Chapter 38: Like a tiger, like a leopard
Tang Wu listened to the lecture, feeling deeply uncomfortable. She did not know why, but what Cheng Congcong had told her earlier had grated on her ears. She also knew that, since Cheng Congcong had brought up such subjects, she and Su Can must naturally have been included in the discussions Cheng Congcong usually had within her circle.
Given how Su Can had performed since the start of term, he was bound to become a topic of discussion.
But the conclusion they reached was simple.
Su Can was not the sort of "high-quality man" these girls discussed. Only Tang Wu knew how his family had made their way, step by step, to Rongcheng. Now that he had come to Shanghai to study with her, he naturally could not compare, in other people's eyes, to the aristocrats at this university.
Perhaps there was also a sense that they did not think much of this couple's prospects. Of course, apart from Cheng Congcong's circle, most people still wished them well in their hearts.
To Tang Wu, Su Can alone was the reason her university life was so lovely.
A boyfriend was not, after all, a tool for showing off, even if many girls at this stage never tired of doing just that.
She had originally wanted to refute Cheng Congcong to her face over what she had said last night, but in the end she had merely sighed inwardly. It would have been meaningless. Nor was she accustomed to arguing the way Ruan Si'ou did. Everyone had their own views and ideas about things, and by university these had already matured or were gradually maturing.
Thinking this, Tang Wu found the lecture before her less absorbing. She sent Su Can a text. "Shall we