CH 7

Before Jian Ran realized what had happened, Ren Qinglin had let go of his hand.

“Auntie chose it,” Ren Qinglin said, “Do you like it?”

Jian’s mother has always had good taste. The men’s ring she chose was simple and elegant, with platinum as the base, and the inner ring was inlaid with baguette-cut diamonds. It had a bright and harmonious beauty on Jian Ran’s hand.

Jian Ran came back to his senses and glanced at Ren Qinglin’s left hand in a strange way.

–Nothing at all.

Jian Ran hurriedly took off the ring and kept it in his pocket. “Can’t you give a ring to someone properly?”, he asked.

“What is proper?”, Ren Qinglin smiled casually, revealing an indescribable meaning. “Should I kneel on one knee and hold a bouquet of flowers on one hand?”

Jian Ran wanted to give Ren Qinglin the middle finger, but when he thought about the situation right now he couldn’t do it. He already suspected that he had a shadow in his heart and he couldn’t just keep on giving the middle finger for his whole life.

“Let’s leave this act for ignorant girls,” Jian Ran sarcastically said, “I, your father don’t care. If there isn’t anything else, I’ll go.”

“Good night, senior”, Ren Qinglin said lazily.

Jian Ran didn’t say a word and walked two steps. When he felt that his chest was tight, he tried to endure but couldn’t and turned around suddenly.

Ren Qinglin was still standing there, looking a little astonished at Jian Ran’s gaze.

Jian Ran cursed ferociously, “It’ll definitely not rain tomorrow. It won’t rain before the military training. It’s better to heat you to death!”

Ren Qinglin, “…..”

Halfway through the “rain seeking ceremony” of the students, the dormitory auntie came with a bucket.

The “array” was destroyed, several “mages” wearing bedsheets were taught and criticized, the lights were turned off and they had to work hard to clean up the scene.

For the first time in history, the School of Network Engineering set up an array to pray for rain, but ultimately failed.

Back in the bedroom, Jian Ran threw the ring in the drawer with his marriage certificate.

The next day, the sky was clear and the sun scorched the ground with every wind draught feeling like a heat wave.

When Shen Zixiao was drying his clothes on the balcony, he was so hot that he almost fainted. “That rain array has wool for it. It seems hotter today than yesterday. I feel bad for my juniors for a second”.

Ji Yuanxi laid on the bed and said in a muffled voice, “My life is given by the air conditioner. In this weather, even if my girlfriend runs away, I won’t go out to chase her”.

Ke Yan stood in front of the desk and struggled between going to the library for self study and taking a nap in the dorm.

Jian Ran’s hand typing the code paused, and he looked at the sun outside the window, feeling a little guilty for some reason.

High temperatures were a natural phenomenon, and it certainly had nothing to do with his curse yesterday. If he was so eloquent, why would he still be reading stupid books.

At this time, Jian Ran’s mother sent a WeChat message.

Mother: Did you get the ring?

Jian Ran: Yes.

Mother: Do you like it? Qinglin and I picked it together for a long time. 【Shows Teeth】

Jian Ran: ?

Jian Ran: You picked it with Ren Qinglin?

Mother: I picked a few styles for him to choose from, and he finally chose this one. Don’t you like it?

Jian Ran: I’ll make do with it. I didn’t look carefully anyway. I didn’t know how to wear it, so I give up.

Mother: Then you have to keep it well and not lose it. It’s worth more than one million yuan and you have to wear it on your wedding day.

Jian Ran frowned. That broken ring actually cost more than one million, while his pocket money for a semester was only 200,000!

One million! How many pairs of shoes can you buy!

Jian Ran looked at his drawer, lost in thought.

Jian Ran: Mom, shouldn’t the wedding rings be a pair? You bought Ren Qinglin a ring too?

Swallowing a million from his family in one fell swoop, this Ren’s heart was too dark, so why not choose a cheaper one for him?

Mother: No, the money for the two rings came from Ren Qinglin.

Jian Ran was stunned.

Jian Ran: Ren Qinglin is a college student, right? Where does so much money come from?

Mother: Qinglin became a shareholder of the Ren family when turned 18, and earns a lot of dividends every month. According to his mother, he has also done some financial management.

Jian Ran was sour.

Others get dividends, and he gets pocket money. They had different fates.

Jian Ran: Then he shouldn’t pay all the money. Our family is making money too.

Mother: Don’t worry, I have discussed with your dad, and we will definitely not take their home for nothing.

Jian Ran gritted his teeth and typed: Take my New Year’s money for all these years and buy him a watch or something, as a gift in return.

Mother: [Frightened] Son, are you serious?

Jian Ran: Yes.

It would be better for him and Ren Qinglin to be clear about their relationship, so as to avoid any financial disputes and troubles during the divorce.

After talking with his mother, Jian Ran continued to type the code. Ke Yan on the side had already made a choice and went to the library with his schoolbag on his back. When he left, his back looked very tragic.

Shen Zixiao shook his head incomprehensibly, “Student master is really scary.”

Ji Yuanxi nodded in agreement: “No one can make me leave the bedroom today. No one!”

It turned out that someone can.

It was too hot, and the leaders of the courtyard were not as ruthless as the school leaders, and decided to give the freshmen under the scorching sun some coolness. The college paid for it out of pocket and ordered more than 300 pieces of brown sugar ice powder from the cafeteria and asked the counselor to arrange for delivery.

Jian Ran was naturally arranged.

In the large group of grades, Jian Ran questioned.

Jian Ran: Why is it me again? ? ?

Counselor: You are the face of our college. What you give to the girls is not only ice powder, but also a dream.

Jian Ran: [Smile]

Shen Zixiao and Ji Yuanxi gloated.

“Of course, what are you doing sitting here? Hurry up and deliver your dreams. Don’t let the juniors wait for a long time!”

“Beijing welcomes you. Anyone who has a dream is great—”

Jian Ran looked at the two dog roommates and smiled coldly.

Jian Ran: Counselor, can I get two helpers?

At two o’clock in the afternoon, outdoor temperature: 38.5 C.

Jian Ran and his group, each holding a trolley, moved slowly under the scorching sun. In addition to the coolie boys, a few girls also came. According to the counselor, the boys were responsible for comforting the female juniors and the girls were responsible for being considerate to the male juniors.

The girls dressed up specially, held umbrellas, wore refreshing little skirts with light makeup and fragrance in their hair.

Shen Zixiao admired it and said to Jian Ran, “Tang Tang is so beautiful.”

Jian Ran was so sunburned that he didn’t want to talk, and gave a perfunctory “hmm”.

The sun above his head suddenly weakened a bit, and Jian Ran smelled a certain floral scent, and saw Tang Tang walking by his side with a smile, holding an umbrella in her hand.

Jian Ran immediately said: “I’m not afraid of getting sunburnt, just use it for yourself.”

Tang Tang smiled shyly, “It doesn’t matter, it’s an umbrella. There is no difference between one person and two people.”

In front of other classmates Jian Ran didn’t want to shame her and nodded, “Thank you.”

The surrounding classmates exchanged gossiping gazes and Ji Yuanxi even whistled. Jian Ran glanced back at him, eyes full of murderous intent.

On the playground, the instructor received the news from the college and let the team leave ahead of time to allow the students to move around freely.

Ren Qinglin sat in the shade of a tree looking at his mobile phone and sold a few stocks before the stock market closed. Several boys in the same class sat with him, complaining about the shitty weather.

A boy touched Ren Qinglin’s shoulder, “Hey, Qinglin, I saw you and Jian Ran chatting downstairs in the dormitory yesterday. So do you know each other?”

Ren Qinglin hadn’t answered yet, when another boy asked: “Jian Ran? Who’s that ?”

“The school grass of our school. He is very handsome. I heard that he is a rich second-generation student. Many girls like him, but it has been a year and no one can take him down.” The boy smiled and said, “But now that Qinglin is here, the position of school grass must be given up.”

Another boy joined the conversation: “Oh, oh, I know this! I saw it on the forum. On the first day of school, Qinglin walked with the senior—Qinglin, are you familiar with him?”

Ren Qinglin thought about the senior’s ferocious face and decided to keep his relationship secret, raised the corners of his mouth slightly and said, “No, I’m unfamiliar with him.”

It was just a legal relationship between husband and wife.

There was a sudden commotion around, some cheered, and some in the girls’ team were screaming.

“What happened?”

“It seems that the senior and an elder sister brought some refreshments here…”

Hearing the word “senior”, Ren Qinglin stood up and saw Jian Ran at a glance.

Under the scorching sun, Jian Ran, wearing a light blue shirt, was handsome and lively, agile and natural, which reminded Ren Qinglin of the summer sea.

He was pushing a small cart, and a girl next to him was holding an umbrella for him. They were so close, that one of them would touch the other’s arm if they didn’t pay attention.

This girl, Ren Qinglin, remembered that she was the one who bought milk tea with Jian Ran last time.

Ren Qinglin raised his eyebrows slightly.

The freshmen of the School of Network Engineering had all been training in the playground. Due to the nature of the profession, the number of boys and girls was different. There were five teams for boys and only one for girls. Jian Ran and others, who were in charge of the school girls, distributed the ice powder to the girls one by one. A school girl who was also from Guangzhou had a few words with Jian Ran, and got Jian Ran’s WeChat.

With only a few girls to take care of, Jian Ran quickly completed the task. He stepped aside and began to clean up the aftermath.

On the other side, the elder sisters who were caring for the younger brothers looked around for a long time, but they didn’t see the person they wanted to see.

“Have any of you seen Ren Qinglin?”

“I didn’t see him… weird, I saw him here just now. I don’t know where he went now.”

“Shit, he’s not here. Then why did I wear makeup and wash my hair?”

“Sister wants to start, at least Jian Ran is still here, so it’s not a complete waste of time.”

“Hey, Ren Qinglin is there! Look, he is with Jian Ran!”

Jian was patted on the shoulder suddenly and he raised his head to meet the boy’s gaze.

“Good afternoon, senior.” Ren Qinglin’s tone was natural, as if he was just greeting ordinary seniors.

Jian Ran didn’t dare to take it lightly, “What?”

“Senior sister forgot to give me an ice powder, can senior give me one?”

Jian Ran didn’t believe it and sneered, “You can shut it. They won’t forget you even if they forgot everyone.”

Ren Qinglin spread his hands and looked innocent, “But I really didn’t get it.”

Jian Ran glanced at Ren Qinglin’s face. The boy’s cheeks were slightly red, with a thin layer of sweat on his forehead, and his lips were somewhat dry.

Military training in this kind of weather was really torturous.

Jian Ran picked up a portion of ice powder from the cart and handed it to Ren Qinglin like giving alms, “Take it.”

Ren Qinglin smiled, “Thank you, senior.”

The ice powder had just been taken out of the refrigerator, and it was still cool, sprinkled with crushed peanuts, sesame seeds and candied fruit. Ren Qinglin took a bite, licked the corner of his mouth, and whispered, “It’s so sweet.”

Jian Ran said in a bad mood: “It’s best to sweeten you.”

“Okay.”

? ? ?

Jian Ran: “What the hell is ‘okay’?”

“I’m waiting for the senior to come and sweeten me.”