"Ah!"
Su Yajing screamed, dropping her bag and gift bag to the ground, and without hesitation, she leaped into Zhou Wang’s arms, her legs naturally wrapping tightly around his waist.
Fortunately, Zhou Wang had been working out lately; otherwise, this sudden impact might have caused him to embarrass himself in front of everyone.
"Talk, talk, no, people not only want to talk with you but also want to do..."
Holding Zhou Wang’s face, Su Yajing murmured in fascination and then willingly pressed her soft lips forward.
In fact, Zhou Wang didn’t really like doing these things in public, but seeing Su Yajing so excited she was about to cry, he also cooperated and kissed her for about ten seconds.
It wasn’t until Su Yajing’s slender hand started to slip inside his clothes that Zhou Wang, startled, quickly set her free.
"Ahem, pay a little attention to the occasion..."
"Heehee!"
Realizing now how many eyes and cameras were around, Su Yajing clung to Zhou Wang’s neck, her head tilting back and forth, seemingly unable to get enough of Zhou Wang’s face, joy written all over her brows and eyes.
"Your lipstick is smudged, why did you kiss so hard?"
Zhou Wang shook his head helplessly, pinching her soft, smooth face, but his own mood turned great.
"Because I want to make sure I’m not dreaming, hehe, brother, how could you descend from the sky so suddenly, it’s too romantic... This is totally a scene from a TV drama!"
"I was really busy a couple of days ago; I came to see you as soon as I had some free time today. Surprised?"
Zhou Wang laughed.
This kind of surprise was only applicable to Su Yajing, because apart from Jiang Mo who treated tasks as routine, only Su Yajing constantly reported her whereabouts to him, so Zhou Wang was not worried about turning up for nothing.
"This is the happiest I’ve been in days..."
Su Yajing hugged Zhou Wang tighter, her chin leaning on Zhou Wang’s chest, murmuring.
"Let’s talk while we walk; there are too many people here."
Zhou Wang looked around, picked up the scattered bags, roses, and other items from the ground, and then took Su Yajing’s hand and walked forward.
"Did you not sleep well last night? I can see the dark circles under your eyes are a bit heavy."
Zhou Wang examined Su Yajing again; her makeup skills were as superb as ever. She looked like a youthful teen girl in a gray cardigan paired with a white camisole and a skirt. Still, up close, the traces beside her eyes couldn’t quite be covered, so Zhou Wang asked.
"I’m the only one left in the dormitory now, so boring after finishing the required courses every day. I’m a bit timid; the past two nights I haven’t slept well, can’t even see you, brother..."
Bringing up this topic, Su Yajing cuddled Zhou Wang’s arm, complaining with a touch of pouting, perfectly tugging at Zhou Wang’s heartstrings.
"Isn’t Cui Min’er in the dormitory either?"
Yu Duo and Shen Yutong were excused for their reasons, which Zhou Wang knew, so he just asked about Cui Min’er.
"Min’er went back to her country; seems like there was some family issue; don’t know when she will return..."
Su Yajing said with some distress, "Duoduo’s family situation must be significant too, but she won’t tell us anything. I sent her money, but she didn’t accept it; not sure what’s going on, felt like just after one summer vacation, our dorm seems to be falling apart."
"Everyone has their life; it is normal, nothing much you can do, no need to think too much..."
Zhou Wang offered a few words of comfort.
Both of them tacitly avoided mentioning Shen Yutong, although Zhou Wang knew that Su Yajing probably knew how Shen Yutong got into a TV drama crew, but unless Zhou Wang brought it up, she was smart enough not to ask...
"You mentioned you were going to find a senior to hang out with?"
Zhou Wang recalled their previous conversation and asked casually.
"Oh right, I was so excited to see you, brother, I almost forgot about it..."
Su Yajing hesitated slightly and then said, "How about I cancel that and spend today with you, brother?"
"What connection do you have with this senior?"
Zhou Wang inquired first.
"We got to know each other while doing part-time jobs; this senior is quite nice, we got familiar over time. She often introduced reliable part-time jobs for Tongtong and me. Today is her birthday, so..."
Su Yajing explained briefly.
"Mm? It’s only eleven in the morning; celebrating a birthday at this time?"
Zhou Wang was slightly surprised.
"Uh, because it’s after the holiday, everyone hasn’t gathered in a long time. Senior Dan Ni organized for us to have lunch together, play at the hotel in the afternoon, then go to a bar to dance in the evening. Since it’s a birthday, having fun all day long seems great, doesn’t it?"
"Kind of makes sense."
Listening to this, Zhou Wang thought that sounded kind of nice. However, only college students had so much time to spare.
Another critical difference was, in college, people were easier to gather...
"Since it’s your senior’s birthday, not going would be a bit of a letdown. I’ll go with you, but we can only stay until the afternoon; I have a dinner engagement tonight, you can join me if you like."
Zhou Wang thought for a moment and proposed.
Su Yajing had few friends, she probably didn’t want to miss this birthday party; although she would listen to anything Zhou Wang said, there’s no need to stifle her life over such matters.
Anyway, Zhou Wang didn’t mind where to go; he was fulfilling his boyfriend’s duty today, mainly just accompanying her.
Sure enough, upon hearing this, Su Yajing’s eyes sparkled, "Brother, are you serious, you really want to come with me?"
"Of course."
"Brother, how can you be so wonderful!"
Upon Zhou Wang’s reassuring answer, Su Yajing happily gave him another peck, then grabbed his hand and changed direction, heading another way.
...
The location for Su Yajing’s senior’s birthday party, as expected, wasn’t far, so Zhou Wang didn’t bother driving, holding hands with Su Yajing as they leisurely strolled to the spot.
"We’re here, brother, this is the place!"
Pointing at a decently sized hotel surrounded by green vegetation ahead, Su Yajing grinned.
"Lishui Yunquan Hotel?"
Zhou Wang glanced at it, then laughed, "Looks like your senior splurged for the birthday celebration."
University City surely had all sorts of hotels, but Lishui Yunquan Hotel was a proper five-star—though not international five-star—in the midst of budget hotels lining University City, standing out distinctively.
Zhou Wang had done some part-time work here during college. If memory served, even the most basic rooms in this hotel cost four to five hundred a night, better ones running into thousands—given Ming City’s cost of living, it wasn’t affordable for the average college student.
So hearing the party was being held here during the day made Zhou Wang a bit surprised.
After all, given that Su Yajing’s senior was also a part-time enthusiast, she theoretically shouldn’t have an especially affluent family background.
"I heard it was arranged by her boyfriend, because it’s more convenient to gather here. Besides the restaurant, there’s a hot spring, karaoke, arcade, billiards room inside... Supposedly, the senior’s boyfriend is a wealthy second-generation, but I haven’t seen him, don’t know!"
Su Yajing explained, adding, "If it were Senior Dan Ni herself, we’d probably be eating hotpot, haha..."
"Is that so?"
Zhou Wang chuckled, following Su Yajing inside.
"Hey, Senior Dan Ni, I’m here... By the way, my boyfriend happened to come find me today, can I bring him along... Okay, we’ll come up now!"
Walking past the greenery and into the hotel lobby, Su Yajing made a call while Zhou Wang took the opportunity to glance around.
When Su Yajing returned, she found Zhou Wang standing there in a daze, looking quite endearing in her eyes.
Unable to resist, she snapped a photo of Zhou Wang and then curiously leaned over, waving her hand in front of him.
"Brother, what’s up with you?"
"Oh, nothing..."
Zhou Wang returned to his senses, though his expression seemed a bit peculiar.
The reason was straightforward; just moments ago, the system prompt suddenly chimed in.
Ding!
[Detected immediate industry "Star Hotel" one building, perfectly suited to trigger "One Dollar Industry Acquisition Card (Basic)" conditions, would you like to use the item?]
[Note: Only "immediate industries" trigger the prompt, Host can still choose to acquire other industries]
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