Things in the auditorium, as expected, were once again posted on the school forum.
This time, the culprit was naturally not Xiao Yue, because the post was written from the perspective of a single male student and was skillfully crafted.
The words conveyed a strong sense of envy and jealousy, along with a subtle critique.
The general idea was that Qin Tian and Xia Nuannuan shouldn't have been so high-profile, indirectly raising the dating standards for girls, and also serving as a reminder for girls to be more realistic.
It was clear that the anonymous poster of this thread must have been one of the boys present at the time.
After the post went live, many like-minded single male classmates in the school rushed to leave comments.
For a time, Qin Tian seemed to have become the biggest enemy on their path to finding a partner, the culprit responsible for their rejections by girls they liked.
As for this, Qin Tian himself didn't care.
He had seen keyboard warriors online in his previous life. He could actually understand these people venting their grievances and dissatisfaction on the campus forum.
It was like during his college days in his past life, when he and his single roommates would turn into jealous monsters whenever their well-connected roommate brought his girlfriend to the internet cafe, playing games while eating snacks fed to him by his girlfriend.
However, while Qin Tian didn't care, it didn't mean Xia Nuannuan wasn't angry, nor could he let the girls in his class and school who had a good impression of him simply ignore it.
After all, the person who posted this anonymous post, in addition to complaining about Qin Tian and Xia Nuannuan, was also criticizing the girls.
As a result, Xia Nuannuan and the girls in the class were the first to retort below the post, followed by many girls from the school enthusiastically joining in.
Those boys had clearly underestimated the anger of the girls and their combat power online.
Just like those seemingly young and weak fan circle girls who could unleash terrifying power for their beloved idols.
The boys initially refused to back down, furiously typing out replies, and the two sides engaged in a back-and-forth battle.
However, after a short while, the battle became one-sided.
The boys gradually retreated, either too embarrassed to continue or outright logging off in frustration.
There was no helping it; women inherently possessed advantages and talents in arguments.
Didn't you see those market aunties who could scold ten grown men single-handedly?
These young girls, in the prime of their youth, certainly didn't possess that kind of combat power yet, but they were more than enough.
Of course, this was also because the girls were in the right.
Let's not even mention their looks and talents. They weren't as good as Qin Tian, so what right did they have to be jealous of him on the forum and shift the responsibility of their inability to find a partner onto others?
And they were saying the girls had too high standards?
If you can't manage eighteen gifts, can't you at least prepare one meaningful gift with care? Then, find a suitable time and place to make a sincere confession?
After being rejected once already, knowing that the girl didn't like you, and then rushing onto the stage to confess haphazardly, relying on the cheers and atmosphere created by those present, the girl should just agree?
And so, this campus forum battle centered around Qin Tian and Xia Nuannuan concluded with the girls' resounding victory.
The first weekend after the National Day holiday arrived.
At ten o'clock on Saturday morning, Qin Tian drove with Xia Nuannuan and left the school, preparing to meet Zhao Mingyuan for a meal and discuss the expansion of the internet cafe.
"Brother, someone said the person who posted that might be the boy who confessed on the rooftop that day."
In the passenger seat, Xia Nuannuan looked up at Qin Tian and said with a frown.
Qin Tian paused when he heard this and asked, "Who said that?"
"I don't know, someone just replied to the post on the forum."
Xia Nuannuan replied.
"Then it's just speculation."
"Mm, but I think it's very possible it was him."
"Whether it's him or not doesn't matter. Don't look at that post anymore; it's a waste of time and energy."
Qin Tian said with a smile.
"That's true!"
Xia Nuannuan nodded, closed her phone screen, and put it back into her pocket.
"By the way, about the renovation of those two apartments, do you have any ideas?"
Qin Tian suddenly asked.
It wasn't just his own apartment; the renovation of Xia Nuannuan's apartment had also been completely handed over to them by Xia Zhengping and Su Xia.
"I don't know, I don't know how to do that either!"
Xia Nuannuan showed a troubled expression and said to him with a smile, "Brother, you know fashion design, so this shouldn't be a problem, right? You figure something out!"
"That's a completely different thing, you're really something, handing it over to me to worry about?"
Qin Tian glanced at her and said with a helpless wry smile.
"Hehe... the capable should bear more burdens!"
Xia Nuannuan playfully blinked her big eyes.
"Then I'll read more books on this topic and think about it slowly. You also think more about what style you like, what are your needs, etc."
"Got it!"
"Let's aim to finalize it by the end of this semester, and start the renovation when we come over next year!"
"Alright!"
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They drove all the way to the pedestrian street. After parking the car, Qin Tian and Xia Nuannuan went to the internet cafe.
Zhao Mingyuan would arrive in a while, so Qin Tian and Xia Nuannuan took a casual stroll around the internet cafe.
It was morning, but almost half of the seats in the internet cafe were occupied, which made one imagine that it would be packed during the afternoon and evening peak hours.
Soon, the person in charge of this internet cafe hurried over.
Qin Tian and Xia Nuannuan had already met this middle-aged woman named Han Qian when they came to Jiangcheng after the college entrance examination.
"Boss, you're here!"
Han Qian greeted them respectfully when she approached them.
"Mm, I'm here to find Brother Zhao, and take a look around!"
"Why didn't you call me in advance? It was Brother Zhao who just called me, and I knew you were here."
"It's fine!"
Qin Tian smiled indifferently.
The two customers who were surfing the internet nearby looked at this scene with shock.
They knew the female boss of the internet cafe, and they were surprised to hear her address this young man as "Boss."
Seeing the sweet and lovely Xia Nuannuan beside Qin Tian, they immediately took Qin Tian for a rich second-generation heir, and their hearts were filled with envy and jealousy.
Indeed, being born into a good family was the most important thing.
Look at them, so young, already owning such a large internet cafe, and it was said that there were two more in Jiangcheng.
Young, handsome, and rich, with such a beautiful and well-proportioned girlfriend.
While they had to consider their pocket money just to come online every day.
Qin Tian chatted casually with Han Qian and learned in detail about the current situation of the internet cafe.
Han Qian truthfully answered everything, and she was secretly surprised. This young boss, whom she also regarded as a rich second-generation heir, understood various aspects of running an internet cafe much better than she had imagined.