After the college entrance examination, life began to follow one's heart

Chapter 201 Xia Xiyao's Initiative, Departure for the Opening Ceremony

March 8th is Women's Day.

He contacted a florist in the provincial capital yesterday morning and asked the florist to get him a large bouquet of 99 roses as a Women's Day gift. Today, he asked the florist to have an employee deliver it to Ms. Ren.

Around 11 a.m., my mother, who was working at the law firm, received the gift.

So it was around this time that my mom sent me a message.

Ms. Ren: "Thank you so much. My mother has already received the roses."

Xu Lin: "Happy Women's Day."

Ms. Ren: "Yes, yes, you should pay attention to what you wear, okay? The weather in March is sometimes cold and sometimes hot. If you're not careful, you can easily catch a cold or get a fever."

"Ok."

March is indeed a month of fluctuating temperatures. The past few days have been quite warm, but the temperature will drop again in a couple of days, though not by much, and it won't have much of an impact on Xu Lin's current physical condition.

"Xu Lin, let's go out for a big lunch!"

"My treat!"

As class was about to end, Rong Xiyan leaned over and whispered.

Today is Women's Day. Starting at noon, all female staff members of the school, including teachers, cleaning ladies, and cafeteria ladies, will have a half-day off. The cafeteria will be short of food, or far less varied than usual. The only food available at the food stalls will probably be noodles.

Xu Lin's class didn't have classes in the afternoon, so they could leave school directly, and tomorrow was Saturday.

"What to eat?"

“Sushi!”

"Eating sushi again."

Rong Xiyan is really addicted to sushi, or maybe it's common for girls; sushi and desserts are more appealing to them. Xu Lin didn't have much of an opinion; if Rong Xiyan invited him to dinner, he would definitely go along.

It's worth mentioning that today is what capital marketing calls Goddess Day. Although it's not as crazy as it was a few years ago, there are still a few girls in Xu Lin's class who are thinking about it.

Entering the second semester of freshman year, the girls in Xu Lin's class became more beautiful overall because they gradually learned how to do makeup. Some of them were already pretty, but they looked even better after makeup, and more boys surrounded them.

For example, Li Sinan, second only to Rong Xiyan, received many valuable gifts in just one morning. A few hundred yuan worth of lipsticks were just a token gesture, and a few thousand yuan worth of bags was nothing to her. She also received a bag worth more than 30,000 yuan. Many girls in the class group were envious of her. Li Sinan remained calm and did not show off.

Rong Xiyan whispered, "She must be overjoyed inside, but she's just pretending to be calm because some of her micro-expressions and micro-movements have already betrayed her."

Xu Lin glanced at it and it seemed to be true.

Rong Xiyan added, "Moreover, if you take someone's gift and then keep them hanging on, it's easy for trouble to happen. Getting too close to her might get you implicated."

Xu Lin nodded.

Beside him.

Rong Xiyan is not short of money, so she doesn't think about asking Xu Lin to give her any gifts.

Ning Yuhan is a thrifty and good girl. If you give her an expensive gift, she will feel bad about it.

The eldest sister, Chi Linyue, is a wealthy person and doesn't care about these superficial things at all.

However, Xu Lin still sent her a "Happy Women's Day" message in the morning.

Xu Lin didn't feel anything special about Women's Day, but it was true that he didn't have to go to class this afternoon.

After class at noon.

Xu Lin then drove his electric scooter and left the school with Rong Xiyan.

The two first went home and drove their Panamera out.

Then Xu Lin drove to the music academy to pick up Xia Xiyao.

Wherever Rong Xiyan is, Xia Xiyao is almost always there too.

Xia Xiyao also has no classes this afternoon.

The weather was warm today, with a high of 22 degrees Celsius in the afternoon, so Xia Xiyao wore a short-sleeved shirt, a plaid shirt as an outer layer, and normal black straight-leg jeans. It was a very simple outfit without any deliberate embellishment.

"Xu Lin, long time no see!"

Xia Xiyao took the initiative to greet Xu Lin.

Xu Lin nodded.

He wasn't really in the mood to drive today, so he said to Rong Xiyan, "Why don't you drive? Xia Xiyao can sit in the passenger seat, and I'll sit in the back."

"Then you can sit in the back!"

Rong Xiyan said to Xia Xiyao, "Yaoyao, you sit in the passenger seat."

"Oh, yes."

Rong Xiyan's driving skills are decent; she's not the kind of female driver that's rumored online, so Xu Lin is quite at ease.

Rong Xiyan drove to a sushi restaurant.

Xu Lin and his group had eaten sushi in Jiangdu several times, each time at a different restaurant.

This time is no exception.

"I'm thinking of buying a formal suit this afternoon."

While eating sushi, Xia Xiyao suddenly said, "There are occasions when we need to wear this. Even though we don't wear much, we still need to prepare a set."

Upon hearing this, Rong Xiyan also got a sudden urge, "I want to buy a formal suit too, Yao Yao, let's go together later!"

"Shall we find a suit shop later?"

Xia Xiyao asked curiously, "My budget is around one thousand."

"Eat your fill, and I'll take you there later," Xu Lin said.

After spending a little over an hour at the sushi restaurant, we headed to the shop where Xu Lin had bought the suit last time.

But it's not your average suit shop. In a typical suit shop, a suit and leather shoes might cost a few hundred or a thousand yuan, but the quality is very poor. So many people joke that wearing one makes you look like an insurance salesman. It's not really a matter of personal style; sometimes it's simply a matter of the quality of the clothes.

Upscale suit shops, if you can afford to wait, say ten days or half a month, can even pay for better fabrics for custom tailoring.

Are the clothes in this suit shop very expensive?

When Xia Xiyao entered, she saw that a pair of trousers was priced at over a thousand yuan. Moreover, the store was very large, a separate building with two floors, and the decoration was very high-end. It was clearly a high-end suit store.

Xia Xiyao thought about herself and realized that her budget was only one thousand yuan, which was not enough to buy even a pair of pants. She became anxious.

"If you have a budget of 1,000 for a suit, you'll need a complete set, including the jacket, lining, trousers, belt, and shoes. That's an average of 200. But that's just the listed price. The actual cost might be much lower. I don't even know if the cost is 50 on average. Low cost means the quality of the clothes will be very poor, and they'll look terrible on you. So you should buy a better one."

Xu Lin said, "You pick a few items, and I'll pay for them later."

"Oh, that's not a good idea."

Xia Xiyao felt really embarrassed.

"You can choose whatever you want. It won't cost me much. A set might cost less than 20,000."

Xu Lin patted her on the shoulder.

"Yaoyao, over here, look at this coat!"

On the other side, Rong Xiyan, who was looking at coats not far away, waved and called Xia Xiyao over.

"Go ahead and choose."

"oh oh."

Xia Xiyao went over, and Xu Lin found a soft stool to sit down and play on his phone.

Girls are very picky when it comes to buying clothes, while boys tend to think "good enough" is fine. Girls, on the other hand, will spend a long time choosing and even try on each item one by one.

Rong Xiyan was like that, but Xia Xiyao wasn't so bold today. Although Xu Lin said he would pay, Xia Xiyao knew she shouldn't take too much. However, the clothes here are very expensive, with the cheapest starting at a thousand, and a tie costs several hundred. They all use European fabrics and European craftsmanship.

But there's a reason it's expensive; the quality looks excellent.

Xu Lin's phone was almost out of battery, and he sat there for more than an hour. The two girls changed into more than a dozen suits, all with different styles, including suit pants and suit skirts.

Both girls look great in them.

"Xu Lin, what do you think of this plan?"

Rong Xiyan came over wearing a complete suit, with a suit skirt and a pair of women's leather shoes.

In addition, Xia Xiyao, who came along, was also dressed in the same outfit.

However, the two displayed different styles.

Rong Xiyan is a bit mischievous, but she is, after all, a child raised by a wealthy family, and her temperament is there. So, even though she is dressed like this, she still exudes the air of a rich girl and looks very classy. Xia Xiyao is somewhere between a girl from a modest family and a lady from a wealthy family, and she is also very outstanding.

"They all look great, have you made your choice yet? My phone is almost out of battery."

"almost!"

"hurry up."

"oh oh."

In the end, both of them got two suits, the biggest difference being that one was a pair of trousers and the other a skirt suit.

In reality, the two of them probably wear it less than ten times a year.

In the end, Xu Lin paid the bill. The two of them had four suits, which cost a total of more than 70,000 yuan.

But for Xu Lin, it was like a drizzle.

"Xu Lin, I spent so much of your money today..."

Xia Xiyao whispered.

"do not think too much."

"Ok."

Xia Xiyao was wondering how to repay Xu Lin, and she was a little troubled.

Did they get this money for free? Probably not, right?
Actually, Xia Xiyao was overthinking it. She spent over 30,000 yuan on two outfits, which was her annual living expenses. But for Xu Lin now, it was nothing. During his winter break, Xu Lin went to the bank to negotiate the interest rate and settled on 5%. So, with over 100 million yuan in his account, the daily interest would be over 20,000 yuan, which was quite outrageous.

This is one of the reasons why some companies delay paying salaries: because large amounts of money are deposited in banks, generating substantial daily returns.

After leaving the suit store, Rong Xiyan said she wanted to go shopping again.

Xu Lin followed them around for another hour.

It's finally past six in the afternoon.

"Eat your food, then go home, damn it."

Xu Lin said that shopping made him mentally exhausted, while only girls seemed to be on stimulants when they went shopping.

"Know it."

Rong Xiyan linked arms with Xia Xiyao and playfully stuck out her tongue.

Xu Lin and the others returned around 8 p.m., and Xia Xiyao was also here that night.

"Yaoyao, let's go take a bath."

"oh oh."

The two women went to take a shower shortly after arriving home.

It was more than an hour later when Rong Xiyan and the others finished showering.

It turns out that the two of them had washed their hair tonight, which is why it took longer, and blow-drying their hair took another half hour.

After going through all the procedures, it was already past 10 p.m., which is outrageous.

Xu Lin was so tired from playing games that he got sleepy.

"Xu Lin, let's play a game!"

Rong Xiyan came in and said.

"What's the point of playing? I'm going to take a bath."

"Humph."

"Xu Lin, I'd like some fruit tea, would you like some?" Xia Xiyao asked.

"Yes, just order me a glass of orange juice or lemon tea."

"Oh!"

Xia Xiyao nodded.

"Yaoyao, I want milk tea!" Rong Xiyan raised her hand.

Which milk tea would you like?

Half an hour later, Xu Lin and his group's takeout arrived.

Everyone didn't go to sleep until after 2 a.m. today. Xu Lin took the two of them to play Eternal Calamity.

Silent all night.

Saturday.

Xu Lin woke up around 6 a.m., closed his eyes for a while but couldn't fall back asleep, so he got up and went to the gym next door to work out.

About half an hour later, Xia Xiyao appeared at the door.

"Are you getting up this early to work out?"

"And you, up so early?"

"I usually wake up around this time."

Xia Xiyao walked in while speaking.

"Oh."

Xu Lin placed the dumbbells, preparing to do pull-ups.

He was wearing only shorts and no shirt on his upper body. He had been working out for half an hour and was already sweating a little. His muscles seemed to be glowing, and every inch of his muscles seemed to be bursting with huge energy, full of power. His muscles were thin and muscular, not bulky. They were perfectly proportioned to his physique and looked great.

Xia Xiyao watched Xu Lin work out from there. Half an hour later, Xu Lin finally finished his workout.

He was already drenched in sweat.

"I'm going to take a shower."

"oh oh."

Xia Xiyao's eyes darted around, and it was unclear what she was thinking.

Just as Xu Lin was taking a shower, about half a minute later, the bathroom door opened.

Xia Xiyao entered naked, covering her private parts, her face flushed, and she dared not meet Xu Lin's eyes.

Xu Lin was stunned for a moment.

"How about... I help you scrub your back? I've heard that you guys just rinse off after showering, so you might not get really clean..."

Xia Xiyao stammered, and her words became somewhat incoherent. "Okay, you can scrub my back."

To be honest, Xia Xiyao's reason was terrible.

Xia Xiyao's figure is no worse than Rong Xiyan's, and may even be better in some aspects; the two women each have their own merits.

Now that Xia Xiyao has taken the initiative, Xu Lin will not pretend to be reserved. Following human nature is one of Xu Lin's ultimate principles in life.

Nodding, Xia Xiyao walked over shyly.

She made Xu Lin sit down, blushed, and applied shower gel to Xu Lin, then used a bath brush to scrub him.

Actually, putting everything else aside, taking a bath and scrubbing are two different concepts. People in the south generally don't scrub their bodies, so they have dirt on their bodies, which can be removed by scrubbing with a little force.

Xu Lin was fine; he was clean and had no dirt on him.

"You are so clean. I thought there would be dirt on you."

"I usually make sure to wash it clean, okay?"

Xu Lin laughed and said, "Why are you so bold today?"

"no……"

"You still say you didn't, but you've taken off all your clothes. What are you thinking?"

"nothing."

"Tell me what you're thinking. I'm sure you know what you're thinking."

"I...I...It's because you bought me clothes yesterday, and I feel like I took too many."

"That's it? So you want to repay me?"

Xu Lin was somewhat amused and exasperated. "Actually, it's not much money. You and Yan Yan, on average, it's 37,000. 37,000 is really not much. To put it bluntly, with your looks and figure, as long as you're willing to go all out, you could easily make hundreds of millions or even more a year. Top beauties are sought after by big shots. They could keep you as their kept birds and make a lot of money every year."

Of course, Xu Lin's statement is not absolute, because beautiful women need someone to act as a go-between, that is, an intermediary. Without an intermediary, there is no market for them, and beautiful women belong to the upper class.

Of course, we're talking about real beauties here, not the beauties on short video platforms with beauty filters.

"Ah, I don't want to. Besides, even if I have to be a canary, I'll only be your canary..."

Xia Xiyao spoke softer and softer.

Xu Lin heard it clearly as well.

"I was just kidding. Everyone has their own life, and everyone has the right to fully blossom."

"Then, can I be with you from now on?"

"Let's change the subject."

"oh oh."

Xia Xiyao pursed her lips.

A short while later, she brought over the showerhead and rinsed the bubbles off Xu Lin's body.

Taking a bath must involve complete honesty and openness.

"How could Xiyan stand it?" Xia Xiyao muttered. This was the first time she had seen Xu Lin's true face during the day.

Xia Xiyao was secretly alarmed, and then she suddenly remembered Rong Xiyan saying that Xu Lin liked to make her eat dirty things.

Xia Xiyao made up her mind.

So, after Xu Lin stood up, Xia Xiyao steeled herself and knelt down.

Of course she knew what to do; with the internet so readily available these days, who hasn't watched a few movies?

These days, there are no pure-minded people. Not to mention adults, even children are easily exposed to all kinds of junk information.

Peng!
Soon, Xu Lin got annoyed by Xia Xiyao's teasing.

Human nature contains an element of wanting the new and disliking the old. Xu Lin does not dislike the old, but his desire for the new is inevitable.

So, Xia Xiyao was pinned against the wall by him.

"Xu Lin, let's... go back to the room, okay?"

Xia Xiyao was panicked. Xu Lin was already on the verge of arrest, and she couldn't escape either. Moreover, Xia Xiyao had already thought of this.

"it is good."

"clothing……"

"Okay. Here you go."

Xu Lin then carried her out of the bathroom, not even drying himself off from the shower, and returned to Xia Xiyao's room.

Close the door and lock it.

"Is Xiyan about to get up?" Xia Xiyao was uneasy. She didn't know what to do if her affair was discovered.

“On weekends, she doesn’t get up until 10 o’clock.”

"So, does this mean we've wronged her?"

"I apologize before you even said that. Why worry about such details?"

"Ah, that seems to be true." Xia Xiyao finally felt a little less guilty.

Everyone needs a way to save face.

On one side is her best friend, and on the other is the person she likes.

Xia Xiyao wanted both of them.

Although she was uneasy, Xia Xiyao's inner voice told her: Happiness must be fought for!
Time: A little after eight o'clock.

Eighteen-year-old Xia Xiyao completed her ultimate transformation on this very bed.

It was quite uncomfortable at first, but it got better later.

Xu Lin didn't go all out; he was very cautious. On one hand, he was only just getting acquainted with Xia Xiyao, so he couldn't just do anything to her right away to avoid hurting her. On the other hand, making too much noise would easily wake Rong Xiyan.

Finally, with only a little over an hour left, Xu Lin felt stuck in a limbo. To use an inappropriate analogy, it was like being halfway through taking a dump, which made him quite uncomfortable.

"Can I call you brother from now on?"

Xia Xiyao asked timidly.

"sure."

Xu Lin felt it was just a title.

"elder brother."

"Ah."

Around 10 a.m., Rong Xiyan noticed that Xia Xiyao's eyes were red and swollen, as if she had been crying.

He quickly asked with concern, "Yaoyao, what's wrong?"

"No, I slipped and fell when I came out of the bathroom this morning, and it hurts a little."

Xia Xiyao didn't dare to look Rong Xiyan in the eye, but fortunately Rong Xiyan didn't notice anything unusual.

"Are you alright?"

"No, don't worry. I'm just walking a little unnaturally. I should be fine after a rest."

Xia Xiyao shook her head and changed the subject: "It's my treat, what do you want to eat this morning?"

Rong Xiyan: "McDonald's, Yao Yao, I want a hamburger!"

"Where's Xu Lin?"

Xia Xiyao looked at Xu Lin, who was watching TV on the sofa.

"I'd like a double cheeseburger, anything else is fine."

Xu Lin looked at the two of them and said, "Where do you want to go today? I'll go with you. I'm not free tomorrow."

"Xu Lin, what are you going to do tomorrow?"

"I'll start by saying that the film and television adaptation will be holding its opening ceremony tomorrow, and I need to attend, so I won't be free tomorrow."

"Oh." Rong Xiyan understood. She was a bit carefree and didn't care about such things.

"Does that mean I'll get to see a lot of big stars?"

Xia Xiyao, however, was quite curious.

"Right, which celebrity do you like?"

Xia Xiyao shook her head, indicating that she didn't like any celebrities.

After eating McDonald's, everyone went out.

Today, Xu Lin took two girls out to play. Xia Xiyao had some difficulty walking at first, but she recovered by noon.

The three of them went hiking in the afternoon.

In early spring, many people go hiking, and the temperature is just right, neither too hot nor too cold.

Hiking with girls is nothing more than taking photos and checking off landmarks; there's not much else to do.

Then the three of them went out for a big meal that evening.

Saturday is over.

That evening, Xu Lin escorted the two women back to their large house, while he himself returned to his duplex.

He also needs to spend a few hours dealing with the teaching of his apprentices.

the next morning.

Xu Lin was going to attend the opening ceremony today, so he got up at seven o'clock sharp to wash up.

"Shouldn't we dress more formally for formal occasions?"

Xu Lin thought for a moment and decided to wear a suit, which was the new one he had before.

Wear a suit and tie.

button?

Xu Lin looked at himself in the mirror and realized that he looked more dashing with his shirt unbuttoned.

Formal yet not so formal, elegant yet casual.

This is just right.

hairstyle?

Xu Lin's recent hairstyle was short and choppy, but he felt it wasn't quite right, so he used hair clay to style it and created a cool look, then sealed it with hairspray.

"That's good enough."

Looking at himself in the mirror, Xu Lin was quite satisfied.

Xu Lin believes that men should sometimes learn from women. Women like to spend money to make themselves more beautiful, especially young women today. Men should also invest in themselves. Putting aside things like inner qualities that are hard to improve, such as emotional intelligence and knowledge, physical appearance is something that can be seen. Moreover, investing in oneself is never wrong, because whether it's women or friends, they all have different phases, but what you have in yourself can always belong to you, so it's a sure win.

At 8:00 AM sharp, Xu Lin drove out, had breakfast along the way, and then headed towards his destination.

The opening ceremony was held at a top-tier hotel.

Xu Lin arrived at around 9 a.m.

The sun is shining brightly again today.

When Xu Lin arrived outside the hotel, he saw a minivan arrive at the scene.

Many reporters have already followed.

Xu Lin wondered, "Which celebrity is this?"

Shortly after, the bodyguards pulled someone aside, and out came Dilraba, wearing a mask and sunglasses.

Xu Lin suddenly understood.

As soon as Dilraba came out, reporters swarmed around her.

"Luckily, I'm not a celebrity."

Xu Lin didn't let his attention wander too much. He bypassed the area where the reporters were gathered and went straight into the hotel.

It was finally quiet inside.

The opening ceremony was held on the sixth floor of this hotel, and the entire venue was booked.

Xu Lin entered the elevator, and just as the elevator doors were about to close, someone pressed the button to open them again.

Just then, Dilraba, along with her assistant and bodyguard, walked in.

Xu Lin stood on one side of the elevator, leaning against the wall, his hands in his pockets, and glanced at everyone indifferently, with an expression that showed he was not interested in anything.

Abbreviated as aloof.

There were three women in Dilraba's group.

Just like when a man sees a beautiful woman or a woman sees a handsome man, it's essentially the same thing.

With Xu Lin's looks and charisma, plus the added advantage of being a "dragon among men," it's no wonder the three women couldn't remain calm.

Dilraba even took the initiative to ask, "Hello, aren't you going to press the elevator button?"

This is an era where modeling is paramount.

In fact, every dynasty in history has given preferential treatment to men and women with good looks, especially men who are handsome. This is because men have always controlled a lot of social resources, so it is the same in both ancient and modern times.

When a woman meets someone she's attracted to, even the most aloof woman will reveal her true colors.

Don't underestimate the importance of physical appearance. Emperor Gao Huan of Northern Qi was favored by the noble beauty Lou Zhaojun because of his handsome appearance. Moreover, Gao Huan was a complete nobody from humble beginnings. Heaven knows how handsome he was. He was chosen at first glance because of his good looks, and later rose to become the emperor and a great ruler, leaving a strong mark on history.

"You pressed the button for the 6th floor."

Xu Lin said lightly.

"Are you also on the 6th floor?" Dilraba asked.

"Ah."

"But our film crew booked the entire sixth floor."

This time, it was the female assistant who spoke.

Xu Lin: That's right. I'm the screenwriter for your production team, so we can go up together.

Just saying.

With a ding, the elevator doors opened.

The 6th floor has arrived.

(End of this chapter)