The Revenge of the Reborn Supreme Sovereign

Chapter 682: Chapter 640: Wish Me Good Luck! (14)

The next day, a discussion about last night’s New Year’s Day Gala swept through the entire campus forum. More than ninety percent of the topics revolved around the two songs Qin Fan performed.

Amid that frenzied tide of debate, Jinling University also welcomed the next wave of students heading home for the New Year, the first major exodus since the National Day holiday. After all, with the new year approaching, most students from even slightly well-off families didn’t mind spending money on plane or high-speed rail tickets and set off on their journeys home.

However, in Room 306 of the women’s dormitory, Jiang Yino plunged into a state of anxiety the moment she woke up. The notion of "meeting the parents" had hit her with no small amount of shock.

"It’s just meeting his parents, right? Yinuo, do you really have to be this nervous?" Du Ruanqing commented while picking out an outfit. She had learned the news from Jiang Yino the previous night.

"You don’t understand!" Jiang Yino said, sitting on the sofa and staring at the neatly folded clothes.

"Oh, please. What’s not to understand? I just can’t see what you have to worry about. A well-behaved goddess like you, how could you not be likable? You’re just making yourself miserable!" Du Ruanqing said dismissively, trying to comfort her.

"Yeah! Ruanqin’s right. If I could have a daughter-in-law like you someday, I’d wake up laughing in my sleep!" Ou Mingsi chimed in.

Jiang Yino just shook her head gently and didn’t respond.

If Qin Fan’s family were ordinary, she would undoubtedly have confidence in herself. But this was a super-rich family that took in profits of a hundred billion every few months! With a family background like this, it wasn’t just her—any girl would be nervous. Extremely nervous!

But Du Ruanqing and Ou Mingsi didn’t know this. And clearly, she didn’t want to tell them much about it either.

"Alright! Relax, relax! Even if you’re going to be nervous, at least wait until you’re at the Qin family’s house. What’s the point of being nervous here? You’re acting paranoid! Come on, Mingsi, give our Goddess Yinuo a massage to help her unwind!" Du Ruanqing said, putting down her clothes and turning to the still-tense Jiang Yino.

"You got it!" Flashing an OK sign, Ou Mingsi leaned in, ignoring Jiang Yino’s laughing protests.

「In Qin Fan’s dorm, Room 708.」

"Guys, I’m off!" Qin Fan said with a grin, empty-handed.

"Go, go, get out of here! You’re an eyesore anyway. You’ve barely spent any time in the dorm these past six months, so we won’t miss you for a few days!" Zhu Houqing waved him off with a laugh, still sitting at his computer playing a game.

"Damn, you’re heartless!" Qin Fan retorted with a chuckle.

"Who’s the heartless one here? Have you ever spent any real time with us?" Wang Dalu added plaintively.

The comment made Qin Fan feel both embarrassed and gave him goosebumps. Facing Wang Dalu’s mournful gaze, he muttered, "Damn," and quickly made his exit.

On the way to the women’s dormitory, Qin Fan pulled out his phone to call Jiang Yino.

"Yinuo, are you ready?"

"Qin Fan, I’m still so nervous! What do I do?" Jiang Yino said with a pained expression, looking at the backpack Du Ruanqing had packed for her.

"It’s nerve-wracking the first time, but it’ll get easier. I understand you’re nervous, but you have to face it eventually," Qin Fan said helplessly.

Biting her lip, Jiang Yino knew he was right, but she still couldn’t calm her racing heart. She took a deep breath and said, "Okay, I’m coming down now."

With that, she stood up as if going to her doom and slung her backpack over her shoulders. Her posture was dramatic, evoking a hero marching off to a grim fate.

Looking at her two friends, she said, "Wish me luck!"

"Of course, of course, you’ll have the best of luck! I guarantee his parents will give their future daughter-in-law a perfect ten. Now go, go!" Du Ruanqing waved her hands repeatedly.

"Don’t miss me too much!"

With that parting shot, Yinuo spun around and strode out of the room.

Just as Qin Fan said, I have to face it sooner or later! Getting this tension and restraint off my chest now is probably for the best.

「Outside the women’s dormitory.」

Surrounded by a throng of excited female students, Qin Fan politely declined all requests for photos, phone numbers, and WeChat contacts.

After all, he couldn’t play the down-to-earth celebrity card at Jiang Yino’s expense. No woman wanted her boyfriend to accommodate a swarm of frivolous admirers. Even with his low emotional intelligence, Qin Fan was aware of this. In the classroom, it was manageable, as they were all classmates. But these were complete strangers with no connection to him, so he really didn’t want to get involved.

Walking down from the dormitory building with her backpack on, Jiang Yino’s heart warmed when she saw Qin Fan calmly shaking his head and refusing the girls swarming around him. She quickened her pace.

Walking to Qin Fan’s side and seeing the crowd of girls bombarding him with questions, Jiang Yino smiled. "AHEM!" she coughed pointedly.

"Make way, my girlfriend is here!" Qin Fan announced with a smile, breaking free from the crowd.

He immediately took Jiang Yino’s hand and proudly strode away under the envious, jealous, and resentful gazes of the other girls.

「Outside the campus.」

The moment Qin Fan stepped out of the school gate, Chang Yuanyi, who had been waiting for some time, hurried over.

He bowed respectfully. "Mr. Qin! Miss Jiang!"

"Uh, what are you doing here?" Qin Fan asked, puzzled.

"Mr. Qin, I heard you were heading back, so I thought I’d give you a ride to the airport! Hehe!" Chang Yuanyi said with a fawning smile, a demeanor he only showed to Qin Fan.

"Alright, let’s go then," Qin Fan said, not bothering with false modesty.

Chang Yuanyi immediately rushed to the rear door, opened it for them, and after respectfully seeing Qin Fan and Jiang Yino inside, he hurried back to the driver’s seat and started the car. Under the astonished gazes of countless students, the modest yet stately Bentley turned and drove away, its presence outshining everything else in sight.

"Mr. Qin, when will you be back in Jinling?" Chang Yuanyi asked with a sycophantic grin after dropping them at the airport.

He had wanted to ask about the joint punitive proclamation issued by the Werewolf and Vampire clans, but he swallowed his question out of consideration for Jiang Yino’s presence.

"In a few days, probably. Why, do you want to visit Jiangzhou?" Qin Fan replied with a smile.

"I wish, but I’m swamped these days," Chang Yuanyi said, shaking his head with a hint of regret.

If he could, he would have loved to ride Qin Fan’s coattails and make an appearance in Jiangzhou’s upper echelons of society. But the matter of Spirit Water No. 1 had him completely overwhelmed. With demand far exceeding supply, he still had to appease the powerful figures who had missed out. He had squeezed this time to see Qin Fan off from his already packed schedule.

"Alright then, head back," Qin Fan said with a nod.

At Chang Yuanyi’s affirmative reply, Qin Fan took Jiang Yino’s hand and led her into the departure lounge.

「Meanwhile.」

Somehow, news of Qin Fan’s return to Guangdong had reached Jiangzhou. In an instant, the entire city was stirred into action.