Xu Chenyang was feeling pretty down. He'd set up this dinner to pursue Zhao Xiyan, but somehow Lin Baici had stolen the show. Who could stand for that?
Wherever Zhao Xiyan and Xiao Meng were, they were bound to be the center of attention, so the guys all turned to look and ask what they were talking about.
"I was joking. How would I have time to date?"
Lin Baici sighed. "I'm still counting on scholarships and good grades when I graduate so I can land a job at a big company. That's why I'm at the library every day!"
"Can't be helped. Ordinary people only have one path to run on, so we have to compete as hard as we can!"
Zhao Xiyan sympathized.
Lin Baici's topic struck a chord with everyone. Getting into college was only one hurdle in life; there were plenty more waiting for them.
"Old Bai, with a face like yours, surely girls have pursued you, right?"
Xu Chenyang egged him on. "Don't be shy. Hurry up and show us a picture of your girlfriend so we can judge for you!"
Xu Chenyang was pretty calculating. Seeing Lin Baici become the center of attention, he'd quickly brought up the subject of girlfriends. That way, whether Lin Baici had a photo or not, the girls' interest in him would cool.
Especially a favored girl like Zhao Xiyan—she wouldn't even give him a second look.
A boyfriend someone else had already had?
How gross!
I don't want one!
That was the kind of goddess Zhao Xiyan was in Xu Chenyang's eyes.
"I really don't have one!"
Lin Baici smiled wryly. I'm not lying. I don't have any officially announced girlfriends, but I do have several lovers.
Never mind Jin Yingzhen or the proprietress—even Da Tianjie, the least