191: A sudden discovery

"But before that, I'll have to collect some benefits first to see if you're truly capable of giving enough for your dream."

When Shen Qian came downstairs, Xia Mengling went up to meet him.

"What took you so long?"

"It was a bit noisy down here, so I went upstairs to find a quieter place to sit for a while."

A moment later, Tao Yan also came downstairs, though her expression was slightly unnatural, and the lipstick on her mouth had clearly been washed off.

Shen Qian didn't notice this, nor did anyone else. As for Su Hang, his attention had been on Xie Wan from the beginning until now.

He had to admit that Xie Wan was definitely the most beautiful girl he had ever seen.

Beside Xie Wan, Xia Mengling was equally dazzling; her long, fair legs were mesmerizing, and combined with her playful and lively appearance, it was hard not to take a few extra looks.

"Xiao Yan, are you very familiar with Xie Wan and the others? Why haven't I heard you mention them before?"

Tao Yan was a bit distracted, but when Su Hang asked this question, a hint of anger appeared between her brows.

"I'm a third year, and they're second years. Not to mention we're not in the same major; even if we were, we wouldn't necessarily be close. Why are you asking me this? What are you trying to do?"

"I..." Noticing the strange look in Tao Yan's eyes, Su Hang finally realized his Girlfriend was right there, and it was wrong to pay so much attention to another girl.

"No, I wasn't trying to do anything. I was just asking out of curiosity. Xiao Yan, don't be angry."

"I'm not angry. You just looked at other girls a few times; I'm not that petty."

As Tao Yan spoke, she looked at the harmonious group over there, her gaze lingering on Shen Qian. If looks could kill, she would have already carved a large piece of flesh out of Shen Qian to vent her inner hatred.

"Kiss it."

She recalled Shen Qian's commanding tone upstairs just now.

"Shen Qian, you!"

"I won't repeat myself. Three, two..."

When it was all over, Shen Qian looked down at her without saying a word, just watching her quietly, as if he wanted to engrave that moment into his memory.

Su Hang had no idea that the reason his Girlfriend was angry had nothing to do with him. He could look at whoever he wanted; Tao Yan's mind was entirely on that other man.

Su Hang couldn't help but glance at Xie Wan's side again, but he soon frowned.

Because he saw a familiar face.

Up until now, he had only been paying attention to Xie Wan and briefly to Xia Mengling. It wasn't until Shen Qian put his arm around Xia Mengling's waist that he noticed the beautiful girl's male companion.

"It's him!"

Su Hang naturally had a deep impression of this boy. For several days after that day, Tao Yan had ignored him out of anger. He didn't expect this kid to show up here.

Shen Qian's appearance made Su Hang suddenly understand why this kid wasn't afraid of a confrontation and why he acted like he didn't care about Tao Yan. It seemed just as the kid said: he donated the piano for his Girlfriend.

Girlfriend!

In an instant, Su Hang realized something.

Wasn't this kid's Girlfriend that girl from the School of Arts who had a decent temperament but ordinary looks? Why was he out with a different one now?

"Well, well! This kid is dating one here and another there! What a scumbag!"

He immediately pulled at Tao Yan again.

"Xiao Yan, isn't this kid that guy? Do you remember him? Isn't he dating someone from your college?"

"Now he's brought someone else! If you know Xie Wan and the others, you have to warn them. I knew this guy was no good!"

Tao Yan was speechless. How could she not know whether Shen Qian was 'good' or not?

The important thing was her Boyfriend. What did it matter to him if someone else was good or not? He had just made his own Girlfriend angry, yet he wanted her to help other women avoid trouble. She couldn't suppress her feelings of disappointment.

She had originally been considering how to keep Su Hang from touching her until New Year's Day, as she had promised Shen Qian. Now she didn't need to think about it; the man had handed her the perfect excuse himself.

Since it was a gathering, there were bound to be some small games. Xia Mengling liked playing games with Shen Qian, so she pulled him in. Tao Yan also joined. Du Xixi went to the kitchen to get some pastries. Xie Wan was watching from the sidelines when someone lightly tapped her on the shoulder.

She turned around to see it was Su Hang.

This impolite behavior made Xie Wan feel a bit of aversion. He had a Girlfriend, yet he looked like he wanted to whisper something to her.

She naturally had no intention of entertaining him, so she gave him a cold look and moved closer to Shen Qian, who was playing the game.

Her movement was obvious, which made Su Hang anxious. So, he turned his attention to Du Xixi in the kitchen.

He walked quickly to the kitchen. His sudden appearance startled Du Xixi, who was carrying a cake, because he was walking so fast and seemed very urgent.

"What's wrong? Is something the matter?"

Du Xixi didn't have a good look for Su Hang either. More than the fact that he kept looking at Xie Wan, what made Du Xixi unhappier was that this man had brought Tao Yan.

Du Xixi knew Shen Qian; the man was very fickle. It would have been fine if he hadn't met Tao Yan, but now that he had, he might make a move on her.

She didn't care if Shen Qian went after Tao Yan; she was no match for Xie Wan anyway. But the annoying part was that Xie Wan originally only had one rival tonight, and now another one had appeared out of nowhere.

"Xixi..."

"Senior Su, don't call me so intimately. We're not that close."

"Sorry, Junior Du. It's like this: could you call Xie Wan in? I have something to say to her, and to you as well, of course."

Du Xixi looked at Su Hang with confusion, her expression very strange.

"If you have something to say, just tell me directly. There's no need to be so mysterious. Also, why do you need to call Xiao Wan?"

"You know that guy named Shen Qian, right? I have a secret about him, but it's not appropriate to say it in public. I see you're quite close to him, so I wanted to call you over to talk about it."

If it were anything else, Du Xixi might not be interested, but if it was about Shen Qian and it was a secret, she definitely wanted to hear it.

"Then tell me directly, and I'll pass it on to Xiao Wan."

"This... it's better if both of you hear it together."

"You don't trust me? If you don't trust me, then you don't have to say anything."

"No, it's just that I'm afraid there might be some discrepancies when you relay it to her."

Despite her annoyance with the man in front of her, Du Xixi still brought Xie Wan to the kitchen. Naturally, Xie Wan also wanted to know Shen Qian's secret.

"I don't know if you're aware of this, but Junior Shen might be two-timing."