Chapter 413: Social Practice

At this moment, the sky was almost completely dark, a crescent moon hung in the sky, surrounded by tiny, twinkling stars, flickering with a faint light, as if children were begging their mother for food.

Having achieved his goal, Xu Lin cast his gaze toward Luo Qiqi beside him.

A pair of dark blue denim overalls made her look exceptionally fresh and playful, her high ponytail swaying gently, radiating an aura of youthful vitality.

Her exquisite and beautiful features... were, if anything, even better than Yu Youwei's.

What a pretty girl!

Xu Lin greeted her with familiar ease: "Little sister, are you also from Cangnan?"

Luo Qiqi was not quite sure of the other party's background, so she responded politely: "My home is in Fuding, I'm just catching a ride back in Shen Yan's car."

A flash of regret crossed Xu Lin's eyes, and then he began to flatter her: "Fuding is a good place, with beautiful mountains and clear waters, and it's relatively close to Cangnan."

The two were chatting idly there when Yu Youwei couldn't help but interject: "Xu Lin, Qiqi is my best friend, you are not allowed to have any designs on her."

Xu Lin grinned and said how could that be, I just felt a bit bored and wanted to find someone to chat with, Yu Youwei stopped at that, assuming he wouldn't dare to have any crooked thoughts.

Besides, Luo Qiqi was not that easy to pursue.

How many people had sent flowers and fawned over her, only to end up with nothing to show for it.

Only Shen Yan, this rotten peach blossom...

Without doing anything, he inexplicably caught Luo Qiqi's attention, it's just absurd!

Arriving at the parking lot, Shen Yan pressed his car key, and the Maybach's headlights flashed with a brilliant light.

???

Xu Lin's eyes widened as big as eggs: "No, Shen Yan, I remember your old car was a BMW."

"I changed cars!"

Changed cars?

The three understated words were like a thunderclap, striking Xu Lin until he was charred and tender; for ordinary people, changing cars is not a rare thing.

But you are still a student, leaping from a BMW to a Maybach.

Isn't that jump a bit too exaggerated?

Only a few months apart, what on earth happened to make such an unremarkable kid leap over the dragon gate.

Good heavens!

Not caring about Xu Lin's shock, Shen Yan sat in the car on his own, and Luo Qiqi wanted to continue sitting in the back row, but was pushed into the front passenger seat by Yu Youwei.

If I don't go to hell, who will?

Yu Youwei knew well that Xu Lin was a chatterbox by nature and, worried that her best friend would be harassed, she had no choice but to sacrifice herself, biting the bullet to squeeze into the back seat with Xu Lin.

After getting in the car, Xu Lin no longer paid attention to Luo Qiqi, but instead asked Shen Yan with great interest: "How have you been doing at school, to the point of driving a Maybach?"

"Doing a little business."

"Do you have any leads, would it be convenient to bring me along?"

"Our relationship hasn't reached that point, and also, stop being such a chatterbox."

Xu Lin was choked up, his eyes full of resentment; if he had known Shen Yan was so awesome, he would never have stood against him because of Yu Youwei.

Which resulted in missing the chance to befriend a big shot.

Sigh! Truly, since ancient times, beautiful women have been the source of trouble.

He pressed the start button.

Immediately after, the interior of the car shimmered with five-colored light, dreamlike and illusory; they hadn't felt it during the day, but until this moment, Luo Qiqi and Yu Youwei realized how beautiful the car's interior decoration was.

The romantic atmosphere was maxed out.

Luo Qiqi even fantasized about how wonderful it would be to have her first kiss in such an environment.

The rest of the journey was quite pleasant; Xu Lin didn't act up or buzz like a bee, but instead talked about campus life with Yu Youwei.

"Youwei, are you still single? I thought you and Shen Yan were already together."

Learning of Yu Youwei's current situation, Xu Lin's eyes were full of surprise.

Xu Lin didn't know what the situation was like in the early years, but during high school, the two were inseparable, always together.

In Xu Lin's view, the former Shen Yan was simply not worthy of Yu Youwei.

But now the situation was completely different; Shen Yan had transformed into someone so outstanding, and with the childhood sweetheart relationship, there was no reason for Yu Youwei not to be moved.

Hearing this, Yu Youwei's eyes twitched slightly, and her expression looked very awkward.

She would be willing.

But alas, the falling flowers have intention, while the flowing water has no heart.

Noticing Yu Youwei's abnormal reaction, Xu Lin had his own guesses; he tactfully skipped this topic and turned to look at Luo Qiqi in the front row.

"Hey! Little sister, how about adding me on QQ?"

At this time, Luo Qiqi had already figured out that this guy was not well-regarded in front of Shen Yan and Yu Youwei, so without even turning her head, she replied bluntly: "Not adding."

"Why? It's just to make a friend, I didn't want to do anything." Xu Lin was puzzled.

"Your looks don't meet my standards for making friends."

Pfft!

Xu Lin felt as if a sharp knife had been plunged into his chest, with fresh blood gushing out.

Did you have to do that!

Although I'm not very handsome, I'm still a cut above the average person; you are indeed good-looking, but there's no need to hurt people with your words.

Shen Yan pursed his lips and chuckled secretly.

This girl seemed to have inherited the true teachings of Wu Yueer, rejecting people in a crisp and decisive manner, hitting the heart directly, though she was much smoother in her expression than Wu Yueer.

Having been given the cold shoulder by Luo Qiqi, the chatterbox Xu Lin couldn't hold back from talking again, so he had to turn to Yu Youwei once more.

"Youwei, have you heard that we need to conduct a social practice during university?"

Yu Youwei had truly never heard of such a thing, so she asked him to explain it in detail.

"Social practice is doing things that contribute to society during winter or summer break, such as volunteering, doing charity work, or respecting the elderly and caring for the young; you can go to nursing homes or Hope Primary Schools."

"Everyone has to participate in this kind of activity once. The school will grade it based on a practice report, and it counts as a course linked to academic credits. I plan to get it done over summer break; the sooner I finish, the sooner I'm free."

Xu Lin gave a brief introduction of what he knew, and Yu Youwei nodded in realization.

She seemed to have heard Huang Shuren mention it before, but she had just cast it to the back of her mind.

Such things are indeed better done sooner rather than later, so as to avoid having to make up for it later.

Yu Youwei cast her gaze toward the driver's seat: "Shen Yan, how about we team up to finish the social practice over summer break, and pull in Yue'er and Shanni too?"

"Sure, Captain Yu can carry me to victory." Shen Yan naturally had no objections.

With someone in the team who actually gets things done, he could openly slack off.

Yu Youwei smiled charmingly, then began discussing the social practice with Luo Qiqi.

"Qiqi, what do you think about going to a nursing home?"

"What about being a volunteer..."

"How about we go to a primary school to teach? We can experience the joy of being a teacher for once."

In the end, the two women agreed that a teaching trip was the most meaningful; they would form a ten-person team, with five teachers per class, each teaching different subjects, which would be just right for two classes.

This made things miserable for Xu Lin; the two women were chattering away together, and he had absolutely no room to get a word in.

To make matters worse, Shen Yan was ignoring him.

As a chatterbox, one can imagine the gloom in his heart.