Chapter 176

Sitting in Xia Nuannuan's living room, Qin Tian ate snacks and fruit while watching TV, chatting and laughing with Xia Nuannuan and his future mother-in-law.

Come to think of it, this was his second time at Xia Nuannuan's house.

He had often walked Xia Nuannuan back during this period, but they had always said goodbye downstairs and he hadn't come up.

However, Qin Tian no longer felt much nervousness or awkwardness; he was undoubtedly much more relaxed than the first time he came over for a meal that day.

Su Xia had a gentle smile on her face and chatted with Qin Tian casually.

"I heard from Nuannuan that you've earned quite a bit of money from clothing design, stock trading, and so on, and that you've even partnered with others to open three internet cafes in Jiangcheng."

"Yes!"

"Little Qin, you're really amazing. When I heard Nuannuan mention these things, I couldn't quite believe it, so I specifically called her father to ask."

Su Xia praised him with a face full of smiles, and the look in her eyes as she gazed at Qin Tian was even more appreciative.

Although their own family was wealthy enough and she didn't care about these things, the fact that her future son-in-law had such outstanding earning ability naturally made her even happier and prouder.

"It was mainly just good luck!"

Qin Tian said with a modest smile.

Su Xia shook her head with a smile and said, "Auntie isn't someone who doesn't understand anything. Stock trading can be said to rely a bit on luck, but clothing design and opening internet cafes—it couldn't all be luck, could it?"

Qin Tian just smiled, not knowing what to say.

Xia Nuannuan sat on Qin Tian's right, cracking melon seeds, a smile of pride blooming on her pretty face.

After returning from Jiangcheng with Qin Tian, she had shared everything she knew with her mother.

She just wanted her parents to know how outstanding the boy she liked was.

"I heard you're also helping your mother open a clothing store?"

"Mm, it's at the mall, it's currently being renovated!"

"Truly amazing. Little Qin, among the younger generation of your age, you're the most outstanding one I've ever seen."

Su Xia expressed her sincere approval, looked at her daughter with a smile, and added, "I have to say, our Nuannuan's taste really did inherit mine."

"Mom..."

Xia Nuannuan's pretty face flushed, and she glared at her mother with a shy gaze.

"Haha..."

Su Xia laughed happily.

Qin Tian's handsome face wore a hearty smile, but he actually felt a bit ashamed at his future mother-in-law's words.

That future father-in-law of his had started from scratch and now had a net worth of billions; his ability was undoubtedly extremely strong.

When Xia Nuannuan's parents first got together, her father hadn't started his business yet.

And Qin Tian could fully imagine that Su Xia definitely hadn't lacked suitors back then, yet she had been able to pick her future husband at a glance, and they were still so loving to this day.

By comparison, his own ability to achieve these things relied to a large extent on the foresight advantage of his rebirth and the system's black technology.

More importantly, his own taste was actually not very good; one could even say it was a bit blind.

Otherwise, how could he have missed such a treasure of a deskmate in his previous life?

Actually, when his classmates were gossiping behind Xia Nuannuan's back in his previous life, he had actually helped stand up for her.

It was just that back then, he mostly couldn't stand it and was just righting a wrong; he hadn't had any other thoughts about Xia Nuannuan.

And precisely because of this, the two had only been ordinary classmates in their previous life, and after graduating from high school, they became two parallel lines that never intersected again.

But what Qin Tian didn't know was that these two parallel lines were just what he himself thought.

That's right, Xia Nuannuan in her previous life had actually been secretly in love with him all along.

It was just that Xia Nuannuan back then was too insecure and introverted; she simply didn't have the courage to take the initiative to close the distance.

During those years when she went abroad to study and made a comeback, the only person Xia Nuannuan kept in touch with was the class monitor Mu Nan, and she had always indirectly learned about his situation through Mu Nan and the class group.

Even attending class monitor Mu Nan's wedding banquet dressed so magnificently after returning to the country was to let Qin Tian see her changes and to want him to take the initiative.

Regrettably, Qin Tian at that time had already lost that courage after experiencing the beatings and hardships of society.

Finally, until the wedding banquet ended and Xia Nuannuan was surrounded by classmates like stars around the moon, Qin Tian had quietly left.

Not long after that, Qin Tian was fired by his company, drank himself to death in his rental apartment, and woke up to find he had been reborn.

These regrets of his previous life were destined to remain unknown to anyone.

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In the pleasant chat, time passed very quickly.

About a quarter of an hour before midnight, Xia Nuannuan hurriedly went to get her laptop from her room and handed it to Qin Tian.

This was an Alienware laptop that had been released last year; it was a birthday gift from her father last year.

Xia Nuannuan's house had Wi-Fi, which was very rare at the time.

However, to prevent lag, Qin Tian still had Xia Nuannuan get a network cable, connect it to the living room's wall jack, and enter the score-checking webpage first.

Xia Nuannuan and Su Xia moved closer, surrounding Qin Tian on the left and right.

Xia Nuannuan had been bored earlier and had already taken a shower and changed into pajamas; the scent of shampoo and body wash on her was very pleasant, making Qin Tian feel a bit itchy in his heart.

If his future mother-in-law weren't here, he definitely wouldn't have been able to resist doing something.

"Five minutes left!"

Su Xia checked the time on her phone and spoke with a somewhat nervous tone.

Xia Nuannuan's hands on her lap clenched subconsciously, her expression tense.

She felt she had done well on the exam and had done all the questions she could.

But Jiangcheng University was, after all, a top university in the top ten in the country, and she didn't have absolute certainty.

These days, she had carefully studied Jiangcheng University's admission score lines from previous years and the difficulty of the college entrance exam papers.

According to her estimates, she needed at least 650 or more to say she would be steadily admitted, and she could choose her major freely.

Qin Tian noticed her emotions, reached out, gently grasped her clenched fist, and comforted her: "Don't be nervous, believe in yourself."

"Mm!"

Xia Nuannuan nodded vigorously and beamed, the tension in her heart easing quite a bit.

It was a good thing Qin Tian had come up to check the scores together; otherwise, she definitely would have been panicking.

Su Xia watched this scene, a gentle smile on her face, and said nothing.

"Nuannuan, let's check yours first!"

"Okay!"

Thus, Qin Tian first entered her admission ticket number, registration number, ID number, and other information one after another, then kept his eyes fixed on the time in the bottom right corner of the computer.

Boring commercials were playing on the TV, but no one was paying attention to them anymore.

Time ticked away second by second.

The moment the time in the bottom right corner hit twelve o'clock, Qin Tian clicked to query immediately.

His hand speed was fast, and coupled with good luck, he actually squeezed in on the first try.

The three of them held their breath and focused their eyes on the computer screen.

First was the student ID, name, and school, and further down were the scores for each subject.

Chinese: 138, Math: 130, English: 135, Science Comprehensive: 265, Total Score: 668!

After seeing the final total score, Xia Nuannuan first let out a sigh of relief, and then a smile as bright as a summer flower bloomed on her pretty face.

"Baby, you're really amazing!"

Su Xia stood up, walked over, and hugged her daughter excitedly.