Moreover, just now, Qin Xiaoyu's emotions towards Chen Kai only fluctuated slightly, and he immediately received the bonus awarded to him by the system. Chen Kai almost felt embarrassed to take the money.
On this bus heading to Jiangbei, a female teacher sitting at the front was dressed beautifully and possessed an exceptional aura. Wearing high heels and glasses, she was truly captivating!
"Students, you've all just gone through a stressful exam. Regardless of your scores, we've all worked hard together these past three years! Many years from now, when you look back, you should have no regrets, at least you tried your best."
"We'll arrive in Jiangbei in another half an hour. Once we get there, everyone go back and pack your things!"
"It's best if your parents pick you up. For those whose parents are busy and can't make it, please go back in groups with classmates. Once you're home, call the class monitor to report your safe arrival. Class monitor, you're responsible for noting it down and telling me later."
A female class monitor nodded, "Okay, Teacher, I understand."
The class monitor wrote down her phone number and had the students write it down.
"Students, from now on, we'll be parting ways, heading to different cities and different universities. We'll have fewer chances to meet in the future, so everyone please save my phone number. Let's keep in touch when you have time."
Qin Xiaoyu, sitting next to Chen Kai, immediately took out her phone. "Old Chen, tell me your phone number. I'll save it too. I'll contact you when I get home. I'm afraid I won't be able to reach you on QQ later."
Qin Xiaoyu's family was from Fengtian, which could be heard from her Mandarin accent.
Chen Kai's family was local to Jiangbei. They weren't extremely wealthy, but they were a middle-class family. His parents ran a small business, a shop on the Commercial Street in Jiangbei's west district.
After saving Chen Kai's phone number to her contacts, Qin Xiaoyu said, "Old Chen, remember to call me when you get back! Now that our exams are over, there are still two months until university starts. Summer Vacation is really boring, so I might come to Jiangbei to play with you. Of course, if you miss me too much, you can also come to my house. I'll have My Dad and mom cook for you."
The two boys sitting in front of Chen Kai were his roommates of three years.
One of them, wearing glasses, was named Zhang Ming. He had a good relationship with Chen Kai, being the brother who slept on the bunk above and below him.
He turned to Chen Kai and said, "Old Chen, how did you do on the exam this time? With your grades, getting into a first-tier university shouldn't be a problem, right?"
"But speaking of which, Old Chen, we haven't asked you yet, which university are you planning to apply to? Or which city are you planning to go to for university? Jing City? Or Modu? Or Jinling? Suhang?"
Chen Kai replied, "I'm not sure. I'll decide after the scores come out. I'll probably go to Modu or Suhang."
In his previous life, after his results came out, he went to Modu University. This time, he still planned to go to Mo Da. His university days held many fond memories, as did the group of'sons' who were his roommates.
One of them, after graduating from university, couldn't find a good job and actually enlisted to fight in Syria. Later, Chen Kai visited him every Qingming Festival.
This time, no matter what, he had to change the fate of that foolish'son'. At such a young age, playing games was fine, and it didn't matter if it was Game Over. Why be so desperate as to go play real-life Chicken Dinner? Now he's gone.
"Old Chen, you're planning to go to Modu? Then our chances of meeting will be less, because you know, among us brothers, Old Chen, your academic performance is the best! After all, Old Chen, you have a female 'brother' like Qin Xiaoyu, always with you, helping you tutor. It's hard for your grades to be bad."
"We're different. First, we're not as handsome as Old Chen, and our popularity with women is a bit worse, so…"
Zhang Ming hadn't finished speaking when the roommate sitting next to him blurted out a harsh truth.
What do you mean, 'popularity with women is a bit worse'? It's non-existent, okay? Forget women, even stray female dogs bark at us. How can we compare our popularity with women to Old Chen's?
Zhang Ming replied with some disgust, "Why do you put it so harshly? What do you mean, 'even stray female dogs bark at us'?"
"Isn't it true?"
"What you're saying is, male dogs don't bark at us?"
Qin Xiaoyu, sitting next to Chen Kai, couldn't hold back her laughter. She was naturally a tomboy, being from Fengtian—straightforward and bold. She patted Chen Kai's shoulder and said,
"Old Chen, you heard how your roommate evaluated me, right? A good female 'brother' like me, you need to cherish, you know? How about this, after we arrive in Jiangbei, it'll be time to pack up and go home. Before we leave, treating me to a cup of milk tea is no problem, right? My demands aren't high, a 10-yuan one will do."
Chen Kai sat by the window. Having just been reborn, his emotions hadn't completely settled, especially as he watched the scenery along the road from the bus, feeling quite emotional.
So, for a moment, he was distracted.
He didn't hear what Xiaoyu was saying.
Qin Xiaoyu said,
"Old Chen, what are you hesitating about? We've been brothers for three years, after all. I've spent a lot of money on you these three years, haven't I? You wouldn't be unwilling to treat me to a 10-yuan milk tea, would you?"
Qin Xiaoyu was particularly naive at this moment.
She had been an opposite-sex 'brother' with Chen Kai for three years, and she had spent a lot of money on him during that time.
Sometimes, when Chen Kai got closer to other boys, she would feel very lost and upset.
Yes, you heard that right.
When Chen Kai was with a group of other guys, Qin Xiaoyu would feel a bit envious and jealous, very uncomfortable.
She wasn't actually worried that Chen Kai was getting close to his good brothers, and then the two men would delve into philosophical discussions.
Her main concern was that if Chen Kai started getting along better and better with others, would that mean she was no longer his best friend?
Qin Xiaoyu was quite possessive. Either she wouldn't be your friend, or if she was, she had to ensure she was your best friend. Otherwise, she'd rather not be friends with you at all.
Having been an opposite-sex 'brother' with Qin Xiaoyu for three years, she really had spent a lot of money on him.
Qin Xiaoyu's family was well-off, so she usually couldn't spend all her weekly allowance. The leftover money either went to Chen Kai for games or buying him other things. At that time, Honor of Kings was just starting to get popular, but tian tian ku pao was the hottest, and Qin Xiaoyu had spent a lot of money on Chen Kai for it.
You can't really call it 'brother brain' either, after all, who hasn't had a naive, ignorant, and chuunibyo phase?
But Chen Kai truly hadn't realized before how good Xiaoyu was.
Chen Kai chuckled, "Don't worry, it's just a 10-yuan milk tea, who are you looking down on with that amount? I'll treat you to one as soon as we get off the bus at the station."
Qin Xiaoyu thought she had misheard, and it took her a while to react, then she looked at Chen Kai in surprise.
"Oh my god! Old Chen, what's wrong with you today? You haven't caught a cold or a fever, have you? Did you burn your brain out? When did you become so generous? This isn't like your usual style, or do you have some ulterior motive? Are you trying to trick me into helping you pack your things and carry them to the bus station? Trying to trick me into doing manual labor for you, huh?"
If he wanted to trick her into helping him pack his things and carry them to the bus station, did he think a 10-yuan milk tea was enough to trick her into doing manual labor?
"Old Chen, what kind of person do you take me for?"
"Gotta add money."
When Chen Kai heard this, the meme of "Add Money Bro" that went viral on short video a few years later popped into his mind. Seeing Qin Xiaoyu's serious expression as she said this, he almost couldn't hold back his laughter.
Qin Xiaoyu had a very carefree personality and a bit of a comedic female element to her. Chen Kai also sighed inwardly, wondering why he hadn't found Xiaoyu so amusing in his previous life.
Not liking such an interesting and beautiful female 'brother' was truly a wasted life. But thankfully, heaven had given him another chance to be reborn.
This time, no matter what, he had to make up for the regrets of his previous life.
A thought suddenly popped into Chen Kai's mind.
While his female 'brother' was still naive, he'd trick her into becoming his wife. There's a saying that goes, 'If you're bold enough, Xiaoyu will be on maternity leave.'
In his previous life, he owed Qin Xiaoyu too much, so in this life, he was determined to make it up to her.
But don't misunderstand, Chen Kai had no other intentions. He wasn't that kind of person. He just wanted to use the relationship of 'wife and child' to deepen and solidify his brotherly bond with Xiaoyu.
After all, everyone was still young now, but if one day in the future they settled down, started their own families, and became someone else's husband or wife, how would his brotherly relationship with Xiaoyu be maintained?
Thinking about it this way, it seemed to make some sense, didn't it?
It made some sense, but not much.
Noticing Chen Kai's expression at this moment,
Qin Xiaoyu, sitting next to him, also asked suspiciously, "Old Chen, what are you scheming? What are you thinking about? You're not really trying to trick me into doing manual labor for you with a 10-yuan milk tea, are you? To help you pack your things and take them to the station?"
"What a joke!"
"With my small physique, I can't even carry my own things, and you want me to help you?" Qin Xiaoyu continued, "Besides, your 10-yuan milk tea is a bit too cheap!"
"20 yuan would be more like it."
Chen Kai looked at Qin Xiaoyu.
He noticed Qin Xiaoyu's expression and eyes at this moment.
Especially her eyes.
They were very pure.
After all, at this age, she was still very naive. Everyone goes through such a period.
It's just that later, after entering society and experiencing more and more things, and tasting more of society's harshness and beatings, one's eyes become increasingly clouded.
This is commonly known as, 'the light in their eyes is gone.'
Moreover, Qin Xiaoyu decades later achieved great success in business!
At 29, she founded a finance company, and in 10 years, it became a leader among domestic finance companies.
In the business world, and even the entire finance market, Qin Xiaoyu was an absolute female trailblazer, and she was also the only Chinese female entrepreneur to be ranked among the top 3 in Forbes' 40 Under 40 Women of Influence list.
But that was all many years later.
More than half an hour later,
The bus from Modu to Jiangbei finally arrived at Jiangbei's bus station.
Having just gotten off the bus, the students who were on board disembarked one after another. Today was our graduation day, and it wasn't early anymore. Everyone should pretty much start packing their things and prepare to go home.
The two-month Summer Vacation was about to begin.
"Let's go, Old Chen. Didn't you say on the bus that you'd treat me to milk tea after we got off? You said it, a 10-yuan one!"
Chen Kai replied, "I can, but…"
"But what, Old Chen? You're not regretting it, are you? You'd renege on a 10-yuan milk tea, are you even human?"
Chen Kai shook his head, "Regretting it, no!"
"It's just that…" Chen Kai continued to coax her.