Chapter 1 Boyfriend, is your ex-boyfriend really that hateful?

When Cheng Sijie stepped out of the lab, the night was already as dark as ink. A cool, damp breeze gently brushed against her slightly tired cheeks. It was already 9:30 when she returned to her dorm. Pushing open the door, she found the room quiet except for the low hum of the air conditioner. Her two roommates were already lying obediently in bed—An Muyun, hearing the door open, immediately peeked half her head out from behind the curtain and whispered, "Sijie, you're finally back! Hurry up and wash up, I'm waiting for you to put me to sleep."

Xin Shuang interrupted with a smile: "Don't rush me, let Sijie catch her breath." She turned to the side, her voice filled with gentle laughter, "We went to try a newly opened dessert shop today, and we specially saved a mango pomelo sago daifuku for you, which is on your table."

Cheng Sijie put down her heavy canvas bag, a slight smile playing on her lips: "Really? I'm actually hungry." Just as she was about to reach for the box, a loud game start sound suddenly rang out from the upper left bunk, followed by a sweet female voice: "Okay, I'm on my mic~ It's okay, my roommate doesn't mind."

Xin Shuang hesitated, then stopped herself from speaking: "..."

She rolled her eyes, thinking to herself, "Are you crazy?"

An Muyun, who had a gentle nature, tapped on the bed frame and said, "Liang Momo, could you please keep your voice down?"

There was no sound from the bed. An Muyun was speechless. She winked at Cheng Sijie, "Sijie, you should go wash up quickly, or the lights will be turned off soon."

Cheng Sijie nodded, but didn't rush to move. She first carefully sorted and put away the books in her backpack, and then suddenly paused when she took out the washbasin—the bottle of makeup remover sample that she had carefully tried was now sticky, with oil stains remaining on the cap.

She has slightly sensitive skin and specifically chose this gentle product for testing. The sample didn't have a pump, so she used it very carefully each time, never allowing any liquid to spill.

Only one person in this dorm would do that.

She looked up at the bed curtains that were tightly drawn in the upper left corner.

Cheng Sijie took out a washcloth and slowly wiped the bottle clean.

"Liang Momo, you used my makeup remover." She didn't use a question, she used a statement.

The loud game noise and voice chat from the other end were still disruptive. Cheng Sijie, not one to tolerate it, banged on her bed frame a few times. A beautiful face with long, flowing hair appeared, her expression full of impatience. "What are you doing? Are you crazy?"

Cheng Sijie said, "Who gave you permission to use my makeup remover?"

The other person said matter-of-factly, "We're roommates, what's wrong with me using it? Don't you also use An Muyun's facial cleanser? I also used your foundation, thank you."

Cheng Sijie said, "Are you really going to throw caution to the wind and be shameless?"

Liang Momo asked in shock, "Who are you talking about?"

Xin Shuang and An Muyun have relatively mild personalities, but after being influenced by Cheng Sijie for a period of time, they are no longer the pushovers they were when Liang Momo bullied them. "I'm talking to you. You play games in the middle of the night all day long. You should just say you have Yu Yu syndrome. If you are really that anxious and stressed, then move out and live on your own. You call your boyfriend every day and scream in the middle of the night. How are we supposed to live?"

Liang Momo's lips trembled. "You...you've never done this before. Are you bullying me because Cheng Sijie has connections at school? Do you believe I'll post this online?"

Cheng Sijie said, "Sister, you've already been summoned by the school. If you don't behave yourself, you should go home and drop out of school. You're all dressed up and flaunting yourself when you're playing games with your friends. You never participate in group hygiene. Every time the school conducts an inspection, points are deducted because of you. Xin Shuang's evaluation for excellence was completely ruined because of you. You lent An Muyun's professional course notes to someone else without her permission, and they ended up being all dirty. How many heartless things have you done this semester alone?"

As she spoke, her expression changed, and she looked apologetic. "Oh dear, I'm so sorry. I hope I didn't upset you. I forgot about your psychological issues. I'm sorry, baby, I can't guarantee what will happen if you use my things again."

Liang Momo hesitated for a moment, but couldn't say anything.

A short while later, faint sobbing could be heard coming from her bed.

Cheng Sijie ignored her.

The dorms at C University are very nice. Although the master's dorms are four-person rooms, the space is very large, with a private bathroom and excellent soundproofing. You could live very comfortably, but if you encounter a weirdo or a lunatic, there's nothing you can do.

It's true that you need someone to take care of you when you're sick. We're all girls, and even if you have menstrual cramps or a cold and fever, you can help each other by getting hot water or buying medicine. What's the difference between someone who acts like a big shot here because they're a vulnerable group and those sleazy men who live off women?

Cheng Sijie took the toiletries and went out. She sighed and prepared to add a lock to her cabinet, put her daily necessities inside and lock them away. Although she knew that Liang Momo was just a paper tiger, bullying the weak and fearing the strong, she was still afraid that something might happen.

She took a good shower, dried her hair, and applied conditioner. Although her hair was medium length, it was thick and voluminous. After dyeing it once, it was a little frizzy. Recently, she had to apply conditioner twice every time she washed her hair. However, considering that it was already late and the lights would be turned off at 11:30, she only applied conditioner once. She finished showering in forty minutes, checked her phone, and saw that it was 10:30.

Cheng Sijie thought for a moment and sent a message to Xin Shuang and An Muyun, "I'm not going to do a live stream tonight. You two can find some sleep-aid videos to watch, babies."

An Muyun sent a crying kitten emoji, "What should I do? I'm immune to all those videos. I just want to hear your trigger sound and the wind chime cup..."

Xin Shuang also posted something along these lines.

Cheng Sijie had been back in the dorm for a month. The two of them had been suffering from mild insomnia due to Liang Momo's torment, so when they heard that Cheng Sijie was a sleep aid streamer, they excitedly invited her to do a sleep aid live stream in the dorm. During those days, Liang Momo took leave to go home and recuperate, and the two of them finally got a good night's sleep.

Now that Liang Momo has returned to the dormitory, the two of them are exhausted. She greeted the counselor and told him that she had been in a car accident. As for why she was in a car accident, it was because her roommate did not tell her that the classroom for her major course was changed at the last minute, and she was too anxious.

I don't know what she cried about to her counselor.

Previously, Xin Shuang and An Muyun were quite taken aback by this smooth little combo. Both of them were well-mannered girls who had never encountered such a person before. For a moment, at the age of twenty-three or twenty-four, they were helpless against this oddball.

Cheng Sijie moved out of the dormitory during her first year of graduate school, but she kept her dormitory bed until this year when she returned to the dormitory. In her second year of graduate school, she had a lot of things to do, such as writing her thesis, submitting papers, applying for doctoral programs, and applying for awards and honors. It would be too inconvenient to live off-campus anymore.

However, it won't really cause any major trouble, mainly because she broke up with her boyfriend.

When her boyfriend was on tour in North America, he asked her to put aside her experiments and go with him. Cheng Sijie refused, and her boyfriend made some harsh remarks, leading to a falling out. They haven't been in contact for six months now.

But that's only on the surface.

Cheng Sijie knew that this guy was constantly spying on her social media, but she couldn't be bothered to care.

This guy always boasts about his good family background, good looks, and everything else about himself. He's extremely arrogant. Otherwise, why would he make such an unreasonable request?

Cheng Sijie posted a notice in her fan group: "Dear fans in Marseille, there will be no broadcast today ovo"

The group is always very active; these are all long-time fans who have been with her for several years. They get along well, whether chatting amongst themselves or watching each other's live streams. Hearing what she said, they all expressed their regret.

"Chengcheng, could you please make another video to accompany your studies? Your previous video of writing characters without voice is already worn smooth qwq"

"I want to hear you chat..."

"I also want beauty-themed background music."

Cheng Sijie thought for a moment, "I just bought some bracelets. Next time I go to the rented house, I'll record AMSR for bracelets of various materials for everyone."

"I've been busy with my studies lately, and oh dear, my experiments keep going wrong. I'm really thinking of buying some mystical items to hang in the lab. My junior colleague said that he can get data by barking like a dog every time. I'm wondering if I should try that too."

She really enjoys the warm atmosphere of her fan group. She updates her content in a relaxed manner, and her fans are also relaxed, so the atmosphere is great.

At this moment, a user with the ID [Cc橙汁百分百] sent a red envelope, saying, "Orange Baby, get some rest."

Everyone cheered, "Wow, Sister Cc is so generous!"

"I bumped into something. I bumped into something."

My sister spoils me so much, oh my god, it's so sweet!

Although Cheng Sijie is just a small streamer with 300,000 followers on the platform, she has a magical constitution and actually has a group of loyal wealthy female fans.

Cheng Sijie chatted with her fans in the fan group, which made her feel much better.

Today should have been her fourth anniversary with her ex-boyfriend, but unfortunately, they broke up.

Otherwise, we would have harvested flowers today.

Cheng Sijie felt wronged, and the thought of that lunatic made her feel angry.

She opened WeChat, tapped on a chat window, and saw an "h" displayed under the name. She pursed her lips and sent a message:

"Senior, are you asleep?"

h replied quickly, "No."

His character is a senior from high school who went to the same high school as Cheng Sijie. Although Cheng Sijie doesn't know him, he has long been in love with her, so he went through the high school contact list and added her on WeChat.

Cheng Sijie was lying in bed when a loud burst of music suddenly erupted from the left side of the bed—the kind of background music from a game battle. It was already past eleven o'clock, and An Muyun, a light sleeper, was startled even with earplugs in. "What's wrong? What's wrong?"

Cheng Sijie remained silent. She had just gotten her nails done, the short French manicure style. She thought about it quietly for a moment, then didn't say anything.

An Muyun saw that the light on her bed was still on and looked at her expectantly, hoping that she would stand up for her. But to her surprise, Cheng Sijie's bed remained quiet.

An Muyun scratched her head. Well, she wasn't as tough as Cheng Sijie. She had always tolerated Liang Momo's various noises at night. Her parents wouldn't allow her to move out of the dormitory, saying it wasn't safe. Roommate schedule issues could be communicated and worked out.

How am I supposed to communicate and get along with this? An Muyun thought bitterly: It's like a scholar encountering a soldier—you can't reason with him!

She also has friends who have poor mental health due to excessive academic pressure, suffering from mild anxiety, but her friends have never used this as a tool to demand unlimited tolerance from others.

At this moment, seemingly sensing An Muyun's cowardice and silence, Liang Momo suddenly turned over.

Xin Shuang finally snapped, "Liang Momo, can you please wear your headphones properly? Do you know how many times you've woken me up?"

Liang Momo remained silent.

But there was no sound from her end.

"Great." Xin Shuang thought: "As expected, Cheng Sijie did the right thing. With such a shameless person, if you take a step back, you'll end up taking even more."

She lay down, just about to drift off to sleep, when Liang Momo suddenly turned on the bedside lamp. Tears streamed down her face, and her beautiful features possessed a pure yet stubborn beauty. If one ignored what she was saying, she was truly a delicate and pretty young woman. "Xin Shuang, can't you be a little more understanding of me? I was just dumped. That scumbag cheated on me. What more do you want from me? I've already been very strong."

"I've always wanted to get along well with everyone, but... but, as you know, I can't control myself!"

Cheng Sijie held her phone and saw a message from h on the screen: "Why can't you sleep?"

Cheng Sijie replied expressionlessly, "It reminded me of my stingy ex-boyfriend who never bought me a gift for our anniversary."

He turned on his desk lamp and shone it on Liang Momo, asking, "Do you want me to call 120 for you?"

Liang Momo was a little afraid of her. Generally speaking, even the counselor was intimidated by her, but Cheng Sijie always seemed to see through her and didn't fall for her tearful act at all. Liang Momo, who had always been able to solve many problems by crying since she was a child, didn't know how to deal with someone like Cheng Sijie.

Liang Momo puffed out her chest. "No need, Sijie."

Cheng Sijie said, "Professor Li has class early tomorrow morning. You're from a different major, so you'll have to catch up on his major courses, right? He's very strict about attendance checks, and he has an exceptionally good memory, you know that?"

Cheng Sijie said, "You really should go to sleep, it's getting late."

Cheng Sijie is the only precious daughter in her family, but her mother has been fighting with her patriarchal grandmother since she was a child. Cheng Sijie has been influenced by this and knows the trick of bullying the strong by taking advantage of the weak.

As long as you present the facts and reason things out, don't let them lead you astray, and don't give them any benefits, there won't be a problem.

After all, these people aren't reckless. If they were seriously ill to the point of affecting their lives, they wouldn't be full of energy every day, crying to everyone about how pitiful they are.

Liang Momo was interrupted from casting a spell and said weakly, "Okay. I've really been in a bad mood lately, please bear with me."

Xin Shuang whispered, "Anyway, don't disturb our rest."

An Muyun, who had been quiet all along, also said, "The dormitory is a place where everyone stays, so please be mindful."

This was the first time Liang Momo had been confronted by everyone, and she didn't dare to speak.

Cheng Sijie lowered the bed curtains and continued checking WeChat. Her senior, H, replied, "Was your ex-boyfriend really that hateful?"

"Is it so hateful that you like him so much, thinking about him every day and then having to give him the silent treatment and break up?"

Cheng Sijie sneered and turned off her phone.

A note from the author:

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[Laughing out loud] Here's a recap of the previously released chapter~

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