"That’s the library, and that over there is the cafeteria, but the food is terrible. I prefer the fried noodles from the shop nearby, especially those oddly flavored sweet and sour ones, with a sausage added, absolutely mouthwatering."
Returning to familiar grounds, Lin Fan truly felt a flood of emotions and didn’t care what Su Yufei might be scheming. Come what may, he really wanted to see the campus he hadn’t visited in four years.
"It looks like you had a rich college life."
Arm in arm with Lin Fan, the two resembled a campus couple. Even though it was summer vacation, many students hadn’t gone home, especially the pairs of lovers taking advantage of this great time to enjoy life’s pleasures.
"It was quite rich. See that snack street? I worked there for half a year, rushed there to deliver food after classes, which is the current gigging. Only after lunchtime, would I return to class, nearly always missing lunch. After class, I’d nibble some bites and continue running dinner orders, and by the time I got dinner, it was usually after nine at night."
Lin Fan, with one hand in his pocket, had a college life distinct from others—either studying and testing or romancing, but he also needed to work to make money.
"Is your family really that poor that you had to work for money?"
Su Yufei looked at Lin Fan questioningly.
"Not exactly poor. Apart from tuition fees, my parents still gave me eight hundred yuan per month for living expenses, which was enough for meals. But you can’t always spend your girlfriend’s money, right? I thought of buying her small gifts, so I went to earn my own money."
Lin Fan rubbed his nose; he had a hard time for a whole semester just to buy Feng Xiaoxiao a mobile phone.
"You really spoil your girlfriends, no wonder all your exes are so pretty, a real beauty harvester, huh?"
Su Yufei smiled and asked, "Would you spoil me the same way?"
"Stop it, does the Dark Night Queen lack people to pamper her? Just snap your fingers, and loads of cash fly in, it’s all about money and admirers, isn’t it?"
Lin Fan smiled lightly. Although the two seemed like a couple strolling through the campus, their relationship hadn’t reached that stage. To be precise, Lin Fan knew almost nothing about Su Yufei, but from her recent comment about being a beauty harvester, it was clear she had done her homework on him, and Lin Fan had no issues with that, considering she was Boss Qi’s goddaughter.
"I’ve said it before, if you mind my identity, the Dark Night Queen can die away. I promise I won’t contact any men from now on!"
Su Yufei suddenly stopped, pouting, "Can’t you stop playing dumb? Do I really need to make the first move? After all, I am a woman, can’t you take the initiative?"
"Knowing I’m such a jerk and still throwing yourself at me, are you a moth to a flame?"
Lin Fan halted too, locking eyes with Su Yufei, but just as she was about to speak, a voice came from afar.
This call instinctively made him look towards the source, and he saw a tall beauty approaching.
The beauty, wearing jeans and a T-shirt, had shoulder-length hair and a pretty oval face displaying a surprised expression.
"Lin Fan, it really is you... I thought I recognized the wrong person!"
The tall beauty ran over, her face glowing with excitement.
Lin Fan stared at the somewhat familiar face, yet felt hesitant to recognize her.
"You’re so heartless, you don’t even remember your buddy? I’m Xia Hongye!"
Xia Hongye slapped Lin Fan’s shoulder, and no one would expect such foul language from this sunny beauty.
"Xia Hongye? You’ve changed gender!"
Lin Fan had recognized her but hesitated; after all, during college, she sported short hair, a headband, baggy basketball clothes, often battled them on the basketball court, and would sit with him at snack stalls at night, smoking and whistling at passing beauties. But her current look was downright feminine.
"If you can’t speak properly, then shut up, no one’s treating you as a mute."
Xia Hongye flipped a middle finger at Lin Fan, "I thought I was wrong, when did you come back... oh... here for Feng Xiaoxiao’s wedding, huh? You really have some nerve!"
"I just came back for some business, didn’t come specially for the wedding. What about you, turned into this because you met your Prince Charming?"
Lin Fan patted Xia Hongye’s shoulder, grinning broadly. Though her appearance had changed, her way of speaking hadn’t, still not very ladylike.
"Bullshit, I’m too cool to bow down for love... This the new girlfriend? She looks really delicate!"
Xia Hongye turned her head to look at the elegant Su Yufei. However, Lin Fan failed to notice that the glances between the two women carried hostility, suggesting not just familiarity but also a deep animosity toward one another.