Du Xinxin linked arms with Pan Yinuo as they walked on campus, chattering about what they’d seen that day.

"Nuonuo, how can he be so rich? I don’t even have 10,000 yuan in savings, but he just casually spent two million on a car."

Pan Yinuo chuckled and said, "It’s nothing to be surprised about. There will always be rich people and poor people in the world. We just happened to be lucky enough to see a rich person splurge today. But that kind of life isn’t for us. It’s better for us to stay grounded."

"Mmm... You’re right. It was just so shocking. I’ve never spent more than 10,000 yuan on a single thing in my entire life."

Du Xinxin grinned, still holding her best friend’s arm, and couldn’t help but nod in agreement.

’How complicated could the thoughts of a girl who just turned 18 be?’

’At most, she just thought Qi Sheng was a pretty good friend.’

’Rich and generous—who wouldn’t like a friend like that?’

"Xinxin, you’re back?"

The two were walking and chatting happily.

A boy suddenly appeared beside them, startling them.

"Zhou You, are you trying to scare people for fun?!"

Du Xinxin patted her not-so-large chest and glared irritably at the reckless Zhou You.

"Uh... Sorry about that. I was just too excited. I bought two movie tickets. Are you free tonight?"

Zhou You scratched his head, looking at Du Xinxin with an expectant expression.

"I’m not. I’ve been shopping all day, I’m dead tired."

Du Xinxin rejected him without a second thought.

"Ah... Alright then."

Zhou You lowered his head, looking a little dejected, but he quickly perked up again.

He followed beside Du Xinxin and Pan Yinuo, making small talk and trying to keep the conversation going.

Du Xinxin was getting extremely annoyed and shot her best friend a look, pleading for help.

"Zhou You, we’re almost at our dorm. Let’s talk tomorrow if there’s anything."

Pan Yinuo also knew that Zhou You had a thing for Du Xinxin.

’But when it came to matters of the heart, it had to be mutual.’

’One-sided affection was just being a simp.’

With Du Xinxin’s looks, she had been crazily pursued by numerous upperclassmen and guys from her own year ever since she started school.

Zhou You wasn’t bad-looking either, probably a 7.5 out of 10.

He was also around 180 cm tall, so his stats were pretty good.

After all, for a student who paid 180,000 to get in, his family’s financial situation couldn’t be that bad.

’But that depended on who you were comparing him to.’

After meeting Qi Sheng, Du Xinxin had subconsciously compared Zhou You to him.

In terms of looks, Qi Sheng was a bit more handsome than Zhou You.

In terms of height, Qi Sheng was 183 cm, and Zhou You was 180 cm.

In terms of wealth, was there even a need to say anything?

The two-million-yuan, road-ready RS6 spoke for Qi Sheng on its own.

In a head-to-head comparison, Qi Sheng completely crushed Zhou You.

And Zhou You had been considered one of the more outstanding ones among her many suitors.

"Xinxin, the 718 my dad bought me has arrived. How about I take you for a spin tomorrow?"

Zhou You still wouldn’t give up. Who could blame him? Du Xinxin was just too beautiful.

Ever since Du Xinxin started as a freshman, he had sworn that if he couldn’t win her over, he’d stay single for all four years of university.

But now Du Xinxin was a sophomore, and he still hadn’t won her over.

He had to pester his family for a long time before they finally bought him this 718.

Among the students at Chuanyin, being able to afford a sports car worth seven or eight hundred thousand yuan meant your family was quite well-off.

"Boring. I don’t have time tomorrow. Ask someone else."

Du Xinxin pulled Pan Yinuo and went straight into the girls’ dormitory.

"Fuck!"

Frustrated, Zhou You kicked a large tree next to the dorm, only to have his own foot go numb from the impact.

He took out his phone and sent a WeChat message to a girl saved as ’Backup #1’.

"Go get a room at the usual place. I’ll be there in a bit."

After sending the message, Zhou You left with a look of utter dissatisfaction.

As a rich second-generation kid, even if he was just a low-tier one, he never had a shortage of girls around.

But how could a woman for blowing off steam even compare to a top-tier beauty like Du Xinxin?

...

As one of the country’s top art academies, the tuition alone was 15,000 yuan a year.

But the living conditions in no way matched the tuition fees.

Other than having an air conditioner and a private bathroom.

A dorm room meant for six people was definitely not spacious.

"Sisters, I’m back!"

Du Xinxin pushed open the dorm room door, and the cool blast of air from the AC instantly made her feel alive again.

"You guys were out shopping for that long today?"

A long-legged beauty lying on her bed looked at the two of them and asked, a little surprised.

"Hee hee, we met a super handsome guy today. He treated us to king crab for lunch, and then we went with him to buy a car in the afternoon."

Du Xinxin was the type who couldn’t keep things to herself. With her straightforward and cute personality, she was the life of the dorm.

Pan Yinuo, on the other hand, was the exact opposite—reserved and gentle.

She would keep things bottled up inside and was very considerate of those around her.

"Wow, you guys are so lucky! I’ve only ever seen king crab online. Is it really that good?"

The girls began to chatter and discuss excitedly.

They were extremely curious about Du Xinxin and Pan Yinuo’s experience having such a feast.

"Of course it is! It’s 888 yuan per jin. The one we ordered cost over 4,000."

"It’s a good thing Qi Sheng didn’t make us go Dutch, or we’d be eating dirt for the rest of the month."

Du Xinxin took out her phone and showed the food pictures she’d taken to the other girls in the dorm.

"It looks so intimidating, but it must be delicious."

"Oh my god, 6,000 yuan for one meal... I couldn’t even dream of that."

"The car you went to buy with that Qi Sheng, was it a BBA?"

Du Xinxin let out a haughty huff. "It was an Audi, but the final price was two million yuan."

"Are you kidding me? My dad bought an A6 for just over 400,000. What kind of car costs that much?"

Hearing her roommate’s disbelieving rebuttal, Du Xinxin immediately pulled out the photos of the car she had taken that afternoon.

"See? This color is called Nardo Gray. The optional extras alone cost 510,000 yuan. That’s enough to buy your dad’s car."

"And the car’s sticker price is 1.35 million, plus the purchase tax and everything else. It comes out to exactly two million!"

Du Xinxin looked as though she was ready to take on all comers.

Anyone who didn’t know better would have thought she was defending her own boyfriend.

"Holy crap, this guy is way too loaded! Does he have a girlfriend? If not, I’m available. If he does, I can be his mistress."

Du Xinxin glared at this bunch of shameless hussies.

’There’s no way I’m sharing Qi Sheng’s WeChat with them.’

’So what if they’re roommates? High-quality guys are a scarce resource; you have to be on guard.’

As for Pan Yinuo, Du Xinxin wasn’t worried.

Unless Qi Sheng pursued her like crazy.

Otherwise, with Pan Yinuo’s personality, she would never actively chase after Qi Sheng.

’So, this is a surefire win for me!’

At this thought, a smile spread across Du Xinxin’s delicate and pretty face.

Grabbing a change of clothes, she skipped off to take a shower.

"Nuonuo, don’t tell me Xinxin has fallen for that guy?"

The long-legged beauty, whose name was Tao Siyao, was a little worried seeing Du Xinxin’s unusual behavior.

She had gotten her period today, which was why she hadn’t gone shopping with Pan Yinuo and the others.

Usually, the three of them were the closest.

"I’m not too sure. She’s probably a little smitten."

Pan Yinuo said ambiguously after a moment of thought.

"That’s true. If a guy treated me to a meal worth several thousand yuan and then bought a two-million-yuan luxury car right in front of me, I’d be smitten too."

Tao Siyao finished with a laugh, then turned to gossip playfully with Pan Yinuo.

"What about you? Were you smitten?"

"Don’t be ridiculous. I wasn’t."

Pan Yinuo’s heart skipped a beat, but she feigned calmness and denied it.

"Is that so?"

Tao Siyao looked at Pan Yinuo, a little suspicious.

Fortunately, Pan Yinuo had strong nerves.

Under Tao Siyao’s gaze, she calmly tidied up her bed.

’Only she knew just how fast her heart had been beating when Tao Siyao asked that question.’