“Senior sister is right, Nuannuan, you can definitely do it.”
Shen Siqi chimed in with a smile.
Many girls in the class also offered their encouragement.
“Then I’ll give it a try!”
Xia Nuannuan nodded in agreement.
“And you, the junior sister next to her, you should join too!”
The short-haired senior sister said to Shen Siqi.
“Me?”
Shen Siqi pointed at herself in surprise, waving her hands repeatedly. “No, no, dancing is too difficult for me, I really can’t learn it. Senior sister, please choose someone else. I’ll help with the logistical work.”
“Junior sister, you were just encouraging your classmate, why are you lacking confidence now? I believe in my own judgment, you can definitely learn it well.”
The short-haired senior sister said earnestly.
“I…”
“Siqi, senior sister is right, join me!”
Xia Nuannuan put her arm around Shen Siqi’s shoulder with a radiant smile and said to the senior sister on the podium, “Senior sister, count her in too!”
“Alright! Then I’ll record it. What’s your name?”
“Shen Siqi, senior sister!”
“Nuannuan, what are you doing?”
Shen Siqi put on a wronged expression.
“Hehe… Senior sister is right, Siqi, you definitely can do it.”
Xia Nuannuan imitated her tone from before, her smile as bright as a flower.
Shen Siqi sighed helplessly, forcing a smile. “Fine, if I drag you down, don’t blame me.”
“Oh, it won’t happen, I’m just like you!”
“Just don’t drag each other down.”
In a short while, the two senior sisters had selected the backup dancers and recorded their names in their notebooks.
“Okay, then starting tomorrow, everyone whose name I’ve written down, after class, come to the Dance Club of the Arts College to find us. We’ll start with some basic exercises. How we choreograph will depend on which song you decide to perform.”
The short-haired senior sister closed her small notebook, her smile brilliant.
“Then we’ll be going. Qian Ling, once you’ve decided on the song, send us a message.”
The other senior sister instructed Qian Ling.
“Okay, senior sister!”
Qian Ling nodded busily.
“Goodbye everyone, remember not to be lazy and make excuses to skip, there’s not much time left.”
The short-haired senior sister waved goodbye with a smile.
Then, the two senior sisters left the classroom.
“Now, all that’s left is to decide which song to perform. Everyone can help think about it and post your opinions in the class group chat.”
Qian Ling said loudly, scanning the students in both classes.
Upon hearing this, the students immediately began to discuss amongst themselves.
“Tomorrow, let’s discuss it and officially decide on the song to perform. Then our band group will start training. We’re dismissed for now!”
Qin Tian announced loudly.
As his words fell, the students began to leave, still discussing.
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School Cafeteria.
After buying their meals, Qin Tian and Xia Nuannuan found a table and sat down to eat.
“Brother, is there any song you want to sing?”
Xia Nuannuan put a piece of beef into his bowl and asked curiously.
Qin Tian shoveled a large mouthful of rice with the beef and shook his head. “It’s all the same to me, let the others decide!”
“But you’re the lead singer!”
Xia Nuannuan took a bite of her food, her expression serious. “I think if you decide what song to sing, everyone will agree.”
“Alright, let’s eat first. There’s no rush, you can think about it too.”
Qin Tian put some vegetables into her bowl, smiling.
“Okay!”
Xia Nuannuan pecked her head and thoughtfully considered as she ate.
She enjoyed listening to music and would quietly play pop songs while studying for exams.
There were many new students in military training uniforms eating in the vicinity, their green uniforms quite striking.
Of course, if there was anyone with the highest presence in the cafeteria, it would undoubtedly be Qin Tian and Xia Nuannuan as a couple.
As time passed, more and more freshmen heard and learned about them through various channels.
While curious about the pair, they were also half-believing the information they heard about them.
Seeing them in person now, they couldn’t help but discuss with their close friends.
Compared to the girls who were more inclined to believe in such relationships, the boys expressed more doubt and their envy and jealousy towards Qin Tian intensified.
Especially upon seeing Xia Nuannuan now, her delicate and cute face, and her figure that even loose clothing couldn’t hide, made these freshmen, who had just entered campus, truly experience the bitterness and despair of seeing their dream goddess only to find she already belonged to someone else.
“The news that he was the top scorer in last year’s college entrance examination should be true, but the story about him making a lot of money investing in stocks, and being the behind-the-scenes owner of Mingwang Internet Cafe, I’m sure that’s made up.”
“No way, it sounds so convincing. I heard he even brought his classmates to play when that branch near the school opened.”
“All this information is exaggerated, don’t just believe everything you hear!”
“That’s true, no matter how good he is at studying, it’s unlikely for a university student like us to achieve these things.”
“I also heard that the senior sister’s family is very wealthy, and the BMW he drives was a gift from her family, so it’s hard to say anything about that internet cafe.”
“You mean… he’s living off her?”
“Heh, who knows. After all, he’s handsome and studies well, the kind of son-in-law many parents would like.”
…
The words of these freshmen, discussing amongst themselves, were always filled with strong jealousy and bitterness.
As for the girls, they were relatively friendlier, but there were also many envious and jealous glances directed at Xia Nuannuan.
“Sigh, why are such handsome, perfect boyfriends always someone else’s!”
“If this senior sister wasn’t so pretty, or her figure wasn’t so good, I wouldn’t be convinced.”
“I heard they were high school classmates, and even deskmates. It’s impressive that they both got into Jiang University.”
“Nonsense, if I had a top-scoring deskmate as a boyfriend, let alone Jiang University, Tsinghua and Peking University wouldn’t be out of reach.”
“By the way, it seems Qin Tian also chose not to go to Tsinghua or Peking University for Xia Nuannuan.”
“Quick, look at me, does my face say ‘jealous’?”
“…”
Under the gazes of various freshmen, Qin Tian and Xia Nuannuan unhurriedly finished their meal. After packing their utensils and placing them in the designated spot, they left the cafeteria hand in hand.
“Phew… Brother, I feel like so many people were watching us eat.”
As soon as they walked out of the cafeteria, Xia Nuannuan let out a long breath with a complicated expression.
“Still not used to it?”
Qin Tian looked at her, unable to suppress a smile.
“Do you think everyone has your thick skin!”
Xia Nuannuan rolled her eyes.
“Nonsense, where is my skin thick? If you don’t believe me, kiss me, it’s not thick at all.”
“You can say something like that here, which shows it’s already thick enough, so thick that even a knife can’t cut it.”
“Haha…”