Absolutely shameless

"Good thing my handsome face didn't get hurt." Zhang Yong sat on his dorm bed, holding a small mirror and inspecting himself from every angle.

"Fuck, boss, be gentle!" Just as he was admiring himself, a sharp pain shot through his arm, making him bare his teeth and cry out.

"Serves you right. Who told you to run so slowly?" Sun Kai couldn't help gloating. "If you can't manage it, just don't go tomorrow. The boss and I will handle your share."

"Get lost." Zhang Yong immediately curled his lip. "How could a little injury like this stop my wholehearted devotion to the freshman girls? Don't waste your time worrying about me. Worry about yourselves first."

Then he picked up the mirror again and muttered to himself, "With a man as handsome, charming, and dashing as me, won't those sweet, innocent freshman girls throw themselves straight into my arms?"

Yang Weifeng curled his lip in disdain. "Handsome, charming, and dashing? That's obviously me, all right?"

"It's me..."

"It's me..."

They nearly came to blows over it, while Li Yichen watched from the sidelines with a bemused grin.

Suddenly, everything went quiet again, and all three turned to look at him.

"What's wrong with you guys? Why are you looking at me like that?" Li Yichen was baffled too. What's going on? Keep arguing among yourselves. Why look at me?

"Number Four," Yang Weifeng said earnestly, "settle this for us. Which of the three of us is truly 'handsome, charming, and dashing'?"

"Seriously? Are you really that shameless?" Li Yichen was stunned. He hadn't expected his roommates to have such narcissistic tendencies. How had he never noticed before?

"Exactly, Number Four. Tell us the truth. Don't let a certain someone influence you." Sun Kai gave Yang Weifeng a pointed look.

"That's right. Just say it boldly," Zhang Yong chimed in.

"You won't get angry if I tell you, right?" Li Yichen asked tentatively.

"Go ahead and say it." All three waved their hands.

"In my opinion, the truly 'handsome, charming, and dashing' person in our dorm is... me." Li Yichen pointed at his own nose with a smile.

"Pfft... shameless." All three flipped him the middle finger.

"All right, I've got something to do today. You guys have fun." It was almost noon, and the parcel pickup station was still on his mind. He planned to hurry over and check on it before anything unexpected happened.

"Go ahead." Yang Weifeng waved him off. "We need to prepare our battle outfits for tomorrow anyway. We're going to dazzle everyone."

Li Yichen curled his lip, opened the door, and left the dorm. After grabbing a quick bite at the cafeteria, he jogged toward the parcel pickup station.

Sure enough, Sister Wang was already waiting for him in the shop.

"You're here, little brother?" Sister Wang greeted him with a smile, then handed him several sheets of contract paperwork. "I've got the new contract ready. All you need to do is sign it."

"Thank you so much, Sister Wang." Li Yichen took the contract, gave it a quick look, and signed it without any worries.

Looking at the contract in his hands, he finally let out a sigh of relief. "From now on, this parcel pickup station belongs to the Li family."

Seeing his excitement, Sister Wang couldn't help smiling. "You've worked here for several months, so you know the business well. I've already spoken to the couriers, and you know them all too. If there's anything you don't understand, you can call me anytime."

Li Yichen hadn't expected the usually carefree Sister Wang to be so thoughtful. He didn't know what to say.

"By the way, Sister Wang, that guy Liu hasn't come by, has he?" Li Yichen suddenly remembered what had happened yesterday.

"No. After the beating you gave him yesterday, I doubt he'll dare come back anytime soon." Sister Wang wanted to laugh whenever she thought of the sorry state Madman Liu had been in yesterday.

Just then, the door opened, and a male student wearing glasses walked in. Seeing the two of them, he immediately greeted them with a smile. "Hi, Sister Wang. Hi, junior."

Li Yichen knew him. His name was Wang Bo, and he was already a senior. He had often come here to help out before.

Wang Bo usually worked the day shift, while Li Yichen mostly worked afternoons and evenings. Although they didn't overlap much, they knew each other fairly well.

Seeing Wang Bo come in, Li Yichen waved happily and called out, "Brother Wang, you're here."

"Yeah." Wang Bo nodded, then smiled at Sister Wang. "Sister Wang, was there something you needed when you asked me to come over today?"

Sister Wang took an envelope from her pocket and handed it to him. "I'm going back to my hometown. This is your pay for this month."

"Sister Wang, why so sudden?" Wang Bo took the envelope in surprise. His family circumstances were similar to Li Yichen's, and he worked here to help cover his living expenses.

He had already started preparing his graduation thesis. Suddenly losing this income really caught him off guard.

"Something came up at home. There's nothing I can do." Sister Wang sighed.

"All right, then." Wang Bo fell silent for a while before managing a smile. "Then I wish you a safe trip, Sister Wang."

After chatting with them for a little longer, he said, "It's about time I headed back to work on my thesis."

Watching him walk away, Sister Wang glanced at Li Yichen, hesitating to speak.

She knew Li Yichen couldn't possibly spend all his time at the station, and Wang Bo would definitely be able to help him. That was one of the reasons she had asked him to come.

But she didn't know whether Li Yichen had other arrangements, so she said nothing more, not wanting to make things awkward.

Just then, Li Yichen suddenly called out, "Brother Wang, wait a moment."

"Oh? Is there something else, junior?" Wang Bo turned and asked with a smile.

Li Yichen walked over to him in a few quick strides and smiled. "Do you have some time, Brother Wang? I'd like to talk to you."

Wang Bo didn't know what Li Yichen wanted to discuss, but he readily said, "Of course. Go ahead."

Li Yichen gathered his thoughts before saying, "Here's the thing. Sister Wang didn't mention it just now, but she's actually transferred the shop to me."

"You took over the shop?" Wang Bo was immediately astonished.

He knew about Li Yichen's circumstances and hadn't expected his younger schoolmate to have such nerve. Although he didn't know how much the transfer had cost, he imagined it couldn't have been cheap.

But if he had known the truth, he would certainly have been even more astonished.

"Yeah." Li Yichen nodded, a trace of pride in his eyes.

"Congratulations, junior." Wang Bo extended his hand with a hint of envy and teased, "I'll have to call you Boss Li now. Haha..."

Li Yichen shook his hand and said with feigned displeasure, "Are you making fun of me?"

Then they exchanged a glance and couldn't help laughing.

"Brother Wang, as you know, I'm still a sophomore, and my class schedule is pretty packed. Evenings are manageable, but I really don't have much time during the day." Li Yichen said sincerely, "I'd like you to keep helping out. What do you think...?"

Wang Bo's eyes lit up. He hadn't expected things to take such a welcome turn. With some gratitude, he said, "Of course. Since you've asked, how could I refuse? As it happens, I have fewer regular classes now, so I've got plenty of time. You can count on me."

"Then it's a deal." Li Yichen was delighted.

Honestly, he really didn't have that much time. He had thought he would be run ragged for a while, but the problem had been solved far more easily than expected.

Before he knew it, evening had arrived.

"Finally finished." Li Yichen looked away from the computer screen, stood up, and stretched.

He checked the time. It was already past eleven. "I didn't expect sorting through just six months of transactions to take this long. Looks like being the boss isn't so easy either."

He had originally planned to make do and spend the night in the shop, but the thought of having to welcome the new students early the next morning left him feeling irritated.

With no other choice, he packed up, switched off the lights, locked the door, and headed toward the dorm.

But he hadn't gone far when he caught two figures out of the corner of his eye, sneaking toward the shop.

"Madman Liu, looks like yesterday's lesson wasn't enough. I'll have some fun with you two today." Li Yichen narrowed his eyes. The darkness did nothing to hinder him. To his eyes, the two men looked ridiculous as they crept around.

Li Yichen licked his lips and walked toward them with a cold smile, disappearing from view as he went.