Chapter 107: Rival

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Lin Luoran's chin was slightly pointed as she tilted her head to the side, watching Su Cun intently. The word "Honey" slipped out of her mouth. Dai Weili, who had just been about to chat with others about the weather and how good the evening news was, was immediately rendered speechless on the spot. He maintained his previous expression but shifted his gaze slightly.

Those unfamiliar with Lin Luoran were fine, but for those who knew her well, their faces rapidly turned stiff as stone, unnatural expressions forming. Even sitting in a cushioned chair felt like sitting on something numb to them.

The man who had been driving the top-of-the-line Nissan Skyline and talking incessantly with the hope of catching this girl's attention was momentarily stunned before feeling rather disinterested. There is an old saying that someone else’s paradise can be one's own hell; though it wasn't to such a degree, at present their situation seemed like Lin Luoran and Su Cun’s sweet moment was built on others' disappointment and loneliness.

Li Zhi and Chen Yuedong from Su Cun's side wore an expression of relief. Although seeing Lin Luoran in this state still made one feel a bit sour inside, considering Su Cun's capabilities, having such an exceptional girl by his side was indeed understandable.

The current situation was better; at least none of them recognized the Lin Luoran from Fudan University, but if Song Zhen had feelings for him, they might have found it hard to get over this.

Song Zhen's body stiffened slightly, but she concealed her reaction by taking a sip of tea. When she placed down the cup, there was a slight tremor causing some tea to spill onto the table. She raised her head with her usual cold and beautiful expression, which made the restaurant staff assign their order number much later than normal, leaving the service staff in a flurry, wondering when they had become the ones being tested.

The first dish arrived at this moment, prompting everyone to quickly pick up their chopsticks and eat the pepper steak on the plate, finishing it off swiftly. They all appeared very focused on eating.

When Su Cen couldn't take it anymore as Lin Luoran was picking the second piece of beef for herself, he whispered to her, "What's going on here"

Lin Luoran’s sharpness and occasional flights of fancy were already nothing new to Su Cen, but really now How could she bear with that one shout of “Hong” from you. His heart wasn’t exactly young anymore, and he was afraid it couldn't take the strain.

Lin Luoran looked around at Song Zhen, Chen Chen, and the others before speaking in an even lower voice so only Su Cen could hear her. "There are quite a few female friends present today... I am sacrificing my future prospects to prevent you from making mistakes in the future. You should be grateful."

"But you didn’t have to pick two pieces of ribs for me either, really. This rib meat isn’t very comforting; I’m afraid I can't bear such good fortune..." Su Cen said sadly.

"You!" Lin Luoran’s face showed a hint of displeasure, thinking that this was the first time she had ever picked food for a guy—even Lin Guozhou hadn’t tasted her personally picked dishes. Su Cen's behavior deserved to be kicked into hell, but she could only grit her teeth and nod in agreement. "To act fully means I like it when things are done professionally."

Although this was said with a smile, the words carried a faint taste of Lin’s eldest sister, and anyone watching them would think they were having a friendly conversation. If they knew what they were actually saying to each other, it would likely make those who desperately wanted to know sweat in embarrassment.

"Fully" Su Cen's soulful nature re-emerged mischievously as he sized up Lin Luoran’s sitting posture and figure for a moment before smiling. "What else is there"

“How are you like Lin Zouwu, with thoughts so pornographic that they could be swept away by the administration.” Lin Luoran seemed to recall something and blushed slightly; she then shot Su Cen an intense glare but subtly lifted her proud chest. Her beautiful eyes carried a hint of enticing faintness as she said, “I’m talking seriously here… are you really willing”

Su Cun immediately fell silent.

...

The two of them whispered to each other at the dining table, both wearing smiles. To onlookers, it seemed they were very close, causing a slight twitch in Lin Luoran's male friends' hearts. If they had seen how desirable Lin Luoran was at school (the text is unclear here), they would understand why her current demeanor as a submissive wife next to Su Cun touched something deep within them.

After dinner, some people planned to go to nightclubs, but Su Cun naturally didn't join in and instead prepared to return with Lin Luoran.

Lin Luoran was talking with her friends at the other end. Alone outside the restaurant, Su Cun had nothing to do for now; Chen Yue Dong and Li Zhi came over to ask for Su Cun's phone number. People like Chen Yue Dong and Li Zhi weren't purely commercial figures, so they generally didn't carry business cards. Instead, they took two pieces of paper from the hotel and asked Su Cun to write his number on them. At this moment, Li Zhi even got Su Cun to sign his name.

Su Cun nodded but didn't want to go into detail, merely saying, "That's another story."

At the time, Facebook was far from being household knowledge; only a few people knew about it. Even if news spread back home and there were reports on university forums BBS, they were short-lived. People might envy the founders' billion-dollar fortunes when they learned of Facebook's existence, but what could they do The world didn't revolve around one company, and Mark Zuckerberg hadn't yet reached a status comparable to Gates II. Still, it made sense for people like Li Zhi who had seen such reports to react this way.

Li Zhi nodded, fiddling with the paper in his hand and half-jokingly said, "When Facebook's value can rival Google’s, and when FaceBook is more valuable than Baidu or Sina domestically, I think the signed piece of paper I have now should be worth quite a bit..."

Lee Zhi and Chen Yuedong, along with Su Can, naturally gravitated towards each other. From the moment they first saw him, their intuition told them that he was no ordinary person. It made sense; someone who could befriend Song Zhen must have something special about him, even though on the surface she didn't seem to treat him any differently from others. Yet, when introducing Su Can to them, she never mentioned his background. This led Lee Zhi and Chen Yuedong to speculate that he might belong to a category of people they knew—those with significant backgrounds or connections who are usually very cautious about not revealing too much personal information.

Thus, in a way, they considered Su Can as one of their kind, without feeling superior or intimidating towards him. Instead, there was an unusual closeness.

Chen Yuedong took one last look at Lin Luoran's direction, patted Su Can on the shoulder and said, "A great girl with good taste. If she weren't taken, I wouldn't have resisted temptation. Girls like her don’t come around often; worth taking a risk for love... Don’t let her down."

Su Can didn’t know how to explain things to Chen Yuedong and the others.

They left first in their car, while Song Zhen arrived later with her bag. At that moment, her strikingly beautiful face did not have the cold, icy expression towards Su Can as he imagined it would have been—enough to send him straight to hell. Instead, she wore a flirtatious smile and glanced at Lin Luoran in the distance before turning to Su Can and saying with a smile, "Tell Lin Luoran that even though she isn’t majoring in acting, her performance was excellent."

At that moment, behind Song Zhen's calm gaze, Su Can detected a hint of mischief.

As the tall, red-clad figure of Song Zhen sped away in the Jaguar, Lin Luoran and Su Can stood side by side on the platform waiting for the public bus back to the university town. After her gaze returned from following Song Zhen's departing car, Lin Luoran stretched lazily and murmured, "A truly formidable opponent."

When faced with the clashing energies of two women, Su Can suddenly found himself at a loss for words.ding Su Chen truly ungrateful.Tang Wu knew that if these people had experienced Su Zhan in Xia Hai City like she did, they wouldn't be too worried about him.Su Chen sat down opposite the three of them...