Who Would Fall in Love After Being Reborn?

Chapter 220: Can Good Friends Kiss?

I just wanna say again, even though you’ve made it this far, you probably already know, but calling someone brother in China is like calling someone oppa in Korea. Since most people are more familiar with oppa than gege.

“Enough talk, the best things shouldn’t be consumed all at once.”

Feng Nanshu pressed her luscious lips together, “Big brother, say a couple more words for your sister.”

“?”

Jiang Qin turned to look at the rich girl’s sparkling eyes and suddenly realized a very serious issue.

What about ‘Brother walking’, ‘Brother leading’? These were actually just sanitized versions.

The complete line she learned from Ding Xue should have been, “Big brother, the boiled fish is delicious, get some for your sister.”

Previously, the rich girl had only used her tactics halfway, just calling him ‘Big brother’ without referring to herself as ‘sister’, leaving him just a sliver of dignity. But this time, she went all out, and he found it hard to cope.

“Alright, I’ll say one more thing. Actually, a ‘boss lady’ is a very formal position in a business, equivalent to a female boss. There’s no unclean or special meaning between her and the boss. Many people think the boss lady and the boss must be a couple, but that’s just slander. Good friends can be boss ladies too. You’re my good friend, so you can be my boss lady. That’s what the law says.”

Jiang Qin spoke righteously and at length, indulging the rich girl with his blind doting.

However, as he spoke, Feng Nanshu became increasingly confused.

Her limited worldview had hardly contained much before, and now Jiang Qin had stuffed it full of his skewed logic, causing utter chaos.

“Got it?”

“Jiang Qin, you’re a bad guy.”

Feng Nanshu looked aloof, wanting to kick him but not daring to.

Jiang Qin smiled upon hearing this, his expression as calm and unbothered as ever, directing people to come get their milk teas in turn.

Meanwhile, a small group sitting in the back right started looking at each other, and the atmosphere around them gradually stiffened.

If Xi Tian was a dimension-reducing blow to the milk tea shops in the Polytechnic University business district, then Feng Nanshu’s level of beauty was absolutely another kind of dimension-reducing blow to the male-dominated Polytechnic University.

With her picturesque features, lofty demeanor, and snow-white skin, a lady’s dress accentuating her slender figure, and standing at 1.7 meters tall, she seemed ethereal and otherworldly.

Was this celestial girl really their boss lady?

Did the boss… deserve her?

Before Feng Nanshu’s appearance, Jiang Qin had been a god-like figure in their eyes. But with her presence, everyone still felt he had gotten more than his fair share.

With such a girlfriend, who the hell would waste time on starting a business?

“Is she really our boss lady?”

“Of course, we’ve seen her once at the University of Science and Technology. She’s very kind and generous.”

“Is she from Linchuan University too?”

“Yes, and she’s also our boss’s high school classmate.”

“My God, how many good deeds did the boss do in his past lives to get such a dazzling girl?”

After the part-time students from the University of Science and Technology finished explaining, everyone burst into amazed discussions, filled with exclamations.

Meanwhile, Li Xiaoxiao, Sun Yue, Zhao Wenhua, and Wang Le all hung their heads, shrinking like quails, recalling the earlier scene with extreme awkwardness.

Calling her ‘boss lady’ in advance?

From the school of dragons?

And an inter-school romance?

My goodness, luckily they hadn’t spoken loudly, or else they would have been mocked for years.

Yes, Gu Tiantian was indeed considered a beauty at Polytechnic University, which is why everyone thought she had a chance with the boss. But compared to the real boss lady, the difference was huge, like a rustic little girl.

Not to mention the looks, even the dress sense and demeanor were worlds apart. There was no need for comparison.

Thinking this, Li Xiaoxiao, Sun Yue, Zhao Wenhua, and Wang Le felt secondhand embarrassment for Gu Tiantian, their scalps tingling even more than during their own awkward moment.

So much for “if you don’t work hard, I won’t be lenient.”

And, “Inter-school romance is fine, he has a car.”

My god, the awkwardness was so intense it felt like their scalps were on fire.

The four couldn’t help but glance at Gu Tiantian, noting her expression had indeed frozen. The love letter she had prepared in advance was unconsciously crumpled into a ball, and the little red heart stuck on it had quietly fallen off at some point.

To be honest, before Jiang Qin arrived, Gu Tiantian had already indulged in endless fantasies about her future life.

For example, walking into this classroom, everyone would lift their heads to call her ‘boss lady’, and she’d encourage them with a smile to work hard.

Or sitting in the passenger seat of that black Audi, the window half open, the wind teasing her beautiful long hair.

Or when Lai Cunqing hesitantly couldn’t make a decision, and Jiang Qin was too busy to come over, they would have to ask her for advice, because she was the boss lady.

Girls do enjoy such fantasies.

But it wasn’t until Feng Nanshu appeared that she realized fantasies were just that—fantasies, never to become reality.

“No wonder Yu Shasha didn’t pursue him…”

Gu Tiantian suddenly remembered Yu Shasha’s expression last night. When she heard about pursuing Jiang Qin, she looked as if she had seen a ghost. Indeed, she must have already seen Jiang Qin’s girlfriend.

But Jiang Qin was also wrong. He already had a girlfriend, so why did he say he never dated?

Didn’t he know that saying so could give others hope?

Gu Tiantian grew angrier the more she thought about it, crushing the love letter in her hand.

At that moment, Lai Cunqing waved his hand, urging them to come over for milk tea.

Tang Li, having just recovered from her embarrassment, didn’t care about Gu Tiantian’s mood and quickly dragged her to get milk tea.

Not becoming a boss lady was no big deal, but they had to continue their part-time jobs. The wages offered here weren’t available elsewhere.

The real boss lady came to offer milk tea and console the employees. If you ignored her when called, you’d be unable to get along in the future. She was the real boss lady, not a figment of imagination. Her influence was far more powerful than any official authority.

“Thank you, boss lady.”

“Thank you, boss lady.”

“…”

After everyone had taken their turn, Tang Li also got a cup and walked a few steps away, looking back at Gu Tiantian. She noticed that instead of taking the milk tea, Gu Tiantian was staring blankly at Jiang Qin, as if she had a thousand words to say.

Seeing this, Tang Li’s heart nearly leapt out of her chest. She gestured for Gu Tiantian to leave, but she didn’t budge.

“Didn’t you say you didn’t date and don’t have a girlfriend?”

Gu Tiantian’s eyes were slightly red, but she remained calm.

Jiang Qin glanced at her: “I don’t have a girlfriend, but you have a boss lady.”

“…”

Feng Nanshu raised her delicate face, glancing between Jiang Qin and Gu Tiantian, her soft little hands fumbling nervously in the big bear’s pocket.

Gu Tiantian wanted to say more, but as soon as she looked up and saw that clear and cold beauty, she was instantly overwhelmed, losing all her confidence.

Some pretty girls look nice at first but not upon closer inspection. Some look good from afar but ordinary up close. Some look better from the side than the front.

But Feng Nanshu, standing before her, was flawless.

Gu Tiantian took the milk tea, murmured a ‘thank you’ to the boss lady, and then returned to her seat with Tang Li. She remained silent afterward, her gaze cold and intimidating.

As noon approached, the school bell rang, waking those busy at work. Under Jiang Qin’s signal, Lai Cunqing waved his hand, telling everyone to go for lunch.

“How about I take you to try the cafeteria at Polytechnic University?”

Feng Nanshu nodded obediently: “Okay.”

Jiang Qin tucked his hand into his pocket, holding her small hand: “What do you want to eat?”

“Dumplings.”

Jiang Qin didn’t have a meal card for Polytechnic University, and neither did Lai Cunqing, so they had to follow the part-time students.

The cafeteria at Polytechnic University wasn’t much different from Linchuan University’s, except perhaps for the chair colors—one had yellow, the other blue.

Lai Cunqing and Ding Qiaona personally served the boss and the boss lady, bringing dumplings and vinegar, and also ordered iron plate tofu and braised pork belly with preserved mustard greens that Jiang Qin wanted, along with a bowl of rice.

The rich girl was staring at him, her gaze aloof and superior, but no one could guess she particularly wanted Jiang Qin to feed her.

“Open your mouth.”

“Jiang Qin, dip it in more vinegar,” Feng Nanshu pointed to the vinegar dish.

“?”

Jiang Qin glanced at the dumpling he had picked up, thinking to himself that it was already drowning in vinegar, yet she wanted more. Why was she so keen on vinegar today?

Feng Nanshu watched as he rolled the dumpling in the vinegar again, ate it with arrogance, and then winced at the sourness. Her usually aloof expression couldn’t be maintained, and even a small part of her delicate tongue poked out.

“Little vinegar spirit, want another one?”

“Another one, but no vinegar this time.”

Jiang Qin, too lazy to switch to a pair of vinegar-free chopsticks, simply slurped it with his mouth and fed her another dumpling, satisfying the rich girl immensely.

Two innocent friends who had never kissed, but the amount of saliva they had shared was probably more than many real couples. It was clean and hygienic. If he had to comment, Jiang Qin thought the rich girl’s saliva tasted sweetly fragrant.

He wondered if her lips would taste just as sweet.

Jiang Qin fell silent for a moment, then took out his phone and entered Baidu through WAP, typing a question.

[Baidu: Can good friends kiss?]

[Answer: No]

[Baidu: Why not?]

[Answer: “Why Not” is a classic song sung by Andy Lau, with lyrics by Xue Zhongming and composed by Yin Kui…]

Jiang Qin found this uninteresting. Damn, good friends can’t even kiss? What kind of law is this?

He pocketed his phone and continued eating.

Meanwhile, Gu Tiantian watched them from the right rear, her gaze filled with silent resentment, daring only to feel that way. So, she aimlessly picked at her rice and followed Tang Li back to the dormitory, heavy-hearted.

She had aspired to be the boss lady, even mentally stepping into that role, and indeed tasted the sweetness under everyone’s flattery.

But then she realized the actual boss lady was as beautiful as a celestial being, far beyond her league, with no comparison possible.

Such an embarrassing situation would take at least ten days and a half a month to get over. Yet, there are always those keen on gossip.

Like Chen Wenfang, who was off today and eagerly asked about the confession.

“Tiantian, did Jiang Qin agree to you?”

“He already has a girlfriend,” Gu Tiantian replied in a low voice.

Chen Wenfang was surprised: “Ah? Who is it?”

Yu Shasha couldn’t help but laugh: “It must be Feng Nanshu, the most beautiful girl I’ve ever seen in my life. Unbeatable, nobody could.”

“Is it that exaggerated?” Chen Wenfang was somewhat incredulous.

“My idol is handsome enough, right? But no one believed Feng Nanshu would fancy him. She’s the pearl of our Chengnan High School. Everyone thought Jiang Qin, no matter how dazzling, wasn’t worthy. But during the winter break, they were seen holding hands at a temple fair. All the boys felt heartbroken that night. The sad mini-essays they wrote, about dreams shattered, hearts emptied… I spent the entire winter break reading them.”

Yu Shasha sighed, “Jiang Qin, he ruthlessly trampled on every boy’s dream girl, turning her into a shape that belongs only to him.”

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