Dashing Student

Ever since Huang Yuan saw Liu Yiyi give the braised pork to Chen Nan in the cafeteria yesterday at noon, he had been restless.

He had thought about tattling to Zhu Keren to target the two, but unexpectedly, Zhu Keren had reacted indifferently.

He even confiscated his cell phone.

This made his anger intensify, and that was why he went to his cousin, Liu Jun.

Liu Jun was a genuine sports student, standing two meters tall, exceptionally burly.

If he made a move, he could definitely make Chen Nan cry for his mom and dad.

However, when Liu Jun saw Chen Nan’s attire, he frowned, feeling a strange sense of crisis.

After all, ordinary people were somewhat wary of Taoists and monks in the mountains.

Huang Yuan stoked the fire by saying, "Cousin, you aren’t scared, are you?"

"Why would I be afraid of him?" Liu Jun said with an unhappy face, "Damn it, I’m the vice-captain of the sports team, I could crush him with one hand."

"But still, we are all senior year students."

"If I really did hit him and the school started investigating, then I’d be done for."

Fighting was already prohibited in the school, let alone with college entrance exams looming.

At this time, even the usual troublemakers were behaving themselves.

Moreover, Chen Nan was the top student of the senior class one.

If he really hit Chen Nan, he might very well be expelled just before the college entrance exams.

"What should we do then?" Huang Yuan was unwilling, really wanting to teach Chen Nan a lesson to vent the hatred in his heart.

"I remember there’s a PE class this afternoon, right?" Liu Jun’s lips curled into a meaningful smile, "During PE class, I guarantee I’ll make him embarrass himself in public, leaving him faceless in your class."

Huang Yuan’s eyes lit up, "As long as it makes him embarrass himself publicly and lose face in our class, that’s enough for me!"

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There were no lessons in the morning either.

It was continuing with test preparation.

This time it was political science, history, and geography.

Although Chen Nan was a returning student, he had read too many Taoist books in the mountains these past two years.

All of these had related knowledge.

Thus, these three subjects were a piece of cake for him; he was able to finish the exam papers half an hour early every time.

His handwriting was neat, and his answers were perfect, even making the proctoring teacher secretly admire his ability.

When it was almost time for school to let out at noon, Zhu Keren came to the classroom. She nodded to the monitoring teacher and then headed straight to Chen Nan, whispering, "Come to my dormitory after lunch."

The subjects for the afternoon’s test preparation were physics, biology, and chemistry, and she wanted to tutor Chen Nan.

Chen Nan said, "I saw an apartment off-campus, the landlord is coming over at noon, I need to step out."

Zhu Keren paused, seemingly not expecting Chen Nan to give up a luxurious villa to rent a house off-campus.

However, to be fair, this would indeed save commuting time to and from school.

Coming back to her senses, she said, "Do you need a teacher to go check it out with you?"

Chen Nan replied, "No need, I can go by myself."

Zhu Keren didn’t say much more and then turned and left.

After school at noon, Chen Nan left the school quickly.

Meanwhile, he contacted the landlord again and found out the landlord would be there in another half an hour.

He quickly grabbed something to eat at the fast-food restaurant at the school gate.

After eating, he went to the residential area next to the school.

The neighborhood wasn’t very big, but it had excellent greening and even implemented pedestrian and vehicle segregation, so one couldn’t see cars parked randomly within the area.

He arrived at building 7, unit 3, and took the elevator to the front of door 801.

After waiting for almost five minutes, the elevator doors opened, and a beautiful young woman in her thirties appeared, wearing dark red sunglasses, a white T-shirt, paired with sky-blue skinny jeans.

Her ample front was trembling noticeably, much more intense than Zhu Keren and Bai Zhi.

It looked exceptionally exaggerated, giving off a déjà vu feeling that seemed to burst out.

She had bright, lively eyes and her skin was fair and flawless, appearing very soft and tender.

In her hand, she carried an LV bag, exuding a trendy and attractive aura.

"Is it you who wants to rent my apartment?" Lu Anran looked at Chen Nan with surprise, not expecting the other party to be a Taoist.

For such Outer World People, she felt somewhat resistant in her heart.

Chen Nan took out his student ID and then said, "Although I am wearing a Taoist robe, I haven’t taken the vows; I just like Taoist culture."

Lu Anran nodded slightly, then opened the door and led Chen Nan into her apartment.

"This apartment was just renovated, all the furniture and appliances are brand new."

"Although there are only two bedrooms, both are sunlit, and the floor plan is quite nice."

"If you like it, we can sign the contract anytime."

"However, I don’t accept short-term rentals, it has to be at least one year."

Chen Nan: "The apartment is indeed quite nice, but can the rent be a bit cheaper?"

Lu Anran smiled and shrugged, "You know, this complex is genuinely a prime school district property, just across the street from a school."

"You’ve also seen the greening of the complex and the layout of the apartment; it’s quite rare throughout Jizhou."

"Plus, I believe you must have checked the prices."

Chen Nan said, "Could 30,000 work? If it does, we can sign the contract now."

He had indeed inquired about the rent in this neighborhood beforehand, and paying 32,000 a year was definitely not low.

Even though his aunt had transferred 50,000 yuan to him, not missing those 2,000, he still wanted to try his luck.

Wouldn’t the money saved be great to buy Zhu Keren some pork ribs?

"Fine, 30,000 it is!" Lu Anran agreed readily to the price offered by Chen Nan.

Because she could see that, although this young man dressed like a Taoist, he exuded cleanliness and was tidy all over.

Most landlords prefer tenants who are clean and tidy, as they would take good care of the apartment.

Afterwards, the two signed the contract, Chen Nan also added Lu Anran on WeChat, and transferred the rent to her.

Lu Anran also sent Chen Nan the numbers for the electricity, water, and gas meters.

Later, they took the elevator downstairs together.

In the confined space of the elevator, Chen Nan could distinctly smell a faint scent of milk coming from her.

As they were about to part on the first floor, Chen Nan suddenly mentioned, "Miss Lu, it’s better if you don’t go near water today."

Lu Anran furrowed her brow slightly, "Why?"

"No specific reason. Just take care, goodbye." Chen Nan smiled and did not explain further, striding out of the elevator.

Everyone has their own destiny, and if it were an ordinary person, he certainly would not have revealed anything.

His advice stemmed ultimately from the fact that Lu Anran had given him a discount of 2,000 yuan on the rent.

Lu Anran, puzzled, took the elevator to the underground parking lot and then drove out of the neighborhood in a Mercedes SUV, heading straight for Lake Heart Island.

She and several friends had planned to go to Lake Heart Island to enjoy the lake’s delicacies.

But just as she arrived at Lake Heart Island, about to get on a speedboat, she remembered Chen Nan’s advice, and a vague uneasiness surged in her heart.