70: Extreme Reasoning

Unfortunately, not everything was within Shen Qian's expectations.

On the third day, and until the end of the trip, Guo Shuangcai did not take any further steps; more accurately, she didn't take the initiative to make a move.

This point was actually outside of Shen Qian's expectations.

But he didn't know that the reason Guo Shuangcai didn't act rashly was that she had already made him her primary target. She was almost certain that Shen Qian was the person she was looking for, but she needed to plan things out after returning to school.

Shen Qian was only in his first year. She was confident that as long as she was given time, taking down this potential stock was only a matter of time.

Shen Qian didn't feel it was a pity that Guo Shuangcai didn't take the bait. Regardless, he had already shown off the 'money power' he needed to. As for Xia Mengling, the effect wasn't obvious, but there was an effect nonetheless, and that was enough.

For two seven-out-of-ten girls—one of whom was even a Second-generation rich—what kind of guy hadn't they seen? Trying to conquer both at the same time was immensely difficult.

“Lingling, let me take you back to school.”

As soon as the group walked out of the station, Zhou Wei immediately showed his goodwill. Over five days, under the influence of constant affectionate greetings of 'Senior,' Zhou Wei had finally become what Xia Mengling wanted him to be.

Shen Qian was grateful for his sacrifice. After all, Zhou Wei's fall had helped Shen Qian unlock a few of Xia Mengling's new tricks, allowing him to be more comprehensive in his defenses when dealing with her in the future.

Of course, all of this was based on the premise that there would be a 'future.'

This trip had indeed provoked Xia Mengling. But once this girl got back and calmed down, she would have two choices: first, abandon this dog Shen Qian; or second, start investing more energy into Shen Qian to leash this dog that had slipped its collar back in.

Regardless of which one it was, Shen Qian already had a follow-up plan. But after returning from the holiday, he had other goals.

“No need, Senior. I believe my cousin will definitely get me back safely.”

“Are you sure you don't need it? I have a car.”

“Thank you for your kindness, Senior, but my cousin has a car too.”

The trip was over, so Zhou Wei was no longer useful to Xia Mengling. Naturally, she wouldn't give him any more opportunities to get close to her.

“Junior, I also need to go to the Normal University. I was wondering if I could hitch a ride with you, if it's not too inconvenient.”

Guo Shuangcai suddenly spoke up, and Lü Jiaju quickly responded.

“Shuang Cai, you want to go to the Normal University? No need to hitch a ride with them, I'll drive you there.”

The girl frowned slightly.

“It's a hitchhike, a hitchhike. You're not even going that way, how is that a hitchhike? If it wasn't on the way, I would just take a taxi.”

Shen Qian watched this scene silently. From the third to the fourth day of the trip, Guo Shuangcai had maintained this attitude toward this final contestant. Clearly, the guy hadn't done anything to make her unhappy, yet he was treated this way.

As expected, as long as a woman doesn't like you, your very existence is a mistake.

“Senior, it might not be convenient. I was thinking of having my cousin come to my school so I could really fleece him for a big meal.”

“It's fine, just drop me off at the Normal University. I happen to be meeting a friend there, so I won't disturb you two.

Junior, you wouldn't refuse your senior on this too, would you?”

“Of course no problem.”

The place where Shen Qian parked wasn't far from the high-speed rail station. The group soon arrived at the parking lot, and Guo Shuangcai saw that bmw 3 series.

To be honest, she was a bit disappointed when she saw the bmw 3 series. She knew about this car; it only cost around 200,000 yuan.

“Exactly how much money does this Shen Qian have? Is this 200,000-plus car his limit?

But just for this one trip out, he spent thirty or forty thousand.”

Guo Shuangcai felt it was necessary to investigate further. There were plenty of people in society who wanted to pursue her; some could currently earn two or three hundred thousand a year, and after saving for a year or two, buying a bmw 3 series wouldn't be difficult.

The hardest part of investigating Shen Qian was right here: he was low-key and steady, making it impossible to see his depth. For the first time, Guo Shuangcai wished a rich person would show off their wealth; otherwise, being in this state of the unknown was truly uncomfortable.

“Senior, is that friend of yours at our school a guy or a girl?

You're so pretty, the friends you make should be especially pretty too. Tell me about them, let's see if I know them.”

In the back seat, Xia Mengling was asking all sorts of questions without any sense of boundaries. Guo Shuangcai wasn't annoyed, however, and answered them one by one slowly. She knew that from the moment their alliance broke, they were effectively enemies. Her being here now was to interfere with the other's performance.

But interfering with her performance was exactly what she wanted.

Compared to Xia Mengling, Tan Xinxin's danger level was much lower. Shen Qian was now her target; she couldn't, and shouldn't, let him stay with a dangerous woman like Xia Mengling, even if the official girlfriend, Tan Xinxin, was right there.

Meanwhile, in the front, Shen Qian was wondering what Guo Shuangcai's angle was. Could it be that because Xia Mengling was there during the trip, this senior didn't make a move, and now she wanted to make her move after personally seeing Xia Mengling off?

No, impossible, that's too fast.

Even if he spent thirty or forty thousand during the trip, that only reached the level of an ordinary Second-generation rich. As for looks, to a woman like Guo Shuangcai, whether a man was handsome or not was meaningless. She was looking for a partner, not a male model; she knew what was important.

Then there must be some other reason he didn't know about that had put him on the shortlist.

Something that made this senior feel that giving up Lü Jiaju to choose him was a correct choice.

But what was the reason?

The car? No, during the trip, he had never mentioned a car. Tan Xinxin and Xia Mengling wouldn't bring up this bmw 3 series for no reason.

And for this senior, a mere bmw 3 series probably wouldn't even catch her eye.

What else was there?

Strip away the looks, strip away the personality—what else was better than Lü Jiaju?

It seemed to be just money. But he had only shown that much. How did this woman become certain that he was much richer than Lü Jiaju?

Thinking it over, Xia Mengling's voice reached Shen Qian's ears.

When did Xia Mengling become so familiar with this senior?

Since the start of the trip, because they were in a competitive relationship, they hadn't spoken much to each other. Even if they were going the same way now, there shouldn't be this much talk.

“These two! They had a conversation!”

Deducing to this point, Shen Qian roughly understood. Xia Mengling must have said something to this senior. He didn't know exactly what was said, but the content must have been steered toward his financial strength.

That was why Guo Shuangcai's attitude changed after that.

Combined with the fact that someone was eavesdropping outside his room that night—regardless of whether the eavesdropper was Xia Mengling or Guo Shuangcai—the two must have spoken afterward.

It was after that day's conversation that Guo Shuangcai's attitude toward Lü Jiaju changed.

Shen Qian's mood instantly brightened. What they talked about didn't matter, and their goals didn't matter. Since he had officially entered Guo Shuangcai's selection list, then what followed would be simple.