Chapter 512 - 542: Bring a Family Member to Dinner
In the end, the North City University debate team won.
After their victory, the team decided to go out for a celebratory dinner. Qin Jiao found a free moment to run up to Shen Yi, but just as she was about to speak, he opened his arms and pulled her into a hug.
"Shen Yi?"
"My wife is amazing!"
Qin Jiao pushed at him, exasperated. "Let go of me, quick. There are so many people around."
’Even though we’re all adults, just seeing a couple hold hands is enough to make people blush in this day and age. But Shen Yi? He’s really something else, just coming right over for a hug.’
’In fact, she had a feeling he’d wanted to kiss her just now!’
Fortunately, Shen Yi was also aware of their surroundings. After letting her go, he looked up and saw Xu Zhengyang standing there with the other three team members.
Xu Zhengyang looked awkward, and the others weren’t faring much better. They were all single, after all. And even if they weren’t, such a shocking display was a bit much to take in.
As for the other students from Technology University—well, they were now certain that the guy from earlier hadn’t been lying. He really was that girl’s boyfriend.
Xu Zhengyang gave a light cough. "Let’s head back to campus first. We can meet up at the school gate in an hour."
No one objected, and they all started walking out. Shen Yi fell into step on Qin Jiao’s left and asked in a low voice, "You all are going out for a team dinner later?"
"Mhm."
Shen Yi didn’t say anything else, seemingly lost in thought.
Meanwhile, Shen Feng and Sun Lili stood watching as Qin Jiao left with the group of students from North City University. He murmured, "Is Qin Jiao really popular at your school?"
"Yeah, she is. She’s smart, beautiful, and super reliable. Plus, it seems like there’s nothing she can’t do. A senior once made a bet with her about playing the piano—and that senior had been studying for years! But in the end, she still couldn’t play as well as Qin Jiao."
Listening to Sun Lili cheerfully list off all of Qin Jiao’s virtues, Shen Feng’s mind began to wander.
’He couldn’t help but wonder at what crossroads in life he and Qin Jiao had drifted so far apart.’
’She was so good-natured, so why was she only ever aloof and cold as ice toward him?’
Meanwhile, the group from North City University, like Han Juan and the others, headed back to their dorms to rest for a bit before gathering at the West Gate later.
The restaurant was already picked out. They would call their faculty advisor and the president of the debate club to join them, and then the whole group would go eat.
Since Qin Jiao didn’t live on campus, she decided to head to the library to read for a while.
Of course, she was being followed by a certain someone who stuck to her like glue.
"Jiao Jiao, why don’t you bring a ’family member’ along when you go to dinner later?" said a certain ’family member,’ his eyes shining.
There weren’t many people in the study room at this hour, so speaking in low voices wouldn’t disturb anyone.
Qin Jiao looked at him. "Didn’t you say you weren’t worried about Senior Brother Xu and the others anymore? What’s this, now you plan on coming to supervise me?"
"That’s not it! I’m hungry too. You’re going to have a big feast, and you have the heart to let your husband eat miserably in the cafeteria all by himself?"
"That’s nonsense. Just yesterday you were telling me how you found a chef in the cafeteria whose cooking is perfectly to your taste."
"But that’s because you were there eating with me. With you by my side, I could be eating scraps and it would still taste like a royal banquet!"
’Qin Jiao was truly no match for him. In their past life, they had been married for so long, yet all the words he’d ever spoken to her couldn’t compare to what he said in a single day now!’
She said, "Fine."
Seeing Qin Jiao agree, Shen Yi visibly relaxed. He went over to the bookshelves, grabbed a book, and settled back down to read.