”

Zhao Manman knew that Li Zhiyan was serious.

“Good, then I’m relieved.”

“Mom needs to put on a face mask. You two should go back quickly after eating.”

She took a seaweed mask from the side.

And Li Zhiyan said with some emotion, “Mom, your skin is already so fair, you maintain it like Meng Ting’s sister, and you still do face masks every day.”

Zhao Manman didn’t expect Li Zhiyan to comment on her skin.

She didn't speak, and after a while, she said, “Don’t comment on elders’ matters.”

It wasn’t until the video call ended that Ji Zhiting said gleefully, “Haha, Ge, you commented on our mom’s skin, now it’s awkward, right?”

“Don’t even mention it, even though our mom is 42, she really looks very young.”

“When I was studying in Zhejiang, I knew a few big bosses were pursuing our mom.”

“One with a beer belly said he just liked her black silk beautiful legs, it disgusted me.”

Li Zhiyan: “…”

Indeed, beauty knows no age, but he really had a brain fart just now and asked something inappropriate.

“Alright, Ge, let’s eat first, I’ve been in the car for a long time today, I’m tired.”

“I need to rest well when we get back!”

“There are still a few days until school starts, you have to take me to school.”

Li Zhiyan gently touched Ji Zhiting’s bun.

“Hmm.”

Ji Zhiting was not picky at all about the street food; on the contrary, she ate it with great relish.

After returning home...

Ji Zhiting took a shower, then returned to the guest room wrapped in a bathrobe.

Li Zhiyan, inadvertently looking at Ji Zhiting’s C+ figure and slender beautiful legs, truly could not connect her with the child she once was.

She really had grown into a 173 cm tall young woman.

After Ji Zhiting’s room door closed.

Li Zhiyan returned to his room, lay down, and looked at the cooldown of the time travel, feeling a bit anxious.