novelzi Chapter 9
Chapter 9
My boyfriend.
Once the lecture was over, the students left in twos and threes. As Ren Xingliu and Bai Juanqiu were getting up to leave, they were stopped by Professor Chi.
Visually, it was apparent that Professor Chi appreciated a learner like Bai Juanqiu, and after a short discussion, she became even more pleased and exclaimed, “If only you were my student. I would have recommended you to grad school.”
Bai Juanqiu showed a small smile. “Thank you for the kind words.”
Ren Xingliu: Professor, I’m your student!
As if hearing his thoughts, Professor Chi turned to look at him again, and said with a pleased expression: “I am also very happy that Mr. Ren is interested in studying. I hope you can maintain this state in the future... If Mr. Bai can come to accompany you often, Just let Mr. Ren go to class.”
As if hearing his internal voice, Professor Chi turned her head to look at Ren Xingliu and said with a relieved expression, “I’m also in great joy for Ren Xingliu to have a heart toward learning. I hope that you will continue this mentality... If only Bai Juanqiu could accompany Ren Xingliu to lecture often.”
Ren Xingliu rejected, “He doesn’t have the time.”
Bai Juanqiu accepted, “I will do my best.”
They spoke out in unison, and Professor Chi burst out laughing. “I can tell you two are good friends. Both of you are very considerate of each other.”
Ren Xingliu smiled, refraining from speaking. Without elaborating, he bid farewell to Professor Chi, with Bai Juanqiu still on textbook carrying duty. They left the lecture hall together.
Along the way, Ren Xingliu sighed, “Professor Chi is going to be heartbroken to not see you present in next week’s lecture...”
Bai Juanqiu gave him a strange look. “Didn’t I say I will do my best attending them?”
Ren Xingliu paused for a moment. “You didn’t just throw it out there?”
“...” Bai Juanqiu replied helplessly, “No.”
“Of course, it will be great if you can make it, it’s just,” Ren Xingliu cautioned, “you still have to work during the day. Isn’t that too tiring?”
“It’s alright. It will only be one lecture a week.” Bai Juanqiu paused for a moment. “And also, I found it quite relaxing to attend the lecture with you...much more than working.”
This was the truth. Probably due to his intense work schedule in the past two years, this rare chance of returning back on campus was quite relaxing.
Perhaps it was because Young Master Ren would get these blue-sky thinking.
Ren Xingliu got it now. The absolute vicious society made the already tortuous lecture look like heaven.
He cheered, “That’s great. You can continue to help me take notes.”
“It made you that happy?” Bai Juanqiu found this amusing. “If you need someone to take your notes, I’m sure there will be many volunteering students.”
“That’s different.” Ren Xingliu gave him an affirmative look. “Your notes are way better.”
As soon as he finished, his stomach began to rumble.
Bai Juanqiu silently looked over, and Ren Xingliu remained composed. “Learning took too much of my energy!”
It was definitely not because of his large appetite!
Bai Juanqiu nodded. “Well, I’m kind of hungry myself as well.”
Comrade Xiao Bai always stayed on the right track!
Ren Xingliu gave him a meaningful glance. “Since that’s the case, let’s go grab a late-night meal.”
“Alright.” Bai Juanqiu was in agreement. “Where do you want to eat?”
“Just the campus food court.” Ren Xingliu took out his meal card. “Our second food court serves pretty decent food even this late in the day. It will be my treat.”
Bai Juanqiu raised an eyebrow. This would be the second time he dined with Ren Xingliu, but he could already tell that this young master wasn’t an extravagant spender as the rumor had suggested.
There was even a very natural simplicity.
The lights in his eyes flickered as he smiled. “Alright.”
...
As a long-established local university, Lingcheng University’s cafeteria is famous for its high quality and low price. Even people who work nearby will come here to have lunch. Among them, the second dining hall is the most popular among students, because many windows in the second dining hall are rented to private operators, and the food varieties are more diverse.
As an established local university, Lin University’s food courts were famous for their beautiful objects and uncorrupted value. Even the working people in the vicinity would come here for lunch. Among them, the second food court was the most popular among students because of the plethora of private food vendors, making the variety of food more diversified.
Before his transmigration, Ren Xingliu disliked the food court for the poor environment. Before, he didn’t even activate the meal card issued by the school. Now, he found it quite convenient to eat on campus, and the food tasted quite good.
On the way to the food court, Ren Xingliu had already thought of their food for today. “There’s a place in the second food court that sells stir-fried noodles this late. The owner is quite a good cook...”
Bai Juanqiu followed his gaze and saw that there was a small place selling clay pot soup.
Bai Juanqiu asked, “You want to order one?”
Bai Yao had always gone after his peers of influential backgrounds. Just earlier, he happened to pass by Pei Xianzhi and his friends and was eager to join them for their late-night meal. At first, he wanted to network with the Pei Family’s young master, but he never expected to encounter a scene like this.
He was instantly overjoyed inside.
Just the other day, Ren Xingliu claimed to have fallen in love with Bai Juanqiu and even gave him a stink eye. Bai Yao was so angry. He went back to tell his father, who seemed to have expected such an outcome and wasn’t too concerned about it.
Bai Yao only understood after his father elaborated.
Although Bai Juanqiu was useless in all aspects, he had a good face. It wasn’t very strange for someone as wild as Ren Xingliu to try something fresh.
Most likely, he would get tired of his new toy sometime later. Because to him, only a young master with an influential background was worthy of him.
Even having said that, Bai Yao was still feeling resentment. The thought of being trampled on by Bai Juanqiu, even if it was only temporary, made it unbearable for him.
Furthermore, he also felt that this matter was a bit strange. Bai Guanghai only regarded it as a playboy, but Bai Yao knew a little bit about Ren Xingliu. Although that person was a free-spirited person, he seemed to have a mysophobia in this regard. After so many years He also chased Pei Xianzhi.
However, he still found this fishy. Bai Guanghai brushed it off as a silk pants behavior, but Bai Yao had some understanding of Ren Xingliu. Although this young master acted without care in the world, he was actually a slight clean freak in this matter. If not, why would he only pursue Pei Xianzhi after so many years.
How could he suddenly have love at first sight on a blind day?
Bai Yao became more suspicious the more this thought stayed in his mind, but he couldn’t find any evidence.
Then to see Ren Xingliu at the food court, Bai Yao’s suspicions came to fruition.
Sure enough, what Ren Xingliu really liked inside was still Pei Xianzhi. What he said about being attracted to Bai Juanqiu was just a measure to fool the Ren Family.
Poor Bai Juanqiu. He truly had thought he had climbed up the ranks of the rich and powerful, but in reality, he was just being used as a shield.
See, in just a few days, Ren Xingliu couldn’t hold back any longer and came to find Pei Xianzhi. He even came to the food court where he had never set food before. Any one of them was able to deduce the whole picture from one small detail.
The more Bai Yao thought, the more satisfied he felt. He couldn’t wait to see Bai Juanqiu’s dream of achieving wealth shattered. Thus, he broke the silence.
What happened next was a glance from Ren Xingliu, who didn’t seem keen on answering.
Bai Yao was feeling self-conscious, but it didn’t take long for him to compose himself. Ren Xingliu was probably afraid that he would expose his blind date with Bai Juanqiu in front of Pei Xianzhi.
As long as he played his card well, Ren Xingliu would understand.
After pondering, he instantly had an idea and said to Pei Xianzhi, “Young Master Pei, it wasn’t easy for Young Master Ren to come here. Why don’t we take our leave first so you two can have a good chat?”
“No need.” Pei Xianzhi felt a bit awkward, afraid that Ren Xingliu would say very shocking things in public, but the other person had been standing there for a long time, and it wouldn’t be possible for him to ignore the whole matter.
Pei Xianzhi pursed his lips, then looked over, saying, “Xingliu, what are you doing here?”
Ren Xingliu finally found a good vacancy spot. As he was about to head there, he heard Pei Xianzhi’s question.
It was embarrassing to face Pei Xianzhi right now, since he had, after all, pursued the other person like a firework. He probably had caused a lot of trouble for Pei Xianzhi. The car accident was his own doing, and he couldn’t blame anyone else for it, but it also affected Pei Xianzhi somewhat.
Therefore, in the face of Pei Xianzhi, Ren Xingliu kept a good attitude and replied politely, “Oh, I’m here to eat.”
Pei Xianzhi was taken aback by the response.
Several people next to him also looked at each other, with disbelief in their eyes, and they couldn’t help but feel a little emotional – Young Master Ren was really sincere towards Young Master Pei. Such a high-profile person chased him to the cafeteria, only to end up with another... I dare not admit it and still have to find such poor excuses.
The small group next to him looked at each other with eyes filled with disbelief. They even sighed—Young Master Ren really still had feelings for Young Master Pei. Despite being a high-profile person, he personally came to the food court to see the other person. However, once he was here, he didn’t dare to admit it and used some clumsy excuse.
This really moved their internal organs!
There was a good show coming!
Bai Yao also came to the same conclusion and immediately suggested in order to curry favor, “Since you’re here to eat, why don’t you come join us?”
The others instantly came to their senses and nodded. “Yeah, we happen to have a free spot.”
“You’re by yourself anyway...”
There were also some who were unhappy with Ren Xingliu and said passive-aggressively, “Let’s not. We can’t make it difficult for Young Master Pei just because he has a good temper.”
Pei Xianzhi was also feeling ill at ease. As he was about to put a stop to this, Ren Xingliu spoke up first, “No need, I’m not here by myself.”
Bai Yao hurriedly said, “Is Young Master Ding also here. It’s fine, come sit...”
Ren Xingliu had some idea on Bai Yao’s thoughts and suddenly felt comical. He only glanced indifferently at him, “No.”
As he spoke, he raised his chin and added with a smug look, “It’s my boyfriend.”
The bustling came to an abrupt stop.
Pei Xianzhi: “?”
Bai Yao: “??”
Others: “???”