"What did you just send?" Shi Qian asked.
"nothing."
Meng Xu quickly locked the screen. He knew that Meng Qing had feelings for Shi Qian, but he didn't know how things were going between them. If Meng Qing knew that he was talking nonsense, she would probably scold him when they got back.
"Oh right, I forgot to ask, were you and my brother high school classmates?"
"Um."
"Then you have a really good relationship. People say that friends you make in high school are very likely to be lifelong friends."
“You two should keep in touch more. My brother was a bit busy before, but he's much better now. He should be able to go back to school next month. You two can go out for meals and dates more often.”
A date? Shi Qian felt that Meng Xu must have misunderstood. Although Meng Qing was indeed his type, their relationship could only be considered that of ordinary friends at most.
"He and I are just ordinary friends."
"I just misspoke, just listen to whatever you want to hear!"
"Oh, right, you don't know, but I did you a huge favor before!"
"Your math lab application form was thrown away, so I retrieved it from the trash can and submitted it to you just in time."
Shi Qian was surprised to hear about this for the first time. He remembered that Su Yang was the one who collected the application forms that day. It turned out that Su Yang had disliked him back then.
"Thanks."
"No need, it's nothing. I just want you and my brother to be together forever!"
"Friendship, I mean everlasting friendship!"
...
When the two arrived at the Meng family's old residence, Meng Xu took Shi Qian upstairs and found her a comfortable spot that wasn't too crowded. He then brought out some juice and snacks and placed them in front of her.
"You sit here for a while, I'm going upstairs to find my brother!"
Shi Qian waved, signaling him to leave quickly. He was completely different from Meng Qing, who spent all day in the car rambling on and on about random things.
He remembered that Meng Qing did not have a younger brother. This Meng Xu should be the adopted son of the Meng family. He had a lively personality and seemed to have a good relationship with Meng Qing.
Shi Qian sat and looked around, then got up and walked to the balcony. He overheard someone making a phone call.
"I don't care, you find this person for me! I, Lu Zhiting, absolutely have to get to know such an amazing contestant! What's so great about a B-rank contestant? You don't understand, this isn't an ordinary B-rank contestant. Just go find him!"
"It's not 'my father,' it means 'I'm your father'... I didn't mean to insult you, just find it for me!"
Lu Zhiting hung up the phone and turned around to see Shi Qian, who was about to retreat, with a rather unpleasant expression.
"Who are you? What are you doing here? Running around without permission and eavesdropping on other people's phone calls, how rude!"
Shi Qian was speechless. He hadn't done it on purpose. Lu Zhiting's voice was so loud, it was almost like he was calling out to his father over a loudspeaker. People downstairs could probably hear it.
Shi Qian recognized Lu Zhiting and remembered that he was the one who had made a boastful statement but was instantly eliminated. He vaguely recalled that his game ID was "I am your father". Why was Lu Zhiting looking for him?
When Lu Zhiting saw that Shi Qian didn't reply, he stared at Shi Qian with a displeased expression, feeling that the face looked somewhat familiar.
Ah, right, it's him.
I remember you!
Shi Qian thought Lu Zhiting had recognized him and tried to hide, but he ran into another acquaintance.
Lu Yibai saw someone who looked like Shi Qian from afar and hurriedly followed him. Unexpectedly, it really was Shi Qian.
Before he could even say hello, Lu Zhiting spoke first.
"Isn't this our poor relative from the Lu family? What? You're rushing to attend someone's birthday banquet, trying to get some kind of cooperation for your useless father again?"
"I don't know what tricks you used to fool my dad into bringing you here. Aren't you ashamed?"
"So you two know each other. I knew it. Birds of a feather flock together. You're both no good."
"Your name is Shi Qian, right? I've heard quite a bit about you. You've been bullying your classmates since high school. Now you're pretending to be well-behaved just to fool those two idiots, Yan Ge and Fu Xiuhan."
"I know, you hitched a ride with Fu Xiuhan today, didn't you? You're trying to curry favor with the Meng family heir, aren't you? How despicable!"
Shi Yan happened to come out of the restroom and was surprised to see Shi Qian. He didn't expect that Meng Qing hadn't been to school for so long and that the two of them were still in contact.
Shi Yan unexpectedly met Lu Zhiting at school and learned that he was a member of the Lu family. The Lu family and the Meng family were acquainted, and Shi Yan wanted to use Lu Zhiting's connections to get back together with Meng Qing. As long as Shi Qian was not around, it was only a matter of time before he and Meng Qing got married.
Shi Yan pretended to be pitiful in front of Lu Zhiting, saying that he was bullied. In order to establish his persona, he brought up Shi Qian quite a bit. Shi Qian was very famous at Peking University, which is how Lu Zhiting found out about Shi Qian.
Shi Yan, through Lu Zhiting's connections, managed to sneak into Meng Qing's birthday banquet today. Unexpectedly, he didn't see Meng Qing, but instead saw Shi Qian first.
"What are you doing here?" Shi Yan asked.
"I invited him, is there a problem?"
Meng Qing came downstairs, glanced at Lu Zhiting and Shi Yan, and stood next to Shi Qian.
Lu Zhiting had met Meng Qing when he visited the Meng family with his father. The two were about the same age, their families were on good terms, and they had exchanged a few words.
“Meng Qing, happy birthday. Why did you come down here?” Lu Zhiting suddenly became a little flustered.
"Pick someone up, your dad was just looking for you downstairs."
"Who else would make you pick them up personally?" Lu Zhiting said in a low voice.
"Shi Qian, let's go."
Shi Qian figured Meng Qing probably wanted him to find a quieter place, so he pulled Lu Yibai along, saying, "This is my senior from the lab, let's go together."
"Um."
Seeing that the person he looked down on was treated with courtesy by Meng Qing, Lu Zhiting's words of sarcasm to Lu Yibai and Shi Qian suddenly stuck in his throat.
Seeing that Meng Qing was about to leave, Shi Yan didn't care about anything else. It was difficult to even see each other normally, but this time he had to say something to her.
"Meng Qing, I..."
Before Shi Yan could finish speaking, Meng Qing glanced at him and said, "I didn't invite him. Lu Zhiting, you should keep an eye on the people you brought."
After saying that, he left with Shi Qian and Lu Yibai, leaving Lu Zhiting standing there stunned.
Then, looking at Shi Yan with a hint of doubt, he asked, "Have you offended Meng Qing?"
Shi Yan knew that Meng Qing knew what he had done to Shi Qian in Yan City and deliberately distanced himself from him. This Shi Qian, he always manages to cause trouble!
Shi Yan remained silent, and Lu Zhiting's attitude towards him instantly turned cold, after all, offending Meng Qing was not a good thing.
Shi Qian followed Meng Qing upstairs. Lu Yibai, being very perceptive, said he was going to find a friend. Meng Qing then took Shi Qian to another of his study rooms.
There were many things inside, mostly gift boxes, probably birthday gifts from others to Meng Qing. Meng Qing walked around that pile of things and went to the other side.
He took a box out of the cabinet and handed it to Shi Qian.
"What is that?"
"Gift."
"Why did you give me a gift for your birthday?" Shi Qian asked, puzzled.
"It is my belated reunion gift."
Meng Qing remembered everything, all the things he and Shi Qian had done together.
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