Beijing Foreign Studies University, Building 8 of the women's dormitories, Room 306.
"Yang Ning, where's Zong? Didn't she come back with you?"
A tall, sturdy girl was wolfing down spicy hot pot. Spotting the round-faced girl come through the door, she asked casually.
Yang Ning shut the dorm room door, set her backpack on the desk, and sank into her chair. She spread her arms in contentment. "Nothing beats being back in the dorm... Zong's still at the library. She'll probably be back a little later."
The tall girl asked, "Have you had dinner? What did you eat? Was it good?"
"Yep. My favorite satay beef noodles again!"
"Can't you try something different? Are they really that good?"
"Oh, you don't understand. They smell amazing! One bite and the flavor sends you floating."
The tall girl was speechless. "They're not as good as stone-pot chicken cutlet or wontons in bone broth. Try something else one day and you'll see."
"Maybe, maybe!"
Yang Ning lounged comfortably in her chair and took out her phone. "Any good shows lately? I'm exhausted after studying all afternoon."
The tall girl shook her head. "I'm just rewatching old shows now. Domestic entertainment is finished. The stuff they make these days is no fun."
Yang Ning said glumly, "Guess I'll scroll through some videos instead. Sigh~"
She opened Le Dou and swiped through video after video. Before long, she was giggling to herself.
Until—
"Huh? This guy's so handsome! Wait, why do I feel like I've seen him somewhere?!"
She shot upright and read the text in the video word by word. "Chang University student Huang Tian publishes a paper in one of mathematics' four top journals..."
Bang~
"Ow, that hurts." Yang Ning drew in a long breath and rubbed the leg she had knocked against