The group was heading toward the university’s self-service shopping plaza—a rather impressive entourage consisting of the entire Su family and two dormmates.
But given that it was registration day, the sight of entire families escorting students wasn’t uncommon. Their little procession, while lively, didn’t attract undue attention.
Just as they were making their way forward, a young male voice called out behind them, his tone unmistakably aggrieved. "Tang Xue! I’ve been waiting here for you. How could you forget me? Where are you going? I’ll come with you guys!"
Everyone paused. Tang Xue suddenly remembered something, turned back with a bright smile, and replied cheerfully, "Oh no! Li Juan and I met our new roommate today—we were so excited we totally forgot about you! Thanks again for helping us carry our luggage downstairs. We’re heading to the shopping plaza now. Chen Xi, come with us!"
Gu Zi glanced over at the boy named Chen Xi, who was bounding toward them with visible enthusiasm.
Judging by the energy and that glint in his eyes, he was very likely one of Tang Xue’s admirers. And from the looks of him—everything from his sneakers to his watch dripping with brand names—his family background didn’t seem too shabby either.
But before he could even take more than two steps forward, Chen Xi suddenly darted toward Su Bing and exclaimed in astonishment, "Little Prodigy! What are you doing here?"
Su Bing blinked at him, expression cool and just a little disdainful. Little Prodigy? What kind of childish nonsense was that? He looked at him and asked slowly, "Are you talking to me?"
Chen Xi gave a sheepish laugh. "You’ve forgotten me already? I could never forget you! Remember the train ride the other day? We played that marathon session of Go together?"
Su Bing seemed to recall something, though he couldn’t quite place the face. A lot of people had lost to him that day. He asked plainly, "Were you the one who lost six rounds in a row?"
A flush crept up Chen Xi’s face as he nodded in embarrassment. He really should’ve kept his mouth shut. But quickly recovering, he turned toward Tang Xue and tried to reclaim some dignity. "Tang Xue, you have no idea—I ran into this little genius on my train back from Guangcheng. He’s a total Go prodigy. Losing to him wasn’t even shameful!"
Su Bing had been planning to ignore him, but the ridiculous nickname was still bothering him. He interjected, tone flat: "My name is Su Bing. Not ’Little Prodigy.’"
Tang Xue, sensing that Chen Xi was about to die of embarrassment on the spot, jumped in to smooth things over. "Fate is funny, isn’t it? Chen Xi, Su Bing is my roommate Gu Zi’s son. That’s her youngest boy, Su Li, and the little girl is Su Le. The tall, handsome one—that’s her husband."
Chen Xi quickly greeted Gu Zi and the family, clearly still trying to regain his composure. "So you’re here for university? Your family looks so happy. It’s really sweet, the way they all came along with you. Mr. Su, you’re my role model—I want to be just like you and love my wife wholeheartedly one day!"
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