"Unromantic" Xia Linyuan

Pinkish-blue hair, pinkish-blue eyes... and the aura of destruction within her, unique to the Golden Dragon King.

All these traits proved that the "Tang Wulin" standing before him was Tang San's daughter, who shouldn't have existed but had been brought into the world by his arrival: Xiao Ba!

Heh, had Tang San set his sights on him just like he had on Huo Yuhao? He'd even sent his youngest daughter right to him.

Still, Tang San's youngest daughter had actually taken the name Tang Wulin. That surprised Xia Linyuan a little.

Tang San's younger twin daughter had taken the name his son had used. Though qilin were male and dragons female, it still seemed strange no matter how he looked at it.

Now that Tang Wulin was here, Tang Wutong—no, she seemed to be going by Wang Dong now—should have come too.

His divine sense spread out, and sure enough, Xia Linyuan found Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao in dormitory 108. They didn't seem to be getting along too well at the moment.

Xia Linyuan withdrew his divine sense without a trace and smiled. "Hello, I'm Xia Linyuan. It's nice to meet you."

Seeing that his "temporary" roommate seemed like a nice person and not too difficult to get along with, Tang Wulin finally breathed a sigh of relief after worrying the whole time.

"Linyuan, which freshman class are you in?"

"Class One."

"Huh?" Tang Wulin's eyes widened in surprise. "You're in Class One too? My older sister... brother and I are in Class One too."

She'd almost let "sister" slip. Phew, that was close.

Though he'd heard the word "sister," Xia Linyuan pretended not to notice and smiled. "Really? What a coincidence. But you said your older brother is in Class One too. Are you twins, or...?"

Tang Wulin sheepishly scratched the back of her head and said, a little shyly, "We're twins."

Xia Linyuan feigned surprise. "Twins? That's pretty rare."

"Not really. When I was registering just now, I saw a pair of twin sisters too. They were really cute."

"Is that so? I didn't expect there to be two pairs of twins among this year's freshmen. Looks like we're in for a treat." Xia Linyuan set the things he'd brought on the table and joked as he unpacked.

"Linyuan, you're such a joker."

"Hm?" Xia Linyuan paused while putting his things away, puzzled. Then he said, "Wulin, look. Isn't that your older brother?"

"Huh?" Tang Wulin froze, then came over to the window and followed Xia Linyuan's gaze.

Though they were a little far away, she could still clearly see a boy with short, neat pinkish-blue hair.

When she noticed what the boy was wearing, Tang Wulin froze. "That's my brother, all right. Eh? What are they doing?"

Alongside Wang Dong was a black-haired boy.

After exchanging a few words, the two suddenly started fighting, trading punches and kicks back and forth.

Tang Wulin hurried out of the dorm to break it up, leaving Xia Linyuan leaning by the window, watching Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao fight with interest.

"Tsk, tsk. Tang San's delivering a daughter right to my doorstep. This is a rare opportunity. Don't miss it as you pass by!"

Soon, just as Huo Yuhao tackled Wang Dong to the ground, Tang Wulin arrived to break up the fight.

Knock, knock!

Just then, someone knocked on his dorm room door.

"Is Xia Linyuan here? Gu Yuena is looking for you."

Xia Linyuan raised an eyebrow. "That woman. Didn't I tell her not to bother me unless it was important?"

When he stepped outside, he spotted Gu Yuena standing gracefully in the main hall some distance away.

When she saw Xia Linyuan, Gu Yuena waved to him.

Xia Linyuan walked over. "Didn't I tell you not to bother me unless it was important?"

Gu Yuena crossed her arms, clearly displeased. "Is asking you to come eat with me not important?"

"Heh." Xia Linyuan chuckled, though it was hard to tell what he meant. "I doubt someone at your level needs to eat to survive. Otherwise, during all those years you were asleep, you'd have died thousands of times over from not eating."

Gu Yuena rolled her eyes at him. "You really are a man who doesn't know how to appreciate a woman's feelings."

"Appreciate feelings? Can I eat them, or put them to use somehow? They're useless to me, and they bring me no tangible benefit. Why would I want them?" Xia Linyuan said coolly.

"Hey, I'm telling you, being so profit-driven will land you in trouble one day."

Xia Linyuan glanced at her. "Do you think I can handle it?"

"Uh..." Gu Yuena paused. "Probably, but the losses would be considerable."

"Then there you have it." Xia Linyuan walked out without looking back. "Being able to handle it is better than not being able to."

Watching Xia Linyuan's back, Gu Yuena stamped her foot in frustration.

As he walked out of the dormitory building, he ran into three people: none other than Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong, the pair of bickering rivals, along with Tang Wulin, the younger sister who shouldn't have existed.

Though the three were walking together, Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao were at least five meters apart, with Tang Wulin between them.

Wang Dong stood with her arms crossed, looking furious. Tang Wulin was speaking to her in a low voice, while Huo Yuhao calmly headed toward the dormitory.

When they saw Xia Linyuan, Tang Wulin and Huo Yuhao both froze.

"Linyuan?" Tang Wulin called out.

Xia Linyuan gave her a slight nod, then looked from Huo Yuhao to Wang Dong. "And these two are?"

Tang Wulin said, "Let me introduce you. This is my older brother, Wang Dong." She pointed to Wang Dong.

"Oh?" Xia Linyuan feigned surprise. "Your surname is Tang. How come your older brother's surname is Wang?"

"Twin siblings, one surnamed Wang and one surnamed Tang. That's a strange arrangement." A crisp voice came from behind Xia Linyuan.

Gu Yuena came to stand beside Xia Linyuan with quick little steps. She glanced at the three of them, then fixed her gaze on Tang Wulin.

This is... its aura!

But hadn't Xia Linyuan said that Tang San had put the Golden Dragon King's essence into his daughter? How could it be in...

Gu Yuena froze, then immediately understood. The corner of her mouth twitched.

A girl dressing as a boy to move into a boys' dormitory and live with an unfamiliar man—what kind of perverse hobby was that?

Tang Wulin felt like crying. She'd known this would happen. It was all her sister's fault. She'd wanted to disguise herself as a boy to get into Shrek Academy and had dragged Tang Wulin into it, too, throwing a fit and threatening to cry, make a scene, and hang herself until she agreed.

She wasn't the only one embarrassed; Wang Dong was too.

That seemed to be the truth. From childhood, everyone around them had called them that.

Who knew what their parents had been thinking? They were a pair of twin sisters, yet one was surnamed Wang and the other Tang.