Chapter 80: Chapter 080: Taking Her to School Chapter 80: Chapter 080: Taking Her to School The next morning, Shen Yan got up very early.
Unexpectedly, Qi Si rose even earlier than she did.
He looked as if he hadn’t slept at all.
Neat and tidy, no different from the day before.
During breakfast, Shen Yan glanced at him several times.
After finishing breakfast, Qi Si went outside the living room to take a couple of phone calls.
Shen Yan put on her shoes and waited at the entryway.
Qi Si put down his cell phone, walked over to Shen Yan’s side, and gestured that they could leave.
It was the first time both of them were sitting in the same car.
The driver and Liu Su were both fully attentive to any movements of the two in the back seat.
However, to their disappointment, the two people in the back seat were each minding their own business, with no hint of interaction.
Shen Yan lowered the car window slightly, letting the outside wind blow in, causing her long hair to flutter back.
It just happened to fall on Qi Si’s hand holding the tablet, the hair sliding over the expensive cufflinks, and the ends wound around, getting caught a bit.
Qi Si turned off the tablet screen and with his other hand, lifted the hair off his sleeve, all done without a sound.
When Shen Yan turned her head, she saw him shifting to the other side and picking up the tablet to continue his work.
Did he find sitting close to her objectionable?
Shen Yan was baffled by his behavior.
Shen Yan raised an eyebrow and saw a group of high school students crossing the street in front of her, which piqued her curiosity, and she stretched her head out the window slightly.
Qi Si, without looking up, said, “Don’t stick your head out.”
“Oh,” she was just curious about what high school students were like.
She drew her head back in, but her gaze still followed the group of youthful high school students.
Even a look of envy appeared in her eyes.
Qi Si lifted his head from the world of his tablet and saw her turning to look behind, as if something back there was capturing her attention.
“Mr. Qi, did you attend high school?”
Qi Si just gave her a serene, indifferent look.
Wasn’t what she asked obvious?
“What’s high school like?” she asked out of curiosity.
“Study.”
Although he thought Shen Yan’s question was naive, he still responded with two words.
That answer was so Qi Si.
Shen Yan found it boring and didn’t ask any further.
Shencheng University.
First-year freshmen registered quite early, and as Shen Yan returned to the campus, she didn’t witness the hustle and bustle of the start of the school year, which was a small regret.
Shen Yan half lay against the window, staring somewhat absentmindedly at the groups of students.
Qi Si ordered, “Drive straight in.”
Shen Yan admired the serene scenery of Shencheng University along the way.
So, this was university.
Nice environment, the atmosphere seemed quite good too.
When Shen Yan was a freshman, she had joined the entertainment industry, and although she wasn’t very famous, many people in school knew her.
Now it goes without saying, the freshmen who were just registering knew of Shen Yan.
Her popularity had grown significantly recently.
As soon as she got out of the car, students around her started pointing and talking about her.
“Sir, I will accompany Miss Shen to register.”
Seeing the situation outside, Liu Su immediately followed her out of the car.
The fact that Qi Si had personally brought Shen Yan to school was surprising enough.
No one dared to expect him to accompany Shen Yan as a parent any further.
Qi Si’s phone rang, and upon hearing this, he nodded towards Liu Su.
Shen Yan wanted to say she could manage by herself, but Liu Su had already exited the car.
The second year was not as troublesome as the first year.
Upon entering the registration area, Shen Yan was scrutinized by the tutors.
With Liu Su standing by her side as a parental figure, no one asked too many questions.
Second and third-year students had returned to school a week early to welcome the freshmen. Shen Yan registered the latest, but no one had dictated that she must come early.
“Shen Yan!”
As she stepped out of the registration area, she was faced with a tall, fair-skinned boy looking at her in surprise.
Shen Yan had no memory of this person, but he knew her, so she nodded slightly in acknowledgment.
There were two boys and one girl with the boy, and the girl curiously said to Shen Yan, “Shen Yan, you’ve become quite famous lately. We thought you were going to drop out and join the entertainment industry.”
That explained why they were surprised to see her.
Shen Yan said, “I have no intention of giving up my studies.”
“The gentleman must be Uncle Shen, we are Shen Yan’s classmates! My name is Lin Shuangxu!” The girl greeted Liu Su first.
Liu Su said, “My last name is Liu, and I’m also part of Shen Yan’s family.”
Lin Shuangxu was taken aback, but she wasn’t embarrassed and said, “So you are Uncle Liu.”
With an elder present, the tall and fair-skinned young man who was the first to call out to Shen Yan also introduced himself, “My name is Ji Yao, and I’m also a classmate of Shen Yan from the same department.”
Liu Su smiled and nodded, “Shen Yan is lucky to have you looking out for her at school!”
“Shen Yan wasn’t at school for more than a few days in her freshman year…” Lin Shuangxu wanted to say they weren’t that close, and nobody could really look out for anyone, but she swallowed her words at the last second.
Since they were Shen Yan’s classmates from the same department, Liu Su suggested treating them to a meal.
They all declined; they were busy with other things. They couldn’t even accept an invitation for dinner, let alone lunch.
Under the scrutinizing eyes of the group, Shen Yan left.
“Shen Yan really has changed a lot.”
“We haven’t spent many days with her. How do you know she has changed?”
“Do we need to spend time together for that? Just do a comparison online, and everything is clear.”
“With her current popularity, she’s definitely going to be mobbed at school.”
“Everyone is busy studying. It’s a bit weird to chase after a classmate who’s a star.”
Shen Yan hadn’t gone far when she could still hear the conversation of the group behind her.
As long as she didn’t offend anyone, there wouldn’t be too much trouble for her on campus in the future.
Shen Yan still hoped to smoothly continue her university studies.
She liked the atmosphere of the campus.
Shen Yan was in the computer science department, having chosen the major on a whim.
In rebellion, she didn’t choose any of the majors suggested by her family but picked computer science instead.
Now, Shen Yan had no plans to switch majors.
There was nothing bad about computer science, and it wasn’t hard to learn.
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Qi Si took a rare moment to quietly appreciate the scenery of the campus.
As soon as the door opened, he withdrew his gaze.
“Mr. Qi, it’s still early. If you could drop me by the office, then you can go and tend to your own affairs.”
Seeing that it was still too early for lunch and that she couldn’t accompany Qi Si to his company, Shen Yan had no choice but to go back to her acting class.
Qi Si didn’t say anything and gestured for the driver to drive on.
Liu Su tried to speak several times but ended up swallowing his words.
Once they arrived at the company, Qi Si sat in the car and watched Shen Yan enter before looking at the hesitant Liu Su, “The man she’s chasing, what’s the situation?”
Liu Su’s eyes widened in shock!
Why was Qi Si suddenly asking about this?
Did he care?
“Keep an eye on it; the marriage alliance between our families must not go awry.”
Liu Su’s excitement instantly turned cold, “Miss Shen has already indicated that she has lost interest in the Mu family’s candidate.”
Qi Si just listened, not taking it seriously.
How could she lose interest in someone she’s pursued so fervently?
Liu Su followed suit and got out of the car, watching Qi Si’s car merge into traffic before turning to enter the company.
Shen Yan stood on the third floor by the window, just in time to see the low-profile black sedan slip into the flow of cars, lost in thought.
Liu Su went upstairs, thought of something, and called Qi Si, “Sir, will you be coming home for dinner?”
“Mhm.”
After the call, Liu Su was overjoyed.
Upon reaching the third floor, Liu Su shared the good news with Shen Yan, “Sir said he would like to have dinner with Miss Shen tonight.”
“Out?” Shen Yan asked subconsciously.
“Does Miss Shen want to dine out?” Liu Su was surprised.
Shen Yan shook her head, “Dining at home is fine.”
“The crew of ‘Stratagem Sage’ has sent a message asking Miss Shen to come to the film city two days earlier,” Liu Su remembered and casually mentioned.
Shen Yan nodded and asked, “Is Qi Heng really Mr. Qi’s younger brother?”
“He is indeed his younger brother, doesn’t Miss Shen already know?” Liu Su was puzzled by the question.
Shen Yan then asked, “Does the Qi family have any plans to replace the person marrying me?”
“I haven’t heard anything about that,” Liu Su frowned.
Initially, the Shen Family preferred Qi Heng, but Madam Qi explicitly stated that it could only be Qi Si.
Liu Su knew that Song Jinwei always favored Qi Heng and would prefer such a good match for Qi Heng.
But he couldn’t tell Shen Yan that.
Given Qi Si’s cold nature, if it weren’t for this arranged marriage, he would probably end up alone for life.
It wasn’t that no one wanted to marry him, but they feared he wouldn’t want to marry.