Chapter 189: An old acquaintance
Su Can received a call while he was at university. When he answered, it turned out to be Li Ying. She said she wanted to come to Nanjing University specifically to hang out with him.
Su Can instinctively thought of that girl in her flowing white dress. Feeling a little nostalgic, he said, "Sure. Come over whenever you like."
Li Ying settled on Saturday. That day, Su Can came out at the appointed time and waited outside Gate One, beside the campus's plain old red wall and the lush green plane trees that blocked out the sunlight.
A Mitsubishi sedan stopped in front of him. The door opened, and Li Ying, looking rather smartly dressed, hopped out, then directed the car to a nearby parking lot. The man who emerged from the Mitsubishi had short hair and was a few years older than Su Can. He stood a little over 170 centimeters tall and was not particularly burly, but his looks and everything else about him gave the impression that he and Li Ying were well matched. He had been somewhat clumsy parking under Li Ying's directions and had even been scolded a few times. Now there was sweat on his forehead.
He came up to Su Can and offered his hand. "Zhu Junfeng. Hello, hello."
"Su Can." Su Can smiled. "Hello."
"I've heard plenty about you from Li Ying." Zhu Junfeng nodded. "Shall we find somewhere to sit?"
In a little café at Nanjing University, Li Ying and Zhu Junfeng sat side by side, across from Su Can. Talking as they walked had felt perfectly natural, but once they sat down, the atmosphere seemed a little awkward. Zhu Junfeng probably noticed that Li Ying was keeping her distance from him, and both sat stiffly