80: Chapter 80 Qin Yi is your classmate?

“Oh, by the way,” Chu Muyun looked at Chu Muxue with curiosity, a glint of interest flashing in her eyes. “When I was abroad, I heard you say you made it onto your school's School Beauty Rankings? You were ranked third? So who was first? Find it and show me. I want to see what that number one school beauty actually looks like. How could you possibly not compare to her?”

“Cough, it’s just some bored guys ranking people randomly.” With a faint smile on her lips, Chu Muxue took out her phone, opened the Modu University Campus Network App, found the post for the School Beauty Rankings on the forum, and handed the phone to Chu Muyun.

Chu Muyun took the phone, her finger sliding gently across the screen as she frowned. “This first place isn't all that. I don't think she's as pretty as you at all!”

Opposite them, Xing Zhenkun suddenly became interested and asked with a smile, “Can I have a look?”

Unexpectedly, Chu Muyun and Chu Muxue both refused in unison: “No!”

Xing Zhenkun's mouth twitched, and another wave of embarrassment washed over his face.

Chu Muyun rolled her eyes at Xing Zhenkun and scolded playfully, “What, you have two beauties from Modu University and Columbia University right in front of you, and you still want to look at other women?” As she spoke, she gave Chu Muxue a playful wink, a flash of mischief in her eyes.

Hearing this, Xing Zhenkun's heart skipped a beat. He looked at Chu Muxue and asked with a probing tone, “Is Young Miss Mu Xue a graduate of Modu University?”

Chu Muxue looked at Xing Zhenkun and nodded slightly in affirmation.

However, before Xing Zhenkun could say anything else, Chu Muyun’s eyes flashed with anticipation as she cut in, “Hey, Mu Xue, what about your school's School Hunk Rankings? Find it and show me.”

Being interrupted, Xing Zhenkun was somewhat speechless. He looked at Chu Muyun and complained with a hint of teasing, “Mu Yun, you won’t let me look at beautiful women, yet you want to look at handsome guys yourself?”

“Pfft,” Chu Muyun gave Xing Zhenkun a playful smile and tossed her hair lightly. “Everyone has a love for beauty. I’m used to seeing Westerners abroad; now that I’m back in the country, I need to find some Huaxia faces to refresh my aesthetics.”

“That’s a typical double standard...” Xing Zhenkun complained with a smile, though a hint of doting flashed in his eyes.

Listening to the two bicker, Chu Muxue understood that Xing Zhenkun seemed to have feelings for her cousin. Her slender fingers slid across the phone screen, and after a few maneuvers, she handed it back to Chu Muyun.

“Tsk tsk, a pretty boy... I don't like it, no masculinity at all... This one is okay, but his skin is a bit dark... don't like it...” Chu Muyun’s finger slid across the phone, and she couldn't help but critique the looks of the school hunks.

Her eyes sparkled with pickiness, as if she were searching for the perfect school hunk that fit her aesthetic.

Suddenly, her eyes lit up. She tapped the screen and used two fingers to zoom in. “Hey, this one is pretty good. Fair-skinned, well-defined features, quite handsome, hmm... and tall too... Department of Economics and Management, Finance Major... Hey, he's in the same major as you. Is he your classmate?”

As she spoke, she held the phone out to Chu Muxue, her eyes flashing with expectation.

Chu Muxue put down her knife and fork, turned her head to look at the screen, and her expression froze for a moment. But it was only for an instant before she returned to her cold demeanor. However, a flash of complex emotion crossed her eyes as she nodded and replied, “Yes, he's my classmate, his name is Qin Yi. However, he took a leave of absence half a year ago. I haven't seen him since the second half of senior year; he probably won't graduate until this time next year.”

Hearing this, Xing Zhenkun’s hand cutting the Beef Wellington suddenly stopped. He looked at Chu Muyun in surprise again and interrupted, “Qin Yi? Qin Yi is your classmate? Can I see the photo of that Qin Yi?”

“No!” This time, before Chu Muyun could respond, Chu Muxue’s eyes flashed with defensiveness, and she answered coldly.

“Haha, don't misunderstand. Mu Xue has never liked strangers touching her things.” Seeing this, Chu Muyun gave an embarrassed smile and explained to Xing Zhenkun. Then she looked at Chu Muxue to seek her opinion: “Mu Xue, how about this, I'll hold the phone and show him?”

Chu Muxue nodded, neither saying yes nor no. Seeing she didn't say anything else, Chu Muyun flipped the phone around to show Xing Zhenkun the photo of Qin Yi on the screen.

“Whoa, is it really such a coincidence?” Xing Zhenkun’s eyes suddenly lit up. Seeing Qin Yi’s photo on Chu Muxue’s phone, the embarrassment from being rejected just now vanished instantly.

He reached out, his finger pointing at the photo on the screen, and turned to look at Chu Muyun. His voice carried a bit of excitement and curiosity: “Mu Yun, it’s him! He’s the Young Master Qin I mentioned to you before!”

Hearing this, Chu Muyun quickly flipped the phone back, her eyes fixed on the screen as she scrutinized the photo of Qin Yi carefully, looking completely incredulous.

A moment later, she looked up at Xing Zhenkun and pressed, “The Young Master Qin you mentioned is him? You’re not joking, right? How could a student who hasn't even graduated buy an entire building and spend 3.7 billion on cars?”

Xing Zhenkun nodded with great interest. Beside them, Chu Muxue also showed a look of disbelief. She frowned and looked at Chu Muyun: “Sister, what are you talking about? Qin Yi? He bought an entire building and spent 3.7 billion on cars?”

Chu Muyun nodded with a smile and then looked at Xing Zhenkun, gesturing for him to continue explaining to Chu Muxue.

Xing Zhenkun wiped the corners of his mouth with a napkin, then looked at Chu Muxue and explained in detail, “That’s right, it’s Qin Yi. The house I bought for your sister was purchased from him...”

However, before Xing Zhenkun could finish, Chu Muyun interrupted him directly, her almond eyes wide as she glared at him. “Talk about Qin Yi, don’t drag me into it. What do you mean ‘the house you bought for me’? That was a benefit for inviting me back to the country to help you manage the supercar club! Don’t make it sound like I’m being kept by you!”

Xing Zhenkun gave a sheepish smile and put his hands together in an apologetic gesture before continuing, “It’s quite a coincidence. Yesterday—no, wait, the day before yesterday—he went to the dealership I opened to buy cars. In one afternoon, he bought every car in my dealership worth over twenty million, sixteen cars in total. That wasn't all; he then spent billions more to order five private custom ultra-luxury models from me. Since I had just founded a supercar club, I saw how rich and car-loving he was, so I immediately invited him to join the Flying Dragon Supercar Club I founded. He was quite straightforward and agreed right away.”

At this point, Xing Zhenkun paused as if reminiscing about the scene, then continued, “Later, we chatted about this and that, and I learned he was still a student at Modu University. Then, he received a call from the property manager of Shenjiangwan Community,” Xing Zhenkun said, looking at Chu Muyun again to explain, “It was that Manager Bai, Bai Lu, from this morning. Young Master Qin said he wanted to park the cars he bought back in the community, and that’s when I realized he was the mysterious buyer of Building 7 in Shenjiangwan Community...”

He spread his hands and continued, “I’m telling you, this is truly a case of truth being stranger than fiction. That morning, I had originally intended to sign a contract with a real estate agent. Who would have thought that as soon as I arrived at Shenjiangwan Community, the agent told me that the entire Building 7 had already been bought by someone else... It made me go there for nothing. I never expected that this Qin Yi would be the buyer of Building 7, and then I bought the house your sister is living in now from him... However, Young Master Qin is quite generous; he saved me over six million directly...”

Listening to Xing Zhenkun’s explanation, Chu Muxue’s brow furrowed even tighter.

Seeing her like this, Chu Muyun asked curiously, “Mu Xue, this classmate of yours is so rich, buying buildings and cars—what’s his background? His net worth must be at least ten billion, right?”

Chu Muxue shook her head with a frown and replied, “I’m really not sure about that. However, when we first started school, he seemed to only drive a BMW coupe. He wasn't particularly wealthy, was he? But I heard he took a leave of absence because something went wrong with his father’s business... I’m not entirely sure about the specifics.”

“Really?” Chu Muyun showed a look of shock. “If his family business had problems, and he still has so much money to buy buildings and cars... just how much money does this Qin Yi have?”

Chu Muxue also fell into deep thought. she wondered curiously, “Could it be that he made some investments? Qin Yi’s grades were very good when he was at school; he won scholarships every year, and even the Dean said he had great potential.”

“What kind of investment could earn so much money? An entire building, 3.7 billion for cars—at the very least, he must have spent over ten billion, right?” Chu Muyun calculated silently in her head, then looked at Xing Zhenkun and pressed, “When is this Young Master Qin coming back to Shenjiang? I’m already dying to see the Immortal Master...”

“He’s not in Shenjiang?” Chu Muxue also looked at Xing Zhenkun curiously and asked. After all, when she saw the messages in the group on Friday, Qin Yi should have returned to school and even had a conflict with that Wang Hao...

“Yeah, he went back to Jingnan yesterday. He said he was going back to see his parents, but he didn't say when he’d return to Shenjiang.” Xing Zhenkun nodded in response, then remembered something. “Oh, by the way, speaking of which, is that Wang Hao also a classmate of Young Miss Mu Xue?”

Hearing this, Chu Muxue nodded slightly, but her eyes returned to their cold state. “He is my classmate. However, I’m not close to him and have never spoken to him.”

“I see... alright then...” Seeing her cold attitude toward Wang Hao, Xing Zhenkun didn't press further.

Chu Muyun, however, became interested. She looked at Xing Zhenkun and asked curiously, “Why? Does that Wang Hao have something to do with Young Master Qin too?”

“Well, it’s like this...” Subsequently, Xing Zhenkun repeated the favor Qin Yi had asked of him over the phone to the two women.

Chu Muxue just listened quietly, her face remaining indifferent, like a peaceful lake with no ripples. It wasn't until Xing Zhenkun mentioned Qin Yi’s amazing 1-on-6 feat the night before last that a faint, imperceptible ripple finally appeared on her face.

“Was he injured then?” Chu Muxue asked, pretending to be casual, but a hint of surprise and complex emotion inadvertently leaked from the depths of her eyes, like a breeze blowing over a lake, stirring up layers of delicate ripples.

“Heh, how could he be? Young Master Qin’s skills are no joke. You didn't see that surveillance footage with your own eyes; when Young Master Qin moves, it’s like he’s a star who walked right out of a Wuxia film...” Xing Zhenkun narrated vividly, while Chu Muyun, sitting to the side, had a playful look in her eyes. She glanced meaningfully at Chu Muxue, a faint, hard-to-detect smile hanging on the corner of her mouth.

“Mu Xue, are you... interested in that Young Master Qin?” Chu Muyun quietly leaned closer to Chu Muxue and whispered in her ear.

Chu Muxue’s face, which was originally as cold as the moon, was instantly stained with a flush of crimson, like the first light of dawn. Her eyes also became unsteady, avoiding everything around her.

She tried to hide this sudden embarrassment by drinking water, but forgot she was still holding her knife and fork. For a moment, her movements were a bit ‘chaotic,’ as if a secret in her heart had been suddenly exposed, leaving her at a loss.

Seeing this, Xing Zhenkun’s curiosity was completely piqued, and he couldn't help asking, “What’s wrong with Young Miss Mu Xue?”

Seeing this, Chu Muyun understood everything, and a gentle curve formed at the corner of her mouth.

Although Chu Muxue didn't respond directly, everything was understood without words; the tacit understanding between sisters required no explanation.

Chu Muyun knew that her sister’s thoughts ran deep, especially regarding matters between men and women, and she wasn't good at expressing her emotions. So, she didn't continue to press her. Instead, she turned her gaze to Xing Zhenkun and asked back, “I say, Xing Zhenkun, how do you know everything about Young Master Qin so clearly?”

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