In Caroline's memory, everything related to school—and all her memories of school—had stopped at middle school.
What was university?
She had actually taken jobs entertaining quite a few wealthy university students and had heard many stories about these students who came out looking for pleasure.
But what exactly was university?
The dormitory Arno had mentioned was in the men's section. What surprised Caroline was that Arno had the key to the room.
Arno explained, "The accommodation fees are too high, much more expensive than the place I rented, so I applied to live off campus. But I had a good relationship with the person who originally lived here. He secretly had another key made for me, so whenever I couldn't make it out in time, I could rest here... Come in."
It was a clean double room. The bed on the left was extremely messy, and Caroline even found a woman's underwear. The bed on the right, however, had been tidied very neatly. Even the quilt had been folded into a square, with sharp, distinct edges.
"Sometimes he brings his girlfriend over too..." Arno gave an embarrassed smile at the underwear Caroline had found.
Caroline understood and then asked, "But... what if your classmate comes back?"
"He's interning at a company outside lately, so he basically never comes back. Don't worry. By the way, sit here for a while. I'll go buy something to eat."
Caroline hesitated, unease appearing on her face. When Arno opened the door, he gave her a reassuring smile. "It's fine. It's very safe here."
Only then did Caroline nod. But after Arno left, she immediately locked the door—bolting it from the inside.
She hurried to the window and watched what was happening below. Not long afterward, she saw Arno leave the dormitory building and walk