At 5:40, the Nine-Headed Bird Restaurant welcomed a handsome guy and two beautiful girls.

The hotel doesn’t have a large facade, but inside it is spacious, clean, and tidy. Possibly due to the pandemic, there were only a few scattered tables in the hall, and a waiter immediately came up to greet the guests.

"Hello, how many?"

"We have a reservation, Xiangyang Hall."

"On the second floor, turn right."

And so, Li Peifeng led two girls upstairs, with Xu Manning holding Wu Wenyue’s hand, feeling a bit uncomfortable: "Why did you have to bring us here? We don’t know your friends. We wouldn’t even know what to say if we meet them. It’s a waste of time and awkward."

Li Peifeng reassured her: "They are all classmates from Beihua Normal University. I don’t know many of them either. Maybe one of them is your classmate... let’s just go in and eat."

Wu Wenyue was quite at ease: "Nervous already? Wait till the winter holiday when you meet his parents, you’ll be more nervous then, won’t you?"

Alright, it’s also a chance to get used to this atmosphere ahead of time.

"Then maybe I’ll meet your friends as your girlfriend first, have a little practice?"

Xu Manning quickened her pace and stepped in front of Li Peifeng, whispered quickly, and naturally took his hand.

Wu Wenyue was unhappy upon seeing this, and without saying anything, she reached out and grabbed Miss Xu’s other hand, pulling her towards herself...

"Hey, what are you doing?! Couldn’t you just hold his other hand?"

Xu Manning exclaimed angrily, while Wu Wenyue rolled her eyes, too lazy to speak.

In front of so many classmates, she didn’t want to expose the trio’s relationship. If it got exposed in such a setting, the whole school would basically know by the end of the day.

Wu Wenyue was still an influencer, and she dared not think about the impact that could have. Moreover, she didn’t want to see Xu Manning taking the spotlight alone, appearing next to Li Peifeng as his girlfriend, so...

"You behave yourself, and go home after dinner!"

Wu Wenyue quietly warned: "Deal with him at home, don’t make trouble here!"

"Got it, got it."

Xu Manning puckered her lips and entered the private room for the party with Li Peifeng.

In the center of the room was a large round table for twenty people, with a few sofas in the corner. A total of sixteen or seventeen people, men and women, were sitting by the dining table and on the sofas.

Li Peifeng looked around and felt completely relieved. Although there were still more girls than boys present, most of his relationships with these girls were as classmates from the School of Arts and Sciences, along with a few from the Philosophy and History Departments he’d met once before. None were creditors of past emotional debts.

This time, it was the right decision.

"You finally came." Bai Xiaoyang greeted him with a smile, and upon seeing Wu Wenyue and Xu Manning, had a look as if it was expected: "Welcome, welcome. Peifeng said he’d bring two girls. I guessed it would be you... Take a seat, I’ll notify the waiter to serve the dishes."

The three of them partnering to create short videos was known by many on campus.

As Wu Wenyue’s video account gained followers; Li Peifeng’s identity as a platinum writer was exposed; Xu Manning’s ’True Self’ brand was launched; and with the trio’s recruitment and expansion, their friendship... it was something they couldn’t hide even if they wanted to.

Some admired, some idolized, some imitated, and some envied or scoffed, but regardless of the perspective, the three of them became more known on campus, with the air of campus influencers.

This gathering, which the trio attended, attracted much attention and significantly influenced the direction of conversation at the beginning of the dinner.

Some girls sought advice from Xu Manning on styling, asking about fashion design; some inquired about Wu Wenyue’s entrepreneurial experiences in social media, the ups and downs of becoming famous online; and others teased Li Peifeng about his past female-oriented novels or discussed his newly published book.

Eventually, midway through the event, another party organizer, a sweet girl from the Philosophy Department, suggested playing "Word Relay in Poetry".

Two-thirds of the people participated, including Li Peifeng, and they played for quite a while, making the atmosphere even more lively.

The heroic Bai Qingchuan put down his wine glass and silently took out a guitar. As the prelude of "Later" played, everyone exchanged glances and very seamlessly sang along.

After "Later", they played another song, "About Winter" or "Begonia Blooming".

The lyrics and melodies were filled with memories from their youth. Playing guitar and singing together while drinking was romantic and gentle.

After three or five songs, Wu Wenyue, having had a little to drink, seemed inspired by the atmosphere. She handed her phone to Li Peifeng and instructed, "I’ll dance a bit, and you help me film it. If it turns out well, I’ll post it."

Wow, even during dining and resting, she didn’t forget about work.

Li Peifeng smiled and nodded, earnestly recording with her phone.

In Shared Dream, Wu Wenyue not only learned music but also seriously studied Otherworld’s dance. Although she had forgotten some after waking up, it seemed she had also been learning street dance recently. Her dance was well-formed, with strength amid grace, drawing applause and cheers from the crowd.

"Thank you."

Wu Wenyue blushed slightly, thanked everyone for the compliments, and walked over to Li Peifeng: "How did the filming go?"

"Take a look yourself."

Li Peifeng returned the phone to her, praising, "You danced wonderfully, but you’ll probably need to add some suitable background music in post-production."

"Okay."

Wu Wenyue reviewed the playback of her dance, and Xu Manning also leaned in to take a look. During the time, she whispered something inaudible to anyone else, making Wu Wenyue blush even more and glare at her playfully.