Chapter 3

Chapter 3

I couldn’t be bothered with Lou Qianqian. I changed clothes and headed out to the cafeteria for lunch.

Halfway through my meal, someone sat down across from me, holding a lunch tray.

I looked up. It was the campus heartthrob, Jiang Haoyan, propping his chin up with both hands and flashing me a pleading smile.

“Master Qiao, for the sake of being classmates, could you please come check out my house? I’m begging you.”

The last time, that lady boss who gifted me a bag was Jiang Haoyan’s aunt. She’d already told me about the Jiang Family’s situation, begging me several times. But I had a rule: I only take on one case per month. It’s only the middle of the month, and my schedule is already packed for the next few clients.

I pulled out my phone and scrolled through my notes.

“It’s June right now. The earliest slot for your family is next February.”

Jiang Haoyan got anxious, scratched his head, and grabbed my hand.

“Please, I’m seriously desperate here. This is a ten-alarm emergency.”

“Ahem-Jiang Haoyan, I have something to tell you.”

Lou Qianqian stood behind him, her eyes blazing with jealousy as she stared at our clasped hands. She’d always had a crush on Jiang Haoyan, going on and on in our dorm every day about how well-off the Jiang Family was, how outstanding Jiang Haoyan was, and how perfectly matched the two of them would be, to the point that we were all sick of hearing it. But Jiang Haoyan couldn’t care less about her.

Jiang Haoyan frowned impatiently.

“I’m busy.”

His cold attitude made Lou Qianqian’s eyes well up with tears.

“Jiang Haoyan, do you have to lower yourself for someone like her? Don’t you know she’s got something going on with all sorts of old men outside of school? Just this morning, Chairman Zhu from Fengji Jewelry brought her to campus!”

“What?”

Jiang Haoyan’s eyes widened.

“He cut the line! Why does Zhu get to cut the line? Where did I lose out here?”

The surrounding students: …Has Jiang Haoyan lost his mind? He’s groveling this much?

I pulled my hand out of Jiang Haoyan’s grasp.

“Last month was Zhu Tiantian’s birthday. She invited everyone to her birthday party, and I just stopped by her house while I was at it.”

Jiang Haoyan suddenly slapped his own forehead.

“Damn, why didn’t I think of that!”

He stood up, stepped onto his chair, and climbed onto the table with ease, waving his arm grandly.

“This Saturday is my birthday! I’m inviting everyone from our department over to my house for a birthday party!”

After announcing this, he looked down at me eagerly.

“Master Qiao, you have to come.”

Cheers erupted from the classmates around us. Facing the crowd’s relentless stares, I had no choice but to nod.

“Alright, I’ll go.”