I met my whole family through Baidu Tieba.

Upon seeing who it was, Shen Kang was somewhat surprised. "What a coincidence."

The visitor was Ran Wei.

After being reborn, he had only met this girl once, and he never expected to run into her again here.

Ran Wei also thought it was a coincidence.

Although she knew that Shen Kang had also applied to Yang University of Science and Technology, she did not expect to run into him tonight.

Ran Wei looked at Shen Kang, and scenes from the past two months flashed through her mind:

After hearing what Zou Jiajia said that night at the Sheraton, she felt disgusted with the boy who supposedly had a crush on her.

Later, with the car team incident, the An family incident, and the Olympic incident, Shen Kang repeatedly flooded the class group chat, showing a completely different side from what Zou Jiajia had said, which made Ran Wei begin to doubt whether what Zou Jiajia had said was true.

Until a few days ago, Gao Ran told her some things.

Gao Ran was the boy who saw Zhou Man, Shen Kang, and He Qiuzhu together that day, when he was with Zou Jiajia.

He is also a mutual friend of Ran Wei and Zou Jiajia. They all grew up in the same compound, which is why Zou Jiajia and Ran Wei are good friends.

Gao Ran said that Zou Jiajia was dumped by Shen Kang.

Upon hearing this news, Ran Wei was extremely surprised: Didn't Zou Jiajia despise Shen Kang? When did she start dating Shen Kang? How come she was dumped by him? And weren't people in the class group saying that He Qiuzhu was Shen Kang's girlfriend?

Gao Ran was also surprised by Ran Wei's statement that "Zou Jiajia hates Shen Kang" and "He Qiuzhu is Shen Kang's girlfriend".

"Isn't He Qiuzhu a relative of Shen Kang? Like a cousin or something?"

With so many questions, Ran Wei and Gao Ran went over everything one by one, eventually uncovering the truth: Zou Jiajia must have started pursuing Shen Kang after that day, fabricating many negative things about him to reduce other competitors. Finally, Zou Jiajia confessed her feelings to Shen Kang, only to be rejected.

After all, Gao Ran had never heard of Zou Jiajia and Shen Kang's relationship before; he was suddenly "dumped."

Based on the lies Zou Jiajia told before, this is very likely another lie by Zou Jiajia, and it's very likely that her confession was directly rejected.

Now that the truth is out, Ran Wei is furious with Zou Jiajia, her "good friend".

At the same time, she began to re-evaluate Shen Kang: to pursue her, he studied diligently, becoming the first college student in the history of Yangcheng Third Welfare Institute, finally reaching the required score to apply to the same university as her. Afterwards, with investment from relatives, he started a company and worked tirelessly, likely also hoping to provide himself with a comfortable material foundation. And she, she had misunderstood him all along…

Ran Wei recalled a line from "La Dame aux Camélias"—"It seems to me that the more you torment me, the more sublime I will appear in your eyes when you discover the truth."

If we replace "torture" with "misunderstanding" here, Ran Wei feels that it would perfectly describe her current mood.

She was moved by what Shen Kang had done for her.

In particular, Shen Kang is now beginning to shine, and he is becoming more and more like her ideal prince charming.

She also decided that she would find Shen Kang at school and give him a chance.

Unexpectedly, she ran into Shen Kang while having dinner with her new roommates today, which made her feel even more strongly that perhaps she and Shen Kang were destined to be together.

……

"What a coincidence! I was having dinner with my roommates when I saw you here."

Ran Wei sat down and said to Wang Pan, "Hello, I am Shen Kang's high school classmate, my name is Ran Wei."

Wang Pan tried to appear more mature, but in front of such a beautiful woman, he subconsciously felt a little awkward, and his voice became soft: "I am Shen Kang's roommate, my name is Wang Pan."

Ran Wei then looked at Shen Kang and smiled, "I heard Zou Jiajia confessed to you, but you rejected her?"

Shen Kang remained noncommittal: "It was just something I mentioned on QQ, so it can't really be considered a confession."

Zou Jiajia did confess her feelings to him a few days ago, but he rejected her decisively and blocked her. However, he doesn't like to talk about others behind their backs.

Ran Wei smiled slightly, confirming that her and Gao Ran's guesses were correct. Zou Jiajia had indeed confessed her feelings and been rejected; she hadn't actually been dating Shen Kang. He had remained celibate for her all along—so devoted!

Confess your feelings? Or reject them?

Hearing this, Wang Pan felt a chill run down his spine: he had fantasized about such a scenario, but he never expected it to actually happen to Shen Kang!

This prompted Wang Pan to question, "Shen Kang, a girl confessed to you? And you rejected her?"

He still couldn't quite accept it.

Shen Kang didn't speak, not wanting to talk about it.

Ran Wei then took out her phone, found a photo of Zou Jiajia, and showed it to Wang Pan: "That's her."

Shen Kang glanced at Ran Wei—did she have a grudge against Zou Jiajia?

Wang Pan glanced at the photo and felt even more distressed: he had thought it would be an unattractive woman, which was why Shen Kang had rejected her. It turned out that while this girl wasn't as pretty as Ran Wei, she was definitely youthful and beautiful! ...

Ran Wei put away her phone, smoothed her hair, looked at Shen Kang, and sighed, "That's wonderful."

?

No one knew what she meant by "that's good," but it didn't matter; she continued talking.

"We were in the same class in high school, and now we're in the same university. Let's exchange phone numbers, otherwise it's just too much."

Shen Kang was a little surprised: "You're also from Yang University of Science and Technology?" — This commercial street is likely to be frequented by students from Yang University of Science and Technology, Yang University of Commerce, and Yang University of Education.

Ran Wei smiled and said, "Of course."

She thought Shen Kang was quite cute sometimes; he had clearly applied to Yang University of Science and Technology because of her, but now he was pretending to be quite serious.

Out of politeness, Shen Kang exchanged phone numbers with her.

Ran Wei looked at the number on her phone and said, "Let's have dinner together tomorrow night, Shen Kang."

Shen Kang had already taken 99 steps toward her; let her take the last step.

Wang Pan listened from the side, feeling numb: the girl in the photo was one thing, but why was this stunning beauty so eager to have dinner with Shen Kang?

My cousin clearly told him that girls are generally reserved, and that to pursue a girl, you need to be considerate and proactive; don't expect her to take the initiative, especially since the prettier the girl, the more reserved she is. But why is what I'm seeing different?

An even more unsettling scene is about to unfold.

"Our dorm is having a dinner gathering tomorrow."

Shen Kang refused without batting an eye, spouting lies without batting an eye.

"..."

Wang Pan was completely numb, utterly bewildered.

What kind of aloof male god storyline is this? I really want to play that role myself!

Ran Wei thought for a moment, then said with a hint of regret, "Then we'll be in military training for a long time after tomorrow. Let's talk about it after the training is over."

Since Shen Kang already had an appointment, we had no choice but to let it go. We couldn't let it interfere with his normal social interactions; men need a social circle.

No rush, they're already in the same school, there's plenty of time...

Ran Wei and her roommates were there. After chatting for a while, they left.

At this moment, Feng Moquan and Jin Chao, who had noticed the situation from the nearby table, finally dared to come over, their eyes filled with envy: "Shen Kang, who is that beautiful woman? Is she your friend?"

"High school classmate, not close," Shen Kang said simply.

Feng Moquan and Jin Chao were a little disappointed. They had been hoping to get to know her, but it turned out Shen Kang wasn't familiar with the beautiful woman. It seemed they had just bumped into a high school classmate and exchanged a few simple pleasantries.

Wang Pan remained silent, still feeling a bit numb.