Chapter 752: Chapter 732: Public Relations
Luo Qianqian walked out of Hei Yu’s territory with a heavy heart, feeling somewhat dazed by the sunlight. Why was it that she was finding it harder and harder to understand?
She randomly picked a café, took out her phone and sent a message to Luo Xiying. Soon after, she received a reply, which was a string of numbers.
Without any hesitation, Luo Qianqian dialed the numbers directly.
"Hello? Who’s this?" The person on the other end was obviously still groggy from sleep, sounding quite impatient.
"Ninety-eight," said Luo Qianqian without hesitating.
There was a moment of silence on the other end, followed by the sound of something heavy falling off the bed onto the floor.
"How did you get my number?" asked Shi Bahao, stammering, his voice filled with confusion.
"Where are you? No, it doesn’t matter where you are, just show up in front of me as soon as possible, I won’t wait for you!" Luo Qianqian ended the call after she spoke, thinking that Shi Bahao might need to change clothes and wash up, so she ordered breakfast and ate absent-mindedly.
Unexpectedly, it wasn’t long before Shi Bahao pushed open the door of the café and approached Luo Qianqian.
"You got here pretty fast," Luo Qianqian raised an eyebrow: "Have you eaten?" She didn’t find it strange that Shi Bahao knew where she was.
"Not yet," Shi Bahao said somewhat awkwardly.
"Another breakfast, please," called out Luo Qianqian nonchalantly to the waiter, then turned to Shi Bahao, "Don’t worry, this one’s on me."
Shi Bahao rubbed his hands together awkwardly, hoping his own embarrassment wasn’t too obvious to Luo Qianqian.
"Did you need something from me?" asked Shi Bahao, genuinely puzzled.
Who would have thought Luo Qianqian would shake her head calmly: "Nothing, just asked you to come have breakfast with me. It must be quite hard having to keep an eye on me all the time."
Shi Bahao laughed awkwardly without any protest.
"The milk here is good for a warm stomach, drink up," Luo Qianqian was very calm, ignoring her vibrating phone, "If it’s not enough, order more."
Shi Bahao quickly waved his hands: "No, that won’t be necessary."
After finishing breakfast, Luo Qianqian calmly ordered a medium-sized coffee to go, doubled the order, and handed it to Shi Bahao: "It’s so cold today, take it and warm your hands, you’ve worked hard."
Then she took a cab and left without a backward glance.
"What’s going on here?" Shi Bahao stood at the café entrance, utterly confused, holding the coffee in his hand.
He didn’t notice Luo Qianqian leaving with tears streaming down her face as she wiped them away with a tissue.
Just as Shi Bahao was about to take a sip of coffee, the cup was taken away by another hand...
After returning to school, Luo Qianqian called Qin Wen: "Second Brother Qin, let’s not pursue it anymore, just have the school clarify the issue," she said.
Then she went to the dormitory building and saw Qiu Yu still diligently asking questions. She went straight up to him, grabbed his arm before Qiu Yu could call her out on trying to cozy up, and then saw Luo Qianqian’s eyes a little red, as if she hadn’t slept well.
"Hey? How come you’re coming back from outside?" Shouldn’t you be in your dorm?
"Whoever it is that’s put you up to this, I won’t pursue it. If something like this happens again, I’ll take legal action," Luo Qianqian waved dismissively towards the white shirts, "Everyone go home and find your own mothers."
Qiu Yu was completely baffled: "What’s this about?"
Luo Qianqian smiled, "I’ll treat you to a meal with Second Brother Qin in a bit; I’m going up to call Nuannuan."
Although Qiu Yu’s expression remained normal, he couldn’t shake the feeling that something was off with this kid.
When she went upstairs, Luo Qianqian also returned Jimo Cheng’s call, "Senior Brother, no need to check anymore; we’re going to have a delicious lunch. Do you want to come?"
Even though Jimo Cheng was surprised, he agreed with a laugh, feeling that Luo Qianqian should indeed be someone with a tender heart.
Back in the dorm, Qin Nuan immediately came over, "How did it go?"
Luo Qianqian spread her hands, "Don’t mention it, I lost my USB drive in the taxi; it was a wasted trip, but not really, since I got breakfast out of it."
Qin Nuan frowned in disbelief, but then pouted, "You actually didn’t bring anything back for us to eat?"
"Yeah, because I planned to treat you all to a feast later; I wanted you to save your appetites," Luo Qianqian said, smiling and winking.
Qin Nuan looked confused, "What feast?"
"I feel it’s time for you guys to meet my boyfriend, right? Besides Cong Rong and Nuannuan, neither Xiu Ran nor Zhang Yun has seen him," said Luo Qianqian with a tender smile, "So I thought I’d introduce him to you during our off-class time, to avoid any future ’other people’s boyfriend’ talk."
Qin Nuan had a face full of question marks, "Are you realizing that this is openly dating early, right?"
"No worries, I’ve also invited Qiu Yu and Second Brother Qin." Luo Qianqian chuckled, "With our parents around, no one can suspect anything, right?"
"...My Second Brother Qin?" Qin Nuan looked surprised, remembering vaguely how Qin Wen had just said a few days ago that they shouldn’t go out to eat; it would make them fat, and such... How come things changed so quickly?
"Turns out a man’s word could make even pigs climb trees?" Qin Nuan commented wryly.
After waiting for everyone to get ready, Qiu Yu was no longer downstairs, but Qin Wen was still there, the gentleman waiting at the bottom of the stairs.
"Where’s Qiu Yu?" Luo Qianqian asked Qin Wen, full of curiosity.
"He went back to change his clothes. He just finished his night shift. If it wasn’t for the promise of good food, he would have gone back to catch up on sleep," he said with a laugh and a shake of his head, then turned to Luo Qianqian, "What happened?"
"Nothing much, just felt that being famous isn’t so bad; at least now no one can say I’m cheating with someone else," Luo Qianqian said, her face the picture of calmness, then tilted her head towards Qin Nuan, "What did Second Brother Qin say to make pigs climb trees?"
Qin Wen looked puzzled and was about to ask for details when he saw Luo Qianqian had already shifted her gaze, her eyes sparkling towards a direction.
It was Jimo Cheng.
Qin Nuan’s eyes were sharp, recognizing the new arrival immediately. At that moment, Qiu Yu also returned, showing the benefit of living nearby.
"Jin Nian," Luo Qianqian addressed the man who had approached, her smile beaming.
Not only Qin Nuan and the others, who had only heard Luo Qianqian call him ’Senior Brother,’ but also Jimo Cheng himself was startled.
The next second, Luo Qianqian took his hand, turned to the others, and introduced, "Look, let me formally introduce you—this is my boyfriend, the one I’m engaged to, also known as my fiancé, Jimo Cheng."
Even those in the know dropped their jaws—introducing a boyfriend was one thing, but a fiancé?
"Jin Nian, this is Second Brother Qin, Qin Wen, whom you’ve met, and this is Qiu Yu; he’s helped me out a lot before..." She introduced them one by one, leaving everyone stunned.
Qin Nuan directly asked Jimo Cheng, "Did you cast some kind of jiangtou on her?"
Jimo Cheng was at a loss for words, not knowing what to say, watching as Luo Qianqian smoothly continued, "Anyhow, since it’s been decided by our families that it will end up like this, better for everyone to get to know each other sooner. Plus, if I ever feel wronged in the future, I’ll have people to turn to for comfort, right?" Luo Qianqian said, smiling, her demeanor natural.
