Chicken Soup's Here

"I'm Wang Dachui from the Anime Club."

"I'm Li Haoyang from the Fitness Enthusiast Association."

"I'm Luo Ye from the Hanfu Club."

In Dorm 515, the three solemnly announced the results of their day, then all turned to look at Shen Qiao, who was sitting on his bed.

Shen Qiao said speechlessly, "I'm Shen Qiao, unemployed."

After that topic ended, Wang Dachui said excitedly, "Let's game! Let's game!"

"Sure!"

"Get online, get online."

Creak!

On the third day of club recruitment, the Hanfu Association was no longer recruiting new members.

New members would attend a gathering after joining a club, and with so many people in the Hanfu Club, the gathering was bound to be lively.

Barring any surprises, Liu Jianglai would become the new president of the Hanfu Club. It was only a matter of time.

On Friday evening, Luo Ye stood at the entrance to the school gates, waiting for a taxi.

Saturday was the Hanfu Club's newcomer gathering, where the members would get to know one another.

Since it was a Hanfu Club gathering, wearing hanfu would naturally be more appropriate, so he was going to buy himself a set today.

Besides, more than three hundred and twenty freshmen had joined the Hanfu Association's group chat. That really was a lot.

But most of them had not joined because they liked hanfu. They had simply joined because Su Baizhou was in the club.

Luo Ye was the same.

The difference was that because of Su Baizhou, he would come to like hanfu too.

Still, the first gathering had an unwritten rule: those who did not attend would generally be cleared out later. In the end, only a little over forty people signed up for it.

"Luo Ye."

A girl's voice suddenly came from behind him.

Luo Ye turned around and found Liu Bingxin and Tang Enqi standing there.

Liu Bingxin had called out to him. Luo Ye greeted her and asked, "Liu, aren't you out with Coach today?"

"At this hour, he's working out." Liu Bingxin smiled.

Then she glanced at Tang Enqi and teasingly said to Luo Ye, "And you too. Didn't you like my Enqi? What, did you change your heart after coming to college?"

Hearing that, Luo Ye looked at Tang Enqi.

She had not changed. She was still the same as before, but Luo Ye no longer felt the way he once had.

Luo Ye smiled and said, "Back then, I was young and ignorant. Now I just want to be a good person."

"Huh?"

Liu Bingxin and Tang Enqi looked at each other, both wearing puzzled expressions.

But Tang Enqi soon let out a soft laugh and said, "It doesn't really matter. Luo Ye and I were never together. Whether he still likes me or not is his freedom."

After she said that, Luo Ye still showed no reaction. Tang Enqi's expression stiffened slightly.

For some reason, she suddenly felt strange inside.

She had promised Luo Ye that as long as they got into Jiangcheng University, she would be with him.

But she had not kept that promise.

College was too wonderful, and there were too many outstanding boys. When Tang Enqi first arrived, she had always felt that she would see a broader world.

Dazzled by a riot of flowers, it seemed that when faced with the unknown, it was easy to overlook what one already had.

When she looked back, the boy whose eyes had once been full of her had disappeared without her even noticing.

Not long after, Luo Ye's taxi arrived in front of him.

He opened the door and said, "Bye, you two."

Liu Bingxin waved. After the taxi left, she looked at Tang Enqi, sighed, and said, "Qiqi, I think Luo Ye's pretty great. Why didn't you agree to be with him before?"

Tang Enqi gave a helpless smile and said,

"I always thought I could meet someone better, but after coming here, I realized that if I waited for someone better to appear, I would never find them. In this life, it's already not easy to meet someone who sincerely likes you."

Liu Bingxin said in surprise, "Qiqi, why did you suddenly become so enlightened?"

"I recently read a romance novel written by Falling Leaves Return to Roots. I put myself in the protagonist's shoes, and I understood a lot of things."

As she spoke, Tang Enqi looked at the taxi that had already vanished from sight. The corners of her lips lifted slightly as she murmured, "I wonder what would happen if I pursued him?"

"Huh? Qiqi, you're the New Student Campus Belle. You want to chase him?"

"I don't know..." Tang Enqi hesitated.

On the road of love, everyone grew. Missing someone was a regret, not a mistake.

Hearing that, Liu Bingxin smiled and said, "If you like him, go after him. Just like Haoyang and me. Worst case, you break up later."

"Ah, Bingbing, I can't agree with that."

"I'm kidding."

The two girls started chatting and laughing.

Elsewhere, Luo Ye arrived at a hanfu shop and began picking out clothes.

There were not many styles of hanfu for men. In physical hanfu stores, eighty percent of the clothing was for girls.

Luo Ye tried on several sets in a row, took photos of them all, and sent them to Fairy Senior Sister.

Luo Ye: Senior Sister, which one do you think looks better?

At the Teacher's Apartment, Su Baizhou received the message. She carefully examined every photo before replying, "They're all pretty good. The light blue one looks better."

Luo Ye: You have good taste [animated emoji]

Luo Ye: I'll go with that one.

Red and blue had always made the perfect couple.

Luo Ye happily bought the hanfu and returned to his dorm.

The set of hanfu cost 1,299 yuan.

For a student, that was no small sum.

For Luo Ye, it did not matter. He would deduct it from his writing royalties.

Su Baizhou looked at the photos Luo Ye had sent and thought of tomorrow's club gathering.

She had not originally planned to attend, but now...

Su Baizhou took out her phone and sent Liu Jianglai a message.

"I'll be attending tomorrow's gathering too. Remember to add one more spot."

After sending it, Su Baizhou entered the bathroom and removed her clothes. She stood before the mirror, looking at herself in it.

Her skin was smooth as cream, her figure flawless, and her delicate collarbones looked like works of art that were impossible to look away from. Beneath them lay an even more breathtaking sight...

She touched her face and thought about how she had been acting lately. She could not help murmuring, "Have I lost my mind...?"

After showering, Su Baizhou changed into her pajamas and lay on the bed, staring expressionlessly at the ceiling.

After living here for nearly a month, the room was already filled with Su Baizhou's unique scent, though she could not smell it herself.

Soon, a notification from Luo Ye sounded on her phone.

Luo Ye: Senior Sister, you must have been busy all day again. Get some rest early tonight. Good night!

During this time, Luo Ye and Su Baizhou had exchanged good nights and good mornings every day, and their relationship had improved somewhat compared to before.

They had reached the point where they could greet each other if they ran into one another at school.

Their relationship was growing little by little, like clearing stages in a game—cultivating their feelings and creating more memories for the future.

Looking at the message on her phone, Su Baizhou replied: Good night.

Of course, she had online work to do at night. It was her side job, where she could take commissions online.

She had not fallen asleep before midnight in a long time. The earliest was one in the morning, and at the latest, she would stay up all night.

Today, she held out until four in the morning before finishing her work.

She earned a commission of 150 yuan.

Suddenly.

Knock, knock, knock~

Someone knocked on the door. Su Baizhou grew suspicious, her nerves tightening.

At four in the morning, who would knock on her door?

And no one knew she lived here...

But in the next moment, her confusion was dispelled.

"Hello, Minions Delivery!"

Hearing that, Su Baizhou went into the living room and approached the door. She looked through the peephole, confirmed that it really was a delivery worker, and said flatly, "I didn't order delivery."

"The recipient is Mr. Luo."

Mr. Luo? Luo Ye?

Su Baizhou was cautious and still did not open the door. She wanted to ask Luo Ye about it.

But Luo Ye had already sent her a message in advance.

Luo Ye: Senior Sister, your dark circles look pretty bad. You must stay up late often, so I specially sent you some warm chicken soup. Your health is the most important thing.

Luo Ye: If you're already asleep, you can heat it up after you wake up and have it for breakfast.

Seeing this, Su Baizhou froze slightly.

She opened the door and stared absentmindedly at the chicken soup the delivery worker handed over.