Shangting Hotel, sixth floor
Dong Jing walked shoulder to shoulder with Mu Changsheng, trying to make conversation and build rapport the whole way, but Mu Changsheng's replies were extremely brief.
Dong Jing was troubled for a moment. Why didn't this guy want to pay attention to her?
Dong Jing considered herself fairly good-looking.
Suddenly, a hesitant girl standing outside a room ahead caught Mu Changsheng's attention.
When Mu Changsheng saw the girl by the door, she immediately seemed familiar. After thinking carefully for a moment, he walked over and asked, "Are you... Lin Kenning?"
The girl outside the room stiffened slightly and quickly turned around. When she saw the unfamiliar Mu Changsheng, her expression trembled. "I'm not..."
Mu Changsheng frowned. Looking at her up close, she was clearly Lin Kenning from their department.
Unlike girls from the city, Lin Kenning had a timid, shy air about her, yet she also radiated a simple, unpretentious warmth.
Lin Kenning usually sat alone in one of the front rows during class. She hardly had any friends, which was why Mu Changsheng remembered her.
Dong Jing frowned. She had seen enough to know that Lin Kenning was clearly an innocent female college student. Her clothes were clean, but many places had been washed until they were wrinkled.
Coming to a place like this, she was obviously...
Mu Changsheng was no fool either. He looked at Lin Kenning, who had kept her head lowered as if deliberately hiding her face.
Lin Kenning seemed frightened and wanted to knock on the door. "You've mistaken me for someone else..."
Mu Changsheng raised a hand and grabbed Lin Kenning's wrist. She froze for a moment and tried to struggle, but he held her arm tightly.
"Are you short on money?"
Lin Kenning felt like she was falling apart inside. She had actually run into a classmate here... If word got out, wouldn't she become... everyone's target?
But if she did not come, who would cover her younger brother's medical bills?
For a moment, the immense pressure made Lin Kenning's eyes redden, tears welling in them.
Mu Changsheng froze, thinking he had gripped too hard, and loosened his hold slightly.
"Come on."
Mu Changsheng pulled Lin Kenning toward his own room.
Dong Jing watched Mu Changsheng's back, her beautiful eyes flickering.
This... young man was quite kind.
Inside the luxury suite
Lin Kenning sat on the sofa with her head lowered. Mu Changsheng unscrewed a bottle of water and held it out to her. "Why did you... come here?"
Lin Kenning raised her head. Under the lights, her eyes were red-rimmed.
Her eyes, soaked with tears, had turned red, making anyone who saw them feel pity.
Her lips trembled faintly, and her messy hair fell over her shoulders, as disordered and dull as her emotions.
When Mu Changsheng got a clear look at Lin Kenning's face, he stiffened slightly.
Lin Kenning's features were not breathtaking on their own, but together they gave her an especially pitiful, endearing look.
"Ding. Name: Lin Kenning Looks: 90 Identity: Education Department, Tannan Normal University Charging count: None."
A score of 90? She looked like she had potential too.
Mu Changsheng pursed his lips. "Don't look at me like that. If you have any difficulties, you can tell me. As long as it's within my ability, I can help you."
Lin Kenning froze slightly and blinked her large, watery eyes. "Really?"
Then she said with some hesitation, "Um... do I need to take off my clothes...?"
That was why she had hesitated earlier.
Mu Changsheng glanced at the frightened Lin Kenning. "I'm still a little different from those people."
Although the girl before him was quite pretty, Mu Changsheng did not want to take advantage of her vulnerability.
Mu Changsheng had not been well-off before either. When he faced hardships, he naturally understood the bitterness and helplessness behind them.
Hearing that, Lin Kenning said softly, "I... need twenty thousand yuan."
"Bank card number."
Mu Changsheng took a sip of mineral water and asked.
Lin Kenning froze slightly. "I don't have... a bank card."
Mu Changsheng was taken aback. "Then how did you pay your tuition?"
Lin Kenning said embarrassedly, "I paid in cash..."
"Then do you have a phone?"
Mu Changsheng asked with a frown.
"Yes."
Lin Kenning pulled out her phone from her pocket. When Mu Changsheng saw it, his lips twitched. He had thought his OPPO A5 was already... bizarre, but this girl was even more bizarre than him.
Mu Changsheng sighed, took his old phone from his pocket, deleted some apps, and handed it to Lin Kenning.
Seeing the phone Mu Changsheng offered her, Lin Kenning quickly waved her hands. "I have a phone..."
"You don't have a bank card, so what use is having a phone? There's twenty thousand yuan on this card. Consider it a loan from me."
Lin Kenning looked at the phone in Mu Changsheng's hand, suddenly choked with emotion.
"How much is this phone? I'll... pay you back for it too."
"The phone isn't worth much. Go deal with your emergency first."
Seeing Lin Kenning take the phone, Mu Changsheng shook his head.
"Thank you."
Lin Kenning lowered her head, clutching the phone tightly in both hands as she spoke softly.
After saying that, Lin Kenning prepared to leave, leaving Mu Changsheng slightly stunned. "Where are you going?"
"At this hour, the school gates are already closed."
"Are you planning to climb over the wall to get back in?"
Lin Kenning halted. That was right, the school gates were already closed.
"This room is big enough. Push the sofas together and make do here tonight."
Mu Changsheng said it casually.
Lin Kenning felt a little embarrassed, her cheeks flushing bright red.
Mu Changsheng shook his head. "Tidy up yourself. If you really can't manage, you can call the landline and ask Dong Jing to come up."
"I'm going to take a shower first."
Meanwhile, inside Shangting Hotel's executive suite
"Liu Tianhao, why hasn't the person you talked about arrived yet?"
A man wearing a bathrobe and glasses shot a cold look at Liu Tianhao on the sofa.
Liu Tianhao wore a black T-shirt and had his hair slicked back, his face full of confusion. "I clearly told someone to notify her. Why hasn't she come?"
"No, who exactly is this surprise you mentioned? There are a few good-looking girls in the Education Department."
Xia Yan asked impatiently.
"It's almost midnight. We prepared so many props, and she still hasn't come."
Xia Yan glanced at the camera over there, looking displeased.
Liu Tianhao stood up. "Wait here. I'll make a call."
Xia Yan rubbed his forehead helplessly and urged him, "Then hurry up. This is driving me crazy."
"If it really doesn't work out, I think that receptionist downstairs is pretty cute. Call her up."
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