"Alright, you're added."
Xia Nuannuan jiggled her phone.
"Mhm, I'll accept it once I get back to the dorm after military training. Senior, I might need your help in the future, so please guide me!"
Chen Xi said with a radiant smile.
"No problem."
Xia Nuannuan nodded readily.
At this moment, the instructor on the other side started urging them, telling the students to finish their food quickly and get back to training.
"Oh dear, Senior, I have to go now."
Chen Xi said, finishing her ice cream in a few bites. Her head ached from the cold, and she held her forehead with her hand.
"Seniors, goodbye. I'm off to training."
She waved goodbye to everyone and then turned to jog away.
"Nuannuan, this junior is so cute!"
Shen Siqi said, looking at Xia Nuannuan and praising her.
Xia Nuannuan smiled and nodded: "Yes!"
The few of them sat for a while longer, then smashed the watermelon open with their fists and shared it.
During another break after a round of training, Chen Xi once again pulled her little friends over, grabbed a slice of watermelon, and chatted happily with Xia Nuannuan and Shen Siqi.
"Shouldn't we be going soon? Nuannuan, don't you need to look for the music club?"
Qin Tian reminded them as the time was getting late.
"Oh right, it is time to go."
Xia Nuannuan replied.
"The music club? Senior, are you joining a club?"
Chen Xi asked in surprise.
Xia Nuannuan smiled and shook her head: "No, our two classes are preparing a performance for your freshman welcoming party and need to form a band. We're still missing a bassist, so we were thinking of asking the music club if anyone is good at it."
"Oh, I see!"
Chen Xi nodded in realization, her smile bright. "Senior, that's such a coincidence! I know a senior who's in the music club. I can ask him for you."
"Really?"
Xia Nuannuan looked at her with surprise.
"Mhm, but you'll have to wait until after our military training. I don't have my phone with me now."
Chen Xi smiled and nodded.
"Okay, okay, I'll have to trouble you then. I was just saying I might need your help, and now you're helping me."
Xia Nuannuan said with a hint of embarrassment.
"Hehe... That's even better. This way, when I ask for your help in the future, it'll be hard for you to refuse."
"As long as I can help, I'll definitely agree."
"Then I'll contact her when I get back to the dorm and ask for you."
"Alright, then I don't need to go to the music club anymore. If he knows anyone good at bass, help me get their contact information."
"Got it!"
"Junior, you know quite a few people already since you just arrived at school!"
Shen Siqi teased her with a smile.
"It's not that many, just a few. It's really just a coincidence."
Chen Xi smiled modestly and added, "I'm used to understanding a new environment before I go. So, during the summer break, I was quite active on Jiang University's forums and bulletin boards, so I got to know some people."
As she spoke, she smiled at Qin Tian and Xia Nuannuan.
"I found out about Senior Qin Tian and Senior's love story on the school forum too!"
Hearing this, Xia Nuannuan blushed instantly.
"Amazing!"
Shen Siqi gave her a thumbs-up with admiration.
Chen Xi chuckled.
"Junior, junior, you're so pretty and cute. Do you have a boyfriend?"
From the side, Cao Mingliang abruptly asked.
Upon hearing this, Qin Tian and the others looked at him with strange expressions.
"No!"
Chen Xi smiled and shook her head. Before Cao Mingliang could speak, she continued, "However, Senior, you're not my type. I'm not tall enough myself, and I like taller guys."
Cao Mingliang's expression stiffened.
"Pfft!"
"Haha..."
Qin Tian and the others couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Cao Mingliang gave an embarrassed laugh and said, "No, I didn't mean it like that. I was just asking casually. I don't like your type either; I prefer more mature women, preferably with dating experience."
"Oh? Then I misunderstood. Sorry, sorry, I thought..."
Chen Xi apologized profusely.
"Junior, if you had said you have a boyfriend, he probably wouldn't have said that."
Chen Zhuang said with a laugh.
"Why?"
Chen Xi looked surprised.
Qin Tian and the others smiled without saying anything.
"Chen Zhuang, nobody will think you're mute if you don't speak!"
Cao Mingliang shouted angrily.
"I'm just telling the truth."
Chen Zhuang shrugged with a smile.
Chen Xi glanced between the two of them and nodded in realization, "I see, I understand now. Senior Cao has very unique preferences!"
"Ahem!"
Cao Mingliang was choked and coughed repeatedly with a red face.
The others burst into laughter, attracting the attention of many people around them.
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...
After parting ways with Chen Zhuang and the others, Qin Tian and Xia Nuannuan left the school and returned home.
Qin Tian went to give their dog some treats and sat on the sofa watching TV with it.
Xia Nuannuan went to the kitchen, preparing to show off the results of her summer training with her mother.
"I hope your mother's noodles are delicious. If they aren't, you'll have to share some with me!"
Qin Tian said in a low voice, looking at Xia Nuannuan busy in the kitchen while petting the dog.
"Woof!"
Xia Tian, lying beside them, barked.
"Brother, it's ready! Can you come and get it? It's very hot!"
Xia Nuannuan's voice came from the kitchen.
"Coming!"
Qin Tian got up and walked over, picked up two bowls of noodles, one large and one small, and returned to the living room, placing them on the coffee table.
Xia Nuannuan followed him and sat down, handing him a pair of chopsticks and a spoon.
After they sat down, they prepared to eat the noodles.
"It smells good. It looks great!"
Qin Tian praised first.
"Right? Try it quickly!"
Xia Nuannuan urged with a confident smile.
"Okay, drink the soup first. I'll have a sip."
Qin Tian smiled, took some soup with his spoon, and tasted it.
Honestly, the taste wasn't particularly amazing, and it was quite a bit worse than what he made, but he could feel Xia Nuannuan's seriousness in practicing her cooking skills during the summer.
"How is it?"
Xia Nuannuan asked with expectant eyes.
"Mhm, it's very good. Let me try the noodles."
Qin Tian didn't hold back his praise, picked up some noodles and shredded meat with his chopsticks, and put them in his mouth.
"Is it delicious?"
"Delicious, it seems you put in a lot of effort during the summer!"
Qin Tian praised with a thumbs-up.
"Hehe... Of course. I can't always have you cook. Learning to cook is a bit difficult for me, but boiling noodles is much simpler."
Xia Nuannuan said excitedly, "Eat more. There's still some in the pot. I'll get more if you need it."
"Got it!"
Qin Tian nodded with a smile.
"Woof! Woof!"
Xia Tian squatted by Xia Nuannuan's feet, raising his dog head and barking twice.
"You want to eat too? Wait a moment, I'll get your bowl."
Xia Nuannuan smiled, then went to the balcony to get the dog's bowl and served him a small bowl.
The two of them, along with the dog, enjoyed their meal heartily.