A whole night had passed, and Wang Jie’s complexion looked a little rosier, but his lips were still somewhat pale.
He still seemed drained of energy. Even during class, he didn’t mess around on his phone anymore. He just lay there, as if he had used up all his strength dealing with his girlfriend, looking completely worn out.
"Wang Jie, you are a disappointment!”
Zhang Shaoqing hooked an arm around Wang Jie’s shoulders and teased with a cheeky grin, "If I’d known you were this weak, I would've bought you two boxes of supplements!"
Wang Jie sighed faintly without replying.
"You're really not doing too well, huh? Can't even handle one woman! Want some little pills? I have a friend overseas who can send some really strong ones back."
"Look at me! Partying all night and still strong as ever!"
Ning Chu couldn’t help but interject, "You don’t even have a girlfriend, and you’re talking about partying all night?"
Zhang Shaoqing straightened his back proudly and declared, "I’ve got money! I can pick any pretty girl I want!"
Ning Chu rolled her eyes. This guy probably got scared stiff the moment he actually met a girl.Just look at how he’s known his childhood friend for over ten years and still hasn’t made a move!
"Hey, Wen Yang."
Zhang Shaoqing suddenly turned to Wen Yang and asked, "You’re not interested in that Qiaoqiao, right? 'Cause I’m gonna make a move!"
Wen Yang froze for a moment. "Qiaoqiao? Who’s that?"
"The cat girl! That cat girl! Damn it, she’s the cutest creature in the world and you can’t even remember her name? Blasphemy!"
"???"
Wen Yang still looked confused. After thinking for a moment, he finally dug up the memory of that flat-chested cat girl who used to tag along behind one of their roommates, calling him ‘big brother’.
Honestly, Ning Chu has a better figure.
"Go ahead, chase her if you want."
Wen Yang waved his hand, completely indifferent.
But Ning Chu suddenly grew alert.
In the story's plot, Qiaoqiao was supposed to co-rent an apartment with Wen Yang and work part-time together, drinking his milk every day!
Even though Qiaoqiao didn’t seem interested in Wen Yang anymore and hadn’t been seen in a while, who knew if she still secretly liked him?
"You can chase her, but don’t bring her around Wen Yang," Ning Chu said.
"Jealous, are we?"
Zhang Shaoqing teased, "I’ve been saying all along you were jealous when you stopped Wen Yang from dating, and you kept denying it."
"......"
At first, she really was just worried about the plot not progressing properly, wanting to avoid derailing the protagonist's destiny.
But now...
Ning Chu stiffly defended herself, "Back then, I was just worried Wen Yang would get tricked by some bad woman..."
"What? So now you are jealous?"
God, was this guy a dog? Why was he chasing this so relentlessly!
She angrily picked up her textbook and swung it at Zhang Shaoqing’s head, but he ducked away.
"Hey! Why are you getting physical!"
"Come on, Shaoqing, just stop already. Why do you always have to provoke Ning Chu?" Wen Yang, caught in the middle, tried to calm things down. "Ning Chu, don’t hit him. Let’s just talk it out."
"Wait, what are you guys talking about?"
Wang Jie, utterly confused, looked around at the lively group. "I can’t understand a word you’re saying."
Everyone paused and turned to look at him.
"Haha! Look at this clueless guy!"
Zhang Shaoqing laughed.
Wang Jie scratched his head in confusion, staring at Zhang Shaoqing.
What was he clueless about? He was still the first man in the dorm to have sex, alright?
"What did I do?"
He turned to Wen Yang, who only smiled without answering, then to Ning Chu, who was dodging his gaze.
"Hey? Someone gonna tell me?"
Zhang Shaoqing grinned at Ning Chu and said, "It’s not fair to keep him in the dark, right?"
"......"
Taking it as her silent consent, he slung his arm around Wang Jie’s shoulder.
"Wang Jie~ tell me, doesn’t Ning Chu look like a girl to you?"
"Uh... I guess?"
"‘Guess’?! Are you blind or what? Either he’s not your type, or you just have no taste!"
"She—she’s pretty..."
Wang Jie mumbled, then hurriedly added, "But Ning Chu, he made me say that, don’t take it the wrong way."
"What are you scared of? Ning Chu’s a girl, of course she's pretty!"
Wang Jie froze, lifting his head in confusion to look at Ning Chu.
At some point, her still youthful face had gained a certain feminine allure. The slight upward tilt of her brows made her peach blossom eyes seem even more enchanting..
As he started to entertain the thought that Ning Chu might really be a girl, he suddenly realized that his own roommate’s looks could easily compete for the title of campus belle.
Seeing that Ning Chu didn’t deny it, nor scold him angrily, Wang Jie scratched his head in puzzlement and asked,
"But... why would a girl live in a male dorm?"
"Obviously so she can chase after Wen Yang~"
Ning Chu laid her head down on the desk, hiding her flushed face.
There was no way she could explain to her dormmates that she used to be male, letting them assume she was here to chase Wen Yang... wasn’t a bad idea.
After all, this university was the main stage for a hentai story, crazy stuff happened here all the time.
"Huh?"
Wang Jie still looked utterly lost.
Zhang Shaoqing, furious at his denseness, smacked Wang Jie a few times on the shoulder.
"Bro! Are you blind? Can’t you tell the two of them are already together?"
"I... I always thought they were just really good friends..."
"Good friends?! Don't you think they’re, like, super clingy? Always together, inseparable!"
"That’s normal though? You and I hang out together all the time too."
"...I'm speechless."
Zhang Shaoqing rolled his eyes at Wang Jie.
"Seriously, how did you even manage to get a girlfriend being this clueless?"
"Me? She chased after me..."
"Fuck! Why has no girl ever chased me?!"
He clutched his chest dramatically, looking utterly heartbroken.
"Where did I fall short, huh? I'm worse off than a freaking shut-in otaku!"
Ning Chu secretly peeked up and saw Wang Jie still staring at her with a shocked, disbelieving expression. Embarrassed, she quickly buried her face back into her arms.
She wonders how Black Bean is doing now…
Hopefully she didn’t start throwing a tantrum in the car, demanding to come find her…
"By the way, Ning Chu," Zhang Shaoqing suddenly asked, "where’s your little cat girl?
I heard you brought her to school yesterday. Why haven't we seen her today?"
"She went home."
"Already? That fast..."
Ning Chu glanced at him suspiciously.
"You’re not thinking about making a move on a ten-year-old loli, are you?"
"I can wait eight years!"
Zhang Shaoqing declared shamelessly.
"It's normal for a man with money to marry a girl who is ten years younger than himself. And besides, she’s only eight years younger!"
"Go chase after that Qiaoqiao of yours."
Ning Chu snorted. She really couldn’t take a liking to this rich second-generation playboy, he looked like the kind who'd have zero sense of responsibility, the type to fool around everywhere just because he had money.
Besides, he’d already been given a chance once. It was Zhang Shaoqing who didn’t treasure it.
But then she remembered that time when Zhang Shaoqing had respectfully served her tea and called her “Mom”...
Ning Chu couldn’t help but burst out laughing, earning a glare from Zhang Shaoqing.
"You’re definitely not thinking anything good!" He accused.
"Do I need to submit a report to you about what I'm thinking?"
"Stop, just stop arguing already."
Wen Yang sighed wearily.
"Can you guys let me concentrate on class? If you’re going to argue, at least don't do it in the first row, right under the teacher's nose."
Ning Chu looked up at the teacher on the stage: "The class has started?"
"......"