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It has been a few days since Zhao Qingshi's birthday party. There are no classes this afternoon and evening. In addition, the weather is extremely hot and humid, which makes people not want to go out at all. So for once, the four of us in the dormitory stayed inside and did not go out.
I lay on the bed with an open book on my belly, enjoying the refreshing cool breeze from the air conditioner, and was about to fall asleep in a daze.
"Chen Xiao, do you want to go to the library together?" A voice sounded beside me.
"Ah?" I responded in a daze, and turned my head in a daze, and found that Li Luyou had already put on his schoolbag and was standing beside my bed.
Although most of the students who can enter Qingming College are students with good grades, most people will naturally slack off in their studies after finally getting into college. However, Li Luyou has always remained diligent and even ran to the library in such hot weather today.
"How about it? Do you want to go together?" Li Luyou asked again when he saw that I was a little dazed.
Li Luyou goes to the library whenever he has time. Luo Suohui and Baimao are both typical underachievers, viewing reading as a scourge. They rely entirely on their families' wealth and influence to attend top-tier institutions like Qingming Academy. While I'm not particularly fond of studying, I enjoy reading miscellaneous books, so I'm a frequent visitor to the library. Whenever Li Luyou goes, he'll ask if I want to join him.
"Li Luyou, don't ask Chen Xiao. Zhao Qingshi is already someone else's girlfriend, why would he go there?" The speaker was Luo Suohun who was playing games.
Li Luyou acted as if he had suddenly realized something and said with a smile, "I was wondering why you always go to the library. I thought you were reading, but it turns out you're going to see your sweetheart."
"No way, Li Luyou, every time I go to the library with you, it's not to read books." Fortunately, I am thick-skinned enough and I didn't change my expression even after being exposed.
Zhao Qingshi would occasionally appear in the library. This was indeed the reason why I used to go to the library so often. If I was lucky enough to run into her, I could secretly glance at my sweetheart under the cover of books, and my heart would feel as sweet as if I had eaten honey.
Luo Suohui let out a long hiss and said, "Stop bragging. Every time you go to the library, you're secretly reading Zhao Qingshi."
I retorted unyieldingly, "Get lost! Am I that cowardly? We're all classmates, why would I need to go to the library and read secretly?"
Having said that, we are indeed classmates, but in fact, apart from class time, Zhao Qingshi and I rarely have normal opportunities to meet.
Even in class, I could only sit behind Zhao Qingshi most of the time and watch her back from afar. Only in the library, I pretended to sit opposite Zhao Qingshi inadvertently, and with the cover of books, could I fully appreciate her front with the corner of my eye.
Zhao Qingshi sat there quietly, with a serene and elegant look on her face, flipping through the book gracefully. This quiet and distant scene was like a vine in the deepest part of my heart, entwined in my flesh and blood, growing unrestrainedly.
"You're not scared? I doubt Zhao Qingshi has even said ten words to you since freshman year."
It really seems not... Luo Suohun hit my sore spot. I picked up the book on my belly and threw it directly at Luo Suohun who was playing games. It hit Luo Suohun's right hand holding the mouse, causing the mouse in his hand to fly off the table.
"Fuck, Chen Xiao, what the hell are you doing?" Luo Suohui cursed as he picked up his mouse. "I almost got my first kill of the day, and now someone else killed me again."
I cursed, "Luo Suohui, you loser! We've been playing all afternoon and you haven't even gotten a single kill."
Luo Suohun felt that he had spoken out of turn and accidentally exposed his gaming skills. His arrogance immediately subsided. He cursed a few more words that I couldn't hear clearly, then picked up the mouse and continued playing the game.
"Luo Suohun, look at what you can do. You are so bad at playing games. Last time I took you to go car racing, you couldn't even go a hundred miles per hour." The speaker was Bai Yishen. Except for studying, he was good at everything else, especially car racing. Last time he took Luo Suohun to go car racing with others, but he was dragged down by Luo Suohun and lost. He has been brooding over it ever since.
"White Hair, if you have the guts, come down and fight me." Luo Suohun stood up angrily, rolled up his sleeves and prepared to fight.
Facing Luo Suohui's provocation, Bai Yishan did not show off his bravery: "Don't fight, don't fight. What era is this? What's the point of fighting well?"
Seeing the situation starting to get chaotic, Li Luyou stepped forward to act as a peacemaker: "Alright, alright, we're all just roommates, why are you arguing? Chen Xiao, are you going to the library?"
I haven't seen Zhao Qingshi since the last birthday party. I don't know if she took a day off, but I haven't seen her at school since. I actually wanted to try my luck at the library and see if I could see her. But then I thought, it's just like Luo Suohui said. Zhao Qingshi is now someone else's girlfriend. So what if I see her? Her image is already engraved in my heart. Looking at her a few more times will only make me sadder.
I replied, "Li Luyou, go by yourself. I have something to do today."
Luo Suohui couldn't play the game anymore and added fuel to the fire, "Chen Xiao, isn't it just that Zhao Qingshi is not in school anymore? What can happen to you?"
I was just thinking about what excuse to make to deal with Luo Suohui when Bai Yishan spoke up and changed the subject for me: "I just got some big news. Do you want to hear it?"
Bai Yishan looked mysterious. It seemed that the big news this young master was talking about was not a trivial matter. Luo Suohui immediately became interested and asked, "What big news is it? Baimao, tell me quickly."
Bai Yishan kept the question on hold and didn't say it directly: "Do you know why I didn't see Zhang Muqian come to class today?"
The Zhang Muqian Bai Yishan mentioned was from the dorm next door. He'd gotten a job as a disciplinary committee member, responsible for checking for absenteeism. Absenteeism was a normal thing in college, but Zhang Muqian was a stubborn person. Luo Suohui and Bai Mao were the worst absentees in our dorm, and Zhang Muqian always reported them directly to the teacher, earning the two young masters considerable dissatisfaction.
Luo Suohui clapped his hands happily and said, "Fuck, I didn't even notice. Oh, no, I didn't go to class today either. Li Luyou, isn't your girlfriend the class monitor? Hurry and tell An Zhishui that that brat Zhang Muqian skipped class too."
Li Luyou felt a little helpless and said, "Shui Shui is the class monitor. How can she care about things like who is absent from class?"
Bai Yishan said, "I'm asking you if you know why Zhang Muqian didn't come to class. Don't talk about anything else."
Luo Suohui immediately said, "That kid must have been playing games all night like me!"
Li Luyou thought for a moment and said, "No, Zhang Muqian isn't someone who likes playing games. Baimao, stop keeping me in suspense and just tell me directly."
Bai Yishan then said, "You would never have guessed that the night before yesterday, this guy actually sneaked into the girls' dormitory alone and was accidentally discovered. He's currently in the police station. Because the incident had such a serious impact, the school didn't handle it publicly."
Luo Suohui was surprised and said, "Fuck, this kid Lao Zhang is really good, so awesome."
Li Luyou asked in confusion, "Didn't they say it wasn't handled publicly? How did you know about this, Baimao?"
Bai Yishan smiled smugly and said, "Have you forgotten how popular I am with women? I have so many girlfriends, and I'm the first to know about any movement in the girls' dormitory. The night before last, Zhang Muqian sneaked into the girls' dormitory, which happened to be Zhang Yiyu's dormitory. Before he could even enter, he was discovered by the dormitory manager. The school was then notified, and he was taken directly to the Academic Affairs Office and then to the police station. That's why not many people know about it. I only found out after Zhang Yiyu told me."
"Awesome, awesome! I didn't even dare to go to the girls' dormitory. Lao Zhang usually looks quite dull, but he is so brave. He just didn't plan well. If he had sneaked in, he should have prepared sleeping pills, ropes and other things. He must have raped a few beauties to make a profit." Luo Suohun said with a laugh, and it seemed that he only felt sorry that Lao Zhang was caught for sneaking into the girls' dormitory.
Li Luyou lowered his head and thought for a moment. He was still relatively rational, carefully considering the irrationality of the situation, and said, "Zhang Muqian is usually very honest. Why would he suddenly sneak into the girls' dormitory?"
Bai Yishan disagreed and said, "Li Luyou, don't be fooled by Old Zhang's honest and dull appearance. In fact, every man is lustful. The girls' dormitory is a forbidden area for boys. Our school is full of beautiful girls, and they all live there. Zhang Yiyu's dormitory alone is full of beautiful girls. You have all seen Zhang Yiyu. She is as beautiful as a little goblin, but you would never imagine that Zhang Yiyu is not the most beautiful girl in her dormitory."
"That's right, which man doesn't like beautiful women?"
Luo Suohui rarely stood on the same side as Bai Yishan. He nodded, agreeing with Baimao's point of view, and continued, "Li Luyou, you look like a saint, but you still managed to woo our beautiful class monitor, An Zhishui. If Ning Yingxue wasn't beautiful, I wouldn't have been able to win her over. And there's no need to mention Baimao. As everyone knows, besides the famous little temptress Zhang Yiyu, there's also Qi Mengni, the Chinese department's busty beauty, and Qiao Xier, the long-legged beauty from the Art Department. They're all top-notch beauties on the campus beauty list. Even if Chen Xiao has been single, it's because Zhao Qingshi is so incredibly beautiful."
Bai Yishan smiled complacently: "Luo Suohui, your background is much deeper than mine. If you are willing to change yourself and spend more time with women, you can easily get beautiful women."
Luo Suohui said, "Pah, pah, pah, I won't be like you and die under a woman's skirt in the future."
"Hey, Chen Xiao, what's wrong with you?" Li Luyou noticed that my expression had been a little strange since we talked about Zhang Muqian sneaking into the girls' dormitory.
Li Luyou's casual question startled me. I said guiltily, "Nothing, just a little surprised."
During their discussion, my heart was already in turmoil. What...what on earth was going on?
"I'm glad you're okay. I'm going to the library first. You guys can chat." After saying that, Li Luyou went out to the library.
Bai Yishan stood up, walked to the mirror and fixed his hair, saying, "I'm going out too. Qiao Xier asked me out for a Western meal. She finally found time to go back to school, and she has to go back to the crew to continue filming tomorrow. It's a rare opportunity. It seems that if nothing unexpected happens, I won't be able to come back tonight."
"Fuck, Chen Xiao, are you going out too? I'm the only one left in the dormitory. No, I'm going to see a movie with Ning Yingxue. I don't know what she's doing. She seems to be acting mysterious lately." After saying that, Luo Suohun also went out.
All of a sudden, I was the only one left in the dormitory, my thoughts still a little hazy.
Zhang Muqian was too stubborn and had offended many people, so he didn't have a good relationship with his classmates and had almost no friends. Since I would take the initiative to say hello to him every time I met him, he was the only one who had a good relationship with me during this year of college.
Just the day before yesterday, Zhang Muqian told me he'd discovered a secret. I thought he was joking, but Zhang Muqian, such an honest and timid person, actually did something as crazy as sneaking into the girls' dormitory. You know, if you were caught doing that, the consequence would definitely be expulsion from school, and graduating from a top institution like Qingming Academy is something many people wouldn't dare to think about.
I was feeling uneasy. After thinking for a moment, I put on my shoes and walked out of the dormitory door.
The moment I stepped out of the dormitory, I looked back at the empty dormitory and had a vague feeling that perhaps there would never be a time again when four roommates and I would chat together in the dormitory. Perhaps it was this small step that completely changed the fate of all of us.