Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Boys’ dormitory.
Tan Xuzhe leaned back slightly, lounging lazily against the chair, his phone casually held in his hand, his eyes half-closed, staring at the girl’s last message:
Goodnight (。-ω-) zzz
Not only was the person adorable, but even the emojis they used in messages were so cute.
He turned off the screen, and a smile unconsciously crept onto his lips.
Cheng Ji had just bought a bottle of water from the vending machine on the first floor of the dormitory and come up. Seeing his expression, he teased, “Oh, our Ze-ge’s smile is so disgusting. There aren’t any girls in the dormitory, so why are you all lovestruck?”
Tan Xuzhe turned his head to look at him, a roguish smile playing on his lips, and said in a flippant tone, “This isn’t something you need to think about.”
“…”
“Get out of here.”
Cheng Ji got goosebumps from his frivolous behavior and playfully punched him.
Tan Xuzhe casually twirled his phone, nonchalantly raised his chin, and said in a roguish, flippant tone, “The floor isn’t clean, go roll around on the sheets?”
“…”
“You bast**d, you might as well die of promiscuity.” Cheng Ji felt a chill, shrugged, and said righteously, “I’m not gay.”
Just then, Ye Feng came in carrying the washed clothes and asked curiously, “What? Why are we talking about orientations? Is anyone’s orientation off?”
“It’s nothing, your brother Ze was just being horny over there.”
Ye Feng said “Oh,” glanced at the bathroom, and said, “Damn, why is Fu Xingfan taking so long to take a shower today? Is he enjoying himself in there?”
Cheng Ji glanced at him with a smile, “You should see through it but don’t say it, don’t you understand?”
“Got it, got it, got it.” Ye Feng chuckled, put down the basin, and blew on his bangs. “Speaking of which, Fu Xingfan’s girlfriend’s roommate, the one named Shu Mian, that girl is so damn innocent. What do you guys think about me pursuing her? Do you think I have a chance?”
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly felt the air around him turn chilly.
He glanced at the air conditioner temperature; it was still 26 degrees Celsius, it hadn’t gone down.
Ye Feng was wondering when he heard a light, dismissive laugh, “Not so great.”
He glanced over instinctively.
Tan Xuzhe remained in the same position, leaning lazily against the back of his chair. His usually nonchalant eyes held a hint of indifference as he raised his chin at him. “You have no chance.”
Ye Feng vaguely sensed that something was wrong—
This roommate, who was awesome in every way, only stayed in the dormitory occasionally. Many girls paid attention to him, but he didn’t seem interested in dating and never participated in topics related to girls.
“Why?”
Ye Feng touched his face. “I am a bit dark-skinned, but that’s because we sports students train a lot, and we just finished military training… I’m not bad looking and am in shape, right? A lot of girls like dark-skinned sports students like me these days.”
Tan Xuzhe tilted his head and glanced at him indifferently, “A womanizer like you who falls for every girl he meets doesn’t deserve her.”
“…Damn, I don’t like every single one I meet.” Ye Feng retorted, “It’s been almost a month since school started, and I only liked one girl during military training. I confessed to her and got rejected. I can’t just hang myself on one tree… As for Shu Mian, I just think she’s pretty. Who wouldn’t like a girl like that? I’m thinking of giving her a try. What if it works out? Don’t be so mean to your own roommate!”
“I don’t care.” Tan Xuzhe slowly got up, looking at him with a half-smile, his tone carrying a hint of warning, “Don’t get any ideas about her.”
Fu Xingfan came out of the bathroom and took his pajama bottoms to take a shower.
“No…” Ye Feng looked at his back, wanting to say something more.
Cheng Ji, who had just watched the show unfold, curled his lips and said, “Ye Feng, are you really stupid or just pretending? Think about it carefully, who has a better chance of winning between you and A Ze?”
“What the hell?”
Ye Feng paused for a few seconds, then recalled that this person had taken the initiative to add the other person on WeChat during dinner, and suddenly it became clear, “He has a crush on her? Damn, if I were to compete with this heartthrob, what chance would I have… Heh, no wonder he said I wasn’t good enough for her, he just wanted to be good enough for her.”
“I didn’t say that,” Cheng Ji shrugged, his speculation purely as a friend.
….
In late September, the heat in Beijing had not completely dissipated, as if a rain shower was brewing. The past two days had been both dry and humid.
On Tuesday afternoon, Shu Mian had a full schedule of classes. She and her roommate Song Yiyi were both journalism students and were in the same class.
After finishing their last class in the afternoon, it was almost six o’clock, so the two went straight to the nearby cafeteria for dinner.
Midway through, she received a notification from the drum and percussion community that the president would be holding a meeting for new members of each department at 7:30 p.m.
She was planning to go back to her dorm and lie down as soon as she finished eating.
So Shu Mian immediately deflated, puffing out her cheeks as she said, “Yiyi, go back to the dorm after you finish eating. The drum and percussion club I joined has a meeting.”
“Okay.” Song Yiyi replied, and laughed, “Mian Mian, even when you look so listless, you’re still so cute. I wonder which man will be lucky enough to have you.”
Shu Mian was eating beef noodles, which were a bit spicy, so her lips had turned red.
She wiped her mouth with a tissue, her soft, sweet voice utterly harmless, “If you tease me again, I’ll get angry and show you.”
“Haha, you’re even cuter when you’re all fluffy and your fur stands on end.”
“…”
After they finished eating, Song Yiyi was heading back to her dorm. It was easier to go through the other door. So she picked up her bag and stood up, then suddenly lowered her voice and said, “Tan Xuzhe is behind you.”
“Um?”
Shu Mian turned around subconsciously and actually saw Tan Xuzhe.
He stood not far behind her, with a boy beside him. Shu Mian remembered him; he was Cheng Xu, the student council president who had taken attendance in her class.
The two seemed quite familiar with each other. Tan Xuzhe casually put one hand on Cheng Xu’s shoulder, with a slight smile on his lips, seemingly saying something. Many girls around them frequently glanced at him.
Shu Mian was struggling with whether her current relationship with him had reached the point where she could go over and say hello if they met, when Tan Xuzhe glanced at her almost imperceptibly.
Did he see her?
At this moment, it seemed that the two had finished talking, and Cheng Xu left.
Tan Xuzhe strode over, stopped beside her, and raised an eyebrow. “Just finished eating?”
“Yeah, I just finished eating. What about you?”
“I’m here to see someone.”
Shu Mian said “Oh,” glanced at the time, and said, “Do you want to eat? I have something to do, I have to go.”
It’s a dilemma. I feel nervous being alone with him, but I also really want to spend more time with him, like right now, even if it was just to say a few words.
But the club meeting was in another teaching building, which she had never been to before and was unfamiliar with, so she had to get there early.
“Where to?” seemed like a casual question.
She glanced down at the notification in the group chat: “Siyuan Building”.
“Together.” Two lazy words.
Shu Mian was taken aback. Was he also going to Siyuan Building?
Tan Xuzhe looked at her casually, “It just so happens to be on my way.”
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