"What, what are you going to do?!"
Chen Yusheng immediately tensed up.
Instinctively, she took half a step back and clutched the sides of her chiffon dress with both hands, looking so pitiful that anyone would feel for her.
Um, if Su Bai really made some excessive demand of her, then... it wasn't like she couldn't consider it...
All sorts of bizarre, outrageous thoughts flooded the girl's mind.
But in the next moment, Su Bai said something completely beyond Chen Yusheng's expectations:
"How about upgrading your setup too? That way, when you game with me from the dorm, you'll be more comfortable."
"...That's your bold idea?"
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing!"
For some reason, Chen Yusheng felt a little annoyed. She bit her lip, looking adorably foolish.
She was mad at herself for getting the wrong idea!
Su Bai was obviously being completely serious.
"So, what do you think? Open JD and pick out a laptop. Dorm electricity restrictions make a desktop unsuitable, and you need something portable too..."
"Mm, I..."
"Don't tell me you don't need one. Like I said, I'm doing this for my own emotional satisfaction. Think about it—if you lag while playing with me, I'd be really annoyed, right? Doesn't that make sense?"
That did make sense.
But that wasn't what Chen Yusheng was conflicted about.
Seeing how sincerely Su Bai wanted to pick out a computer for her, Chen Yusheng couldn't hold back her little thoughts and blurted out:
"Su Bai, do you not like gaming with me in couple rooms?"
"Huh?" Su Bai froze. "What does that have to do with couple rooms...?"
"Then isn't replacing my computer your way of making me play with you in the dorm as much as possible because you don't want to see me offline?"
"The hell do you mean I don't want to see you? What kind of god-tier interpretation is that?!"
Su Bai was so exasperated he laughed. "You don't have time to come play with me in person every day. Isn't this just so you'll have good equipment whenever and wherever you play? There's something wrong with your laptop's quality control, and customer service won't replace it. Sometimes it randomly stutters—you told me that yourself."
"..."
"Wait, Shengsheng, are you saying you actually prefer opening a couple room with me?"
A meaningful smile curled onto Su Bai's lips.
It made Chen Yusheng feel uncomfortable all over. Throwing out a hurried, "I have something to do, I'm leaving first!", she fled the river-view suite at the JW Marriott in embarrassment.
Oh my, not bad at all. Top Student Chen's shy little expression.
A girl's shy charm spoke louder than all the words in the world.
Su Bai gained an incredibly profound understanding of that saying through Chen Yusheng.
"Junior, I'm back!"
At six in the evening, the shapely Zhou Jialu appeared before Su Bai once more.
Not much time had actually passed since Chen Yusheng fled.
Zhou Jialu had gone back to school for class that afternoon. It was a course she had failed before and had saved to retake in her senior year.
Some teachers kept a close eye on students retaking courses, so she had no choice but to attend.
Su Bai had taken advantage of that timing and prevented Chen Yusheng and Zhou Jialu from meeting.
What timing!
It looked like a masterful operation, but it was really just blind luck.
Su Bai didn't even know the two of them were roommates.
Zhou Jialu had never told Su Bai who her roommates were.
And Su Bai's knowledge of the Goddess Dormitory was limited to Liu Yuanyuan and Chen Yusheng.
Seeing an extra computer in the river-view suite that looked rather "aggressive," Zhou Jialu curiously asked, "Junior, did you buy a computer this afternoon?"
"Yeah, I put together one I'm really satisfied with."
"Hehe, gaming on that must feel amazing. Too bad I'm not very good at games. If you don't mind, Junior, you can teach me."
The moment Zhou Jialu saw Su Bai, she practically clung to him like some parasitic soft-bodied creature.
She still seemed to enjoy teasing Su Bai, enjoying the sight of him struggling to contain himself because of her charm.
Su Bai keenly noticed that. It seemed his senior had always been like this—yearning for her charm to be acknowledged, yet fundamentally a very conservative woman who respected and cherished herself.
That was why some people said she was promiscuous.
Only now, the person whose approval she sought was firmly fixed on Su Bai alone.
The happiness that brought her went without saying.
So Su Bai enjoyed another round of his senior's service.
Feeling refreshed, he lay on the sofa and opened a drink from the hotel room refrigerator.
Meanwhile, Zhou Jialu studied a glass bottle of Evian mineral water. This stuff always appeared in artistic works that portrayed luxurious lifestyles.
A 330-milliliter gift-sized bottle cost 200 yuan.
As for the taste, it was indeed good, but was it really worth that price? That was hard to say.
After they had cuddled enough, the two went downstairs and found a nearby Cantonese restaurant for dinner.
They had eaten rather greasily these past two days, so it was time for a change of pace.
Although the system would eliminate the negative effects of Su Bai's indulgence, his taste buds still leaned toward trying a wider variety of foods.
Fine, the truth was that Su Bai liked to have fun. That was how foodies were—once they had money, they wanted to try everything.
While they were eating, Chen Yusheng sent a peeking cat emoji.
Su Bai didn't waste words and directly told her they would start playing at eight that night.
By Su Bai's estimate, his senior would definitely be heading back by eight.
Sure enough, before seven-thirty, Zhou Jialu said she was going back to the dorm to chat with her besties and left.
Mainly because she was afraid that if she stayed too late, she would get lazy and not want to leave, then naturally end up with her junior...
Su Bai took a bath and logged on right at eight.
Chen Yusheng was relatively quiet in-game today. She did not even leave her mic on, only briefly turning it on now and then to say a few words.
She was clearly still shutting herself away.
That was normal. According to the system, Chen Yusheng had completely fallen for Su Bai. For a girl with her personality, once she fell for someone, her entire mental state was bound to go through an intense cleansing.
She just needed a little time.
How did that saying go? Good things came to those who waited.
Su Bai truly liked Chen Yusheng's type.
After their two-hour gaming session ended, Chen Yusheng messaged him on WeChat as soon as he exited the game:
Yu Xie: Are you angry?
Crispy Big White Goose: No.
Yu Xie: Oh.
Yu Xie: I'm not angry either.
Yu Xie: Mm, I wasn't angry at all today from beginning to end. My throat was just uncomfortable, so I didn't talk much!
Crispy Big White Goose: Understood. [Big White Goose_Toast]
Crispy Big White Goose: I ordered you an ROG Strix Scar 8 Plus. I used the Cainiao pickup station closest to your building for the address. It should arrive tomorrow morning. Remember to pick it up when you get the text.
Yu Xie: Mm.
Yu Xie: Thank you.
The two of them really did have remarkably similar taste.
Although Chen Yusheng kept insisting that ROG was an overpriced brand, the laptop Su Bai had bought her was precisely the one she had coveted for a long time during summer vacation.
But the top configuration cost over thirty thousand yuan.
There was no need to waste money like that. It was better to save it for her mother's medical treatment.
Su Bai really treated her so, so well.
And back at the hotel that afternoon, Su Bai had teased her, so he clearly already knew how she felt about him.
"Why does this guy feel like such a scumbag... Um, but I really like him!"
Chen Yusheng silently complained to herself, then climbed into bed hugging her phone and began chatting with Su Bai.
At this moment, all four members of the Goddess Dormitory were present for once.
Besides the two goddesses entangled with Su Bai, and Liu Yuanyuan, who was entangled with Su Bai's roommate, the fourth member was Jiang Qiuran from the broadcasting and hosting department.
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