"Senior, can you tell me something? Your boyfriend is probably a college student too, right? Is he from our university, or another one?"
Liu Yuanyuan asked curiously.
Zhou Jialu had long considered what answer she should give her best friend.
From Su Bai's usual style, he clearly preferred to keep a low profile.
If he wanted to, he could easily dress himself in luxury from head to toe—the kind where even people who knew nothing about designer brands could tell at a glance that he was rich.
But he did not. Instead, like most college students, he wore cheap fast-fashion brands like Uniqlo and H&M, or bought things from Taobao.
So Zhou Jialu decided not to introduce Su Bai to anyone at the university for now.
There was also a little selfishness hidden in that decision.
After all, Su Bai was too outstanding. It was better to keep him hidden, lest other girls set their sights on him.
"Sorry, Yuanyuan. My boyfriend keeps a low profile and doesn't flaunt his wealth. I'd rather not talk about his specific circumstances. I can only tell you... well, the university he attends isn't very good, but he has a great personality, and we get along really well."
"I see. It's fine, it's fine. I understand." Liu Yuanyuan grinned foolishly. "If I had an incredibly amazing boyfriend, I'd probably keep him all to myself too and not want him meeting my best friends."
"Mm... Oh, hurry up and eat a few bites first. Your food is getting cold."
"Ah! Seriously, I got so caught up talking to you, Senior, that I forgot to eat!"
Only then did Liu Yuanyuan suddenly feel hungry. She stopped chattering and quickly started eating.
Zhou Jialu also took out those trendy little pastries to share.
While eating, Liu Yuanyuan did not forget to take a photo of the outrageously expensive bag and send it to her boyfriend, Xue Tao.
The senior in my dorm is dating someone. Her boyfriend gave her such a beautiful bag. Sigh, when will I ever get to use a bag of this caliber?
Although Zhou Jialu said she would not introduce her boyfriend to them, what she meant was that she wanted to actively send the signal that she was taken.
So Liu Yuanyuan telling her boyfriend about this completely matched what her senior wanted.
At that moment, in Room 510 of Male Dormitory Building 7.
Chu Mingzhe had connected his phone to his computer and was fiddling with something.
"Come on, man, class is already over and you're still working so hard? What kind of code are you writing?" Xue Tao could not help asking. Damn, they had only just started their freshman year. Was their dorm already going to produce some insane overachiever?
Chu Mingzhe smiled faintly. "I made a little plugin to remind me to keep track of Chen Yusheng."
"...Aren't you keeping track of your goddess every second of every day already? Why do you need a reminder?"
"If someone mentions Chen Yusheng in a group chat or private chat I'm in, or if there's related content on Moments, the plugin will trigger a special notification sound." Chu Mingzhe spoke with complete seriousness. "Timely information is very important. Sometimes, if you find the right opening, you can seize that fleeting opportunity and enter your goddess's heart."
That was some next-level sand sheltering and wind blocking!
Xue Tao rolled his eyes.
Hu Ye was way too perverted. Other simps were just more severely ill, but Chu Mingzhe was starting to have the air of a performance artist.
He said disdainfully, "What fleeting opportunity? That's all bullshit. If you ask me, picking up girls in college is easy. As long as you're willing to spend money and provide a few convenient conditions, that's enough. For example, you need a car."
"Driving a girl out to have fun is so convenient. In an instant, you pull ahead of all the other guys chasing her."
"Take me, for example. I drive a Magotan, a joint-venture B-class sedan. Spacious and comfortable..."
Wang Haoran, who was grinding Yuanshen at his desk, shook slightly.
He was holding back a laugh.
The moment Xue Tao started bragging about his girl-chasing experience, Wang Haoran had already predicted his next smooth little combo.
Within three sentences, he would definitely steer the conversation toward his beloved Magotan.
The facts proved that Wang Haoran had already thoroughly figured out the personalities of his two roommates.
Besides "local," another very obvious label attached to Xue Tao was "Magotan."
He loved showing it off. Sometimes, even when he had to attend an ideological education event on the other side of campus, he would drive his beloved car there.
So besides calling him "Local," their classmates sometimes called him "Brother Magotan."
But then again, it really was impressive for a college student to drive a car worth nearly two hundred thousand yuan.
After all, using a car, maintaining one, and paying for parking in the city were all considerable expenses.
An ordinary family really could not afford that.
That car had indeed given Xue Tao an advantage.
Not long after military training ended, girls from other majors had already asked around about him through mutual acquaintances.
All that could be said was that Xue Tao's flashy style had its audience.
A bolt found its nut, and a turtle found its mung bean.
Nothing strange about it.
Wang Haoran remembered Su Bai saying that he was going to pick up a car.
He wondered what class of car it would be.
But given how absurdly rich Su Bai was now, it would definitely be better than a Magotan.
Just as Xue Tao was talking nonstop, a message from his girlfriend Liu Yuanyuan came through.
It made Xue Tao furrow his brows, his expression shifting.
"Why'd the local stop? Keep talking." Wang Haoran asked. He had not had enough of the entertainment yet.
"Holy shit, holy shit! Do you guys remember that senior in my girlfriend's dorm?"
"Of course. Zhou Jialu, one of the three goddesses. She should be a senior this year, and people call her the sexiest campus belle in Jiangcheng University's history." Chu Mingzhe knew everything about the Goddess Dormitory. "What about her?"
"Senior Zhou is dating someone."
Oh?
The moment those words came out, both Chu Mingzhe and Wang Haoran were a little surprised.
They had heard that senior's standards were very high. She had spent three years at Jiangcheng University with countless admirers, yet had never gotten into a relationship. Now she suddenly had a boyfriend.
There had not been any rumors beforehand.
"She probably got together with someone really rich. Senior Zhou came back carrying an LV bag today."
"That brand is pretty expensive, right?" Wang Haoran said. Even though he knew absolutely nothing about luxury goods, he had heard of LV's great reputation.
"Expensive? Basic styles cost several thousand to over ten thousand yuan. If it has even slightly distinctive design elements, it can easily cost tens of thousands."
After saying that, Xue Tao sighed.
Liu Yuanyuan sending him this made her meaning obvious enough, did it not?
She wanted one too.
As for a basic LV bag, Xue Tao could find an excuse to ask his parents for some extra spending money. It was not as though he could not afford one.
The question was, did Liu Yuanyuan deserve it?
Between confessing to her, taking her out, and the Japanese meal he had arranged for the weekend, how much had he already spent?
And now she wanted a bag too?
Xue Tao was extremely annoyed, but he did not dare lose his temper with Liu Yuanyuan. After all, she was a girlfriend he had finally managed to win over through simping. Though she was nowhere near as good as her three goddess roommates, she was still a pretty girl, and she gave Xue Tao plenty of face in front of his classmates.
So he could only send a message to coax her.
Haha, really? That bag is pretty nice.
Right? This one is a collaboration with the famous designer Takashi Murakami. It uses...
Liu Yuanyuan went on and on about design language, artistic colors, and all sorts of things like that.
Xue Tao did not understand a damn bit of it. Once Liu Yuanyuan finished, he sent back:
It's nice, but LV is still too extravagant for students. I actually think Miniso is pretty good too.
Yuanyuan: ???
Yuanyuan: The crappy bags at Miniso are only for middle school girls with less than fifty yuan in spending money. Why don't you understand anything? I'm so mad. Sigh, you really can't expect straight men to have even the tiniest bit of taste!
Yuanyuan: I'm not talking to you anymore. I'm going to self-study.
Xue Tao froze for a moment, then became both furious and aggrieved.
Damn it, was this a matter of taste?
It was money! Money!
Senior Zhou was outstanding even compared to internet celebrities, and she had even been noticed by talent scouts. She suited LV perfectly.
Who the hell was Liu Yuanyuan? Why didn't she take a piss and look at herself?
Sigh...
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