Time passed quickly, and Qin Yun's life continued as a routine of school, running between three points: being a good student at school and then busying himself with the clothing store afterward.

At school, he occasionally ran into Xiao Lan. They would smile at each other but not say much, their relationship had become very plain.

However, in class, Lin Mengmeng often took the initiative to sit beside him.

Ever since Lin Mengmeng confessed to him last time, her courage seemed to have grown significantly.

Today in class, Lin Mengmeng once again proactively sat next to him.

"Mengmeng's getting bolder and bolder."

"Sigh, Qin Yun is such a blockhead, he doesn't react to Mengmeng at all."

The girls in Zhang Xiaoyue's dorm couldn't help but say.

Zhang Xiaoyue pinched Li Hanyu and asked softly, "Hanyu, have you ever asked Qin Yun what he really thinks about Mengmeng?"

"Wife, go easy on me."

Li Hanyu cried out in pain, rubbing his waist, and said helplessly, "I asked him, and Qin Yun said he told Lin Mengmeng that he's not interested in dating."

Their dorm mates were quite envious of Qin Yun; even having Zhang Xiaoyue was something to be jealous of.

"Sigh, it's a looks-obsessed society now. Guys like me, who have depth, simplicity, and kindness, are losing our market." Zhou Pang lamented beside Li Hanyu.

But looking at the expression on his face, it was clear just how envious he was.

"You're so pure, last night on that website..." Zhao Kanghao glanced at him.

"Cough, cough, cough, Brother Zhao, you treated me to a meal last time, and I haven't returned the favor yet. How about I treat you to dinner at the cafeteria tonight?" Before he could finish, Zhou Pang interrupted, speaking quickly.

"The cafeteria's food is terrible; I want to eat outside." Zhao Kanghao declared loudly.

Hearing this, Zhou Pang looked pained, but he still nodded.

"Qin Yun, are you going back to the dorm after class?" Meanwhile, Lin Mengmeng asked.

"Yes." Qin Yun replied.

"Do you have time this afternoon? Let's go hang out?" Lin Mengmeng asked again.

"No time." Qin Yun replied again.

After two classes, Qin Yun went back to the dorm for a bit.

After staying in the dorm for a while, he left again.

"Qin Yun."

Walking along the school, before long, a voice suddenly called out.

Looking over, Yu Leyao was coming over.

Yu Leyao's spicy hot pot shop was doing very well, particularly popular with students. Many chose to eat there, and the taste was genuinely great.

The hot pot shop showed signs of becoming explosively popular.

Now everyone in the class said the class leader was impressive and capable, successful in entrepreneurship.

Even in nearby classes, people knew a talented person had emerged from the new business management students.

"Class leader." Qin Yun said with a smile, looking toward Yu Leyao.

He glanced at the other girls accompanying Yu Leyao; they were from her dorm and helped her run the hot pot shop.

"Qin Yun, you're not qualified as a taste tester at the hot pot shop. You leave as soon as class is over; you haven't been to the shop for over a week." Yu Leyao said with a smile.

Hearing this, Qin Yun explained, "I've been a bit busy lately."

"Qin Yun, what have you been busy with? Are you running a big business outside?" The girl Xiaofei next to Yu Leyao asked curiously.

If you listened carefully, there was a hint of displeasure in her words.

Before the hot pot shop opened, she was unhappy with Qin Yun for rejecting Yu Leyao, and she still was.

Now that Yu Leyao's hot pot shop business was getting better and better, she felt quite smug, thinking Qin Yun must regret it now for sure.

"Leyao's hot pot business is particularly good now, and even she has a lot of spare time. Qin Yun, is your business bigger than Leyao's?"

Qin Yun glanced at her, and under his gaze, Xiaofei suddenly felt a bit nervous.

"Xiaofei." But Yu Leyao softly called out at this moment.

Qin Yun withdrew his gaze. Actually, what Xiaofei said wasn't wrong; he was indeed doing big business outside.

Looking at Qin Yun, Yu Leyao continued, "Do you have time now? I've developed two new dishes; do you want to try them?"

Thinking for a moment, realizing he didn't have anything else to do, Qin Yun nodded without refusing.

Arriving at the shop, Yu Leyao busied herself for a moment and soon brought out two bowls of spicy hot pot.

It was called a hot pot, but most of it was soup base, with not much to eat.

In fact, the most important part of a hot pot is the base and the soup; if these are good, anything cooked in it will taste great.

"How is it?"

She looked at Qin Yun and asked expectantly.

Qin Yun tasted it and said with a smile, "Not bad."

Yu Leyao somehow got hold of a secret recipe and developed several flavors for the hot pot.

This was why the shop's business was so good.

"These are two side dishes, try them." Yu Leyao said with a smile.

Qin Yun tasted them, his eyes lighting up, and said, "These taste better than the soup; you must have great cooking skills?"

Just then, Xiaofei, who was busy nearby, heard Qin Yun's words and turned around to say, "Our Leyao's cooking is exceptionally good; I think even chefs from five-star hotels can't make it as delicious as hers."

"It's not that exaggerated." Yu Leyao shook her head.

Qin Yun smiled and said, "Class leader, I think if you opened a side dish shop, it would be even more profitable. If it were me, I'd definitely come often to buy."

"Doing those is too troublesome."

Seeing Qin Yun's high praise, Yu Leyao's eyes seemed to twinkle with a smile as she said, "It's better to work on the soup base. Once it's made, I can take it easy and leave the work to others."

If it were cooking, it would be a lot more work, but now she only focused on the soup base and ingredients, and once done, she could hand it over to the chefs at the shop.

"Lazy?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Yun glanced at Yu Leyao surprised; in his impression, Yu Leyao was quite industrious, running for class leader, joining the student union, opening a hot pot shop — these weren't things a lazy person would do.

"Alright, I'm done eating."

But Qin Yun didn't ask much further; after talking for a while, he directly stood up.

"Qin Yun, I'm still experimenting these days; I'll call you when there are new dishes." Yu Leyao said with a beaming smile.

"No problem." Qin Yun waved and left the shop.

...

Leaving the hot pot shop, Qin Yun went to Qingyu Law Firm where his sister Qin Lu worked.

A few days ago, Qin Lu had gone back to Qingwu County as she hadn't returned for over half a year.

When she came back, Qin Yun was still attending school, so Qin Lu went directly back to the law firm by herself.

Driving to Qin Lu's place, inside the house were not only Qin Lu, Yang Yezhen, and Zhao Tian, but also a woman in high heels and an office suit who appeared a bit stern and wasn't one to smile often.

She was Zhang Yuqing, the owner of the law firm where Qin Lu worked.

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know < report chapter > so we can fix it as soon as possible.