Chapter 16

The air conditioner was running in the dormitory, and the temperature dropped quickly.

Pei Huai casually asked Li Miao if she had decided which computer to buy.

“Okay, I’ve checked. I found it’s cheaper to buy online, so I’ve already placed an order. It should arrive in the next day or two,” Li Miao replied.

Pei Huai: "If you buy a computer, will you still have money for food?"

There were only a few hundred yuan left in Li Miao's account.

“Yes, I can. If not, I can ask my brother for some,” Li Miao said.

Pei Huai nodded, relieved that Li Miao and her brother were there and there shouldn't be any major problems.

The iodine solution on Li Miao's foot wound slowly dried.

He glanced down to make sure he wouldn't get the sheets dirty after getting into bed, then told Pei Huai and got into bed.

"Hmm." Pei Huai looked up as he responded, and happened to catch a glimpse of Li Miao getting into bed and bending over, her clothes swaying slightly and inadvertently revealing a section of her slender waist.

It's very thin, so thin that you can hold it in one hand.

Pei Huai believes that Li Miao should eat more to help her grow.

He heard rustling sounds.

It was Li Miao who was putting up the bed curtains to cover the room.

Pei Huai asked in surprise, "Liang Yixuan and the others should be back soon. Do we really need to cover ourselves up so thoroughly for such a short time?"

“Hmm…” Li Miao looked at Pei Huai with difficulty.

If you don't cover it up, how can you turn back into a cat and see where your paws are injured?

"Can't I? I want to cover it up." Li Miao pouted, her tone sullen.

"I didn't mean you can't. If you want to, then do whatever makes you happy," Pei Huai said calmly.

"Okay, I'll get up when they get back." After giving all the instructions, Li Miao continued with what he was doing until he had created a safe little space for himself.

~o( =∩ω∩= )m

Hehehe.

Li Miao instantly transformed back to her original form, and in a very alluring sitting posture, she spread her legs to examine the wound on her cat paws.

When I turned back into a cat, the wound wasn't on my foot; it was actually a cut on my paw pad.

Li Miao bit her lip, feeling wronged. She cursed the military training shoes a hundred times in her heart, thinking he would throw them far away later!

Li Miao blew a breeze on the tender pink baby paws to relieve the pain.

He licked it himself after I applied iodine solution, but before I applied any more.

The medicine should be more effective for humans than his ability to recover through saliva.

Li Miao resisted the urge to lick the pink cat paws and put them back.

Just then, his brother sent him a message asking how his military training went today.

Li Miao took a picture of her brother's paw pads, which were bruised and chapped.

[Miaomiao: It hurts so much QAQ]

Li Xuan was so shocked that he wanted to sprint from outside the school to Peking University to find his younger brother in room 304.

[Miaomiao: Brother, don't worry, Pei Huai has already applied medicine for me, I should be better soon]

Li Xuan: [That won't do, your paw pads are injured, I have to come to school to check on you.]

[Miaomiao: No need, I'm about to eat. It would be too much trouble for you to come, brother. I'm fine. Hug]

Li Xuan still couldn't let go of his worries.

Li Miao had to use a lot of coquettishness and cuteness to calm her brother down, telling him that he didn't need to worry so much.

He said Pei Huai and his roommates were all very nice.

On the other side, Li Xuan saw his younger brother praising someone and hummed through his nose.

It's perfectly normal for a younger brother's roommate to help him.

His younger brother is the most beautiful cat.

She's so good-looking even as a human, it's no wonder she's popular.

Thinking of this, Li Xuan opened the post on the Peking University forum about selecting the campus heartthrob. The new round of campus heartthrob and campus beauty pageant was in full swing.

"What kind of aesthetic sense is that? Why is Pei Huai considered better than my brother?" Li Xuan angrily voted for his brother and then forwarded the link to Pei Qingsong, asking him to vote for Miaomiao.

Pei Qingsong, still in the library: [Yes, I've already submitted it.]

Should I help you get some more votes?

Pei Qingsong, who was the campus heartthrob in previous years and is still a prominent figure at Peking University, has many WeChat contacts.

Li Xuan: [If you don't find it troublesome... thank you.]

Pei Qingsong: [It's nothing, as for a thank-you gift, just let me rub my belly a little more tonight.]

Upon seeing the message, Li Xuan scoffed dismissively. He knew Pei Qingsong's thoughts weren't so simple!

Pei Qingsong has grouped his WeChat contacts.

For things like voting, you can ask your friends or junior students to vote for you so as not to bother the professors.

He directly forwarded the link to his WeChat Moments and added a caption, hoping everyone would vote for Li Miao.

Friends and juniors liked and commented that there was no problem and that they had already voted.

Pei Qingsong's parents and Pei Huai's mother were all dumbfounded when they saw this.

If I'm not mistaken, Pei Huai is in first place, and now Pei Qingsong is campaigning for Li Miao, who is in second place?

Although I didn't understand the profound reasons behind it, Pei Qingsong must have had his reasons for doing so.

Pei Qingsong's parents registered and voted.

"Anyway, Pei Huai doesn't care about this kind of activity, so I'll help Qing Song by voting for this little kid named Li Miao." Pei Huai's mother said to herself while sitting on the sofa, with two aunties standing next to her.

"To be honest, I think this boy named Li Miao is much better looking than Pei Huai." Pei Huai's mother underestimated the power of genes.

When I was pregnant and giving birth, I longed for a warm and caring little cutie to accompany me.

Little did she know that her son would completely inherit her husband's cold, icy personality.

The boy in the picture, smiling so brightly and with such delicate features, is no less handsome than her son next to her, whose face is frozen.

After casting her vote, Pei Huai's mother took her phone upstairs to the study and asked her husband to vote for Li Miao as well.

Meanwhile, Pei Huai also saw Pei Qingsong's WeChat Moments post where he was campaigning for Li Miao.

He left a comment under the post with a blank expression: ?

Cousin: [What's wrong? I didn't send it to the wrong person.]

After Pei Huai told his cousin that nothing was wrong, he then registered an account to vote for Li Miao and forwarded the post.

Liang Yixuan and Li Hang, who had just bought dinner outside the school, were on their way back when they saw Pei Huai's post about campaigning for Li Miao.

Liang Yixuan and Li Hang: "???"

It must be some serious illness.

Since the person in first place has already shared the message urging everyone to vote for Li Miao as the school heartthrob, Liang Yixuan thinks it would be better to just let Li Miao be number one, since Pei Huai has already "conceded defeat."

But isn't this ranking incorrect?

"I only ranked fifth. Who are the top two? I'm not happy about it."

Li Hang, who wasn't on the list: "..."

It's heartbreaking, truly heartbreaking.

***

After dinner, Li Miao took the medicine her roommate brought back and applied it to herself.

He was going to take a shower before going to bed.

Pei Huai saw that Li Miao was carrying a bath towel and clothes to change into on his arm, and asked him if it was convenient for him to wash his hair and take a shower by himself.

"Even if it's inconvenient, it has to be convenient, otherwise you can help me take a bath?" Li Miao said, tilting her head.

Pei Huai was speechless.

"Asking such a stupid question, you're an idiot." Li Miao shook her head helplessly.

"Goose, goose, goose, goose, goose~" Liang Yixuan burst into laughter, honking like a goose.

Li Hang glanced at Liang Yixuan, who was laughing so hard he was completely out of control, and then accidentally saw himself in the mirror when he turned around.

This damn world that demands good looks!

***

Pei Huai forwarded the voting link, and the news that Li Miao was the school's most handsome student quickly spread among the class and freshmen.

Since Pei Huai himself thinks so, then Li Miao truly deserves the title of school heartthrob!

As a result, many girls who initially voted for Pei Huai quietly went to vote for Li Miao instead.

Li Miao's foot injury healed quickly.

Saying he would throw the shoes far away was just a momentary outburst.

Even after throwing away the old shoes, I still need to buy new sneakers.

He had no money left.

So he stuffed soft cloth into his shoes.

With soft fabric in front, Li Miao wasn't worried about the cat's paws getting chafed.

Military training continued as usual.

Having bought a computer, Li Miao didn't have much money left. She hadn't found a suitable way to make money yet, and she didn't want to trouble her brother so soon.

Even Miaomiao has her pride, you know.

As a result, Li Miao became even more frugal with her meals.

For three consecutive days, Li Miao refused her roommate's suggestion to eat out.

They only eat in the cafeteria, and only the cheapest rice with vegetables.

We eat stir-fried greens, stir-fried bean sprouts, and stir-fried shredded potatoes in rotation.

It really saves money.

It's just a bit bland.

Liang Yixuan and Li Hang didn't like the food in the cafeteria and usually ate out, so they didn't know about this.

Only Pei Huai took the initiative to accompany Li Miao to the cafeteria for a meal.

Pei Huai only ate vegetarian food every time he saw Li Miao.

I would then get more food for myself and buy extra chicken legs.

When Li Miao couldn't help but cast a bright, envious glance at him, almost drooling with envy, Pei Huai would always expressionlessly share the meat and chicken leg with Li Miao.

Pei Huai really wanted to ask Li Miao directly if she was really that short of money, and that he could give her some.

But fearing that saying it directly would hurt Li Miao's self-esteem, they never brought it up.

Pei Huai frowned slightly when he saw that Li Miao had only ordered one vegetarian dish again.

Doesn't Li Miao's brother know that Li Miao isn't eating well?

As he put meat from his plate onto Li Miao's plate, he couldn't help but ask the question.

Li Miao's face flushed red instantly.

He could see that Pei Huai's act of sharing meat with him was a sign of his concern.

He didn't tell his brother that he didn't have much money left. This was supposed to be a trial for him, and his brother must have spent a lot of money hiring a tutor for him; he couldn't rely on his brother for everything.

“I didn’t tell my brother… I want to earn my own money. Military training will be over soon, and I’ll have more time during the day.”

"Don't worry, I've already found a part-time job at a cat cafe, and I'll be earning money soon."

Hearing that Li Miao had her own plans and considerations, Pei Huai, whose roommate wasn't even a good friend, didn't say anything more.

"Yes, if you need money, I can lend it to you. You can pay it back slowly later," Pei Huai said.

Li Miao: "Okay!"

After the conversation, Pei Huai, as usual, put the chicken leg on Li Miao's plate.

Li Miao's face turned bright red, and her legs under the table twitched slightly. This time, she was too embarrassed to pretend that she didn't know anything and eat Pei Huai's food.

"You eat it, I've already eaten several of your chicken legs." Li Miao muttered embarrassedly, her face flushed.

Pei Huai lowered his eyes and glanced into the boy's amber eyes, then chuckled.

Do you think I wouldn't have the money to buy two chicken drumsticks?

“Oh…” Li Miao’s ears also turned red. “I feel like you’re making fun of me for being stupid.”

“Your intuition is pretty accurate,” Pei Huai replied.

Li Miao: "!"

I almost lost my temper and started baring my teeth.

Who's stupid? He got into a top university with high scores in just a few months on his own!

Li Miao's eyes flashed fiercely as she glared at Pei Huai.

Pei Huai found it amusing and reached out to pinch Li Miao's cheek.

"Get your face off!" Li Miao said, her words slurred.

"Okay, hurry up and eat, or you won't have time for your lunch break," Pei Huai said.

Li Miao rubbed his cheeks, deciding not to argue with Pei Huai for the sake of the meat.

"Ah, my home is so much better. I can pick so many mushrooms just by picking them casually, and I can make a lot of money selling them at the market," Li Miao sighed.

Pei Huai raised an eyebrow slightly: "Picking mushrooms?"

"Yes, there are mushrooms like chicken-of-the-woods and matsutake. The environment behind my house is particularly good. Every time it rains, there are so many mushrooms that we can't pick them all."

"Unlike college students who only get 20 yuan an hour for part-time jobs."

One hour is enough for Li Miao to pick a lot of mushrooms!

Part-time jobs are really tiring for college students.

As Pei Huai listened to Li Miao's rambling, something suddenly came to mind.

Before the college entrance exam, my cousin asked him to tutor a junior student. Could it be Li Miao?

My cousin and Li Miao are a couple, which is why my cousin rarely asks him for help.

Pei Huai looked at Li Miao with a probing gaze.

Looking back, Li Miao's voice seems somewhat similar to her junior's; both are clean and clear youthful voices.