25: Chapter 25 Jiangnan's Little Schemes, Jiang Jinyue's Awkward Conversation

After leaving the cinema, Li Jiaqi and Wang Fangfang were still discussing the plot.

Tang Luochuan bought them both ice cream and signaled for them to go chat on the side.

He and Shen Muyan hadn't watched more than a few minutes of it.

Shen Muyan's mind was entirely filled with the kiss from just before:

"Should I agree to be his girlfriend now? Because we kissed..."

"But he didn't even confess? How can I agree?"

"Should I confess? But it's only been one day, what would others think? That after seeing he has a luxury car and taking me out for an afternoon, I just became his girlfriend?"

"Shen Muyan spent her entire freshman year rejecting everyone! And it took just one porsche and one afternoon to get me?"

"I am not that kind of person!"

The girl was firm in her heart; she couldn't fall like that... but truth be told, riding in a luxury car was indeed very enjoyable.

"Luochuan... you... are not allowed to talk nonsense!"

Shen Muyan's voice was almost inaudible as she muttered.

Tang Luochuan nodded: "Don't worry, I won't talk nonsense. If Senior Shen wants to kiss again in the future, just come to me! From now on, I'm your exclusive kissing little brother..."

"You!!" Shen Muyan felt like she was going crazy; this guy was too good at this.

...

The car left the mall and headed straight for the school.

They wouldn't be able to make it to the Huangting Banquet tonight, so they dropped off Wang Fangfang and Li Jiaqi.

Tang Luochuan took Shen Muyan to the restaurant he had booked. It was a local restaurant called "Jiangnan Li".

By the time they arrived, the private room was already full of classmates.

"Luochuan! Over here!" Zhang Ming waved enthusiastically, then saw Shen Muyan and nodded slightly, "Se-Senior Shen!"

"Hello!" Shen Muyan felt relieved seeing so many people. With so many people around, this guy wouldn't try anything, right?

But she thought wrong.

Tang Luochuan was certain that as long as he brought Shen Muyan, everyone would assume they were officially a couple. Then he wouldn't need to explain anything else.

He had sweet-talked the girl, saying he just wanted to get to know her better! The girl believed that was what Tang Luochuan was thinking.

But she couldn't control what the other students thought.

Many people whispered:

"Hey, everyone brought their girlfriends! And Tang Luochuan brought Senior Shen!"

"It's obvious, he's sealed the deal."

"Impressive!"

"If I had that much money, I could do it too."

"Oh, give it a rest, you look like Wu Dalang!"

"Is Tang Luochuan Wu Song?"

"No, he's Ximen Qing. You can tell just by looking at him that he's a playboy."

At this moment, someone teased: "Luochuan, why did you bring Senior Shen here? What's the relationship?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Muyan didn't dare to speak; she wanted to see how Tang Luochuan would handle it.

Tang Luochuan stopped playing the innocent puppy at this moment and sat down boldly at the boys' table: "My girlfriend! What's wrong with that? Aren't we allowed to bring guests?"

He had already thought it through; Shen Muyan definitely wouldn't dare to refute him, they had already kissed. How could she refute it? Not his girlfriend? Then why did they kiss?

"I... I..." Shen Muyan had hoped he would be a bit more subtle! Explain to the classmates that they were still getting to know each other. But instead, he had presented it as a fait accompli.

Just as she wanted to say something, her phone suddenly pinged. A message from Tang Luochuan: [Sister, I need to save face! Please help me out!!]

Shen Muyan understood everything; it was all a trap.

She knew the kiss wasn't a "kissing tutorial," it was just this guy taking advantage of her.

She knew that saying she was his girlfriend wasn't about him needing to save face, it was Tang Luochuan's domineering possessiveness.

She knew it was all a pit, but she couldn't help herself from jumping right in.

"I'm not! I'm not! We aren't dating yet, I'm his senior!" she thought to herself.

Shen Muyan replied: [Just this once...]

Her heart and words were at odds...

The atmosphere at the dinner table was quite lively. But everyone still had fresh memories of what happened in the afternoon.

Jiang Jinyue was sitting at the girls' table right next to Shen Muyan.

She observed the other girl's every move in silence, and she had her answer: the two of them were definitely together.

Then... the next one should be her. She might as well take this opportunity to observe Tang Luochuan. After all, he was one of the few, perhaps the only one, who could satisfy both herself and her parents.

But she was overthinking it; the moment he walked in, Tang Luochuan hadn't even paid her any attention. He went straight to the boys' table to engage in some pointless socializing.

Zhou Qi put his arm around his shoulder and whispered: "Luochuan, do you know what happened while you were gone this afternoon? A tall, rich, and handsome guy came to class..."

Tang Luochuan drank his beverage; the popcorn in his stomach was about to burst, and he had no appetite: "Really? A new student?"

"No, he's here to pursue Jiang Jinyue."

"Isn't that normal?" Tang Luochuan yawned. He couldn't muster any interest in this kind of party. It was just idle chatter.

But while he had no interest, the other boys were chatting heatedly:

"That guy drove a Phantom..."

"999 roses!"

"And a diamond-encrusted necklace..."

Hearing this, Tang Luochuan couldn't help but laugh. No wonder he noticed Chen Hao and the others were so quiet when he walked in. It turned out they had been crushed that afternoon.

But thinking of this, he prepared to give Shen Muyan a surprise. But roses were a bit tacky, and a necklace... too expensive, it wasn't the right time yet. A Rolls-Royce? A viral car? He didn't like it!

Just then, the girls all stood up. One girl said: "We're all here, let's all have a drink together."

The boys responded enthusiastically, and everyone stood up, walked to the center, and clinked glasses.

Jiang Jinyue and Tang Luochuan were the last ones to get up from their respective tables. Holding their glasses, neither of them seemed very interested.

Suddenly, Jiang Jinyue bypassed the crowd and walked up to Tang Luochuan: "Was the movie good?"

"Didn't pay attention!" Tang Luochuan held his glass, glanced at the girl, and clinked glasses directly: "Cheers!"

"Uh..." Jiang Jinyue hadn't expected him to be so decisive; she hadn't come over just to clink glasses.

She continued: "How much was it?" She was completely making conversation for the sake of it.

"78!"

"How many people is it suitable for?"

"As long as it's a person, it's fine."

"What is it about?"

"...Hmm... I only saw kissing!"

"Luochuan!!" Shen Muyan was not far away; hearing the word 'kissing,' she thought this guy couldn't control his mouth and had blurted it out.

"What?!"

Shen Muyan walked over, her face flushed with shyness: "Don't talk nonsense."

"I'm not talking nonsense... Alright! Alright! I'll listen to you, sister."

"Hiss~~~" The people around them gasped.

Just a moment ago, between Jiang Jinyue and Tang Luochuan, it felt like the girl was slightly enthusiastic, while the boy was cold. But now... this son of a bitch was actually playing the innocent puppy??

Jiang Jinyue, however, felt a bit wary. What did this mean? Did Shen Muyan not want Tang Luochuan to talk to her? Was asking about a movie not allowed??

"Oh, Senior, you misunderstood! I just came over to ask if the movie was good... mainly because..."

Jiang Jinyue hesitated about whether she should say the ambiguous hint that followed. After all, she was a cold, high-class girl... so she had to be subtle!

"It's mainly because no one has invited me..."

"Oh~ I misunderstood! I'm sorry," Shen Muyan also apologized quickly.

Tang Luochuan, however, looked at Jiang Jinyue with a hint of surprise.

The girl's heart stirred; this guy understood! That's right, I'm hinting at you to invite me to watch a movie!!

Tang Luochuan: "Your family is so rich! You still need someone to treat you for 78 yuan? Why are you so stingy?"