He specifically changed into formal attire. Ling Hang drove the jeep to take Ye Jiawen to the school gate.
Just then, Guo Jia and a few others were coming out, planning to head to the nearby night market to buy some things.
“Isn’t that Jiawen?”
“Is that guy Jiawen’s boyfriend? He’s really handsome, no wonder he can captivate Jiawen.”
“It should be, right? Didn’t Jiawen say her boyfriend is a soldier?”
Guo Jia didn’t pay attention to what the people around her were saying. She just stared at Ye Jiawen and Ling Hang.
Ling Hang held Ye Jiawen’s hand, and the two of them walked over, chatting and laughing.
Guo Jia stepped forward. “Jiawen.”
“Guo Jia.”
Ye Jiawen introduced Ling Hang to each of her roommates one by one, and then introduced Ling Hang to them.
“Jiawen, you really do have a boyfriend, and you actually went on a date.”
Guo Jia’s tone was very sour, but Ye Jiawen didn’t mind at all. She chuckled lightly and said, “What, you guys thought I was lying to you? It’s not a big deal, I wouldn’t stoop to lying.”
But Guo Jia felt Ye Jiawen’s words carried a hidden meaning, as if she was implying something about her.
Actually, she wasn’t with Wen Liang. She could see that Wen Liang liked Ye Jiawen, but she had liked Wen Liang for so long, she couldn’t accept it. She didn’t know what her mindset was, but anyway, she told Ye Jiawen and the others that she was together with Wen Liang.
“I’m going to show him around the campus.”
Watching Ye Jiawen and Ling Hang leave, listening to the people beside her say enviously, “Jiawen’s partner looks really good. The two of them are quite well-matched.”
“Yeah, I think they’re well-matched too. Jiawen’s personality… how should I put it? She’s a bit like a boy. I think she should be with a soldier.”
“I actually don’t think they’ll last.”
Guo Jia spoke with a smug attitude: “Jiawen is from a small county town. Her partner looks like he comes from a prestigious family. How could he truly fancy her? Even if he did, his family wouldn’t agree. I’ve seen this kind of thing plenty of times.”
Hearing Guo Jia say this, the others just exchanged glances and didn’t say anything else. They could all see that Guo Jia was constantly competing with Ye Jiawen, and frankly, it was all because of that Wen Liang guy.
“Come on, come on, let’s just go buy our stuff.”
Guo Jia waved her hand. “You guys go, I’m not going. I just remembered I have something to do.”
After saying that, she turned and went back into the school. Spotting Ye Jiawen and Ling Hang, she quickly caught up with them.
“Our school is pretty decent, right?”
Ye Jiawen pulled Ling Hang over to a pavilion by the lake and sat down. “I often come here to read.”
“In the early summer evenings, the sunlight sparkles on the lake’s surface. If there’s a breeze, it’s especially comfortable.”
“By early autumn, you have to come in the morning or a bit earlier in the afternoon. It gets cold at night, and there are mosquitoes too.”
“Everything you wrote about in your letters suddenly feels so real.”
Ling Hang winked at Ye Jiawen. “I wonder if I’d be lucky enough to try your favorite sweet and sour pork ribs?”
“Let’s go!”
Ye Jiawen and Ling Hang went to the cafeteria. Not long after, Guo Jia dragged Wen Liang over.
“Wen Liang, look, that’s Jiawen’s boyfriend,” Guo Jia pointed him out.
Actually, Guo Jia didn’t need to point. As soon as Wen Liang entered the cafeteria, he saw Ye Jiawen’s figure, and naturally saw Ling Hang sitting across from her, chatting and laughing with her.
“Do you know who this guy is?” Wen Liang asked Guo Jia.
Guo Jia shrugged. “No, Jiawen rarely talks about her boyfriend’s situation. We only know he’s a soldier, she calls him once a week, they write letters, and every now and then, she goes to see him.”
“I originally thought Jiawen and her boyfriend were just so-so, but from the looks of it, they seem to have a pretty good relationship.”
“Though, this should only be their second meeting, so how are they already this familiar?”
As she spoke, Guo Jia observed Wen Liang’s expression. Her last sentence was intentional, meant to make Wen Liang think Ye Jiawen was an easy woman.
What normal person acts so relaxed with a man on only their second meeting? Look at her, laughing so cheaply.
She already has a boyfriend herself, yet she’s still seducing her Wen Liang.
If it weren’t for her that day, Wen Liang would only see her. Given time, with her efforts, Wen Liang would surely fall for her, sing only to her, and write her love poems.
“Oh, right, Jiawen’s guy drove here. A really impressive jeep,” Guo Jia specially added another sentence.
Sure enough, she saw Wen Liang frown slightly, and she was overjoyed.
No one in Wen Liang’s family was in the military, but he recognized rank insignia. Seeing the rank on Ling Hang’s shoulder and hearing Guo Jia say Ling Hang drove there, his first thought was that Ling Hang might be a con artist.
There are many compounds in the capital, and plenty of loafers inside. Some would specifically wear their family’s clothes, take their family’s car, and go to universities to deceive female students.
This had happened a few times before, but the other party’s family had strong connections, giving the girls a lot of money, or using other methods to suppress the incidents, so few people knew about them, and they never became widespread.
Wen Liang knew because a girl who was his neighbor had encountered this situation.
Her parents were too ashamed, and with the other party paying money and putting in effort, they sent the girl abroad.
When he and his close friends got together and talked about it, they all regretted not being girls themselves. Just by getting messed around with once, you could end up with all sorts of benefits.
He just didn’t expect Ye Jiawen to be that kind of woman. She was so cold to him, he thought he had actually met a pure and innocent good girl.
“You still eat this fast.”
Both of them were talking, but there was still a lot of food left on Ye Jiawen’s plate, while Ling Hang’s side was already completely clean.
She considered herself a fast eater, but she was no match for Ling Hang and Yue Mingyuan at all.
Describing the way they ate as “devouring clouds and sweeping away wind” wouldn’t be an exaggeration at all.
She suspected they didn’t chew, just swallowed it whole.
“It’s a habit, I’ll be mindful next time,” Ling Hang said sheepishly, rubbing the back of his neck.
Ye Jiawen had mentioned it last time, but he forgot because he was caught up in talking.
Their eating and dressing usually involve related training because if an emergency mission comes up, every second is precious. Why waste it on such unimportant matters?
“It’s okay, don’t worry about me. I just think eating that fast is bad for your stomach.”
Ye Jiawen finished eating quickly, stood up, and took her tray to the designated spot.
As they walked out, they ran into Guo Jia and Wen Liang. Ye Jiawen nodded slightly at them as a greeting.
If Guo Jia weren’t there, she wouldn’t even want to greet Wen Liang.
Originally, she just wasn’t interested in Wen Liang, but his persistent pestering was affecting her normal life, and now she found him especially annoying.
“Do you want to go look at the moon?”
Ling Hang just needed to get back before lights out. He checked the time, he could still take Ye Jiawen to admire the moon.
Usually, he doesn’t have time to be with her. It’s rare to have an opportunity, and he wants to present the best of everything to her.
