In the car, Qin Tian glanced at Sun Yi in the rearview mirror, who was already far behind, and suddenly let out a laugh.
"What's so funny?" Xia Nuannuan asked curiously.
"This Brother Sun, truly lives up to his reputation as a sales champion, his words are really pleasant to hear," Qin Tian replied with a smile.
Xia Nuannuan recalled Sun Yi's words from earlier, suppressed a laugh, and feigned exasperation, rolling her eyes. "It's you who likes to hear it!"
"Don't you like it?" Qin Tian tilted his head to look at her, a wronged expression on his face.
Xia Nuannuan turned her gaze to the front of the car, directly changing the subject. "Are we going to find Jia Jia and the others now? They're already at the pedestrian street."
"Alas, I'm hurt. It seems I'm the only one who thinks we're already a family, oh, and the two mothers!" Qin Tian said in a feigned sad tone.
"I, I didn't say I don't like it either!" Xia Nuannuan pouted.
"How would I know if you don't say it?"
"Oh my, this feels like something you guys would say during an argument!"
"Uh... it actually seems like it!" The two looked at each other and couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"Call Tian Jia Jia and ask her where she and Zhang Peng are!" Qin Tian said with a smile.
Two days ago, Tian Jia Jia had called Xia Nuannuan saying she had the week off and would come with Zhang Peng to visit them. After the two girls discussed it, they decided to meet at the pedestrian street and go shopping and watch a movie together.
Xia Nuannuan happily agreed and took out her phone to call Tian Jia Jia.
"Okay, we'll be there in about ten minutes. Wait for us there, mm-hmm, bye!" After hanging up, Xia Nuannuan looked at Qin Tian with her eyes curved. "They're picking out clothes at a store."
"Really?"
"Brother, do you think they're already together?" Xia Nuannuan asked, her eyes sparkling.
"Who knows, but Zhang Peng has messaged me a few times asking for advice on how to pursue girls. I just don't know if it worked," Qin Tian replied with a smile.
A month had passed since National Day. Whether Zhang Peng had achieved his goal after his heroic rescue remained a curiosity for both of them.
"What advice did you give him? Why didn't you tell me?" Xia Nuannuan became even more curious.
"Didn't I tell you?" Qin Tian asked in surprise.
"No!" Xia Nuannuan shook her head, gazing at him with a wronged look.
"Alright, well, it's nothing much, just teaching him how to message Tian Jia Jia and how to get closer," Qin Tian admitted.
"Be more specific. You seem to know quite a lot. Didn't you only pursue me, and confessed very directly?"
"This..." Qin Tian was momentarily stumped. He couldn't possibly say that he had learned some flashy moves from a dating guru on short videos in his previous life, and since he couldn't use them, he passed them on to Zhang Peng! He lacked the opportunity before rebirth, but now he had it. However, with Xia Nuannuan, he was already satisfied, and he feared he wouldn't be able to become Jiang Da's most devoted lover in this life.
"Brother?" Xia Nuannuan's expression grew more serious, and she looked at him suspiciously.
"Alright, alright, it was actually that guy Cao Ze who taught me, and then I messaged it to Zhang Peng," Qin Tian said with a straight face, lying through his teeth, while mentally apologizing to Cao Ze.
"Cao Mingliang?" Xia Nuannuan was taken aback, frowned, and said with a look of disdain, "Why would you ask him for advice? Don't let Zhang Peng learn bad habits from him too." Recently, she and Shen Siqi had grown increasingly disgusted with Cao Mingliang and were afraid he would corrupt Qin Tian and Chen Zhuang.
"You said it yourself, I only pursued you, and it worked out directly. I didn't have experience, so I asked Cao Mingliang for ideas!" Qin Tian shrugged helplessly.
"What good advice could he have?" Xia Nuannuan was skeptical.
"As it turns out, it was effective. Look, Zhang Peng is willing to go shopping with her. Back then, wouldn't he have stayed at school to play games?"
"That's true. Humph, indeed, playboys are always good at deceiving girls!"
"Yes!"
"Then don't you go learning from him!"
"I won't, don't worry. Cao Ze and I are sworn enemies!"
"Pfft! What kind of nonsense is that!" Xia Nuannuan was amused by his words.
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Chatting and laughing all the way, they soon arrived at the pedestrian street. Jiangcheng had several bustling pedestrian streets, which were in a different direction from the street where Tianming Internet Cafe was located. After parking the car, they quickly found the store Tian Jia Jia had mentioned. It was a fashionable brand women's clothing store popular with young people, with relatively affordable prices. The store was large and doing good business. Through the floor-to-ceiling windows, many customers could be seen browsing clothes.
As they entered the store and looked around, they soon found Zhang Peng and Tian Jia Jia. Tian Jia Jia was looking at an outfit in front of a mirror, while Zhang Peng stood beside her with his hands in his pockets, smiling as if complimenting her choice of clothing.
"Jia Jia!" Xia Nuannuan called out.
Hearing the voice, Tian Jia Jia and Zhang Peng turned towards them with surprised expressions.
"Nuannuan, you're here! Come quickly and tell me what you think of this outfit?" Tian Jia Jia waved enthusiastically.
"Okay!" Xia Nuannuan replied, taking Qin Tian's hand and walking over quickly. Soon, the two girls were engrossed in discussing clothes, while Qin Tian and Zhang Peng retreated to a sofa to chat.
"Brother Tian, today I finally understand why men suffer when shopping with women. We've been here for over an hour and haven't bought anything. I'm tired just looking, and she doesn't get tired changing clothes," Zhang Peng complained to Qin Tian in a low voice, looking utterly speechless.
"You'll get used to it!" Qin Tian patted him on the shoulder and asked with a smile, "How's the injury? No problems, right?"
"Except for a scar, everything is fine. A man's scar is a medal. This made me brag to the guys in my dorm," Zhang Peng said with a proud smile.
"So, do they know you were a hero saving a beauty?" Qin Tian teased.
"Heh heh..." Zhang Peng grinned mischievously, winking.
"It's fine if you smile at me like that, but don't smile at your roommates like this. I'm sure you'll get beaten up," Qin Tian reminded him with amusement.
Zhang Peng's smile froze upon hearing this.
"You've already been beaten up?" Qin Tian asked, looking at him in surprise.
Zhang Peng's mouth twitched, and he put on a melancholic expression. "No, it's just that the anger of single dogs is too terrifying. I just sent Tian Jia Jia a message, and they directly pushed me into the toilet, blocking me there for half an hour until I finished sending the message."
"Uh..." Qin Tian looked at him with a peculiar expression, guessing, "Could it be that when you sent the message, you were smiling like that too?"
"How could that be? It's a joke, why would I smile while sending a message?" Zhang Peng denied it decisively with a serious expression.
"No, I think it's very possible." Qin Tian said earnestly.