Chapter 7: Favorability 72

Chapter 7: Favorability 72

Huang Haibao was somewhat displeased. Among all the students in their class, the three of them had the closest relationship. Old Cao was already carefree and insensitive, but now even his third buddy was making fun of him?

"No, Old Huang, she's just going out to watch a movie, is it really worth getting so upset about?"

"You don't understand," Huang Haibao sighed deeply. "Since Fang Minhui agreed to go see a movie, she must be willing to accept Li Zhanpeng's feelings. I've completely lost my chance."

"You never had a chance to begin with," Cao Shunjin added another harsh blow. "Without this Li Zhanpeng, there would be another Liu Zhanpeng. In my opinion, you're just being delusional."

Speaking of Li Zhanpeng, Shen Yuan had always disliked him. The guy was always exaggerating in his words and actions, and he acted one way in public and another in private.

On the first day of school, Li Zhanpeng drove a second-hand Accord to register, trying to show off.

However, he didn't expect to be overshadowed by Shen Yuan's BMW 4 Series.

It was already impressive for a college student to drive a private car to school, but Shen Yuan's 4 Series made his Accord look like a joke.

At that time, he had made sarcastic remarks behind Shen Yuan's back.

"Shen Yuan is just relying on his family's money. Could he afford a 4 Series on his own?"

"Unlike me, although my parents wanted to buy me a luxury car from BMW, Benz, or Audi, I refused. A second-hand Accord is enough for me, just for transportation."

Later, when Li Zhanpeng heard that Shen Yuan's family went bankrupt, he eagerly jumped out to criticize.

"I always said that the tourism business wouldn't last long. It's still better to be in manufacturing."

"When the tide goes out, you see who's swimming naked. Some people can't help their families at all after bankruptcy, that's real failure."

Of course, Li Zhanpeng wouldn't dare say these things to Shen Yuan's face.

With Shen Yuan's height of 182cm and his frivolous and wild demeanor, Li Zhanpeng would at most talk behind his back.

Huang Haibao and Cao Shunjin also strongly disliked Li Zhanpeng's behavior, which is why they told Shen Yuan about these comments.

Although Shen Yuan cursed a bit at the time, he didn't take it too seriously.

When someone dislikes you, they'll find fault with everything you do.

Later, Li Zhanpeng discovered that his roommates Huang Haibao and Cao Shunjin were close to Shen Yuan, so he and another male student requested to move to a different dorm.

After that, when Shen Yuan's family sold their house and rented the current two-bedroom apartment, he moved from home to Room 503.

That's why there were only three of them in Room 503.

"Son of a bitch!" Huang Haibao spat at Cao Shunjin. "I paid for that fried rice just now, and you ate my portion too. Spit it out!"

"I won it fair and square. How is that you treating me?" Old Cao let out a loud belch. "It's not a big deal anyway. Third Brother also got dumped today, but he's fine."

"Damn, you all know about it already?" Shen Yuan was surprised that what happened at the school gate that afternoon had already spread.

"Third Brother's situation is different," Huang Haibao looked up at Shen Yuan, noting his well-proportioned build and solid abs. It was normal for girls to like him. But when he looked down at his own skinny frame, Old Huang felt even more dejected. "At least he's slept with the senior girl, but what about me?"

When Old Huang mentioned this, the previously cheerful Cao Shunjin also fell silent. In three years of university, especially at a school like Waishi with so many beautiful girls, not having dated anyone or slept with a woman was too embarrassing to admit.

Seeing their dejected expressions, Shen Yuan didn't have the heart to discourage them further. He had originally wanted to mention that at the beginning of the semester, besides Zhou Wanting, Fang Minhui had also expressed interest in him.

Shen Yuan still remembered how during military training breaks, Fang Minhui would bring him water, deliberately sit at the table next to his in the cafeteria, and even message him on WeChat at night.

On one hand, Shen Yuan's height and appearance could indeed attract many girls in college, but more importantly, he had money power back then.

However, Zhou Wanting quickly cut off this budding relationship. She would visit Shen Yuan in his class every few days, behaving very intimately.

It was as if she was announcing to everyone that he was her sugar daddy, and no one else should think about him!

So, Shen Yuan was tied to Zhou Wanting. During their three years in college, due to her deliberate high-profile behavior, other girls didn't dare to approach Shen Yuan.

"Looking back now, Zhou Wanting was indeed very calculating. I was completely manipulated by her," Shen Yuan complained to himself.

At this point, seeing everyone had fallen silent, Huang Haibao couldn't contain himself anymore: "Today is a day worth commemorating. Third Brother and I both got dumped. I suggest we go to a food stall and drink until we can't stand. My treat!"

"Damn it!" Cao Shunjin stood up and cursed, "I just ate two portions of fried rice. Why didn't you say this earlier?"

"Who told you to eat my portion?" Huang Haibao retorted.

Cao Shunjin continued cursing: "Damn Huang Haibao, I seriously suspect you deliberately let me eat those two portions of fried rice. If you want to save money, that's not the way to do it!"

"I'm really not that kind of person," Old Huang continued to deny.

Old Huang and Old Cao were a pair of bickering friends. Shen Yuan couldn't do anything about them and tried to mediate: "Alright, alright, let's go early and come back early, or the dormitory will be closed when we return."

For college students in the throes of youth, passion comes quickly and goes just as fast. After a few bottles of beer, Huang Haibao regained his spirited demeanor.

When returning to the dormitory, he was still drunkenly shouting: "Women are like clothes, brothers are like limbs. I can live without women in this life, but I can't live without my brothers!"

There were quite a few Waishi students on the road, looking at Huang Haibao as if he were an idiot. Even Shen Yuan and Cao Shunjin felt embarrassed standing next to him.

The next day, at the first light of dawn, Cao Shunjin forcibly dragged the still sleepy Shen Yuan and Huang Haibao out of bed, saying they should have breakfast together, claiming that roommates should do everything together.

This damn guy from Northeast China could drink beer like water. Last night, the three of them drank two cases, and he alone finished one case.

Huang Haibao and Shen Yuan got up cursing and swearing, insulting Cao Shunjin's family all the way to the cafeteria.

The breakfast at Waishi's First Cafeteria was very diverse. Besides the basics like soy milk, fried dough sticks, and steamed buns, there were also cakes, noodle soups, sauce pancakes, and even rice noodle rolls from eastern Guangdong.

"Hey, look," the three of them each ordered a bowl of noodle soup and sat in a corner of the cafeteria. However, after just a few bites, Cao Shunjin's eyes widened like brass bells.

Shen Yuan and Huang Haibao instinctively followed Old Cao's gaze, only to find that it was Fang Minhui and another female classmate, Chen Ling, buying breakfast.

Fang Minhui was tall, at least 168cm, with fair skin. Today she wore a pair of teal super-short shorts, showing off her long, straight legs.

On top, she wore a white tube top that hugged her full chest.

Her stomach was flat and firm, and her waist was slender, clearly someone who exercised regularly.

Fortunately, she had an oversized light-colored shirt on top, covering some of her snow-white skin. Otherwise, the eyes of every male in the cafeteria would have been focused on her.

Chen Ling beside her was clearly just a foil, wearing a pair of overalls with her hair in a bun, barely qualifying as cute.

"Old Huang, I have good news," Shen Yuan said, looking away.

"What?" Seeing Fang Minhui again, Huang Haibao wasn't very enthusiastic, and even seemed somewhat dejected.

"Although Fang Minhui went to see a movie with Li Zhanpeng yesterday, they didn't go to a hotel room."

"How can you tell?"

"If they had gone to a hotel, she wouldn't have come back so early, and she wouldn't be eating breakfast in the cafeteria. Even if she were eating in the cafeteria, she would be with Li Zhanpeng, not Chen Ling."

"That analysis makes sense, Third Brother." Huang Haibao felt a spark of hope, like a small flame that had been extinguished was about to reignite.

"How is this good news?" Cao Shunjin complained. "At the rate they're developing, sleeping together is just a matter of time."

"Damn, can't you say less for once?!"

"..."

Shen Yuan was also helpless with these two and couldn't help but roll his eyes as he continued scanning the cafeteria for beautiful women.

At this time, after buying soy milk and steamed buns, Fang Minhui and Chen Ling sat down and also noticed Shen Yuan and his friends.

Shen Yuan's gaze wandered around, unconsciously returning to Fang Minhui, and coincidentally, Fang Minhui was also looking at Shen Yuan.

The moment their eyes met, Shen Yuan clearly saw the favorability value displayed above Fang Minhui's head.

[Favorability toward the host: 72]