Yu Xiaoxiao had heard of Shi Qing from Qiao Nan, so she did not really take her seriously.

  Since Shi Qing was from a small city like Ping Cheng, she must be a small fry.

  Only now did she realize that she had missed out on a golden opportunity. Although Shi Qing was from Ping Cheng, this did not mean that she did not have any relatives in the capital. In fact, her relatives were influential and powerful.

  It was not easy to get to know Shi Qing. However, if she had a close relationship with Qiao Nan, she would be able to get close to Shi Qing through Qiao Nan.

  Yu Xiaoxiao began to have regrets right now. Why did she stick close to Tang Jiayun and anger Qiao Nan?

  When Qiao Nan stayed at the dormitory, Shi Qing stayed at the dormitory as well.

  Everyone stayed in the same building. If Shi Qing came to their dormitory to look for Qiao Nan, she would have the chance to be on friendly terms with her. Right now, she had lost all chances.

  Lü Yan was full of regrets as well. She felt that the arrogant Tang Jiayun was to be blamed for the current situation.

  Tang Jiayun, who used to be cocky, was in awe at the sight of the Mercedes-Benz car. She behaved as if she was the lackey of Shi Qing.

  “Former classmate?” Tang Jiayun was perplexed. She had no recollection of Shi Qing.

  It was no wonder that Tang Jiayun was clueless. She hated Qiao Nan. During the military training, she would keep a distance from Qiao Nan, detesting the sight of her. Therefore, she was not there whenever Shi Qing went to look for Qiao Nan. Hence, she had no idea who she was. “Which faculty and class is she from?”

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  “How could we know!” Yu Xiaoxiao was annoyed. Despite all her efforts, she ended up with a bicycle and had given up on the Mercedes-Benz car. She was in a bad mood.

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  But Yu Xiaoxiao would not fall out with Tang Jiayun.

  Unless she could get on the Mercedes-Benz car, she would not fall out with Tang Jiayun. After all, she could still get to ride on the bicycle. If not, she would have to rely on herself.

  Lü Yan had the same sentiments as well. “Yu Xiaoxiao and I spend more time with you than Qiao Nan. Therefore, we didn’t know that her former classmate has such influential relatives in the capital.”

  A few days ago, Tang Jiayun lost her temper at Yu Xiaoxiao and her for chatting with Qiao Nan. From then on, the two of them did not dare to talk to Qiao Nan in public or when Tang Jiayun was around.

  If she had known that things would turn out like this, she should have tried to get along with Qiao Nan.

  She believed that if she probed, Qiao Nan would tell her that her former classmate had influential relatives in the capital and that she was very willing to help her. Qiao Nan would not be so smug of herself that she had kept it to herself.

  Qiao Nan had left the dormitory. Her bed, study table, and cupboard were cleared of her belongings.

  The three of them who were at a loss grew silent.

  It was dead silence in the dormitory. After a while, all of them could not help but breathe out a deep sigh of regret.

  Qiao Nan was clueless about their feelings. She had finally got into Feng Meng’s car.

  There was without a doubt that Shi Qing would take the passenger seat, while Qiao Nan would sit in the back with a pile of luggage. Once Qiao Nan took her seat, she seemed to be dwarfed by the luggage. Shi Qing took pity on her and decided to exchange seats with her. “Qiao Nan, it has been two years. Why didn’t you put on any weight? When you marry Brother Zhai in the future, you will be on the losing end when he loses his temper. You will have no chance of fighting back.”

  Back when Shi Qing joined the army, Shi Peng said something to her.

  After Shi Qing went through physical training, she would no longer be bullied by others. More importantly, when she married in the future, she would not need to be fearful of her husband. It would be the other way round.

  Shi Qing felt that her father’s words made a lot of sense.

  If Qiao Nan quarreled with Zhai Sheng, she would be at a disadvantage. Zhai Sheng would definitely win the fight. Qiao Nan had no way to overpower Zhai Sheng.

  Qiao Nan blushed. She sneaked a glance at Feng Meng. She relaxed slightly when she noticed that Feng Meng was not paying attention to them. At least, that was what she chose to believe. “You are very right. Don’t worry. I will consider it carefully. Before I can ascertain that Brother Zhai does not have the habit of hitting women, I will not collect the marriage certificate.”

  “.……” Shi Qing turned pale. She realized that she was in trouble.

  Ever since Zhai Sheng was engaged to Qiao Nan, Zhai Sheng was counting the days when Qiao Nan would reach the legal age to marry and they could collect the marriage certificate.

  If Zhai Sheng heard this, Shi Qing would be in deep trouble.

  Shi Qing smiled resentfully. “I…… I was just joking. Brother Zhai is such a good catch and he adores you. He would not quarrel with you. Don’t take my words seriously.” Qiao Nan must not tell Brother Zhai that she put off collecting the marriage certificate due to her. If not, she would be in deep trouble.

  Shi Qing was worried that she would suffer in Zhai Sheng’s hands. But to Feng Meng, Shi Qing was upset as Qiao Nan showed off her affection with Zhai Sheng and had touched her sore spot.

  Feng Meng doted on his cousin from a young age. He could not tolerate that she was being bullied by others. He turned grim, tightening his grip on the steering wheel. Qiao Nan was fearless as she had a backing. Why would his grandpa say that she was a well-behaved lady and allow Qing Qing to bring her home for dinner?

  He would rather feed the dogs the food than serve them to such a shameless woman.

  Feng Meng stomached his anger. He had good self-discipline and would not lose his temper at Qiao Nan or throw her out of his car in the middle of the journey. He pulled a long face as he drove all the way to Elder Lin’s house.

  No matter how oblivious one was, they could sense that Feng Meng was angry.

  Qiao Nan was an outsider. Although she was given the harsh treatment by Feng Meng, she could not say anything. No matter how displeased she was, Feng Meng was here to drive her to the Lin family’s house.

  If it was somebody else, Qiao Nan would rather get off the car and hail a taxi.

  However, there was Shi Qing in the car as well. Shi Qing had done so much for her. She had to tolerate Feng Meng for her sake.

  Even so, Qiao Nan told herself that she would keep a distance from the Feng family in the future.

  She had no idea if the Feng family was displeased toward her and had changing attitudes because of the phone call that Qiu Chenxi made.

  If they were really unhappy, there was no need for them to fetch her. They could have discussed with Shi Qing and fetched Shi Qing only. She would not take issue with it and would be glad with the arrangement.