After some twists and turns, the girl’s campus life seemed to return to tranquility.
However, a significant event occurred during this period — the aftermath involving Lin Shiyu.
After several days of fermenting, her scandals had been continuously spread by gossip-loving onlookers, and naturally, the school found out.
To prevent the influence from expanding further and damaging the school’s reputation, the administration took immediate measures to suppress the public opinion and disciplined her.
While it didn’t result in expulsion, she was still given a major demerit.
But following this incident, Lin Shiyu’s reputation became infamous, even more so than the department beauty.
She no longer had the face to stay and chose to drop out of school quite decisively.
It was said she had gone back to prepare to retake the Gao Kao.
As for causing more trouble for the girl, although she was resentful and indignant, she naturally didn’t dare to act recklessly anymore.
Because she knew… someone simply wouldn’t allow her to do so unless that person broke up with Lin Xinyuan…
‘Just you wait! When you and Qin Nanfeng separate — ‘
She didn’t believe those two could stay together forever.
Consequently, the girls in the school who were originally harboring designs on him immediately extinguished their flames.
After all, even if they were unwilling, they had worked hard to get into Tianbei University as a stepping stone.
They weren’t fools, and those willing to throw such things away were few and far between.
In mid-June, the scorching sun burned the earth, and the entirety of Tianbei City — especially the downtown area — felt like a furnace.
Fortunately, the urban construction scale near the University Town couldn’t compare to the Old Urban Area, and it mostly gathered high-tech product enterprises, so the situation was slightly better.
Today, Tianbei University was exceptionally lively.
Since Tianbei City officially began city-wide vaccinations not long ago, the authorities decided to gradually open up the movement of the city’s population.
The various universities in the city responded actively, and Tianbei University was no exception.
Because of this, the students on campus were all very happy. After being stuck in school for so long, many people had been eager to go out for a stroll.
The students were happy, and the shopkeepers and street vendors outside were just as delighted.
Due to the pandemic, the brick-and-mortar industry had suffered a massive blow, leading many shops to close down because they couldn’t hold on.
The complete opening of population movement within the city was like celestial music to their ears.
In an instant, the University Town became incredibly bustling. An unprecedented grand spectacle appeared, lasting from early morning until late at night.
Having finally gained the chance to go out, Li Tang, who wasn’t exactly a patient person, certainly wouldn’t let the opportunity pass.
Taking advantage of Friday afternoon, when Lin Xinyuan and Liu Qingyan happened to have no classes, she actually skipped an easy elective.
She asked Zeng Yan to sign in for her, and then she happily took the two girls out to shop and buy some things.
The girl was originally a homebody, so it didn’t really matter to her whether she went out or not.
But since Li Tang and Liu Qingyan pleaded with her, she couldn’t refuse and was dragged out by them.
As for Qin Nanfeng, he had no classes this afternoon and, unsurprisingly, went to the company again.
There were many people at the school gate, and it took some time to catch a Didi. They were driven toward Dingsheng Square.
Along the way, perhaps because the driver saw that the three of them were beautiful and were students of Tianbei University, he couldn’t help but talk a bit more.
He offered praise and talked about family matters.
It was fortunate they all had partners; otherwise, the man probably would have eventually steered the conversation toward his son…
Unsurprisingly, Dingsheng Square was very lively today, with people coming and going everywhere. However, the area was vast, so it didn’t feel crowded.
After getting out of the car and politely greeting the driver, their destination was clear: the mall.
Coming back here after six months, Lin Xinyuan still felt somewhat emotional.
After all, back then… she hadn’t completely become a girl yet, and it was only because she was being worn down so miserably that she came here to buy undergarments…
And it was right here that she met Xu Ou.
Indeed, besides accompanying her two friends shopping, she also planned to see Sister Ou.
After all, the woman had been very friendly to her before, and they still contacted each other from time to time recently. It would be a bit inappropriate not to visit…
Sandwiched between her two friends with both her arms linked, Lin Xinyuan felt both awkward and ashamed as passersby glanced their way from time to time.
She felt as though she were a prisoner being escorted by the police.
Fortunately, although city-wide vaccinations had started and movement was unrestricted, many people still habitually wore masks, and they were the same.
So even though there were still many gazes, it was still acceptable for Lin Xinyuan…
From perfumes to women’s shoes and then to various bags, the girl was dragged around constantly.
But perhaps because she had only been a girl for a short time, she still wasn’t used to it even with her mother’s “coaching.”
She only had a superficial understanding of the ins and outs of women’s fashion and merely stood silently to the side, listening to their interactions with the shop assistants.
Li Tang and Liu Qingyan certainly knew the girl’s situation.
So when they occasionally mentioned a certain brand or its quality to Lin Xinyuan, they explained it in great detail.
Particularly when looking at the girl’s expression go from ignorant to gradually clear, the two women felt a strange sense of nurturing, like they were training a boy to become a qualified girl…
Consequently, they became increasingly enthusiastic. For instance, when they felt a certain pair of shoes or a bag suited Lin Xinyuan, they would suggest she buy it.
Of course, they chose products with good cost-performance ratios, and they even went as far as to bring up a certain someone for the sake of it.
If the girl was reluctant, they would say things like “Qin Nanfeng should think it looks good” or “All boys like this,” which made Lin Xinyuan hesitate again and again.
Thus, when she emerged from a women’s shoe store, she discovered to her misery that she had already spent several hundred yuan while accompanying Li Tang and Liu Qingyan.
‘My precious money…’
Lin Xinyuan glared at those two.
Seeing her angry little face as she finally reacted, Li Tang and Liu Qingyan covered their mouths and giggled.
It wasn’t until the end, when it looked like the girl was going to ignore them, that Li Tang stepped in to smooth things over.
“Aww… A Yuan… You’d have to buy them sooner or later anyway. Besides, coming out with us this time was productive, right? You learned so much!”
Li Tang said with a grin, even using her finger to playfully poke the girl’s arm with an exuberant expression.
“Your boyfriend will definitely like it. Good luck!”
“Who… who wants to please him!”
Blushing with shame and indignation, Lin Xinyuan pulled away from Li Tang, turning her face to show her disdain.
But in reality, her fingers gripping the shopping bags couldn’t help but tighten.
Seeing her being so dishonest with herself, Li Tang and Liu Qingyan winked at each other, no longer planning to tease her further.
‘Hehe… anyway, there will be plenty of time when we get back. I’ll slowly buy more evidence for A Yuan later so she’ll be powerless to argue.’
‘Ah… A Yuan’s blushing face, her little face must be so nice to touch!’
Li Tang thought to herself randomly.
She felt that being able to know Lin Xinyuan as a friend was truly her good fortune!
Perhaps it was because she used to be a boy… not only was her personality good, but she was also so… fun? And she was much easier to get along with than those other people!
It was so interesting.
Liu Qingyan looked at the two people beside her, and a smile unconsciously appeared on her lips.
Since meeting them, she had not only cleared up the misunderstanding with Sun Ce, but the days spent with them were also very comfortable and happy…
She hadn’t worried about food or clothing since childhood, but her parents rarely cared about her…
‘Is it because I’m a mute?’
She would rather have been born into an ordinary family.
Fortunately, she was able to meet Sun Ce… and meet them…
It was really nice…
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