Proud senior schoolgirl was tender and sweet, we fell in love

Qi Yan said his brother mentioned he would keep an eye out for them.

But without any evidence, people definitely won't keep watching out for you.

Three days after returning to campus, Luo Yanran said Yan Lina wanted to ask her out for a meal to talk about a collaboration.

"I've already told her that for now, you don't plan to accept any advertising on that account." Luo Yanran sounded a bit helpless. Since coming back, they had only seen each other twice, and although they were at the same university, their faculties were far apart.

And they had a lot of classes.

In these days, Xie Xiao had been considering whether to move out next semester. Living together meant they could at least see each other every day.

Hearing Luo Yanran's somewhat apologetic voice, Xie Xiao chuckled, "Then let's meet. When?"

"She wants to ask you for a time," Luo Yanran said in a lower voice, "If you don't want to meet, that's fine. I can tell her you're busy."

"But isn't she bothering you every day? Since you're dorm mates, it's hard to refuse outright - how about Friday night? I remember you don't have classes either. I'll choose the place, and afterwards, we can head back to the apartment together?" Xie Xiao's voice softened, "I miss you."

Actually, he really did want some alone time.

Their classes were so staggered that they hardly had a chance to go to the study room together.

It was really too difficult.

When Xie Xiao saw their class schedules, he even wondered if the person assigning the classes was deliberately making things difficult for them.

Luo Yanran chuckled on the other end too, her voice growing lighter, "Okay."

Xie Xiao was in a good mood for the next few days because he could go home with his wife on Friday.

Mainly because he had recently started to discuss with Qi Yan whether they should start a company.

It was Qi Yan who found him again to talk about it, having watched his livestream that day.

Qi Yan's family already owned an entertainment company, so he could tell at a glance that live streaming had a promising future.

Xie Xiao had to admit, people from such families seemed naturally good at doing business.

He had been reborn with the knowledge that the live streaming industry was about to explode.

But Qi Yan just watched a few live streams, followed a few accounts, and could tell there was money to be made.

When Qi Yan heard Xie Xiao praise him for his unique vision, he waved it off, "I'm not that amazing. If it wasn't for having you around, I wouldn't understand this industry at all, and most importantly, I wouldn't know the revenue model. It's you who's the expert, so how about we make a big move?"

At the moment, the two were eating in the dining hall.

Shen Jun'an had gone to study, and Lu Ci was recently chatting with a young girl and seemed to have gone out to meet her in person.

So only the two of them were having lunch together.

Xie Xiao was indeed tempted; he originally thought about taking it slow, but wasn't the end of the year approaching to meet the parents?

Mainly, Qi Yan was too confident.

"Our family has money, and we can find professional managers. I mainly need your creativity and foresight. You seem to know a lot about the live streaming industry, which is just emerging. With you on board, we could avoid many detours," Qi Yan spoke with a confidence that made Xie Xiao feel like he was born to be a businessman. "If you join us, we can split the shares. I am determined to get a piece of this industry. If you don't join, the worst that can happen is I'll have a bit of trouble and will have to figure things out slowly on my own."

Qi Yan's intentions were clear; whether or not Xie Xiao joined, he was going to start this company and work on it.

Xie Xiao looked at the boy in front of him and finally smiled, "Alright, I'm in."

Qi Yan breathed a sigh of relief and patted his chest, "Thank goodness you agreed,"

Xie Xiao lifted his cola, "So you're going to be my boss? But isn't this a bit too casual? Just in the school dining hall?"

Qi Yan lifted his Sprite to clink with him, "Partners, mainly because I didn't expect you to agree so quickly. I was just testing the waters and showing off a bit."

After saying that, he chuckled to himself, "Looks like I have a talent for negotiation, huh?"

Xie Xiao honestly said, "I didn't really need much, just so happened I needed a little, uh, academic performance. Still, thank you, brother, it's been a pleasure working with you."

It seemed like a not-so-serious conversation had just decided that Xie Xiao had to start his life as an office drone a few years earlier than planned.

He didn't think there was anything wrong with it, since they were going to meet the parents anyway, it was only right that he started early.

Qi Yan was truly happy; of their two children, his older brother had become a police officer.

All of the family's hopes were now resting on him.

Luckily, Qi Yan himself also liked making money.

College was originally meant by his father to give him some practice.

Qi Yan had previously looked down on the company his family had already established, thinking he wanted to start one on his own.

Then he met Xie Xiao, and he felt it was destined.

Since he had agreed, Xie Xiao became even busier afterwards.

In the blink of an eye, it was Friday.

Xie Xiao had classes all afternoon, so Luo Yanran and the others arrived at the restaurant first.

The restaurant was chosen by Xie Xiao; it was actually located on the small street behind the school, and because it was somewhat pricey, it wasn't very crowded.

By the time Xie Xiao and Qi Yan arrived, Luo Yanran and Yan Lina were already there.

Originally, he hadn't planned to bring Qi Yan, but he insisted on coming to see what Yan Lina was up to, so Xie Xiao let him tag along.

Yan Lina was a bit surprised to see Qi Yan, mainly because he hadn't replied to her messages, right?

Now, wasn't it awkward for him to dine together with them?

Qi Yan truly wasn't awkward; he casually called out "Sister-in-law" to Luo Yanran and then nodded to Yan Lina, saying, "Just here to mooch a meal, you guys don't mind, do you?"

Luo Yanran said with a smile, "Not at all."

Since they didn't mind, Yan Lina felt it would be rude to say she did.

Ordering was quick, and Xie Xiao waited for the waiter to leave before starting, "Miss Yan, did you need something from me?"

This form of address showed the distance between them.

Yan Lina, who was very emotionally intelligent, said with a smile, "You can call me Lina, just like Luoluo does; calling me Miss Yan actually makes me quite nervous."

Xie Xiao smiled but didn't respond.

Luo Yanran took a look at the three of them and took the initiative to speak, "It's about the collaboration that Lina mentioned she wanted to talk to you about before."

Qi Yan, who had been silent, suddenly said in surprise, "Is it that software partnership? The one you discussed with me?"

Yan Lina's expression stiffened for a second, but as Xie Xiao watched, her face relaxed in the blink of an eye.

He thought to himself that it was a real waste for this girl not to be an actress; her ability to control her expression was impressive.

Indeed impressive.

"No, it's another friend of mine. His family owns a travel agency," Yan Lina said smiling, her gaze fixed on Xie Xiao, "I've just learned that Xie Xiao and Luoluo started an account, and I've watched all your videos, oh my god, they're so sweet!!! Really love them so much."

She didn't seem embarrassed when she said this, but Luo Yanran sitting nearby felt somewhat embarrassed.

How to put it, being teased by barrage comments online was one thing.
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But being praised in person with such exaggerated language wasn't very pleasant.

Xie Xiao didn't show much reaction, but he reached out and gently pinched Luo Yanran's hand.

He smiled and continued the conversation, "Thanks for liking it, but how come the owner of your friend's travel agency didn't come?"