Opening

When the osmanthus flowers had all withered, the military training at Xiangnan University also came to an end.

After two weeks of military training, the break in between, and just a few more days until the final performance, the 2017 freshmen military training was a complete success. The freshmen underwent the baptism of military training, cultivated a spirit of hard work and perseverance, honed their strong will, and learned the importance of discipline.

Su Shi once said, "Those who achieve great things in ancient times not only possessed extraordinary talent, but also unwavering perseverance." This means that throughout history, those who have accomplished great things have all undergone military training.

Liu Chang'an also underwent military training and even received an outstanding commendation, which Yu Gen feeling quite helpless. Qin Yanan insisted on including Liu Chang'an on the commendation list. Yu Gen had to carefully remind her that Liu Chang'an had repeatedly asked for leave and fought, so logically he was not qualified for the commendation. However, Qin Yanan was unwilling to reason with Yu Gen and only replied that she felt Liu Chang'an deserved any commendation.

This is the kind of doting brother who's often exposed online, someone everyone avoids and keeps at a distance. Luckily, even though he's close by, he's not entitled to anything... Yu Gen gradually suppressed his initial elation and covetousness, deciding to just treat her as a pretty colleague with an eye-catching perk, and not think too much about it.

Think about it again. Even if others know that Qin Yanan is a doting brother, with her figure, looks, and temperament, not many men could refuse the chance to be with her.

Yu Gen suspected that Qin Yanan had even secured the opportunity for Liu Chang'an to speak as a freshman representative. This couldn't be Qin Yanan to be entirely biased, after all, Liu Chang'an's grades were outstanding. However, another competitor An Nuan, although her grades were similar to Liu Chang'an's, became a formidable rival for Liu Chang'an. After all, she was Professor Liu Yuewang's daughter, and the school leaders were eager to see the daughter of the goddess from back then standing on the podium, radiating the dreamy and innocent beauty that first love should have. This feeling of nostalgia for the past had to be satisfied.

Military training is over, tuition fees have been paid in full, all the necessary student aid procedures have been completed, textbooks have been distributed, and university life has officially begun.

Liu Chang'an was of course studying hard and making progress every day, while also looking forward to a reply to Clark's message, but he did not receive a reply. Qin Yanan paid special attention to the movements in the valley, but also found nothing.

Guan Yuan kept a low profile at school, perhaps because of the commotion in the valley.

After class that morning, Liu Chang'an and An Nuan went to Baolong Center together because it was the official opening day of the store. Although Liu Chang'an felt that it was just another sunny and hot day like any other, Zhou Shuling felt that it was very meaningful and that he had to attend.

Liu Chang'an came because of her soy milk. An Nuan asked him where he was going, so she came along too.

"You didn't even tell me!" An Nuan expressed her dissatisfaction as soon as they met, because she, like Zhou Shuling, felt that this was a very important matter.

"I wore black socks and black underwear today. I had soy milk and rice noodles for breakfast. On my way to school, I saw the familiar old man who staged accidents for money and observed his acting for a while. After arriving at school, I heard someone talking about our school's most beautiful girl. I haven't told you any of these things. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, five things, you can get angry five times over," Liu Chang'an suggested.

"Who is the school beauty they're talking about?" An Nuan wasn't going to be so bored as to get angry with him, but if she grasped the most important point—that she could find out if Liu Chang'an was interested in some school beauty—then this was something to be angry about.

"Someone surnamed An, I think his name is An Luan or something like that," Liu Chang'an thought for a moment.

An Nuan looked at Liu Chang'an suspiciously. Was this a trap he was setting to mock her for being delusional? It sounded like her name, but if she showed a shy and reserved expression and implied that she thought it was her, Liu Chang'an would definitely show his usual annoying smile and say that it was actually someone else.

I know his tricks all too well.

Liu Chang'an looked into her eyes and smiled, "Because they're from Fujian, I suspect they're referring to An Nuan."

"Ugh! I'm not some school beauty." An Nuan turned her head away shyly and with a touch of reserve, temporarily setting aside the fact that he hadn't told her about the meaningful event of opening the shop.

Arriving at the basement of Baolong Center, one finds a variety of clam rice noodles, seafood rice noodles, traditional beef rice noodles, and more. Liu Chang'an's Hong Soup Spicy Rooster rice noodles appear to have many competitors, but Liu Chang'an knows that these rice noodles will soon be labeled as "internet celebrity rice noodles." Whether this is a gimmick he added himself or someone else gave him, he finds it so vulgar that he dislikes it.

Liu Chang'an never queues up to buy milk tea, pastries, bread, snacks, etc. from so-called internet-famous shops. It's not because he's sure he can make them well, but because he sees no need to waste his time just to take photos and post them on social media to gain a sense of participation, even though he knows the shops have hired people to queue.

Liu Chang'an's store didn't become a popular online store today, nor did it have any queues. The only gifts were flower baskets sent by the Baolong Center management and executives in their personal capacity, since Zhu Juntang had personally come to support the store's opening.

As the manager of the mainland branch of Zhu's, Taiwan Michelin-starred restaurant, Zhang Jiawei specially presented a portion of beef and red wine that he had personally selected.

An Nuan and Liu Chang'an stood outside watching the excitement, waiting for the shop to open so they could order food. At that moment, An Nuan saw Bai Hui and Zhu Juntang appear, wearing identical little skirts, identical stockings, and high heels.

"They all know your shop is opening today?" An Nuan felt like a complete failure. She seemed to have heard Liu Chang'an mention that he was going to open a rice noodle shop, but she never expected that he would actually open one, and that he hadn't mentioned when it would open to her at all. Yet Zhu Juntang and Bai Hui knew!

What made An Nuan feel even more defeated was that Bai Hui and Zhu Juntang didn't just drop by like An Nuan; they actually prepared a bright red Lolita outfit, a dance, and a group of comedians to perform for the store's opening!

After watching the dance for a while, An Nuan was certain that Bai Hui had been practicing the dance moves for at least a week. As a Yellow Diamond Noble who left no trace, An Nuan had secretly watched the videos of Bai Hui practicing the dance in Bai Hui's space.

What do they mean? Her boyfriend's shop is opening, and she, his official girlfriend, doesn't know, yet two girls have prepared a dance for it more than a week in advance?

Does this count as being cheated on? Or is it just growing into something else entirely? Shouldn't you pinch these sprouts off with your sharp fingernails?

How can I get my revenge?

An Nuan's smile grew even brighter, her palms turning red from clapping. "I'm so happy to see you all supporting me like this!"