Chapter 1: The Beautiful Big Girl

  "Qiao Xiao Qiao is really my wife." Xia Tian couldn't help but say again.

  "Alright, alright, if she were really your wife, you wouldn't be here looking for her." Fang Xiaoru smiled lightly. "Jianghai University went on summer break a week ago, and Qiao Xiaoqiao left school early too. If she were really your wife, it's impossible that she didn't tell you any of this, right?"

  "Are you serious?" Xia Tian's face changed slightly, "Xiao Qiao is no longer in school?"

  "Of course it's true, if you don't believe me, just go ask anyone and they'll tell you. Qiao Xiaoqiao is the most famous person in Jianghai University, nobody doesn't know about her." Fang Xiaoru said casually, she naturally wouldn't believe that Qiao Xiaoqiao had any relationship with Xia Tian. Although she thought Xia Tian was okay, he was so poor he didn't even have money to eat, while Qiao Xiaoqiao, still a student, already had assets worth hundreds of millions. These two people were simply from different worlds, how could they possibly have a relationship?

  "This is terrible, she's not in school. Where can I go to find her?" Xia Tian muttered to herself, "She didn't tell me where her home is!"

  "In the summer, okay, there are many people in this world who secretly love Qiao Qiao. In Jianghai University alone, there are at least 8,000 people who do. Secretly loving someone isn't a big deal, just don't get too deep into it." Fang Xiaoru comforted Xia Tian with an elder sister-like demeanor.

  "Why is it that no one ever believes me when I tell the truth?" Xia Tian scratched his head, looking very worried.

  Xia Tian's classmate, Sun Xinxin, couldn't help but feel a little sympathetic: "Xia Tian, why don't you give Qiao Xiaoqiao a call?"

  "Right, make a phone call!" Xia Tian suddenly felt a glimmer of hope, but then he remembered that he didn't know Qiao Xiaoqiao's phone number. Besides, there was no signal on the mountain and Qiao Xiaoqiao had never thought of contacting him by phone anyway.

  "Xiang jie, do you know Xiao Qiao's phone number?" Xia Tian asked.

  Sun Xinxin couldn't help but sigh in her heart, at this moment, she was also completely convinced that Xia Tian actually had nothing to do with Qiao Xiaoqiao anymore, otherwise, he wouldn't not even have Qiao Xiaoqiao's phone number.

  "In summer, Qiao Xiaoqiao's phone number was known to only a few people, and of course, my sister Huan and I didn't know it." Fang Xiaoru said beside her.

  "Really?!" A huge disappointment surged in Xia Tian's heart. Before coming to Jianghai City, he was full of joy, thinking that he could finally see Qiao Xiaoqiao. She had told him countless times that the outside world was much more wonderful than the mountain, and when he came out, she would take him to do many more interesting things than on the mountain. She had also described the outside world to him, making him yearn for it for three years.

  For three years, he wanted to go down the mountain many times, but his three masters always stopped him. In a fit of anger, he did something that made the three masters unbearable, and they finally agreed to let him go down the mountain. However, he never thought that the outside world was not as he imagined. No one believed what he said, it was hard to make money, and most importantly, he couldn't even find Qiao Xiaoqiao.

  "Come on, Xia Tian, don't be sad. Actually, in a little over a month, Jiang Hai University will start school and Qiao Xiao Jiao will also come back." Sun Xinxin couldn't help but comfort Xia Tian, although she thought he was unrequited love, still wanting to give him some hope.

  "Is that so?" Xia Tian's spirit lifted, and he looked up at Sun Xiangxiang, "You're saying Xiao Qiao will come back here again?"

  "Of course, Qiao Xiaoqiao hasn't graduated yet, she'll be back when school starts in September." Sun Xinxin looked at Xia Tian with a bit of surprise, how could he not even know something so simple?

  "That's great!" Xia Tian's mood suddenly improved again. He hadn't seen Qiao Xiaoqiao for three years, and waiting another month wasn't a big deal.

  Fang Xiaoru muttered to herself, "This guy still hasn't given up yet!"

  Qiao Xiaoqiao is not around, so naturally Xia Tian gave up the idea of going to find her now. Sun Xinxin closed the flower shop and claimed that she wanted to entertain Xia Tian.

  Three people came to a restaurant called Student Affordable Dining, which was obviously mainly for students and located within the Jianghai University campus. Since it was still early and Jianghai University had already started its summer break, there were only a few students left on campus, so the restaurant was quite deserted at this moment. Apart from Xia Tian's table, there was only one other couple, who were quite distinctive - they were eating hot pot on such a scorching day.

  "It's really hot!" Fang Xiaoru complained, although the air conditioner was on inside, but in this weather, it seemed that the air conditioner wasn't very useful either. Although it was almost five o'clock now, the temperature didn't seem to have dropped much and it was still scorching hot.

  "What would you three like to eat?" The waiter walked over listlessly, there were no customers and the weather was hot, so the waiter naturally had no energy.

  "First bring us three glasses of Coca-Cola, iced." Sun Xinxin said as she took the menu.

  The Coke came quickly and Fang Xiaoru gulped down half of it in one breath.

  "What do you like to eat in summer?" asked Sun Xinxin.

  "Whatever, just something like bear paw, swallow nest, snake soup or turtle shell soup will do." Xia Tian said casually.

  "Pfft......" Fang Xiaoru spat out a mouthful of cola, fortunately there was no one in front of her.

  Sun Xinxin couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time, is this what you call being casual?

  "Sorry, we don't have any of those things you want." The waiter glared at Xia Tian with a bad attitude.

  "It's not even this simple." Xia Tian said with some dissatisfaction.

  The waiter rolled his eyes. What is this tattered guy doing here, pretending to be a big shot? If you want to eat bear paws and swallow nests, go to a five-star hotel.

  However, customers are gods, and although waiters may be cursing in their hearts, they will never say it out loud.

  "Uh, Xia Tian, if you don't know what to eat, I'll just order a few dishes for you!" Sun Xiangxiang started listing the menu, "Green pepper meat shreds, braised eggplant, Kung Pao chicken... Alright, that's it, hurry up."

  "Alright, just a moment." The waiter quickly left.

  "In the summer, there's only some ordinary home cooking here. I ordered a few dishes to go with rice. You're not drinking on an empty stomach, are you? What do you think?" Sun Xinxin asked softly.

  "Xin Jie, you decide, I'm not picky about food." Xia Tian said with a nonchalant expression.

  Upon hearing this, Fang Xiaoru couldn't help but roll her eyes and said, "You're already asking for bear paws, swallow nests, and snake soup, and you say your requirements aren't high? When you do have high requirements, who knows if you'll want to eat the stars in the sky?!

  Xun Xinxin also felt a bit helpless. This summer seemed normal at first glance, but why did it always give people an abnormal feeling whenever they spoke?

  Because there were few guests, the dishes came up quickly. Xia Tian, who hadn't eaten all day, immediately went all out and fought with the food. This guy was wolfing down his food without any elegance at all. The waiter couldn't help but look down on him when he brought the dishes over. With this starving ghost's appearance, he still wanted to eat mountain delicacies and seafood!

  Fang Xiaoru was stunned again, this guy can really eat a lot. She and Sun Xingyun had small appetites, plus the weather was hot and they didn't want to eat, so the two of them basically didn't eat anything. In the end, Xia Tian ate a whole big bowl of rice by himself, not to mention that he almost finished all 7 or 8 dishes by himself, and also drank a large bowl of pork rib seaweed soup clean.

  "Ah, finally full!" Xia Tian patted his belly contentedly, "I rarely had these dishes before, didn't expect them to taste so good!"

  "How many days haven't you eaten?" Fang Xiaoru couldn't help but ask.

  "Just one day!" Xia Tian said with a smile, "Actually I can go seven days without eating, but I can also finish seven days' worth of food in one meal. Today is considered a light meal."

  "What kind of freak is this?!" Fang Xiaoru muttered in her heart, eating once every seven days, one meal can last for seven days?!

  Xun Xinxin couldn't help but feel a wave of sympathy for him, it turned out that he often went hungry in the past.

  "In the summer, don't overeat like this again, it's not good for your body." Sun Xinxin's voice had unknowingly become a bit softer, "From now on, you'll be living with me, I usually cook for myself, just follow me and eat together."

  "Xin jie, can I live with you?" Xia Tian suddenly became a bit excited.

  "Uh, I rented a two-bedroom apartment. It used to be shared with another girl, but she quit her job, so there's an empty room now." Sun Xinxin nodded, "Alright, let's go take a look at the place first. You don't seem to have brought much in terms of daily necessities, so we can check what you need and head to the supermarket later."

  "Alright, thank you Sister Xiang." Xia Tian really didn't bring anything with him, not even a change of clothes. It wasn't that he didn't want to bring any, it was just that his three masters wouldn't let him, only giving him a single coin before sending him down the mountain.

  Xun Xinxin called the waiter, after settling the bill, she took Xia Tian to her residence. As for Fang Xiaoru, she returned to her dormitory first. The students had basically all gone back, and the flower shop's business was ordinary at this time, so Xun Xinxin decided not to open the door again today.

  Xun Xinxin lives in a residential area called Xuefu Mingyuan, about 15 minutes away from Jianghai University. It's an old-fashioned small district with only two buildings facing each other, housing over 100 families. The building is seven stories high and has no elevator. Xun Xinxin rented a house on the sixth floor, which is relatively cheaper due to its height. The apartment is a two-bedroom one-living room unit, costing only 1,000 yuan per month, making it quite affordable in this area.

  "Miss Sun, you're off work so early today?" The security guard at the entrance of the residential compound greeted Sun Xinxin as soon as she stepped in. Sun Xinxin had been living in this compound for over a year and was quite familiar with the guards, being a frequent in-and-out and also very pretty.