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Chapter 281 - 245 Enemy and Friend (Monthly Ticket Extra)

Chapter 281: Chapter 245 Enemy and Friend (Monthly Ticket Extra)

When Wen Nan glanced at the boy in the corner, the boy also looked back at him.

This was Wen Nan’s first time seeing the boy’s full face. The boy had short curly hair, a small round face, round eyes, and a small nose and lips. At first glance, he resembled a Pomeranian, with a face that easily put people at ease.

The two of them exchanged glances for a while before the boy gave Wen Nan a faint smile.

Wen Nan was taken aback and did not respond to the boy’s friendly smile.

"Come on! Get in here and take a seat! Everyone’s here, we can officially start drinking and singing, right?"

The students sitting at the table saw that Li Fang and the three beside her, including Wen Nan, were standing at the door for a while without moving, and began to urge them loudly.

Li Fang led the three to the sofa area.

The students who were originally sitting in the middle of the sofa naturally vacated the nearest spot to the main character of the evening, jokingly saying, "Senior, it’s rare for you to honor us with your presence at this dinner. You must sit in the center spot!"

Wen Nan wanted to decline, but everyone began to coax him, and the sound of whistles and cheers filled the air.

Seeing him hesitate, Li Fang leaned towards Wen Nan and whispered in his ear, "Senior, if you don’t want to, I can make the very edge of the sofa available for you."

Wen Nan didn’t want to spoil the fun, so he said there was no need, thanked everyone for their warm hospitality with a smile, and said he wouldn’t stand on ceremony, then sat down at the inner side of the central spot.

This immediately caused another stir among those present, as if Wen Nan agreeing to sit next to Li Fang was some sort of remarkable victory.

"Hmph."

Zhao Wanting pouted. Unable to take the "birthday star’s" central spot, she sat on the inner side of the sofa, closely sitting next to Wen Nan.

Guan Ailin looked around and eventually sat on the solitary sofa furthest inside.

The gathering officially began.

Most of Li Fang’s friends were students from the Life Sciences Institute. At such a prestigious university as T, most of them had been the top students in their high school classes and had just entered campus life without picking up societal habits. Thus, the table was filled with sodas and teas; no alcohol in sight, and no one voluntarily smoked.

Everyone raised their glasses filled with cola and orange juice, exchanged some blessings, and then started eating, drinking, and grabbing the mic to sing.

In the middle, a server knocked on the door, came in to ask if any drinks were needed, and specially brought half a dozen beers, saying they were having a promotion at fifty percent off today.

The students in the booth suddenly remembered they weren’t high school minors anymore and could drink to liven up the mood, so they accepted the half-dozen beers.

The one who initiated taking the beer was the boy who had been the first to coax Wen Nan to sit next to Li Fang when they entered.

The boy, not very tall, wore a loose black hoodie, like a catfish in a calm pond, always played the key role in keeping the party atmosphere lively.

Placing the half-dozen beers on the table, the boy picked one out and handed it directly to Wen Nan, "Senior! You’re the leader of our booth, you drink first!"

Wen Nan turned to glance at Li Fang beside him.

The boy also looked at Li Fang, who immediately raised her hand and shook her head, "I don’t drink alcohol."

Wen Nan raised his hand, took the beer, and thanked him.

His fingertips accidentally brushed the back of the hoodie boy’s hand, and in his mind, a system notification sound went off—

9527: [Successfully contacted target, unlocking target information for you—]

[Name: Zhou Shijie]

[Identity: Freshman at T University’s Life Sciences Institute]

[Introduction: Omitted.]

[Faction: NPC.]

Wen Nan was stunned.

A student who seemed so active turned out to just be an NPC with no real identity?

He felt slightly disappointed but didn’t show it, smiling as he popped the beer cap off at the table corner and drank a glass amidst the students’ cheers.

Someone put on "Love Even in Death," and after the pitch broke, the shouting seemed to pierce eardrums, turning the entire booth into a cacophony like stuffed with squeaky chickens.

The atmosphere livened up, with students singing, eating, and playing dice—all having fun in their own ways.

Partway through, a few students wanted to drink with Wen Nan. He accepted all invitations, and while exchanging drinks, he unlocked five students in a row, without exception, all were NPCs, not even encountering a single subordinate.

It seemed among Li Fang’s group of friends, the ones with real exploration value might only be one.

Thinking this, Wen Nan couldn’t help but direct his gaze towards the sofa in the corner.

At that moment, his view was blocked by a black silhouette.

Zhou Shijie stood right in front of Wen Nan, somehow grabbing a mic and presenting it to Wen Nan, "Senior, how about singing a song, surprise us all?"

With Zhou Shijie saying that, the other students got interested too, gathering around and joining in:

"Yeah, senior’s so handsome, his singing must be great!"

"Senior’s voice is deep and magnetic, it sounds like it would be perfect for love songs!"

"Senior, sing one! Sing one!"

Having come to such a gathering, Wen Nan naturally didn’t want to be a killjoy. He took the mic and picked "Under Mount Fuji."

Back in those days, for students at an inland university like T, being able to sing a Cantonese song was a bonus. To be able to sing a Cantonese song from start to finish already made one the karaoke king of the group.

And like Wen Nan, not only finishing the song, but doing so with precise diction and emotional delivery, was deemed a legendary level and fodder for students’ conversations beyond meals.