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Chapter 175: A Peaceful Christmas Eve Among Good Friends
TL: Etude
As soon as the word “scram” was shouted, Cao Guangyu instantly became like a jammed gun barrel, with the words he was about to say abruptly choked back.
“Is that cup a gift from Ding Xue?” Jiang Qin g him.
“Who else could it be if not her?” Cao Guangyu’s mouth twisted awkwardly.
“Heh, shameless. Clearly a couple, yet using a ‘good friends’ cup. Trying to shirk responsibility? What a jerk.”
With a cold, righteous sneer, Jiang Qin strode into the dormitory.
“?!”
Cao Guangyu was utterly baffled, thinking to himself how odd Jiang Qin was behaving, mentioning a ‘good friends’ cup when the cup clearly had ‘husband and wife’ written on it!
Entering the dormitory, they were greeted by a warm atmosphere.
Ren Ziqiang and Zhou Chao were both there, each lying on their beds reading novels, pletely engrossed iories.
Ever since Cao Guangyu started dating and Jiang Qin’s business became increasingly busy, these two had begun to keep each other pany, attending csses, eating, and reading ogether in the dorm, living a zy and carefree life.
Especially after the unch of the group-buying service, they practically ed in the dormitory.
A warm dorm, cozy bed, meals delivered downstairs, lying down with a novel in hand – what could be more blissful?Jiang Qin had Feng Nanshu, and Cao Guangyu had Ding Xue, which was quite enviable.
But at that moment, they felt that their own lives were not so bad, perhaps eveer in some respects.
“Bro Jiang, Bro Cao, where did you get those cups?”
Seeing the two with identical thermoses, Zhou Chao couldn’t help but poke his head out from uhe covers, his small eyes filled with immense curiosity.
“It was a gift.” Cao Guangyu replied briefly, uncharacteristically low-key.
“Is there a Christmas event giving away thermoses? Where I get o the college supermarket or the front pza? Ren and I will also go get one.”
Zhou Chao had ao freebies, but to his surprise, her Cao Guangyu nor Jiang Qin responded, instead quietly sitting down and turning on their puters.
Cao Guangyu booted up his puter to log into QQ and tinue his online romah Ding Xue, while Jiang Qin turned his on to discuss work matters with Lai qing at Keda.
“Bro Cao, where exactly are they giving them away? I still make it?”
Zhou Chao looked at their matg thermoses, itg with curiosity.
Such a cup would cost at least fifty or sixty yuan, perfect for use in css during winter. He had been wanting to buy one, but with the end of the month approag and funds running low, he would be thrilled to snag one for free during a promotion.
Cao Guangyu smiled subtly and nontly uttered five words: “A gift from my girlfriend.”
“…”
Hearing this, Zhou Chao and Ren Ziqiang immediately flopped back, staring bnkly at the ceiling for a long time, thinking how despicable the two were for funting this in their faces.
The joys and sorrows of humanity are truly diverse and unique.
Watg their expressions, Cao Guangyu felt immensely satisfied, as if the little devils on his shoulders were dang wildly.
He still remembered the se at the beginning of the semester when Jiang Qiioned going out to eat with a girl, stirring up the entire dorm. He never imagihat he, the ordinary Cao Guangyu, could stand shoulder to shoulder with Jiang Qin and share the same view!
The most important thing was that Jiang Qin’s retionship had stalled, whereas his own love with Ding Xue was bzing hot!
Perhaps…
Perhaps one day, he could even surpass Jiang Qin!
Just then, Cao Guangyu suddenly noticed Jiang Qin pulling out a pink and white wallet from his pocket, thid bulging, with the er of a stack of red notes peeking out.
“Jiang Qin, why are you using a pink wallet? That’s so effeminate.”
“It’s Feng Nanshu’s.”
“?”
“I lied to her that I was broke, and she insisted on supp me, giving me all her money. I remember I didn’t ask for it, so how did it end up with me?”
Jiang Qin smacked his lips, pg the wallet oable, pnning to return it to the little rich dy the day.
Hearing his response, Cao Guangyu’s smile gradually stiffened aurned his head away in silehe light in his eyes extinguishing in an instant.
No way to tease, no way at all.
Jiang Qin’s love life was too fantastical, beyond even his imagination.
…
The following evening, on Christmas Eve, light snow fell, deepening the twilight.
Jiang Qin sat in the boss chair of Room 208, leaning against the heater, reviewing the 8 PM orders. He sifted through the data to find the dormitory with the highest number of orders that night.
“Se C, Building 2. Let’s see which department it is.”
“Oh, the stru Engineeriment. Not surprising.”
“On this night of couples going out to have fun, it must be the sunny and cheerful boys of the stru Engineeriment who are unwaveringly supp the group-buying.”
Jiang Qin twisted open his cup lid, and before taking a sip, he involuntarily looked at the five words otom of the cup.
“My husband, drink more water.”
He realized he had unsciously developed a bad habit of needing to look at those words before drinking. If he didn’t, it felt like something was missing.
“What a fine Christmas Eve, and no oo keep this boss pany?”
After drinking, Jiang Qin looked around the offid found that everyone from 208 was out, leaving the offipletely empty.
“Boss, I’ll keep you pany!”
As he spoke, a head suddenly popped up from behind a desk.
Jiang Qin turo see Lu Feiyu, who arently willing to grovel to the powerful.
“No need, you go have fun. I’m used to being alone,” Jiang Qin waved him off.
Lu Feiyu remained motionless in his chair. “Boss, I’m not like those heartless ones. Don’t worry, I won’t leave you.”
“You ’t find a girlfriend?”
“…”
“Heh.”
Three mier, Lu Feiyu was kicked out of the entrepreneurship ter by Jiang Qin, cursing as he left, resenting the threat of a sary dedu.
Jiang Qin watched him go, thinking that Lu was quite filial, but it was just not the right time.
Christmas Eve with anuy? What would that look like?
He ed himself tightly and looked up at the sky, notig the snowfkes that had started to fall, quickly bing the ground in white.
Acc to fairy tales, it wouldn’t be strange for a prio appear in such a setting.
Jiang Qin exhaled a cloud of white breath, not bothered by the cold, and sat down oeps.
Before long, Feng Nanshu walked through the snowy night towards him. She wore a white down jacket paired with a dylike short skirt, thick bck tights c her shapely legs, and small sheepskin boots leaving footprints in the snow. Snowfkes g to her long hair, captivatingly beautiful.
“She really does look like a princess…” Jiang Qin stood up, his gaze somewhat dazed.
Feng Nanshu approached demurely, slipping her right hand into his pocket: “Is everyone here?”
“You’re not in luck. There’s no one in the office. Seems like they’ve all go to party.” Jiang Qin reached into his pocket, holding her hand aly squeezing it.
Feng Nanshu lifted her face, her eyes soft and warm: “Jiang Qin, I want to watch a movie with you.”
“The’s go.”
Jiang Qin led her into the entrepreneurship ter, pushing open the door of Room 207.
The sofa, inally against the wall, had been moved to the ter of the room. In front of it, a table dispyed a television borrowed from the college. Though it cked a stand, a verter ected it to a nearby puter, allowing it to serve as aended s.
Additionally, the coffee table in front of the sofa was den with snacks, and a b for warmth was draped over the back of the sofa. Everything repared thoughtfully.
“ho kly what we wanted ahis up in advance?”
Jiang Qin feigned surprise as if seeing it for the first time.
“He must be a good person.”
Feng Nanshu’s eyes sparkled, then she raised her arms, inviting Jiang Qin to help her off with her down jacket.
tally, both of them were wearing the ‘good friends’ outfits they had bought from the Wanzhong Mall, a choice made without prior discussion, purely based oacit uanding.
“Go sit on the sofa.”
“Okay.”
Feng Nanshu settled on the sofa, untying her bootces. Her small feet, encased in thick tights, emerged from the boots and curled up on the sofa.
After ensuring she was fortable, Jiang Qin locked the door, turned off the lights in Room 207, leaving only the glow of the television to light the room, instantly creating a dim atmosphere.
“Jiang Qin, what movie shall we watch?”
“I pre-selected a few. See if there’s any you like.”
Jiang Qin joined her on the sofa, moving the mouse to open a folder titled “Movies to Watch with Your Best Friend on Christmas Eve.”
The previous night, while chatting on QQ, the little rich dy had expressed her desire to watch a movie with him on Christmas Eve, but not in a theater. So, Jiang Qin had spent three hours colleg and downloading movies.
The folder tained cssics that were not overly romantic, devoid of nudity or passionate ses, suitable for all ages, and wouldn’t corrupt the little rich dy. There were eight movies in total, like “Spirited Away,” “Hachi: A Dog’s Tale,” “The Pursuit of Happyness”…
Especially “The Pursuit of Happyness,” with a storyline of a man going through divord hardships, raising a child alone, was a standout choice.
Feng Nanshu shifted forward, snuggling up to Jiang Qin. Her pretty faeared the s, her beautiful eyes refleg the light from the monitor.
“You choose. Here’s the mouse.”
Jiang Qin turned away from the s, leaning ba the sofa, his arms hanging loosely. Suddenly, in the dim light, he felt a stog-cd foot.
Feng Nanshu giggled, saying it tickled, then ged her position from half-kneeling to sitting sideways, just like on that rainy day. She draped her leg over, pg her warm foot ba his hand.
I am a gentleman.
Jiang Qin reminded himself of his gentlemanly demeanor while enjoying the sensation of the small foot in his hand.
“Actually, they all seem nice. Just piy.”
Feng Nanshu pursed her lips softly, speaking in a geone: “Jiang Qin, what if I want to watch them all?”
Jiang Qin waved his hand dismissively: “You wish. Eight movies? We’d be watg till dawn. We’re only pig oonight.”
“Big brother, let’s watch all eight.”
“If you call me ‘big brain, I might just eat you up!”
Jiang Qin suddenly lifted the foot in his hand, threatening her fiercely, appearing quite serious.
“…”
“Big brother.”
The look in Feng Nanshu’s eyes seemed to ripple like water.
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