Chapter 1394: Past Events · Being Pursued

Zheng Qu dropped a bombshell in the group chat and then ran off. Seeing Huo Xueying's excitement subside, he took the opportunity to hand over the menu: "Come on, let's order first. The service here is a bit slow."

Song Tan took the menu and passed it to Lu Chuan—she wasn't very interested in the food here.

Huo Xueying, however, knew the reason and quickly leaned in: "Choose the organic menu; the taste is much better. Although it might not compare to what you have at home, Song Tan, it's much better than the others."

The unit price for organic dishes was much higher than the others. Lu Chuan knew Song Tan's appetite, so he ordered two dishes symbolically and handed the menu back.

Seeing this, Huo Xueying didn't try to persuade them otherwise. She leaned against Song Tan and sighed: "Zheng Qu originally arranged for us to go to this restaurant's farmhouse resort in the suburbs, where we could pick vegetables, fish, and drink tea ourselves. I thought, isn't that your daily life at home? So I refused—otherwise, we would have been eating at their branch farmhouse resort."

This model sounded quite familiar. Song Tan laughed: "Is it that troublesome? Splitting a meal into two locations?"

Huo Xueying waved her hand: "You, someone who has resigned, how would you understand our 'office worker fatigue'... On weekends, we either lie down or want to head into the mountains. That farmhouse resort is just like that; it's packed on weekends. This restaurant here is a bit more high-end, suitable for hosting guests..."

She turned her head to explain again: "I'm not being falsely polite! It's just that Zheng Qu felt that since you came from so far away, he wanted to host you well to show his sincerity."

Song Tan thought to herself that it was indeed quite sincere. She had just glanced at the organic menu, and a single plate of stir-fried seasonal vegetables cost 88. Thinking about it this way, given the quality of her own vegetables, Boss Chang really wasn't ripping people off!

Sigh, this world is getting more and more expensive.

However, after Huo Xueying rambled on for a long time, she couldn't help but be curious again: "You still haven't said, what does your boyfriend do? How did you two meet?"

Lu Chuan smiled: "Me? I write manuscripts for people. My family runs a homestay."

It wasn't that he was being secretive, but based on past experience, if he said "I write novels," the other party would immediately ask, "Have you published a book?" or "Has it been made into a movie?"

He didn't want to reveal his pen name, so he glossed over it simply.

Sure enough!

Huo Xueying and Zheng Qu nodded immediately: "So you submit to those official accounts or magazines, right? Then how did you two meet?"

Song Tan laughed: "Fate—didn't I get into a car accident the day I resigned? He saved me. Look at the scar on his temple; that's from the burns he got back then."

Holy crap!

Huo Xueying and Zheng Qu were filled with respect. Huo Xueying quickly poured tea for Lu Chuan: "Come, come, that's amazing! It really is fate! Quick, what else do you want to eat? I'll order it for you!"

Zheng Qu couldn't help but exclaim: "Amazing! I was just bragging to an old classmate that Song Tan had found a 'fairy peach,' and I was really spot on!"

Hearing him say this, Lu Chuan became curious instead: "Fairy peach? Is it rare for Song Tan to be in a relationship?"

Huo Xueying also pricked up her ears.

Song Tan:...

She didn't have much of an impression, so she simply listened to Zheng Qu talk—honestly, she hadn't even recognized that Zheng Qu was their former class monitor; it was all thanks to Huo Xueying's constant chatter that things hadn't become awkward.

Zheng Qu sighed, then couldn't help but laugh: "Song Tan was quite famous in our department..."

Huo Xueying nodded immediately: "That's right! She's so pretty!"

"No!" Zheng Qu waved his hand: "Honestly, Song Tan wasn't as pretty in college as she is now; back then, I just remember her being simple and elegant."

Song Tan couldn't help but laugh: "You're being tactful, aren't you? It was clearly rustic, just delicate at best."

Zheng Qu also laughed: "To be honest, Song Tan, you were completely invisible in class at first, always running away so fast after class that it felt like there was never a chance to talk. But later on, everyone knew who you were..."

This clearly had a story behind it!

Huo Xueying spoke up immediately: "Don't keep us in suspense!"

Zheng Qu quickly said: "Then ask Song Tan! She should have an impression—" He looked at Song Tan's expression as he said this and couldn't help but be surprised: "No way? You don't remember at all?!"

Song Tan remained unmoved: "You tell me first, which incident?"

Which incident? What other incident could it be?

Zheng Qu quickly said: "Well, just based on Song Tan's foundation, you know she was quite pretty in college, right? In freshman year, everyone wasn't familiar with each other, but later, she dressed up once for an evening party and looked very good—it was that time, a boy in the department pursued her!"

Huo Xueying's eyes lit up!

Lu Chuan also straightened his expression, listening intently.

Only Song Tan was blank for a moment, then began searching her memory...

Zheng Qu clearly had a deep impression: "Hey, pursuing girls in college, isn't it just like that—buying milk tea, sending flowers, helping to buy meals and ordering takeout, sending medicine when sick!"

Zheng Qu was worthy of having been the class monitor; he was eloquent and told the story vividly, describing the bitter pursuer who had his milk tea payments transferred back, his flowers sold off and the money transferred back, and his takeout orders still resulting in transferred money!

Huo Xueying was laughing so hard she could barely breathe: "Song Tan, you really are impenetrable!"

Lu Chuan, however, frowned: "Tan Tan was under financial pressure in college. When people sent these things, she must have felt quite pained."

"Exactly!" Zheng Qu took a sip of tea: "You're worthy of being her boyfriend; you understand her too well! Later, when Song Tan had a fever, the other party sent medicine via takeout. After she transferred the money, she couldn't hold it in anymore and went directly downstairs to the dormitory to make things clear."

"From then on, she became famous in one battle!"

Zheng Qu cleared his throat: "Don't say, that theory of hers could be recited by many girls back then—"

Song Tan finally remembered this memory.

She remembered that she had a fever at the time, feeling dizzy and lightheaded. The medicine sent by the other party was on her bedside table, and the takeout receipt said 189.5. She hadn't had a part-time job for several days, and she was anxious and annoyed. Seeing the price, she couldn't hold it in anymore.

She didn't have much memory of what that boy looked like, only that her face was hot when she spoke:

"Classmate, before you sent the milk tea, I had no impression of you at all. From the first time I asked someone to add your Alipay to transfer the money back, the meaning was already very clear. Why did you still send it?"

The other party was tall, his face slightly blurry, and he said at that moment: "Song Tan, don't be so concerned about this—I invited you to drink milk tea because I want to pursue you. You can choose not to accept it, and I can continue to pursue you... In consideration of my sincerity, are you really not considering giving me a chance?"

Song Tan's vision was going black: "I already told you when you added my WeChat that I have my own things to do now and don't plan on dating—you added me three times, and I rejected you three times. Isn't that clear enough? I gave away all the things you sent, and I told you that too. You should know, right!"

More and more people were watching downstairs at the dormitory. Given Song Tan's personality, she shouldn't have been so high-profile, but she had been burning with a fever for a long time, and the softer her body felt, the tougher her personality became.

Especially since the other party clearly laughed: "Why are you so stubborn? I'm not bad, am I? What would happen if you just got to know me? I know you're short on money; I have plenty of living expenses. Don't feel pressured..." ===== CHAPTER 1395 =====