17: Chapter 17 The hotel made Jiang Jinyue blush; Luo Chuan's words made Jiang Jinyue laugh.

At the mention of the word "hotel," Shen Muyan's face instantly turned red.

She really hadn't thought much of it; she just felt that Tang Luochuan was staying at a hotel because he had been disciplined and had nowhere else to go.

But now, after Li Jiaqi's reminder, she finally realized the ambiguity of it all.

She glanced at Wang Fangfang; compared to Li Jiaqi, she trusted Wang Fangfang more.

Wang Fangfang was also hesitant at this moment; as for whether the other party was a scumbag or not, she wasn't sure.

But as long as Shen Muyan kept herself disciplined, there shouldn't be any issues.

However, on second thought, perhaps this scumbag's deceptive tactics were sophisticated, just like many telecom scams.

There were too many tricks, and his level was too high; some clever people who thought they wouldn't be deceived still ended up getting scammed, didn't they?

Thinking of this, she nodded: "It's better to be careful."

"Then... alright." Although Shen Muyan was a bit reluctant, she still agreed: "I'll tell him."

At this moment, Tang Luochuan was lying in the Spectacular Suite of the W Hotel on the Bund, stretching his body.

At over 40,000 a night, it wasn't expensive for him.

The car was parked in the hotel's underground parking garage, so it would have to stay there for the time being.

Just then, two messages came through:

Shen Muyan: [Can I bring my Dormitory roommates this afternoon? They insist on coming along to see the world... Sorry about that! (Aggrieved)]

Jiang Jinyue: [Not coming to class?]

Tang Luochuan looked at the two messages, both somewhat unexpected.

He hadn't expected Shen Muyan to want to bring friends along at the last minute again!

And he hadn't expected that the cold and icy Jiang Jinyue would actually ask him why he wasn't going to class!

Jiang Jinyue didn't know that Tang Luochuan had been forced into reflection.

However, she had naturally seen what happened in front of the teaching building.

But the girl's attitude was always like this; for her to take the initiative to ask was already quite rare.

"Sure!" Tang Luochuan replied to Shen Muyan first.

He thought about it and felt it was normal.

As a girl, it's better to be a bit careful; he could understand that!

As for Jiang Jinyue, Tang Luochuan replied: "Got sent home for showing off! Seven days of reflection!"

Inside the school. In the classroom, Jiang Jinyue was looking at the laptop in front of her with an expressionless face.

She had just been casually looking at some study materials, feeling quite bored. There were no classes for the time being.

The boy next to her, Chen Hao—the one who introduced himself last night, a local from the Magic City, whose family ran a business, and who loved playing golf—said:

"Jiang Jinyue, what do you usually like to do for fun? My roommates and I are going to have dinner with your Dormitory roommates tonight. Are you coming?"

The boy was shamelessly sitting next to her; in college, seats were usually open to whoever wanted them.

Jiang Jinyue didn't think much of it. But deep down, she found it funny; to get on good terms with her, he had gone to such great lengths.

His roommates, then finding her Dormitory roommates... then finding her??

"Not going, I have plans with someone!"

"Who?"

"Tang Luochuan!"

"Uh..." Chen Hao's heart skipped a beat. Of all people, it had to be Tang Luochuan!

Last night in the freshman group chat, quite a few people were chatting and messing around... Some were talking about games, some about the car rental incident, and some were trying to get close to others to hang out. There were also those looking for dates...

Then there were the show-offs, either flaunting their 20,000-yuan laptops, or their thousands-of-yuan shoes, or bragging about hobbies they felt were high-class.

But only Tang Luochuan—searching through the entire chat history—hadn't said a single word.

However, today's incident made everyone understand one truth: It wasn't that Tang Luochuan didn't like to show off, it was that he felt these people were on too low a level.

"Do you know him?" Chen Hao felt that Jiang Jinyue probably hadn't been won over by Tang Luochuan yet, at least on the surface.

"Just met."

"Oh! Haha, he seems to be together with Senior Shen, right?"

Chen Hao seemed to be intentionally reminding her, feeling that with Jiang Jinyue's personality, she wouldn't be willing to be the second choice.

Jiang Jinyue continued to stare at her laptop without looking at him and replied: "I don't know!"

"Sigh, well... I heard from others that you're also dating him! Is it true or not?"

Chen Hao's question voiced what many boys in the area were thinking, and the boys in this small section instantly went quiet.

"No! We're just classmates, don't go spreading rumors about me!!" The girl finally showed some emotion, but it wasn't shyness—it was sternness.

Jiang Jinyue's tone carried a hint of a threat. Chen Hao's heart skipped a beat, but then he turned happy again. Since they weren't dating, there was still a chance.

Perhaps Miss Jiang wasn't moved by money; Jiang Jinyue herself didn't seem to be lacking in funds. According to her roommates, her outfits ranged from one or two hundred to tens of thousands.

She had three bags: one for over a hundred, one for several thousand, and one for over a hundred thousand! This was a typical well-bred rich girl who didn't disdain low prices, nor was she unable to afford high prices. She just liked them!!

"How about we call Luochuan tonight and eat together??" Chen Hao suggested.

Jiang Jinyue rolled her eyes: "You can tell him yourself."

"Uh..."

From beginning to end, other than warning him not to spread rumors, the girl had remained cold. No one understood why she had this attitude.

But only Jiang Jinyue knew that because of her family, her standards for choosing a partner had naturally been locked. This lock couldn't be opened without a certain level of strength.

Either extremely outstanding, or a perfect match in status... It wasn't that she didn't yearn for love, but without her parents' blessing and without an equal relationship, it was destined not to last long. Whether she married down or climbed up!! It was all very dangerous.

She had always been cold, not because she looked down on others, nor because she thought other boys were necessarily bad. She was just afraid that if she really met someone she liked, she would rush into it regardless of everything, only to end up covered in wounds because of these external factors, and even end up hurting both parties.

A boy who could be approved by her parents and whom she could like was too hard to find. So this lock helped her reject many people from the start.

It wasn't that she hadn't tried to get along as friends. But would boys genuinely be friends with her? Who was ever purely interested in friendship? Unless you were in Chengdu, you couldn't find pure friendship between the opposite sex. You couldn't find it here.

Chen Hao was speechless. How was he supposed to talk to Tang Luochuan? Dinner tonight? He goes to high-end places; could he afford to go Dutch with him?

Chen Hao had some money; a monthly allowance of 6500 was quite high among students. But for Tang Luochuan, this amount was just a budget deficit.

Chen Hao asked with some trepidation: "Where are you guys going for dinner tonight?"

"Huangting Banquet!"

As soon as the three words were out, he had even less confidence. Obviously, Tang Luochuan was treating, and he definitely wouldn't go Dutch—he didn't have the money. This meal, at the very least... was several thousand! If they ordered drinks, it could easily be tens to over a hundred thousand.

Jiang Jinyue picked up her phone; after quite a while, she wanted to see if Tang Luochuan had replied.

As soon as she opened WeChat, she saw Tang Luochuan's message: "Got sent home for showing off! Seven days of reflection!"

"Haha!" The girl couldn't help but laugh out loud. This smile from Jiang Jinyue was like ice and snow melting, leaving the few boys secretly watching her stunned.