Chapter 690: Chapter 348: Xu Hongzhu’s Observation_2
"Are you feeling out of place and regretting coming to this gathering?"
Jin Chuchu leaned closer to Lin Beichen, a mischievous smile on her face.
Her breath was deep and exquisite, like a blooming orchid in a secluded valley, exceptionally fragrant.
Because she was too close, Lin Beichen noticed her two small tiger teeth, which were extremely cute when she spoke.
"I don’t feel much."
Lin Beichen said indifferently.
"People have strengths and weaknesses, even the Heavenly Dao has its insufficiencies, let alone humans? It’s normal that I’m not good at what they’re talking about, just like they may not be familiar with what I know."
"You speak lightly, but there are differences between specialties. Some people only know how to eat, drink, and play, while others are skilled in battlefield killings!
Some people spend their entire lives and become nothing but useless, while others may become great heroes with countless sacrifices."
Jin Chuchu smiled disdainfully, looked Lin Beichen up and down, then sneered.
"You’re so eloquent; what are you skilled at?"
"I’m skilled at many things, but if I have to say what I’m best at, it should be conquering people with strength."
Lin Beichen said with a faint smile.
"Conquering people with strength, what is that?"
Jin Chuchu was stunned for a moment, a hint of sarcasm at the corner of her mouth.
This guy talks big; does he really have any skills?
"You don’t believe me?"
Lin Beichen said, shaking his fist.
"The hardest thing in life is reasoning; even harder is getting others to follow your reasoning. I can manage to do both with this."
Lin Beichen said with a chuckle, having a playful thought to tease Jin Chuchu.
Jin Chuchu was petite and cute, with a sly little mischievous demeanor. Although Lin Beichen’s heart was calm like water, he couldn’t help wanting to tease her.
However, Jin Chuchu saw Lin Beichen’s attitude and couldn’t help but pout, thinking he indeed had no real skills.
Using fists to reason only showed incompetence.
People born into these noble families never reason.
They enjoy privileges; only the weak want to reason and talk about fairness. The strong always enjoy privileges and resources.
Otherwise, why do they receive special treatment on this small island, attended by hundreds of servants?
"Don’t be slick with me. If fighting is a skill, do you believe I can call a hundred professional wrestlers with one phone call?"
Jin Chuchu said irritably.
When Jin Chuchu was angry, her eyebrows moved, showing a bit of a spoiled child’s charm. Her slightly pouting lips were alluring, captivating.
Lin Beichen’s breath quickened for a moment, then quickly returned to calmness.
"Jin Chuchu, what are you doing?"
Luo Meixiang suddenly turned around, sensitively noticing Jin Chuchu’s enchanting posture, her beautiful eyebrows immediately furrowing.
"Nothing, just chatting with him. Why so serious? I didn’t seduce him."
Jin Chuchu pouted and walked away unhappily.
Before leaving, she glared fiercely at Lin Beichen, as if wanting to scare him. But with her cute and slightly arrogant face, it rather felt like she was acting coy.
"This little thing."
Lin Beichen found it amusing, not bothering to quarrel with Jin Chuchu.
Jin Chuchu worked hard to blend into the circle, but her displayed ferocity was just a childish act of wielding a big stick.
She was in Xu Hongzhu’s circle, inevitably intersecting with the Underworld. Her herd mentality subconsciously pulled her closer to this circle. Yet the more she acted ferocious, the more childish she seemed.
Xu Hongzhu and others left Lin Beichen alone; until the end of the gathering, no one proactively spoke with him.
Returning to Huadu University, Luo Meixiang first let Jin Chuchu go and then came to Lin Beichen, looking remorseful.
"Mr. Lin, I apologize for tonight. It’s all my fault for not considering your feelings."
"No worries. It’s your gathering; I’m just an outsider. No need to consider my feelings. Also, I’m not that fragile. Didn’t I eat well?"
Lin Beichen chuckled, patting his belly and pointing towards the Foreign Affairs College.
"If you’re not feeling well, contact me anytime. I’m just across the wall. Though separated by a wall, I am still benefiting from Huadu University’s prestige. I might need your help in my studies."
"Mr. Lin, you must be joking."
Luo Meixiang covered her lips with a smile, unable to hide her relief.
Being with Lin Beichen gave her an inexplicable sense of ease.
"It’s getting dark, let’s leave it at that for today. We can talk more later if anything comes up."
Lin Beichen smiled, escorting Luo Meixiang back to her dormitory.
Luo Meixiang watched Lin Beichen’s back, unwilling to let him go, biting her lips thoughtfully long after he disappeared.
Mr. Lin truly was fascinating. She had never felt this way before. Chatting wasn’t typically her forte, yet she felt a lingering sense of delight from their conversation.
If not for her strict upbringing, she would have wanted to pull Lin Beichen aside for a night of candlelit chatting.
While reminiscing, Luo Meixiang didn’t realize that her forlorn posture standing beneath the dormitory was captured and shared in the college group chat.
Within one night, the news spread, and by the next morning, a rumor swept across Huadu University.
Huadu University’s newest goddess, just recently enrolled, already had a boyfriend.
This rumor caused an instant uproar throughout Huadu University.
"Did you check the group chat? Luo Meixiang from the finance department has been taken already!"
"Of course, I did. How did that bastard manage to steal her heart?"
"I regret not acting earlier. Maybe I could have won Luo Meixiang’s heart too!"
Everyone whispered, barely processing this news when they were shocked by another.
"Have you heard? Luo Meixiang’s boyfriend is from the Foreign Affairs College!"
"What did you say? Someone from the Foreign Affairs College won Luo Meixiang’s heart?"
"You must have heard wrong; that’s impossible!"
Everyone’s first reaction to this news was disbelief.
It wasn’t inherent prejudice; it was that the news was too absurd.
Huadu University was a prestigious national school, whereas Foreign Affairs College was where people bought their degrees to pass time.
It was as if a top talent from a renowned university fell for a dropout from some vocational school, how was that possible?
The two were worlds apart.
Yet, after thorough verification, they found the news to be true, and instantly, all the men at Huadu University felt their pride was brutally struck.
Lin Beichen was quickly elected with a high vote, becoming Huadu University’s acknowledged rival in love.
However, the two in the center of the gossip didn’t care.
Every morning, Lin Beichen waited for Luo Meixiang downstairs, taking her out for breakfast. In the afternoon, they met at the library. After dinner, they walked through Huadu University Park.
Even though it was their first meeting, Luo Meixiang had awaited Lin Beichen for a long time, trusting her ancestors’ impeccable judgment; thus, she was highly restrictive with Lin Beichen.
Likewise, Lin Beichen needed to study the Celestial Killer Lone Star Fate.
Outside Huadu University Park, in a café.
"Mr. Lin, do you like chocolate?"
Luo Meixiang’s face slightly reddened, placing a cup of chocolate latte in front of Lin Beichen.
"I heard people who often eat sweet things have good moods. No wonder you always look happy, without any worries."
Lin Beichen casually joked.
Luo Meixiang hummed slightly, revealing her girlish demeanor completely.
Whoever saw Luo Meixiang now would surely be amazed, utterly enchanted.
The sight of her would baffle Jin Chuchu and Zhang Changhuai if they witnessed it.
Was this still the Luo Meixiang they knew?
Where did the graceful and calm Luo Meixiang, who faced crises unblinkingly, go?
The girl always called an icy beauty, seemingly impossible to thaw even in a thousand years, why did she take such a special liking to this man?