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Chapter 165 You think I'm as happy as you imagine?

How come such an interesting theme park closed down after only a few years?

Shen Kang pondered silently, and slowly a guess formed in his mind: Perhaps it was because it was too abstract? The so-called leading one step ahead is the trend, but leading ten steps ahead is a recipe for disaster.

This Universal Studios theme park may have closed down because it was too ahead of its time and its abstract concepts hadn't reached the general public.

Shen Kang could only guess at that.

As he was thinking this, Xiao Bonian and Zhou Man were whispering and laughing over there, and he didn't know what they were talking about.

While he was putting down his drink and lost in thought, He Qiuzhu took advantage of his inattention, secretly took a sip of his drink, frowned slightly, and then returned it.

It doesn't taste good.

Xiao Qingxuan, the only third wheel in the room, sat to the side, silently watching everything, lost in thought.

After resting for a while, the five of them set off again and explored the Universal Studios theme park. During this time, they encountered some similar incidents, such as "putting up Spring Festival couplets at a church" and "the congratulatory maid café".

For example, after leaving the maid café, they didn't walk far before they saw a Western-style bar. Inside, the decor was also classic Old West style.

However, where the small stage should have been for a band, instead of a band, a Peking Opera troupe was performing. They were putting on a Peking Opera performance of "The Trial of Galileo" for the tourists experiencing the tavern.

Shen Kang kept praising what he saw, feeling that this place was truly interesting and full of fun. He loved it so much and would definitely come back again. Of course, who he toured the place with was also very important.

After playing for half a day, the subtle awkwardness they felt when they first entered the park had long since disappeared, and they returned to their usual "family of four" dynamic.

After a day of fun, everyone had a great time and felt that the National Day holiday was perfect.

As the sun set, the group walked out of the park.

Zhou Man was so hot she couldn't stand it anymore, and since Shen Kang had stopped teasing her, she finally took off her wool suit and carried it in her hand. She walked side by side with Xiao Bonian, complaining about some of the things Shen Kang had done earlier.

Soon, her coat was transferred from her hands to Xiao Bonian's.

Shen Kang walked behind, carrying He Qiuzhu on his back.

She lay on Shen Kang's back, her arms wrapped around his neck, her thighs held by his bent arms, her beautiful hair falling down from the side of his face, her eyes half-open and half-closed, hazy and dreamy—she seemed to be a little tired from playing and about to fall asleep.

Seeing that she seemed too tired, Shen Kang carried her on his back. He felt two soft, round things pressing against his back, which was quite comfortable. He also could smell her faint, pleasant fragrance.

Xiao Qingxuan walked to the side and said, "I originally thought you would only bully her, but I didn't expect you to dote on her so much."

"What are you talking about? She's my sister, who else should I spoil if not her?" Shen Kang replied casually.

Xiao Qingxuan didn't say anything more, but looked ahead at Xiao Bonian and Zhou Man's figures side by side in the sunset, and suddenly said, "You two, are you just students and friends with my uncle?"

Shen Kang's heart skipped a beat, but his expression remained unchanged as he countered, "Otherwise, what other relationship could there be?"

Xiao Qingxuan chuckled and didn't dwell on the topic any further, simply saying, "I feel that President Zhou Man is a very nice and genuine person."

When they met this morning, Zhou Man gave Xiao Qingxuan a perfect first impression, but because she was too perfect, she seemed a little unreal. However, after a day of sightseeing, Zhou Man gradually revealed some other aspects of herself, and she became more real.

Shen Kang remained silent, unsure of what Xiao Qingxuan meant.

Xiao Qingxuan simply continued, "You and He Qiuzhu are both nice people, and I like them quite a bit too."

At this point, she turned her head and gave Shen Kang a mysterious smile, "If one day you need my help, I will definitely be on your side."

Shen Kang's heart skipped a beat again, and he chuckled dryly, "Although I don't understand what you're saying, I'll still thank you in advance."

Xiao Qingxuan smiled mischievously and said, "It's no fun just talking, let's show it with actions. Take me to see what your daily life is like at university tomorrow."

Shen Kang was somewhat puzzled: "Didn't Professor Xiao take you to visit Yang University?" Xiao Bonian had already told him about this when he asked him to bring Xiao Qingxuan.

Xiao Qingxuan shook her head: "It's different. I want to see what life is like for a college student like you who runs a company, back in school."

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According to Shen Kang's plan for her, she would become a "senior executive college student." She wanted to know what college life would be like with this kind of status, and Shen Kang's college life could serve as a reference.

Hearing her words, Shen Kang felt a bit annoyed. "Do you think my life is as happy as you imagine?"

Xiao Qingxuan thought for a moment, then tentatively asked, "I can't imagine your happiness, brother?"

"—You should go do stand-up comedy from now on, and don't come work for Anjia anymore. It's a waste for someone like you not to do stand-up comedy," Shen Kang complained.

Xiao Qingxuan quickly smiled apologetically, "No, Brother Shen—"

After chatting for a while, Shen Kang agreed to take her to Yangke University for a day. Anyway, Xiao Qingxuan's family should be thankful that she could go back to school, and they probably wouldn't mind if she went back a day or two late.

Sure enough, after telling Xiao Bonian about it, Xiao Bonian had no objections. He then called Xiao Zhongnian and told him that Xiao Qingxuan was willing to go back to school. Xiao Zhongnian was overjoyed and repeatedly expressed his gratitude to his older brother.

Xiao Zhongnian readily agreed to Xiao Qingxuan's request to visit the school for a day at the home of "one of Xiao Bonian's outstanding students." He even considerately asked if one day would be enough and if Xiao Qingxuan should take two more days off to experience the university atmosphere so that she would be more motivated to take the college entrance exam.

After asking Shen Kang and the others again, Xiao Bonian told Xiao Zhongnian on the other end of the phone that one day would be enough, and the matter was settled.

Shen Kang had originally planned to take He Qiuzhu to Yangke University for the night on the 7th, which was this evening. However, after spending the whole day at Universal Studios, they were running out of time, so they stayed overnight in the High-tech Zone. They set off early the next morning, driving directly to Yangke University with He Qiuzhu and Xiao Qingxuan.

The three of them got up very early and set off at 7 a.m. After a three-hour journey, they arrived at Yangko University of Science and Technology a little after 10 a.m.

Shen Kang first took He Qiuzhu to her dormitory, then parked the car on A9, and prepared to take Xiao Qingxuan to experience a day of her university life.

"Actually, my college life was quite ordinary."

As Shen Kang walked, he talked to Xiao Qingxuan beside him.

Xiao Qingxuan dressed quite casually today; it seems she has given up on her little dresses.

Following the new path Shen Kang arranged for Xiao Qingxuan, he hoped that Xiao Qingxuan could study hard and work diligently, balancing her studies and career, so that she could make the best contribution to the An family.

Therefore, he felt he had to set an example. "Every day, I just went to school, studied, and spent time in the library as usual."

"Of course, you can't learn everything. A person's energy is limited, so you have to learn with a purpose."

After listening to him for a while, Xiao Qingxuan asked curiously, "Yesterday He Qiuzhu said that many girls like you. How can you concentrate on your studies like this?"

Shen Kang scoffed, "Don't listen to her nonsense. What girl would like me? —"

As the two were walking and chatting, a rather pretty girl walked towards them from the opposite side of the road. She had been on the other side of the pedestrian crossing when she saw Shen Kang, so she crossed the road directly to him, smiling and greeting him: "What a coincidence, Shen Kang, is it National Day?"

Are you back from your vacation?

Shen Kang greeted her as well: "Yes, you're back. Hello, Qin Zhen."

This girl was none other than Qin Zhen, Ouyang Yu's goddess. The two had met when Yanyu Tea House opened that day.

Qin Zhen then looked at Xiao Qingxuan next to Shen Kang, "And who is this?"

Shen Kang wasn't familiar with Qin Zhen; they'd only met once. He had no intention of introducing Xiao Qingxuan to her, so he simply said, "Friend."

Upon hearing this, Qin Zhen's mind raced for a moment.

On the day Yanyu Tea House opened, after meeting Shen Kang and learning that he was the owner of Study Room 302, Shen Kang was added to her "waiting list".

The boys on that list were all guys Qin Zhen thought were good and worth trying to develop a relationship with.

However, in accordance with her usual practice, she did not take the initiative towards Shen Kang. Even with boys she thought were good, she would only give them a chance to pursue her.

Qin Zhen thought that after Shen Kang saw that she had shown an attitude of "trying to make contact" with him that day, he would probably get her phone number through Ouyang Yu and then start contacting her and pursuing her.

But Shen Kang did not.

And today, by chance, Shen Kang was accompanied by another very pretty young girl.

These things actually made Qin Zhen even more interested in Shen Kang, and she also moved Shen Kang up the ranking on her "candidate list".

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Hearing Shen Kang's brief mention of his two "friends," and his apparent reluctance to elaborate, Qin Zhen found it even more intriguing. It seemed like a bit of a challenge, quite interesting.

"oh."

Qin Zhen wasn't annoyed by Shen Kang's perfunctory introduction and skipped over it, then took the initiative to extend an invitation: "I really want to thank you for arranging a seat for me in study room 302 last time. I haven't had a chance to thank you back yet. How about I treat you to a meal sometime?"

After saying that, she glanced at Xiao Qingxuan next to Shen Kang and quickly added, "Don't overthink it, little sister. It's just a simple expression of gratitude. If you'd like to go too, I can invite you as well."

Qin Zhen had never failed to use this tactic. Even if the two were truly a couple, it would often lead to conflicts between them, and ultimately the boy would end up on her shortlist of potential partners.

"Thanks, but no need. We have other things to do, so we'll be going now."

As Shen Kang spoke, he was too lazy to waste any more words with Qin Zhen, so he simply walked past her and moved forward.

Xiao Qingxuan quickly followed.

After walking for a while, Xiao Qingxuan finally spoke up: "Is this what you meant by no girl liking you?" In her opinion, that girl had even offered to treat Shen Kang to dinner, so didn't she like him?

Shen Kang: "No, not at all. Judging from her expression just now, she probably misunderstood that you were my girlfriend and wanted to say something to annoy us both. It's not like she likes me."

"Does she have a grudge against you?" Xiao Qingxuan asked.

Shen Kang shook his head: "No grudge. Who knows why she suddenly did this? I don't want to try to understand, it's a waste of time—"

Xiao Qingxuan was still not entirely convinced. But since Shen Kang said so, she decided to take it as he said.

As they chatted and walked, they arrived at the first canteen.

Seeing that it was almost 11 o'clock, Shen Kang brought Xiao Qingxuan in, got two fast food meals, found a place to sit down, and started eating.

While eating, she didn't forget to teach Xiao Qingxuan to study hard and master her professional knowledge. Otherwise, if she were a poor student, the An family might not necessarily let her work part-time.

Xiao Qingxuan was listening with humming and nodding, eating her meal with her head down, when she felt a shadow appear in front of her.

Looking up, I saw another pretty girl standing opposite the two of us at the table, holding a stainless steel plate with big pieces of meat, chicken cutlets, and chicken legs on it.

The pretty girl asked Shen Kang, "Is this your girlfriend, Shen Kang?"

Shen Kang looked up at her and said, "No, she's my cousin."

This pretty girl was none other than Song Qingru, the head of the student union's life department, who had tried to persuade him to join the student union.

As for "cousin", it was something Shen Kang had agreed upon with Xiao Qingxuan in the car: if anyone asked, they should say she was his cousin.

"I knew it, he looks like a high school student."

Song Qingru smiled at Xiao Qingxuan, then pushed the plate in her hand in front of Shen Kang, "I ate too much earlier, I can't finish it, could you help me finish it?"

As she spoke, her gaze inadvertently swept over the plate in front of Shen Kang: there was a plate of rice, a plate of boiled cabbage, and a plate of cucumber salad, without any meat at all.

Beside her, on Xiao Qingxuan's plate were a chicken cutlet and a braised eggplant.

Sure enough, Shen Kang's family wasn't well-off. He came to eat with his cousin, and he only ordered two vegetarian dishes for himself, saving the money to buy his cousin a meat dish. Thinking this, Song Qingru felt a pang of pity for the young man.

But the truth is, during the seven-day National Day holiday, Zhou Man specifically instructed Aunt Zhang to prepare lavish meals of fish, meat, abalone, sea cucumber, and shark fin every day to nourish the two children. This made Shen Kang feel a bit nauseous, so he specially ordered two vegetarian dishes today to cleanse his palate.

Song Qingru, of course, knew nothing about any of this.

She was also very assertive; after speaking, she turned and left without any hesitation, giving Shen Kang no chance to refuse.

"————" Shen Kang looked at the plate full of meat in front of him, feeling somewhat helpless.

Xiao Qingxuan stood silently to the side.

One after another.

She seems to be gradually beginning to feel her brother's happiness.

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