Chapter 306: Something on Your Mind?

Early the next morning, a light, drizzling rain began to drift across the sky; fine, dense threads of rain fell continuously from the lead-gray clouds, shrouding the entire world like a thin veil.

Because she had to attend morning self-study, Hao Anqi got up half an hour earlier than Shen Yan.

She rode off on her little electric scooter.

After lingering in bed until 7:30, Shen Yan finally left his bed with great reluctance.

Just as he finished dressing, a message from Wu Yueer followed immediately.

"Hubby, where are you? Can you come to the residential complex to pick me up for class?"

Shen Yan: "What about Shanni? Why aren't you riding in her car?"

Wu Yueer: "She's feeling a bit unwell, so she took the day off to rest."

Shen Yan: "I'm at home, just come over directly."

Ten minutes later, Shen Yan drove toward the teaching building.

The pattering raindrops poured down, gathering into streaks of water that slid down the car windows, forming a beautiful and unique picture.

Sitting in the passenger seat, Wu Yueer looked a bit worried: "Hubby, I feel like Shanni has something on her mind. She hasn't been driving these past few days, and she doesn't seem to have the energy for anything."

"Didn't you show any concern?" Shen Yan asked curiously.

"I asked, but she just smiled and said it was nothing."

Shen Yan guessed it was due to family reasons.

As the saying goes, it is hard for even an honest official to settle family disputes; it is better for outsiders not to interfere casually.

Wu Yueer considered this as well, so she did not pester her with further questions.

The first class in the morning was "Constitutional Law"; for professional courses like this, two classes usually attend together.

As expected, the moment Shen Yan appeared in the lecture hall, the eyes of the entire room focused on him at once; everyone seemed to have seen some legendary figure, their excitement overflowing in their expressions.

All sorts of questions emerged one after another.

"Shen Yan, when did you get to know Fan Ye?"

"Brother River-Fan, is Fan Ye good-looking in person?"

"Did Jin Mao Shu go to Thailand to film a movie?"

The noisy chatter buzzed like a swarm of bees, leaving Shen Yan speechless.

It's just a celebrity, is there any need to make such a big fuss!

After casually brushing off these passerby characters, Shen Yan sat down in the back row as usual, with Wu Yueer following closely behind.

This scene, seen by other girls, inevitably stirred up some jealousy.

Which girl doesn't have a celebrity dream?

Before, they hadn't really thought about it, just regarding Shen Yan as a wealthy, naturally gifted, and talented scholar.

But now...

Shen Yan had established a connection with the famous Fan Ye from the entertainment industry; as long as he spoke up, recommending someone to join a film crew would be a matter of minutes.

It is common knowledge that celebrities have the highest incomes of all professions.

After becoming famous, filming a single movie is worth more than an ordinary person's lifetime earnings; there is no one who doesn't like taking shortcuts, they just didn't know how.

And now, a shortcut leading straight to the heavens was placed before them, so they couldn't help but be tempted.

If they had known Shen Yan was so capable, they definitely would have used any means necessary to get on good terms with him.

Before long, Yu Youwei and the others arrived at the classroom; noticing that conspicuous figure in the back row, they walked over without hesitation.

"Old Shen..."

Just as he was about to speak, Lin Yang noticed the crystal-clear green wristwatch with a sharp eye.

"Holy crap! Is this the newly released second-generation Green Water Ghost?"

Lin Yang looked at the watch, then at Shen Yan, seemingly verifying its authenticity.

Following his gaze, the others also discovered the existence of the watch.

But as students, they knew very little about luxury watches and didn't understand what a Green Water Ghost was at all.

Zhu Baoping asked curiously: "Isn't it just a watch? Is it worth making such a big fuss?"

A country bumpkin is a country bumpkin after all.

Lin Yang gave him a look of disdain: "You don't know a damn thing. This is Rolex's latest model; it costs at least one hundred thousand, and having money alone isn't enough—you need to be a VIP to have priority for purchase."

???

Once these words were spoken, the others were stunned.

Holy crap! A watch worth one hundred thousand—do you have to be this extravagant?

This "VIP" sounds pretty high-end.

Everyone looked at Shen Yan in unison, seeking to verify this.

Shen Yan pursed his lips, his expression full of indifference: "It's about what Old Lin said; I just happened to get it from a friend."

Everyone: "..."

The world of the rich is truly hard to understand.

At this moment, Zhu Baoping asked again: "Old Shen, it's rumored online that Xu Zheng invited Fan Ye to Thailand to film a movie—is that true or false? You're friends with both Xu Zheng and Fan Ye, do you have any inside information?"

Shen Yan smiled mysteriously: "As for that... you'll know when the movie is released."

"Tch! What's there to keep secret about that."

"Then what did you go to Thailand for?"

"Just bored, traveling around. Here, this is some dried fruit I brought back for you guys from Thailand." As he spoke, Shen Yan lifted a large bag from beside his legs and placed it on the desk.

"There's dried mango, dried coconut meat, and dried durian; they all taste pretty good."

Everyone was immediately overjoyed, their attention shifting entirely to the dried fruit.

They tore open the packaging and began to taste it.

As they chewed, they gave a thumbs up in praise.

"Not bad, not bad!"

"The dried fruit over there is actually quite tasty."

The surrounding students were green with envy, all wanting to taste the flavor of the foreign dried fruit.

So, they thickened their skin and went up to ask for some.

Shen Yan was not the stingy type, so he let them take a few bags to share.

This made the students of Class (2) incredibly envious, but since their relationship with Shen Yan was merely average, they really couldn't bring themselves to ask.

They could only watch longingly.

At eight o'clock, the class began on time.

Yu Youwei and the others each returned to their seats.

Only the two slackers, Zhu Baoping and Lin Yang, had nothing to do and stayed in the back row; Lin Yang returned the five hundred yuan he previously owed to Shen Yan, then asked to borrow Shen Yan's wristwatch, wanting to post a status update to show off.

Heh! This guy hadn't changed a bit.

Shen Yan readily fulfilled his wish.

"Buzz, buzz!"

The phone vibrated.

Luo Qiqi: "Rich kid, my little shop has started business, I feel like it has great potential, thanks for your advice before."

Shen Yan: "Congratulations, remember to sponsor my lollipops for all four years of university."

Luo Qiqi: "... Look at you, remembering such a small thing so clearly (picking nose)."

Shen Yan: "This is called keeping one's word, understand?"

Luo Qiqi: "Understand, understand, understand! I'll bring you some next time."

After pondering for a moment, Shen Yan sent a message to Chen Shanni: "I heard from Yue'er that you aren't feeling well, is it serious?"

Seeing this line of text, Chen Shanni, who was lying on her bed resting, felt a warmth in her heart and was just about to type.

But her weak left hand caused her mood, which had just improved a little, to instantly plummet to the bottom.

She had to switch to her right hand to operate the phone: "I'm fine, I just wanted to be lazy and rest for a while."

Shen Yan: "That's good... If something is wrong, don't keep it bottled up inside, talk to your friends more."

Chen Shanni: "Mm-hmm (smiling face)."