They all want to control me!

At 9 PM, today's filming was completed.

Lin Ran bought a big bag of snacks and drinks for the three girls from the photography club.

People help others out of kindness, so of course they should reciprocate. Just like when you help someone and hear them smile and say "thank you," even without a real reward, it warms your heart.

"Big Girl, Second Girl, get the gear ready." Gao Yan, the president of the photography club, waved her arm, put one hand on her hip, and revealed her beautifully shaped biceps through her sleeve.

"President, it's fine to call her 'Big Girl' in the club, but don't call her that outside. It's embarrassing," said the short-haired girl.

"Yeah, yeah, my breasts are clearly bigger than Big Girl's, so why am I Second Girl?" the long-haired girl said.

The two sighed simultaneously, "President, we're tired, can we take a break?"

"Yes, I also think we should take a break." Lin Ran handed over the snacks and drinks. "Thank you for today."

Gao Yan nodded in agreement to take a break, and reached for a bottle of Citrus C Storm: "I still prefer electrolyte water...wait, are they all Citrus C Storm?"

"Because I love drinking Citrus Storm," Lin Ran said.

"That's a reasonable reason. Your personality is too strong, not my type. It's more comfortable to bully Xiao Nan when he's weak and submissive."

Gao Yan stood next to Lin Ran, only half a head shorter than her, which was considered quite tall for a girl. She called over the two club members to share drinks and snacks.

Da Niu and Er Niu walked over, their faces flushed for some reason, and they became shy and hesitant, looking down at Lin Ran.

Gao Yan said, "When did you two become so petty? You don't need to be so shy when you see a handsome guy, do you?"

"No, President..."

"We feel ashamed..."

Lin Ran, with a smile on his face, stepped forward, his aura instantly overshadowing the two women, and said:

"I didn't expect to meet you here again. You two college students from out of town, did you finish your travel plans last night?"

Gao Yan looked puzzled, not understanding what had happened.

Lin Ran explained to him, "Yesterday I went to the night market to buy grilled cold noodles. There were two girls in front of me in line. They said they were college students from out of town and asked me to recommend a flavor of grilled cold noodles. They also wanted to add me on the phone to help them with their travel plans. In the end, I made up an excuse to refuse them all."

"Not only was I rejected when I tried to chat her up, but my lies were also exposed. It's hilarious, hahaha!" Gao Yan burst into laughter.

The two girls felt even more ashamed, lowering their heads and their chins so sharp they seemed to want to poke a hole in their chests.

Lin Ran laughed in exasperation.

It's often said online that college students' identities are self-defined, and now it seems that's really true. Normally, college students who seem innocent and naive are full of cunning ideas when they need to be clever.

From now on, if anyone says that college students are naive and stupid, I'll fight them.

Where is Tao Zhiyao?

Lin Ran looked around but couldn't find the rosy-cheeked little girl.

"I don't know," Gao Yan said. "She just suddenly ran away, muttering something like 'I almost forgot, I almost forgot.'"

"strangeness……"

Just as Lin Ran was about to take out her phone to ask where the other person was, she suddenly heard footsteps behind her.

He turned around and saw Tao Zhiyao running over with a plastic bag full of popsicles and ice cream. She saw the bag full of snacks in the middle of the three of them.

"Hey? Lin Ran, you bought snacks too?"

"you also?"

Tao Zhiyao nodded: "Yeah! I saw that everyone was very tired, so I went to buy ice cream."

"That's quite a coincidence, we were thinking the same thing." Lin Ran took the plastic bag, patted her head, and the girl closed her eyes to enjoy it peacefully.

The girl covered her face: "Damn it, I was dragged here to work overtime by this shameless president, and now I have to eat dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing public displays of affection)."

Erniu was more curious: "You said yesterday that your girlfriend checked your phone, so she wouldn't let us chat. Is Yaoyao your girlfriend?"

"No, no!"

Not yet.

The two said in unison.

Lin Ran glanced at her, and Tao Zhiyao's shoulders trembled. She opened her mouth to speak, but stammered due to nervousness:

"Lin Ran... has a girlfriend."

After saying those words, Tao Zhiyao's nervousness and shyness turned into deep disappointment, like a wilted little flower.

"???" Lin Ran was full of questions.

He said he wasn't her boyfriend because he didn't want to put pressure on Tao Zhiyao and was afraid she would faint from embarrassment. But why did it suddenly come out that he had a girlfriend?

"Who is it?" Gao Yan interjected, also curious about the gossip.

Tao Zhiyao said dejectedly, "Jiang Qiaoqiao, a great beauty."

"..."

Lin Ran understood everything in an instant.

Last week, in order to explain the video of her dancing naked on her phone, Jiang Qiaoqiao controlled her body and admitted that she was forced to film it by "Jiang Qiaoqiao".

He had almost forgotten about that incident, but he didn't expect Tao Zhiyao to still remember it.

Qiaozi, you're such a little devil, leaving me with such a huge problem.

The three women's gazes towards him instantly became meaningful.

Lin Ran quickly pulled Tao Zhiyao to sit down, tore open the snack bag, and fed her.

Shut your mouth right now and stop babbling.

With her mouth occupied, Tao Zhiyao's disappointment turned into a feeling of great happiness. She didn't forget to take care of Lin Ran, using a small fan with "GG" printed on it to fan him, while she herself was sweating profusely.

Lin Ran snatched the fan from her hand, and with the girl looking on in surprise, grabbed her arm and pulled her closer, their shoulders touching.

Tao Zhiyao didn't react at first and, due to inertia, her head fell onto his shoulder. As Lin Ran's scent filled her nostrils, she hurriedly sat up straight, her small hands lightly pinching the fair thigh exposed under her shorts. The pain brought her to her senses.

"Lin Ran, let me fan you... um."

Lin Ran stuffed a pine nut cake into her mouth.

Tao Zhiyao's face puffed up like a little squirrel's, and she stared at him innocently with her big, bright eyes.

"Tao Zhiyao, you're not my mom. I'm not hot enough for you to fan me. Sit up straight."

"!!!"

Lin Ran waved his right hand holding the fan, creating a breeze that could reach both of them.

Tao Zhiyao blushed slightly and swayed her body gently with joy. Occasionally, she would accidentally bump into Lin Ran's shoulder, and she would dodge as if she had been electrocuted. After a while, she would continue to bump into him, trying to cover it up, but she never tired of it.

Watching the man and woman feeding and fanning each other.

Gao Yan, Danu, and Erniu felt isolated.

They looked at each other, then sat down and ate snacks.

Oh well, so be it. At least I get to eat some dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing public displays of affection), and the sweetness between the handsome guy and the little girl is quite delicious.

…………

Lin Ran and Tao Zhiyao helped the photography club members move their equipment back to the equipment room.

The four girls went back to their dormitory together, while Lin Ran left the campus alone.

I bought a serving of cold noodles for 10 yuan and a jiao bing (a type of flatbread) for 5 yuan on the way.

"Where's the code?"

"I... cough cough, buddy, the QR code you mentioned? It's here, WeChat and Alipay both work."

What, you think I cursed your mother and she died?

"I'm done sweeping. Give me an extra pair of chopsticks."

After becoming a college student, Lin Ran automatically developed the habit of taking an extra pair of chopsticks.

The main problem is the inconsistent quality of disposable chopsticks, especially in school cafeterias. They should receive substantial subsidies, but they refuse to upgrade the quality of their chopsticks.

Carrying liangpi (cold skin noodles) and jiaobing (a type of flatbread), Lin Ran returned to her rented apartment, moved the music equipment Jiang Qiaoqiao had brought into the living room, sat at her desk eating liangpi, and checked her phone for messages.

(6:40) Jiang Qiaoqiao: My grandma came to visit me. I'll call you later.

"It suddenly feels so quiet at night when I don't chat with Qiaozi."

After Lin Ran finished eating and cleaned up, Gao Yan sent over the video she had taken that evening.

In the video, Lin Ran and Tao Zhiyao did not show their full faces, only their backs or side profiles, because they are still students and do not want things happening online to affect their real lives.

Lin Ran took out a thick book, "PR from Beginner to Expert," from the back bookshelf and started learning while editing videos.

With the blessing of "talented and photographic memory", my learning progressed by leaps and bounds. While flipping through books and practicing, I quickly sketched out a rough outline.

It's 11:30 p.m.

Lin Ran yawned and set Jiang Qiaoqiao's control time for tomorrow to be in the morning.

After taking a shower and lying in bed, Lin Ran had just closed her eyes when her phone started ringing and vibrating.

It was Jiang Qiaoqiao calling.

"Make a long story short, what's up?" Lin Ran was so sleepy that her eyelids were almost closed.

"Um..." Jiang Qiaoqiao hesitated, "This news isn't good, don't be scared."

"Don't worry, as long as you don't send five hundred bodyguards to block the door and kill me and throw me into the sea right now, you won't scare me."

"My grandmother wants to see you at her 70th birthday banquet next week."

"Sure, let's see him, it's not a big deal... Holy crap, see who? Me?!"

Lin Ran sat up abruptly, all sleepiness gone, and instantly lost his composure.