Along the line surrounding the 'Moon Goddess', Xu Qian and Meng Ziqiu were astonished to discover that since the 'Moon Goddess' was created five years ago, all three appraisers who participated in the jewelry appraisal at that time had passed away, all... due to accidents.
"How...how could they all be dead?!" Meng Ziqiu couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine as he looked at them. When you encounter too many supernatural things, you can't help but trust them more. He remembered the legend about the 'Moon Goddess'—the lovers who died from the princess's curse.
What if the princess's curse wasn't just a legend?
Xu Qian wondered if the 'Moon Goddess' really existed. All three jewelry appraisers died on the day they completed their appraisals or the day afterward, and the 'Moon Goddess' was subsequently taken away by the Jiang family and never seen again.
To this day, the moon goddess remains stolen.
In other words, no one can be certain of the 'Moon Goddess's' true existence; whether she is real or fake, nobody knows.
And what role does the Jiang family, who are cooperating with Hua Laosan, play in all of this? Does he know that the 'Moon Goddess' in his possession is fake? Where is the real one? Or, does the real one even exist?
Xu Qian tapped the table and said to Meng Ziqiu, "Here's what we'll do: you contact Fifth Master for me and ask him to help investigate what happened to Hua Laosan at the shipwreck tomb. I'll go find the Jiang family."
"Looking for Old Master Jiang?" Meng Ziqiu asked him.
Xu Qian nodded.
Meng Ziqiu sighed, "The Jiang family is not easy to enter. There are surveillance cameras everywhere. If you want to investigate, you can only do so when the old man comes out for a 'stroll'. But right now, if things really go as we think, he probably won't dare to go out."
Xu Qian thought about it and agreed. What he could think of, Aldington Felix certainly could too, but there was no news about it at the moment, which was enough to prove that Aldington Felix had not yet caught the Jiang family.
“Let’s investigate the shipwreck tomb first,” Xu Qian paused for a moment, then said, “Also, pay close attention to the Balearanti Sea.”
Meng Ziqiu didn't ask why and simply agreed.
...
In the following days, Meng Ziqiu was busy investigating the shipwreck tomb and was often too busy to be seen. So Xu Qian took the initiative to take Meng Liangchen to school for registration, oh, and Qin You too.
As if they were telepathically connected, Qin You also looked up at him, and the two smiled at each other.
Yan Lang was meeting Qin You for the first time and was quite curious, thinking to himself, "He's another little puppy on the run."
Weicheng University is located on the second ring road of Weicheng, making it the closest university to the city center. Although it is not the largest university in terms of area, it is certainly the most bustling. Traffic in front of the school is often congested, but people dropping off their children can drive right into the school as long as they have their admission notice.
Xu Qian, wearing sunglasses, rolled down the car window, handed his admission notice to the gatekeeper outside, smiled, and said, "Hello, I'm taking my child to register."
The security guard looked at them, then glanced at the two young men in the back seat, and let them pass.
Yan Lang parked the car in the parking lot first, while Meng Liangchen and Qin You dragged their suitcases to the registration address on their admission notices. One of them applied for law, and the other for wildlife protection. Fortunately, the registration place for freshmen was the same.
Xu Qian accompanied Meng Liangchen to report first, while he could come later. Qin You also came over, and he and his puppet surrounded Meng Liangchen on the left and right.
Meng Liangchen frowned, feeling immense pressure. "Actually, I can go by myself..."
Xu Qian looked at him with a puzzled expression, and Qin You looked at him with the same puzzled expression. Weren't they both here? The expressions on their faces were exactly the same.
Yan Lang stood there dumbfounded behind him.
Meng Liangchen chuckled dryly. As the center of attention, he was bearing undue pressure. "Look around, please!" But... in the end, he could only helplessly acquiesce, "Let's go, let's go."
And so, surrounded by two stunningly handsome men, Meng Liangchen arrived at the court's reporting point. It was a very simple little table, behind which sat two male students wearing glasses, looking somewhat serious and earnest, very much like law students.
There were several people queuing up to enroll before Meng Liangchen, and Xu Qian and his group waited patiently, but... more and more eyes were falling on them.
After more than ten minutes, it was finally Meng Liangchen's turn.
"Hello, I'm here to register." Meng Liangchen nervously handed over his admission notice and some other enrollment documents.
The two male students adjusted their glasses, looked at Meng Liangchen, then at the 'bodyguards' behind him, and quickly processed his paperwork.
"As for the dorms..." The male student on the right flipped through the list of new students and ticked a room number for him, "Yanwenshi Building, 501. New students are all in dorms on the fifth and sixth floors."
"Okay, thank you, senior." Meng Liangchen nodded. It's just climbing five floors, easy peasy.
Perhaps because of that "senior," the male student on the right moved his lips and said, "Ah, well, Yanwen Stone Building is quite far. You might not be able to find it if it's your first time here. Why don't you wait a little while? The person who led the way should be back soon."
“That’s perfect,” Xu Qian patted Meng Liangchen on the shoulder. “Wait here for a bit, I’ll take him to the other side to report.”
"Mmm-hmm." Meng Liangchen nodded rapidly.
Seeing that the two big guys had left, Meng Liangchen took the initiative to strike up a conversation with the only male classmate present, "Hello classmate, I'm from class (1), and you are..."
...
Xu Qian and Qin You immediately went to the wildlife protection reporting point. There were even fewer professionals there; there was only one person guarding it. She was a young girl with her hair down and a daisy-shaped hair clip in her hair. She looked very fresh and lovely.
She was taken aback when she saw Xu Qian and Qin You approaching, then broke into an incredibly cute smile, her eyes crinkling with laughter. "Are you new students? Please sit down~"
Qin You sat down and asked the kind and approachable senior student, "Excuse me, could you please ask where the freshmen dormitories are? Is it Yan Wenshi Building?"
The senior student tilted her head and said, "No, our major is in Lu Zhengchu Building, but it's not too far from Yan Wenshi, about a hundred meters away."
Qin You responded with an "oh" and said, "Okay, thank you, senior."
Qin You's application was processed even faster; he also got his dormitory number: Room 203 in the Luzhengchu Building, a lower floor.
The senior student named Ning Jiao wanted Qin You to sit down and wait, since their major was still halfway there. But Qin You said he could go with them (Meng Liangchen's court), since it was only a little over a hundred meters away.
Ning Jiao felt a pang of regret for a moment, but didn't say anything. She reluctantly let them go, figuring there would be plenty of opportunities to meet again in the future, so there was no rush.
On the other side, Tian Qiaoyi, a sophomore at the law school, was quite happy to see so many new students coming to register. The more people there were, the fewer people would be later, and she could make fewer trips.
Tian Qiao glanced at the list quickly: 3 men and 7 women. She sighed. Another year of an unbalanced ratio. She wondered when she'd ever find a partner… Wait a minute, what's up with that guy?! Holy crap, are the freshmen this year really that good?!
Tian Qiao was referring to Qin You, who was talking to Meng Liangchen. Xu Qian and Yan Lang had to leave after helping them with their paperwork because they still had work to do. Moreover, someone at the school had already recognized Xu Qian, so he had to leave first.
On the way back to the company, Xu Qian sat in the passenger seat, a bag of mango shaved ice dangling from his mouth. Through the puppet's perspective, he saw that Qin You had returned to his dormitory and run into two roommates. However, only one of them was in the same major as Qin You, named Fang Zhe, who had a baby face and was of medium height, around 175 cm. The other roommate was a freshman from another major. His chosen major, Wildlife Conservation, was considered one of the least popular majors, so he would inevitably have to share a room with students from other majors.
Fang Zhe also arrived today, but he arrived a little earlier than Qin You. He came in the morning and immediately felt much better when he heard that Qin You was in the same major as him. He thought he was the only one in the dormitory, and now it's great to have a companion.
"Let's go to the cafeteria together this afternoon. You don't know the way, do you? I'll take you! And do you know the supermarket? If not, I'll take you. You're lacking quite a few things right now." Fang Zhe has a rather outgoing personality and is obviously very sociable.
Although the puppet's vision couldn't see the favorability rating, Xu Qian felt that Qin You should make some friends at school, so he happily agreed.
Qin You tidied up his dorm room quickly and went downstairs with Fang Zhe. After chatting for a while, he learned that Fang Zhe's older brother was also in their department. Although they were not in the same major, he was very familiar with Weicheng University.
"As for the cafeteria, Lin Xingxian's is the best, followed by the one in the fourth teaching building..." Fang Zhe explained as they walked. Qin You looked at him and immediately thought of Meng Ziqiu; they were definitely the same kind of people.
This was Meng Liangchen's first day at school, and he needed to establish his own social network. So Qin You didn't take Meng Liangchen with him for anything; it was important for him to grow up freely.
Led by Fang Zhe, the two quickly arrived at the school's supermarket. Because it was the start of the new semester, the supermarket was packed with people, a scene that was common every September.
Young and energetic, that's what university is all about!
Seeing this, Xu Qian couldn't help but think back to his freshman year of college, when the situation seemed similar. Thinking about it, he realized that taking out the puppet was the right decision, allowing him to enjoy the college life he hadn't finished enjoying.
Fang Zhe glanced at the contents of the notebook. It was something he and his brother had discussed and written down together. They had made thorough preparations to minimize the number of trips they had to make.
Since the freshmen haven't received their campus cards yet, they can only use cash and WeChat. Qin You's phone is the one Xu Qian just bought, which controls the income of 'Wuqi Pharmaceuticals' and is also linked to Xu Qian's acting salary, making him arguably the richest kid in the family.
"Mosquito net, mosquito net, mosquito net..." Fang Zhe muttered as he searched.
Qin You spotted the mosquito net he wanted at a glance. It was on the top shelf, and he easily reached for it. "Is this it?"
Looking at the other person's 188cm height, with those long arms and legs, Fang Zhe held back his bitter tears, nodded, and said that he must exercise and grow taller!
Qin You took two; he also wanted to set up a mosquito net. Although it was already September, Weicheng was a city where mosquitoes could still be found in November. "Um, classmate, could you get one for me too?"
Qin You lowered his head and saw a little girl who was only up to his chest smiling at him. She was cute and wore a light yellow dress. Her expression was a little shy and bashful.
Qin You silently withdrew his gaze and reached out to take another one.
"Thank you, classmate," the little girl said sweetly.
Qin You didn't respond, but just shook his head and quickly grabbed Fang Zhe's T-shirt and retreated, preferring to stay away from the battlefield.
"Hey, there are still a few things I haven't taken..." Fang Zhe tried to struggle a bit more.
"It's not here, let's check over there." Qin You casually pointed in a direction.
"We need a bamboo mat, and another rolled-up bamboo mat. We'll have to sleep on it until at least October, and there's also military training, oh! Military training! And a fan, a fan..."
...
That evening, a new post appeared on the Weicheng University forum.
—A level one grass, no objections, right?
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Author's note: I'll be back tomorrow, and the update schedule will be more consistent then.
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