Chapter 36: Chapter 35: Senior Sister and Junior Brother

    Shen Qingning watched Cheng Zhu from a distance until Lin Lu returned from the restroom and sat next to him, only then did she divert her gaze.

    But she still observed Cheng Zhu and Lin Lu’s interactions from the shadows.

    Lin Lu patted her own cheeks with her cold hands and said to Cheng Zhu, “I just looked in the mirror, and my face is so red!”

    “You don’t drink pure alcohol often, do you?” Cheng Zhu looked at Lin Lu, her cheeks indeed flushed.

    But the reddest part of her was actually her ears. The translucent, fair earlobes now felt hot to the touch.

    Lin Lu replied, “I actually have a very low alcohol tolerance. Thankfully our team didn’t lose much today, otherwise I would have sneaked back home after two rounds to avoid throwing up in the private room and embarrassing myself.”

    ...

    After she finished, she checked the time on her phone and said, “Oh! It’s almost midnight! I’ll probably leave after we eat the birthday cake.”

    Hearing this, Cheng Zhu nodded slightly and said, “Wanzhou and I agreed on the way here that we’d leave at midnight too.”

    Sitting nearby and eating fruit, Jiang Wanzhou couldn’t help but sneer and said, “Yeah, we had agreed on that a long time ago.”

    Little President Jiang felt that he had been worried for nothing before.

    “I was afraid he might be heartbroken after breaking up with Li Xinyue and wouldn’t be able to move on,” thought Jiang Wanzhou.

    “Now, it seems like he’s moved on too well!” Jiang Wanzhou thought annoyedly.

    But honestly, he really admired people with Cheng Zhu’s personality.

    Carefree, unrestrained, generous, and quite gutsy.

    Damn, he had advanced quickly! Complete ultimate evolution!

    A typical high school student, even upon encountering a goddess like Lin Lu, wouldn’t dare to do anything.

    Let alone Cheng Zhu, who comes from an ordinary background, while Lin Lu obviously comes from better circumstances.

    Then, everyone in the private room sang a birthday song for Shen Minglang and shared the birthday cake.

    After midnight, Shen Qingning and Lin Lu prepared to leave.

    Cheng Zhu and Jiang Wanzhou also stood up to say goodbye.

    Seeing this, Shen Minglang rallied everyone to leave the private room together.

    These people were planning to go drink at a third venue and were preparing to hit a nightclub.

    With Shen Qingning not around, he could really let loose.

    For Shen Minglang, external girlfriends couldn’t control him, but a single look from his sister scared him; it was a form of bloodline suppression.

    As everyone was leaving the private room, Shen Minglang draped an arm around Cheng Zhu’s shoulder, warmly saying, “Cousin, coming to the club?”

    “No, thanks,” Cheng Zhu declined.

    Wang Wei: “...”

    Lin Lu stood by listening to everyone’s conversation, wanting to show some support for Cheng Zhu, and said, “Send me the link when you have time, I’ll definitely buy some.”

    Shen Qingning did not speak; for some reason, she felt that Cheng Zhu was just talking nonsense.

    Cheng Zhu looked at Lin Lu, smiled, and waved his hands, saying, “No need, no need, if there’s a chance in the future, I’ll gift you a few sets.”

    “Gifting me? Your shop is just starting out, so don’t worry about it. Wait until you make big money, I’ll come asking for it myself! Hehe!”

    After a bit of alcohol, Lin Lu became even more lively, walking backward with her hands behind her and smiling brightly at Cheng Zhu.

    ...

    ...

    After calling for a designated driver, the group parted ways at the entrance.

    Shen Minglang was still a bit worried as he saw Shen Qingning had drunk quite a bit.

    Lin Lu immediately jumped in to say she hadn’t drunk much tonight and would be staying with Shen Qingning, so there was no need to worry.

    Shen Minglang then felt relieved and even found a female designated driver specifically at the KTV entrance.

    As for Cheng Zhu, he was too lazy to have the designated driver take a detour in Jiang Wanzhou’s car to drop him home.

    He directly hailed a taxi.

    Inside the white Land Rover Range Rover, Lin Lu and Shen Qingning sat together in the back seat.

    On the way, the tipsy Lin Lu was still excited, chatting away, even saying how she had called Cheng Zhu “master” a couple of times, and he had taught her quite a few tricks!

    “Didn’t you find this kind of event boring last time?” In the dimly lit car, Shen Qingning’s beautiful eyes stared at her.

    “Yeah, maybe it was because the people we played with last time... weren’t fun?” Lin Lu said.

    “Last time it was just us, you, me, my brother, Jiang Wanzhou, and my cousin who has already gone to work in Beijing,” Shen Qingning continued to stare at her.

    “No wonder then, that lineup does sound boring,” Lin Lu said with a giggly smile.

    Shen Qingning: “...”

    Why don’t you just say outright that you find Cheng Zhu fun?

    She couldn’t help but say sardonically, “Let me tell you, Jiang Wanzhou told me that Cheng Zhu is also attending Technology University in Hang City, and will be our junior when the semester starts. And there you are, calling him ‘master’ all the time.”

    “Really?” Upon hearing that, Lin Lu’s spirited eyes brightened even more, as if gleaming with light.

    “That’s great! Later on, I can call him ‘master’, and he can call me ‘senior’, and we can mind our own business, hehe!” the cheerful voice actress said jovially.

    Shen Qingning was speechless; your calling him ‘master’ really rolls off your tongue conveniently.

    At that moment, Lin Lu suddenly said, “How come he never told us that he’s going to the same university as us? That’s not okay—I’m going to talk to him about it now!”

    Shen Qingning: “...”