Chapter 55: The Counselor Comes to Ask for Advice

The early autumn night in Hangzhou had already begun to carry a hint of chill; moonlight spilled onto the ground like water, plating the earth in a silver coat. The sound of insects grew increasingly faint, while the night breeze held a fresher scent.

Downstairs at the girls' dormitory, those two tall magnolia trees were lush with green. The young couple chatted for a while longer, and before parting, she took the initiative to kiss Shen Yan on the cheek, then turned and ran off, beaming.

"This girl!" Shen Yan smiled dotingly, raising a hand to wipe away the lingering lipstick mark on his face.

Returning to the dormitory building, just as Shen Yan inserted his key into the lock, the four people by the door jumped in a start. Lin Yang, clearly an old hand, immediately and nimbly slammed his laptop shut; only upon discovering it was Shen Yan did he let out a long sigh of relief.

"Damn! Old Shen, just call out, why do you have to open the door yourself every time?" Lin Yang complained, then immediately reopened his laptop.

Shen Yan was truly impressed; aside from Tang Song, who was chatting on the phone by the window, these four closet perverts were actually huddled together, going "hehehe."

On the laptop screen, a man and a woman were in a desolate wilderness... the scene was simply too spicy, omitted, omitted.

The four great bonds of life: "Having carried a rifle together, having visited a brothel together, having split spoils together, and having attended school together."

The bond of classmates was already set, and exploring the mysteries of blockbuster films together could also count as a form of alternative brothel-visiting.

"Heh! Old Lin, your reaction is fast enough; you must do this kind of thing often." Shen Yan wore a teasing expression.

"Hehehe!" Lin Yang smiled with tacit understanding, then looked at the several shopping bags in Shen Yan's hands.

So he had gone shopping.

And here he had thought Shen Yan had started dating.

After showering and lying back on his bed, Shen Yan opened his phone; there were a few unread messages on QQ.

It was actually from the counselor, Huang Shuren.

"Shen Yan, it's a bit embarrassing to say, but I'd like to ask for your advice on how to pursue a girl?"

???

Shen Yan's head was full of question marks. The counselor was asking him for advice on how to pursue a girl—the world was truly full of wonders.

Shen Yan: "Does Old Huang have someone he likes?"

Huang Shuren was very pleased with the address "Old Huang," as it indicated they were speaking as friends, so he said he had a target but didn't know where to start.

Shen Yan: "But I don't know how to pursue girls either."

Huang Shuren: "You've only been in school for a few days and you've already started dating such a beautiful girlfriend, and from a neighboring university at that; you call that not knowing?"

Shen Yan: "You might not believe it, but I'm the one who was pursued."

???

Huang Shuren was instantly stunned; he never would have guessed in a million years that Shen Yan was the one being pursued. It was simply absurd—like absurdity opening the door for absurdity, it was absurd to the extreme.

Could it be that being handsome really allows one to do whatever they want?

He shouldn't have asked Shen Yan this question.

Huang Shuren just wanted to be quiet now; don't ask me who "Quiet" is.

Seeing that Huang Shuren hadn't replied for a long time, Shen Yan could roughly imagine the other's current state: lying on the bed in silence, his eyes having lost their luster.

Sigh! I really didn't mean to crush you, but that's just how it is.

Just as he switched out of QQ, he received a message from Wu Yue'er.

"Old Shen, I heard you're going back to Cangnan with Youwei tomorrow. How are you traveling? If it's convenient, take me along."

Shen Yan asked: "What are you going there for?"

Wu Yue'er said she was going to visit the Yu Family and see the vast, magnificent ocean by the way. Shen Yan was slightly puzzled; it was strange, in his previous life, Wu Yue'er had never visited the Yu Family. Were they really this close now?

One more isn't too many, one less isn't too few.

Shen Yan replied directly: "No need to buy a ticket, wait for my notification tomorrow afternoon."

Wu Yue'er: "Got it!"

The next day at eight in the morning, Huang Shuren @everyone in the group, asking Yu Youwei to organize and arrange for people to go to the designated location to pick up textbooks, to be distributed uniformly in the classroom.

Shen Yan made an excuse that he was busy and asked Lin Yang to pick them up for him, then rode his e-scooter straight to the vehicle management office. After handling the temporary license plate, he rushed to the 4S dealership, busy until 11 o'clock before finally getting the official license plate and vehicle registration.

The black BMW 3 Series rewarded by Weilan Zhidu cost a total of 310,000. The pitch-black body shimmered with a dazzling glow under the sunlight, like a wild lion. Shen Yan was also satisfied with the interior structure; the only drawback was perhaps that the back seat was a bit narrow.

Arriving at the gate of the Communication University of China, just right, Hao Anqi walked out of the school. She was wearing a light blue dress that fell below her knees, her hair tied into a small ponytail—simple and neat, yet not lacking in playfulness and cuteness. The hair accessory on her ponytail was a crystal clip she had bought yesterday, which complemented her blue dress perfectly, making her look even sweeter and more spirited.

Shen Yan got out of the car to help her put away her suitcase. Hao Anqi scanned the car body back and forth, then nodded with satisfaction, clicking her tongue and saying the car was pretty good.

Noticing the frequent gazes from surrounding students, Shen Yan greeted her: "Get in the car first, you're the first passenger in this car."

Hao Anqi giggled. After sitting in the passenger seat, she told Shen Yan to drive slowly, saying not to scratch such a nice car on the first day. After saying it, she felt it wasn't appropriate, so she quickly spat twice, saying she was a jinx.

Shen Yan couldn't help but smile. After setting the navigation, he stepped on the gas and headed straight for the Hangzhou Passenger Transport Center.

Hangzhou has four bus stations, one in each cardinal direction, and the last one is the Hangzhou Passenger Transport Center. Hao Anqi's home is in Suzhou, and the express bus is the fastest way to get home.

At first, Hao Anqi was a bit nervous, but after a while, she found that Shen Yan drove very steadily, and operating with one hand was a common occurrence, not at all like a novice driver who had just gotten their license.

Perhaps this is the world of top students, hard for normal people to understand.

As if remembering something, while waiting for a red light, Hao Anqi took a pair of small pig ornaments out of her schoolbag and placed them on the center console, saying: "Shuai Yan, these are the car interior decorations I specifically went to pick out this morning. How do you think they look stuck here?"

Shen Yan took a look—two little pigs, one male and one female, with pink faces and rosy cheeks, each engraved with "Peace" and "Luck." He chuckled and said: "Very cute, just stick them there."

Having received approval, Hao Anqi smiled very happily, tore off the adhesive on the base, and started fiddling with it.

Done!

This way, the interior of the car was finally not so monotonous.

Hao Anqi clapped her hands, preparing to look for more decorations to spruce it up later.