After meeting Xia Nuannuan downstairs at the girls' dormitory building, the two of them went to the school cafeteria to eat for the first time in a while.
The cafeteria was quite crowded, with many students having already returned to school.
As soon as they found a table and sat down, two girls carrying their dinners walked past them, smiling brightly and greeting them.
"Hello, Happy New Year!"
"Happy New Year!"
"You too, Happy New Year!"
Xia Nuannuan was slightly taken aback for a moment before responding with a sweet smile.
"Can we sit here?"
One of the girls pointed to the empty table next to them and asked with a smile.
"Of course, please sit, please sit."
Xia Nuannuan nodded repeatedly.
After thanking them, the two girls sat facing each other at the adjacent table.
Subsequently, the three girls ate and chatted casually, making small talk.
These two girls were sophomores from the School of Arts and Humanities. One, with short, spirited hair, was named Ding Xuan, while the other, who was quieter and more reserved, was named Fu Yan.
Qin Tian ate his meal, occasionally picking up food and placing it in Xia Nuannuan's bowl.
"Xia Nuannuan, we have something we'd like to ask your advice on."
Ding Xuan suddenly said with a smile.
"Sure, what is it?"
Xia Nuannuan looked up at her, her expression puzzled.
"It's like this, she also has a boyfriend, just like you, a high school classmate."
Ding Xuan pointed at her best friend sitting opposite them with her chopsticks as she spoke slowly.
"Really?"
Xia Nuannuan looked at Fu Yan with surprise.
Fu Yan nodded, blushing slightly.
"Her boyfriend isn't at our school, but he's at a university in Jiangcheng, not too far away."
Ding Xuan continued.
Xia Nuannuan nodded, signaling her to go on.
Qin Tian also felt a bit curious and watched the two of them as he ate his beef noodles.
"Her boyfriend is quite handsome, of course, not as handsome as Qin Tian. He used to be very devoted and good to her, but recently, how should I put it, he's started to become a bit of a playboy."
Ding Xuan said, a hint of indignation appearing on her face.
Fu Yan said nothing, her expression slightly lost and sad.
"Why do you think he's become a playboy?"
Xia Nuannuan asked.
"Her boyfriend's school has a lot more girls, about a seven-to-three ratio. Especially his major, there are very few guys, and even fewer handsome ones. So, his popularity with the opposite sex might be quite high at school. After going to university, he's clearly become increasingly perfunctory with her."
Ding Xuan explained.
Xia Nuannuan glanced at the dejected Fu Yan and asked, "So... what is it you wanted to ask my advice on?"
Ding Xuan smiled and gestured towards Qin Tian with her chin, replying, "Qin Tian probably has even better popularity with the opposite sex. For instance, we heard before that a beautiful girl drove a sports car to pursue him, but he disdained it, and he's still so devoted and good to you. So, I'm asking for her, how can one make their boyfriend love only them?"
Fu Yan looked up, her eyes full of expectation, at Xia Nuannuan.
"This..."
Xia Nuannuan looked troubled, unsure of what to do, and glanced at Qin Tian.
Qin Tian smiled and shrugged, indicating he was also powerless.
Xia Nuannuan turned her head to look at the two girls, organized her thoughts, and then said, "I really don't know how to answer this. I completely trust Qin Tian. I know he won't be a playboy and will only be good to me. So, I've never done anything special, I just treat him well in return, and that's all."
Qin Tian nodded with a smile, thinking she had said it very well.
The two girls watched this scene quietly, their faces full of envy.
"I've also tried to trust him and treat him well, but I feel like he values me less and less."
Fu Yan suddenly said.
Xia Nuannuan hesitated for a moment before directly asking, "Do you think... he still likes you?"
Fu Yan was stunned by the question, her expression faltering as she shook her head and said, "I don't know."
"That guy's heart isn't with her anymore. I've also advised her to break up with him several times, but she can't bear to."
Ding Xuan sighed.
"We've been together since sophomore year of high school. Breaking up isn't that easy. He wasn't like this before. I want him to go back to how he was."
Fu Yan murmured, her head bowed.
Xia Nuannuan didn't know what to say. She glanced at Qin Tian, trying to imagine Qin Tian becoming a playboy and no longer treating her so well.
However, she really couldn't imagine what she would do if all of this actually happened.
Perhaps, she would also be like this senior, unable to accept it yet unwilling to part.
"Which school is your boyfriend at?"
Qin Tian suddenly asked.
The three girls looked at him with surprise, and Fu Yan quickly answered his question.
Qin Tian had heard of this university. It was a third-tier undergraduate college not far from Jiangcheng University, famous for its many beautiful girls and a good place for wealthy men to find targets when they had nothing better to do.
"Her boyfriend's academic performance isn't very good. Now, he just lives in the moment and doesn't think about the future at all. I think he's not worthy of Yanzi."
Ding Xuan said with a pout.
"To put it simply, after going to university, there are many beautiful girls around him, and he's been praised too highly, so he doesn't know who he is anymore. He's started to think of himself as excellent and that he won't lack girlfriends."
Qin Tian said slowly.
"Yes, yes, her boyfriend is exactly like that!"
Ding Xuan's eyes lit up, and she nodded repeatedly in agreement.
Xia Nuannuan and Fu Yan also looked at him with surprise.
"Then give him a shock. Make him feel some pressure."
Qin Tian said calmly to Fu Yan, "You just endure it and don't contact him. If he's cold to you, be even colder than him. You're a talented student at Jiangda, and you're also quite pretty. Why are you catering to him and worrying that he'll leave you? Be confident. Just go about your own business. If he really leaves you because of this, it only means he's not worth your affection."
Upon hearing this, the three girls' gazes towards Qin Tian immediately changed, filled with admiration and reverence.
After Fu Yan recovered, her expression and eyes also changed.
"Brother is right, we girls should be more confident."
Xia Nuannuan nodded seriously in agreement.
Fu Yan and Ding Xuan exchanged glances, both nodding in deep agreement.
"I know what to do now. Xia Nuannuan, Qin Tian, thank you."
Fu Yan thanked them with a grateful expression.
"No need to thank me, I didn't help much."
Xia Nuannuan chuckled sheepishly.
Fu Yan shook her head.
Qin Tian and Xia Nuannuan finished eating first and prepared to leave.
Before they left, Ding Xuan took out her phone and added Xia Nuannuan as a QQ friend.
After tidying up their meal utensils, the two of them left the cafeteria.
"Brother, how are you so good at this?"
Xia Nuannuan hooked her arm through Qin Tian's and asked with a smile.
"Good at what?"
Qin Tian looked at her in confusion.
"What you just taught Fu Yan. You said it so well."
"It's nothing, men understand men best."
"Then will you not become a playboy in the future either?"
"How could that happen? Who could be prettier or have a better figure than you? My aesthetic standards have been raised too much; other girls are hard to catch my eye."
"Hehe... I knew you'd say such nice things."