Rebirth Must Be Happy

Chapter 399 [388] Competition is a benefit
"So you're Xu Jinhuan?"

Wu Yifan was on a graduation trip with six people, three boys and three girls. The three female classmates were sitting in the front row and became interested when they heard the conversation, curiously looking at Xu Jinhuan.

Xu Jinhuan nodded, exchanged a few simple pleasantries, and the prettiest of the three girls said, "I've played the games you made, both Flappy Bird and Subway Surfers. I really like both of them. I got over 1800 points in Flappy Bird, which was the highest in our class."

Xu Jinhuan laughed and said, "That's amazing? Your score is even higher than mine."

"Ah? Really?"

The girl blinked her big eyes, trying not to laugh, and covered her mouth as she chuckled, "You made your own game, and you didn't even get 2000 points?"

As she spoke, she extended her hand and said, "I almost forgot to introduce myself. My surname is Lu, the Lu of road, Lu Ningshuang. It's a pleasure to meet you."

"Hello."

Xu Jinhuan smiled and stretched out his hand, then pulled it back in mid-air, saying apologetically, "I'm sorry, I accidentally spilled some drink on my hands and didn't have time to wash them, so they're still a bit sticky."

Lu Ningshuang acted generously and frankly, but Xu Jinhuan had just clearly stated that he had a girlfriend, and she still took the initiative to shake hands with him, so she was probably not a low-level player.

Seeing that the three boys next to her, including Wu Yifan, all looked unnatural, and that they probably all had a crush on Lu Ningshuang, who was on the graduation trip with her, Xu Jinhuan was not about to "get into trouble for nothing."

Compared to Lu Ningshuang, he was actually more interested in Wu Yifan. He was interested in every student who made it to the national finals of the Youth Innovation Competition, and as long as their majors were relevant, he wanted to recruit them to work for him.

Of course, the most important thing is that Chen Xingzhu is sitting next to him. Now is a critical moment, and he doesn't want to make things more difficult for himself for no reason.

However, since this was a public place, Lu Ningshuang announced both games, which attracted a lot of attention from the people in the seats in front and behind her. Xu Jinhuan didn't want to act too awkwardly, so he made up an excuse that his hands weren't clean to be more dignified.

After all, she's an internet celebrity with over 800,000 followers, so she has to pay attention to her image and persona.

"fine."

Lu Ningshuang was very understanding. She peeked at Chen Xingzhu and said with a smile, "Your girlfriend is really beautiful. I thought I was pretty, but I didn't expect there to be someone this beautiful. I feel ashamed of myself."

After sitting down, Chen Xingzhu picked up her phone to send a message. When she heard this, she looked up, smiled slightly, and exchanged a glance with her before continuing to send messages with an air of nonchalance.

Xu Jinhuan laughed and said, "Of course, I've had a crush on him since junior high school, and I only recently succeeded in winning him over."

He genuinely didn't want to cause trouble in this regard, so his words weren't simply teasing Chen Xingzhu, nor were they simply a gesture of goodwill towards her. They were also a subtle hint to Lu Ningshuang not to waste her time on him.

Regardless of whether Lu Ningshuang was really up to something, there was nothing wrong with what she said. You could naturally understand what she was thinking.

Mr. Xu has seen it all, and he doesn't think that having a girlfriend will deter other girls, or that even if he gets married and has children, it won't stop them.

Since Lu Ningshuang knows about the games, she most likely also knows that these two games generate substantial revenue, so it's perfectly normal for her to have some thoughts about them.

Wu Yifan finally found a moment to ask, "How did your college entrance exam go? You should have no problem getting into Peking University, right?"

He knew that Xu Jinhuan had been admitted to Peking University with a lower admission score, so his words naturally meant "passing the first-tier university entrance exam shouldn't be a problem, right?" But to the other people in the carriage, the meaning was completely different.

Although everyone was consciously keeping their voices down, and although there were still many people boarding the train and the carriage was somewhat noisy, Xu Jinhuan could still clearly feel that half of the carriage became much quieter after he said those words, and there were several times more people looking at him than when Lu Ningshuang mentioned the game.

After all, no matter how popular Subway Surfers is, it only has less than 1 million downloads in the global market, including duplicate downloads, while Peking University's fame is in the billions, even if it is limited to China.

"No problem, it's already been confirmed."

Xu Jinhuan smiled and answered, not elaborating further, then asked, "And you?"

“I don’t think I can get into Peking University. I wasn’t admitted with a lower score or through special admission. I just got 10 points added, and I was still ranked over 100th in the province.”

Wu Yifan was a little embarrassed, and then said, "I applied to Beihang University as my first choice, so it should be fine... By the way, Liu Xiaoyan went to Peking University, and she received a call from Peking University."

He pointed to the girl in the middle seat in front of him, "She's also in the computer science department, so you two will probably be classmates."

"What a coincidence?"

Xu Jinhuan was a little surprised. He saw that Liu Xiaoyan had a round face and wore round glasses. She wasn't particularly pretty, but she was quite cute. He smiled and said, "I didn't expect to meet a classmate while taking a ride. Hello, Liu."

"Hello~"

Liu Xiaoyan was a bit shy; she greeted him briefly and then turned back to play on her phone.

Lu Ningshuang smiled and said, "I applied to Renmin University as my first choice. I don't know if I'll be admitted. If I am, it's very close to Peking University, and we're from the same hometown, so we can..."

As she was speaking, Xu Jinhuan noticed Chen Xingzhu moving beside her and turned to see her pull up the armrest between them. "Let's chat more often..."

Lu Ningshuang was still talking when Xu Jinhuan smiled and replied, "That's right," then asked Chen Xingzhu, "Want to go to sleep?"

"Hmm~"

Chen Xingzhu nodded. "I didn't sleep well last night. I'll take a nap. Wake me up when we get there."

"Okay, go to sleep."

The carriage vibrated slightly, indicating it was about to start moving. Xu Jinhuan patted his shoulder and said, "You can lean on me and sleep."

"Hmm~"

Chen Xingzhu responded again, but instead of lying on top of her, she moved closer to the side of the carriage, creating some distance between herself and Xu Jinhuan. Then she leaned over, rested her head on his lap, and closed her eyes.

Not to mention others, Xu Jinhuan was a little surprised. This was the first time Chen Xingzhu had shown such an intimate gesture. He immediately felt that it was quite nice to have a character like Lu Ningshuang appear out of nowhere.

'As expected, competition is essential! Competition is good!'

Xu Jinhuan sighed inwardly, while racking his brains, thinking about how to promote this competition in a harmonious and friendly manner within a certain scope.

Of course, it's not about finding an outsider like Lu Ningshuang; that would be playing with fire, and you could easily mess it up. But Xie Wanqing and Song Zhiyu shouldn't be affected much.

However, it's important to control the degree and proportion. A little bit of perks and fun is fine, but if you go too far, it falls back into the category of "scheming" and will still cause problems.

He reached out and patted Chen Xingzhu's head, gently stroking her soft, long hair, and used his other hand to shield her face from the light.

Seeing that the high-speed train was starting to move and that everyone was putting their girlfriends to sleep, Lu Ningshuang felt too embarrassed to say anything more and sat up straight again.

An older woman in the front row overheard their conversation and couldn't help but ask, "Which school are you from?"

Lu Ningshuang smiled slightly and said, "We are from Ma'anshan No.1 Middle School."

"Your school is so good! It's either Peking University or Beihang University, both are excellent schools..."

"The National People's Congress is impressive!"

Others joined the conversation and chatted for a few minutes. Wu Yifan didn't participate, but turned to look at Xu Jinhuan and asked in a low voice, "What are you going to Beijing for?"

"Let's go for a walk."

Seeing that Lu Ningshuang had also turned to look at him, Xu Jinhuan, fearing that he would attract too much attention, did not tell the truth and asked again, "You got on the bus in Jiangning, right?"

"Ah."

That's right. As we all know, Jiangning is the capital of Anhui Province, and Ma'anshan is a district of Jiangning. It's very reasonable to get on the train from Jiangning.

It was already past 10 a.m. when Xu Jinhuan and Chen Xingzhu got into the car. Chen Xingzhu probably wanted to interrupt at first, not wanting to see him chatting with Lu Ningshuang, but she must have really fallen asleep later. She probably got tired of sleeping in one position and adjusted her position several times, with her head resting on Xu Jinhuan's lower abdomen, and occasionally her cheeks down, pressed against his thigh through his clothes.

To be honest, it really tested one's composure and patience. Luckily it was Chen Xingzhu. If it were Xie Wanqing, Xu Jinhuan even doubted that he might have been unable to resist making a fool of himself.

Even so, he almost woke Chen Xingzhu up, but fortunately, this situation did not last long.

Someone was eating instant noodles, and the aroma filled the air. Chen Xingzhu probably smelled it and finally woke up. After opening her eyes, she was still drowsy for a while before sitting up.

"hungry?"

Xu Jinhuan rarely saw her just after waking up, and found her incredibly cute. He really wanted to kiss her, but the occasion and circumstances didn't allow it, so he had to play the role of a gentle boyfriend first, "Want some boxed lunch?"

Chen Xingzhu shook her head and said, "I want to eat instant noodles. I haven't had them in a long time."

"Luckily I brought it."

Xu Jinhuan took out two boxes of instant noodles from his bag. Chen Xingzhu made the noodles with him and carefully brought them over. While waiting, she took out her phone, not knowing what to talk about, and even tried to hide it so that Xu Jinhuan wouldn't see it.

'Even if you don't let me see, I know what you're talking about~'

Xu Jinhuan muttered to himself, not even glancing at her phone, and instead scrolled through Weibo on his own, continuing to pontificate.

(End of this chapter)