Chapter 147: Campus Love Story

"Zheng Xuan, I already have a girlfriend. Can you not be so obsessive?"

Yang Tianxing said, reeking of alcohol, his voice somewhat loud.

There were many figures beneath the women's dormitory building; the coming and going female college students did not pay much mind, as couples breaking up and getting back together beneath the dorms was too common, and arguments were also frequent.

Freshmen would occasionally look over with curiosity, then whisper to their roommates and walk into the dorm while giggling.

Sophomore and junior girls rarely watched the spectacle; their lives already had their own centers of gravity.

Zheng Xuan looked at Yang Tianxing, her fair skin reflecting the light from the convenience store, her eyes filled with both jealousy and dissatisfaction: "Then which girlfriend are you talking about? Is she that gentle beauty in 101, or the girl who came back with you tonight?"

Zheng Xuan raised her hand: "Senior Brother Yang, the lipstick mark on your face hasn't been wiped off completely yet. Senior Sister Liu never wears lipstick, right?"

Yang Tianxing guessed it was smeared on when Deng Yidi kissed him; he dodged Zheng Xuan's palm: "We really aren't a good match, and with me living such a debauched life, I don't meet your standards for a good partner either."

Zheng Xuan shook her head: "As long as you can settle down after being with me, I can overlook the things that happened before."

"Crazy."

Yang Tianxing did not want to bother with this lunatic anymore, but Zheng Xuan blocked his path: "We have a mixer event at our dorm next week, and I've already guaranteed that I can arrange a mixer with your dorm."

Yang Tianxing had no choice: "If I agree, can you move aside?"

Zheng Xuan pursed her lips stubbornly.

"Fine."

Yang Tianxing nodded: "Then I agree on behalf of Dorm 602."

Zheng Xuan was stunned for a moment, not expecting Yang Tianxing to agree so easily; while she was caught off guard, Yang Tianxing brushed past her.

A dorm mixer is just a dorm mixer; it's not like he absolutely has to go.

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That night, Pang Haofei slept in the men's dormitory at the Finance Institute; Yang Tianxing found him a bed, and the next morning the two went to Chang'an Institute of Technology together.

If they wanted to establish a delivery collection circle—Finance Institute, Art Institute, Information Vocational, Peihua—with Chang'an Institute of Technology as the center, then there had to be a fixed base in the school similar to 101; today, Yang Tianxing was here to check out the site.

Qiu Zhilan was waiting at the entrance holding a bag, and she glanced at the disheveled-haired Pang Haofei.

Pang Haofei looked sheepish, likely aware that he had stayed out all night.

Yang Tianxing thought that Pang Haofei was a loud-mouthed, tough guy when out and about, but he didn't expect him to be quite afraid of his girlfriend, so he helped explain: "Haofei accompanied me to a business dinner last night, and after he got drunk, I brought him straight back to the Finance Institute dorm."

"It's fine."

Qiu Zhilan took out the breakfast from the bag and said: "I'm very relieved that he is with President Yang. Have you eaten breakfast, sir? These are flower rolls I made by hand."

Yang Tianxing had actually already eaten breakfast at the Finance Institute, but this was his second time interacting with Qiu Zhilan, and Yang Tianxing didn't want to waste a shred of her goodwill, so he took them with a smile: "Thank you. There's no need to be so formal in the future; we're about the same age, so calling me Tianxing is fine too."

Qiu Zhilan nodded, but her form of address remained unchanged: "President Yang, our school leans toward cultivating applied-learning students, so the school specifically built a College Student Entrepreneurship Center to encourage students to start their own businesses, and there are certain preferential policies."

Yang Tianxing followed Qiu Zhilan to the Institute of Technology Entrepreneurship Center and found that there were copy shops, milk tea shops, photography shops, and so on inside, and of course, other delivery storefronts.

In the middle, there were some tables and chairs where some graduates or freshmen holding copies sat chatting, bustling and noisy.

However, not all the storefronts were open; some glass doors had locks hanging on them. Yang Tianxing thought to himself that this was already a small commercial district, with the foot traffic being the students of the school—a simplified campus version of a CBD.

"Are these all opened by students?"

Yang Tianxing asked.

Qiu Zhilan shook her head: "Most of the operations are by students, but the funding might not be; there could be others supporting them behind the scenes, after all, only students can enjoy those preferential policies."

She pointed to an office and said: "This is the Entrepreneurship Center office. The director is named Liu Xu; he is a senior a few years ahead of us, served as the Student Union President, and after staying at the school, he was assigned here to manage the Entrepreneurship Center."

Yang Tianxing nodded slightly. Where would ordinary students know this information? Thus, the development strategy of Rocket 101 was correct: school agents must have a certain level of influence and a student base, and they must have served in the Student Union.

The office door was open. Yang Tianxing did not go in immediately; he first walked around this small CBD on his own to observe the market conditions.

Pang Haofei and Qiu Zhilan stood in the middle waiting. Pang Haofei suddenly said: "Yang Tianxing already ate breakfast at the Finance Institute; he just forced those down."

Qiu Zhilan was stunned: "Why?"

"You said these were flower rolls you made by hand; even if he didn't have room in his stomach, he would still eat them."

Pang Haofei sighed: "Although Yang Tianxing has a somewhat explosive temper and often curses, I still respect him."

Qiu Zhilan was silent for a long while: "Then let's just do our best; in any case, we won't fail anyone's trust."

Yang Tianxing walked over after his round and said: "Can we go visit Director Liu now?"

"Yes, we can."

Qiu Zhilan walked in front to lead the way.

Judging by his graduation time, Liu Xu should be around 25 years old, but perhaps because he hadn't left the campus, Liu Xu looked quite lively, wore round glasses, and spoke in a gentle and kind manner.

"Little Qiu, long time no see."

Liu Xu knew Qiu Zhilan and even looked up to greet her.

"Hello, Senior Liu. This is the founder of Rocket 101 Delivery, Yang Tianxing. He wants to set up shop here at the Entrepreneurship Center."

Qiu Zhilan paused and continued to introduce: "This is my boyfriend, Pang Haofei."

Yang Tianxing was a bit surprised, but on the surface, he still walked over to shake hands with Liu Xu.

Pang Haofei couldn't hold it together; he stood there for a long time without moving, and it wasn't until Qiu Zhilan pushed him that he finally reacted.

However, as for what was discussed in between, Pang Haofei didn't hear a single word; he just vaguely heard Yang Tianxing and Liu Xu saying goodbye with closing remarks like "See you next time."

At noon, the scorching sun was like fire, summer cicadas shouted tirelessly in the plane trees, the sky was as clear as a sheet of blue paper, and a few thin white clouds floated slowly in the air as if melted by the sunlight.

"Let's go try your school's lunch, and drink some alcohol to celebrate while we're at it."

Yang Tianxing said with his eyes narrowed.

Only then did Pang Haofei wake up and ask Qiu Zhilan: "Did we succeed in the negotiation?"

"Not completely."

Qiu Zhilan said calmly: "President Yang invited Senior Liu out to eat, but Senior Liu refused, so it can't really be considered a success."

"Then why celebrate?"

Pang Haofei asked with a look of confusion.

Qiu Zhilan's mouth moved, but she did not speak.

After a long while, Pang Haofei finally understood.

Yang Tianxing was celebrating for this new couple.