"If you're not coming back tonight, remember to take precautions."
Ye Xinxin hailed a taxi. Before getting in, she couldn't help teasing Su Lexuan, "I told you before, okay? I don't want to become a godmother in my freshman year!"
The two had been inseparable since middle school, the kind of sisters who shared everything except boyfriends. Their relationship was exceptionally close.
They had even promised each other that whoever had a child first would have to make the other the child's godmother.
Saying that in front of so many people meant Ye Xinxin was indirectly acknowledging Shen Lang.
Being approved of by your girlfriend's best friend was no less important than being approved of by her parents.
Shen Lang nodded seriously, one arm around Su Lexuan's slender waist. "Leave it to me. I'll keep a close eye on her out of the corner of my eye!"
Su Lexuan had been a little embarrassed at first, but seeing how serious Shen Lang looked, she smiled sweetly and tightly clasped his large hand.
Su Lexuan was like most girls experiencing their first relationship.
As long as they liked a boy, they would believe every promise he made.
Promises like Shen Lang's, with absolutely no substance behind them, were exactly what she loved hearing. She even hoped he would say more.
That was why some sweet nothings that outsiders found awkward or even cheesy were so beloved by girls.
When it came to first love, girls threw themselves into it wholeheartedly and constantly imagined their future lives together.
Put simply, that was being love-brained.
Only after being hurt once in a relationship would girls start being wary of such promises.
"Mm, you're teachable."
Ye Xinxin nodded in satisfaction and left in the taxi with her two reluctant roommates.
"Come on, let's go get the car from the parking lot."
Shen Lang lightly swung their clasped hands and said expectantly, "How about we watch a movie tonight? The kind that starts after midnight."
Su Lexuan had still been immersed in the sweet atmosphere, but the moment she heard "a movie after midnight," she instantly became alert and narrowed her eyes at him.
"After the movie, are you planning to trick me into going to a hotel?"
Girls these days were all sharp.
With all the dating jokes and tutorial videos online, even the most innocent girl knew what it meant to watch a movie with a guy after midnight.
"What do you mean, trick?"
Shen Lang shamelessly argued, "We've been secretly involved for ages. It's only natural for things to happen."
"Pah! You guys are all the same. All you ever think about is that kind of thing."
Su Lexuan spat lightly, her little face flushing as she began to struggle inwardly.
When it came to such matters, Su Lexuan's understanding was still somewhat vague, but she was hardly completely clueless.
She had watched educational films under the covers with her best friend before, so she understood at least some of that so-called knowledge.
But now that the real educational test had fallen on her, Su Lexuan was still nervous and uneasy.
"I-I can't drink anything cold today, and I didn't bring my ID either."
After saying that in a voice as soft as a mosquito's buzz, Su Lexuan secretly watched Shen Lang's reaction.
"Huh? Damn, Su Lexuan, what's wrong with you?"
Shen Lang pretended to be surprised as he teased her. "How long have we even known each other, and you're already after my body? As a girl, can't you be a little reserved?"
"Who's after your body?!"
Su Lexuan realized he had turned the tables on her and retorted with a crimson face, "You were the one who brought it up!"
Being misunderstood over something so intimate left the innocent Su Lexuan both embarrassed and angry.
As she rushed to defend herself, her cute little canine teeth showed, making her look adorably fierce.
"Hahaha, fine, then I'm after your body."
Shen Lang was amused by her reaction. "I'll take you back to school after the movie, okay?"
"You're awful!"
Su Lexuan huffily pinched Shen Lang's waist before happily clinging to his arm again.
Since they had decided to watch a midnight movie, they were in no hurry to get the car. They continued wandering aimlessly along the bustling streets.
That afternoon, the group had eaten dinner at Oriental Pearl City in Pudong New Area.
Without realizing it, the two of them had arrived beneath Jianghai City's most famous tourist attraction: Pearl Tower.
This towering structure was one of Jianghai City's landmark attractions. Standing along the Huangpu River, it overlooked the city's prosperity and beauty.
Night had already fallen, and the Oriental Pearl Tower had been illuminated, becoming the brightest star in the night sky.
Tourists and local residents out for a stroll filled the area beneath Pearl Tower.
"Shen Lang, let's take a picture."
Su Lexuan gently swayed while hugging Shen Lang's arm. That clingy gesture showed that, deep down, she had already truly regarded him as her boyfriend.
"Sure."
Shen Lang did not refuse.
Following Su Lexuan's instructions, Shen Lang raised her fair, slender hand in his and aimed it toward the glittering Oriental Pearl Tower.
Su Lexuan was very good at taking pictures, and she quickly captured that romantic moment on her phone.
"How is it?"
Su Lexuan sent the photo to Shen Lang, then lifted her eager little face sweetly, playfully seeking praise from her boyfriend.
"It's decent. About one-third of the standard I had back in the day."
Shen Lang shrugged disdainfully.
"Hmph, all you know is how to brag!"
Su Lexuan cutely rolled her eyes at Shen Lang. Then, looking at the two arms in the photo pointing toward Pearl Tower, she smiled with sweet anticipation.
"Fuck, Su Lexuan..."
"Holy shit, it really is her. So that must be her boyfriend?"
Just then, several boys passed by them, their eyes filled with disbelief.
"From your class?"
Shen Lang asked curiously.
Anyone who reacted like that had to be a student from Zhuhai University.
After all, the girl in his arms was Zhuhai University's new Campus Belle, the White Moonlight countless boys dreamed of.
"I don't know. Ignore them."
Su Lexuan could not be bothered with what those boys thought.
She had never wanted to be some Campus Belle in the first place. Those boys had presumptuously forced that title on her, and it had even brought her so much unwarranted abuse on the forum.
"I see."
Shen Lang thoughtfully glanced back. The boys were glaring at him with looks full of envy, jealousy, and resentment.
Anyone who did not know better would think he had stolen their girlfriends.
Shen Lang paused, then grinned.
Right in front of those boys, he gave Su Lexuan's fair cheek a loud kiss and pulled her soft, slender waist even tighter against him.
"You're awful!"
Su Lexuan complained shyly, yet she leaned even closer into Shen Lang, looking every bit like a pampered little girlfriend.
"Fuck!!"
The lovey-dovey sight of the two made the boys behind them grit their teeth so hard their molars nearly shattered.
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