96: What kind of sycophant dares to compare himself to me?

"Ran Ran, you're here too!"

Qin Lan came over from the side; there was no way she hadn't seen Li Ran, but she still asked despite knowing the answer.

Clearly, her actions were a declaration of sovereignty; she wanted to tell Li Ran that this man was already hers, so she should stop thinking about him.

"Qin Lan, since when did you two..."

The relationship between the four girls in Qin Lan's dormitory was very subtle. One was an only child from Shanghai who looked down on the other three. The other three collectively looked down on Qin Lan, who was the prettiest but also the most materialistic. Of course, Qin Lan despised the arrogance of the Shanghai girl and the hypocrisy of the other two.

The four of them lived together in this strange and delicate balance.

And now, Qin Lan seemed to want to break this superficial balance.

"Oh, you mean Junior Shen? It's been a while. I should actually thank you for introducing him to me."

"Hehe, no need to thank me. Anyway, Junior is a good match for you."

Qin Lan and Shen Qian both understood what she meant by those words. In fact, her meaning was likely: a bitch and a dog are a match made in heaven.

"Lan Lan, don't try to snatch everything. What can be snatched away might not be anything good."

As Li Ran spoke, she added another remark.

"I'm not sure about other things, but Junior Shen is a bad guy—bad in a way I really like."

Seeing Qin Lan acting like this, Li Ran cursed inwardly, calling her a slut.

"Senior, you really are here. You haven't eaten yet, have you?" A boy wearing glasses, looking quite refined, approached with a plastic bag in his hand containing food packed from the cafeteria.

"Zhian, I told you, you don't need to bring me food."

"How can Senior not eat? Senior Qin Lan, you're here too!"

"Hello there," Qin Lan responded indifferently.

Shen Qian observed the boy in front of him. This guy should be like him, a first year, since he was calling them 'Senior.' However, this guy's eyes weren't honest; he had definitely just stolen a glance at Qin Lan.

Taking care of Li Ran with his words while stealing glances at Qin Lan, and the jealousy and hatred in his eyes when he looked at Shen Qian—it seemed this little 'glasses' wasn't as honest as he looked. Now this was very interesting.

"Shen Qian, let me introduce you. This is our junior, Sun Zhian. He's a first year freshman just like you."

"Hello. Are you Sister Qin Lan's Boyfriend?"

Sun Zhian smiled and reached out to shake hands with Shen Qian.

"No, we're just good friends."

Sun Zhian looked with a strange expression at Qin Lan, who was holding Shen Qian's arm in her embrace. What kind of 'good friends' acted like this?

"Junior, don't listen to his nonsense. He has a Girlfriend. Me? I'm just one of his pursuers. He hasn't agreed to be with me yet."

Sun Zhian had originally thought Qin Lan was going to explain things away, but this was her explanation?

Truly, comparing goods leads to throwing them away, and comparing people leads to death by envy.

He had been pursuing Li Ran for nearly a month, and they hadn't even held hands. Yet this guy here had the even prettier Qin Lan pursuing him, and they were already so intimate, yet he still hadn't 'agreed.' If he did agree, wouldn't they be at 'negative distance'?

Was there no justice in the world?

"Then you guys go ahead and eat. I'll go for a stroll elsewhere with Junior."

Seeing Li Ran's face change repeatedly, coupled with Sun Zhian's uncomfortable gaze, Qin Lan gave a greeting and walked away, clinging to Shen Qian's arm.

"She looks quite angry."

After walking a few steps away, Shen Qian remarked.

"Naturally. I advised her to take you back then, but she acted all high and mighty and was unwilling. Now that I've beaten her to it, she's obviously unhappy."

"But you don't need to worry about her. She has that little junior now, who's always checking in on her and treating her so well."

"Oh? How well?"

"As well as a dog treats its master."

Shen Qian naturally caught the mockery in Qin Lan's voice and pinched her chin.

"Then are you good to me?"

Qin Lan gave a charming smile, hugged Shen Qian's arm even tighter, and leaned into his ear to whisper softly.

"However Master wants me to be good depends on when Master gives the order."

Seductive tones, pure seductive tones. Shen Qian felt a warm current surging in his waist again. He was young, after all; being teased like this made it very easy for his 'dragon to raise its head.' Fortunately, the pants he was wearing were quite tight, so it wasn't obvious.

"Go out with me this Saturday."

Shen Qian quickly diverted his attention.

"For what?"

"Since you're being so good, I'll help you slap her in the face. What level of simp does she think she can bring out to compare with me?"

"Really?"

"Why would I lie to you about this?"

Instantly, Qin Lan's heart pounded. She knew what it meant for Shen Qian to take her out—it meant spending money. She immediately thought of Tan Xinxin's designer clothes. She had been a bit angry about Li Ran's provocation just now, but now, she absolutely loved that kind of provocation. Without it, how would she have gained this harvest?

Of course, she would show off properly in front of Li Ran later to repay her for the provocation.

"By the way, I'm very interested in the 'Four Golden Flowers' you mentioned before. Can you help me gather information on them?"

"No problem. It's just that I'm a little scared. Those four are all genuine beauties. If you hook up with them, where will there be room for me by your side?"

"You have conditions?"

"No, I just want a tiny guarantee."

"If a man's guarantees could be trusted, there wouldn't be so many resentful women in this world."

"You're different. I believe you."

"Let's hear it."

"In the future, whether you're dating one of those great beauties or dating several of them at the same time, at least give me a chance to help out."

"Help out? Help with what?"

Shen Qian quickly understood. This woman was truly blunt enough.

"Forget about that kind of thing. I don't have that kind of kink. And do you think I need someone to help push things along?"

"Don't worry. As long as you do things for me and I'm satisfied, you won't be short of benefits."

"Those words are enough for me. Tell me, which one of the four have you set your sights on?"

"Gather information on all of them. Tell me everything you can find."

Qin Lan stared at Shen Qian for a long while.

"You really want to date four at the same time?"

"Of course not. Do you think I have that kind of ability? I just want to understand the information on these four to see which one is the easiest to start with."

Shen Qian naturally intended to date them all at once—otherwise, what kind of scumbag would he be? But how could he tell Qin Lan everything?"

Even the promise he just made was nothing more than an empty dream.

What a joke. He was a scumbag; could a scumbag's words be trusted?

Days passed quickly. Monday to Friday seemed to go by in the blink of an eye. Not long after Shen Qian parked his car at the entrance of the Normal University, a beautiful figure came running toward him.

It was the first time he had seen Xia Mengling like this. As soon as the girl got close, she immediately hung onto him, holding his face and kissing him repeatedly.

"Shen Qian, I missed you so much!!!"