Chapter 185

"We haven't gone anywhere together in ages."

The last time they had gone out together was to the Giant Panda Base in C City.

Shen Baili looked apologetic. "Sorry, I have something really important to do."

She had a meeting about the game's launch that weekend. She couldn't miss it.

If she could have made time, she would have liked to feel out Ruan Mian and Su Yan. But her career mattered more.

Zhu Zhitao said, "All right."

"Next time I ask, you can't turn me down, okay?"

Shen Baili smiled and agreed. She hadn't forgotten Ruan Mian, who had been quiet the whole time.

Zhu Zhitao had noticed the new classmate too. Ruan Mian looked as soft as a marshmallow, and Zhu Zhitao warmly invited her. "Come with us, Ruan Mian!"

Ruan Mian wasn't good at saying no. "...Okay."

Meanwhile, Su Yan was asking the three most talked-about boys for their opinions. Ji Qi readily agreed, but she hit a wall with Meng Jiu'an and Lu Mingqian.

"I don't want to go." Meng Jiu'an turned her down flat.

What was so fun about an amusement park anyway? Shen Baili wasn't going.

Lu Mingqian's refusal was much gentler. "I have classes this weekend. Sorry."

"I hope you all have fun."

Su Yan wasn't ready to give up. "You really won't come?"

She didn't get the answer she wanted. Seeing Ji Qi waver, she moved quickly to head off any change of heart. "Ji Qi, you can't back out now."

"I won't." Ji Qi shrugged. His three best friends weren't going, so what was the point of him going?

Then he thought about it again. He had nothing planned for the weekend, and going along might be fun after all.

"Great!" Su Yan said.

Having secured a companion for the outing,