Chapter 179 "Encounter" Too Deliberate
For a long time after that, Yan Lina indeed stopped bringing up the matter of live streaming, and Xie Xiao and Luo Yanran managed their accounts quite well, always finding time to shoot some daily life videos, amassing over 200,000 followers now.
Xie Xiao and Qi Yan also started to get busy.
Luo Yanran, still sensitive, noticed that Yan Lina seemed to be intentionally trying to get closer to her.
It was slow, but she still noticed.
In fact, not only she noticed, but Wang Wan did as well.
Recently, Lin Min had entered into a relationship and was often not in the dorm.
That left just the three of them in the dorm, as Yan Lina had also not been going out much lately.
They had no classes that afternoon and all three were initially sitting in front of their computers.
Luo Yanran was initially planning to go to Xie Xiao's and join their class, mainly to accompany her boyfriend.
But since Xie Xiao mentioned that the teacher was quite temperamental and did not like students auditing classes, Luo Yanran stayed in the dorm to read.
Around five in the afternoon, Yan Lina, who was playing with her phone, suddenly spoke up, "Luoluo, Wanwan, want to go out for dinner together later? Let's go to Zhuangyuan Building."
Zhuangyuan Building was the restaurant they had dined at previously with Xie Xiao and the others.
Wang Wan exclaimed, "Why go to Zhuangyuan Building? It's quite expensive."
"Because their sweet and sour pork ribs are delicious! I've been craving them ever since last time. Boo hoo hoo!" Yan Lina said, turning to Luo Yanran, "Are you coming? Minmin will be there later too. It's been a long time since our dorm had a meal together."
It's hard to refuse a dormitory gathering like that, and in the end, Luo Yanran and Wang Wan both agreed.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
It just so happened that Xie Xiao was busy that evening and couldn't dine with Luo Yanran.
When Xie Xiao saw the message from Luo Yanran just after his class, he turned to Qi Yan, "Where are we having dinner later?"
He truly had something on today, mainly because Qi Yan's father, despite his busy schedule, had taken some time to meet his son's highly praised friend!
Qi Yan said, "Zhuangyuan Building. Don't begrudge it—I'll treat you to a feast next time. It's mainly because we had classes all day. If we did it my dad's tycoon style, believe me, you'd be exhausted!"
Qi Yan said listlessly.
Xie Xiao listened and chuckled as he explained, "No complaints here. I'm okay even with street food."
"My dad's not okay with that, he's just too... how to put it, a tycoon..."
Xie Xiao then spent some time informing Luo Yanran that he would also be dining at Zhuangyuan Building.
She was clearly very happy.
Because then they might just be able to go back to school together.
Earlier, Xie Xiao thought Qi Yan was exaggerating by calling his dad a tycoon, but upon meeting the man adorned in gold and silver, Xie Xiao found Qi Yan's description quite apt, though he only dared mutter it internally and externally remained polite, addressing him as uncle.
Despite his gold and silver attire, Qi Yan's father had a refined demeanor in his speech and actions, giving him a rather contrasting appearance.
Yet, during the meal, he managed not to make Xie Xiao feel awkward or uncomfortable, proving to be a very cultured person.
Lir, from his conversation with Qi Yan, he roughly understood that, well, the clothing aspect was because Qi Yan's mother liked it, so Qi's father primarily played the role of a doting husband.
This time he had made time to come primarily because he was wary of any pitfalls Qi Yan might ignore in starting his first company and to check how reliable Xie Xiao was.
The result satisfied him immensely.
"Indeed, it always seems like other people's kids are the best!" Qi's father exclaimed.
Qi Yan, who had been rolling his eyes the whole time, still said, "Xie Ge is truly outstanding!"
By comparison, Luo Yanran's dining experience was not so enjoyable, as Yan Lina had said it was a dorm dinner, but upon arrival, she discovered there were also two men.
Two unfamiliar, strange men.
Though they had only met after arriving, Luo Yanran felt like it was intentional.
It's too much of a coincidence.
Especially after knowing from their conversation that neither of them attended this school, Luo Yanran's brows slightly furrowed.
But Wang Wan seemed to recognize them, claiming they had gone camping together before.
Both Lin Min and Luo Yanran at the scene were probably displeased, but neither showed it.
Fortunately, those two guys weren't the kind that made you feel uncomfortable.
The meal conversation was quite lively.
However, Luo Yanran was aware of the occasionally stealthy glances that one of them cast her way.
It wasn't that she was narcissistic; she had been attractive since childhood, so she was very sensitive to various gazes.
Thus, the gaze from the guy named Liu Hao made Luo Yanran very uncomfortable.
Indeed, shortly after, their conversation turned to Luo Yanran. "Luoluo is so beautiful, you have a boyfriend, right?" Discover stories with empire
The nickname 'Luoluo' used upon just meeting her actually made one quite uncomfortable, especially coming from the opposite sex.
Luo Yanran visibly frowned.
Yan Lina slapped Liu Hao on the arm. "Are you that close to her to call her Luoluo? Luoluo is the roommate I told you about earlier who is running a live streaming account with her boyfriend."
So that was why; she thought he had given up on it.
Luo Yanran masked the displeasure in her eyes, looking up with a cold gaze devoid of much emotion.
Liu Hao let out a sound of regret, but quickly his eyes brightened as he said, "Then you guys are really impressive. My family owns a travel agency, Lina must have told you about it, right?"
Before he could finish, Luo Yanran suddenly stood up. "Excuse me, I need to use the restroom."
Then she turned and headed for the bathroom.
Lin Min also stood up. "I'll go too."
The remaining four were left stunned, their expressions not too pleasant.
Wang Wan spoke with a placating smile, "Well, she's pretty, so it's inevitable that she's a bit arrogant."
Something flickered in Liu Hao's eyes, and he smiled, "Indeed, good-looking people do have their privileges."
Wang Wan's previously smiling face fell. Last camping trip, Liu Hao had been very caring towards her, and they still talked every day.
Even though she wasn't particularly fond of him, seeing him look at Luo Yanran that way still made her feel very displeased.
Only Yan Lina slightly frowned—did she notice it again?
She had been quite patient lately...
Luo Yanran and Lin Min entered the restroom one after the other.
Lin Min glanced at Luo Yanran. "Luoluo, are you okay? You don't look very well?"
Luo Yanran smiled at her, "I'm fine, I plan on going back first. Do you want to come with me?"
She felt that she couldn't leave Lin Min alone.
This "accidental meeting" might be Luo Yanran overthinking it, but it felt a bit too contrived.
Lin Min hesitated. Although she too disliked how a nice dorm gathering turned into this, with suddenly two unknown men joining—who could still eat?
But would it be rude to leave like this?
Luo Yanran saw her hesitation and said, "I can say that I'm not feeling well and ask you to please take me back. That would be reasonable."
Lin Min hesitated for a moment then nodded, "Okay, shall we go now?"
Luo Yanran was direct, "Yes, I plan on leaving now. That Liu Hao's earlier gaze made me very uncomfortable."