That night, Li Haoyang came back.
Seeing the grin on his face, Wang Dachui snapped, "Coach! You're smiling so brightly—did you get your hands on my cabbage?"
"Yep."
The smile on Li Haoyang's face simply would not fade. He glanced at the three others in the dorm and solemnly announced, "I, Li Haoyang, am the first one to get a girlfriend!"
"Expel him from Dorm 515!" Wang Dachui began chanting.
At the same time, he changed the dorm group chat's name.
He changed "515" to "[Dog][Dog][People][People]."
Two dog emojis, followed by two little figures—a man and a woman holding hands.
The four little emojis became Dorm 515's new group chat name.
Wang Dachui threw an arm around Luo Ye's shoulders and said painfully, "Wild Child, what's so great about getting a girlfriend? Let those damn normies see how happy us single dogs are."
As he spoke, Wang Dachui suddenly frowned.
Because he noticed something on Luo Ye that should not have been there.
Hair...
Long hair!
Very long hair—at least waist-length.
Noticing this, Wang Dachui's mind raced. Countless girls' faces flashed through his head before finally stopping on one person.
"Holy shit, Wild Child! So that's why you were gone all day—you went on a date with Tang Enqi!"
Luo Ye:?
What the hell?
After thinking it over, Wang Dachui concluded that there was only one person with hair that long who could have met Luo Ye and gone out with him less than a month after university started.
That was Luo Ye's high school classmate, Tang Enqi.
On top of that, Tang Enqi had rejected his date invitation today and said she already had plans, making Wang Dachui even more certain.
"Well, well, Wild Child. You even dared touch Brother Hammer's woman... Tell me, how far have you gotten?"
Wang Dachui had only pretended to be angry in the first half. In the second, his true nature was exposed, his face filled with gossip-hungry curiosity.
"I didn't go out with Tang Enqi. I went out with Fairy... uh, with a senior sister."
"A senior sister?" Wang Dachui looked at Luo Ye skeptically.
"That's right, a senior sister."
"What year?"
"Third year."
"Holy shit."
Wang Dachui said incredulously, "A third-year senior sister? Wild Child, let me give you some advice. Third-years who are still hitting on fresh first-year meat usually can't find anyone in their own year. Be careful—don't let a starving tiger pounce on you."
At those words, Su Baizhou's peerless face appeared in Luo Ye's mind.
Fairy Senior Sister couldn't find a boyfriend?
What a joke!
Luo Ye was furious.
"Senior Sister's admirers could line up from here to the moon!"
"I don't believe you."
Wang Dachui curled his lips, then blinked and grinned. "Unless... you show me a photo."
"No. Senior Sister and I aren't together yet. Wouldn't showing you her photo damage her reputation?"
"It's not that serious. It's only a photo, Wild Child. Do you have your own little secrets now too? As your father, I'm heartbroken."
Still, Wang Dachui did not absolutely need to see the photo. Seeing that Luo Ye was unwilling, he did not pursue the subject.
"By the way, vacation's almost here. What are you guys planning to do?"
He was mainly asking Luo Ye. The other three were all from this province and would be going home.
Only Luo Ye's hometown was in the capital, more than a thousand kilometers from Jiangcheng. Going home would waste too much time.
"I don't know. If I don't go home, I'll probably stay in the dorm and write."
Luo Ye said hesitantly. He was not sure what he wanted to do. He could not possibly spend every day writing.
Maybe he would use his free time to properly explore Jiangcheng.
After all, the Jiangnan water towns had countless beautiful sights. He could not keep hiding around Jiang University forever.
"Anyway, if you're staying here alone and anything happens, remember to tell us," Wang Dachui reminded him.
Li Haoyang nodded as well. "Brother Luo Ye, call if anything happens. My home is in Jiangcheng, so it's close."
Shen Qiao, who was sitting on his bed, also said, "My home isn't in Jiangcheng, but I'll be going to the medical university to see my girlfriend. Tell me if you need anything."
Seeing how concerned his roommates were for him, Luo Ye was deeply moved.
At that moment, Wang Dachui struck a handsome pose and said, "No need to be moved. As your father, caring about you is perfectly normal."
Li Haoyang and Shen Qiao nodded at the same time in agreement.
Luo Ye's face darkened.
But it was only Saturday. Vacation would not begin until next Wednesday, so there was no need to worry yet.
Four days later.
Luo Ye saw off his last roommate. Looking at the empty dorm afterward, he felt a wave of loneliness.
So boring.
With his roommates gone, the dorm was so quiet that he felt unaccustomed to it. Even playing games had become dull.
They only had one class that morning, so once it ended, they were practically on vacation.
Shen Qiao had lunch with Luo Ye before leaving the university too.
Not only was the dorm quiet, but the entire men's dormitory building was much emptier. Even speaking in the hallway produced an echo.
Scary...
There wouldn't be monsters at night, would there?
As an online novelist, imagination was the one thing Luo Ye never lacked.
If there really were monsters, that would be terrifying. So scary. He needed a hug from Fairy Senior Sister.
Thinking of this, Luo Ye opened Green Bubble and sent Fairy Senior Sister a message.
Luo Ye: Is Senior Sister going home too?
She did not reply immediately, so she was probably busy with something.
At that moment, Gu Mingxuan called.
Luo Ye answered, and his cousin's voice came through the phone.
"Little bro, Aunt wants to know whether you're coming home for vacation so she can cook a few dishes."
At the words "cook a few dishes," Luo Ye's expression changed. It was as if he had recalled some terrible memories. He hurriedly said, "N-No need. Aunt is usually so busy, so don't trouble her. I'm doing quite well in Jiangcheng."
"Is that so... Then Aunt will probably be disappointed. Are you really not coming back?"
Gu Mingxuan's voice sounded strange. He was obviously enjoying Luo Ye's predicament.
Good-looking people were all a little devious. Gu Mingxuan, like Shen Qiao, was full of bad intentions. Only Fairy Senior Sister was different.
"I'm not going back!" Luo Ye said firmly.
"What a pity... But that's not why I called, little bro. The girl you like will definitely be going home. Don't say your cousin didn't warn you—you should take extra care of her lately."
Hearing that it concerned Fairy Senior Sister, Luo Ye became serious and asked, "What happened to Senior Sister?"
"There are quite a few rumors about her back home... But knowing you, even if I didn't say anything, you would do it anyway, wouldn't you?"
Abroad.
Gu Mingxuan hung up the phone.
Beside him, a handsome man walked over and asked, "Was that your younger cousin?"
"Yeah, but I was worrying for nothing. With Xiao Ye's temperament, no one is better than him at taking care of others."
Because his parents had both died, Luo Ye had lived with their family since childhood.
Living under someone else's roof had made Luo Ye more mature than others his age.
At that moment, a woman who looked even colder than Su Baizhou appeared beside the two men.
She was breathtakingly beautiful and tall.
She was Ai Wenjun, an international superstar and one of Xia Nation's top queens of entertainment.
"Sister-in-law, have you finally decided to bring Qingyu back to the country?"
"Yes. Qingyu isn't suited to growing up in this country. Wenjie and I have decided to bring her back to Xia Nation," the man said.
Ai Wenjun had become pregnant after graduating from university. But she was already a first-tier celebrity at the time, so to avoid being discovered, she and her husband Ye Mingjie had chosen to give birth to their child in another country.
Gu Mingxuan looked at the little girl hiding behind Ai Wenjun.
She was secretly peeking at him, looking somewhat frightened.
Seeing this, Gu Mingxuan smiled slightly and asked softly, "Little Qingyu, do you have any dreams?"
"I... I want to become a top queen like Mom..." the little girl said, gathering her courage.
Gu Mingxuan smiled at her words.
"One day, you will..."
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