FVN Chapter 646 - 227: Sincerity is a sure-kill technique, but going solo is a dead end_3
Chapter 646 - 227: Sincerity is a sure-kill technique, but going solo is a dead end_3
The person calling incessantly was one of them—a very special one, at that. She was someone Chu Yanyan dared not offend.
"No, just a stranger."
Chu Yanyan obviously didn’t want to dwell on the topic. Looking toward Li Yuan and Xia Zhijin, she smiled and said, "What do you two feel like eating tonight? I’ll treat you to dinner."
Xia Zhijin smiled back. "Yanyan, let’s just go to the cafeteria. I’d like to see what the food at your school is like."
"Eat at the cafeteria?" Chu Yanyan was taken aback, feeling it was somewhat inappropriate. "The food at our school’s cafeteria is just average. How about we eat out? I’ll treat you both to a big meal."
Li Yuan chimed in, "Yanyan, Zhijin and I eat out all the time, so we don’t have any particular cravings. A couple of stir-fried dishes in the cafeteria would be great. We can get a taste of Tech University. Plus, after dinner, we can keep looking around campus without having to travel back and forth."
"Alright then. Our cafeteria does have a few specialty dishes that I think are pretty good."
Seeing that Li Yuan also insisted on eating in the cafeteria, Chu Yanyan no longer pressed the issue. Given Li Yuan’s wealth, restaurant food probably held little appeal for him.
They strolled around for a while longer. As mealtime approached, the number of male students heading out to hunt for food visibly increased. Xia Zhijin and Chu Yanyan walking together instantly drew a great deal of gasps and whispers.
As the "thorn in their side" next to two beauties, Li Yuan felt like he was being killed by their stares.
This was completely different from his experience at Daxia University. There, while his three girlfriends were all campus belles of breathtaking beauty, he himself was even more famous for several reasons, and many people knew him.
While enduring the "death stares" from the male students, Li Yuan joked, "Yanyan, Zhijin, walking with two great beauties like you, I feel like I’m under a mountain of pressure."
"I feel like the head-turning rate for you two has already reached one thousand percent."
Chu Yanyan giggled. "Hehe, what’s the matter, Li Yuan? Feeling the pressure? And how did you calculate a one thousand percent head-turning rate?"
Li Yuan shrugged, continuing the joke. "A one thousand percent head-turning rate? That’s easy. It’s because some guys look back once, feel like it isn’t enough, and then look back over and over again. When you add all that up, you get one thousand percent."
"I’m certain that every guy passing by wants to switch places with me..."
"Li Yuan, I didn’t realize you were such a smooth talker." Chu Yanyan laughed heartily, pulling at Xia Zhijin’s small hand. "No wonder you managed to win over our Zhijin in just one month."
One month? Who is she underestimating? Half a month, at most. I held her hand the very day we met. In my previous life, I even met girls I played poker with on the very night we met. It just goes to show, the bolder you are, the faster love comes. If I were still as hesitant to make a move as I was in my past life, I’d eventually be seen as a simp or just another fish in the pond...
Li Yuan understood this perfectly. Escorted by the watchful eyes of the crowd, the three of them arrived at Modu University of Technology’s small cafeteria. Like most universities, aside from the main dining hall that could seat tens of thousands, it also had several "small cafeterias" where you could order individual dishes.
Chu Yanyan passed the menu to Li Yuan. "Li Yuan, Zhijin, take a look and see what you’d like to eat."
These days, Li Yuan had no particular cravings for ordinary food, nor did he have any favorite dishes, unless it was a specialty he had never tried in his previous life.
Li Yuan smiled. "Yanyan, you can order. I’m not a picky eater."
Xia Zhijin didn’t want to order either, so Chu Yanyan had no choice but to pick out a few signature Sichuan dishes herself.
While waiting for the food, they chatted idly, sharing amusing stories about Xia Zhijin’s and Li Yuan’s families.
"Li Yuan, my dad told me you can really hold your liquor. He said you drank my uncles under the table, is that true?"
Li Yuan smiled awkwardly, the memory of his first visit to Xia Zhijin’s home surfacing in his mind, when her uncles had ganged up on him with drinks. They had been drinking Maotai that day, and Xia Zhijin’s uncles had all drunk a lot, clearly having a great time. In the process, he had naturally earned himself a certain "reputation" for his drinking prowess.
It was a reputation he had no desire to wear.
"Haha, Yanyan, it wasn’t like that. The uncles were just in high spirits, so we all drank a little more."
Chu Yanyan pursed her lips with a knowing smile. "Come on, don’t play innocent with me. I know my uncles’ alcohol tolerance better than you do. My dad said he originally wanted to test yours, but he dropped the idea after hearing you drank them all under the table."
Li Yuan gave a sheepish smile. He seemed to recall something like that happening. That night, I only had a little taste before going home to devour Xia Zhijin...
"Zhijin, Li Yuan has basically met the parents already. You two are moving so fast! Your big sister here is already a junior and I haven’t even been in a relationship yet," Chu Yanyan teased. "Speaking of which, with your personality, I thought you’d be like me and not date in college."
"I never imagined you’d find a boyfriend so quickly and even bring him home so soon. You know, Zhijin, when my dad first told me the news, I thought he was pulling my leg. I didn’t believe it at all."
Listening to her cousin’s teasing, Xia Zhijin’s cheeks flushed slightly.
The observer sees clearly what the participant cannot. Looking back on everything that had happened in the nearly two months since university started, she also found it incredible. It all felt like a dream, somewhat surreal. Before college, all I thought about was studying hard, finding a good job, and then, once I was capable, getting Grandma and Ning out of the mountains. I never expected to fall in love so quickly, let alone have him meet my family so soon... Often, she was terrified she would wake up one day and find that none of it was real.
Chu Yanyan continued her teasing, "A few days ago, my dad called and urged me to hurry up and find a boyfriend. He even said his standards for a future son-in-law aren’t high, that someone like Li Yuan would be just fine..."
"Do you know what I told him?"
"What did you say to Uncle, Yanyan?" Xia Zhijin asked curiously.
Chu Yanyan grinned. "Hehe, I said, ’That’s easy. Just treat Zhijin like your own daughter. She’s your biological niece, after all.’"
Li Yuan smiled faintly. He had been expecting a different kind of answer.
As the three of them were chatting, Li Yuan suddenly saw a tall young man holding a bouquet of flowers at the cafeteria entrance, peering inside. When he spotted Chu Yanyan, his face lit up with delight, and he immediately walked over, flowers in hand.
"Yanyan, there you are! Why weren’t you answering my calls?"
Seeing Yin Sheng had followed her, Chu Yanyan’s expression changed instantly, her voice tinged with helplessness and frustration.
Before she could speak, Yin Sheng’s gaze shifted to Xia Zhijin. His eyes lit up, and a flash of greed crossed his face as he subconsciously licked his lips.
"Yanyan, why didn’t you ask me to join you for dinner?" he said, his eyes still fixed on Xia Zhijin. "And who is this beauty? Aren’t you going to introduce me?"
Chu Yanyan took a deep breath to suppress her anger. She glared at Yin Sheng, her voice icy. "Yin Sheng, who she is has nothing to do with you, does it?"
Unconcerned by her attitude, Yin Sheng replied cheerfully, "How could it have nothing to do with me? I’m your boyfriend, after all! Here, I bought you roses."
With that, he tried to thrust the bouquet into Chu Yanyan’s arms.
She quickly pushed it away, her voice strained. "I don’t want them."
Yin Sheng continued to smile. "Yanyan, you know how I feel about you. Why do you keep pushing me away?"
Chu Yanyan frowned in exasperation. "I’ve already told you, I don’t want to be in a relationship during college. Why are you trying to force me?"
Witnessing the scene, Xia Zhijin’s bright, flower-like eyes filled with confusion. Not quite understanding the situation, she looked toward Li Yuan and her soft hand grasped his, seeking help.
Li Yuan gave her a reassuring look that said, "Don’t worry."