Chapter 479

Hearing this, Xia Nuannuan glanced at Qin Tian, and understanding dawned on her.

A sweet smile bloomed on her pretty face as she said to Qin Hongwen, "Then when is your lecture, and in which classroom? Brother and I will go together."

"Old Chen hasn't notified me yet. Once I receive his message, I'll send it to you."

Qin Hongwen said with a smile.

"Okay!"

Xia Nuannuan nodded with a smile and agreed.

Qin Hongwen glanced at his son, who was still eating with his head down, and added, "If you have classes then, don't worry about it. You're majoring in Economics, and my lecture is about scientific research, so it won't be of much help to you."

"Not at all, how could that be? Uncle Qin, you are a top-tier national researcher, we will definitely be able to learn a lot."

Xia Nuannuan hurriedly countered.

Qin Hongwen nodded with a smile and changed the subject: "Eat, eat more."

"Mm-hmm, you too, Uncle Qin. Are you getting used to the hot pot?"

"I am, the taste is quite good."

"That's good."

While the three were eating, the two girls from the class not far away kept watching them and even secretly took a photo to post in the class group chat.

The boy sitting opposite felt very aggrieved and helpless; he had tried to find topics several times, attempting to shift the attention back to himself.

Unfortunately, the charm of the father and son over there was too high, causing him to be completely ignored, and he could only turn his sorrow and anger into appetite, burying his head in his food.

Meanwhile, the Economics Class 1 group chat was quickly becoming lively because of the photo the two girls had posted.

Through those similar facial features and temperament, everyone easily guessed the relationship between Qin Hongwen and Qin Tian.

Connecting it to the news report about the perfect-score top scholar, many people began to get curious.

Some boys speculated that Qin Tian's parents had divorced, and now that his father saw how outstanding his son was, he was starting to regret it and wanted to make amends.

But some girls disagreed, feeling that Qin Hongwen didn't look like that kind of person.

Other boys were unconvinced, arguing that it was unconvincing for the girls to be so certain based on just one photo.

Just like that, the boys and girls in the class held their own opinions, frantically typing and discussing in the group.

"What's there to discuss? Don't be so gossipy."

Chen Zhuang also popped up and sent this message.

Immediately after, Shen Siqi followed suit, and then others from the two dormitories joined in.

Finally, even the counselor appeared.

"Alright, everyone go do what you need to do. This is their family business and has nothing to do with us. Don't be so overly curious."

After this message was sent, the heated discussion in the group subsided.

Inside the hot pot restaurant, the two girls looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief.

They had just acted on a whim; they hadn't expected everyone to discuss it so intensely, and they were worried that if the two class monitors saw it, they would blame them for having nothing better to do!

The boy saw the two put down their phones and his face brightened. He picked up a chopstick of cooked meat and placed it into the bowl of the girl he was pursuing.

"This meat is good, you should eat more."

"Mm, thanks."

The girl thanked him casually, then looked at her best friend and began whispering again.

"No wonder the Class Monitor is so handsome; his dad looks really handsome too, and his temperament is just too good."

"Yeah, yeah, I finally understand why people say men are like fine wine—the older they get, the more mellow they become."

"Hee hee... Spring has arrived, right? You like this type?"

"Don't you?"

"I appreciate it, just purely appreciate it."

"Pfft..."

Watching the two girls excitedly discussing the middle-aged man over there, the boy sitting opposite suddenly felt a strong sense of frustration.

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After leaving the hot pot restaurant, Qin Hongwen declined Xia Nuannuan's offer to have Qin Tian drive him back to the hotel and left by taxi.

Qin Tian and Xia Nuannuan returned to school, holding hands all the way to the tennis court.

Come to think of it, since joining the tennis club last year, the two hadn't attended club activities very often.

Fortunately, the tennis club was very free, and everyone purely treated it as a hobby to increase exercise, maintain their figures, and stay healthy.

After playing tennis for a while, everyone dispersed and left.

Qin Tian walked Xia Nuannuan to the bottom of the girls' dormitory building, wrapped his arms around her slender waist, and leaned down to kiss her soft, tender lips.

Xia Nuannuan was no longer as shy about this level of intimacy.

"I'm leaving then. You go up, take a shower, and get some rest early."

Qin Tian said softly.

"Mm!"

Xia Nuannuan looked up at him, her pretty face slightly flushed as she responded.

Qin Tian said he was leaving, but his hand on her waist showed no intention of letting go; he just stared quietly into her eyes.

The two were already too familiar with each other; Xia Nuannuan understood the meaning in his eyes and quickly glanced left and right.

Seeing no one around, she stood on her tiptoes and took the initiative to kiss him.

Only then was Qin Tian satisfied; he let her go and turned to leave.

"I'm off, see you tomorrow."

He said, waving goodbye with his back to her as he walked away.

"See you tomorrow!"

Xia Nuannuan smiled sweetly, watched him walk away, and then turned to enter the dormitory building.

Once upstairs, as soon as she entered the dormitory, Cheng Meng, who was sitting there chasing a drama with a bag of potato chips, turned her head to look at her and immediately got up to approach her.

"Nuan Nuan, was the person eating hot pot with you just now Qin Tian's father?"

Cheng Meng asked with eyes shining.

"How did you know?"

Xia Nuannuan looked at her with surprised eyes.

"Aren't Wang Ting and the others there too? They were all chatting about it in the group just now!"

Cheng Meng said with a smile.

Xia Nuannuan thought of the two girls from her class she had met at the restaurant and nodded in realization: "It was his father!"

"What's going on? Wasn't it said that Qin Tian was raised by his mother?"

Cheng Meng asked curiously again.

Not far away, Shen Siqi and Lu Lei were also looking at Xia Nuannuan, equally curious about this matter.

"It's complicated to explain."

Xia Nuannuan brushed it off.

Hearing this, Cheng Meng tactfully didn't pursue it further, praising with a smile: "Qin Tian's father is really handsome. As soon as that photo was posted, we guessed he was Qin Tian's father. No wonder Qin Tian is so handsome too."

"He is quite handsome."

Xia Nuannuan nodded in agreement with a smile.

"So you've also gained his father's approval? Impressive!"

Cheng Meng nudged her with her elbow with a teasing smile, handed over the potato chips in her hand with both hands, and said ingratiatingly: "Come, come, Sister Nuan Nuan, have some chips. In the future, when I start dating, I'll need you to help me with advice."

"What are you talking about!"

Xia Nuannuan was between laughter and tears. She reached out to take a chip and suddenly asked: "Uncle Qin has a lecture at our school tomorrow. Do you guys want to go together?"

"A lecture?"

Cheng Meng was stunned.

Shen Siqi and Lu Lei also looked at each other in surprise.