Jiang Cheng slipped away to the side of the student dormitory.
Although his attire was strange, everyone was quite busy, and given the language barrier, no one would approach someone from a different region to strike up a conversation.
One girl, while hanging her clothes out to dry, saw him through the window and gave him a wary look, as if she was worried that he was a perverted man who liked to steal things.
Gu Qingwan followed behind, keeping a safe distance. She often sighed and rubbed her forehead; her boss's behavior was so abnormal that it was hard not to attract attention.
Jiang Cheng's eyes quickly scanned the dormitory door signs, and he found dormitory number 14 in no time.
He stepped forward and knocked on the door, while coughing softly.
Light footsteps came from inside the door. Luo Xiaoli, who was standing next to the storage cabinet, suddenly looked up. She knew that apart from Jiang Cheng, almost no one would knock on the door at this time, especially since Jiang Cheng had just said that he was coming.
Just as she was about to open the door, Zhao Xuerou, who was exchanging sarcastic remarks with Ke Bing, was provoked by a certain remark and turned to walk out the door. It seemed that being in the same room with Ke Bing really annoyed her.
With a "click," the door opened.
"Women like you are so annoying, I've had enough of you." Zhao Xuerou, who was cursing as she walked forward, did not notice the figure in the gray hoodie in front of her. She walked very fast and bumped into Jiang Cheng's arms. Her expression instantly turned to surprise.
Luo Xiaoli's pupils shrank sharply. She had a bad feeling earlier, and now her heart clenched.
Jiangcheng! What are you doing!
Luo Xiaoli's cheeks flushed red instantly, not from any other emotion, but from sheer anger.
Zhao Xuerou stopped in her tracks, looked up in confusion, and saw a man wearing a mask. Everything about him was hidden except his eyes, and his forehead was covered by his bangs.
Looking up from this angle, you can see that his eyelashes are very long, and his eyes give off a strangely familiar feeling.
"Who are you? Why are you at our dormitory entrance?" She took a step back warily, and the two lost physical contact.
After scrutinizing her for several seconds, Zhao Xuerou's mind shifted from the frustration of the argument to contemplation. The information her eyes were gathering kept telling her, "I definitely know this person!"
They stared at each other for a minute.
In this eerie atmosphere, the poor, yet proud and foolish Rou Rou finally understood, and she was almost about to blurt out, "Jiang..."
"Hey, don't say it!"
Jiang Cheng stepped into the house, closed the door, and made a "shh" gesture with his finger to his lips to stop Zhao Xuerou from shouting.
Luo Xiaoli flung her hand away, sat on the bed, turned her face away, and her earlobes turned bright red with anger.
Jiang Cheng took off his mask, and his face came into view of the other two.
"How did you get here!" Ke Bing was both surprised and delighted.
"Isn't this because I have something important to tell you..." Jiang Cheng glanced at Luo Xiaoli, who awkwardly turned her head away, but her eyes wouldn't meet his, and she was still sulking.
A blush crept up Zhao Xuerou's cheeks, and she lowered her eyes shyly, a faint smile playing on her lips.
"Just say what you need to say, and then hurry up and leave," the girl sitting on the bed said sourly.
"Well, it's like this. I didn't expect that the three of you girls would be able to pass the brain-like test. Logically speaking, there's nothing wrong with passing; it's your ability. However, some old guys in the Federation are worried that since you're from the same region as me, and Luo Xiaoli and I are a couple, it might have a bad influence if other students found out. So I specially disguised myself and came here to say something, asking you to try to avoid us knowing each other in the future, to maintain a superficial balance. Of course, I won't give you any preferential treatment, so having this relationship is worse than not having it at all."
After listening, Ke Bing felt that Jiang Cheng had said a lot, but she hadn't remembered a single word, only catching two key words.
"Couple".
And those two words kept echoing and repeating in her ears.
Couples... Couples... Couples x10.
Ke Bing was stunned.
She paused for a few seconds, then suddenly spoke up, "Wait, what did you say? With whom?"
"Look, it's her, my girlfriend."
Jiang Cheng tilted his head and pointed to Luo Xiaoli, whose hands were pressed against the side of the bed. She had a pure and innocent appearance that most women envied, with her black hair cascading down. Even when she was angry, she was still so beautiful that she seemed to be bubbling with happiness.
She bit her lip, her lips twitching. Her anger vanished almost instantly, replaced by a strange sense of happiness.
Luo Xiaoli licked the corner of her mouth, her fair wrist unnaturally rising as she casually grabbed a strand of her hair, twirling it between her fingers.
Honestly, saying it outright is such a boyfriend move, and the way he said it seemed to carry a hint of boasting. It was like he was saying, "Look, I have such a great girlfriend."
The most powerful and fastest ball in the world is always the straight shot.
Jiang Cheng's unintentional direct approach not only dissolved the previous cold war atmosphere between them, but also made Luo Xiaoli less concerned about what had just happened.
Yes, he told all the other women everything clearly and without any concealment, so why should I be angry?
In those few seconds, Luo Xiaoli had a thousand thoughts running through her mind. The more she thought about it, the happier she became. She had managed to convince herself, and even felt like laughing.
But I held it in.
Zhao Xuerou looked at Ke Bing with a sarcastic expression.
Very few people know about it.
At least Ke Bing didn't know.
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