Into the Station

This was Luo Ye's first time at a police station.

And he had been brought in under arrest.

Completely bewildered, Luo Ye had been gaming at home when two police officers suddenly walked in, kindly put handcuffs on him, and invited him on a self-driving tour in a police car to the station.

Sitting in the interrogation room, Luo Ye stared wide-eyed at the young officer in front of him, looking utterly innocent.

"Name."

"Luo Ye."

"Gender."

"Male."

"Occupation."

"Student."

"Where do you study?"

"Jiangcheng University. I'm registering tomorrow."

The officer gave him another look.

"You're quite a handsome young man. You don't look like the type to get into trouble."

The young officer asked, "Do you know what you did?"

Luo Ye hurriedly shook his head.

"You don't know?"

The officer eyed him suspiciously.

"Then explain why you broke into someone's home."

The young officer suspected Luo Ye had been driven by lust.

After all, having seen the owner of that home, that was the only explanation he could think of.

That girl was simply too beautiful.

"What do you mean, broke into a home?"

Luo Ye looked utterly confused. Seeing the innocent look in his eyes, which did not seem fake at all, the young officer became confused too. "Why were you in Room 604, Unit Four, Building Five of the Teacher's Apartment?"

"604? That's my home."

The young officer took out the documents in his hand, glanced at them, and snapped, "Kid, this is a police station. Confess and you'll be treated leniently; resist and you'll be dealt with severely."

"Tell me honestly. Why were you in 604?"

"...That really is my home."

Luo Ye was getting anxious. Why did no one believe him when he told the truth?

Could it be that before his wonderful university life even began, he was going to end up in a cell?

"The owner of 604 is a professor at Jiangcheng University. That professor rented the room to a student. That student is a woman, not you."

"Rented? A professor?"

Luo Ye's expression gradually cleared. "Is that professor named Gu Mingxuan?"

"Oh? You investigated pretty thoroughly."

Luo Ye: "..."

"Gu Mingxuan is my brother."

The officer froze, then looked over the documents again.

"I'll say it again. This is a police station. Your surname is Luo, and his is Gu. You came all the way to a police station to make up nonsense?"

Luo Ye thought about it. Gu Mingxuan should have been on a plane at this hour, with his phone switched off, so the police could not reach him.

Luo Ye was a freshman at Jiangcheng University. Why had he chosen Jiangcheng University?

Because the girl he had secretly loved for three years in high school had promised him that if he got into Jiangcheng University, she would be with him.

Secondly, because his brother Gu Mingxuan was a professor at Jiang University, so everything would be more convenient for him there.

But unexpectedly, after dropping him off at Jiang University, his brother had boarded a plane and gone abroad to pursue his fourth doctorate.

There was still one day before school started, so he had gone to the Teacher's Apartment assigned to his brother by the university—Room 604, Unit Four, Building Five.

In other words, his brother had already rented that place out? And to a girl?

When the girl returned and noticed movement inside her home, she had quietly gone out and called the police.

After piecing it all together, Luo Ye finally understood.

Unbelievable.

Gu Mingxuan's flight was six hours long, and he still had at least three hours before landing. Luo Ye would have to sit in the police station for three hours.

Soon, an elderly police officer walked in, looking like a man with a wealth of experience.

The young officer gave up his seat and called out, "Station Chief."

Luo Ye was shocked.

The Station Chief? The head of the police station was personally interrogating him?

Even if Luo Ye truly had done nothing wrong, he could not help feeling a little worried.

The older officer merely handed a file to the younger one. After looking at it, the young officer's expression changed.

It was Luo Ye's file.

Son of a martyr. Both of his parents had been police officers and had died in the line of duty. He had been raised by his Aunt and was Gu Mingxuan's cousin.

Though they were cousins, the two had grown up together and were no different from real brothers.

No wonder the Station Chief had come personally.

"Young man, this time we misunderstood you."

"It's fine."

Luo Ye spoke weakly, not daring to say much.

The Station Chief looked at Luo Ye approvingly and praised him. "Jiang University is a prestigious school too. Study hard in the future and serve the country."

Luo Ye nodded.

Then, he declined the Station Chief's kind invitation to stay the night. After only having dinner, he left.

Jiangcheng's nights were cool, and September's weather was exceptionally refreshing.

Yet Luo Ye was in a terrible mood.

School started tomorrow, but he had discovered that every hotel near campus was fully booked, while returning to the Teacher's Apartment was clearly out of the question.

What kind of mess was this?

He had traveled more than 1,700 kilometers from the capital to Jiangcheng for university, only to take a half-day trip to the police station before he had even started. Now he did not even have a place to sleep.

Nice. A perfect start.

Soon, a cool breeze swept past, and a light drizzle fell onto Luo Ye's head.

Sheltering beneath a tree, Luo Ye took out his phone, opened his chat with the girl he loved, and shared what had happened that day.

But she did not reply.

Luo Ye scrolled through their chat history, then sighed.

Ever since he had told her that he had gotten into Jiangcheng University, she had not replied to him.

Maybe... from beginning to end, he had just been deluding himself.

He could vaguely guess that she had merely found an excuse to reject him.

If he continued being so clueless, then that would be his fault.

There had been a full three months during the summer after graduating from his third year of high school. Perhaps over those three months, he had already stopped liking his goddess. Maybe all that remained was a tiny bit of unwillingness to let go.

Now that he was a university student, it was time to start a new life.

Still, Jiangcheng really did get a lot of rain. He should find an internet café and make do for the night.

Using his identity card, Luo Ye rented a computer.

This internet café was across from the university, which was convenient. When he woke up tomorrow, he could go straight to registration.

After turning on the computer, Luo Ye opened Xihongshi Novel and began writing.

Come to think of it, he was a somewhat well-known online novelist. Under the pen name Falling Leaves Return to Roots, his first romance novel had become popular over the three months of summer vacation.

For someone about to become a university student, his royalties were already quite substantial, leaving him under little financial pressure.

The next day.

It was still drizzling. On the first day of Jiangcheng University's school term, Luo Ye went to the Teacher's Apartment first.

Looking at the door to Room 604, Luo Ye knocked lightly. There was no response, so he knocked again, but still received none.

After hesitating for a moment, Luo Ye took out his key and opened the door.

The suitcase he had left there the previous night was still in the living room, with a note on top of it.

Sorry, I only rented this place recently too. Since the landlord had already gone abroad, I thought there was a thief when I heard movement in the room.

The handwriting was neat and beautiful.

He had been so absorbed in gaming yesterday that he had not even noticed someone entering. He deserved to get arrested.

Luo Ye tucked the note into his bag, then left and headed for Jiangcheng University's entrance.

It was supposed to be the first day of school, yet it had begun raining, and the rain was getting heavier. A senior student walked over holding an umbrella.

"Are you a freshman? Let me see your Admission Letter."

Luo Ye took his Admission Letter from his bag, and the senior student glanced at it.

"Luo Ye, computer science major."

The senior student looked at Luo Ye's handsome face and became even more enthusiastic.

"Come on, junior. Follow me."

With the senior student's enthusiastic guidance, Luo Ye completed registration and found his dormitory.

Building Eight, Room 515. After declining the senior student's invitation to eat together and saying goodbye, Luo Ye entered the dormitory.

His three future roommates had not arrived yet. He had heard that freshmen from outside the province registered on September 1, while local freshmen registered on September 2, so they would only arrive tomorrow.

After making his bed, Luo Ye figured he would arrange the dorm once his roommates arrived tomorrow.

Suddenly, his phone rang. Seeing that it was Gu Mingxuan, Luo Ye answered.

"Xiao Luo, I need to tell you something. Don't go to the Teacher's Apartment. I rented it out while I'll be abroad for these two years."

"...I went there yesterday."

There was a stretch of silence on the other end before Gu Mingxuan asked, "She didn't do anything to you, did she?"

"No. She just got me sent to the station."

"Pfft. Just like her."

"Xiao Luo, she's my student at Jiang University. You'll meet her sooner or later. She's a pretty good girl, though her personality can be difficult to get along with."

After hanging up, Luo Ye walked onto the balcony, where a ray of sunlight shone in.

The rain had stopped.

He should go take a walk.

Luo Ye wandered around Jiang University.

Jiang University's grandest building was naturally its library. Facing the main gate, it was the university's pride and joy.

At the library entrance, Luo Ye stared at the facial recognition access gate before him and fell into deep thought.

At that moment, a tall girl with long black straight hair and loose jeans walked past Luo Ye on a pair of long legs.

Do not ask how Luo Ye could tell she had long legs through loose jeans. Some things could not be concealed by clothing.

Luo Ye did not see the girl's face, but her back alone was enough to set anyone's imagination running wild.

Her hair was damp, her clothes slightly wet, and even the white laptop bag in her hand bore a few water stains. Clearly, she had just come in from the rain.

"Senior!"

Luo Ye called out to her.

The girl turned halfway around and looked at Luo Ye with an indifferent expression.

"Were you calling me?"

She spoke softly.

When Luo Ye saw her face, he could not help marveling inwardly.

He had long heard that Jiangcheng produced beauties, but he had never imagined that he would encounter such a beautiful girl the moment he arrived at university.

She wore no makeup, yet she was still graceful and exquisite. Calling her a beauty that could make fish sink and geese fall, shame the moon and eclipse the flowers, would not be an exaggeration.

Luo Ye was not good with words. He did not talk much, had never been in a relationship, and was easily embarrassed.

"Senior... could you... could you help me scan... scan your face?"

The girl paused slightly, then stood in front of the facial recognition device.

The next moment.

The electronic access gate opened.

"You go in first."

"Thank you, Senior."

Luo Ye walked inside like a shy young man.

The girl looked at Luo Ye in surprise. She had not expected that he had stopped her simply to ask her to scan her face for him.

To be honest, Luo Ye was the fifth freshman she had encountered that day.

But the first four freshmen had all wanted her contact information.

"Zhouzhou, why are you walking so fast?"

Another girl jogged over. Compared to the first girl, she was not quite as stunning, but she was still a rare beauty.

Her name was Qin Yuwen, a third-year student in the Economics and Management School and the belle of its faculty.

The girl before her was her best friend, Su Baizhou, president of Jiangcheng University's Student Union.

She was also Jiang University's only Campus Belle, a workaholic known as an ice-cold beauty and an unparalleled beauty rarely seen once in ten years in the computer science major.

"There are a lot of matters concerning the freshmen." Su Baizhou spoke calmly.

"By the way, what happened with yesterday's incident? Was the thief brought to justice?"

"It was a misunderstanding."

Su Baizhou's expression remained unchanged.

The police had already explained the entire situation to her.