Left with little choice, Xia Xu stayed with Tang Youxin for the time being, helping her arrange the various furnishings in her dorm room.
About half an hour later, people began arriving at the other rooms one after another. Some came alone, while others were accompanied by parents, relatives, or friends.
At first, however, everyone was busy setting up their rooms. Since they each had separate rooms, they had yet to meet or speak.
Knock, knock.
Once everyone had more or less settled in, Xia Xu took Little White Flower over to knock on their doors, intending to get acquainted.
Everyone felt shy around strangers, but once that initial awkwardness was broken, everything else fell into place. Usually, a simple greeting was all it took to break the ice.
"Hello, you are...?"
The person who opened the first door was a striking, short-haired girl. She paused briefly when she saw Xia Xu.
"Hello, beautiful. I'm Xia Xu, and this is Tang Youxin. She'll be your roommate from now on, so we came over to say hello and introduce ourselves."
Xia Xu introduced himself with a smile, then gestured toward Tang Youxin.
"Oh, I see. Hello, I'm Song Yu. Nice to meet you both. Would you like to come in and sit down?"
Song Yu was clearly outgoing, even a little tomboyish. After hearing his introduction, she cheerfully invited them inside.
"We'll pass on sitting down. We're planning to say hello to the others too."
Xia Xu smiled, casting a teasing, amused glance at Tang Youxin beside him. "She's rather shy around strangers, so I'm taking her around to meet you all first. Also, if you can, please look out for her from now on."
"I am not."
Little White Flower protested unhappily.
"No problem. Leave it to me."
Song Yu