Chapter 4: The Preparation Stage of Dreams

  Cheng Shui Xin pretended to be nonchalant and said: "Su Yi Fan, next time you have the chance, introduce me to your sister, I'm quite curious."

  For Cheng Shui Xin, this tone that was close to being a command she only used on Su Yi Fan because from the time she got to know him until now, she had never been rejected.

  This time, Su Yifan agreed, but not as readily as Cheng Shuiyan had imagined. He recalled that Su Xiaqing had once referred to Cheng Shuiyan as "that cheap woman". Deep down, Su Yifan felt that it was better for Su Xiaqing and Cheng Shuiyan not to meet.

  "When there is an opportunity..."

  Cheng Shui Xin was somewhat surprised, it was the first time she heard such a perfunctory remark from Su Yi Fan's mouth.

  It was just an afternoon, what happened after all?

  "Wait for me after school tonight, let's have dinner together." Cheng Shuihan said naturally and sincerely, "You've had a hard day today, and I'm sorry to have caused you trouble, I really apologize."

  The classmates who were watching on the sidelines let out a "wow" and made some teasing noises, purely for fun. Cheng Shuiying had eaten with Su Yifan many times before, and it was truly said that men weren't envious and women weren't jealous - everyone thought that nothing would ever happen between these two.

  Every time this happens, Su Yifan always looks embarrassed. Thinking of what Su Xiaqing said to him at noon, Su Yifan tried hard not to blush and remained calm.

  Su Yifan's change made Cheng Shuihan slightly surprised in her heart, she could see that Su Yifan's reaction was greatly different from before. Cheng Shuihan didn't understand, what exactly had changed about this boy who thought he knew him best.

  Thinking it was just an afternoon's time, Cheng Shui Xin became even more curious.

  Cheng Shui Xin's request was one that Su Yi Fan couldn't refuse, and he actively suggested they eat together. For others, this would be an honor of the highest order. Everyone knew that Cheng Shui Xin rarely had meals alone with male classmates; she would only invite many people to gather for a meal at once.

  Many girls make sarcastic comments behind her back, but Cheng Shui'an seems to enjoy the feeling of being surrounded by stars.

  In the afternoon class break, Su Yifan's best friend in the class, Zhang Chao, also ran over and praised the two things in Su Yifan's hand.

  "Your sister is rich, right?" Zhang Chao was a super gaming house, who loved competitive games like DotA. He had once made the astonishing move of spending 400 yuan on an aluminum alloy mouse pad. In terms of gaming, he and Su Yifan had some common topics to discuss, which made their relationship closer than that of ordinary classmates.

  "I don't know either." Su Yifan habitually put the phone in his pocket and casually flipped through his notebook.

  Zhang Chao tried the speed of turning on and off the air conditioner, and exclaimed: "I'm so envious of you, if I had a sister like that, I'd laugh out loud in my dreams."

  Su Yifan didn't make a sound, he was still thinking about what Su Xiaqing had said to him. After being silent and being a good person for so many years, today's events were a huge shock to him.

  It's finally time to get out of school, Su Yifan hasn't even stood up yet, Cheng Shuiying has already walked over and smiled at him: "We're not eating Western food today, how about going to Hai Shang Ming Yue?"

  Su Yifan's heart skipped a beat as he thought that this coincidence was too frightening.

  Cheng Shui Xin is a typical girl who has received quite a bit of Western education, and when eating with others, she likes to choose dishes like tofu hot pot or Western food that are served separately. Even if she doesn't eat these, it's usually barbecue or sushi, which don't require two people to share from the same plate. This is still the first time Su Yi Fan has heard Cheng Shui Xin say she wants to go eat a proper Chinese meal.

  Seeing Su Yifan's strange expression, Cheng Shuiying smiled naturally: "I heard you like to eat seafood, I'll treat you."

  When the same words came out of Cheng Shui Xin's mouth, they felt completely different. Su Yi Fan was about to say something when someone knocked gently on the classroom door.

  At this time, the people in the classroom had not yet dispersed cleanly, and many eyes followed that polite knock on the door, instantly falling silent again.

  Su Xiaqing changed into a light brown coat, her slender legs in cowboy pants made her legs look even longer and more slender. Her hair had somehow gotten a few small braids, which adorned her long hair with a lovely and youthful touch. Compared to the strong and beautiful image at noon, Su Xiaqing now looked more like someone of the same age as Su Yifan, except that her eyes held more maturity and sharpness, making people still dare not look directly into her gaze.

  Su Xiaoqing once again easily caught Su Yifan's presence among a group of classmates, and a bright smile appeared on her face: "Su Yifan, what do you want to eat tonight?"

  Su Yifan hadn't even had time to respond when Cheng Shuihan recovered from her surprise, smiled and walked over to Su Xiaoqing with a big smile: "Hello, you must be Su Yifan's sister? I've heard classmates mention you, now that I see you in person, I realize those classmates should come to the literature club to hone their skills."

  Su Xiaoqing seemed to have just seen Cheng Shuiyan, turned around and smiled slightly at this high school's most famous campus belle: "Hello, you are..."

  Su Yifan muttered to himself, Su Xiaqing obviously knew Cheng Shuiyan but pretended not to know her, it seemed that she still had some prejudice against Cheng Shuiyan.

  "My name is Cheng Shui Xin, I'm the president of the literary club that Su Yi Fan belongs to, and also his good friend." Cheng Shui Xin was very straightforward in her self-introduction, which was also a manifestation of having been through many scenes. "Hello, nice to meet you."

  "Don't use honorifics, it sounds too old-fashioned." Su Xiaqing stretched out her hand and shook hands with Cheng Shuiyan, "My name is Su Xiaqing, I'm a distant relative of Su Yifan, barely considered his sister."

  Two beautiful girls standing face to face, the scene was too idol-like for other students, everyone looked a bit dizzy. Those who were about to leave didn't leave either, looking at these two people standing face to face, this scene was truly dreamy.

  "Now that we've met, why don't we have dinner together?"

  Su Xiaqing's aura is different from Cheng Shuiyi. If we say that Cheng Shuiyi's various social interactions still have a hint of the awkwardness unique to students, Su Xiaqing has already become a complete adult. When she talks about anything, it seems like she doesn't care at all, but this makes people feel that not a single word she says is insincere or fake.

  For this attitude, Cheng Shui Xin was secretly surprised in her heart. In the circle where Cheng Shui Xin lived, she had also seen many young men and women who were very mature at a young age, but none of them were as calm, confident, and yet not repulsive like Su Xiao Qing.

  "That... would be impolite." Cheng Shui Xin originally just wanted to get to know Su Yifan, this goddess-like sister who had descended from the heavens. Now that he had the chance, of course he wouldn't refuse.

  Su Xiaoqing wrinkled her nose and smiled lightly, as if nothing was very important to her, and focused her gaze on Su Yifan.

  "Then let's go."

  Two beautiful women, one in front and one behind Su Yifan, walked out of the classroom. The class remained silent for almost half a minute. Finally, Zhang Chao, who was closest to Su Yifan, reluctantly picked up his bag and muttered: "This life is unbearable! I now know what it's like to be envious, jealous and resentful!"

  Male classmates chimed in, if they went out to eat alone with Cheng Shuiyan it would be fine, but now this sister is even more dazzling than Cheng Shuiyan, which is too unscientific!

  Some sensitive girls also found that Cheng Shui's attitude towards Su Yifan seemed different from usual?

  A high school is not a place where miracles happen, everyone was discussing it, Su Yifan, is this going to defy the heavens?

  As soon as he walked out of the school gate and saw that BMW 750Li, Cheng Shui's expression stiffened slightly.

  Within Cheng Shuiyan's understanding, the person who drives this car generally has assets that are not less than eight figures. Cheng Shuiyan felt more and more that she couldn't see through this beauty who was even more cunning than herself.

  Cheng Shuiyan, who has always been confident in her appearance, has always known one thing: if it's about looks, there are definitely many beautiful women more beautiful than herself. The reason why she is favored by so many people is that the ethereal and elusive temperament is very important.

  Temperament is a complex thing that includes many aspects, as long as one aspect is done well, it will be very attractive.

  Often one word and one action, one frown and one smile from a person can be more attractive than others, this is temperament.

  Speech and behavior, knowledge and taste, this is also temperament.

  Temperament is actually a reflection of one's inner world. Cheng Shuiyi has been educated since childhood that girls should cultivate a temperament that makes people infatuated, and she always believes that she has done well in this aspect.

  After seeing Su Xiaqing, Cheng Shuiyan was finally shaken a little.

  Su Xiaoqing was too casual, whether it was speaking or acting, she never held back.

  Ke Cheng thought that Su Xiaoqing's temperament was much better than her own, and the gap was so big that even if she comforted herself with their age difference, it couldn't be made up.

  Three people had dinner together, and Su Xiaoqing was still the one who made the decisions, no one would have any objections.

  "Why don't we have Western food for dinner?" Su Xiao lightly drew a living food map for everyone, "There isn't a very authentic Western restaurant in Coastal City, but I know of a small shop that's not bad. The boss is from France and the dishes are quite delicious."

  Cheng Shui Xin listened to Su Xiao Qing's Mandarin and thought to herself, "This woman looks like an outsider, how is she so familiar with the local food and drink?"

  That small Western restaurant was indeed small, with only four tables. The boss and chef was a young man wearing gold-rimmed glasses, apart from him there were two waitresses dressed in black British long maid uniforms. Su Xiaqing couldn't help but laugh at this mismatched combination: "Isn't it French cuisine?"

  The boss chuckled and said, "Who in Coastal City can really tell which country's cuisine Western food is?"

  Three people sat down to order, Su Xiaqing helped Su Yifan make decisions, while Cheng Shuiying relied on herself. The menu wasn't pretentiously all in a foreign language, and Cheng Shuiying had some knowledge of French cuisine, so after some polite conversation, she ordered foie gras, beef tenderloin, chocolate cake, oysters, and caviar. Chinese people eating French food don't care about the order of courses, so Su Xiaqing took charge again and ordered two steaks and a lobster for Su Yifan, as well as a bunch of desserts; she only ordered one crab meat salad for herself.

  "Losing weight." Su Xiaoqing smiled and explained, "I don't dare eat too much for dinner."

  This remark made Cheng Shuiyan, who had just ordered a lot of things, feel like covering her face.

  During dinner, Su Yifan felt a slight vibration from the phone in his pocket. He took it out and saw that it was a text message from Su Xiaqing.

  "How about it, has Cheng Shui Xin's attitude towards you changed?"

  Su Yifan looked up at Su Xiaqing, and found that his goddess sister was staring at him with a pair of innocent big eyes, her hands not on the table, and she was using the legendary texting technique passed down among girls - blind typing.

  Although he knew it was bad to look at his phone while eating, Su Yifan still honestly typed on the unfamiliar input method: "I, I don't know..."

  Su Xiaqing sighed and put away her phone.

  Cheng Shui Xin was sizing up the decor of this small restaurant while taking out her phone to snap pictures everywhere. Su Yi Fan was already accustomed to her behavior and knew she would post them on Weibo again.

  Su Xiaoqing was there, and Cheng Shui'an took a photo, looking very embarrassed: "Let sister laugh at me, I just like to take a photo wherever I go..."

  Su Xiao smiled lightly: "This is a good habit, youth should be recorded more."

  Kang Shui Xin got up to take pictures of the potted plants in the corner, Su Xiao Qing smiled and looked at Su Yi Fan: "Besides this one in front of you, do you have any other dreams?"

  Su Xiaoqing's voice wasn't loud but still startled Su Yifan, he was really afraid that Cheng Shuiying would hear.

  Fortunately, this topic doesn't need to be avoided.

  "I... " Su Yifan thought for a moment, then lifted his head and said, "I'm not very clear yet, but I vaguely feel that there are some things that I must do myself."

  Su Xiaoqing smiled and nodded: "It's good to have this impulse, anyway, there's no hurry. You're just in the preparation stage of your dreams now."

  Su Yifan hesitated for a moment, then suddenly asked: "Sister, what exactly do you do? Are you still studying?"

  "Does it look like I'm still studying?" Su Xiaqing burst out laughing.

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