Is it hard to chase the school beauty?It doesn't matter, she still has roommates

Let's start by exploring the first floor!

Nie Xiaoyu suddenly became excited and grabbed Qin Luo's hand, running towards the jewelry section.

Qin Luo shook his head helplessly, letting her pull him along.

He knew that Nie Xiaoyu had a little quirk: she had absolutely no resistance to anything cute.

Sure enough, in less than ten minutes, Nie Xiaoyu had already bought three pairs of plush hair clips, five cartoon bracelets, and a light-up bunny pendant.

"This is so cute!"

Nie Xiaoyu squatted in front of a display case, her eyes sparkling as she stared at the cat earrings inside.

Qin Luo stood behind her, looking at the top of her fluffy hair, and couldn't help but reach out and ruffle it.

"How old are you? You still like these childish things."

"I want you to take care of it!"

Nie Xiaoyu turned around and made a face.

"Girls are always eighteen!"

Qin Luo chuckled, took out his wallet, and said to the shop assistant.

"Wrap it up."

"No need! I have my own money!"

Nie Xiaoyu hurriedly stood up and rummaged through her small bag for her wallet.

Qin Luo pressed down on her hand.

"My woman, of course I'll pay the bill."

Nie Xiaoyu opened her mouth to refute, but was defeated by Qin Luo's deep gaze and could only mutter softly.

"Who is your woman?"

After exploring the first floor, the two took the escalator to the second floor.

As Nie Xiaoyu passed the pet store, she suddenly stopped.

"Wang!"

A snow-white Pomeranian lay on the glass window, its black bean-like eyes wet, wagging its tail at Nie Xiaoyu.

"Ahhh, so cute!"

Nie Xiaoyu was instantly charmed and pressed herself against the glass.

"Qin Luo, look! It looks like it's smiling at me!"

Qin Luo frowned.

"Don't get so close, the glass is dirty."

Nie Xiaoyu ignored him and rushed into the pet store.

Qin Luo sighed and had no choice but to follow.

"Miss has excellent taste. This is a purebred Pomeranian, just three months old, and has a very gentle temperament."

The shop assistant gave a warm introduction.

Nie Xiaoyu carefully held the puppy in her arms, and the little guy immediately licked her fingers affectionately.

"I'll take it!"

Nie Xiaoyu looked up, her eyes sparkling.

Qin Luo rubbed his forehead.

"We're here to buy watches, how can you go shopping with a dog in your arms?"

"I can hug it!"

Nie Xiaoyu buried her face in the puppy's fur and rubbed it against it.

"It's so soft and smells so good!"

Qin Luo felt a pang of jealousy as he watched the affectionate interaction between the man and the dog.

"No, that's too much trouble."

"I'll buy it~" Nie Xiaoyu blinked her big eyes, her voice as soft as cotton candy.

"I promise it will be very well-behaved!"

Qin Luo hardened his heart and shook his head.

"No, it just won't work."

Nie Xiaoyu puffed out her cheeks and suddenly shoved the puppy into Qin Luo's arms.

"Try hugging it! It's super cute!"

The furry touch made Qin Luo stiffen all over.

The puppy seemed to sense his nervousness, tilted its head, let out a soft "woof," and stuck out its pink little tongue to lick his wrist.

A crack appeared in Qin Luo's expression.

"Look, it likes you!"

Nie Xiaoyu took the opportunity to act coquettishly.

"Please, let's buy it, okay? Please!"

Qin Luo, return the dog to the shop assistant.

"No. Let's talk about it after we buy the watch."

Nie Xiaoyu's smile vanished instantly, and she turned and left angrily.

"Qin Luo, you big bad guy!"

Qin Luo quickly caught up and reached out to pull her, but Nie Xiaoyu shook him off.

He smiled helplessly, then suddenly reached out and pinched Nie Xiaoyu's cheek.

"Angry?"

"Do not touch me!"

Nie Xiaoyu slapped his hand away and glared at him with a cute but fierce look.

I hate you the most!

Qin Luo was amused by her expression and deliberately teased her.

"Really? I'll leave now?"

As he spoke, he pretended to turn around, and Nie Xiaoyu, as expected, got anxious and chased after him to hit him.

"you dare!"

Qin Luo was prepared and nimbly dodged.

Not to be outdone, Nie Xiaoyu lifted her skirt and chased after him.

The two chased each other in the mall, attracting the attention of passersby.

"Tsk tsk, youth is wonderful."

An old lady said to her husband with a smile.

"A perfect match, a handsome man and a beautiful woman."

The sales clerks nearby were also whispering among themselves.

Nie Xiaoyu chased after Qin Luo around a corner, when suddenly her foot slipped.
"what!"

She stepped right on a banana peel that someone had thrown away, and fell backward. A gasp rippled through the crowd.

In the blink of an eye, a figure rushed over like an arrow released from a bow.

Nie Xiaoyu felt a tightening around her waist as she was pulled into a warm embrace.

In a dizzying moment, she saw Qin Luo's handsome face magnified, his eyes, which always held a smile, now filled with tension.

"Are you okay?"

Qin Luo's voice was a little hoarse.

Still shaken, Nie Xiaoyu unconsciously gripped Qin Luo's clothes tightly with both hands.

They were so close they could count each other's eyelashes. As their breaths mingled, she caught a faint scent of mint on Qin Luo.

"I'm fine."

Nie Xiaoyu answered softly, her heart pounding like a drum.

Qin Luo breathed a sigh of relief, but did not immediately let go of her.

He bent down to examine Nie Xiaoyu's ankle.

Did you twist it?

"No."

Nie Xiaoyu shook her head, suddenly realizing they were still in an ambiguous position, and quickly pushed Qin Luo away.

"Thanks."

Qin Luo felt a strange sense of loss when his arms were suddenly empty.

He reached out and tidied Nie Xiaoyu's slightly messy hair.

"Be careful, what if you fall and get hurt?"

Nie Xiaoyu definitely didn't check the almanac before going out today.

She was wearing her newly bought white sneakers, humming a song as she walked along the tree-lined avenue of the shopping street, holding a cup of half-sweet, no-ice milk tea in her hand.

The July sunlight filtered through the gaps in the sycamore leaves, casting dappled shadows on her light blue dress.

"This weather is so nice! Oh my!"

Before she could finish speaking, Nie Xiaoyu felt her foot slip and she instantly lost her balance.

She stared in horror as she watched herself fall forward, the milk tea slipping from her hand and tracing a graceful parabola through the air.

"Oh no, oh no, I'm going to fall flat on my face."

Nie Xiaoyu closed her eyes in despair, already able to imagine herself lying on her back on the ground in a pathetic state.

The expected pain did not come.

A pair of strong arms suddenly wrapped around her from the side and pulled her back steadily.

Nie Xiaoyu felt herself bump into a warm embrace, and a faint minty scent reached her nose.

"Be careful." A deep male voice sounded in her ear. Nie Xiaoyu opened her eyes in shock and met a pair of concerned dark eyes.

He was a tall boy, wearing a simple white T-shirt and jeans, his sharply defined face filled with worry.

"Are you OK?"

The boy, Qin Luo, asked, but dared not let go of her hand, afraid that she would fall again if she stood up.

Nie Xiaoyu then realized that she was being held in his arms, her back pressed against Qin Luo's chest, and she could even feel his strong heartbeat.

This realization made her face flush red to the roots of her ears.

"N-nothing."

She answered haltingly, her voice barely audible.

Qin Luo looked down at the girl in his arms who had suddenly turned into a tomato and couldn't help but chuckle.

"Are you sure? Your face is so red, are you suffering from heatstroke?"

"no!"

Nie Xiaoyu shook her head anxiously, her ponytail brushing against Qin Luo's chin.

"That's me, that's me."

"You were scared by me?"

Qin Luo raised an eyebrow, deliberately teasing her.

Nie Xiaoyu was so embarrassed that she couldn't speak and could only shake her head frantically.

She struggled to stand up, but accidentally stepped on the culprit—a crushed banana peel—and slipped, about to fall again.

"Wow."

Qin Luo reacted quickly, lifting her up in his arms.

Nie Xiaoyu exclaimed in surprise and instinctively hugged Qin Luo's neck.

"Looks like this banana peel is determined to get back at you."

Qin Luo shook his head helplessly.

"Thank goodness you're alright. Let's stop fooling around now. Safety first. I'll carry you over there to sit down and rest for a bit."

Nie Xiaoyu froze completely.

She had never been carried like this by a boy before, and now she was nestled in Qin Luo's arms, her nose filled with his pleasant scent, and her heart was pounding so hard it felt like it was going to burst out of her chest.

"I can walk by myself."

She protested weakly.

"Don't be brave."

Qin Luo looked down at her, a faint smile playing on his lips.

"If you slip on a watermelon rind or a mango pit again, I might not be able to save you in time a second time."

Nie Xiaoyu was speechless after hearing what he said, and could only nod with a blush on her face, letting Qin Luo carry her to the rest area not far away.

She secretly glanced at Qin Luo's profile and noticed that his jawline was clean and sharp, and his eyelashes were incredibly long, casting a small shadow in the sunlight.

Passersby cast envious or curious glances their way.

A little girl holding a balloon pointed at them and asked innocently.

"Mommy, why is that lady being hugged? Is she a princess?"

The young mother answered with a smile.

"Because that older brother cares about his older sister a lot."

Upon hearing this conversation, Nie Xiaoyu wished she could disappear into the ground.

She buried her face in Qin Luo's shoulder, her voice muffled.

"How embarrassing!"

Qin Luo was amused by her childish behavior.

"What, is it embarrassing to be hugged by me?"

"no!"

Nie Xiaoyu suddenly looked up and met Qin Luo's smiling eyes, then immediately cowered.

"It's just that too many people watched it."

"Let them be envious."

Qin Luo didn't take it to heart and steadily supported her with his arm.

"You are much lighter than I expected."

Before Nie Xiaoyu could respond, a sharp argument suddenly came from the side.

Wow, how loving and sweet! Honey, give me a hug, I want a hug too!

A girl in a pink dress was clinging to her boyfriend's arm and acting coquettishly, but her eyes were fixed on Qin Luo and Nie Xiaoyu.

Her boyfriend, a tall, thin man wearing black-rimmed glasses, looked troubled.

"Honey, stop fooling around."

"No, I want a hug!"

The girl persisted, pointing at Qin Luo and the others.

"Look how romantic they are!"

The boy pushed up his glasses, glanced at his girlfriend's obviously overweight figure, and broke out in a cold sweat.

"Honey, this is too difficult. How about we hug when we get home?"

"You can't even lift your girlfriend up? You're so useless, let's break up!"

The girl suddenly changed her expression and flung her boyfriend's hand away.

The boy became famous too.

"Fine, let's break up! I've had enough of you! Don't you even know your own weight? You have no self-awareness, and you expect me to carry you? Why don't you just go to heaven and stand shoulder to shoulder with the sun!"

After saying that, the boy turned and left, leaving the girl stomping her feet in the spot.

"Come back here! I'm sorry, okay?!"

This dramatic scene silenced everyone in the rest area for a few seconds before bursting into whispers.

Nie Xiaoyu stared in disbelief as the couple parted ways, muttering to herself.

"That guy was way too impulsive."

Qin Luo carefully placed Nie Xiaoyu on the bench and sat down next to her.

"But that girl really went a bit too far."

"Yes."

Nie Xiaoyu nodded.

"If it were me, I wouldn't agree either."

She regretted it as soon as the words left her mouth. Wasn't that tantamount to saying that she was also heavy? Nie Xiaoyu hurriedly waved her hands.

"No, I mean."

"I know."

Qin Luo interrupted her with a smile.

"Sometimes, getting along with others really requires mutual understanding and tolerance. However, that girl's request was indeed a bit unreasonable."

His voice was gentle yet firm, and Nie Xiaoyu unconsciously relaxed.

Sunlight filtered through the leaves, casting dappled shadows on the space between the two people.

Not far away, the couple who had broken up had already left, but the onlookers were still discussing it with great interest.

An older woman commented, shaking her head.

"Young people these days, they break up over the smallest things."

Nie Xiaoyu and Qin Luo exchanged a smile, inexplicably sharing a tacit understanding as if they were accomplices.

After resting for a while, Qin Luo and Nie Xiaoyu took the escalator to the third floor of the mall.

The floor was brightly lit, with a faint scent of perfume in the air, and the logos of major luxury brands gleamed under the lights.

"Gold, silver, jade, and luxury watches."

Nie Xiaoyu scanned the floor plan, her slender fingers lightly tapping in the air.

"Let's go check out the watches section first."

Qin Luo put his hands in his hoodie pockets and nodded casually.

Today he was wearing a plain dark gray casual outfit and a pair of sneakers whose brand was unknown. He looked like an ordinary college student.

In contrast, Nie Xiaoyu's outfit was much more refined: a beige turtleneck sweater paired with a light brown trench coat, and a subtly visible Cartier bracelet on her wrist that shone with understated elegance as she moved.

The glass windows of the Rolex boutique reflected a cold light under the lamps.

Nie Xiaoyu stopped and pointed inside.

"Let's go with this one. Rolexes are reasonably priced and not expensive."

Qin Luo raised an eyebrow, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.

He knew that for Nie Xiaoyu, a watch worth several hundred thousand was indeed just a "moderate" price.

Pushing open the heavy glass door, a female shop assistant in a black uniform immediately came to greet me.

"Welcome to Rolex. What can I do for you two?"

Her gaze swept quickly over the two of them, and her eyes lit up noticeably when she saw the Cartier watch on Nie Xiaoyu's wrist.

"Please sit here, let me pour you some water."

The staff attentively guided them to the VIP lounge, where two genuine leather sofas and a glass coffee table were placed.

The shop was unusually quiet; there were no other customers besides them.

Qin Luo looked around; the watches in the display case gleamed alluringly under the spotlights.

"Would you like to see a men's watch or a women's watch?"

The shop assistant returned with two glasses of Evian mineral water and asked softly.

Nie Xiaoyu took the water glass and took a small sip. (End of Chapter)