After taking a nap, Jing Li got up from the bed, stretched lazily, and walked out of the room. Jing Ran was reading a book in the living room. Jing Li approached and took a closer look. The college top student was reading an original English book on hotel management.

Jing Li sat next to Jing Ran, observing his focused expression.

The afternoon sunlight shone into the room, illuminating Jing Ran. She stared at his profile, from his nose to his lips, and down to his chin. His features were delicate, and she found him somewhat handsome. Suddenly, Jing Ran turned his face, revealing his mushroom-shaped haircut and black-framed glasses, bringing Jing Li back to reality.

Jing Ran pursed his lips at Jing Li, with a slight smile on his face. Although Jing Ran gave off a somewhat rustic vibe, he was still quite good-looking, the kind that grew on you the more you looked at him.

Jing Li felt like there must be something wrong with her taste in appreciating things. How could she find Jing Ran somewhat attractive?

Jing Li leaned against Jing Ran, resting her head on his shoulder.

While Jing Li played with her phone, Jing Ran continued reading. The two of them peacefully leaned against each other, spending some time together.

As Jing Li played with her phone and sneakily watched Jing Ran’s serious reading expression, she casually blurted out, “Ranran, what do you want to do after graduation?”

“Manage a hotel, of course!”

Jing Li felt foolish. Why study hotel management if she didn’t plan on managing a hotel? After all, unlike her, others didn’t have such messy grades and didn’t know what they could do after graduation. Sometimes, she thought being an internet live streamer wouldn’t be a bad idea, sitting in front of a camera acting cute or something, earning a monthly income of over ten thousand.

A few days ago, she came into contact with some live streaming platforms. When she started broadcasting, it was unusually quiet, and sometimes she would encounter some viewers who made lewd comments. After being scared by this, she stopped live streaming after only two or three times.

“Oh, I haven’t decided what to do yet. I have to start preparing for internships next semester,” Jing Li was a bit worried. On one hand, she was afraid that her grades were not good enough to find a good internship placement. On the other hand, as a foreign passport holder, it would be more troublesome for her to go through the procedures required for working in the country. Most companies probably wouldn’t want to deal with this hassle, and she wasn’t a top student either.

Jing Ran stopped flipping through the textbooks and thought for a moment before saying, “You stay at home and play, I’ll support you.”

Jing Li lifted her head off Jing Ran’s shoulder, facing him directly, and asked with a smile, “Really?”

Jing Ran nodded without hesitation, “Yes.”

“You’re really good to me!” Jing Li reached out and hugged Jing Ran, then let go after a few seconds, maintaining the position of leaning against him. She picked up her phone and started using it.

This time, she wasn’t playing games on her phone but browsing job-seeking websites. There were still a few months left before the internship period, so she checked the current job requirements in the market and planned to improve her skills during this semester.

Although Jing Ran had good academic performance, he was straightforward and honest. Jing Li secretly worried about whether he would be able to find a job in the future. She would take care of earning money to support the family, and let him handle cooking and taking care of the children at home.

Jing Li traced her finger on the phone screen, then suddenly looked up. What was she thinking just now?

Jing Ran cooking and taking care of the children at home?

Jing Li moved away from Jing Ran’s body and looked him up and down, thinking for a moment. Although Jing Ran’s appearance wasn’t great, she was beautiful! She was petite, but Jing Ran was tall!

In the future, their child will definitely inherit their strengths and will be a tall, beautiful, and intelligent person.

Jing Ran, who was reading a book, looked up and asked Jing Li, “Why have you been staring at me?”

Jing Li only realized her blunder. What was she thinking? She was actually thinking about having a child with Jing Ran.

“I’m hungry,” Jing Li casually made up an excuse, switching from the job-seeking webpage on her phone to a food delivery app. She stared at the screen, selecting a restaurant, and asked, “Ranran, do you want to have some sweet soup?”

“Mango sago soup, how about that?” Before Jing Ran could respond, Jing Li blurted out a name.

“Sure.”

After ordering two bowls of mango sago, Jing Li filled in the address. “What’s the house number here?”

“Number 8X.”

After filling in the address and confirming the payment, they waited for the food delivery.

Meanwhile, Jing Ran’s phone was on the coffee table, and it rang. Jing Li glanced at it, and the screen displayed the name of a guy, Chen Wenbin.

This name didn’t seem to belong to someone from Jing Ran’s dormitory.

Jing Ran answered the call, “Hello?… Yeah… Okay, see you later.”

After hanging up, Jing Ran placed his phone on the coffee table in front. Jing Li asked, “Are you going out later?”

“Um, a few high school classmates said they are going to go karaoke tonight. Do you want to go with them?”

Jing Li couldn’t believe that even the obedient baby would go karaoke.

Jing Li nodded and said, “Okay!” But the next second, she shook her head and said, “Forget it, I won’t go.”

“Why?” asked the other person.

Jing Li shrugged and said, “I don’t have any clothes or makeup.”

Jing Li didn’t bring anything with her after school yesterday, and just went home with the little princess.

Jing Li looked at the clothes hanging on the balcony, which were washed yesterday. Among them were two white T-shirts, one big and one small. “Didn’t we buy new clothes yesterday?” asked Jing Ran.

Jing Li’s mouth twitched unnaturally. This couple outfit might be fine to wear at home or at a bakery, but she felt like people would laugh at her if she wore it outside.

Suddenly, the person blurted out, “You look beautiful even without makeup!”

Other people have often told Jing Li that she is pretty, but she didn’t pay much attention to it. However, whenever the person casually compliments her on her looks, she can’t help but feel shy.

Ah~ Ah~

Little princess, don’t be so straightforward, okay!

Finally, Jing Li agreed to wear a couple outfit to the karaoke. She asked Jing Ran to wait at home for the delivery, while she went downstairs to a nearby clothing store and bought a pair of black pencil pants.

Jing Ran and his classmates had been studying in the neighborhood from elementary school to high school, and they all lived on the same street. They chose a newly opened karaoke on the pedestrian street. When they arrived at the karaoke, found the designated room, and pushed the door open, the people in the room greeted Jing Ran, saying, “Jing Ran, you finally came, we’ve been waiting for you!”

At first, Jing Li hid behind Jing Ran, only showing her small head. She had tied her hair into two buns today, looking particularly playful, cute, and youthful. Since Jing Ran was in the science stream in high school, the room was filled with male classmates. When they saw Jing Li pulling on Jing Ran’s clothes and hiding behind him, and both of them were wearing couple outfits, they were astonished.

They couldn’t believe that Jing Ran, who had always been aloof, actually had a cute and lovely girlfriend! This was unbelievable!

Li Jinhao didn’t quite believe that she was Jing Ran’s girlfriend and asked, “Jing Ran, tell me quickly, is this just a relative’s child?”

Jing Ran pulled Jing Li closer to him and introduced, “This is my girlfriend, Jing Li.”

The boys in the room looked at Jing Ran with a mournful expression, knowing that all the boys in the room were single, and he actually brought a girlfriend here to show affection? Moreover, his girlfriend was charming, beautiful, and on the level of a school flower?

“Jing Ran, this is so unfair. We agreed to be single throughout college together, and you secretly got a girlfriend!” Li Jinhao pretended to be angry.

“I didn’t make that agreement with you, and I didn’t secretly get a girlfriend. Lili and I are openly dating,” Jing Ran replied.

“Ha!” Jing Li couldn’t help but cover her mouth and laugh.

Li Jinhao acted recklessly: “I don’t care, I don’t care. You have a girlfriend and you’re late again, so punish yourself with three cups!”

Jing Ran replied, “Grandma doesn’t let me drink.”

Li Jinhao accidentally cursed, “Go to hell, it’s always about your grandma! I don’t care, you still want to drink.”

As Jing Li listened to the conversation between Jing Ran and his friend, she wondered how his friend could tolerate someone with such low emotional intelligence like a college bully who speaks in a way that infuriates others.

Being friends like this probably means true friends…

“I’ll do it!” Seeing that Little prince is not someone who can handle alcohol, she would probably get drunk after just one cup. Jing Li volunteered and took the punishment on behalf of Jing Ran.

“Ugh~” Several boys made a hissing sound, admiring Jing Li’s boldness.

Jing Ran said, “Lili, you can’t drink. This alcohol is bitter!”

Jing Li remembered that Jing Ran doesn’t like bitter taste, so she had to suspect that his earlier statement, “Grandma doesn’t let me drink,” was a lie he made up to avoid drinking. He’s already twenty years old, would his grandma really care that much?

“Well, let’s not be accused of bullying girls, so let’s reduce it by half. You just drink one and a half cups!” Li Jinhao picked up a glass and poured a cup of beer for Jing Li.

Jing Li took it and chugged it down in one gulp.

“Wow! That’s impressive!” Several boys couldn’t help but admire Jing Li’s boldness in drinking.

Li Jinhao poured half a cup into the glass again.

Jing Li took another gulp, finished it, turned the glass upside down, indicating that she had finished, and said, “Is it enough? Stop making things difficult for Ranran.”

Ranran?!!

This beautiful girl actually refers to Jing Ran as Ranran. How close are they? Suddenly, I feel envious of the feeling of being protected by a girlfriend.

Jing Ran and his male classmates also seemed like well-behaved boys. They were singing, playing cards, and drinking in the karaoke room. When Jing Ran lost in the card game and had to drink, he kept insisting on drinking juice, but his classmates didn’t agree and passed the punishment to Jing Li. Jing Ran had such bad luck that almost every round ended up with Jing Li drinking.

Jing Ran looked at Jing Li’s flushed face and felt sorry for her, “Stop drinking.”

Jing Li glared at him and said, “If you don’t want me to drink, then win it back for me!”

Throughout the evening, they drank too much. Jing Li’s stomach was bloated, and she needed to use the restroom. After coming out of the restroom, Jing Li ran into one of Jing Ran’s male classmates named Chen Wenbin, who had called Jing Ran in the afternoon.

Jing Li smiled slightly at Chen Wenbin, nodded, and was about to go back to the private room.

“You’re with Jing Ran for money, right?”

“Huh?” Jing Li doubted if she misheard.

“It’s okay to pretend, I’ve seen many girls like you.”

Jing Li was completely confused. What’s wrong with her?

Chen Wenbin sarcastically asked, “Aren’t you just dating Jing Ran because his family is wealthy?”
Is Jing Ran’s family wealthy?

Jing Li doesn’t know what Jing Ran’s parents do for a living, she only knows that he was raised by his grandparents. If his family is wealthy, why would his grandmother, at such an old age, still be running the bakery instead of enjoying her retirement? It’s likely that Jing Ran’s parents have high-paying jobs, making them a middle-class family, and his grandmother doesn’t want to burden the younger generation, so she continues to run the bakery.

Are they saying that she is after Jing Ran’s money?

Oh, I heard that the bakery is well-established and doing well. It’s also located in an old street under an arcade. If they apply for cultural heritage status in the future, the value will probably increase.

So, is this classmate suggesting that she is after this kind of money?

Jing Li retorts, “My family is much wealthier than Jing Ran’s, okay?”

Her parents are in management positions at a multinational company, and they have high salaries, alright!

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