You’re quite the little genius.
Su Yichen was almost amused by Shen Ran’s antics, his voice immediately turning stern. “How long do you plan to lean against me, Shen Ran?”
It wasn’t anger, but he needed to make this woman understand boundaries.
It was only the second day.
“Ah?! Oh… oh…”
He smells so good…
Her body’s impulses told Shen Ran that right now, she should find a way, make an excuse to hug this boy and inhale his scent to her heart’s content.
It would be worth it even if she got scolded.
But her reason told her that making Teacher Su angry now was wrong; she might not get to inhale anymore in the future.
So, before leaving, Shen Ran secretly took another sniff.
“Su Yichen, do you… do you use cologne? What brand?”
After Shen Ran stepped back, Su Yichen turned, his smile cool, yet his voice carried a hint of softness. “Hah~ Shen Ran, do you think I would need something like cologne?”
“Then why does your scent smell so good?” Shen Ran sniffed, seemingly still savoring the fragrance. “You don’t use any? I thought it was cologne. That scent really hits the spot for me.”
“Then you’re just like Tong Ya, a scent addict. Why did you come to the dorm to find me?”
It doesn’t just ‘hit the spot’ for you; it hits the spot for all women, especially the lustful ones.
“It’s natural.”
Su Yichen couldn’t be bothered to explain to Shen Ran and changed the subject. “Why did you come to the dorm to find me?”
“The dorm is close by, and it seemed pretty convenient. I didn’t know which cafeteria to wait for you at, so I came here.”
“Didn’t I say the Third Cafeteria?”
“Ah? Did you say that?”
“Sorry… Su Yichen.”
Shen Ran took out her phone and flipped through it, touching the back of her head in sudden realization.
“I… I forgot.”
“Well, well, ‘you forgot.’ Aren’t you afraid that news of you coming to the first floor of the male dorm to find me will reach Young Master Jiang’s ears?”
“By then, before you even manage to pursue him, they’ll be inviting us both to a meal, celebrating my new relationship.”
“When you and I receive Young Master Jiang’s blessings together, won’t your heart ache?”
“Can you really chase Jiang Jingjie like this? Shen Ran?”
“I don’t really mind; I’m not the one losing a loved one. I agreed to help you pursue him, but I didn’t guarantee absolute success.”
“I didn’t take your money, and I don’t need to be responsible for you.”
With each sentence Su Yichen spoke, Shen Ran’s head hung lower. By the last sentence, he couldn’t bear to continue.
What if the little girl isn’t tough enough and cries from being scolded? That would be troublesome.
“Alright, alright. Although your behavior this morning was rather bold, it’s not so easy for it to reach Jiang Jingjie’s ears. Be more careful next time.”
“Understood?”
“Mhm.”
Hearing Su Yichen say this, Shen Ran finally raised her head and responded softly, “I know.”
Su Yichen didn’t say anything more.
“Let’s go, get some breakfast.”
Actually, his attitude towards Shen Ran was quite casual. Shen Ran wasn’t a mission target, nor was there any hard requirement to pursue her.
He was just treating her as a friend, and Shen Ran’s personality was well-suited for friendship.
She was well-behaved, obedient.
Hmm… she’s just very convenient to use.
Like right now.
Shen Ran stood obediently in front of Su Yichen, like a gentle fawn.
“Su Yichen, what do you want to eat? I’ll go buy it.”
“Big meat bun, shaomai, and then that…”
Su Yichen didn’t have any particular cravings, so he just named a few things casually.
Shen Ran nodded and went to buy them.
It was the complete opposite of the couples coming for breakfast nearby. The boys helping their girlfriends buy breakfast cast strange glances.
Why can that guy act like a local emperor? What virtue or ability does he have to be served so attentively and comfortably by such a girl?
He’s not even tall… not handsome either…
My girlfriend isn’t as pretty as others, and I’m still working like a horse.
With this comparison, the sense of gap immediately surged.
Is he very rich?
He must be very rich.
In university, some boys coexist with wealth and low-key lifestyles. Usually wearing slippers and shorts, looking pitiful, but actually coming from excellent families, very wealthy.
A single top-up for a game can be higher than an ordinary student’s monthly living expenses.
At this moment, in the eyes of the other boys, Su Yichen had become a low-key nouveau riche.
“Oh, right, Shen Ran, buy me a bottle of water too.”
“Mhm! Okay!”
For some reason, the small shop inside the cafeteria wasn’t open today.
To buy water, she had to cross the street and buy it outside the cafeteria.
After thinking for a moment, Shen Ran decided to go out and buy the water first.
Shen Ran hadn’t gone far when she heard Su Yichen’s voice behind her.
Just after leaving the cafeteria and crossing the street, Shen Ran’s phone rang.
Seeing it was Mo Qingqiu calling, Shen Ran didn’t think much and directly pressed the answer button.
“Senior Mo Qingqiu?”
“Senior Qingqiu, good morning.”
“Good morning, Shen Ran.”
Mo Qingqiu’s voice was bright, tinged with a hint of laziness, as if she had also just gotten up not long ago.
“The literary and artistic union department will have some activities during this period; it might be your opportunity.”
“Try to seize it.”
“Okay.”
Shen Ran knew what opportunity Mo Qingqiu was referring to and quickly agreed.
“What about Su Yichen? After your meeting, does he still plan to keep helping you?”
Shen Ran instinctively frowned, not immediately understanding what Mo Qingqiu meant by this sentence.
It seems a bit baffling.
“Of course, he said he’d help me.”
Mo Qingqiu was silent for a moment before saying, “Mhm.”
“But matters of emotion are also something you can’t force.”
“If there’s no fate, a melon won’t be sweet if twisted off by force.”
Shen Ran said in surprise, “Senior, before… didn’t you tell me to strive hard?”
“Huh?”
“The two don’t conflict. Striving hard is striving hard; forcing is forcing. The two aren’t contradictory.”
Shen Ran thought about it and felt the sense was indeed like that.
After chatting for a few more sentences, Shen Ran ended the call with Mo Qingqiu and stepped into the small shop across the street.
Jinyue City.
Inside a certain luxury spacious flat outside the east gate of Qingyue University.
Mo Qingqiu tossed her phone onto the bed, picked up her earphones again, and listened once more to the conversation between Su Yichen and Shen Ran.
Since Su Yichen was still helping Shen Ran, then this little supporting character Shen Ran still had a reason to be kept around.
After all, watching three women fight… is more interesting than watching two women fight.
And…
What could be more interesting than watching beautiful and excellent women fight?
Probably nothing.
Mo Qingqiu took out the literary and artistic union department’s future activity schedule and fell into deep in thought.
On the other side.
Shen Ran first bought the water, then ran back and forth inside the cafeteria several times, finally managing to buy breakfast for both of them.
Most of it was for Su Yichen; Shen Ran seemed to be controlling her own intake.