Chapter 107: Rival
With her slightly pointed chin and her head tilted, Lin Luoran watched Su Can from beside him as that "Honey" left her lips. David, who had just been about to chat with someone about the weather or whether Xinwen Lianbo was any good, froze on the spot. His expression remained unchanged as his head turned toward them little by little.
Those who did not know Lin Luoran were fine, but the faces of those who knew more about her at Shanghai International Studies University quickly stiffened unnaturally, as though they had turned to stone. Even sitting on padded chairs, their backsides felt as numb as their brains.
The man who had just driven up in a top-of-the-line Teana and deliberately talked nonstop in hopes of attracting her attention first froze, then suddenly lost all enthusiasm. As the saying went, one person's heaven was another's hell. Though it was not quite that dramatic, what they saw now was Lin Luoran and Su Can's little moment of sweetness built on everyone else's disappointment and dejection.
On Su Can's side, Li Zhi, Chen Yuedong, and the others looked relieved. Although seeing Lin Luoran like this still left a faint sourness in their hearts, considering Su Can's accomplishments and abilities, it really only made sense that he would have a girl so exceptional in every respect beside him.
And this was better, at least. None of them knew Lin Luoran from Shanghai International Studies University, whereas if Song Zhen had fallen for him, they would probably have found it harder to get past, to one degree or another.
Song Zhen stiffened almost imperceptibly, but covered it by lifting her teacup and taking a sip. Then she set the cup down a little too heavily, splashing some tea onto the table. When