Because Xu Lin, a student with a score of 552, was admitted to the prestigious Jiangdu University of Finance and Economics, the class group chat was buzzing with excitement.
Shock? Disbelief? Incredulity?
In short, all of the above!
Then the news quickly spread to the grade group chat.
Over a thousand people in the grade group were also amazed.
"Wow! That's amazing! 552 points to get into Jiangdu University of Finance and Economics?"
"Is that for real?"
"The head teacher from their class confirmed it, it's true!"
"Our class's head teacher also confirmed it, teachers can see the admission info! Damn, that's incredible! 552 points to get into Jiangdu University of Finance and Economics, which is one of the top thirty universities nationwide and the number one finance university!"
"I scored 554, just 2 more points, if I had known, I would have applied there too! Damn!"
"There's no 'if' in the world! That Xu Lin from class ten, his luck is out of this world!"
"Why not me?"
Many were shocked, regretful, unwilling...
Xu Lin's school had a first-tier university admission rate of 53.66%, which means several hundred students, and many felt like they missed out on a fortune, practically wanting to slap themselves for not being as lucky as Xu Lin.
And many students who just passed the first-tier line have already completed their registration for retaking the year, which starts officially in August.
As the saying goes, some are happy, some are sad.
The joys and sorrows of humans are not shared.
Xu Lin and Lei Haolong went out.
It was right at the afternoon rush hour.
They arrived outside a Starbucks in the city.
Lei Haolong said, "Xu Lin, how do I look today?"
Xu Lin glanced at him and said, "Forget it, those girls in black stockings won't be interested in you. It's not about your looks, but you lack masculine charm."
"Xu Lin, you jerk, can't you say something nice?"
Lei Haolong touched his hair, today he had used a curling iron, hair clay, and styling spray, specifically following a tutorial from a short video to style his hair, and put on his trendiest clothes, coming with Xu Lin to Starbucks.
It's after work hours.
Starbucks was quite crowded.
Being a new store, it had quite a few customers these days.
Lei Haolong glanced inside and noticed several girls in black stockings.
Xu Lin: "Let's go!"
Lei Haolong followed Xu Lin inside.
"Xu Lin, where do we sit? It seems like there are no seats."
Lei Haolong scanned the place, about to look at Xu Lin, but found Xu Lin already heading towards one of the girls in black stockings and then actually sat down next to her.
!
Lei Haolong's eyes widened.
Xu Lin's got so much guts!
By the way, Lei Haolong noticed, this girl was indeed the prettiest in the place, in a white business suit, pencil skirt, black stockings, legs crossed, high heels, looking amazing; this sitting posture made her even more alluring, Lei Haolong felt his breathing quicken.
Black stockings really do enhance a woman's appeal.
Even men of all ages can't resist the allure of black stockings.
And Xu Lin dared to sit right next to her!
Lei Haolong stood there, a bit lost, then found a seat, sitting between two men, watching Xu Lin's side.
Xu Lin had already started talking with the girl in black stockings, but who knows what they were talking about.
"Are you trying to chase me?"
The girl asked him.
Actually, the girl looked to be only about twenty-three or twenty-four, quite young, with light makeup, pretty, and had a high-end perfume scent; Xu Lin guessed her economic status was not bad.
Xu Lin, however, pointed at Lei Haolong, and Lei Haolong thought, why are you pointing at me?
But as the girl looked over, Lei Haolong immediately sat up straight, looking at his phone earnestly, not daring to make eye contact.
Xu Lin: "That's my buddy, he wants to learn how to chat and interact with girls. What do you think of him?"
"Not as handsome as you."
"That's too shallow. Handsomeness is just surface level; my inner qualities are actually more outstanding."
"Not as charismatic as you."
"That's not fair, you're belittling my buddy now."
"Not as charming as you."
"Thank you for the compliment!"
"If you want to chase me, just say it, don't use your buddy as an excuse!"
"Alright, I admit, I want to chase you!"
"Oh!"
The girl opened her friend QR code, Xu Lin scanned it and added her right away.
With Xu Lin's image, chasing girls is quite easy, he doesn't even need to chase, they come to him.
Actually, Xu Lin didn't really want to pursue her.
Although this girl looked like a goddess here, compared to Yu Xinyan, she was far behind in every aspect.
Her height was nearly 1.7 meters barefoot, and Xu Lin only liked girls taller than 1.7 meters.
Her figure was barely acceptable, but for someone with high standards like Xu Lin, her butt wasn't perky enough, her chest not big enough, her legs not pretty or long enough, so ultimately, she was just passable overall.
"How old are you?"
The girl asked.
Xu Lin: "Which aspect do you want to ask about?"
"Naughty! Which aspect do you mean?"
"What aspect are you thinking of? From your expression, could it be that you're thinking of a certain aspect? You're really quite dirty!"
"You little brat, are you playing hide and seek with me?"
The girl immediately laughed uncontrollably.
The guys inside Starbucks were dazzled; actually, many guys were already looking at this girl before, but she was sitting there dealing with work on her computer, looking very aloof.
But now, she was laughing her heart out.
Damn!
Where did this blond guy come from?
But Xu Lin didn't pay any attention to the surrounding stares.
Xu Lin: "Considering you're chatting with me, I'll help you with your work. Are you dealing with some documents?"
"Yeah, a script. It's pretty troublesome; I'll probably have to stay up late tonight."
"By yourself?"
"Actually, it could be done by two people."
The girl hinted at Xu Lin.
Xu Lin simply didn't pick up on this topic; the girl's behavior was too easy to handle.
So, you thought she was the prey, but maybe you're actually the prey.
So, Xu Lin focused on the other person's computer. It turned out to be a script for product development.
This girl works in the beauty industry.
The beauty industry is a deep pool.
The women in it are not ordinary people.
Xu Lin asked her what she needed to write, the girl spoke beside him, and Xu Lin started typing here, quickly finishing it.
Girl: "You're quite capable!"
Xu Lin: "Thanks for the compliment, but if you think I'm capable, give me some tangible thanks, like buying a cup of coffee for me and my brother, hmm, takeaway."
So, the girl ordered coffee for Xu Lin and Lei Haolong.
After taking the coffee, Xu Lin left with Lei Haolong while the girl conveniently went to the bathroom.
For this, Xu Lin also blocked and deleted the newly added contact information.
It was just for fun; how could it be taken seriously?
"Xu Lin, why did we leave halfway?"
Lei Haolong was still unsatisfied; just now, when the girl got up to go to the bathroom, her walking figure, swaying back and forth, her hips were particularly eye-catching, extremely impressive, and seemed to sway into people's hearts. The other guys in Starbucks were all staring.
"What else did you want to do?"
"Xu Lin, you're awesome! Quickly see what's on her Moments."
"I just blocked and deleted her."
Xu Lin said nonchalantly.
"Awesome! You blocked and deleted her? Are you for real?"
"Just average stuff, and you call it extreme? Haven't you seen a woman before?"
Xu Lin said: "Don't get involved with women like that in the future; you can't handle it, you might end up being played to death."
Lei Haolong sighed: "It's really like those dying of thirst are dying of thirst, and those drowning are drowning!"
Xu Lin didn't speak, just sipped his coffee.
"Pah!"
"This coffee is so bad!"
Xu Lin spat it out, "I'd rather go home and make some Youlemei!"
"I think it's hard to swallow too!"
Lei Haolong agreed wholeheartedly, taking a sip, feeling it wasn't to his taste.
The two of them then went into a convenience store next door to buy some cola to refresh themselves.
The city center where Xu Lin lived wasn't bad, a new shopping mall opened a few months ago, with beautiful decor and many big brands. Several months later, it's still crowded inside.
The two of them wandered around the mall, practically just checking out the pretty girls.
"Xu Lin!"
"What?"
"Have you ever heard the saying, in the past cars and horses were slow, and a lifetime was only enough to love one person?"
Lei Haolong mused.
"How many times have you felt your heart flutter in half an hour now?"
"Damn! Xu Lin, what do you know!"
They indeed saw all sorts of girls in the mall.
Especially in this season, July, with black stockings and bare legs, there were quite a few good-looking ones.
Lei Haolong, a secretly shy teenager, was glued to the scene, but he also acted pretentious like most guys.
Xu Lin didn't mind; his standards were high, ordinary girls didn't catch his interest.
After all, on one hand, Yu Xinyan, a great beauty, was around him every day, and Xu Lin's mom was also a great beauty, so ordinary pretty girls really didn't appeal to Xu Lin.
The two of them stayed in the mall for two hours, and throughout, Lei Haolong had been infatuated over a hundred times.
It was past nine at night when Xu Lin finally got home.
"Great one, I'm releasing the new book you helped me with tonight!"
When he got home, Xu Lin logged into his account and received a message from 'Daddy, don't!'