Chapter 535: The Envy and Jealousy of the Freshmen

"The senior is right, Nuan Nuan, you can definitely do it."

Shen Siqi smiled and chimed in.

Many of the girls in the class also spoke up one after another to encourage her.

"Then I'll give it a try!"

Xia Nuannuan nodded and agreed.

"And the junior next to you, you should join too!"

The short-haired senior looked at Shen Siqi and said.

"Me?"

Shen Siqi pointed at herself in astonishment and waved her hands repeatedly, saying: "No, no, dancing and such is too hard for me. I really can't learn it. Senior, please pick someone else; I'll help out with the logistics instead."

"Junior, you were just encouraging your classmate, so why are you lacking confidence yourself now? I trust my own judgment; you can definitely learn it well."

The short-haired senior said with a serious expression.

"I..."

"Siqi, the senior is right, just join me!"

Xia Nuannuan draped her arm over her shoulder with a beaming smile and looked at the senior on the podium, saying: "Senior, count her in too!"

"Got it! Then I'll write it down. What are your names?"

"Shen Siqi, Senior!"

"Nuan Nuan, what are you doing!"

Shen Siqi put on a pitiful expression.

"Hee hee... The senior is right, Siqi, you can definitely do it."

Xia Nuannuan mimicked her tone from earlier, her face blooming with a smile.

Shen Siqi sighed helplessly and said with a wry smile: "Fine, I'll do it, but don't blame me if I hold everyone back later."

"Oh, that won't happen, I'm just like you!"

"I just hope we don't hold everyone back together."

Before long, the two seniors had finished selecting the backup dancers and recorded them in a small notebook.

"Alright, starting tomorrow, everyone whose name I just wrote down, come find us at the Art College's Dance Club after class. We'll start with some basic exercises; as for the specific choreography, we'll talk about that once you've decided on the song for the performance."

The short-haired senior closed the small notebook in her hand and said with a bright smile.

"We'll be going now. Qian Ling, once you've decided on the song, send us a message to let us know."

The other senior looked at Qian Ling and gave her instructions.

"Okay, Senior!"

Qian Ling nodded busily.

"Goodbye everyone, remember not to be lazy and make excuses to ask for leave, there isn't much time left."

The short-haired senior waved goodbye with a smile.

Afterward, the two seniors left the classroom.

"Now all that's left is to decide on the song for the performance. Everyone can help think about it and share your opinions in the class group chat."

Qian Ling looked around at the students from both classes and said loudly.

Upon hearing this, the students immediately began discussing among themselves.

"Let's do it tomorrow. Everyone discuss it, we'll officially decide on the performance song tomorrow, and then our band will start training. Dismissed for now!"

Qin Tian announced loudly.

As his voice fell, the students began to stand up and leave one after another while still discussing.

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School cafeteria.

After Qin Tian and Xia Nuannuan bought their food, they found a seat and sat down to eat.

"Brother, is there any song you want to sing?"

Xia Nuannuan placed a piece of beef into his bowl and asked curiously.

Qin Tian shoveled a large mouthful of rice with the meat, shook his head, and said: "It doesn't matter to me, let the others decide!"

"But you're the lead singer!"

Xia Nuannuan also took a bite of her food and said seriously: "I think if you decide what song to sing, everyone will agree."

"Alright, let's eat first. There's no rush for this, you can think about it too."

Qin Tian put some vegetables into her bowl and said with a smile.

"Okay!"

Xia Nuannuan nodded and began to think seriously while eating.

She liked listening to music; when studying for exams, she would always play pop songs at a low volume.

There were many freshmen wearing military training uniforms eating nearby, and the green uniforms looked quite conspicuous.

Of course, if one were to talk about who had the highest presence in this cafeteria, it would definitely be the pair, Qin Tian and Xia Nuannuan.

As time passed, more and more freshmen had heard and learned some information about them through various channels.

While feeling curious about the two, they were also half-believing and half-doubting the news about them.

Seeing them in person now, it was inevitable that they would discuss it with their good brothers or sisters nearby.

Compared to the girls who were willing to believe that such a romance was real, the boys expressed more skepticism, and their feelings of envy and jealousy toward Qin Tian were even stronger.

Especially after seeing Xia Nuannuan at this moment, her beautiful and cute face, as well as the curves of her figure that even loose clothing couldn't hide, made these freshman boys who had just entered campus truly experience the bitterness and despair of finally seeing their dream goddess, only to discover that she already belonged to someone else.

"The news that he was last year's perfect-score top scholar in the college entrance exam is likely true, but as for him earning a lot of money from stocks or being the boss behind Tianming Internet Cafe, I'm sure that's made up."

"No way, the rumors sound so convincing; I heard that when the branch near the school opened, he even took his classmates there to play."

"These reports all have exaggerated elements, don't just believe everything you hear, okay!"

"That's true, even if he's good at studying, as a college student just like us, it really doesn't seem possible for him to have done all that."

"I also heard that the senior's family is very wealthy, and the BMW he drives was a gift from her family, so it's hard to say what's really going on with that internet cafe."

"You mean... he's a kept man?"

"Heh, who knows? After all, he's handsome and good at his studies; he's the type of son-in-law many parents like."

Among these kinds of discussions between freshman boys, there was always a strong sense of jealousy and bitterness.

As for the girls, they were relatively much friendlier, though there were also many gazes of envy and jealousy directed at Xia Nuannuan.

"Sigh, why is such a handsome, perfect boyfriend always someone else's!"

"If this senior weren't so pretty, or if her figure were worse, I wouldn't be so unconvinced."

"I heard they were high school classmates and even sat together; it's amazing they were both able to get into Jiang University."

"Duh, if I had a perfect-score top scholar as a desk-mate and boyfriend, let alone Jiang University, even Tsinghua University and Peking University wouldn't be a dream."

"By the way, it seems Senior Qin Tian didn't go to Tsinghua University or Peking University because of Xia Nuannuan."

"Quick, look at me, see if the word 'jealousy' is written on my face."

"..."

Under the gaze of various freshmen, Qin Tian and Xia Nuannuan finished their meal at a leisurely pace, tidied up their tableware and placed it in the designated area, then left the cafeteria holding hands.

"Phew... Brother, I feel like so many people were watching us eat."

Just after walking out of the cafeteria, Xia Nuannuan let out a long sigh with a complicated expression.

"Still not used to it?"

Qin Tian looked at her, unable to hold back a smile.

"You think everyone is as thick-skinned as you!"

Xia Nuannuan rolled her eyes.

"Nonsense, how is my skin thick? If you don't believe me, kiss it; it's not thick at all."

"The fact that you can say something like that here proves it's thick enough—the kind that even a blade couldn't cut through."

"Haha..."