"Didn't you say the authentic Kyoto roast duck is right at the entrance of our university, Qing Ke?"
"That's right! This roast duck place right outside Kyoto University is one of the top-rated spots in all of Kyoto! And don't let the fact that it's right outside the campus fool you—you might not even be able to get a table if you want one. They only serve a limited number of ducks every day!"
Qing Ke walked in the lead, explaining to the utterly incredulous Li Nuo.
"I can vouch for that! Qing Ke is right, this roast duck isn't something you can just eat whenever you feel like it!"
Qin Huai chimed in from the side, nodding with absolute earnestness.
Ye Qiuli stood fully bundled up in the middle of the three of them, looking around as they walked while listening to them talk about their past exploits and various rumors about Kyoto University!
"You guys know about this, right? Our school has a campus belle ranking! I heard the top campus belle of Kyoto University is drop-dead gorgeous! The only reason I didn't pick Tsinghua University next door is because Jing University's campus belle is prettier than Tsinghua's!"
Qin Huai said with a mysterious air.
"Come on, Lao Qin, your information is outdated! Haven't you heard that a girl came in with the freshmen today, and her looks are out of this world? Someone posted a sneak photo of her on the campus wall, and the votes supporting her have already surpassed the number one campus belle!"
"Hey, I know about that! That girl is actually from our own College of Geography! And let me tell you, I know her! She's the legendary eldest daughter of the capital's premier family! Beautiful and loaded, the guys chasing her could block the entire Kyoto University!"
Qing Ke pulled out his phone and brought up a photo to show the other three!
The photo wasn't very clear, but that only added a hazy, ethereal beauty to it! In the picture, the girl wore a long black dress, her wine-red hair draped casually over one shoulder, her delicate, petite face complemented by a pair of cold, detached eyes. She was an absolute killer of college boys!
"Goodness gracious! She really is pretty!"
Li Nuo exclaimed in amazement.
Ye Qiuli, beside him, was also completely captivated. The girl in the photo was the most stunning girl he had ever seen in his life, bar none!
"Alright, alright! We're all in the same college, who knows, we might even be in the same class! I've booked a table on the second floor, let's walk a bit faster!"
Qing Ke checked the time and put his phone away.
With that, the four of them quickened their pace!
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"Let's go sit over there! I'm afraid I might scare people if I take off my mask later!"
When Ye Qiuli walked up to the second floor and found it packed everywhere, he pointed to a secluded corner and said cautiously.
He hadn't paid attention to these things when eating previously, but as a result, other customers saw the dark spots on his face and thought it was some kind of infectious disease, getting scared off. Afterward, the restaurant owner had simply thrown him out!
"That's fine! As long as we get to eat roast duck!"
Li Nuo laughed.
"I have no objections, whatever Qing Ge says!"
"Just listen to Ye Qiuli! Any spot is fine!"
Qing Ke smiled slightly.
He usually liked eating in corners anyway; if this place hadn't lacked private rooms, he would have booked one.
Led by Ye Qiuli, the four of them quickly arrived at the corner-most table and sat down!
"I've already ordered on my phone, the food will be served in a moment. By the way, have you guys all added the class chat? Also, let's set up a dorm chat too! Add me!"
Qing Ke picked up his phone, opened his WeChat contact card, placed it on the table, and said.
"If you hadn't mentioned it, I would've forgotten!"
"You make the group chat, we'll add you!"
Just like that, the four of them set up a small group chat named: Jing University No. 1 Reformatory!
"Goodness gracious! What on earth has Ye Qiuli's phone been through?"
Qing Ke stared in astonishment at the phone in Ye Qiuli's hand.
"Uh... it's been through a lot!"
Ye Qiuli scratched his head and smiled with a hint of embarrassment.
His phone was actually a second-hand device bought for two hundred yuan from a second-hand trading app! The back cover and screen were already covered in cracks! However, it still worked normally, and daily communication was not a problem at all!
The atmosphere among the four suddenly grew a bit heavy.
Ye Qiuli looked at the three of them somewhat helplessly; it seemed like he had done something wrong!
If he had known, he would have tucked this phone away properly! Ye Qiuli sighed inwardly.
"Hey, look! We're in the same class as that campus belle we were talking about today! I saw her name in the class chat!"
Li Nuo placed his phone on the table and said excitedly!
He had just spotted a familiar name in the class chat, and when he tapped into it—wasn't it the freshman campus belle herself?
"Really?! Let me see, let me see!"
Qin Huai hurriedly snatched the phone and let out a loud shout!
Just then, Qing Ke seemed to sense something and hurriedly slapped his hand over Qin Huai's mouth!
"Hey! Mph..."
Qin Huai instantly lost his voice!
"Be quiet, Qin Huai! Or I won't let go!"
Qing Ke whispered.
It wasn't until Qin Huai nodded that Qing Ke finally released his hand from Qin Huai's mouth.
"What's wrong?"
Ye Qiuli looked at Qing Ke with a puzzled expression and asked.
"What's up, Qing Ge? Why did you suddenly break out in a cold sweat?!"
Li Nuo by his side also wiped the smile off his face and asked somewhat unnaturally.
Qing Ke pointed a hand behind Ye Qiuli and then pointed at the phone!
Soon, the other three saw the message Qing Ke had just sent in the dorm chat!
[The freshman campus belle is sitting right at the table behind Ye Qiuli! Don't discuss her, she holds grudges!]
After reading the entire message, the emotionally charged Qin Huai quickly steadied his nerves. He still knew the prestige of Kyoto's premier family, and offending someone here would not be a good idea!
"Be careful, guys! Based on what I know about her, she is very unreasonable!"
Qing Ke lowered his voice and told the three of them.
"No way! Qing Ge, will we really offend her just by saying she looks pretty?"
Ye Qiuli asked, his face full of curiosity.
He really couldn't understand; if someone held grudges like that, wouldn't they have countless enemies?
"You don't know this, but my family also runs a listed company in Kyoto, and we often attend banquets with families like theirs! You can ask Qin Huai about this, his family has businesses too! It's fine if we just chat about her among ourselves, but I'm afraid it might affect our families!"
Qing Ke patiently and thoroughly analyzed the reasons for them!
Qin Huai also nodded and spoke, "Yes, we've been taught since we were kids: you can eat your food, but you can't just run your mouth."
"No wonder you guys suddenly turned so serious."
Ye Qiuli understood in a flash.
"Alright, alright, the roast duck is here, let's eat first. We still have to gather at the study room tonight, I heard they're going to talk about military training!"
Li Nuo looked at the roast duck the waiter had just placed on the table, and his mouth was practically watering.
As the topic shifted away, the conversation among the four grew livelier and livelier.
......
Meanwhile, at another table directly behind Ye Qiuli, a girl glanced over at him!
"Jiang Ran, who are you looking at? Is there a handsome guy? Let me see too!"
The girl sitting across from her followed her gaze, her eyes revealing a craving for eye candy!
"Eat your food! Don't ask what you shouldn't."
The girl turned her head back, her voice ringing out without a shred of emotion.
"Jiang Ran, you're so cold, no boy is ever going to like you!"
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