CHAPTER 307: CHAPTER 263

The class bell rang and it wasn’t until then that Zhou Sisi wrapped up the conversation. The afternoon was dedicated to self-study for the students, with no teachers conducting classes. Lan Tian took out her books and started to read slowly, feeling that college life really was more liberating. Days like these were Lan Tian’s favorite.

After an afternoon of interaction, the classmates became acquainted with each other and could call out each other’s names. The three girls got along harmoniously, at least it seemed so on the surface.

"Lan Tian, wait up, let’s walk together!" As classes ended and Lan Tian was packing up to leave, Zhou Sisi and Zhang Xilan caught up from behind, deciding to walk with her.

"Lan Tian, do you stay at the campus dorms?" As Zhang Xilan linked arms with Zhou Sisi, she turned her head to ask Lan Tian. From the conversation that morning, they knew Lan Tian came from a rural area, but judging from the clothes she wore and her overall look, she did not seem like a country girl at all; she came across more like a city girl.

"I don’t stay at the dorms. I have a relative living nearby, so I stay at their place. What about you?" Lan Tian glanced at the clasped hands of the two, noting how, within an afternoon, their relationship seemed to have suddenly improved. Women really are peculiar creatures.

"My home is in the western part of the city, quite far, so I have to stay at the dorms," said Zhang Xilan with an innocent smile, "But Sisi doesn’t stay at the dorms; her place is not far from the school, just a few minutes’ walk."

Zhou Sisi chuckled, "Yeah, my parents are worried about me staying at the dorms. They say I’m scatterbrained, always losing things; it’s better for me to stay at home, so I don’t cause trouble for others."

"By the way, did you guys know there’s a basketball match at school today?" Zhou Sisi seemed to know a lot. "I heard it’s between the Financial Department and the Computer Science boys who started with a misunderstanding over Senior Mei Lan. It has escalated into a departmental showdown through basketball to decide who has to back off from pursuing Senior Mei Lan."

Turns out that the basketball game she saw in the afternoon was actually a contest of favor for a woman; Lan Tian clicked her tongue and sighed at length. People in Beijing really knew how to have fun. She had gained insight. They were still at the stage of writing love letters to their crushes, while people in Beijing, to win a beauty’s smile, even had competitions. It was truly unparalleled, a tale for the ages.

"Really? Sisi, you know so much," Zhang Xilan looked at her with admiration, pouting self-deprecatingly, "Unlike me, I don’t know anything. Sisi, do you think Senior Mei Lan knows about this?"

"I have no idea," Zhou Sisi shook her head. She too had heard it from someone else.

Lan Tian used her Divine Sense to memorize the route they were taking, so she wouldn’t get lost when she came to school by herself in the future. The three of them chatted as they walked and quickly reached the entrance.

Jing University was no stranger to privileged students from rich and powerful families. For their convenience, there was a special driveway at the school gate for drivers to pick up and drop off their wards, while the ordinary students used the pedestrian path. Zhou Sisi and Zhang Xilan headed towards the pedestrian side, and Lan Tian followed.

"Girl," Mo Junhua drove over and stopped by the roadside, swiftly getting out of the car and walking over. He took Lan Tian’s school bag from her hand, "Let’s go home."

The Grandpa had specially provided him a car for convenience. He drove here to pick Lan Tian up. "How is it? The life of a university student, how do you feel after your first day of classes? Is it different from high school? Are your classmates easy to get along with?"

Mo Junhua bombarded her with a series of questions, worried that Lan Tian might have been bullied at school.

"Lan Tian, is this your...?" Zhou Sisi quickly grabbed Lan Tian’s arm, a hint of admiration in her eyes—she had never seen such a handsome man in her life.

Mo Junhua wasn’t dressed in his military uniform but in casual clothes with a white shirt and trousers. The top two buttons of his shirt were undone, and the sleeves were rolled up to his forearms, combining a sharp look with an air of unruliness. His slightly upturned peach blossom eyes carried a trace of devilish charm, and his thin lips were tightly pursed. His distant and cold demeanor made him seem unapproachable.

Men who are slightly bad are the ones women can’t resist, this is exactly the type of man Mo Junhua is. Moreover, Mo Junhua is quite handsome, his cold demeanor mixed with a hint of hooliganism made him irresistibly attractive to women.

Poppies are beautiful, captivating to the soul, yet they are deadly poisonous. Mo Junhua is like those poppies; even though women know he is toxic, severely so, they still throw themselves at him.

Outstanding men always attract attention, as if they are born with a protagonist’s aura. Once he shows up, the girls walking around campus can’t help but glance at him subconsciously.

Upon seeing Mo Junhua up close, Zhou Sisi and Zhang Xilan blushed, their hearts fluttering like startled fawns.

Lan Tian walked over and naturally hooked her arm around Mo Junhua’s, a teasing smile playing on her lips, "Let me introduce, this is my man, and these two are my classmates, Zhou Sisi and Zhang Xilan." Lan Tian was declaring her territory.

Mo Junhua curved his lips slightly, a faint smile flitted across his face, then disappeared. It was the first time the girl had acknowledged their relationship in public. Lan Tian might have been unaware, but her action meant something - she didn’t like it when others had designs on Mo Junhua. Mo Junhua could sense that the girl’s feelings for him were different now. No wonder books say that a woman’s emotions towards her first man are distinctive, the books weren’t wrong after all.

"You’re married." Zhou Sisi’s thoughts synchronized with Lan Tian’s in that instant, and she blurted out in surprise, her heart instantly shattered to pieces, as did Zhang Xilan’s.

Lan Tian nodded, "Yeah, it’s not against school rules for students to be married."

Mo Junhua nodded slightly to them and, holding Lan Tian’s hand, walked towards the car, "Let’s go, everyone’s waiting at home."

"I should get going, see you tomorrow." Lan Tian waved to them, pulled away by Mo Junhua. Zhou Sisi opened her mouth, then closed it sadly.

"Is Grandpa back?" Lan Tian asked him in the car.

"He is, he’s been at home," Mo Junhua saw Lan Tian hadn’t fastened her seatbelt and leaned over to buckle it for her before driving, "The old man seems restless, he’s been in the tea room on the second floor all afternoon."

The only person who could unsettle him was Mr. Ji; it seemed she had to visit the Ji Family tomorrow.

"Guess who I bumped into at school today." Lan Tian played with Little Ba, her face serious.

Mo Junhua went through all the people they both knew in his mind, but couldn’t find anyone that fit. Shitou, Tie Jun, Black Dog, and the others were in Shanghai, the Lin Guohao brothers were also in Shanghai, Chunhua was in the military with Zhao Li, and in Beijing, the people they knew were just Wu Zongyu and Ji Feng, those two young men they met once in a while, so they wouldn’t surprise her. That’s pretty much it... no other acquaintances.

"I give up, who is it?"

"You’d never guess, that lunatic from Shanghai," seeing Mo Junhua’s puzzled face, Lan Tian clicked her tongue, "That crazy Mr. Zhang, the one I told you about, the one who took us to the principal’s office during our first visit to Jingli First Middle School."

It was an incident from several years ago, and Mo Junhua had to think back to remember. At the time, there was a very young teacher who led them to the principal’s office, and not only was the teacher young, but he was also quite handsome, which made a deep impression on Mo Junhua.