After hearing this, Jiang Silu didn’t seem angry at all. Instead, she smiled and said, "What’s the big deal? Is this why you’ve been so upset? It’s okay. He’s my dad, that’s a fact. You were just stating the truth."

"I really didn’t mean it... Yaoyao thought your dad was single and wanted to introduce her aunt to him. I panicked and just blurted it out."

Previously, Lu Yao had given Song Miaomiao this idea.

Just switch the key players.

Otherwise, if Jiang Silu found out she wanted to pursue Uncle Lu, they might not even get to be roommates anymore!

Jiang Silu was relieved. "It’s okay, I don’t blame you. You were just looking out for me. We’re besties!!"

"Actually, I feel pretty bad today," Song Miaomiao said, sounding a little insecure. "I’m not as eloquent as Yaoyao, so I can’t offer much emotional support, and I don’t come from a family like Shiting’s. On top of that, I’ve just been mooching off you guys, enjoying two extravagant feasts courtesy of Uncle Lu."

Jiang Silu linked arms with her. "That doesn’t matter at all. I just love hanging out with you! Besides, my mom and dad haven’t patched things up yet, and I still don’t know how to handle my relationship with my father. So, if he’s treating us to a feast, we should just eat our fill. This might be the first and last time, for all we know."

"Lulu, I actually think Uncle Lu is a really good guy," Song Miaomiao said. "You can tell he dotes on you and really wants to make it up to you."

Jiang Silu thought for a moment before replying, "I know. I can see it in his eyes. But... Miaomiao, you don’t know what my mom, my brother, and I have gone through all these years. So, to accept him in the role of a ’father’ and rejoin this big family... it’s really going to take some time. Besides, my brother is incredibly stubborn. He won’t agree to it easily."

"That’s true," Song Miaomiao sighed. "But I’m so envious that you have such a rich dad. If it weren’t for him, I probably would have never gotten the chance to eat at such a fancy restaurant in my entire life."

"I’m envious of you, too," Jiang Silu said with a laugh. "On the first day of school, when your dad was making your bed, mopping our dorm room floor, and giving you all those instructions... I was standing on the side, just green with envy. I remember thinking, ’If only I had a dad, too.’"

"Okay, let’s not talk about this anymore. Let’s head back to the dorm."

...

「Meanwhile.」

Jiang Sifan and Wen Wan were busy at the boba shop.

He had just been to a print shop to print several hundred promotional flyers.

Tomorrow, he and Wen Wan would have to go door-to-door, canvassing the local shops.

They had come this far with their startup plan.

There could be no mistakes at any step.

Otherwise, all their previous efforts would be for naught!

Perhaps because he’d been so busy with the startup the past couple of days, he had been neglecting Huang Hui.

Huang Hui sent him a disgruntled message: [Why are you so busy all the time? Are we even in a relationship anymore?]

Jiang Sifan had just finished arranging the flyers when he saw the message from Huang Hui on his phone. He sighed, then replied: [I was printing out materials. We have to hand them out to the shops tomorrow.]

Jiang Sifan: [Why don’t you come with us tomorrow? That way we can spend more time together.]

Huang Hui: [No way. I’m not handing out flyers. That’s so embarrassing.]

Jiang Sifan stared at the message, momentarily at a loss for words.

Jiang Sifan: [Okay, then. I’ll spend time with you once my business is successful and I have more free time.]

Huang Hui: [Okay \(^o^)/~ Wait for my baby to make big bucks and buy me lots of yummy treats!]

Jiang Sifan put down his phone and looked over at Wen Wan, who was organizing the flyers beside him.

He asked with concern, "Wen Wan, are you tired? Why don’t you head back and rest? I can finish up here."

"I’m not tired, Class President. I want to help share the workload," Wen Wan explained quietly.

Hearing her words, Jiang Sifan’s heart warmed.

Meanwhile, having ended her chat, Huang Hui was about to wash some cherries to eat.

Just then, her phone rang.

"Hello?" Huang Hui answered her phone.

"Come out and hang out with me?"

Huang Hui immediately recognized Lin Qiang’s voice.

She glanced at Chen Kailin in the bunk diagonally across from hers, then whispered harshly, "Are you crazy? How dare you call me here!"

"What’s there to be afraid of?" Lin Qiang chuckled. "How about it? Come shopping with me tonight, and I’ll give you a ’Miracle Water’ skincare set. The one that costs 2,999."

Huang Hui was about to call him shameless, but then she remembered she had, in fact, run out of her skincare products.

It was like the guy had her under surveillance, always knowing exactly what she needed.

After gritting her teeth, she finally agreed. "Fine. But I’m warning you, we’re just window shopping. You can’t touch me, or I’ll call the cops."

"Don’t worry. I’ve said it before, I don’t like to force anyone. I want you to serve me willingly," Lin Qiang said calmly.

"In your dreams."

Although Huang Hui was completely against it, the thought of getting a ’Miracle Water’ set just for hanging out with the guy for a bit was too tempting.

It wasn’t a bad deal, all things considered.

So, she quickly changed her clothes and got ready to leave.

Nearby, Hu Ke remained silent, but she had faintly overheard their conversation.

Considering the increasing number of luxury items Huang Hui had recently acquired, it was highly unlikely her boyfriend was the one buying them.

Recalling the day Huang Hui had cursed her out, Hu Ke grew even more furious.

She decided she would follow Huang Hui and see what was really going on.

So, when Huang Hui left, she quickly followed her.

A short while later, Huang Hui arrived at the school gate.

Lin Qiang was already there, waiting for her.

When he saw Huang Hui, he smiled. "Let’s go grab a bite?"

"Let’s just go." Huang Hui was worried an acquaintance might see them. If Jiang Sifan happened to be just off campus, it would be a disaster. She urged him to hurry.

Seeing her defiant attitude, Lin Qiang simply pulled out the ’Miracle Water’ skincare set. "Here, take this first."

Sure enough, Huang Hui’s expression softened slightly when she saw it.

She offered a quiet "thank you."

But Lin Qiang just smiled. "No need for thanks. Your beauty has already paid the price."

As he spoke, he leaned in toward Huang Hui, getting closer.

"Let’s go," Huang Hui said, sensing his ill intentions and quickening her pace.

Hu Ke, watching from a distance, saw everything.

She watched in astonishment. She never imagined that Huang Hui was actually hooking up with Chen Kailin’s boyfriend!

’So that’s it! I knew her boyfriend couldn’t possibly afford such an expensive gift. Turns out she’s knowingly being the other woman!’

’Stealing your roommate’s boyfriend... I finally caught you red-handed!’

’It’s not even about you pissing me off. Even if you hadn’t, I’d still expose you for this!’

With that, she immediately pulled out her phone and snapped a photo.

She immediately sent it to Jiang Sifan, attaching a voice message: "Sifan, I think you’re a great guy, so I don’t want to see you get cheated on. Huang Hui is with another man right now."

At that moment, Jiang Sifan saw the message from Hu Ke, tapped on the voice memo, and looked at the photo.

The voice message happened to be playing out loud, and when Hu Ke’s words filled the air, everyone in the boba shop turned to look in his direction.

Jiang Sifan’s face instantly burned with humiliation. Adding to that, the photo clearly showed Huang Hui with another man.

He struggled to compose himself, then said to Wen Wan through gritted teeth, "Wen Wan, I’m sorry to leave you with all this, but I have to go take care of a personal matter."

With that, he turned and stormed out of the boba shop.

He left Wen Wan staring after him, her eyes filled with concern.