The car pulled up to the girls' dormitory building.
Not only the sisters from the dormitory but also the girls from their class and even a few girls from the adjacent class were already waiting there.
A girl from their class was the first to spot the approaching sports car. With excitement written all over her face, she raised her hand, pointed at the car, and exclaimed.
The other girls' gazes snapped towards the direction she indicated, and then they eagerly rushed forward.
Seeing this, Xia Nuannuan quickly pulled over.
After unbuckling their seatbelts, the two opened their doors and got out of the car.
"Wow, this car looks so beautiful."
"So this is what a sports car worth millions looks like. It looks so much cooler than in the photos."
"The color choice is excellent, it suits Xia Nuannuan perfectly."
"It looks like something I'll never be able to afford in my lifetime."
"It's not just you, is it? Generally, if you don't have it from birth, it's hard to get later on."
"Unless you find a boyfriend like the class monitor?"
"That seems even harder!"
"..."
The girls excitedly examined the luxurious sports car, chatting and discussing amongst themselves.
"Nuannuan, what does it feel like to drive a car worth several million?"
Shen Siqi asked with a mischievous smile.
Beside her, Cheng Meng and Lu Lei also watched her with smiles.
Xia Nuannuan smiled sweetly and replied, "I've only driven cars from the driving school and my brother's car before. This car just makes me feel nervous."
Upon hearing this, Shen Siqi and the other two smiled even more broadly.
"What's there to be nervous about? Qin Tian gave it to you, so let him be responsible. If you scratch it, have him take it for repairs."
Cheng Meng teased with a laugh.
"Easier said than done."
Xia Nuannuan gave her a playful glare.
"Nuannuan, how do you open this car door? Can we take a look inside?"
A girl turned her head and asked loudly.
"Yes, yes!"
Xia Nuannuan quickly responded and went over to help open the car doors.
The girls leaned in, curiously inspecting the interior and exclaiming in wonder.
Everyone was quite restrained; no one directly sat inside or touched anything randomly.
Just then, a black Mercedes stopped not far away.
As the passenger door opened, a familiar figure emerged from the car.
"Lu Yanran? Who did she latch onto this time?"
Shen Siqi whispered.
That's right, the person who got out of the car was none other than Lu Yanran.
"Who knows? But I heard it was a young talent from outside the campus. Look at the shopping bags in her hands, they're all designer brands. She's had quite a haul today!"
Cheng Meng said with a knowing smile.
Lu Yanran was holding several shopping bags, each with a prominent logo printed on it.
"Didn't she move out?"
Qin Tian looked at Xia Nuannuan beside him with a hint of confusion.
Xia Nuannuan stood on her tiptoes, leaned close to his ear, and whispered with her hand covering her mouth, "She moved back a while ago and is living in a dorm downstairs."
Qin Tian nodded, his expression suddenly enlightened.
It seemed Lu Yanran might have been living with someone before, and after the breakup, she moved back, and so quickly found another target.
One had to admit, in a way, this woman was quite something!
Lu Yanran had been engrossed in her phone inside the car. After getting out and closing the door, she finally noticed Qin Tian and the others.
Seeing the girls from her class looking at her strangely, Lu Yanran was initially indifferent; she was long accustomed to this.
She even lifted the shopping bags in her hands a bit higher, making the logos more prominent under the lights.
Immediately after, she saw Qin Tian and Xia Nuannuan, and then the brand-new sports car next to them.
Her previously cheerful mood took a sharp turn for the worse. The designer clothes and bags in her hands suddenly felt like worthless scraps.
While shopping, she had also seen messages in the group chat.
Compared to this luxurious sports car worth millions, all these clothes and bags combined wouldn't even amount to a fraction of its cost.
She nervously averted her gaze and quickly entered the dormitory building.
Witnessing this, the girls in the class felt an inexplicable sense of relief.
"It's almost time for roll call, let's head to the classroom!"
Lu Lei said.
Qin Tian took out his phone and checked the time, realizing there were only five minutes left until the roll call at 7:30 PM as notified in the group chat.
"We should go."
"Let's go, let's go, time for roll call!"
"Nuannuan, what about your car? Are you driving it over?"
Shen Siqi gestured towards the car with her chin.
"No, let's just walk. We'll leave the car here for now."
Xia Nuannuan shook her head.
So, after locking the car door with the key, Qin Tian and Xia Nuannuan were surrounded by a group of girls and majestically headed towards the classroom for roll call.
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...
In the spacious lecture hall, the counselor Shu Peng had just called out the names of students from two classes.
Two people were absent, and one of them was Lu Yanran.
When Lu Yanran's name was called, Shu Peng also asked if anyone knew where Lu Yanran was or if she had returned to school.
Qin Tian and the girls from the class all chose to remain silent, not wanting to be the one to speak up.
Consequently, Shu Peng could only draw a cross in the blank space next to Lu Yanran's name.
Just as she finished drawing, Lu Yanran appeared at the classroom entrance, calling out, "Report!"
Shu Peng looked at her and frowned slightly, saying, "Lu Yanran, you're late."
"Something held me up. I'm here now, so can we just let it slide!"
Lu Yanran said in a pleading tone.
"Late is late. Be earlier next time. You can come in now!"
Shu Peng said seriously.
Lu Yanran clicked her tongue in annoyance, walked into the classroom, and headed towards the back.
Many classmates watched her, feeling a sense of schadenfreude to varying degrees.
Currently, neither the boys nor the girls in both classes had a good impression of her.
"Quiet down, I have a few things to announce, and then we'll be dismissed."
After finishing the roll call, Shu Peng put down the attendance sheet and began to brief them.
First, she mentioned the CET-4 and CET-6 English exams in December. Those who wished to participate were to register with the class monitor, who would then submit the list to her.
After mentioning a few more things, the counselor reminded everyone that the temperature would soon drop in the coming days and to add more clothing.
"Alright, that's all for today. You can all go back and rest!"
Shu Peng announced the dismissal.
"Counselor, you promised to treat us to a meal!"
Suddenly, someone loudly reminded her.
Everyone immediately remembered this. The counselor had promised to treat them if they performed well at the welcoming party.
The performances at the welcoming party that day were certainly successful.
"This matter, don't worry, I haven't forgotten."
Shu Peng smiled and explained, "I just didn't expect you to put on a group performance. Everyone performed very well, so I definitely have to treat everyone. Therefore, I plan to bite the bullet at the end of this semester and use one or two months' salary to treat all of you to a meal together."
Upon hearing this, everyone was immediately delighted.
"It's good that you haven't forgotten, we've all been waiting!"
"Counselor is generous!"
"There are fifty or sixty people in our two classes, a month or two of salary might not be enough!"
"No, can't you pity our counselor a little and eat less?"
"Then I'll reluctantly eat two more bowls of rice, hahaha!"
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