Huang Haibao was somewhat reluctant, there were so many people in the class, yet it was the three of them who were closest. Old Cao could be heartless, fine, but you, Old Third, you dare to laugh at me?
"No, really, Old Huang, they're just going out to see a movie, is it really worth getting upset over?"
"You don't understand."
Huang Haibao sighed deeply, "Since Fang Minhui agreed to go watch a movie, she must be willing to accept Li Zhanpeng's feelings, and my chances are completely gone."
"You never had a chance to begin with. Without this Li Zhanpeng, there would be another Liu Zhanpeng. In my opinion, you're just deluding yourself."
Cao Shunjin ruthlessly added another stab.
Speaking of Li Zhanpeng, Shen Yuan also always disliked him. This guy always bragged and was two-faced, acting one way in front of others and another behind their backs.
On the day school started, Li Zhanpeng drove a second-hand Accord to school to register, trying to show off.
But little did he expect that his car would be overshadowed by Shen Yuan's BMW 4 Series.
It was already notable for a college student to drive a personal car to school, but Shen Yuan's 4 Series made his Accord look like a clown's car.
At the time he was sarcastic behind the back.
"People like Shen Yuan rely on their family's money, could he drive a 4 Series on his own?"
"Unlike me, even though my parents plan to buy me a BBA, I declined. Driving a second-hand Accord is enough, just for commuting."
Later, when Li Zhanpeng heard that Shen Yuan's family went bankrupt, he couldn't wait to give his unsolicited advice.
"I always said, the tourism business won't last long, the real economy is what's solid."
"When the tide goes out, you find out who's been swimming naked. Some people, after their family goes bankrupt and can't help at all, are truly failures."
Of course, Li Zhanpeng never dared to say these words in front of Shen Yuan.
Shen Yuan, with his height of 182 cm, had an air of casual audacity and wildness, so Li Zhanpeng mostly bad-mouthed him behind his back.
Huang Haibao and Cao Shunjin also really disliked Li Zhanpeng's behavior, so they were the ones who told all this to Shen Yuan.
At the time, Shen Yuan verbally retorted a few times, but he didn't really take it to heart.
When someone despises you, whatever you do will rub them the wrong way.
Later, when Li Zhanpeng found out that his roommates Huang Haibao and Cao Shunjin were close with Shen Yuan, he and another student applied to transfer to another dorm.
Subsequently, Shen Yuan's family sold their house and rented the current two-bedroom apartment, and that was when he moved into room 503.
This was also why there were only the three of them in dorm room 503.
"Damn it!"
Huang Haibao spat at Cao Shunjin, "I treated you to that fried rice just now, and you even ate my portion. Spit it out!"
"I won that, what do you mean you 'treated' me to it."
The breakfast at International Campus Canteen 1 was rich - besides the staple soy milk, dough sticks, and buns, there were also cakes, noodle soups, sauce-flavored pancakes, and even rice rolls from eastern Guangdong...
"Hey, look over there."
The three of them each had a bowl of noodle soup and were sitting in a corner of the canteen. Just a few bites in, Cao Shunjin's eyes widened like bells.
Following Old Cao's gaze unconsciously, Shen Yuan and Huang Haibao were surprised to see Fang Minhui and another classmate, Chen Ling, buying breakfast.
Fang Minhui was tall, at least 5'6", with fairly pale skin. Today she wore a pair of teal micro shorts, showing off her long, straight legs.
Her top was a belly-baring white tube top containing her ample bust.
Her abdomen was flat and toned, her waist slender, clearly a sign of regular exercise.
Luckily she wore an oversize light-colored shirt over it, covering some of the stark white; otherwise, all the male eyes in the canteen would be focused on her.
Meanwhile, her companion, Chen Ling, obviously just a sidekick, wore dungarees and a bun, just about passing for cute.
"Old Huang, there's some good news," Shen Yuan took his attention away.
"What?"
Seeing Fang Minhui again, Huang Haibao wasn't very excited, even a bit downhearted.
"Fang Minhui went to the movies with Li Zhanpeng yesterday, but they didn't go to a hotel afterward," Shen Yuan said.
"How can you tell?"
"If they had gone to a hotel, they wouldn't have come back so early, and they wouldn't be in the canteen for breakfast. Even if they were, she'd be with Li Zhanpeng, not Chen Ling."
"Your analysis makes some sense, Old Third."
Huang Haibao felt a flicker of hope reignite within him.
"How is this good news?"
Cao Shunjin retorted, "The way things are developing between them, getting into bed together is only a matter of time."
"Damn, can't you just shut up for once?!"
"..."
Shen Yuan was also exasperated with the two of them. He couldn't help but roll his eyes and continued scouting for beauties in the canteen.
Meanwhile, after Fang Minhui and Chen Ling got their soy milk and buns and sat down, they also noticed the presence of Shen Yuan and his friends.
Shen Yuan's gaze drifted around and inadvertently returned to Fang Minhui, just as she was looking at him.
In that moment of eye contact, Shen Yuan clearly saw the Feel-good Index value above Fang Minhui's head.
[Feel-good Index toward the host: 72]
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