"But what?"
Qin Xiaoyu looked at Chen Kai with a confused expression, wondering what schemes Old Chen was up to, or if he really couldn't bear to buy her even a 10-yuan milk tea.
Is he that stingy?
She, on the other hand, was quite generous when spending money on him!
Qin Xiaoyu grumbled to herself, 'Old Chen, you're too stingy. Can't you be a bit more generous?'
'A 5-yuan milk tea would be fine, or even a 2.5-yuan Xiang Piaopiao is acceptable if it comes down to it.'
Summer Vacation was just around the corner.
Before leaving, Qin Xiaoyu really wanted to drink a milk tea that Old Chen bought for her.
"Old Chen, can't you even fulfill such a small wish for me?"
"Of course not!"
Chen Kai seriously bluffed, "Xiaoyu, I'll treat you to a 20-yuan milk tea later, but before we drink the milk tea, we need to have a friendly greeting between 'brothers'."
A friendly greeting between 'brothers'? What's that? Qin Xiaoyu listened very carefully.
What Chen Kai meant by a friendly greeting between 'brothers' was, of course, for Qin Xiaoyu to hug him.
It's normal for 'brothers' to hug or put an arm around each other, and it's even normal for 'brothers' in the same dorm to act as father and son.
If someone asked their roommate to help get food, they would gain an extra 'dad'!
If you didn't call someone 'dad', no one would help you get food.
Qin Xiaoyu's expression was a little disgusted at this moment, but it wasn't because of hugging Old Chen from behind—that was fine, after all, they were just pure buddies!
But the problem was...
She had never heard anyone say that a friendly greeting between male 'brothers' involved hugging and cuddling; it didn't seem that harmonious, did it?
Shouldn't a friendly greeting between 'brothers' be about acknowledging each other as 'dad'?
They weren't little girls, hugging and cuddling?
Qin Xiaoyu seemed to think of some possibility. "Old Chen, you don't do this with your roommates in private, do you?"
"That's too disgusting. It's hard to imagine what it looks like when two men hug each other. It's an eyesore. Old Chen, you're like this, and you still say you haven't discussed philosophy with other men!"
What's wrong with Xiaoyu? Why does she always suspect him of discussing philosophy with others?
"Who are you talking about? Never mind, forget it. Pretend I didn't say anything just now. I was going to give you a chance to express a friendly greeting to me."
"Old Chen, I was wrong!"
Qin Xiaoyu quickly said, "I shouldn't have said that about you. Don't be angry, Old Chen. How about I treat you to this one? I'll buy both cups for 40 yuan!"
Then Chen Kai took Qin Xiaoyu to a milk tea shop opposite the station, and they each bought a 20-yuan milk tea.
It cost a total of 40 yuan, and Qin Xiaoyu insisted on paying.
As Qin Xiaoyu inserted the straw, ready to drink, she said, "Oh, I almost forgot, we need to have a friendly greeting between 'brothers' before drinking, right? It's just a hug, isn't it? Hold my milk tea for me."
"Alright, can I drink it now?" Qin Xiaoyu took the milk tea and started drinking.
At this moment, Qin Xiaoyu truly regarded Chen Kai as a 'brother'.
It was only later that she realized she had fallen in love with Chen Kai, and it was a very, very deep love.
Over the past three years, whether they were eating in the Cafeteria or doing anything else, they were almost always together, practically inseparable.
Except for going back to their respective male and female dorms at night, they were together most of the time.
Mainly because Qin Xiaoyu had a somewhat tomboyish personality.
She didn't really get along with the other girls in her class, but instead spent all her time with Chen Kai, who was her deskmate, even though he was a boy.
But it didn't matter. What's gender between good 'brothers'?
Qin Xiaoyu drank the milk tea Chen Kai bought for her.
It tasted better and better with every sip.
"Nice! Old Chen, we've been 'brothers' of different genders for three years, and finally, on this graduation day, I'm drinking the milk tea you bought me. Before, I always treated you!"
"What goes around comes around. It's finally your turn to treat me!"
"Wait, that doesn't seem right!" It took Qin Xiaoyu a long time to realize it; she felt something was off but couldn't quite pinpoint it.
Her CPU was overheating.
Didn't we agree you would treat me? How come I ended up paying?
Qin Xiaoyu muttered softly, "Old Chen, you're so stingy. If you find a girlfriend in the future, she'll surely suffer following you!"
"Unlike me, I'm so generous."
Qin Xiaoyu said shamelessly, "If I find a boyfriend in the future, I'll definitely treat him super well. I'm not like you!"
"After all, Old Chen, you know I'm so generous even to my 'brothers', let alone a boyfriend."
"Ah, sometimes I really admire myself. How can I be so good? Whoever becomes my boyfriend will definitely be super happy!"
Chen Kai absolutely believed this.
After all, Qin Xiaoyu's personality right now was at its most'silly-sweet' stage.
High emotional intelligence: Silly-sweet.
Low emotional intelligence: Love-struck.
Chen Kai smiled.
It didn't matter.
Xiaoyu was quite silly-sweet, but her personality was fun, she didn't know what sadness was, and her mind was filled with only the words 'happiness'.
Reborn, he desperately told himself in his heart that this time, he would absolutely not miss her again.
After a while, they arrived at the school.
Today was the day the exams ended and everyone parted ways. Everyone was packing their things, ready to go home!
If the past three years were a TV series, then today was the finale.
After returning to school, Qin Xiaoyu and Chen Kai parted ways at the junction of the male and female dorms.
"Old Chen, see you this Summer Vacation! If you have time, remember to come to Fengtian to find me and play."
Then she returned to the female dorm, ready to start packing her things to go home.
Qin Xiaoyu's home was in Fengtian, so she had to take a train home, which would take at least seven or eight hours; it was especially far.
If it weren't for the excellent teaching quality here in Jiangbei, her family would not have been willing to send Qin Xiaoyu to study in such a distant place.
Chen Kai returned to the male dorm, to his own room.
Zhang Ming and the others were already starting to pack their respective belongings.
They had chartered a van and planned to go home together later.
"Old Chen, why are you still standing there? Hurry up and pack your things. The driver is already waiting at our school gate!"
"Okay." Chen Kai nodded. He had just been sitting on his bed looking at his phone, checking his bank card balance, which showed 100,080 yuan.
80 yuan of that was his own.
The remaining 100,000 yuan was undoubtedly the system's reward to him when he was on the bus earlier.
This money was so easy to earn.
"Old Chen, the Summer Vacation is two months long. Have you thought about finding a place to do a Summer Vacation job?" Zhang Ming and the others asked.
Chen Kai now had 100,000 yuan. He could fully rely on the various experiences and predictions he had mastered in his previous life to start a business with this 100,000 yuan.
Doing a Summer Vacation job? Not a chance!