Chapter 16: Things I Envied in My Past Life

There were still relatively few people at the internet cafe in the morning.

The computer to Qin Tian's left happened to be empty.

Xia Nuannuan sat down next to him with a beaming smile, slightly out of breath.

"Did you run here?"

Seeing the sweat on her forehead and the bridge of her nose, Qin Tian asked with surprise.

"Yeah, I jogged over; I'll just count it as exercise for weight loss."

Xia Nuannuan nodded with a smile and said.

In fact, this was just an excuse; she mostly just wanted to see Qin Tian sooner.

"Alright, let's go running at the track together later before evening self-study when we get back to school."

"Mm-hmm! Okay!"

"I didn't bring any tissues, do you have any? Wipe your sweat!"

"I brought some."

Xia Nuannuan nodded, feeling a bit embarrassed, opened her bag to take out a pack of tissues, and pulled one out to wipe the sweat from her face.

"I brought fruit juice and cola, do you want to drink some?"

She looked at Qin Tian with expectant eyes and asked.

"You're so well-prepared, sure, give me the fruit juice then!"

Qin Tian didn't stand on ceremony and agreed with a smile.

"This is a fruit and vegetable juice I drink often; it's very tasty and good for your health too."

Xia Nuannuan took a bottle of fruit and vegetable juice out of her bag, and seeing him busy typing to communicate with his teammates, she unscrewed the cap and handed it over.

Qin Tian lowered his head to glance at it, then smiled and reached out to take it.

"Thanks!"

"Hehe..."

Xia Nuannuan smiled happily, took out another bottle, unscrewed it, and began to drink in small sips.

"Sister-in-law, is there none for me?"

Xu Hao poked his head over to look at Xia Nuannuan and asked with a chuckle.

"Ah?"

Xia Nuannuan was stunned for a moment, then said with a blush: "I was in such a rush leaving the house that I forgot; I only brought two bottles of this, and I've already taken a sip of this one."

"Are you really going to be so obsessed with your boyfriend that you forget your friends?"

Xu Hao feigned a look of grievance.

"I'm sorry!"

Xia Nuannuan's face turned even redder, wondering if she should give him the cola in her bag.

But that cola was sugar-free, which was hard to find on the market right now, and she had specifically brought it for Qin Tian.

"Don't mind him, he's just joking with you."

Qin Tian comforted her with a smile and praised: "This fruit and vegetable juice is very good, it must be quite expensive, right?"

The packaging was all in English, so one could tell at a glance that it was imported.

"My dad brought it back for me, I don't know either."

Xia Nuannuan gave a sweet smile and added: "I have a sandwich here too, do you want to eat it? My mom made too much this morning."

"Let's wait a while; I ate too much for breakfast and I'm not hungry yet."

"Mm-hmm!"

"As expected of Brother Tian!"

Xu Hao sighed with envy in his eyes, then lit a cigarette for himself and continued to busy himself with opening the shop.

"Qin Tian, where is the music software for listening to songs?"

Xia Nuannuan asked after turning on her computer.

"I'll help you find it."

After Qin Tian selected his hero, his left hand subconsciously reached toward the mouse on her side and accidentally brushed against the back of her hand.

Xia Nuannuan's pretty face flushed, and she retracted her small, fleshy hand as if electrocuted.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to."

Qin Tian gave an apologetic smile.

"N-no, it's okay."

Xia Nuannuan's cheeks were flushed, and she shook her head shyly.

"What software do you use to listen to music?"

"QQ Music, I guess!"

"Okay!"

Qin Tian helped her find QQ Music and opened the software.

"Alright, just log in to your account."

"Thanks."

Xia Nuannuan logged into her account with a blushing face, opened a playlist labeled "Study," and put on her headphones to listen.

Subsequently, to Qin Tian's surprise, she took a copy of *Five Years of College Entrance Exams, Three Years of Simulation* out of her bag, and then took out a ballpoint pen.

"You go ahead and play, I'm going to do some problems."

Xia Nuannuan said with some embarrassment.

She already knew that Qin Tian's academic grades were very good.

If she wanted to fulfill their agreement and get into the same university together, then she had to work hard, work hard, and work even harder.

Compared to home, the environment of an internet cafe was naturally not very suitable for studying.

But as long as she sat next to Qin Tian, she felt as at ease as if she were in a classroom.

"Alright, then if there's anything you don't know, leave it for now; I'll explain it to you after I finish this match."

"Okay."

Xia Nuannuan agreed with a sweet smile, then lowered her head and began diligently working through practice problems.

Qin Tian smiled, and some things from his past life couldn't help but surface in his mind.

That was not long after he had started university.

Of the four brothers in their dormitory, three were miserable single dogs, and the other was a damn normie who had a girlfriend from high school all the way through university.

The four of them often went to an internet cafe to play games together, and that girl would occasionally tag along.

The girl was the type of obedient student who loved to study; she would often bring books to the internet cafe, sit next to that brother to study, hand him food and drinks, light his cigarettes, and so on.

Whenever they saw this scene, the three of them—Qin Tian included—were always so envious and jealous that their teeth itched.

He never expected that after living a second life, he would have this treatment so quickly.

In a pleasant mood, his gameplay became even smoother.

Gradually, people watching the match began to gather behind him once again.

"Brother Tian, you're here; have a cigarette, have a cigarette."

"I don't smoke, thanks."

"Brother Tian, have a Coke!"

"No need, thanks."

"Brother Tian, Brother Tian, teach us a few more tricks today!"

"..."

People came up one after another to try and get close to him, which was a bit of a disturbance to Xia Nuannuan, who was listening to music and studying nearby.

After winning another match, Qin Tian turned his head to look at the group and reminded them: "Watch if you want, but keep the noise down; don't disturb her studying."

The crowd glanced at Xia Nuannuan one after another, then smiled and nodded repeatedly in sudden realization.

There was even a guy with yellow hair who gave him a thumbs-up with a lewd grin.

Afterwards, the group was very tactful and didn't make a sound, watching the game quietly.

When newcomers arrived, the group would immediately lower their voices to remind them.

But occasionally, when they were blinded by Qin Tian's brilliant plays, some still couldn't help but exclaim out loud.

Under the promotion of Xu Hao and the others, most of the League of Legends players in this internet cafe now knew of the existence of this top-tier expert, Qin Tian.

Gradually, more and more people gathered behind Qin Tian, until eventually, there was no room left to stand.

The owner of the internet cafe was even alarmed.

He ran over to inquire, and after learning the situation, a flash of inspiration struck his mind, and he had a very forward-thinking idea.

It was to connect Qin Tian's computer to a large screen in the internet cafe to broadcast his gameplay to the players in the cafe.

The owner told Qin Tian about his idea and sought his permission.

Qin Tian thought about it and felt that this would also be a good promotional effect that could bring him some income, so he agreed.

"Handsome, from now on, whenever you and your friend come to my internet cafe to go online, all expenses will be waived, including snacks and drinks—help yourself."

Boss Zhao, who had a somewhat portly build, smiled brightly and gave his reward very generously.

"Then thank you very much!"

Qin Tian accepted it gladly.

Zhang Peng, who had already woken up, was so excited upon hearing this that he almost shouted out loud.

For him, this was a massive benefit!

"You keep playing, keep playing."

The boss nodded with a smile and said to the others standing behind him: "Don't all crowd around here and disturb this handsome guy; go watch at the large screen in the viewing area."

Hearing this, the onlookers dispersed one after another.

Xia Nuannuan let out a sigh of relief, as if a burden had been lifted.

With so many people standing nearby, she was indeed under a lot of pressure.

"It's fine now, you continue with your problems; is there anything you don't know?"

Qin Tian asked with a smile.

"Hmm... this problem."

Xia Nuannuan smiled and nodded, pointing to a geometry problem in her study materials.

Qin Tian leaned over to browse the problem, the solution immediately appearing clearly in his mind, and he took the pen to explain it to her.