"Everything was so fake, I only blame myself for being too naive at the time, actually believing all these superficial things.

After learning this news, I sincerely thanked those pimples that had timely appeared, because without them, I could have been just another poor girl discarded after being played by that jerk."

"So that's how it is, it seems that jerk really isn't anything decent," Lin Yifan chuckled.

It's often said, 'thirty years on the east of the river, thirty years on the west'. Today's Zhou Jiajia is no longer that acne-covered, unremarkable middle school junior. Thankfully, such a beauty wasn't trampled by that jerk Zhen Jian. Otherwise, it would be a tragedy for all the single men in the world!

"Jiajia! You didn't kiss that jerk or let him kiss you, did you?" Lin Yifan asked curiously.

He was very particular about this. If he had to kiss lips that that jerk had touched, he would feel very uncomfortable, although he was very generous, he couldn't tolerate it.

"No! I was with him for only a few short months; moreover, I was conservative in my thinking, and my family was strict, so I didn't let him succeed," Zhou Jiajia answered truthfully.

"That's good!" Lin Yifan sighed in relief, then said, "It seems like that jerk got tired of hitting a wall everywhere with you and then started looking for other middle school juniors, thus distancing himself from you."

"Now that I think about it, it's very likely that's what happened; otherwise, he wouldn't have said that ridiculously outrageous remark," Zhou Jiajia responded.

"All right! Let's not talk about that jerk anymore, let's talk about our love instead," Lin Yifan changed the subject, making Zhou Jiajia feel more at ease.

"Sure! Let's start from the moment I met you," Zhou Jiajia agreed cheerfully.

"Hey! You guys really shouldn't say that if it wasn't for me, you two people from completely different backgrounds wouldn't have come together; so, you really owe me big time for playing matchmaker," An Qi interjected, joining the conversation.

"Accepting that you like Yifan is the best thanks I could offer you," Zhou Jiajia responded.

"Indeed, thanks Jiajia," An Qi thanked sincerely.

Afterward, the three of them chatted and started heading towards Lin Yifan's hometown.

Lin Yifan first reached this prefecture-level suburban area, then entered the expressway to head to Lishan City.

A few hours later, they finally entered Lishan City. At that point, Lin Yifan was driving, leading Su Qingqing and the others towards Qingshi Town.

Entering Lishan City, Zhou Jiajia and the others felt that the economy here was relatively underdeveloped. Skyscrapers were rare and small too, and they walked out of this city in less than fifteen minutes, including the time they waited at traffic lights.

Considering this was the situation in the city, they could hardly imagine what it was like in the towns and villages.

Upon leaving the city area, they entered a national third-level road.

This third-level road was constructed with asphalt. As is well known, although asphalt roads are low-cost, their durability is also low; thus, after over ten years of use, it was full of potholes and patches; therefore, driving on it felt bumpy, nothing like the comfort of a concrete road.

Moreover, country roads aren't straight like expressways. They meander around mountains; the main reason for this is the abundance of mountains in rural areas, coupled with the lack of enough capital to bore tunnels or build bridges, so the roads just spread along the mountains.

Lin Yifan kept making turns, moving slowly.

Despite his slow driving, Zhou Jiajia and the others couldn't help feeling dizzy and nauseous; at this time, he had no choice but to stop the car, and then he took out the pre-prepared motion sickness pills, letting Zhou Jiajia and the others take them.

Motion Sickness Pills were not the usual kind you found on the market; they were something he had developed himself after conducting his own research, turning out to be extremely effective. Just one pill guaranteed that anyone suffering from motion sickness would not feel it anymore.

As soon as Zhou Jiajia and the others got the pills, they swallowed them, and instantly, they were all vim and vigor, completely refreshed, and it was nothing short of miraculous.

"Yifan! This pill is truly miraculous; I'm not dizzy at all now," Zhou Jiajia said, amazed.

"This pill was made using precious medicinal ingredients; of course, it's better than the regular motion sickness pills," Lin Yifan responded.

Since he had mastered the art of alchemy, he could refine whatever elixir he wanted; therefore, a small motion sickness pill was naturally no trouble at all.

"Yifan, how much longer until we reach your home?" An Qi asked curiously.

"Soon, just over twenty kilometers left," Lin Yifan answered.

"Ah? That far still?" An Qi felt somewhat hopeless.

By now, they were deep in the mountains, surrounded only by scattered cottages, giving the area a very remote look. Most importantly, the roads were tough to travel; not only were they bumpy, but there were also many turns, and she really didn't want to take another kilometer.

"Not much further, just endure a little longer. Let's get back in the car and try to make it back home before dusk," Lin Yifan persuaded.

He also felt it was a bit tough on Zhou Jiajia and the others, but there was nothing to be done about it; after all, his fate was to be born in the mountains.

"Okay!" Zhou Jiajia and the others nodded in response.

They were obedient and did not complain too much, just a bit of grumbling. Since they had chosen this man, they should accept everything about him, including his family and where he was born.

Among the five women, only An Qi and Zhou Jiajia grumbled a bit, the others hardly grumbled at all; because they were born in rural areas and were used to the mountain environment.

Once they were back in the car, Lin Yifan continued to lead the way, guiding Su Qingqing and the others forward.

Along the way, looking at the surroundings, Xiao Lian messaged on WeChat, surprised, "Bro! The hometown has changed a lot! There wasn't this bridge before, and now it's here; the brick factory and the ore field are gone too. And, wasn't this part of the road curvy? How did it suddenly become straight?"

Lin Yifan replied on WeChat, "I haven't been back for a long time, too. The last time I returned, if it hadn't been for the town's bus and the local dialect, I would have thought I was in the wrong place."

With economic development, his hometown was changing almost every day. If he had returned just a few years later, he might not even recognize his hometown anymore.

"True, true, so many changes in just a few years, let alone your ten years," Xiao Lian responded.

After a short while, the car climbed onto a large dam; at this moment, what appeared before Lin Yifan and the others was a huge artificial reservoir.

Looking at the green mountains and clear waters, filled with bird songs and the scent of flowers, Zhou Jiajia and the others were instantly enlightened and felt more relaxed. With such beautiful scenery, which they rarely saw, they suddenly fell in love with the place.

"Huh! Bro, it looks like the dam has been raised!"

Xiao Lian was very surprised. A few years ago, the dam was rather low, and suddenly it had been raised; this was probably to increase the water storage capability, considering that the people in the city area below all drank water from this reservoir.

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