Chapter 538: Chapter 538

Xie Baola sneered coldly and made a throat-slitting gesture.

Her friend swiftly shut the car door.

He dared not spoil Miss Xie’s good opportunity.

Her feelings for Chen Jiayan had become quite apparent.

Xie Baola buckled her seatbelt and smiled at Chen Jiayan, "Off we go!"

Chen Jiayan glanced at her helplessly and started the car toward Sucheng.

Several luxury cars followed his.

Chen Jiayan didn’t drive fast, and his friends’ cars soon passed them, leaving his car trailing behind.

Xie Baola reclined lazily against the seat back, saying, "We’re in no hurry."

The slower the speed, the more time she got to spend with Chen Jiayan.

"I’m not in a hurry."

Chen Jiayan’s voice was very faint.

Xie Baola texted her friends back and told Xie Qian she was going out to play, then put away her phone.

"What snacks did you all buy?"

Chen Jiayan kept his eyes straight ahead, "You can check them out yourself."

Xie Baola crossed her arms. "Tsk, but I want to hear you say it."

She paused, then added, "Your voice is nice."

Chen Jiayan was silent for a few seconds, "...Whatever was on the shelves, I didn’t really look."

The bag was on the back seat; Xie Baola leaned over, grabbed the entire bag, and placed it on her lap, roughly checking the contents.

It seemed there was nothing she liked.

Xie Baola looked up at him, "Do you want something to eat?"

His lips tightened under his prominent nose, he shook his head, "No need, I’m not hungry yet."

Xie Baola put the bag back.

The weather today was excellent, cloudless and sunny, with sunlight periodically streaming into the car and landing on them both.

Xie Baola observed him and suddenly commented, "Chen Jiayan, you really are handsome."

Her gaze was truly hard to ignore.

Even simple words carried a profound emotional undertone.

Many women liked him, and many pursued him actively, but none with the thick passion that Xie Baola had.

It was almost fiery enough to melt him.

She liked the skin he was in.

But a skin was the most mundane thing in the world.

Not worth mentioning.

So, he calmly said, "There are many good-looking men."

Xie Baola curled her lips, "I’d rather have one sip of water from a thousand, no other man matters to me."

Her eyes firmly fixed on Chen Jiayan’s face, "In my eyes, you are the most handsome, would you believe me if I said it was love at first sight?"

Chen Jiayan still remembered their first meeting at Xiaotang Mountain.

She had blocked him, provokingly blowing smoke rings at him, her eyes full of a predatory charm.

It was his first encounter with such a woman.

How could he not believe?

"I don’t believe," he said.

Xie Baola pursed her lips, "Hmm, okay then, I’ll be clear now, it was love at first sight for me."

Xie Baola playfully scrutinized him, "You still don’t believe?"

It almost made Xie Baola question her life choices.

Chen Jiayan didn’t respond but instead said, "Let’s switch places at the next rest stop, you can drive."

That way, she would have less to talk about.

Xie Baola readily nodded, "No problem."

Her eyebrows lifted in a smile, "I told you, letting me ride in your car is not a loss, if you don’t feel like driving, I can take over."

"Yeah, I’m not at a loss," Chen Jiayan agreed readily, his expression light.

Xie Baola grinned, casually tore open a snack package, and began slowly chewing.

The snacks tasted surprisingly good to her, who didn’t generally care for them.

Xie Baola turned to him, her eyes gleaming as she offered, "Do you want some?"

Xie Baola said as she brought the snack to his mouth.

Chen Jiayan slightly turned his head away, refusing, "...You eat, I don’t like snacks."

"So you bought them just for me?"

"No, they insisted on buying; I just grabbed some at random."

Xie Baola was speechless, "You really didn’t have to say that."

He really couldn’t spare a single word to appease her.

Did he have to be so blunt?

Her enthusiasm was nearly extinguished by his coldness.

Chen Jiayan said monotonously, "I just don’t want you to misunderstand."

Said or unsaid, it made no difference.

What if she got angry?

Xie Baola suddenly felt the snacks weren’t tasty at all and lost her appetite.

She huffed a sigh, sat up straight, and took out her phone to play. Follow current novels on novᴇl(ꜰ)ire.ɴet

The car fell quiet for a while.

After reaching the rest stop, Xie Baola moved to the driver’s seat.

Xie Baola drove all the way.

If she didn’t talk, Chen Jiayan wouldn’t start any conversation.

He was busy with his phone the whole time.

The remainder of the journey was even quieter than before.

Two hours, neither long nor short.

Their car entered the territory of Sucheng.

They arrived at the skydiving club close to noon.

Some friends were regulars at the club.

They had already notified the manager here ahead of time.

The manager arranged for them to have lunch at the camp.

The restaurant was surrounded by clear glass windows, allowing diners to view the natural scenery around.

Cotton-candy clouds dotted the blue sky, with airplane trails visible above, and not many visitors, mostly couples.

"Today’s weather is nice," one friend exclaimed.

"Looks like Sucheng welcomes our arrival," Da Pao said.

Da Pao wasn’t his real name, but his nickname.

He was also the one Xie Baola had approached to dig up information on Chen Jiayan and to help create opportunities for them.

Although Da Pao often bragged, he was a good person, or Xie Baola wouldn’t hang out with him.

After finishing the meal, I need to rest for a while; is there a place to rest here?" Xie Baola said lazily.

Da Pao replied, "Of course, there’s a hotel right behind, nice environment. I’ve booked rooms for us all; we’ll head back tomorrow."

Xie Baola gave a thumbs up, "Well arranged."

Xie Baola took it out to see a message from Da Pao: [Your room is right across from Jiayan’s. Not bad for my arrangement, right? I’ve been trying hard to create opportunities for you; you’d better thank me well.]

Xie Baola chuckled softly, tapping on the screen: [If you could arrange for Chen Jiayan and me in the same room, I’d be even more thankful.]

Da Pao glanced at Xie Baola, his expression hard to describe.

If he arranged that, Chen Jiayan might turn against him.

He hadn’t expected Xie Baola to be so bold.

This woman was truly formidable.

[Da Pao: People say girls should be a bit reserved in front of men, why are you so aggressive?]

If she got the chance, would she really strip Chen Jiayan’s clothes off?