Chapter 1357 - 889: Bouquet
"Jiang Nian?"
"I’ve already drawn a clear line with him ages ago. That damn guy, once he had money, he actually asked me to call him ’Master’."
Li Hua spoke with conviction, saliva flying everywhere.
"Sigh, I’ve been away for a year. Didn’t expect the brat to turn out like this, not teaching the child is the father’s fault."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Ningzhi gasped softly. She thought to herself how messy relationships between boys really are.
After hanging up the phone, she began to fret.
"Should I go?"
"Where to?" Yao Beibei paced while eating half a small watermelon, "Can Li Hua’s words really be trusted?"
"Huh?"
"Well, yeah, Li Hua...," she pondered, "you could say he and Jiang Nian are two peas in a pod."
Zhang Ningzhi: "..."
"I think you should be careful." Yao Beibei sat down, "And it’s most likely Jiang Nian who planned this."
On the other side.
Li Hua called Jiang Nian, somewhat anxiously asking, "Do you think our trick will work?"
"It’s too easy to get caught, Zhang Ningzhi will definitely suspect it’s you right away."
"So what?"
Jiang Nian was helping out with miscellaneous tasks, repaying a favor to Deng Yi. Together with roommates, doing some welcoming chores.
"Bro, is your girlfriend provided by the state?"
"Chi Shi!!"
"Do you know what perseverance means?" Jiang Nian stood by the greenbelt, cheerfully speaking on the phone.
"If Zhizhi really hated me, you wouldn’t even have a chance to speak, let alone babble on."
Li Hua understood, but was even more speechless.
"This isn’t so clever; you’re just coaxing Zhang Ningzhi out, is there anything suitable for me?"
"There is."
"What?"
Jiang Nian giggled for a while and said, "Apologies, it’s all my fault, please don’t be mad anymore, okay?"
Li Hua: "..."
He thought for a moment, realizing it’s indeed what he often uses himself. He felt even more frustrated, truly, life’s unfair!
"Chi Shi, Chi Shi! Hanging up, can’t be bothered talking to you!"
....
Jiang Nian had just hung up the phone and was about to go buy water when suddenly he received a message from the instructor, asking him to come over.
It was mainly about skipping classes, something he had already discussed with the instructor and reported for registration.
He got a bit of a privilege, allowing him to coordinate his courses.
"Brother Dong, are you looking for me?"
In the office, Chen Jiandong was about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old. He wore black rimless glasses and a gray polo shirt.
"You’re here?"
"Sit down, let’s have a chat."
Generally, Jiang Nian didn’t meet with the instructor often. Occasionally during activities, or at the mid-term class meeting.
This time was also a brief chat; entrepreneurial practice could count towards credits, considering Jiang Nian usually kept a low profile.
The instructor simply informed him and then let him go.
In the days that followed, Da Chao joined a club, Brother Bao Song participated in some gaming competition.
In short, he won some prize money and treated the whole dorm to a meal.
Xu Qianqian’s daily call duration with Jiang Nian extended from one and a half minutes to three and a half minutes, a commendable progress.
After Jiang Nian hung up, he immediately called Song Xiyun.
Most of the time, they were together, so this was like exploiting a bug, turning it into seven minutes.
Truth be told, this was double the joy.
For some reason, Li Lanying has been in a bad mood lately, likely due to old woman’s menopause coming early.
While Jiang Nian was conversing with Li Qingrong, he often heard Li Lanying’s intentionally made coughing sounds.
And some sarcastic remarks.
Maybe she thought it was very aggressive, but in Jiang Nian’s ears, it’s no different from calling him "You’re bad."
It’s just trivial.
In short, the sun was shining again, Jiang Nian felt he was back on track. He started to surf again, even managing his time somewhat.
Took a moment, and went boating with Chen Yunyun and her friends.
Early October.
During the National Day holiday, Li Hua arrived in Beijing. Thanks to the advantage of having a girlfriend, he invited Zhang Ningzhi and her friends out.
Zhang Ningzhi, though reluctant, eventually went to the appointment.
The most awkward was Yao Beibei. Even though Jiang Nian and Zhizhi were having a cold war, at least there was some past affection.
Out of five people, only she was the fifth wheel.
"Li Hua, you even got a perm?" Yao Beibei looked at Li Hua, a bit unfamiliar, with her uneven eyes.
Actually, there were more hurtful remarks she didn’t say.
Are you wrapping a screen protector on the monitor?
"Image management, image management." Li Hua desperately signaled to Yao Beibei for some face-saving.
"Oh~."
"Is this your classmate?" Li Hua’s girlfriend was from South City, a bit inferior to the two girls.
"Yes, this is Zhang Ningzhi."
"Hello." Zhang Ningzhi was quite polite to others, "Your hair clip is really pretty."
"Is it?"
"Hi, I’m Feng Man." Feng Man seemed delighted, "I think this hair clip is nice too."
"This is Yao Beibei." Li Hua introduced stiffly, "We’ve known each other since that chubby guy back in middle school."
"Hello." Yao Beibei greeted generously.
"You....." Feng Man wanted to say something more but suddenly noticed behind Yao Beibei, "That’s Jiang Nian, right?"
"No need for introductions, I’m as close as father and son with Li Hua." Somehow, Jiang Nian had already arrived.
He greeted cheerfully and stood beside Zhizhi.
"Chi Shi!!"
Jiang Nian ignored Li Hua, his gaze slightly lowered. He looked at Zhang Ningzhi, who was frowning, "Zhizhi, long time no see."
"Hmph!" Zhang Ningzhi ignored him and directly pulled Yao Beibei and walked away.
Li Hua was somewhat embarrassed for Jiang Nian, yet saw the latter remaining composed, leisurely following behind the two girls.
"Damn, that shameless dog."
"Them.....?" Feng Man thought for a while, "They must just be having a quarrel, no wonder you organized the meet."
"No, it’s worse than just a conflict." Li Hua hesitated, "Basically like a breakup."