(So big??...)
(So hard??...)
(So long??...)
Hua Xin stared at the thick, upright pillar in front of her in shock. It had propped up the building's structure, and she reached out a small hand to touch it.
Construction guys are incredible...
Colorful banners of all kinds hung from the pillar. Unlike outside, the spacious event venue wasn't sweltering at all. With the air conditioning running, it was quite cool.
There were many people dressed in all sorts of beautiful clothes. Whether it was skirts that revealed long legs and arms or glittering dresses wrapped around their chests, every outfit brought out a pure yet charming air in the beautiful women wearing them.
Aside from the enormous stage in the center, the surrounding area was packed with seats. A few scattered people were already sitting there watching.
"There are a lot of people here. Don't run off on your own."
"Stay close to me."
Xia Yan spoke softly and patted the girl's black backpack.
I'm not a three-year-old...
What are you so smug about, you normie??
After eating and drinking her fill, Hua Xin curled her lips, but still followed him.
"Brother Yan!"
"Coming here was totally worth it! Totally worth it!??"
"What was worth it?? What was worth it??"
"Hurry up and point them out to me, Xiang Guan."
When he saw Xia Yan approaching, Xiang Guan greeted him with the air of a saint. Beside him, Mu Feng was battling his phone, but it was as if an AI had triggered a keyword. He looked at them excitedly.
"You moron. You're dreaming."
"Think hard about why nobody asked for your WeChat."
Xiang Guan sneered and took the two bottles of Coca-Cola from Xia Yan.
"They just have no taste. What's so good about a crude jock like you? Why choose someone like you when they could pick a refined young man like me... Uh... I only drink Coca-Cola. It tastes great??"
"How was your afternoon?"
"Tired?"
Xia Yan asked curiously.
Looks like he got quite a haul...
Xiang Guan understood immediately. He raised his hand and formed the number seven with his fingers. Then, with a sigh, he said, "I almost couldn't keep up with all the conversations. It was a little exhausting in that respect??"
"Other than that, nothing much."
"This is..."
"Brother Hua?"
He looked at the girl hiding behind Xia Yan in confusion.
In fact, he and Mu Feng had already noticed her during class. She was strangely dressed, wearing all black even in summer and covering herself from head to toe. After Xia Yan explained things two days ago, Xiang Guan, a sports student in white socks, had nearly shed a tear.
How could a child have it so rough??
Having classes two days a week must have been torture for her. No wonder the counselor had made an exception.
When Xia Yan had added Hua Xin to their dorm group the day before yesterday, he had even changed the group's name to "Loving Family" to make things look more normal.
"You chatted in the group the day before yesterday. The tall one is Xiang Guan."
"Hello." Xiang Guan greeted her politely, without acting overly flippant or familiar.
Xia Yan slyly stepped aside, exposing Hua Xin to the other two.
Hua Xin: ...
The girl's mouth twitched beneath her mask. She hadn't expected there to be other people present for the "help" Xia Yan had mentioned. Although her head was lowered, she could still see that the other person was wearing shorts and had huge, hairy legs thicker than both of hers combined.
What the—??
Is your username really "Gym Newbie Who Just Turned Eight"? Are you sure you aren't a twenty-eight-year-old who can challenge Tyson for his championship belt?
After Xia Yan had pulled her into that WeChat group the day before yesterday, she had spent several hours stalking "I love playing QQ Speed." She had gone through everything on Mu Feng's Moments feed, without missing a single detail.
She had also looked through Xiang Guan's feed.
Unlike Mu Feng, who had even posted screenshots of the completed game boosting she had done for him on the day he skipped the bill, Xiang Guan simply posted ordinary photos and videos of himself working out.
"Hello..." Hua Xin said softly, her heart unbearably tense.
Don't hit me??... With my build, one punch from you and I'll be gone??...
Xia Yan, you murderous bastard, hurry up and take me home aaah??...
I knew there was no such thing as a free lunch...
"This is Mu Feng."
"Hello, I'm the one from QQ Speed. I was the first person to welcome you the day before yesterday!"
Mu Feng put away his phone and finally greeted Hua Xin with a slightly more serious expression.
But then, without warning, he shuddered. A chill ran down his spine, as if he were being watched by something. He touched his hair strangely.
Why did it suddenly get so cold...? Did I sit under the air conditioner for too long? That can't be it...
It must be the Coca-Cola. The ice is really powerful.
As he thought this, he shuddered again.
So it was you??...
What a small world, haha.
You just admitted it, right? You admitted it, didn't you? You really did admit that you were the one from QQ Speed, right???
Your WeChat ID is woshigeshuaige※※※, and your Moments feed has posts about Naruto Mobile, Identity V, Eggy Party, Genshin Impact, Justice Online, High Energy Heroes, It Takes Two, Plants vs. Zombies, and even Shanghai 1942, right???
You've visited twenty-seven cities in total, climbed five mountains, and gone to eleven places to see the sea. You drank douzhi in Beijing and threw up, said the roast duck in the whole show wasn't good, lost your sunglasses while climbing the Great Wall, and sprained the third toe on your left foot, right?
You've never publicly posted about having a girlfriend, and you keep expressing your envy of romance. You're one hundred percent single, and you've been harboring improper thoughts about my 2D wives, right?
You're from Guangdong, your favorite breakfast is rice rolls, and you've posted seven birthday messages for your grandfather, five for your mother, three for your younger sister, one for your father, and twelve for yourself on your Moments feed, right?
You don't like locking your Moments because you think it makes people assume you're a shut-in, right?
Are you the "I love playing QQ Speed" from Guangdong named Mu Feng, with the phone number 15877xxxxx, a family of five, currently studying Business Administration in Class One of the School of Management at Magic City University, who skipped out on paying me three hundred yuan, right???
A dark aura seemed to rise from Hua Xin as she muttered furiously in her heart. The way she looked at Mu Feng made it seem as though she were staring at a dead man. She didn't answer his greeting at all.
I'll kill you??... I'll kill you??... Three hundred yuan??... Three hundred yuan??...
The scene became extremely awkward, and the atmosphere was tense♂.
"Uh..."
"Then it's a pleasure to meet you, Hua Xin is just a little shy around strangers. You two can chat more."
Xia Yan held back his laughter as he smoothed things over for Mu Feng, who was shivering with a look of devastation. Then he nodded at Xiang Guan.
"Go on with confidence."
The two exchanged this message through their gaze.
"Xia Yan?"
"I've been looking for you. Come and run through the script with me. You've been so busy you even forgot to reply to my messages?"
A radiant figure approached Xia Yan with a faint, fragrant breeze. Her voice was melodious and graceful, without a young girl's impatience or an overly mature woman's restraint.
She gave off the feeling of a caring older sister who understood everything—who understood you completely.
She wouldn't depend on you too much, nor would she restrict you too much. She simply watched you, and you understood her thoughts...
"I'll head onto the stage first. I'll leave the observation to you."
"Let's go, Senior Lin."
Although Xia Yan was somewhat worried about Hua Xin, he still turned around and smiled politely at the elegantly dressed beauty beside him.
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