Chapter 29

Chapter 29

“He Xin Ge also came?” Ning Meng handed over all the bags she was carrying to Ning An. Seeing this, He Xin immediately came over and took some of the load off him. Ning Meng then introduced the girl who was standing beside her. “I’ll hand these over to you. Oh right, brother, this is my good friend Fu Yue.”

“Hello, I’m Fu Yue. Nice to meet you.” Fu Yue was also holding a lot of things and couldn’t raise her hands to give a greeting, so she gave a slightly apologetic smile.

“Hello, my name is He Xin.” Here’s another pretty girl, but it seems like she looks somewhat familiar? Since it wasn’t good manners to stare at someone, He Xin decided not to dwell on this matter. “Pleased to meet you too.”

“Hello, I’m Ning An. Do you need any help carrying things?”

“I’m okay. I’ve already sent a message to my brother to come and help me take these bags.” She saw that there were also a lot of things in Ning An’s hands. “You’re Ning Meng Meng’s older brother. Can I call you Ning An Ge? How about we go get something to eat together?”

“There’s no need.” Judging from Ning Meng’s actions, it looked like she also wanted to go window shopping in the afternoon. If it were only Ning An accompanying her, then it wouldn’t hurt. However, he couldn’t just drag He Xin along with him. “After we finish eating, we’ll carry the bags back. You two young ladies should just play well.”

“I know. Thank you brother. Also, sorry for inconveniencing you, He Xin Ge.” Ning Meng smiled. “Then, you guys should also eat well.” Taking half the things off Fu Yue’s hands to share the burden, the two of them cheerfully left.

“The physical strength of girls is really amazing ah.” He Xin stared at their lively steps; such a large quantity of purchased goods really made him quite shocked.

“Girls always have unlimited potential when they go window shopping.” It wasn’t just once or twice when Ning An had helped Ning Meng carry things before. There had also been a time when the chauffeur had to drive over to help transport everything back. Although the bags were just filled with clothes and such, their hands would ache if they carried them for a long time. “Let’s find a place to eat?”

Faced with the dazzling lineup of restaurants, He Xin and Ning An felt as though they had contracted decision phobia.

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“Hu—– I don’t think I can eat any more.” He Xin was extremely satisfied with this meal. Even the honey that was drizzled on the cake was eaten cleanly off the plate. “Many thanks for your hospitality.”

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“En. Okay.” He Xin nodded and then looked out the window at the people walking outside. To his surprise, he saw Fu Ke and Derek, and they also happened to be carrying a handful of things. Noticing the two of them inside, Derek nudged Fu Ke and indicated in their direction.

“I didn’t expect that we would also run into each other here.” Derek was the first to speak. Seeing that all four of them had bags in their hands, it was like they had found their kin. “Did you go shopping?”

“This is all what my sister bought.” Ning An put on a helpless expression, but the reality was that he just always spoiled Ning Meng. “So I asked He Xin to come and also be a labourer.”

“Then we really have suffered the same fate.” Derek winked at He Xin and then faced Ning An again. Indicating to Fu Ke next to him, he said: “I was also called over by Fu Ke to work as a labourer for his little sister. A girl’s purchasing power is really frightening.”

“Fu Yue?” He Xin suddenly realised who Fu Yue looked like. The two of them were both surnamed Fu……

“Ning Meng?” Derek also remembered that when Fu Yue had introduced her good friend to him, he felt that she looked familiar.

“What a coincidence.” Fu Ke also felt the Ning Meng and Ning An resembled each other. He had initially thought that this was just his own misconception. After all, he had waited for Ning An’s message the entire day yesterday as thought he was bewitched.

“Right ah, what a coincidence.” Ning An also understood what had happened. “Are you guys now heading back?”

The four of them walking in the shopping mall was quite a scene. No, it was Fu Ke and Derek; they were always in the centre of attention. Walking beside them, Ning An and He Xin also experienced what it was like to have everyone focusing their attention on them. Ning An was okay with it, but He Xin felt a little uncomfortable, and even his movement became a quite stiff.

Derek silently switched places with He Xin, blocking the sight of most of the passersby. He Xin looked gratefully at him and softly whispered a thank you.

“You’re welcome.” Seeing He Xin’s sincere gaze, Derek felt a little nervous. He even lowered his head to inspect his own clothes. He clearly wasn’t like this when so many people had their focus on him. It must be because He Xin was too close.

Paying attention to the small movements of those two people, Fu Ke also wanted to move Ning An to the inside and cover him. But when he had only slightly leaned over towards Ning An, Ning An shifted to the side and gave him a puzzled looked. “What’s wrong? Am I blocking your path?”

“It’s nothing.” Ning An didn’t seem to appreciate this act of kindness. Fu Ke silently straightened himself and said. “By the way, how did you go for the end of term exam?” He remembered that Ning An had said he wanted to place first.”

“I did alright. I placed 56th in the grade.” Fu Ke had helped him a lot in his studies. Otherwise, if he had only relied on himself, then it would have probably been very difficult for him to place in the top 100. “I must thank you two for always helping me after class. How about I invite everyone to eat some other time?” Ning An raised the bags in his hands. “Today isn’t really suitable.”

“56th?” Fu Ke was quite astonished. He knew that Ning An’s marks for the school entrance exam was amongst the lowest in the grade. “I really couldn’t tell… Ah, what I mean is that your grades are far beyond my expectations. You’ve made a pretty big improvement.”

“I got second place. Why don’t I see you praising me?” Derek suddenly interjected.

“Sigh.” Fu Ke rolled his eyes at him, the meaning being: you feel no shame in saying this?

“Even if you’re first place, you shouldn’t look down on the second place like this……” Derek grumbled to himself. “If it weren’t because I lost to you in combat……”

“Then next time, just win it back?” Fu Ke didn’t even bother to look at him, seemingly angry that Derek had interrupted his conversation with Ning An. “If not then just shut up.”

Derek’s mouth twitched, but he didn’t say anything else. He Xin patted his back in an attempt to comfort him. “Second place is already really awesome. I didn’t even place in the top 50.”

“Don’t be discouraged. You’ve worked very hard. Have you decided on whether to enter the mecha faculty, the political sciences faculty or the starship faculty for second year?” Derek could sense that He Xin felt a little disappointed, so he quickly changed the topic.

“I still haven’t decided. If I can, I also want to enter the mecha faculty.” He Xin was a little embarrassed. “I must work even harder.”

“Then I also look forward to being classmates with you in the mecha faculty.”

“Deal?” He Xin’s eyes were glistening like stars.

“Deal.” Where exactly did this little ball of sunshine come from?