During his first few days there, Bai Chen's adorable roommate, Bill Lambert, showed him around the place where he would be living for the next year.
He also warned him to stay out of certain bars. There were plenty of gay bars in this country, so anyone whose boyfriend wasn't there with him, or who was attracted to girls, would be better off avoiding them. Otherwise, they might get XXX'd, sometimes even by a group working together. It was too dangerous.
Even in other bars, it was best not to accept a drink from another guy.
Perhaps some creeps simply had a thing for straight men and found them fun and entertaining.
Bai Chen committed every precaution his roommate gave him to memory.
Although he wouldn't be going to bars to drink, it was still best to be careful.
When Bai Chen first arrived in the country, he had some trouble adjusting. He wasn't used to the local food and suffered from an upset stomach for a while. The previous week, he had even taken a full week off to rest in his dorm.
When Lin Jingchen found out, he almost bought a ticket to fly over that very day and stay with him, but Bai Chen turned him down.
Fortunately, after a week, Bai Chen gradually settled into the school and began catching up with his coursework.
Over those months, Bai Chen had video calls with Lin Jingchen every single day, so he didn't miss him too terribly.
But as Bai Chen's coursework increased, his schedule grew tighter. He had to join his professor and the others on a field trip to the local tropical rainforest to compile plant identification records and collect plant specimens.
The tropical rainforest covered an enormous area and was one of the largest