My Pretty Campus Queen

Chapter 1289: Chapter 1288: Hating Marriage

Just at this moment, Lei Laowu, who was leisurely walking down from the rooftop, was a bit angry. He was just talking to Chen Tianlong, but the guy obviously ignored him and went on chatting by himself. How could he not be angry?

"Hey, kid, I’m talking to you, why are you ignoring me?" Lei Laowu asked somewhat obnoxiously.

"Oh? Who are you, anyway, and why should we bother with you?" Chen Tianlong said, taking the opportunity to grab Tan Xianglan’s hand and run upstairs. Huang Zhong was also a bit depressed. What was Chen Tianlong doing? He just left without any explanation.

So, Huang Zhong followed them up the stairs.

Leaving Lei Laowu and a few lackeys standing there dumbfounded.

The most furious among them was Lei Laowu. He lost face in front of his lackeys, and there were quite a lot of people eating on the first floor, all of whom were now staring at him.

"Boss, we should step outside to greet Mr. Mo first. We can go up together later and teach them a lesson." A subordinate quickly suggested.

"Phew..."

Lei Laowu took a deep breath; the day hadn’t gone as planned. Not intimidating others just made him look less impressive. Those two just now were obviously nobodies, just here to join in the fun, and those were the kind of people he enjoyed bullying.

If it were a major sect or a big family, he wouldn’t dare. Even though Lei Laowu was arrogant, he knew his limits. Outwardly, he was Celestial Dao five stars, but in reality, it was all due to popping pills. With the money, he bought countless Qi Gathering Pills and finally made a Lei Family member into a Celestial Dao expert.

But he had no real combat experience—always practicing at home with servants who he paid five hundred each to spar with. They’d all end up getting knocked out before even touching him, rendering any talk of real combat utterly pointless.

Chen Tianlong led Tan Xianglan upstairs and found a table to sit at before quickly saying, "That guy seems very familiar with my family. I was worried if you said that, my family might believe it and go directly to your house with a marriage proposal. Are you sure you want to marry me?"

Chen Tianlong was trying to scare her into shutting up, lest Huang Zhong truly believe it.

"Oh, got it, I won’t say it anymore." Tan Xianglan had just been using Chen Tianlong as a shield. Hearing what he said made her indeed a little scared. If his parents really went to propose marriage, she’d die of embarrassment.

Going out once and getting married right away would indeed be pretty fast.

Chen Tianlong grinned, finding the girl quite nice despite consistently arguing with him.

"Chen... Shen Tian, why did you run away? You still haven’t explained it to me."

Huang Zhong had just made it up the stairs when he saw Chen Tianlong and Tan Xianglan sitting by the window. He hurried over and sat next to Chen Tianlong, saying, "You should tell me what’s going on."

"Well..."

"Oh, I was just joking. We’re good friends and were purposely fooling you. But seriously, don’t propose to me. I don’t want to get married, I hate marriage." Tan Xianglan, regardless of their relationship, insisted on not hearing the word ’marriage’ mentioned to her.

She just wanted to live alone now. Growing up, she saw her parents constantly arguing and thought that was enough. Being with a man meant constant fighting, just like her and Chen Tianlong—arguing at the first meeting. She wondered how on earth their parents managed to get along.

"Alright, I won’t say anything then."

Huang Zhong was just making casual conversation and didn’t expect Tan Xianglan to take it so seriously and get so agitated: "Honestly, that person just now was called Lei Laowu. He’s from the Lei Family and came with the Mo Family. You’d better not provoke him. He’s Celestial Dao five stars, Mo Family’s Lao Feng is Celestial Dao seven stars, and there are seven or eight lackeys with them, all Celestial Dao five stars. We are no match for them."

Huang Zhong only knew Chen Tianlong was Celestial Dao three stars, and Tan Xianglan, at best, was Celestial Dao six stars. How could a girl possibly stand against those burly men?

"Oh? Lei Family? When did Capital City get another Lei Family? Are they famous?" Chen Tianlong was puzzled and asked.

"Shen, you might not know, but this Lei Family is now as famous as the Capital City’s five great families because the Mo Family supports and promotes them. By the year’s end family meeting, they might kick out our Huang Family or the Tan Family. Our Huang Family is most at risk; you should know the specifics."

Seeing Tan Xianglan, Huang Zhong didn’t want to say much. Chen Tianlong knew more about these matters than he did, so he nodded in acknowledgment.

"Alright, let’s eat something first. I’m hungry." Chen Tianlong saw the atmosphere was off and quickly said.

"Sure, but... seems like we have to get the food ourselves." Huang Zhong said with a bitter smile.

Chen Tianlong froze for a moment, then realized and asked, "Xianglan, what do you want to eat? I’ll bring it over for you."

"Huh?"

Tan Xianglan was surprised, not expecting Shen Tian to be so thoughtful, even offering to bring her food. At home, neither her brother nor father would ever serve her food. They’d already be satisfied if they didn’t demand her to bring theirs.

"Oh, whatever you’re having is fine."

Tan Xianglan wasn’t picky and liked almost everything. However, upon saying that, she felt something was off and quickly added, "I mean, I’ll have whatever you’re eating, just get two portions."

Chen Tianlong felt exasperated, understanding clearly what she meant. Nonetheless, he said, "Alright, hold on a moment."

Huang Zhong stood up with Chen Tianlong. Being generous, Chen Tianlong serving Tan Xianglan was natural since she was a girl, deserving some courtesy.

Just as the two were leaving their seats, Lei Laowu and Lao Feng, with a few underlings, passed by. Spotting Tan Xianglan, Lei Laowu had an idea and sat down. Since it was a four-person table, after they and one lackey sat, the others found a new table.

Originally, Tan Xianglan was admiring the view out the window. Upon hearing people approach, she initially assumed it was Chen Tianlong and the others returning, but turning around, she found it was three different people.

Among them, one left a deep impression—it was the arrogant Lei Laowu she had encountered on the stairs earlier.

"Hello, beautiful."

Lei Laowu obviously didn’t recognize Tan Xianglan. His family being new would hardly know many people.

Lao Feng vaguely recognized her, but couldn’t recall if it was from the Antique Manor or elsewhere in Capital City.

But he, already in his late forties, had no interest in such a young girl. He was merely giving Lei Laowu face by sitting here, given the many benefits the Lei Family provided the Mo Family, requiring them to occasionally reciprocate.

Tan Xianglan kept gazing out the window, not wanting to engage with them. As for the seats, she would let Shen Tian sort it out once he returned; she didn’t want to get involved.

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