Cousin and Fiancée

After chatting for a while, Liu Chang'an prepared to leave, and Qin Yanan went to the restroom, asking him to wait for her.

After a while, when Qin Yanan was washing her hands at the sink, she discovered that Liu Chang'an had come to wait for her outside the restroom. He was standing on the edge of a pool, looking at the river pebbles and two small red carp inside.

"Do you need to go to the restroom? I'll wait for you," Qin Yanan said somewhat embarrassedly. This coffee shop was so big, yet there were only two seats, and both were occupied.

"I've been there." Liu Chang'an thought for a moment. "Each man saves an average of three minutes compared to women in this matter. One hundred million men with normal jobs save three hundred million minutes compared to women under the same conditions. If this is the case every day, every month, and every year, then the actual value of human civilization created by men will be an enormous number in the long run. Therefore, women should complain about the unfairness of natural evolution and creation, rather than targeting men."

Qin Yanan rolled her eyes at him. He was just spouting meaningless nonsense. Qin Yanan didn't bother discussing such topics with him. When it came to twisted logic and fallacies, Liu Chang'an was always far superior to everyone else.

"Good girl, you didn't argue with me." Liu Chang'an raised his hand and patted Qin Yanan's head. Her hair was soft and fell down her long locks. He gently pushed her back. "Let's go."

"I can't argue with you anyway." Qin Yanan straightened her shirt and walked out with Liu Chang'an.

After Liu Chang'an and Qin Yanan left, Yan Qingcheng came out of the bathroom and touched the top of her head.

A little while later, Little Boat, a waiter at the coffee shop, ran into Yan Qingcheng and exclaimed, "Xiao Yan, that tall girl from earlier, I saw the Bentley car keys in her bag when she paid the bill. She's really rich."

"Do you still recognize car keys?" Like many girls, Yan Qingcheng wasn't actually familiar with the various car logos and patterns, and she often mixed up the logos of many luxury cars.

"How could I not recognize him? I never expected someone so wealthy to come to our little coffee shop," Little Boat said incredulously.

Yan Qingcheng didn't say anything about how Xiao Zhou was her class advisor. Little Boat was actually from her hometown and had introduced her to the part-time job at this coffee shop. She was also a student at Xiangtan University.

"The guy next to her is a good match for her, tall and handsome. He even glanced at me when we were paying the bill, and that look in his eyes really made me... tsk tsk..." Little Boat chuckled, then said, "I took a picture of them, I'm going to post it on my WeChat Moments."

"Why are you sending it? You don't even know them." Yan Qingcheng wanted to stop her.

"Why not post about handsome men and beautiful women? Besides, it makes my workplace seem more upscale," Little Boat said.

Yan Qingcheng initially felt that being seen having a private meeting between Liu Chang'an and Qin Yanan would have a bad influence, but then she realized that it was because she had a preconceived notion that they might have a particularly "close" relationship that she felt it was a bad influence. In reality, weren't they cousins on the surface? So it didn't really matter.

"You know... when you're dating, even if the guy is younger than the girl, doesn't he still want the girl to act cute and obedient in front of him, instead of acting like an older sister?" Yan Qingcheng had absolutely no experience in this area.

"Of course... My ex-boyfriend was two years younger than me, but he always made me call him 'Dad,' it was like he was a pervert." Little Boat chuckled, though she didn't show much resistance or disgust when she called him a pervert.

"That's pretty perverted." Yan Qingcheng nodded, unable to help but recall that night Liu Chang'an and Qin Yanan checked into a hotel. What did Liu Chang'an make Qin Yanan call him?

Dad?

That's insane! Yan Qingcheng was shocked by her own thoughts, shuddered, and quickly went back to work.

After Liu Chang'an and Qin Yanan left the coffee shop, they ran into An Nuan on the street.

Although she sensed a hint of unfriendliness in each other's eyes, which was well-hidden but detected by a woman's unique psychological sensitivity, An Nuan still gave a sweet smile, "Teacher Qin!"

There was no way around it; on campus, she was a teacher and Liu Chang'an's cousin. It wasn't during the time when An Nuan was privately chatting with Professor Liu about the female teachers at the school or gossiping with Han Zhizhi.

"Are you two going on a date?" Qin Yanan's smile was reserved and calm, like an ordinary older sister looking at her younger brother's girlfriend. She wasn't too enthusiastic, because who knows how far their relationship would go? Of course, she wasn't too indifferent either; she still wanted to express her understanding of their relationship. As for whether she supported or didn't support it, that was up to the other person to interpret.

"Let's go eat." An Nuan hadn't eaten breakfast, and her stomach felt a little empty. She was pondering whether to eat at the cafeteria with Liu Chang'an or have a big meal in River West, when she realized it was lunchtime. She politely invited, "Teacher Qin, you haven't eaten yet either, right? Let's eat together."

"Okay." Qin Yanan nodded. "Let's go with the third canteen. I think their food is pretty good."

After saying that, Qin Yanan ignored An Nuan's reaction and turned to walk ahead.

An Nuan's smile was as smooth as if the wrinkles on her clothes had been ironed away.

As expected, experience matters. The older, unmarried woman's shrewdness unexpectedly hurt the reserved young woman who was just starting out in her career.

An Nuan reflected on herself. Recently, because of Liu Chang'an, she had been engaged in some kind of covert competition and verbal battles with other women. In these battles of wits, she had repeatedly been able to gain the upper hand. Firstly, because Liu Chang'an was her boyfriend, she had the moral high ground. Secondly, Liu Chang'an didn't care about those petty women, no matter how An Nuan laughed at or tried to discourage them. Thirdly, they were too young. For example, Bai Hui's only asset was her ample bosom, which made it easy for An Nuan to deal with her.

This one is different. Don't be fooled by the fact that she's my cousin... who knows how many generations apart we are? People from three generations ago can get married... Liu Chang'an not only has a preference for older women and harbors a vague, dreamy longing for them, but these older women are also very likely to fall for Liu Chang'an! There are precedents for this, although their past relationship is long gone.

However, Qin Yanan didn't do anything excessive during An Nuan's highly anticipated lunch, which made An Nuan feel a little depressed. The feeling of overthinking things didn't feel good.

After lunch, An Nuan waved goodbye to Qin Yanan and Liu Chang'an, and then the two went to see a movie.

"Is she your cousin? Is she a very close cousin, or a distant one?" An Nuan asked with concern, watching Qin Yanan's retreating figure.

"Her great-grandfather initially sent her to Junsha to be my fiancée." Liu Chang'an understood what An Nuan truly cared about, so he spoke up.