As a female college student whose top priority was studying, the places Yan Qingcheng most often appeared were nothing more than classrooms, the library study rooms, the cafeteria, and her dormitory.
Now that she had taken on a tutoring job, she also went to Zhu Juntang's Villa Wild and the top floor of Baolong Center for lessons.
Her life was simple and her social circle limited, making her easy to find... Her life was nowhere near as colorful as those female college students on Xiaohongshu, who all seemed like wealthy socialites and heiresses.
Yan Qingcheng was somewhat surprised to receive a call from Bai Hui, but they were both friends of Zhu Juntang, so they counted as acquaintances.
A friend's friend was not necessarily her friend, but openly treating a friend's friend as not-a-friend would seem like disrespecting that friend. It was better to be tactful, so the moment Yan Qingcheng saw Bai Hui, she turned her head away, adjusted her expression slightly, then turned back with a faint, gentle smile already on her face.
"Hi, what did you need me for?" Yan Qingcheng tried to make her tone sound natural and peaceful, with less of that deliberate primness and careful affectation. She needed to maintain an ordinary mindset and avoid getting dragged into some kind of "tea circle" centered around Bai Hui.
Since entering university, Yan Qingcheng had broadened her horizons considerably, and Bai Hui was one of the people who repeatedly made her feel that she had seen something new.
One reason Yan Qingcheng had become wary was that she found it perfectly normal—understandable, even—for Liu Chang'an to have a girl like Bai Hui around him.
In the past, she would definitely have spat twice and drawn a clear line between herself and people like that.
Her values