Night Fire Lingering

Chapter 165 President Gu Now Has a Title!

Group meetings are a regular activity during graduate studies, used for academic discussions.

When Wen Yan arrived at the classroom, several senior students were already sitting inside, engaged in a heated discussion.

One of the senior students winked at Wen Yan, then excitedly teased, "Yan Yan, did you know that our professor is going to mentor an exchange student from abroad?"

"I don't know." Wen Yan shook her head with a smile. "But judging from your reaction, he must be a very nice person, and somewhat famous?"

"Yes, you've seen it too!"

Just as the senior student was about to continue speaking, someone knocked on the classroom door.

"Knock knock knock!"

"Halo! Hello everyone!"

A playful female voice, speaking Mandarin with a slight Hong Kong accent.

Wen Yan's smile froze. In that brief moment, the image of Nan Yun buying things for Nan Zhiyi flashed through her mind.

"Buy more of these card holders and keychains; we can give them to our classmates after school starts."

"Halo, Nan-kun!"

"Wele, Zhiyi!"

The senior students greeted Nan Zhiyi warmly.

Wen Yan turned around, leaned against the desk, and met Nan Zhiyi's gaze as she entered.

So, the school she was talking about when she said "starting school" was this kind of school!

How did I end up being an exchange student in front of her?

"Yan, it's nice to see you here!" Nan Zhiyi greeted Wen Yan first, and the others didn't find it strange, after all, the two of them had competed in a debate.

Wen Yan smiled slightly and nodded, but there was no smile in her eyes.

"These are little gifts I brought for everyone!" Nan Zhiyi took out a bunch of cardholders and keychains from her bag and let everyone choose one.

"This...this is far too valuable..."

When the students saw that it was a product from a top luxury brand, they immediately dared not reach out.

Nan Zhiyi smiled and said in a very approachable manner, "It's okay, this is just my thought, everyone can do as they please!"

Nan Zhiyi offered a few words of advice, and everyone knew that these were just ordinary items for a family like Nan Zhiyi's, so they reached out and took them, thanking her repeatedly.

Wen Yan glanced at them; these were the things Nan Yun had wanted to buy for her yesterday.

As it turns out, her appearance and departure did not affect Nan Yun's mood when taking Nan Zhiyi shopping.

Thinking of this, Wen Yan couldn't help but let out a silent, cold laugh.

"Yan, this is specially for you!" Nan Zhiyi handed a cardholder to Wen Yan and then sat down next to her.

"The bond forged through competing together is truly special; Zhiyi and Yanyan are the closest!" a senior student joked.

Nan Zhiyi smiled and nodded, readily admitting that she was Wen Yan's closest confidante.

Only Wen Yan frowned, feeling a sense of disgust.

"I don't need it, thank you." Wen Yan pushed the card holder back to Nan Zhiyi.

The surrounding laughter and chatter suddenly stopped, and everyone looked at Wen Yan, whose actions seemed completely out of place.

Nan Zhiyi was somewhat at a loss, "I...am I—"

“It’s not your fault,” Wen Yan interrupted her, saying, “I was there when you bought these things. You should have heard the salesperson say that we have all of these at home.”

The implication is: I was there when you bought it. If I wanted it, I could have bought it myself. Besides, you know I already have it at home, so why are you giving it to me?

The atmosphere became somewhat strange for a moment.

Nan Zhiyi unconsciously tightened her grip on the cardholder, her knuckles turning white from the force.

"Since Wen has it, Nan, you can keep it for yourself. Don't spend any more money!" A gentle female voice broke the silence.

The girl had medium-length straight hair that reached her collarbone. Her delicate features carried a cool and resolute air. She wore a semi-casual, semi-formal single-layer wool coat. She looked like a model of a legal elite, but her gentle voice softened the coldness in her demeanor.

"Hey, the top student is back!" Several female students clapped happily.

The girl looked at Wen Yan and Nan Zhiyi: "Hello, my name is Jiang Xing."

Wen Yan's eyes lit up.

She had heard of Jiang Xing's reputation. He was admitted to Beijing University at the age of sixteen, and pursued his bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in one year. He is now a second-year doctoral student at the age of twenty-four. He works part-time as a teaching assistant at the university and is also the group meeting organizer designated by his supervisor.

Before Wen Yan appeared, Jiang Xing was undoubtedly the number one student in the law school of Imperial Capital University.

Jiang Xing disliked small talk, so after greeting everyone, he turned on his computer and prepared to start the group meeting.

Jiang Xing's sudden appearance interrupted Nan Zhiyi's act of distributing small gifts, making her appear somewhat awkward.

The group discussion lasted for a full two hours.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when Jiang Xing said it was over.

"Yan, your notes are so clean and beautiful! They look so new!" Nan Zhiyi suddenly craned her neck to look at Wen Yan's information and praised her.

Some people might think that Nan Zhiyi's behavior indicates her closeness to Wen Yan.

However, her comment "so new" is quite intriguing—how could materials that have been repeatedly reviewed be new?

Everyone then noticed that although Wen Yan's materials contained notes in various colors and looked very rich, they were completely without creases. It was as if they were printed out specifically for marking notes. Even the notes were neat and tidy, with no corrections whatsoever, as if they were written in one go.

"Very new" is a description that leaves no room for criticism.

However, that's the problem; it makes people suspect that it's fake!

Others couldn't help but cast suspicious glances at them.

"Really? My boyfriend drew it for me. He might have OCD." Wen Yan looked at Nan Zhiyi, but upon closer inspection, there seemed to be a hint of coldness in her smile.

When she takes notes, she doesn't pay much attention to the lines; they're often crooked and uneven, aiming for efficiency and practicality. But the notes Gu Yanci supplemented for her were perfectly straight, as if drawn with a ruler.

This was the first time Wen Yan had brought up her partner on her own initiative. Rumors had been circulating all over the school, so everyone naturally wouldn't miss this opportunity to gossip and immediately rushed to Wen Yan's side.

"Junior, is your boyfriend also studying law?"

Wen Yan shook her head: "He smudged my original notebook, reprinted it, corrected it, and gave it to me as compensation."

As for why it got dirty, and how it got dirty... let's not talk about it! We can't talk about it!

Wow! It's so sweet!

"Someone saw you shopping at a food street with a super handsome guy before, and you were also seen together on campus. Is he your boyfriend?"

Wen Yan knew that Gu Yanci's existence was very high-profile, and she didn't want her personal feelings to be noticed by too many people. However, considering Gu Yanci's strange behavior recently, if she denied it, then he... would be quite pitiful!

“Yes,” Wen Yan nodded in acknowledgment, “it is him.”

"Ahhh! I knew it was that handsome guy!" a female student screamed, then slapped her boyfriend next to her. "You lost! Hurry up and send me a red envelope!"

Wen Yan: "..."

How did I become part of your play?

Nan Zhiyi looked at Wen Yan, and their eyes met.