Xiaonan was the girl who wished for Xie Qian to personally serve her soup, her liking for him was known to everyone. In front of him she acted especially considerate, but in private she was extremely domineering.
If Xiaonan found out that Xie Qian liked another girl, she would definitely rush straight to Rongcheng.
Looking at Peng Guoqing’s green hair was an eyesore, Xie Qian countered, “What do you want to tell Zhang Nan?”
That you have a girl you like!
Peng Guoqing was screaming this inside but, being stared at by Xie Qian, he stuttered without realising.
“N… nothing.”
“It had better stay that way.”
Peng Guoqing already had one beating hanging over him. Xie Qian, out of consideration, hoped he would be smart enough to know his place, otherwise one beating would turn into two.
If Peng Guoqing really could not help himself and ran to Zhang Nan’s group to spout nonsense, dragging Wen Ying into trouble… just the thought of it already made Xie Qian angry in advance.
Girls like Zhang Nan were too noisy.
A bit like Zhao Qian.
Well, perhaps a little smarter than Zhao Qian.
But still not someone Xie Qian could like.
Always self-righteous, treating Xie Qian as her possession, secretly driving away every girl who tried to approach him. How could he like someone with no sense of boundaries?
The birthday wish incident happened after the entrance exams, and that was the last time Xie Qian saw Zhang Nan. Afterwards he moved to Rongcheng and cut off contact on his own.
Zhao Qian was even more foolish.
At least Zhang Nan and Xie Qian had some friendship, and their families were acquainted. Zhao Qian had none of that yet still dared to warn Wen Ying.
Who exactly gave these people the courage?
Xie Qian judged by his own standards, he deeply disliked self-righteous people, and naturally Wen Ying would not like them either. Such unnecessary trouble he would definitely block for her.
If Peng Guoqing really lacked sense and told Zhang Nan something… with Wen Ying’s current confidence and achievements, Zhang Nan would not get the upper hand anyway.
Of course, it was best to prevent such things in advance. Hamster needed to study and create, not be disturbed by inexplicable people.
Sensing Xie Qian’s seriousness, Peng Guoqing nodded hard.
“There won’t be, absolutely not!”
Damn, almost flattered the wrong way again!
In the dead of winter Peng Guoqing’s forehead broke out in sweat. By then Xie Qian had caught up with Professor Shen. Wen Ying and Xie Tang were on either side of the professor, listening to his introduction about the history of the university.
Xie Qian walked at Professor Shen’s right side alongside Wen Ying.
A wave of discomfort rose in Peng Guoqing’s chest.
Today he had stumbled into the world of top students.
Looking around in a daze, he spotted Wang Shuang also left on his own. Their eyes met mid-air, and sparks of recognition as fellow strugglers flew.
Peng Guoqing thought: this boy with the tear mole must be Xie Qian’s friend in Rongcheng.
Wang Shuang thought the same: this green-haired weirdo must be Xie Qian’s friend in Beijing.
I can ask tear mole boy about Wen Ying.
I just heard green-haired guy mention some Xiaonan or Xiaobei, I need to find out the enemy situation for Wen Ying.
Their eyes confirmed it, both had ulterior motives, both willing to make friends, and soon they hit it off.
“Rongcheng, Wang Shuang.”
“Beijing, Peng Guoqing.”
They shook hands. Peng Guoqing, acting streetwise, patted his pocket, “Brother, smoke?”
Of course Wang Shuang did not smoke.
But Young Master Shuang refused to lose face, so he pretended to be mature, pointing at the four people walking ahead. Peng Guoqing gave up the idea of offering cigarettes, and winked at Wang Shuang, “So what’s going on between Xie Qian and that girl?”
Wang Shuang was surprised.
“Who? You mean Wen Ying, you don’t know her?!”
Peng Guoqing scratched his green hair, puzzled. “Am I supposed to know her?”
Oh.
He really did not.
Makes sense.
A top student like God Xie was bound to have a few idle friends.
“Then you should get to know her first, that’s not urgent. First tell me about this Xiaonan or Xiaobei thing.”
Wang Shuang took the lead.
Yes, Xie Qian tutored him, pulled him upwards, and Wang Shuang was full of gratitude.
Xie Qian and Wen Ying were in a secret relationship. Their friends all saw through it but said nothing, thinking they were perfect together and wishing them well. But Wen Ying was also Wang Shuang’s friend, in fact he knew her before Xie Qian.
He was stubborn and once wary of Wen Ying, but after knowing her character he treated her as a true friend.
He knew very clearly that without Wen Ying’s influence, God Xie might not have taken him and Li Mengjiao along.
At the Longtan Lake reservoir he had been schemed against by the Wenhao father and son, and Xie Qian had swum across to save him. Wen Ying had also given him CPR. His little life had been saved by the two of them together.
No couple could be more perfectly matched than Xie Qian and Wen Ying.
If anyone wanted to cause trouble, Wang Shuang needed to be prepared.
People needed to be tested.
Both Xie Qian and Wen Ying thought Wang Shuang was still immature. At first Xie Qian did not even want to teach him, but he would not stay naive forever.
At this moment his tone and attitude were spot on, making Peng Guoqing sense the seriousness while not being overbearing.
At dinner Peng Guoqing had already noticed, although Xie Qian had studied in Rongcheng for less than two years, he truly valued the “friends” he had made there.
Not to mention, Xie Qian had come to Shanghai during the holidays and stayed in the same hotel with these friends.
Weighing the pros and cons, Peng Guoqing spilled everything about Zhang Nan.
“…that’s the situation. Xie Qian is just too charming, nothing can be done!”
He even sounded a little envious.
If Heaven had given him eighty percent of Xie Qian’s looks, Peng Guoqing would dare to chase anyone.
Wang Shuang sneered. “That’s it?”
So he had worried about Wen Ying for nothing.
He thought it was some formidable rival, but it was just a girl with a crush on Xie Qian.
If Xie Qian had even a shred of feeling for Zhang Nan, he would never have embarrassed her.
They say when a girl chases a boy it is like a thin veil, but only if the boy has feelings too. Without that, there was nothing. With Xie God’s icy aloofness like a snow mountain, whoever wanted to chase him would find not just a veil but several flaming mountains between them.
Wang Shuang’s dismissal made Peng Guoqing anxious. “Don’t underestimate Zhang Nan, her family—”
He wanted to say her family was powerful, but Wang Shuang cut him off impatiently.
“So what, if her family is powerful does that mean Xie Qian will like her? Some friend you are, you really look down on him! And I’ll tell you, only people who aren’t much themselves love to brag about how amazing their family is, don’t you think?”
Peng Guoqing was floored.
Only people who aren’t much brag about their family?
He suspected Wang Shuang was not only talking about Zhang Nan but also implying him.
Damn it, why not just read out my ID number!
But seeing Wang Shuang so confident, not afraid of Zhang Nan at all, Peng Guoqing could not help thinking, just how outstanding must Wen Ying be to be liked by Xie Qian?
He looked up. Wen Ying said something that made Professor Shen laugh, Xie Tang laughed too, and Xie Qian was gazing at her intently.
For a moment Peng Guoqing envied that atmosphere, especially when he saw even Wang Shuang quickly walk up to join the little group of top students.
