Chapter 23: The Calm Before the Storm

  It turns out that Lorraine's real purpose in setting up an internet cafe is to create a base for her brothers, which can be considered a real business.

  But Song Meiyan's timely kick, just in time, Song Meiyan usually studies for her degree and has nothing to do with the business. Occasionally, she worries about various tax matters and related operational procedures, hires a receptionist, a network administrator, and then there are Liu Wanchuan, Liangzi, Lin Jiatong and others who often go to internet cafes after school. The first year students look up to Lin Jiatong as their leader, with one call, the business of the internet cafe will definitely soar.

  The day before school started, Loring made time to meet with Song Meiyan. Song Meiyan had just gone to the college to report and seemed to have a lot of things to take care of, so they simply chatted for less than ten minutes. However, smart people handle matters efficiently, Loring made it clear that he wanted to be a absentee owner, while Song Meiyan kept emphasizing that this was just a hobby. Loring was quite straightforward, waving his hand: "Just watch the operations, don't lose money, and I'll arrange for my brother to take care of other trivial matters later."

  "What trivial matters?" Song Mei Yuan asked subconsciously.

  Lorraine smiled mysteriously: "You don't understand..." and turned around to leave.

  Song Meiyan didn't have the mood to talk about these things with Luo Lin at this moment, seeing him leave, she smiled instead, a hint of confident joy hooked at the corner of her mouth: "Hmph, little rascal, I'd like to see how capable you are."

  In fact, Song Meiyan still had some impression of the scene where she was drugged and lost consciousness that night. The next morning, when she found herself with disheveled clothes and a wet body, but her chastity was still intact, it made her suspicious of her own attractiveness to men. She asked herself, relying on her appearance, taking the initiative to approach, there is no normal man who can hold back. But Loring, who looked like a smooth talker, actually didn't even touch her hair, and even gave her acupuncture for half the night.

  Recalling the nighttime physical contact that made her blood vessels swell, Song Meiyan's face turned red. Although she appeared to be bold and open-minded on the surface, she was still a woman who had not been opened yet, after all, she was relatively simple. This is because birds of a feather flock together, people are classified by their groups. Qin Wanshu and she were both school flower-level women, so they hadn't given out the most important bottom line of being a woman for a long time, mainly because there weren't many reliable men in this world. In their opinion, all men were just users who would leave after getting what they wanted.

  Then, Qin Wanshu and Song Meiyan, two sisters who had grown up together since childhood, made a promise: no matter how suitable the man they would meet in the future was, they must wait until their wedding night to give away their most precious chastity.

  It's rare, in a society where material desires are rampant, that there is still a woman who upholds such an agreement. If Lorraine knew about this matter, she would probably have a greatly improved impression of Miss Song.

  That night, Song Meiyan and Qin Wanshu met with old classmates at the Moon Bar, but were surrounded by a group of men who forced them to drink. They were scared out of their wits. Although they came from good families, women are always at a disadvantage in certain aspects. Losing their chastity is a big deal that can't be undone for life, no matter how hard they try to regain their reputation or even take revenge on the other party. Fortunately, Song Meiyan was clever and managed to hold on by pretending to be drunk, running to the bathroom to call Lu Linqing's phone number. At that moment, she began to have a subtle expectation and dependence on this so-called "Lu Xiaogui".

  Later, Lorraine appeared at the critical moment and handled the matter well. More importantly, Song Meiyuan was drugged by someone and after returning home, she took the initiative to hug and kiss him when the drug took effect. As for Lorraine, he didn't take advantage of her either. To say that Lorraine doesn't occupy a special position in Song Meiyuan's heart now is absolutely impossible.

  To put it bluntly, Song Meiyan had already developed a subtle feeling for Lorraine. That night, Lorraine's sturdy and reliable back gave her the white knight complex that every woman would have. Although this white knight looked a bit rascal, a bit bad, and a bit "young"...

  She knew Qin Wanshu's subtle feelings for Luolun, and she also knew that Luolun was young. But Song Meiyuan was a person who dared to love and hate, and she couldn't deceive her truest emotions in her heart. Even if there wouldn't be any outcome, becoming friends with Luolun could make her feel better. Besides, her feelings for Luolun were temporarily limited to some sentimentality, not real love, so she didn't mind, just going with the flow was fine.

  This time she helped Lorrine, on the one hand to satisfy her desire to get close to Lorrine, and on the other hand, as she said, while studying for a degree in Zhenzhou City, she found something to do. In Zhenzhou City, she had no friends or relatives, and it was inevitable that she would often go out with Qin Wanshu to stroll around, and later she would inevitably come into contact with Lorrine, and since she hadn't done anything wrong, she could face it calmly.

  On the first day of reporting to the college, Song Meiyan was preoccupied with these things all morning. By noon, she walked out of the college and called Qin Wanshu.

  "Hey Wanshu, yeah, I've already reported for work. These days have been pretty uneventful. Haven't eaten yet, right? How about I treat you to a cup of coffee?"

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  That night Lorraine had nothing on, so she went home early and as soon as she walked in the door, she smelled a delicious smell of food.

  Before he could speak, Qin Wanshu, dressed in a homely outfit with an apron, had already come out carrying dishes and saw Luolin return. Her delicate face flushed slightly as she smiled shyly: "Xiao Lin, you're back? Just in time, I just finished cooking, go wash your hands."

  Luo Lin couldn't help but raise an eyebrow as he looked at Qin Wan's expression: "Aunt Qin, aren't you with that friend of yours today?"

  Qin Wan's smile was as gentle as a spring breeze, and she untied her cloak, revealing a pair of slender shoulders. Her soft hair cascaded down like flowing water, framing her face with an indescribable warmth. The smile on her face seemed to hold a deep kindness, making Roland involuntarily want to walk up behind her and give her a gentle kiss.

  "Are you referring to Song Mei Yuan?" Qin Wan Su sat down on the chair very naturally, "We were together for lunch this afternoon, she asked me to pass a message to you, that night thanks to you, and said thank you."

  Lorraine looked at Qin Yuanshu and knew that Song Meiyuan must not have told her about their collaboration, let alone the fact that she had been drugged.

  Lorraine nodded and sat down to eat.

  After a long time, Qin Wanshu finally revealed her shy true face, and said in a voice as thin as a mosquito's hum: "Xiao Lin, that night, thanks to you, if it wasn't for you, Mei and I would probably... anyway, thank you..."

  Lorraine smiled, Qin Wanshu's face was thin, these words had been accumulated for many days before telling herself.

  "Aunt Qin, let's not mention thank you between us. I've said it before, only I can bully you, any other man who dares to bully my beloved Aunt Qin will not be spared."

  Normally, Lorraine's half-joking remark would have earned a small reprimand from Qin Yuanshu. But today, Qin Yuanshu simply nodded quietly, her ears flushing bright red as she dared not look up at Lorraine and mechanically picked at her food.

  Lorraine secretly shook her head in her heart: Oh no, oh no, Aunt Qin, you can't have fallen in love with me that quickly, can you...

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  The eleven-day holiday has finally come to an end.

  For other students of Municipal No. 1 High School, a long learning career is about to begin again, but for Lorin, he will officially embark on a journey, although the starting point of this journey is in the campus.

  In the morning, Lorraine swaggered into the school gate alone, and the surrounding students immediately began to point and whisper.

  "He is Lorraine, and he is the one who fought against Dragon Brother in the movie!"

  "Haha, he's in for a bad day today, stupidly messing with Dragon Brother. I heard that our school's Shi Brother has already accepted Dragon Brother's challenge, let's hang around after lunch and watch the show!"

  "I wonder if our underworld prince Qian Hu will take care of this matter?"

  "Damn it! This Lorraine is just a little punk, I heard his family has some dirty money, he doesn't even know what's going on, and yet he still dares to come to school, what a joke!"

  There were still a few girls on the playground who were dressed up and had their hair done, and when they saw Lorrine walking into the teaching building with a calm expression, they all started sighing.

  "Unexpectedly, this Lorin is a handsome guy......How come I haven't noticed him before?"

  "What a pity! Provoking Dragon Brother will definitely bring bad luck."

  "If he gets hurt, I'll consider holding him in my arms and pampering him." A lovesick little girl said with sparkling eyes.

  Luolin was relatively low-key at school, and after the start of senior year, he focused on studying, so not many people knew him. This time, what he did with Longge was spread by the school's gossipmongers in a mysterious way, unintentionally pushing Luolin to the center of attention.

  Lorraine felt the complex gaze of her classmates around her, and she was quite dismissive in her heart.

  These students who have only watched a few Hong Kong gangster movies, how could they possibly know what "hanging out" is? How could they possibly know what he's planning in his heart?

  For the entire morning, Luoluo sat in class with a bright and shiny face, focusing on his studies. During recess, several of Liushi's little followers deliberately wandered around Luoluo's seat, full of provocative meaning, but he didn't take it seriously at all, propping up his legs, doing whatever he wanted to do.

  On the other hand, Lin Jiadong and Liu Wanchuan, Wang Liang, as well as brothers Li Nan and Li Cheng didn't attend their last class in the morning. Following Lorin's instructions, they left school early and hid at a nearby alleyway. This was usually where the school troublemakers would "settle scores".

  "Ding Dong Dong!!!!!!"

  The bell rang at noon, and some people who were eager to watch the show rushed out of the classroom, riding their bicycles and rushing towards the outside of the school. Their destination was just one - a hutong street not far from the school. They knew that as long as this fight started, it must be there.