Chapter 93: Taking possession (part two)
A shaft of sunlight fell inch by inch into a European-style café whose outer walls were lined with potted plants. It was one of the renowned little establishments on the street outside Nanjing University's west side gate-not grand, but imbued throughout with Haipai Culture, blending Jiangnan charm with modern European style.
The little blackboard outside its narrow entrance bore the day's recommended menu in flowing Chinese and English, written by the beautiful young proprietress whose ample breasts and rounded hips had many of Nanjing University's male beasts drooling. Through the light filtering through the pale brown floor-to-ceiling windows on both stories of the café, carefully dressed girls could dimly be seen.
Many people liked to come carrying books, or park outside and meet a couple of friends, chatting about amusing university stories, office affairs, or the unknown private lives of important people beyond their reach. Sometimes they glanced sideways at passersby outside the windows, their unrestrained gazes making even the young McDonald's delivery guy blush slightly as he passed.
Su Can knew the place. Zhang Xiaoqiao and the others sang its praises, and supposedly it attracted everyone from young wives to female undergraduates, master's students, and doctoral students, with stunning beauties often appearing among them.
Several times, Zhang Xiaoqiao had excitedly tried to persuade Su Can to go, saying that plenty of attractive, stylish girls from Nanjing University liked hanging out there. But Su Can knew Cheng Congcong and the others in Tang Wu's dorm were regulars, and his own name was fairly well known across several dormitory areas. Sneaking over with Zhang Xiaoqiao's group would make too conspicuous a target to stay unnoticed. So, in front of Tang Wu, he had righteously refused.
Lin Luoran often traveled around, so her occasional visits to