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    “Take off your shoes.”

    At night, the surface of Wangyue Lake shimmered with ripples.

    Jiang Qin pulled Feng Nanshu to sit on the stone boat dock, intending to use a sincere and simple method to consolidate the deep friendship between him and the little rich girl.

    In some European countries, people like to greet with kisses on the cheek. Even in important occasions like diplomacy and political talks, they use this social etiquette to show closeness. The French especially like kissing as a greeting, generally on the cheek, which can greatly shorten the distance between people.

    Jiang Qin was different. Jiang Qin liked foot rubbing greetings.

    Feng Nanshu was also a girl who understood etiquette very well. She bent her legs that were resting on the stone dock, hooked her fingers into her shoes and gently took them off. After also taking off her socks and folding them neatly, she tucked them into her shoes and extended her smooth, jade-like feet to the designated position.

    Afterwards, the two began to chat idly.

    Jiang Qin had been running around at the University of Science and Technology these past few days for the work-study program. When he spoke, there was a hint of an official tone. Plus, he indeed had no experience coaxing girls, so although the topic was in-depth, it wasn’t very interesting.

    If it were any other girl, they definitely would have rolled their eyes, saying “You’re really a boring man.”

    But Feng Nanshu just loved listening. The shimmer in her eyes was warmer than the moonlight mixing on the lake’s surface, as if what Jiang Qin said was the most interesting thing in the world.

    “Jiang Qin, there are fish.”

    “There really are. I forgot to bring some steamed buns or something. Use your feet to feed them.”

    Jiang Qin held her warm little feet and reached toward the water, scaring the little rich girl into a flurry of struggle, almost stuffing them into Jiang Qin’s mouth.

    After a while, there was suddenly a rustling sound from the bushes opposite them, as if something was making its way toward the lakeside.

    Jiang Qin and Feng Nanshu’s attention were both drawn over. Holding their breath and waiting, they then saw a familiar face.

    Cao Guangyu.

    He was currently hand in hand with a girl, coming to sit on a large rock by the lake, only a dozen or so meters away from the foot rubbing scene.

    That girl had long hair and was around 1.65 meters tall. She had a bag slung over her shoulder and was holding something in her hand, feeding it to Cao Guangyu’s mouth as they walked.

    Old Cao was like a weakling being pulled by her, eating whatever was fed to him, looking a bit funny.

    “That guy Old Cao, quite affectionate, actually feeding each other, tsk tsk, so sour.”

    “But why are they coming to Wangyue Lake instead of the maple forest?”

    Jiang Qin felt the scene before his eyes was strange, because most young couples in love would choose to go to the maple forest, not Wangyue Lake. On one hand, it was because the lakeside had lights but the maple forest didn’t, convenient for some secret maneuvers. On the other hand, the lakeside was near water so there were many mosquitoes.

    The reason Jiang Qin brought Feng Nanshu here and not the maple forest was because he didn’t want the little rich girl to get curious about things like kissing.

    She learned everything, and learned it quickly and well.

    If you took her to the maple forest, after a while you’d encounter someone hugging and making out, after another while you’d encounter someone hugging and making out. She inevitably would get curious what that feeling was like.

    That wouldn’t do. That kind of friendship would change in nature.

    But the next second, some things changed in nature under the night.

    Because the girl sitting a dozen meters away suddenly reached out, held Cao Guangyu down, and without a word, started kissing him.

    Jiang Qin was startled, thinking, are young people nowadays this fierce?

    This completely gave the feeling of a good man being taken advantage of!

    Damn, no wonder Old Cao didn’t go to the maple forest. So he was the one being pushed down!

    Feng Nanshu was also watching everything unfolding opposite them with a silly look at this time, her fair, cute face full of curiosity, even her slender, curled lashes couldn’t help trembling slightly.

    In Demonic Eye Girl, there was a brown furred werewolf who liked to first pounce on its prey, pin it to the ground, and use sharp teeth to sever the prey’s throat, just like what that girl did just now. But werewolves hunted for food, to live. But the two people before her eyes weren’t. They both looked very happy!

    One second, two seconds, three seconds, the battle opposite grew more intense. Old Cao was like a little boat on a turbulent sea, looking like he was shivering.

    After a while, the little rich girl turned her head to look at Jiang Qin, her eyes flashing with an eagerness to try.

    “Jiang Qin, can we also do that?”

    “We can’t!” Jiang Qin said righteously.

    Feng Nanshu pouted her fair, cute little face, “Why can’t we?”

    Jiang Qin reached out to cover her eyes, afraid Old Cao and them would have even bigger movements next, but his mouth still didn’t stop explaining to her, “That’s something only couples can do. As friends, we all start from feelings and end at the feet. That kind of thing is too much. Did you forget what I told you before? Friends becoming lovers, the biggest possibility is becoming estranged for life. Do you still want to be lifelong good friends with me?”

    “I do.”

    “Then be good. Pretend you didn’t see.”

    After being silent for a while, Feng Nanshu quietly looked at him, “Just once. You won’t say and I also won’t say. We’ll still be good friends. I just want to know what that feels like.”

    “Heh, self-deception.” Jiang Qin didn’t believe it one bit.

    “It’s not.”

    “You also said this when you wanted to buy cotton candy. In the end, how many did you eat? Just the ones I saw were five. You still say just once?”

    Feng Nanshu: “…”

    “No.”

    Jiang Qin looked at Feng Nanshu’s full, red lips, his heart beating rapidly. Those two words “no” were especially hard to say but he still maintained a calm and unperturbed exterior.

    Some things were beasts locked in cages. They looked honest and docile, a look of being harmless to humans and animals. But once released, they would be unstoppable. It’s not that you say stop and they can stop!

    Just like his second uncle’s nephew. Already in senior kindergarten and still peed his pants, resulting in getting a scolding when he got home.

    The family just didn’t understand, saying if you want to go to the bathroom can’t you raise your hand? Not understanding in junior kindergarten is one thing, but you’re already in senior kindergarten, how can you still pee your pants.

    The little nephew said this was a little life tip his deskmate taught him. You can secretly pee a little first, hold it in, then pee a little more and hold it in. This way you can last until class ends.

    The family asked him, you couldn’t hold it in?

    The little nephew was already crying, forget holding it in, I couldn’t even pinch it off.

    So some things must never be tried, because once the floodgates are opened, the flood will surge endlessly, flow ceaselessly.

    “Let’s go, let’s not watch anymore.”

    “Oh.”

    After a while, Jiang Qin gently put Feng Nanshu’s socks and shoes on for her and took her to leave the crime scene, sending her all the way back to the female dorms.

    When he returned to the male dorms, Cao Guangyu had also leisurely come back, the corners of his mouth carrying a smile he couldn’t hide, like he had eaten happy farts, his whole being glowing. One look and you could tell he was a little bitch fallen into love.

    “Old Jiang, staying in the dorms tonight?”

    Jiang Qin’s face was full of aloofness, “Went out to date, right? How did it feel?”

    Zhou Chao and Ren Ziqiang also immediately crawled up from their beds, “Talk about it, Old Cao. What all did you do dating?”

    “Didn’t do much, just strolled around, chatted, played with some romance and whatnot, pretty much the same as in TV shows.”

    “Just strolling and chatting?”

    Cao Guangyu felt that as the first in the dorm to get in a relationship, he had a responsibility to set an example for the brothers, popularize some relevant knowledge about being in a relationship. On one hand, he could also satisfy his inner desire to show off.

    What was most crucial?

    He had finally, one step ahead of Jiang Qin, gained the qualifications to show off in front of Jiang Qin.

    But he was a bit embarrassed to say he was the one pressed down and kissed, so he just suavely unbuttoned his shirt, exposing that red patch of grass strawberries, as if they were military merit badges.

    Sure enough, Ren Ziqiang and Zhou Chao immediately revealed envious expressions, letting Cao Guangyu get a wave of pleasure.

    The swallow Zhou Chao was chasing flew too fast. Forget strawberries, he hadn’t even touched a feather.

    Ren Ziqiang was even more done for. He had thought becoming sworn siblings with Pan Xiu would lead to some ambiguous progress, but he ended up being the one too embarrassed to cross the line. He did buy a lot of milk tea though.

    So seeing Old Cao’s neck full of love’s marks, it would definitely be fake to say they weren’t envious.

    But turning back around, Cao Guangyu discovered a trace of disdain in Jiang Qin’s eyes.

    “Old Jiang, what’s with that expression? Is it sour grapes because you can’t get them? If you have the skills, you get Feng Nanshu to give you a hickey too.”

    “Heh heh.” Jiang Qin gave a cold laugh, looking at him without speaking.

    Cao Guangyu slapped his leg in a grand gesture and spoke to himself, “Actually, I don’t really like the clingy type but there’s no choice. My little girlfriend is too cute. She just knows to stick to me.”

    “Old Cao, I took Feng Nanshu to play by the lake tonight. We saw a girl press a guy down and kiss him. That guy was so scared he didn’t dare move. He almost whimpered. Really fucking pure-hearted.”

    “…”

    Seeing Cao Guangyu’s expression change, Jiang Qin immediately revealed a smile, thinking, you want to diss me? You think just getting a girlfriend lets you diss me? Dream on.

    Then he sat at the desk, took out that interview questionnaire Lü Guangrong gave him, and quickly formed a mental outline in his head.

    Q: What was your purpose in starting a business as soon as you enrolled?

    A: Improve myself, help classmates, realize ideals, give back to society.

    Q: What gains has this entrepreneurship had for you?

    A: I gained confidence, gained courage. I feel I realized the value of my youth and gained inner fulfillment.

    Q: When encountering setbacks on the entrepreneurial path, what should you do?

    A: Don’t fear setbacks. Forge ahead bravely and proactively advance.

    Q: Who should you be most grateful to on your entrepreneurial path?

    A: Firstly, grateful to the country’s support for college student entrepreneurship. Secondly, grateful to Linchuan University, grateful to Professor Yan of the entrepreneurship base, grateful to University of Science and Technology, grateful to Youth League Committee Director Hu Maolin, School Deputy Director Zhang Mingan…

    This gratitude list could be a bit longer, a bit more long-winded. Mention everyone that should be mentioned. Even those who shouldn’t be mentioned, also mention them. As for how many names would be left in the newspaper, Jiang Qin wouldn’t be responsible for that.

    Anyway, this was the basic routine. It actually wasn’t difficult and wasn’t much different from what Zhu Feng said.

    Jiang Qin slapped the draft on the table, sniffed, feeling why the dorm smelled so sour. Turning his head to look, Cao Guangyu was hugging his phone with a face full of tender feelings like water.

    Chapter Summary

    Jiang Qin took Feng Nanshu to Wangyue Lake at night, coincidentally witnessing Cao Guangyu on a date. Feng Nanshu got curious about kissing, but Jiang Qin refused, thinking it would change their friendship. Back at the dorm, Cao Guangyu tried to brag about his relationship, but Jiang Qin revealed he saw Cao Guangyu getting kissed aggressively, embarrassing him. Jiang Qin then prepared for an upcoming entrepreneurship interview.

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