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Chapter 78 Whose Child?

After waiting for a short while at the dormitory management station, Shen Kang saw He Qiuzhu come out.

Today she wore a bohemian-style faux two-piece dress, in dark green and white, and carried a small black bag. Perhaps she came down in a bit of a hurry, as her face was still a little flushed. Next to her was a little girl with pigtails, who was quite cute.

When the two approached, Shen Kang stood up, looked at the little girl with a puzzled expression, and asked, "Whose child is this?"

Then she looked at He Qiuzhu and asked, "Is your counselor the child of the dormitory supervisor?"

Xia Meng glared at Shen Kang with a very unfriendly expression.

He Qiuzhu explained, "She is Xia Meng. She said she also wants to join a club and will go with us."

Shen Kang was taken aback.

He had long been impressed by the name Xia Meng, but based on He Qiuzhu's description of her behavior, he imagined Xia Meng to be a tomboy with a short, flat haircut. He never expected her to be such a short, cute girl with pigtails!

"Uh, I'm sorry," Shen Kang apologized to Xia Meng.

With her older sister right beside her, Xia Meng forced a show of magnanimity: "It's alright."

Then the three of them set off towards the university student activity center, chatting and laughing, sometimes in quiet contemplation.

The two chatting and laughing were Shen Kang and He Qiuzhu.

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"Shen Kang, don't you have anything to do today?"

"I'm just an ordinary, idiotic college student, not the UN Secretary-General, why would I need so much work?"

"Mr. Zhou said yesterday that he had business to discuss with you, so I came over."

"That's just a small matter of selling a rice cooker; it'll be done in no time." —

Xia Meng is reserved and silent.

She walked alone beside them, like a couple who were chatting and leaving their daughter behind.

My sister is definitely different when she's with him.

Xia Meng looked at He Qiuzhu's current state and thought to herself.

When she first entered this dormitory and met He Qiuzhu, He Qiuzhu was mostly a silent, cool, and aloof older sister, so cool that she felt like she was trembling.

After spending this time together, He Qiuzhu is not so cold anymore, and she is a little more human when chatting with everyone, but it's only a little better than before.

But now, standing beside Shen Kang, He Qiuzhu seemed to come alive, a side of her they never saw in the dormitory—dazzling, captivating Xia Meng.

When we arrived at the club recruitment site near the university activity center, it became lively, with people walking around everywhere and making a lot of noise.

Shen Kang also ran into the senior student who had previously stopped him and tried to get him to join the photography club.

"Hello, junior, it's nice to see you again." The senior greeted him, glancing at He Qiuzhu next to him with a somewhat surprised look in her eyes.

This junior is amazing! He just strolled around the club recruitment event and took away such a beautiful girl? I've never seen such a beautiful girl in real life before.

Oh no, there's more than one. There's also a cute one next to her, who's also a beauty, but she pales in comparison to this tall girl.

He took two beautiful girls with him after just one stroll? Thinking back to what this junior had said about wanting to photograph car models, the senior inwardly cursed, "Pah, what a scumbag!"

"Hello, senior."

Shen Kang replied, then asked He Qiuzhu beside him, "Do you want to join the photography club?"

He Qiuzhu was their unofficial photographer. Throughout the summer vacation, he saw He Qiuzhu taking a digital camera and taking pictures everywhere, seemingly enjoying photography very much.

The key point is that this photography association is relatively clean; hey, they don't go to auto shows to photograph car models! That's great, it's healthy, and it makes people feel at ease.

He Qiuzhu countered with a question: "Did you join?"

"I didn't join."

"Then I won't join."

Seeing that He Qiuzhu wasn't interested in the photography association, Shen Kang took her to visit other clubs, and He Qiuzhu would occasionally ask some questions out of curiosity.

What does the Archaeological Association do?

"They're probably tomb raiders. Look at their banner; it has the character '重' (chóng, meaning 'overlapping' or 'repeated'). The saying goes, 'To find the dragon's vein and divide the gold, look at the winding mountains; each layer of winding is a barrier.'"

Why are they staring at you?

"That wasn't a stare, it was the eagerness one feels upon seeing like-minded people—hurry, they seem to be coming out, there are many of them."

The three of them wandered around twice, wasting half a day, and it was almost dark, but none of them had joined any association.

However, it wasn't a complete waste of time. He Qiuzhu was carrying a few meat skewers in her hand. They were given to her by someone who thought she was too pretty when she passed by the Food Association. They told her to try them and if she was interested, she could join the Food Association and cook such delicious food herself in the future.

However, He Qiuzhu did not join in. She took the meat skewers, gave half to Xia Meng, and then held the other half in her own hand. She took out a skewer, took a bite, and then handed it to Shen Kang's mouth.

Shen Kang took a bite and commented, "It's alright, but there wasn't enough chili. However, considering it's free, it tastes especially delicious."

After making the review, I was still a little annoyed: Why didn't anyone send me meat skewers? I'm a handsome guy, after all!

Then, looking at Xia Meng, he said, "Xia Meng, weren't you here to join a club? We've been looking around for ages, but I haven't seen you join any clubs."

Xia Meng gave a forced smile, "I haven't met anyone I like."

After we finished exploring the area, it was almost time for dinner. Since the first canteen was closer, the three of us went there.

After finding a seat, Shen Kang let He Qiuzhu sit down while he went to the window to get his food.

Xia Meng followed him, not looking at him, but just talking to herself: "This afternoon, when I went back to the dormitory, I saw He Qiuzhu lying there alone—"

She recounted the scenes she had witnessed earlier, including those of He Qiuzhu being alone.

"—I asked her why she didn't contact you, and she said four words: 'You're too busy.'"

Xia Meng didn't know why she said those things. After she finished speaking, she wanted to slap herself, but she also felt a strange sense of relief: maybe this was true love. When she saw that her sister was much happier than usual when she was with Shen Kang, she couldn't help but want her sister to be happy.

Xia Meng was so moved by her own noble love that she almost cried.

Shen Kang was momentarily stunned, as if he saw a scene: He Qiuzhu was lying on the table, her head resting on her arm, quietly watching the bright sunshine outside the window.

Sunlight, fragmented by the clothes hanging by the window, streamed in, forming patches of light that brushed against her hair, casting shattered shadows. Quiet yet lonely, and there were those four words: He's too busy.

After dinner, Shen Kang escorted them back to the No. 5 dormitory management station, then hurried back to his dormitory, pondering Xia Meng's words all the way. He didn't know what to feel, but it was quite complicated.

Then, as soon as he entered the dormitory, he sensed the subtle atmosphere inside and snapped out of his reverie:

Wang Pan was playing on the computer, Feng Moquan was chatting on QQ on his phone, and Jin Chao was reading a novel on his phone; everyone was doing their own thing.

As soon as he entered, the three of them stopped what they were doing, looked over, and remained silent.

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