59: Speculation from WeChat Moments

When Qin Lan woke up again and saw Shen Qian, she was visibly stunned.

This junior had indeed been a bit handsome when she looked at him before, but perhaps because "it" had happened, why did he look more and more handsome now?

By the time she snapped out of it, the man had already finished dressing, and the two of them returned to school like that.

This wasn't what Qin Lan had originally planned. She thought that since it had already happened, he should at least buy her a bag or something today, or even if not a bag, he should give her tens of thousands of yuan to spend.

But there was nothing. When she saw that face, she actually felt that she wasn't worthy of mentioning conditions, because it seemed like she was the one taking advantage.

But she didn't know that even if she had mentioned it, Shen Qian would have refused—not necessarily a flat-out refusal, but he would have slowly phased her out in the future.

Shen Qian didn't dislike gold-diggers. After all, he had money, and someone else's unhealthy values were beneficial for him to farm money.

But having money didn't mean he would definitely spend it on her. Money was always meant to be used for self-improvement. Even when spending it on others, he had to find the right person. Someone like Tan Xinxin was fine to spend a little on; after all, he had a cashback card.

As for someone like Qin Lan, buying a bag occasionally was enough; she couldn't be a long-term partner. If it weren't for showing the world that he didn't lack female companions, they might not even have a partnership.

After arriving at school, Shen Qian didn't send any more messages to this senior, but he did update his moments with a photo of the Bulgari. After all, he hadn't flexed for a while and needed to keep it up.

After he posted to his moments, several people noticed immediately.

First was Ni Zixin. She had been waiting for a message from Shen Qian, but instead of a message, she got a moments post from a hotel. At that moment, her heart broke, but he had said long ago that he wasn't a one-woman man.

Moreover, posting a hotel in his moments didn't necessarily mean he had spent the night with a girl.

Maybe he just wasn't used to the school beds and wanted to go out for a good night's sleep.

Liu Xinyao was using a similar excuse.

“That's right, it must be. He's a rich man, how could a rich man sleep in a dorm every day? He was at Center J when school started, so it's normal to go sleep at the Bulgari occasionally now.”

“Should I ask him?”

As soon as the thought popped into her head, she dismissed it.

“I can't. If I ask him, what would that be? An interrogation? What right do I have to interrogate him?”

Du Xixi was also paying attention to his moments. Shen Qian hadn't come out for a run today, and she originally wanted to ask him, but doing so would make it seem like she was desperate to run with him.

She had fallen for him, that was true.

But she felt that since Shen Qian hadn't confessed or expressed his love, they weren't officially together, so she had to remain a bit reserved.

But then came this moments post.

How could a boy stay at the Bulgari alone?

There must be a girl with him.

Who was it?

This question swirled wildly in her mind. She wanted to know who that girl was, and she also wanted to question Shen Qian—why, when he clearly liked her and was buying her running shoes and a watch just a couple of days ago, could he so calmly go to a hotel with another girl yesterday?

The more she thought, the more anxious and resentful she became, but her heart also grew colder.

“Shen Qian never confessed to me.”

She suddenly realized this. She had investigated Shen Qian and knew that he had confessed to every girl in the class at the start of the semester; he was a very promiscuous person. She also heard that he was always smooth-talking, confessing to any pretty girl he met and hitting on anyone with high looks.

Yet despite this, he had never confessed to her.

Why? Was it because she wasn't pretty enough?

She was absolutely confident in this regard. Although she couldn't compare to Xie Wan, she was still a top-tier beauty besides her.

He why was he just smooth-talking with others, but buying her a watch and running shoes?

The three great illusions of men: she likes me, I can turn the tables, and my phone is ringing.

The three great illusions of women: his kindness to me means he likes me, I deserve better, and I can deceive him.

Now, Du Xixi had developed this illusion, and it led her to a conclusion.

“His feelings for others are just liking, but for me, it's love. Because I broke his heart and he's in too much pain, he found someone else.”

If Shen Qian knew what Du Xixi was thinking right now, he definitely wouldn't have checked out of the Bulgari room. Since his stamina could keep up, he might have been able to farm some more points before the holiday.

On the other side, Shen Qian received a series of system notification sounds. Based on reasoning, he roughly understood which girls had helped him farm points.

Just then, his phone rang. A big fish that had been silent for a long time finally threw out some bait.

“Less than a month into the semester, and Cousin Shen is really riding high.”

“Xia Mengling. As expected, I still need to show off my life as much as possible for this big fish to take the bait.”

Shen Qian mused.

“Not at all. Compared to you, Younger Female Cousin, I'm probably still a bit behind.”

“It seems Cousin is blaming me for not messaging you.”

“I wouldn't dare. Besides, with your looks, Younger Female Cousin, you're not lacking for someone like me.”

“National Day is so boring. I've been all over Shanghai this month, and I don't want to go home.”

Shen Qian looked at this message and smiled. The hint in this message was too obvious; it was almost saying, “I'm giving you a chance, invite me.”

“I've signed up for a travel agency at our school. It's a five-day tour around Hui Province for 4,000 yuan per person. If you're interested in joining, I'll pay for you.”

Only in front of Xia Mengling did Shen Qian play the role of a simp, even though he hadn't simped for her in nearly half a month.

“Is that okay? Won't it bother you and your Girlfriend?”

This was a probe. Almost all simps are afraid of being seen as a scumbag by girls, even if they've deleted all other female contacts and revolve around their Goddess every moment.

But as soon as a label is pinned on them, they lose their cool and then frantically try to prove themselves with things like kneeling apologies or expensive gifts.

If Shen Qian didn't admit to having a Girlfriend now, how could he explain last night's moments post? If he lied, he would be in the absolute lower position in the relationship, because only the inferior party needs to lie to the superior.

If Xia Mengling was made to feel superior, then this fishing game couldn't continue. For someone like Xia Mengling, she didn't need to reel Shen Qian in; as soon as Shen Qian bit the hook, she would immediately cut the line.

“She won't mind. She's a very easygoing person.”

“That's fine then, but you have to come to my school to pick me up.”

Shen Qian agreed, and after that, the other party didn't reply again. Of course, she was definitely doing it on purpose; making a simp overthink is a common tactic for this Goddess.

“The Campus Belle here, plus Xia Mengling... this National Day is going to be exciting.”