Chapter 557: The Car Was Deliberately Scratched

By the time the two of them finished breakfast and tidied up, there wasn't much time left before class.

Everyone hurried out of the dormitory and headed toward the classroom for their lecture.

Previously, Qin Tian often rode his bicycle to pick up Xia Nuannuan for class.

However, later on, Xia Nuannuan felt this was too much trouble, especially after returning to the dormitory from morning runs, and then having to ride over to pick her up; it was too time-consuming.

Consequently, the matter of riding a bike to class together became a rather casual affair.

If there was a first-period class in the morning, the two of them would generally just go to class with their roommates.

"Brother Tian, honestly, is the effect of morning runs significant? How about I join you guys?"

Cao Mingliang suddenly leaned in beside Qin Tian.

Qin Tian glanced at him and asked with a smile, "Why the sudden desire to exercise?"

"It's not sudden; I've always wanted to get fit, I just haven't made up my mind yet."

Cao Mingliang said with a chuckle.

"That's not right, it's not that simple."

Qin Tian smiled meaningfully.

"Really, it's just that simple."

"You've always been very clear about where your advantages lie, right? You don't rely on looks or physique to pick up girls!"

"Brother Tian, come on, what man doesn't want a better physique? My looks can't compare to you guys, so I have to work on my physique, don't I?"

Cao Mingliang smiled and raised an eyebrow.

"Brother Tian, his body has been too weak lately!"

Zhuang Zhe's voice suddenly came from behind.

"Zhuang Zhe!!"

Cao Mingliang turned his head and glared at him.

Zhuang Zhe immediately averted his gaze and turned to look at the morning sun rising in the east.

"Haha..."

Chen Zhuang laughed heartily.

"Cough, cough... so that's how it is!"

Qin Tian suppressed his laughter, raised his hand to pat Cao Mingliang on the shoulder, and said, "I understand. If that's your line of thinking, running and exercising every day should still have some effect."

Cao Mingliang's face flushed red, and he didn't know what to say.

"However..."

Qin Tian changed the subject, his expression serious as he said, "The key is to be a bit more restrained, and then supplement your health more. Just like our advanced mathematics teacher, you could learn a thing or two from him, like soaking goji berries in a thermos!"

"Hahaha..."

Chen Zhuang was unbridled, laughing even louder.

Listening to the laughter coming from behind, black lines of frustration appeared on Cao Mingliang's forehead.

He couldn't help but imagine himself taking a thermos to class every day, and then holding that same cup while on a date or shopping with a girl, unscrewing it every now and then to take a sip.

Coming back to his senses, he felt a chill and shook his head vigorously.

Qin Tian was also secretly amused, and just as he was about to say something more, his silenced phone in his pocket began to vibrate.

He took it out and saw it was a call from Xia Nuannuan.

"Hello, Nuan Nuan!"

Qin Tian hurriedly answered the phone.

"Brother, have you guys left the dormitory?"

Xia Nuannuan's voice sounded slightly anxious.

"Yeah, we're on the way to class. What's wrong?"

"Our car was scratched while it was parked there. Can you come over and take a look?"

"It was scratched?"

Qin Tian was stunned for a moment, then frowned and asked, "Was it done on purpose?"

"Qin Tian, this was definitely done on purpose. Someone used a key or something else to scratch it."

Shen Siqi's voice sounded, filled with anger.

"Alright, I understand."

Qin Tian nodded, checked the time on his phone, and said, "How about this, Nuan Nuan, let's go to class first. We'll talk about this later; there's no need to be late for this!"

"But..."

Xia Nuannuan hesitated.

"Don't worry, if it was really done on purpose, I will definitely find the person. Besides, the car has 360-degree all-day parking surveillance, so they won't be able to get away."

Qin Tian reassured her.

"Alright then!"

Xia Nuannuan agreed.

"I'm hanging up now, see you in the classroom. Don't think too much about it."

"Okay!"

After hanging up, Qin Tian's expression darkened.

It is normal for a car to get scratched or bumped, and since he gave it to Xia Nuannuan, whose driving skills aren't great, he was fully prepared for that.

However, the car had only been picked up yesterday, and it was deliberately scratched while parked there; naturally, he was still very angry.

He could tell from Xia Nuannuan's tone that she felt very guilty and upset, which made him even more annoyed.

"Brother Tian, was the car scratched?"

Cao Mingliang, who was standing to the side, had heard the gist of it and asked with a serious expression.

Chen Zhuang and Zhuang Zhe had also caught up.

Qin Tian nodded silently.

"Damn, who the hell did such a despicable thing?"

Chen Zhuang immediately burst into a string of curses.

After pondering for a moment, Zhuang Zhe looked at Qin Tian and asked, "Brother Tian, is there surveillance near where you parked?"

"I don't know, probably not!"

Qin Tian shook his head.

The car was parked right under the women's dormitory building, so it was unlikely there was surveillance; there might be some at the entrance to the dormitory building, but even if there were, it wouldn't capture the angle where the car was parked.

"Then that's troublesome."

Zhuang Zhe frowned.

"Let's go to the classroom first and hear what Nuan Nuan and the others have to say."

Qin Tian spoke up.

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After arriving at the classroom, they found a row in the back to sit in.

Before long, they saw Xia Nuannuan and the other three walk into the classroom.

Qin Tian waved and called out; Xia Nuannuan held Shen Siqi's hand and quickened her pace toward him.

"Brother, I'm sorry, I should have driven the car back yesterday!"

After sitting down beside him, Xia Nuannuan immediately apologized with a face full of self-reproach.

"This isn't your fault; I was the one who told you to park it there, so if anyone is to blame, it's me."

Qin Tian said solemnly.

Xia Nuannuan shook her head vigorously.

"I took a photo, Qin Tian, take a look."

Shen Siqi handed over her phone.

Qin Tian fixed his gaze on the phone screen.

Chen Zhuang, Cao Mingliang, and Zhuang Zhe, who were sitting in the front row, also leaned in to look at the photo on the screen together.

In the photo, the car had a long scratch from the left door handle to the rear, with the black primer even exposed in the middle.

"Who the hell could do something like this? Aren't they afraid of divine retribution?"

Chen Zhuang couldn't help but start cursing.

Even just looking at the photo, he felt a pang of heartache.

For such a brand-new sports car that looked like a work of art, no one with a healthy mind would have the heart to do such a thing without any grudge or hatred.

"Thank you!"

Qin Tian returned the phone to Shen Siqi with a calm expression.

"This must have been done by someone very late last night; it was still fine when we returned to the dormitory yesterday, and Lei Jie only saw it when she went to the cafeteria to buy breakfast this morning."

Cheng Meng spoke up to explain the situation.

"Did you ask the dormitory manager or anyone else in the dormitory? Did anyone see anything?"

Qin Tian looked at Xia Nuannuan and asked.

"We asked everyone, but no one saw anything."

Xia Nuannuan answered hurriedly.

Qin Tian nodded in response, looking thoughtful.

"Qin Tian, I have a guess."

Shen Siqi suddenly said.

Hearing this, everyone's surprised gazes fell upon her in unison.

Shen Siqi leaned her head in closer, raised her right hand to cover her mouth, and lowered her voice to say, "When we went for the late roll call yesterday, didn't we run into Lv Yanran..."

She only said that much, but everyone understood.

"It's not impossible, but we still need evidence!"

Qin Tian said in a calm tone.

In fact, he felt that this possibility was not very high.

After all, so many people saw Lv Yanran yesterday; even if Lv Yanran had such intentions, she wouldn't be stupid enough to do it yesterday.