Chapter 575: New Year’s Eve

On New Year’s Eve, snow still flew, but the festive atmosphere kept the campus lively.

Thanks to Jiang Qin’s relentless efforts over the years, the commercialization of Linchuan University’s front square was a great success with many new shops opening, enriching the entire ground-floor area.

Particularly, some renowned Linchuan brands always have branches in Linchuan University, which is not common in other universities.

It is said that a small store opened here could later soar nationwide.

Although it has always been just a rumor, looking around, it’s rare to find a store that isn’t a nationwide brand.

At this moment, a large group of people hustled out of the classroom, walking under the dim streetlights amidst the falling snow.

Excited underclassmen wandered around, four-level exam books in hand, although it’s doubtful how much they were absorbing.

Some were sneakily aiming snowballs at their dear roommates.

Soon after having dumplings together, many had dispersed in the bustling front square.

Those remaining followed Jiang Qin aimlessly forward, only to realize they had ended up sitting at the entrance of Xitian.

“Huh, is there a milk tea shop here?”

Jiang Qin showed a surprised expression, pulling out a ten-yuan note: “Waiter, a milk tea please. Hey Cao, aren’t you getting one in this cold?”

Young master Cao: “?”

People around whispered, saying that President Jiang was really something else.

They thought Jiang Qin was going to treat them, but he paid at his own tea shop, so no free drinks!

So the wandering wasn’t aimless after all; it was more like herding sheep to this spot!

But since they were here already…

“Next winter, I might not see Linchuan’s snow anymore.”

“Not just Linchuan’s snow, probably won’t see the red leaves in Maple Forest either…”

“I’m interning off-campus in March, so might miss Linchuan’s springtime bloom too.”

“Those are secondary; I can always come back. But I always thought a girl would suddenly appear and start a passionate romance with me. Isn’t that a staple of college life? Maybe that girl got lost. Wouldn’t it be nice if she texted me, so I could pick her up?”

These were the words of Zhang Guangfa, watching a couple sipping each other’s milk tea across him.

Everyone experiences romance, and some never stop loving throughout their lives.

But student romance is different; missing it during this time feels like a real loss.

Feng Nanshu, a bit “kind-hearted,” couldn’t help consoling Zhang Guangfa that missing out on love wasn’t regrettable, making lifelong friends was what mattered.

Zhang Guangfa fell silent; tears nearly escaping his eyes. Ah right, you couples all hurt in the same manner!

After hearing this, Gao Wenhui approached Feng Nanshu: “Nanshu, you really think you’ve never been in love?”

Little rich girl looked guilty: “I haven’t!”

“Then swear on it.”

Feng Nanshu hesitated: “No, I can’t swear.”

Jiang Qin: “?”

Wang Haini trembled as she watched, thinking Gao Wenhui was truly rash, offending Jiang Qin and Feng Nanshu with the year-end bonus not mattering at all to her.

“Actually, like you, when I first entered freshman year, I was arrogant and extraordinary, always believing I could achieve all my dreams.”

President Jiang coughed, successfully steering past the topic of love: “Back then, I thought there was nothing in the world that could stump me.”

“I even thought that by my senior year, I would be the most dazzling, capable of turning clouds with a wave of my hand.”

Jiang Qin gazed into the dark night, slowly speaking: “Turns out, it was indeed so.”

Young master Cao was sipping his milk tea, curious what kind of nonsense old Jiang would spout, nearly choked by his words.

Several first-timers in Class Four gaped in awe, looking fearfully towards Cao Guangyu, Zhou Chao, and Ren Ziqiang.

Good grief, how did these three even survive till senior year?

Jiang Qin couldn’t help but laugh, turning to find little rich girl sipping his milk tea she sneaked from the table.

Caught in the act, she suddenly put on a haughty face, unreasonably stern and defiant.

“College is ending. Little rich girl, any regrets?”

Feng Nanshu was stumped: “I can’t remember any.”

Gao Wenhui, holding her milk tea, leaned back: “Her college memories probably only include you. Though a bit annoying, she’s indeed happy thinking about you. So her college years were joyful from start to finish.”

“Really?”

“Seems so.”

Feng Nanshu thought seriously, realizing Gao Wenhui was right, so squinted slightly, curious why her mind was so sharp.

She reflected on the past three and a half years; her mind was full of Jiang Qin, so she felt no regrets.

Besides Jiang Qin, she gained besties like Gao Wenhui and Wang Haini, visited cinemas, stayed in internet cafes, held hands and hugged her brother, gave her first kiss, received a family heirloom, and was called ‘boss lady’ by a crowd.

For her, that was already a glorious life.

“Jiang Qin, any regrets?”

“Seems not.”

Jiang Qin thought carefully, realizing indeed, he had no regrets.

Business was good, life was fine, feelings… were fine too. Reached national group-buying No. 1, kissed and held the most beautiful girls, and recently contemplating the crystallization of friendships. What could there be to regret?

So his decision to focus on money during rebirth indeed transformed his life significantly.

Yet sometimes he pondered, what if he never met little rich girl, what if the loan was from a bearded brute?

Jiang Qin realized his life might have lacked a large part, perhaps even feeling lonely.

No, not just a bit lonely.

He felt that without little rich girl, life would be impossible.

“Actually, I do regret not studying hard enough. I never felt it before, but with graduation half a year away, I suddenly feel uncertain about the future.”

“That’s what happens when you don’t study. I’m not uncertain.”

Jiang Qin confidently guided this uncertain peer: “But it’ll be fine later. Once you step into society, you’ll get used to being uncertain.”

“?”

“Young master, any regrets?”

“Yes, of course.”

Cao Guangyu set his milk tea down, adopting Jiang Qin’s deep look into the darkness: “I regret that everyone only realized I was a true rich second generation at the end.”

“…”

As time grew late and the wind picked up, some started fidgeting, heading back towards the dorms.

A few guys from Class Four, seeing Cao leading the way, grabbed a few from Class Three: “Hey, is your class’s Cao Guangyu really a rich second generation?”

“No way, just bragging.”

“Thought so.”

During this, Jiang Qin and Feng Nanshu walked towards the dorms, leaving a trail of footprints in the snow, eventually stopping under the entrance of the PE building.

As the snow grew heavier and denser, it wasn’t long before it covered their fresh footprints.

Feng Nanshu stood watching for a while, sneezed from the cold wind, and then turned to burrow into Jiang Qin’s embrace, still gazing at the snowy sky.

Jiang Qin’s down jacket was quite spacious, and little rich girl’s figure was quite good, so he simply unzipped his jacket, zipped her inside with him, arms wrapped around her slender waist like they were one.

Just then, he heard a rattling sound from her mouth.

“Just had milk tea, eating candy now?”

“It’s not candy.”

Jiang Qin bent to kiss her lips, tangling briefly before confiscating the candy in her mouth: “Getting better at lying, aren’t you?”

Feng Nanshu stretched her arms around him inside the down jacket: “Brother, there’s another one in my mouth.”

“Really?”

“Don’t believe me? Try finding it, I hid it well.”

Jiang Qin squinted, again enveloping her small mouth in a long kiss, only for Feng Nanshu to claim she had hidden it well, and the one just confiscated was snatched back.

Am I, so clever, actually tricked?

Jiang Qin gazed at the beautiful face before him, unable to resist kissing her again, savoring the sweetness of her mouth before spitting out the candy and kissing her again.

Feng Nanshu was only audacious for a moment before being subdued.

She really enjoyed Jiang Qin kissing her, and also the sounds made during kissing.

During this, Jiang Qin unzipped the down jacket, sitting on the stairs with her in his arms.

Little rich girl’s zipper was not fully closed, which made it easier for Jiang Qin to slip his hands inside.

But the next second, he paused, releasing a “poof” from Feng Nanshu’s small mouth, looking at her puzzled.

Little rich girl slowly opened her eyes, a bit aloof: “The down jacket is thick. It’s not visible, so I didn’t wear it.”

“This friendship is filled with life-threatening traps everywhere…”