A Man's Jacket

Even so, Shen Qiao's outrageously good looks still drew glances from plenty of girls. One approached him with a blush and asked shyly, "Hey, could I get your WeChat?"

"Sorry, I have a girlfriend."

Shen Qiao turned her down with a smile. He was clearly well practiced at this sort of thing.

The girl left, disappointed.

"Oh my god."

Wang Dachui said enviously, "Why don't any girls ask for my WeChat?"

"You want girls to ask for your WeChat?"

"Then you need to work out. Get perfect muscles, and girls are bound to like you."

It was Li Haoyang who said that.

"By the way, Shen Qiao, do you really have a girlfriend?"

Wang Dachui kept darting shifty glances around, looking utterly sleazy, but still remembered to ask Shen Qiao.

"I have a girlfriend."

Shen Qiao stated it plainly.

His tone was firm, without the slightest hint of a joke.

Luo Ye quietly glanced at him and said nothing.

After finishing their meal, they settled into casual conversation.

"Do you guys know about Jiangda's beauty rankings?"

Wang Dachui tossed out the topic to get things going, but the other three all seemed to have no interest in women.

"No," Luo Ye replied innocently.

Wang Dachui's eyes immediately lit up. "Now there's a lad who knows how to play along."

"Every school at Jiangda has its own campus beauty. For example, the beauty of the School of Economics and Management is a third-year senior named Qin Yuwen. She's fourth on Jiangda's beauty rankings."

Qin Language Arts?

Luo Ye asked in confusion, "Why's she called Language Arts? Why not Math? Isn't that name a little slapdash?"

"It's just a homophone. Why are you taking it so literally?"

Wang Dachui rolled his eyes at him.

"There are pictures of Senior Qin on Jiangda's Tieba. She's seriously gorgeous."

Wang Dachui took out his phone and pulled up Qin Yuwen's pictures.

The first thing they saw was a campus photo shoot. The girl really did look sweet and lovely, and even the muscle-bound Li Haoyang was drawn in.

The last picture was a candid shot someone had secretly taken of Qin Yuwen walking through campus.

But another girl had accidentally been caught in the frame.

Only her profile was visible, yet it still hinted at her stunning beauty. She was tall, and her formal uniform did nothing to hide her shapely figure. Even beside Qin Yuwen, she was every bit as beautiful, if not more so.

She looks like that senior from yesterday.

Seeing Luo Ye stare, Wang Dachui pulled his phone back and eyed him like a puppy guarding its food. "Let's get this straight, Luo Ye. Qin Yuwen is mine. Don't get any ideas."

"Pfft. As if you've got a chance."

"What did you say?"

"You're the perfect match, Dachui. The absolute best."

Luo Ye paid him lip service, but still asked curiously, "Who's the girl next to Qin Yuwen in that last picture?"

At that question,

Wang Dachui gave Luo Ye a thoroughly disdainful look.

"She's Jiangda's biggest star right now. Her name is Su Baizhou, but I'd advise you not to ask too much about her."

"She's a gifted computer science student. All those candid pictures alone were enough to make her Jiangda's campus beauty. Even Qin Yuwen looks like a supporting act beside her."

"She's won tons of awards and led the computer science department to its current heights. Not only did she naturally become president of Jiangda's student council, she also earned a recommendation for graduate admission."

"I hear she's incredibly cold and aloof. Of all the brave souls who've confessed to her, not one has managed to get close."

"So forget it. A girl that exceptional is way out of our league."

Shen Qiao and Li Haoyang both looked surprised at that.

"She's really impressive."

"Definitely outstanding."

Luo Ye sank into thought.

The senior he'd met that day was actually that exceptional.

But she doesn't have a boyfriend...

That sentence kept echoing in Luo Ye's head.

"There's a real beauty among us freshmen too. Apparently, she's the prettiest girl in our year. Her name's Tang Enqi. She isn't quite as beautiful as Su Baizhou, but she's only a tiny bit behind."

As Wang Dachui spoke, he noticed Luo Ye's expression dimming and immediately comforted him. "Don't lose heart, Wild Kid. Once I've won over all these goddesses, I'll share one with you."

"Get lost," Luo Ye said, speechless.

After lunch, they wandered around campus and the sports field before returning to their dorm.

That evening, after collecting their military training uniforms, they went to the classroom and sat in a row.

Computer Science Department, Computer Networking Class One.

All four of them, including Luo Ye, were in that major.

A young-looking man walked up to the lectern.

"Hello, everyone. I'm Chen Xiongjian, and I'll be your counselor for the next four years."

"I know this is everyone's first time attending university. Funny coincidence-it's my first time being a counselor too. You're my very first cohort."

"I've only just finished graduate school myself. With my modest abilities, I've somehow managed to become your counselor. Over the next four years, we'll learn together."

"Today is mainly about getting to know one another. Starting tomorrow, you'll undergo half a month of military training. If you can't participate for health reasons, let me know afterward so I can put together a list."

"Also, we'll hold class committee elections after training ends, but right now we need to choose an acting class representative. Any volunteers?"

The students began murmuring among themselves.

"You do it."

Luo Ye's eyes widened as he stared at Wang Dachui in disbelief.

"You want me to be acting class representative?"

"Brother Hammer, you look like such a decent fellow. Who knew you were this kind of person underneath?"

Half a minute passed, and still no one in the class raised a hand.

Being acting class representative didn't guarantee getting the permanent position later, and it meant handling all sorts of tedious matters during military training. It was a thankless job, so naturally, nobody wanted it.

Chen Xiongjian scanned the room. For some inexplicable reason, his gaze landed straight on Li Haoyang, with his bulging muscles, slightly tanned skin, and buzz cut.

"The first student on the left in the fourth row. You're a military veteran, right?"

Utterly bewildered at being singled out, Li Haoyang stood up, and every eye in the class followed him.

Wow! A muscle guy!

"I'm not."

"Oh, you're so well built that I thought you were a veteran."

"Well, if there are no objections, you can be our acting class representative."

With that, Chen Xiongjian gave Li Haoyang no chance to react.

"You've all gotten a good look at him now. During military training, you can bring any issues to him first. If he can't resolve them, come to me."

"Oh, right. What's your name?"

"Sir, his name's Li Haoyang!"

Wang Dachui shouted with tremendous enthusiasm, looking as though he'd do anything for his buddy.

"Scan the QR code to join the class group chat. If there's nothing else, you can head back. Li Haoyang, compile a list in the group chat of everyone who can't participate in military training."

"All right."

Li Haoyang was helpless. He hadn't even had time to refuse.

Of course, he didn't dare turn down their counselor in front of the whole class anyway.

Their counselor had certainly played that one well.

"Back to the dorm?"

"To hell with that. Let's go check out the girls on the sports field."

At Wang Dachui's urging, they headed to the sports field.

Shen Qiao had been against it.

His movie-star looks attracted far too much attention.

The moment he appeared on the field, he drew the gaze of every girl there.

Girls came to ask for his contact details one after another.

"This... is a little ridiculous, isn't it?"

After two laps around the field and watching Shen Qiao turn down over a dozen girls asking for his contact details, Wang Dachui finally couldn't take it anymore.

"Can none of the girls here see the handsome, dashing Dachui?"

The other three were speechless.

"Our pretty boy Luo Ye and our fitness instructor haven't even said anything yet. Where do you get the confidence to call yourself handsome and dashing?"

Shen Qiao's retort was merciless.

Wang Dachui immediately turned to fire back, but faced with Shen Qiao's devastatingly handsome face, he gradually became entranced.

"What the hell? What's with that look? Get away."

A shudder of disgust ran through Shen Qiao.

"I'm just kidding. You don't seriously think I'm into men, do you?"

Wang Dachui's grin was downright sly.

In the Women's Dormitory.

Qin Yuwen was scrolling through her phone with a face mask on.

Suddenly, she spotted a boy's photo on Jiangda's confession page, accompanied by a caption:

The boy I saw in Cafeteria Three at lunch today was way too handsome.

Qin Yuwen took a closer look, double-tapping to enlarge the handsome boy in the picture. After examining him carefully, her eyes lit up.

"A dream guy from every angle."

The boy in the picture was, of course, their very own movie star, Shen Qiao.

"Zhouzhou, come look! Since when did our university have someone this handsome?"

The girl beside her wore a long spaghetti-strap dress and oversized black glasses, and was reading The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.

Her cool expression and mature, shapely figure, paired with those adorably oversized black glasses, created an indescribably beautiful contrast and a distinctive charm.

Su Baizhou ignored Qin Yuwen. She had no interest in men. None whatsoever.

"Zhouzhou, just take a look. He's really handsome! What if you end up liking him? We can't stay single forever without ever getting a boyfriend, can we?"

Qin Yuwen held her phone in front of Su Baizhou, who gave it a perfunctory glance.

Suddenly, she froze, her eyes fixed on Shen Qiao's picture.

But her gaze wasn't on Shen Qiao.

Silence fell.

As though she'd witnessed something impossible, Qin Yuwen stared at Su Baizhou in disbelief.

Although she'd wanted to share a good-looking guy with her best friend, she'd never actually expected Su Baizhou to show any interest.

Su Baizhou? Looking at a man?

Impossible!

Absolutely impossible!

Su Baizhou's glance was fleeting. She soon returned her attention to The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes as though nothing had happened.

"Zhouzhou! Stop pretending!" Qin Yuwen grabbed Su Baizhou's arm and asked excitedly, "Are you finally interested in men?"

"No."

"Keep pretending. Wasn't that you checking out a man just now?"

Qin Yuwen felt as though she'd uncovered an earth-shattering secret.

Was spring finally coming for their ice queen too?

"What?"

Su Baizhou asked calmly, "What man?"

Qin Yuwen: "..."

Fine, keep pretending.

But that boy really is handsome.

Qin Yuwen looked at Shen Qiao on her phone again.

In the photo, Shen Qiao was eating, completely unaware that someone was secretly taking his picture.

Perhaps because he was so dazzling, many people hadn't noticed that Luo Ye, sitting beside Shen Qiao in the picture, was also very handsome.

Once her face mask was done, Qin Yuwen went to wash her face.

Suddenly, she noticed a man's jacket in the laundry bucket beside her.

Was there anything wrong with a man's jacket appearing in the Women's Dormitory?

No.

But Qin Yuwen looked utterly shocked.

Because that laundry bucket belonged to Su Baizhou.

Although Su Baizhou had already rented a place off campus, she still hadn't moved many of her things over.

"Zhouzhou!!"

Her voice rang out from the bathroom, several notches louder than before.

Su Baizhou's hand paused slightly. She suddenly remembered she hadn't washed that jacket yet...

But it wasn't a big deal. Qin Yuwen was adorably clueless and easy to fob off.

Qin Yuwen came out and demanded:

"Zhouzhou, whose men's jacket is that?"

"Take a guess?"

"???"

Qin Yuwen was dying of curiosity, but Su Baizhou's attitude drove her absolutely crazy.

"Tell me already!"

"I bought it myself."

"I don't believe you!"

"Suit yourself."

"Aaah!!"

Qin Yuwen found this unbearable, but there was nothing she could do.

Meanwhile.

Luo Ye and the others returned to their dorm.

"Let me see what my three sons can do."

Wang Dachui promptly decided it was time for their dorm's first gaming session together.

They pulled out their phones.

Cluck!

A chicken call rang out.

"Luo Ye, we're just waiting on you. I'll invite you to the squad."

He tapped invite.

Luo Ye accepted.

The next instant, a burst of golden light erupted from the other three's phones, nearly blinding them.

"Holy shit!"

"Holy shit!"

"Holy shit!"

Wang Dachui, Shen Qiao, and Li Haoyang stared at Luo Ye in shock.

"You're the guy at the top of the elimination leaderboard? The Invincible War God, Fallen Leaves Return to Their Roots?"

"Yep."

"Carry me, boss."

"I want to reach War God too!"

"Four-man squad, let's go! Military base, bring on the fight!"

"Holy shit, a golden legendary!"

Wang Dachui practically drooled with envy at Luo Ye's Golden Maserati in the game.

"Push, Shen Qiao! You camping bastard."

"What do you know? Camping builds character. Camp your way to victory."

"Haoyang, what are you doing? Revive me! Revive me!"

But Li Haoyang was still looting crates. Even when Wang Dachui crawled right up to his feet, he didn't notice.

The next instant, a grenade flew in and ended both his and Wang Dachui's lives.

Luo Ye looked at the three of them, speechless.

"You guys have zero game sense. Watch me."

Luo Ye launched into a dazzling flurry of moves: peek shots, prefiring, perfectly cooked grenades, instant crouches. He pulled off every flashy trick with effortless ease.

In the end, he successfully wiped the squad.

"See? Now that's skill, Luo Ye."

Wang Dachui was immensely proud, as though he had wiped the squad himself.

"Holy shit."

Luo Ye suddenly swore. On-screen, someone hundreds of meters away took him out with a burst of AK headshots.

"Hacker!"

Even the strongest player ultimately had to bow before cheats.

Their pleasant evening came to an end amid the excitement of gaming together.

Late that night, Luo Ye opened his laptop and started writing.