On the winter solstice, Wen Siheng returned to Henghe Garden in the end.
As for whether Xu Nianhe went together, and how he explained it to Wen Shuliang and Tang Yirui, Jian Anran was not sure, nor did she think clearly.
Mi Yingying specially made an appointment with three or five friends that day. They made glutinous rice balls and dumplings together in her rental house, played games all afternoon, and talked all night.
Due to her personality, Jian Anran is rarely active in a large group of friends, but occasionally when faced with so many different people, she suddenly feels that there is something special about it.
It feels so good to be among the crowd. This is the first time in her life that she has had this thought.
After dinner, Jian Anran wanted to take Ning Beibei back to the dormitory, but as soon as she stood up, she felt her wrist being held tightly from behind.
Looking back, it was Mi Yingying who was holding her tightly.
"It's too late. The dormitory will be closed if you don't go back." Jian Anran explained.
"Why are you so anxious? You can just stay here with me and sleep in my bed!" After a few glasses of beer, Mi Yingying's eyes were already a little blurry and she said loudly.
"Besides, there will be people coming later!" She muttered again.
"Is there anyone else?" Although it was a bit surprising, today's social interaction has reached the limit, and Jian Anran wanted to leave even more when she heard and thought about it.
It's already half past nine, and they didn't plan to come until this time. It seemed like they planned to stay up all night.
"Who is it?" Ning Beibei became even more excited when she heard that someone else was coming. She sat down and refused to move a step further.
"Of course he is handsome - brother -" Mi Yingying pretended to be mysterious.
I don’t know when she suddenly disappeared, but Mi Yingying reappeared with a pair of golden playing cards in her hand.
"It's so gorgeous, it's almost blinding me." Ning Beibei's tone was very exaggerated.
"It was given by the bank when opening the card." Mi Yingying shrugged, with a helpless look on her face.
"Can An Ran play Landlords?" Mi Yingying turned around and asked.
Jian Anran shook her head, "Why do you only ask me? Why don't you ask Beibei?"
Following her gaze, Ning Beibei took the poker and shuffled the cards skillfully.
Mi Yingying smiled and said, "It's hard for her to be like this, right?"
"It's okay." During the conversation, Ning Beibei had already divided the cards, "Learn while playing, you will get it soon."
After briefly going over the rules, Jane immersed herself in the playing cards in her hand.
"Ding dong——" "Ding dong——"
There was a rapid ringing of the doorbell, and Mi Yingying jumped up from the ground as if her butt was equipped with a spring, "It's coming, it's coming!"
"Who's here?" Ning Beibei immediately stretched her neck and looked towards the door, "Is that the handsome guy here?"
Following the creaking sound of the door opening, I could vaguely see two tall figures outside the door.
"That's for sure." The person at the door shouted toward the inside.
Such a familiar voice?
Just when Jian Anran was still immersed in thinking about who the owner of this voice was, Chu Chen no longer knew when he was standing beside her.
"An'an, your card is a bit dangerous."
An'an?
When they heard this affectionate name, several friends sitting next to Mi Yingying turned their heads.
Compared to the almost transparent Jian Anran, Chu Chen and Shen Huainan behind him are influential figures in the architecture department.
Whether you are an undergraduate or a graduate student, even if you have never seen them in person, you have more or less heard the names of Chu Chen and Shen Huainan.
In particular, there was a rumor in the department that Chu Chen’s uncle was the CEO of a listed company. I heard that on the first day of his freshman year, three Rolls-Royce Phantoms with dual-region license plates sent him off.
Not to mention the price of the car itself, just because it has a license plate that can travel in the mainland, Hong Kong and Macao, the application conditions are notoriously demanding.
When others were curious about why he was so high-profile, Chu Chen looked disapproving.
"Because if I only drive one car, I can't fit my luggage."
Chu Chen’s name has been resounding throughout the architecture department of Luoyang University since then, and Shen Huainan has always been his handsome cousin.
Although Shen Huainan has never revealed his family situation, as a relative of Chu Chen, everyone speculates that his family background is probably not ordinary, right?
"Who is An An?" Jian Anran rolled her eyes.
"Who else besides you?" Chu Chen didn't regard himself as an outsider, so he sat down and came next to Jian Anran to help her sort out the cards.
"Classmate Shen, can you play Landlords?" Mi Yingying thrust her cards into his hand, "I'm going to the bathroom."
Without waiting for his answer, Mi Yingying dropped the poker and ran away, leaving Shen Huainan standing there blankly, still holding a stack of cards in her hand.
"Hurry up, I've waited until the flowers withered." Chu Chen shouted to him.
The cards were played under the guidance of Chu Chen throughout the whole process. Jian Anran had no sense of participation in the entire game. Until the end, as a landlord, Jian Anran only had one card left, while Ning Beibei on the left still had one card in his hand. There are two.
Shen Huainan, who still has several cards in his hand, is sitting on the right. The game is almost at a fever pitch. It can be said that the success or failure now depends entirely on him.
Under the spotlight, he gently placed a three of hearts on the floor.
Hmm? Three of hearts?
Even Chu Chen didn't react for a moment, looking at Shen Huainan blankly as if he was struck by lightning.
Before Ning Beibei could say anything, Jian Anran, with quick eyesight and quick hands, used the last card in her hand——
The Thirteen of Diamonds placed on the card Shen Huainan just played.
"Did I win?" The moment the cards were played, Jian Anran was in disbelief.
"No? Brother, what are you doing?" Chu Chen smiled and pushed his shoulder, "How can you be so arrogant?"
"Sorry," Shen Huainan pursed her lips, "I thought Ning Beibei was the landlord."
"..."
"Isn't that right? Brother?" Ning Beibei only realized it now. Still holding the beer in her hand, she stood up excitedly.
"Sorry, sorry, as compensation, let me buy you some drinks." Shen Huainan said and stood up from the ground.
When Ning Beibei saw this, she muttered, "That's pretty much it."
Originally, she was still staring intently at Ning Beibei's brilliant shuffling skills, when someone suddenly tapped Jian Anran's shoulder.
When I looked back, I realized it was Shen Huainan, "Will you come with me? I'm not familiar with this area."
"Don't be too outrageous," Ning Beibei immediately complained, "This place is only 500 meters away from the school gate. Are you telling me that you don't know me well?"
"Let's go." After staying in the house for a long time, Jian Anran just wanted to go out and get some fresh air.
At the end of December, even though it is located on the Tropic of Cancer, Luojiang finally officially entered winter. There is no snow in Luojiang, which is close to the tropics, and most plants here can be evergreen all year round.
The wind at night was so biting that Jian Anran felt the severe cold as soon as she walked out of Mi Yingying's unit door.
"The dormitory door has been locked, right?" Shen Huainan stood there with his hands in the pockets of his coat and said suddenly.
