After the two finished breakfast and tidied up, there wasn't much time before class.
Everyone quickly left the dormitory and headed towards their classrooms.
Previously, Qin Tian often rode his bicycle to take Xia Nuannuan to class.
However, later Xia Nuannuan felt it was too troublesome, especially after morning runs, having to return to the dorm and then ride to pick her up, which was too time-consuming.
Thus, riding to class together became a more casual affair.
If there was a first class in the morning, they usually went with their roommates.
"Tian Ge, to be honest, is the morning run really effective? How about I join you guys?"
Cao Mingliang suddenly sidled up to Qin Tian.
Qin Tian glanced at him and asked with a smile, "Why do you suddenly want to exercise?"
"No, I've always wanted to work out, just haven't committed."
Cao Mingliang said with a chuckle.
"No, it's not that simple."
Qin Tian smiled meaningfully.
"Really, it's that simple."
"Don't you always know where your strengths lie? Picking up girls doesn't rely on looks or physique!"
"Tian Ge, as men, who doesn't want to have a better physique? My looks can't compare to yours, so shouldn't I work on my body?"
Cao Mingliang raised his eyebrows with a smile.
"Tian Ge, he's been too weak lately!"
Zhuang Zhe's voice suddenly came from behind.
"Zhuang Zhe!!"
Cao Mingliang turned his head and glared.
Zhuang Zhe immediately averted his gaze and turned to look at the rising sun in the east.
"Haha…"
Chen Zhuang burst into laughter.
"Cough cough… so that's how it is!"
Qin Tian suppressed his laughter, patted Cao Mingliang's shoulder, and said, "I understand. If that's your thinking, then running a bit every day should be somewhat effective."
Cao Mingliang's face flushed red, unsure of what to say.
"However…"
Qin Tian changed the subject, his expression serious. "The key is to be more restrained and then replenish your body. Like our Calculus teacher, using a thermos with goji berries, you could learn from that!"
"Hahaha…"
Chen Zhuang laughed even louder, unrestrained.
Hearing the laughter from behind, dark lines appeared on Cao Mingliang's forehead.
Involuntarily, he pictured himself carrying a thermos to class every day, then going on dates and shopping with girls, still carrying the thermos, occasionally unscrewing it for a sip.
Snapping back to reality, he shivered and shook his head vigorously.
Qin Tian was also secretly amused. Just as he was about to say something more, his silenced phone in his pocket vibrated.
He took it out and saw it was a call from Xia Nuannuan.
"Hello, Nuannuan!"
Qin Tian quickly answered the call.
"Brother, have you guys left the dorm?"
Xia Nuannuan's voice sounded slightly anxious.
"Yeah, we're on our way to class. What's wrong?"
"Our car was scratched where it was parked. Can you come and take a look?"
"Scratched?"
Qin Tian was taken aback and frowned. "Was it done intentionally?"
"Qin Tian, this was definitely intentional. Someone scratched it with a key or something."
Shen Siqi's angry voice rang out.
"Okay, I understand."
Qin Tian nodded. He glanced at the time on his phone and said, "How about this, Nuannuan, we'll go to class first. We can talk about this later. No need to be late for this!"
"But…"
Xia Nuannuan hesitated to speak.
"Don't worry. If it was really done intentionally, I'll definitely find the person. Besides, the car has 360-degree parking surveillance. They can't escape."
Qin Tian reassured her.
"Alright then!"
Xia Nuannuan agreed.
"Then I'll hang up. See you in the classroom. Don't overthink it."
"Okay!"
After hanging up, Qin Tian's expression turned grim.
It was normal for a car to get scratched or bumped, and he had fully prepared for such things with Xia Nuannuan, who was not a very skilled driver.
However, the car had just been picked up yesterday, and to have it intentionally scratched while parked, he was naturally very angry.
He could hear the guilt and sadness in Xia Nuannuan's voice, which only made him more annoyed.
"Tian Ge, the car got scratched?"
Cao Mingliang, who was beside him, overheard a bit and asked with a serious expression.
Chen Zhuang and Zhuang Zhe had also caught up.
Qin Tian nodded in silence.
"Damn it, who the hell did such a dirty thing?"
Chen Zhuang immediately cursed loudly.
Zhuang Zhe pondered for a moment and then looked at Qin Tian, asking, "Tian Ge, is there any surveillance near where the car was parked?"
"I don't know. There shouldn't be!"
Qin Tian shook his head.
The car was parked downstairs in the girls' dormitory building. There shouldn't be any surveillance. There might be at the entrance to the dormitory building, but even then, it wouldn't capture the parking spot.
"That's troublesome then."
Zhuang Zhe's brow furrowed.
"Let's go to class first and hear what Nuannuan and the others have to say."
Qin Tian said.
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Upon arriving at the classroom, they found seats in a row towards the back.
A moment later, they saw Xia Nuannuan and the other three walk into the classroom.
Qin Tian waved and called out. Xia Nuannuan, holding Shen Siqi's hand, quickened her pace towards him.
"Brother, I'm sorry. I should have driven the car back yesterday!"
Xia Nuannuan sat down beside him and immediately apologized with a face full of self-reproach.
"It's not your fault. I was the one who told you to park it there. Blame me if you must."
Qin Tian said earnestly.
Xia Nuannuan shook her head vigorously.
"I took pictures. Qin Tian, take a look."
Shen Siqi handed him her phone.
Qin Tian focused on the phone screen.
Chen Zhuang, Cao Mingliang, and Zhuang Zhe, sitting in the front row, also leaned over to look at the photos on the screen.
In the photos, a long scratch mark extended from the driver's side door handle to the rear of the car, made with a sharp object. In the middle, the black primer even showed through.
"Who could do something like this? Aren't they afraid of divine retribution?"
Chen Zhuang couldn't help but grumble.
Even looking at the photo made him feel distressed.
Such a brand new sports car, like a work of art, could not be done by someone with no grudges or hatred, someone with a healthy mind.
"Thank you!"
Qin Tian calmly returned the phone to Shen Siqi.
"This was probably done very late last night. It was fine when we returned to the dorm yesterday. It was only discovered today when Sister Lei went to the cafeteria to buy breakfast."
Cheng Meng explained the situation.
"Did you ask the dormitory supervisor and people from other dorms? Did no one see anything?"
Qin Tian asked Xia Nuannuan.
"We asked everyone. No one saw anything."
Xia Nuannuan answered quickly.
Qin Tian nodded, lost in thought.
"Qin Tian, I have a guess."
Shen Siqi suddenly said.
Hearing this, everyone's surprised gazes fell on her simultaneously.
Shen Siqi leaned forward, covering her mouth with her right hand, and lowered her voice, saying, "When we went for the late roll call yesterday, didn't we run into Lü Yanran…"
She only said so much, but everyone understood.
"It's not impossible, but we still need evidence!"
Qin Tian said calmly.
In fact, he thought this possibility was quite slim.
After all, so many people had seen Lü Yanran yesterday. Even if Lü Yanran had the intention, she wouldn't be foolish enough to act on it yesterday.