So what if I only have a junior college degree? It won't stop me from marrying the bureau chief

"You...you bastard!"

Facing Lin Mu, who was standing right in front of her, Jiang Wan reached out and pushed him away.

"Lin Mu! You actually investigated us?! You even sent Wang Zixing to lie to Lu Ming! Have you no shame?!"

Jiang Wan trembled with anger, and tears even welled up in her eyes.

However, before Lin Mu could refute, a wail suddenly erupted from the private room.

"Ahhh! My gentle senior!!!"

Jiang Luming frantically rubbed his hair, turning his once neat ponytail into a bird's nest.

She looked at Lin Mu with tears welling up in her eyes.

"Isn't he a senior from the orientation department? How come he's a freshman? He... he's been trying to trick me into revealing information?!"

"That's not his fault."

Lin Mu pulled out a chair and sat down, pouring himself a glass of watermelon juice.

"You can only blame yourself for not being vigilant enough. Xing is a pure and innocent boy. To avoid being caught, he hasn't even left the internet cafe for the past two weeks. He's been searching on Baidu every day for 'how to comfort a girl during military training'."

"I...I..."

Jiang Luming felt incredibly ashamed when he thought about how he had spent the past two weeks holding his phone and grinning like an idiot every night, calling everyone "senior."

"Bang!"

Just then, Fang Leyao slammed her hand on the table, finally clearing her mind.

The spicy Sichuan-Chongqing girl glanced at Lin Mu, then at Jiang Wan.

"I get it now! After all this time, Wan'er, that 'Lu Ming' you mentioned isn't a guy at all. You were just using Lu Ming as a shield?! And then this Senior Lin... no, this old fox Lin, sent his brother to seduce Lu Ming, like a double agent?!"

Su Mo covered her mouth, her eyes wide open.

"I...I didn't mean to..."

Jiang Wan lowered her head, wishing she could bury her face in the ground.

"Le Yao, Mo Mo, I'm sorry, I lied to you..."

Seeing Jiang Wan's embarrassed little face, Lin Mu's mischievous pleasure was greatly satisfied.

But he knew that everything in excess is bad, and if pushed too far, this little girl might really bite.

"Alright, alright, stop standing there, the food's getting cold."

Lin Mu tapped on the table.

"My mom paid for today's meal. Before she passed away, she repeatedly told me that I had to make sure you were well fed."

Lin Mu looked at Jiang Wan.

"Wanza, if you try to take them away now, I'll call my mom right away and tell her you're rejecting her good intentions."

"You dare!"

Jiang Wan suddenly raised her head and glared at him fiercely.

"Eat! Why aren't you eating!"

Fang Leyao was also a carefree person; she picked up her chopsticks and took a piece of sweet and sour pork ribs.

"Sisters, let's channel our grief into food! If we don't finish all this food today, we'll be letting down the feelings we've been betrayed!"

Su Mo nodded silently and carefully picked up a piece of fish.

As for Jiang Luming, she took out her phone and started typing on the keyboard while tears streamed down her face.

Jiang Wan took a deep breath as she watched her roommates pick up their chopsticks again.

She picked up her chopsticks and stabbed the lion's head meatball hard.

The "apology dinner" continued in a bizarre yet comical atmosphere.

Lin Mu would occasionally use serving chopsticks to put food on Jiang Wan's plate. Every time, Jiang Wan wanted to refuse, but when she thought of "Aunt Zhou," she could only eat it in humiliation.

Lin Mu couldn't help but laugh at that little expression of anger that dared not speak out.

……

At 8:30 p.m., the group, having enjoyed their meal, left "Drunken Jiangnan".

A gentle breeze blew through the midsummer night, bringing a touch of coolness.

On the way back to the dormitory, Fang Leyao and Su Mo tactfully pulled Jiang Luming, who was still looking down at texting, ahead of them, leaving space for the two behind.

Lin Mu and Jiang Wan walked side by side on the tree-lined path, with less than half a meter between them.

Jiang Wan kept her head down, didn't say a word, and walked very quickly.

"Why are you walking so fast? Are you afraid I'll eat you?"

Lin Mu followed beside her at a leisurely pace.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Wan turned her head, her eyes filled with helplessness.

"Lin Mu, what exactly do you want? You've revealed all my cards today, letting my roommates laugh at me. Are you feeling smug?"

"Smug? Of course I'm smug."

Lin Mu met her gaze calmly, a smile playing on his lips.

"Who told you to keep trying to fool me with a fake boyfriend?"

"I'd love to!"

Jiang Wan bit her lip.

"I've already said it, I won't be dating during my four years of university!"

"I know."

Lin Mu shrugged.

"Uncle Jiang has already talked to me. He not only said that you don't plan to date, but also set a KPI for me: 'Earn one million in my freshman year and be worth one billion by the age of thirty.'"

"What?!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Wan's eyes widened instantly, and she looked at Lin Mu with disbelief.

"My dad...he contacted you? And he set these conditions for you?!"

Jiang Wan was completely stunned.

Seeing Jiang Wan's dazed expression, Lin Mu took a step forward, closing the distance between them.

He lowered his head, his gaze fixed intently on Jiang Wan's flustered eyes.

"Wanza, listen up."

Lin Mu abandoned his usual carefree attitude, his voice becoming deep and resonant.

"I don't care whether you date during your four years of college, or how long you have to wait. I'm revealing your hand today just to tell you."

"From now on, you don't need to rack your brains to find a shield to avoid me, nor do you need to pretend to be indifferent to protect me from being implicated by others."

Upon hearing the word "protect," Jiang Wan's breath hitched.

"He...he actually figured it out?!"

"Since I dared to pursue you, I've never been afraid of anyone causing trouble."

Lin Mu raised an eyebrow confidently.

"For the next four years, you may not accept me, but the place next to you can only be mine. If anyone dares to cut in line, I'll beat them up."

After saying that, Lin Mu raised his hand and gently flicked Jiang Wan's smooth forehead.

"Did you understand? Jiangda's campus belle."

"Snapped!"

"Ouch, that hurts!"

Jiang Wan puffed out her cheeks and rubbed her forehead, her face flushed.

"You...you're being unreasonable!"

She turned around, not daring to look at Lin Mu again, and quickly ran towards her roommate in front of her.

"Le Yao! Mo Mo! Wait for me!"

Watching Jiang Wan's retreating figure, Lin Mu stood under the dim streetlights and couldn't help but chuckle.

"Run! No matter how fast you run, you can't escape my grasp!"

Lin Mu took out his phone, glanced at the eighteenth text message from Wang Zixing on the screen, "Brother Lin, help! Lu Ming is going to block me," and slowly replied.

Like a dragon in flight, turning into a worm in the forest: [I have to pay for my own mistakes. I need to go back and plan how to earn a million.]

Lin Mu: "Don't worry everyone, I'll fix it. I've been too busy lately and haven't had time to code. I sincerely apologize again!"

"Once I recover next month, I'll update at least 6000 words a day. I'm begging you all..."