Chapter 53: The Beauty's Invitation

  "Thank you, Chen Xi! Otherwise, I would have to apply for another library card, what a hassle! Let's just leave it at that, see you later!" Chen Chufan took the library card handed over by the girl and thanked her before preparing to pull Yang Tao back to their dormitory. He thought this matter should be over by now. He was still busy and had to call Liu Ayi to see if he could finalize his work arrangements, and also come up with a program that would satisfy his fastidious girlfriend. In short, Chen Chufan did not plan to waste any more time on this matter, although the girl in front of him was also beautiful, but Chen Chufan had never been greedy, he thought being able to have Han Xiaohui was already lucky enough for him.

  Unfortunately, he thought so, but the beautiful woman in front of him was no longer as clever as she had been earlier and didn't cooperate at all.

  "Wait a minute, Brother Chen!" The calm voice sounded anxious and shy: "I still want to invite you to dinner, can I?"

  "Of course, why not? But it's you who helped our dorm's lao san get back his library card, so it should be us treating you to dinner instead! How about this, let's arrange a time and have our dorm invite your dorm for dinner together. What do you think?" Yang Tao, who had been unable to interject until now, couldn't help but speak up after hearing the girl's initiative invitation.

  Especially now, he is responsible for finding a girlfriend for Lao Da. So far, he hasn't met a suitable girl yet, and Lao Da Meng Wei's temper has been getting more and more violent, so he quickly came up with an idea.

  "Alright! That's settled then. How about tonight?" The girl was also very straightforward, without any hesitation or refusal, and directly agreed to it.

  "Alright, no problem at all! I'll call your dormitory tonight and that's settled then!" Yang Tao was overjoyed and hastily agreed.

  "Will Brother Chen come too?" Seeing Yang Tao nod in agreement, the girl turned her head to look at Chen Chufan who was standing on the side with a helpless expression and had not spoken up until now.

  "Will he? Of course, he will! If he dares not to go, I'll drag him there!" Before Chen Chufan could respond, Yang Tao on the side helped him answer again, and Chen Chufan had no choice but to nod in agreement. He had already discovered that with Yang Tao around, he had no right to make decisions at all.

  He didn't know that Yang Tao was also full of envy, jealousy and hatred in his heart at this time! What's going on with Lao San recently? This is the unstoppable rhythm of peach blossoming, one after another beautiful women are actively delivering themselves to his doorstep, how can Yang Tao, who has always been proud of being a romantic like Pan An, bear it?

  "Now that we've settled on eating, can we take a step further and talk?" Chen Xi said, looking into Chen Chufan's eyes.

  "Well, in that case, I won't disturb you anymore!" The girl said it so clearly that Yang Tao consciously ran back to the dormitory first.

  Chen Chufan actually didn't want to be alone with Chen Xi, otherwise he wouldn't have let Yang Tao come down with him. But since the girl had spoken up like that, he couldn't very well refuse either.

  "Thank you so much last night! I really can't imagine what would have happened to me if it weren't for you!" Chen Xi said in a low voice as Yang Tao had already walked into the dormitory building.

  "It's nothing, anyone would have helped in that situation, I just happened to be there." Chen Chufan scratched his head, he wasn't very used to this kind of scene, and seemed a bit pretentious.

  "Yesterday, another one was my fellow villager. She should have come to thank you too. But she was so shocked yesterday that she became a bit abnormal, so last night her parents were notified and they rushed overnight to take her away, so please don't be offended!" Chen Xi continued.

  "What? Not really! Whether or not she thanks me is none of my business, as long as she's fine!" Chen Chufan hastily responded. This was indeed the truth, he had never thought about whether the two would thank him or not. However, from Chen Xi's words, he learned about another girl's situation and couldn't help but feel a little sigh. But it also made Chen Chufan admire Chen Xi's courage - a young girl who had just gone through such an experience, yet was able to appear in front of him with a normal expression the next day, was really not simple at all.

  Back in the dormitory, Chen Chufan knew that Yang Tao would find him to vent his anger at being kicked out ahead of time, so he chose not to speak and just silently gazed at Yang Tao with deep affection, making Yang Tao who really wanted to confront him feel overwhelmed.

  "Lao San, what's wrong with you? It's not like I'm asking you to climb a knife mountain or jump into an oil pot, it's just a meal, do you have to be so worked up?" Yang Tao couldn't bear Chen Chufan's gaze anymore and decided to reason with him.

  "You see, you're now in the prime of your life, with two school beauties accompanying you every day. But do you know how lonely and empty Big Brother feels? He was crying and shouting last night, wanting to run to the girls' dormitory building to sing love songs. If I hadn't stopped him with all my might, Qing Shan Mental Hospital would have had to make room for another bed! So you should think more about him!" Yang Tao said solemnly to Chen Chufan.

  "Get out! When did I ever cry and beg to run under the girls' dormitory building to sing love songs?" Meng Wei, who had just come out of the toilet, happened to hear Yang Tao's words and became furious.

  "If you want a girlfriend, stop talking nonsense!" Yang Tao was completely unafraid of Lao Da's power and impatiently poked Meng Wei's weak spot.

  Meng Wei heard this and did not utter a word, but instead gave Yang Tao a fierce stare.

  "If it weren't for the sake of Lao Da's happiness, would I have bothered to organize this dormitory gathering!" Seeing Meng Wei not interrupting, Yang Tao continued to start talking about big principles with Chen Chufan.

  "Are you really only doing this for Lao Da? Don't you have any other thoughts?" Yang Tao brought up Lao Da Meng Wei, so Chen Chufan couldn't help but speak up. But did Yang Tao not have any other intentions? Chen Chufan didn't believe it, so he looked suspicious, and he certainly didn't think Yang Tao was capable of such nobility.

  "This, well, I won't hide it from you, my brother, I also want to take a good look at beautiful women. If we meet someone suitable, we can all be friends and have some fun together, that's not bad either!" Yang Tao said shamelessly.

  "What about your Cuan Cuan then? Letting your Cuan Cuan know, you'll be skinned alive!" Chen Chufan sighed: "A 3,000-word self-criticism can't wash away your lecherous nature, you're ruthless."

  When Yang Tao heard Chen Chufan's words, he suddenly became serious: "Old Three, you're wrong. I regard Li Can as my future wife! But men can't spend their whole lives revolving around one woman, right? So having a red beauty by your side is indispensable. You can only have one wife, but you can have many red beauties! They'll all be beneficial supplements to my life! We can be friends for a lifetime!" Yang Tao said solemnly.

  "Well, for example, Yang Hui in the first semester of freshman year and Zhang Xue in the second semester, weren't they your confidantes? Why don't you contact them now? Aren't you supposed to be friends forever?" Chen Chufan looked at Yang Tao with disdain, a playboy will always find excuses.

  "They are different from us, and after getting to know them better, we found that they are not suitable as friends, so they can't be considered bosom buddies!" Yang Tao continued shamelessly.

  "What a deep understanding! Deeply, I believe that at that time you made so many late-night calls to Li Can and then ran out, not returning all night. I reckon it was more than just once. As for understanding? It's mutual understanding of physiological structure!" Chen Chufan sneered.

  "My goodness, Lao San! When did your mind become so dirty? You're really disappointing me." Yang Tao exclaimed beautifully. As if to prove his own innocence, but seeing Chen Chufan's sharp gaze towards him made Yang Tao retreat again. Yang Tao was still wondering in his heart when Lao San's eyes became so sharp.

  "Alright, alright. I admit that there were one or two times when my relationship with them went beyond friendship, but at the time it was a sublime love, we couldn't help but be overwhelmed by our sudden emotions for each other. It's just that simple, not as sordid as you said. But this time, I genuinely had the intention of finding a soulmate." Yang Tao continued to explain.

  "Alright, alright, don't say anything else, I understand, I completely understand! Anyway, first it's just a close friend, and when the two of us have strong feelings for each other, we can deepen our understanding then. Look, I've even figured out the process! So don't explain anymore. However, considering your seniority, this is just once, okay? Next time, don't use my name to go to a girl's dormitory and play matchmaker!" Chen Chufan couldn't resist Yang Tao's thick skin, and hastily tried to end the conversation.

  "Look at you, you're so lucky to have such an opportunity, once is enough, are you expecting another one? Are you still hoping for many beautiful women to come and find you on their own? But speaking of which, today's matter is indeed a bit strange! I think there's something fishy going on. Why did she help you pick up the library card and even offered to buy you dinner? And why did she want to talk to you alone? And kept calling you 'Chen Gege' in such a familiar way? I'm telling you, old three, it seems like you're having a run of bad luck with women lately!?" Yang Tao's analysis made Chen Chufan feel a bit tense.

  "Alright! You're still lurking around here, I won't go eat dinner tonight!" Chen Chufan hastily said.

  "Alright, alright, you win! I won't say anything more. It's time to eat and my stomach is also hungry, why don't we go have dinner?" Yang Tao suggested.

  Chen Chufan glanced at the time and indeed it was already 11:50. He reckoned that Liu Ayi and Old Wang must have finished discussing their business, so Chen Chufan decided to make a call now. He wanted to finalize his own work as soon as possible.

  "Help me bring lunch at noon! I have something to do in the dorm!" Chen Chufan said to Yang Tao.

  "Ah, just bring some food! No big deal, I'll treat you!" Yang Tao said generously. He had no choice, now that Lao San's luck with women was at an all-time high, he had control over countless scarce beautiful women resources, and Yang Tao could only compromise.

  After finishing speaking, Yang Tao pulled Lao Da and took Chen Chufan's lunch box out of the dormitory.

  "Hello! Is this Liu Ayi?" As soon as the two of them left, Chen Chufan went to the phone and dialed the mobile number on the business card.

  "Hello, are you Chen Chufan who came to the coffee shop today for a piano interview?" Liu's voice on the other end of the phone immediately recognized Chen Chufan's voice.

  "Yes, Aunt Liu!" Chen Chufan hastily replied.

  "I quite appreciate your talent, I don't know if you have any interest in coming to Qing Shui Bay Club to work? Of course, it's also part-time, and it won't delay your studies!" Liu Ayi extended the invitation straightforwardly over the phone.

  "Of course I'm willing, I originally needed a part-time job anyway!" Chen Chufan's guess was confirmed, and he couldn't help but feel relieved.

  "It's okay if you're willing! The specific treatment can't be clearly stated over the phone, do you have class this afternoon? Let's schedule a time to discuss in person!" Liu Ayi continued to say over the phone.

  "Afternoon is just right, no class. You name a time and place, I'll go!" Chen Chufan agreed, he also wanted to settle this matter as soon as possible, and earn his first pot of gold as soon as possible."

  "Alright, let's make it 2 o'clock then. Do you know the Dika under Central Square?"

  I know!

  "I'll be waiting for you inside Dikai at 2 o'clock!"

  "Okay! See you later, Aunt Liu!"

  "Goodbye then."

  Hanging up the phone, Chen Chufan was a little distracted. Upon hearing the name Dika, he couldn't help but think of his first love.

  Dika is an ice cream shop, Wang Linlin had a crush on the ice cream there before, but Chen Chufan only took her there once because the ice cream was too expensive and he couldn't afford it. Unexpectedly, Liu Ayi also chose to meet there this time. Or maybe this is just fate's cycle, Chen Chufan thought with emotion.

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