Chapter 157: Chapter 157: An Nan’s Market Situation
Lin Mubai directly threw the name Gao Yuwen out of mind, focusing all his attention on how to dig out more interesting stories about An Nan’s student days from Xi Shaoqi.
Making the final summary at the right time is something Lin Mubai often does, and it’s the same in today’s situation: "Alright, everyone still has work to do today, let’s not stay here any longer."
As soon as Lin Mubai finished speaking, everyone got up to say goodbye. When the room was empty except for Xi Shaoqi and him, the former glared impatiently, saying, "Didn’t you leave last night? How come you’re here so early?"
He absolutely didn’t believe that this friend, who prioritizes love over friendship, would come specifically to see him.
Lin Mubai touched his nose in embarrassment, looking innocent: "I just left the room last night; it didn’t mean that I left the ’Champs Elysees’."
Xi Shaoqi immediately understood the deeper meaning, he furrowed his brows and stared at the other, eyes unwavering: "Was Nannan here last night too?" His tone wasn’t a question, but a statement.
Lin Mubai nodded honestly, not forgetting to add, "Yeah, there was only one room left last night."
Just as expected, Xi Shaoqi’s face turned angry upon hearing this, he quickly stepped forward, aggressively grabbing the other’s collar, and warning in a sinister tone, "Lin Mubai, if you dare to bully Nannan, I won’t care whether you’re my brother or not."
At this moment, Xi Shaoqi’s heart was filled with anger on one hand and disappointment on the other, feeling he really had no chance. However, he hid this feeling well, and the other didn’t notice a thing.
Taking this warning to heart, Lin Mubai’s expression slowly turned extremely serious. His next words seemed to either be admonishing himself or promising and assuring the other: "Don’t worry, even if I were to hurt myself, I wouldn’t harm her."
"Hmph, you better remember what you said today."
As the topic gradually shifted, after Lin Mubai repeatedly talked around his student days, the clever Xi Shaoqi immediately figured out what the other wanted to know. With a slight curve on his lips, a mischievous idea emerged in his mind: "You talked so much, probably not out of concern for my student days, right? If you want to know about Nannan’s student days, just say it."
Being so bluntly exposed by a good buddy, Lin Mubai laughed awkwardly.
The former continued, "During her student days, although Nannan wasn’t considered a beauty, she had a particularly good temperament—cool, indifferent, and with good grades, naturally very popular. Needless to say for boys, especially those little girls who practically idolized her. I secretly tell you that I privately ruined quite a few of Nannan’s love letters, while guys like me were completely ignored..."
Xi Shaoqi was still reminiscing in a babbling manner, while Lin Mubai felt increasingly bitter inside. He had already sensed a portion of that woman’s popularity but hadn’t expected she was that popular during student days. There were some male rivals that he could handle with force, but surprisingly there were also female rivals, which he couldn’t beat nor scold. Just thinking about it gave him a headache.
Lin Mubai was only thinking about it now, but he didn’t realize that he would soon encounter that kind of unbeatably, unscoldably female rival, making him want to lock a certain little woman at home, and never let her go out again.