Chapter 115: Identity Revealed, Unexpected New Dorm Member! ...
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The glands were swollen and burning hot. Ling Rui collapsed to the ground, feeling weak all over. His head was spinning and his vision was going black. He was panting heavily.
No, this can't be... He... Ha... He absolutely can't faint here... Ha, he absolutely can't be found in this disheveled state...
A slender, fair hand reached out from the bathroom. Ling Rui's cheeks flushed as she clung to the tiles and slowly and laboriously crawled toward the bedside table.
"Crash!" The drawer was pushed open with brute force and slid off unsteadily, scattering everything on the floor with a jarring sound.
"It was right here... Where did it go..." Ling Rui lay on the ground, frantically searching. He bit his lip tightly, his movements becoming increasingly hurried.
Finally, just before he was about to lose control, he found the box full of inhibitors, inside which lay countless vials of different colors.
The image of his father's cold face suddenly flashed into his mind. Ling Rui paused, his hand holding the inhibitor, as his brain uncontrollably recalled the conversation the two had in the study before the report.
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In the Ling family study, Ling Rui stood in front of the desk.
"The merman genes in your body are unstable, and you will need to undergo treatment for some time."
The blue-haired man, who was handling official business, had a cold expression, as if the boy with the genetic defect in front of him was not his child, but an insignificant stranger.
"I know my own body, I can go to school!" Ling Rui clenched his fists and growled.
"Do as you please, I'm just stating the facts. Don't blame me for not warning you, unstable merfolk genes can potentially cause gender transformation. You're not a pure-blooded merfolk, so this transformation will be very painful," Ling Ze said calmly, his personal terminal flashing. He glanced at the time; the meeting was about to begin.
After saying that, he pulled out a signed document that read, "Here's what you wanted. I'm very busy. If you need anything, contact the housekeeper. You're an adult now, and you can make your own decisions about your life."
The signature fluttered to the ground, and in a daze, the page overlapped with the inhibitor in front of him. Ling Rui's fingers trembled as he gripped the glass tube tightly, taking deep breaths repeatedly. Scales on his abdomen were faintly visible, and his eyes were filled with tears.
With his last ounce of consciousness, he plunged the inhibitor deep into the gland at the back of his neck, "...Ha...Ah—!"
The cool liquid was pushed into his glands, and the burning heat in his body gradually subsided. Ling Rui regained some strength and slowly stood up, supporting himself against the wall. Beads of sweat on his neck swayed and dripped down, leaving dark stains on the expensive fur carpet.
Ling Rui went to the bathroom again and washed off all the stickiness from his body. His long, blue hair was gathered behind his head, revealing his smooth, full forehead. He reached out and wiped the water vapor off the mirror, then turned his head slightly. Sure enough, the gill fins behind his ears were becoming more and more obvious.
When did this strange thing start? There was nothing wrong when I left home this morning.
Looking back on today's events, Ling Rui realized that the only difference was the argument he had with the pervert in the cafeteria.
After being suppressed by her pheromones, my head felt hot, and my glands felt strange. A strange scent… could it be Pei Qing's pheromones? Certain Alpha or Omega pheromones can indeed cause instability during a merman's transformation period.
Sure enough, Ling Rui slammed his eyes shut. He knew it; nothing good would come of meeting that pervert! Ugh! I'm so angry!
Inhibitors can only suppress the symptoms temporarily. Thinking of the painful transformation he experienced while researching the information, Ling Rui couldn't help but shudder. The thought of backing out arose in his mind. Maybe he should ask for leave and go back to the Ling family...
"Useless."
No, no, the thought of disappointment on his father's face quickly dissuaded Ling Rui. Joining the First Army, running for student council president... everything he did was to follow in his father's footsteps and earn his father's praise.
Therefore, we absolutely cannot slink back! As long as we increase the concentration of the inhibitor, Ling Rui is not convinced that it cannot be suppressed.
As for that damned Pei Qing… Ling Rui frowned, clenched his fist and then let it go. The situation was urgent, so he would let her off the hook for now and deal with her later.
Ling Rui had planned everything perfectly, but Ye Ling suddenly sent him an explosive message that night.
"What did you say?! You want to stay in Pei Qing's dorm?"
"Yes! I've figured it out. Even if she doesn't...blah blah blah..." Ye Ling excitedly waved her hands and babbled on and on, the invisible little dog tail behind her practically wagging like a propeller.
Anyway, this wasn't the first or second time that A-Qian had ignored him. He kept sending messages because he couldn't reach out to her online. As for offline? Come on, they could talk face-to-face now. This was a precious opportunity, and he had to do everything he could to get closer to A-Qian! Luckily, there was still a spot available in their dorm, and he was determined to show A-Qian his resolve!
"No way! I don't agree!" Ling Rui crossed his arms, his face extremely sour.
"Huh? Why not? I'm going!" In mid-air, Ye Ling's virtual image vividly conveyed his grievance.
“There’s no reason,” Ling Rui said curtly, changing the subject. “If you move out of the neighborhood, we won’t be able to play games together anymore.”
"No, I'll move the game pod over too," Ye Ling explained.
"Tch, she lives in a dormitory, nothing like our single suites." Ling Rui rarely softened his tone, earnestly trying to persuade her. "The space is so small; I heard the living room in dormitories is shared, and the bedrooms are pitifully tiny." He knew Ye Ling always cared about her gaming experience, this reason should work...
“It’s okay,” Ye Ling suddenly blurted out, “I… no longer need to reminisce in the game.” The person he had been thinking about day and night was now within reach.
"Why?" Ling Rui asked sincerely, "You and that pervert—"
“A-Qian isn’t a pervert.” Ye Ling’s eyes were unwavering.
“Okay, Pei Qing, that’s enough. You just met her by chance, how could you be so infatuated? She must have used some strange method, her homosexuality…” Ling Rui was forced to change his address, it felt very awkward to call her by her name so formally.
“She’s not gay, and she didn’t seduce me. Our meeting wasn’t by chance; it was just that I liked her unilaterally, but I didn’t realize it before.” Ye Ling said earnestly.
“I… I’ve actually been keeping something from you,” he said hesitantly, not daring to look his friend in the eye. “She’s the benefactor I used to pester in the game, the one we used to do dungeons with, ‘Cyan.’”
"She's 'Cyanide'? No wonder I get annoyed whenever I see her... Wait, how do you know what she really looks like? Have you met her in person?" Ling Rui asked, pointing out the key words.
“Um,” Ye Ling scratched her head sheepishly, “Do you remember the time I messaged you for help? I ran away from home to find her, and then… hehe.” The blond man A’s face suddenly turned red.
"I went through all that trouble to get you out of the house, and this is what you do?! You just go to meet her?!" Ling Rui was furious and grabbed a pillow from the bed, throwing it at Ye Ling's face. The virtual image flickered for a moment as the pillow passed through her, then quickly returned to clear.
Ye Ling looked up at the sky and down at the ground, ignoring her friend in front of her, muttering to herself, "Anyway, I'm moving dorms..."
"Alright, there's no point in talking to you about this now," Ling Rui sighed, increasingly convinced that Pei Qing had ulterior motives, actually bringing her deception from the game into reality! As her childhood friend, he couldn't let Ye Ling, this simple-minded (stupid) fool, be deceived by this bad woman!
"Are there any empty rooms in their dormitory now?" Ling Rui suddenly asked.
“I remember there is one,” Ye Ling said, flipping through the dormitory approval form. “Yes, there’s one left! Hey, why are you asking about this…” As if he had thought of something, his voice grew softer and softer, and his eyes grew brighter and brighter.
"Is Ari moving in with me?!"
"Otherwise what? You've moved out, who am I supposed to hang out with when I'm bored?" Ling Rui casually made up an excuse, wanting to see what tricks this perverted Pei Qing could pull!
"I knew you were all talk and no action, Arui. Aqing is such a nice person, you two will definitely become good friends!"
"Hmph." Ling Rui snorted coldly, secretly rolling his eyes. Anyone who wants to be friends with that pervert is lucky if they don't fight every day.
Meanwhile, in the student union office, Gu Zichen was trembling with anger as he held the dormitory list in his hand.
"When did those two bastards get there first? They deserve to die..." Gu Zichen tore the two newly printed dormitory transfer forms to shreds and threw them into the destruction device.
Didn't they initially only have one student in their dorm?
"Yes, it's him." A student council member handed over a photo; the nerdy face in the photo was as hazy and gloomy as ever.
Looking at the photo, Gu Zichen suddenly chuckled softly, "I remember, if a student agrees to change dormitories, the school can't refuse, right?" A sly glint flashed in his beautiful cat-like eyes.
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Pei Qian was completely unaware of the countless events unfolding on campus. All she knew was that if she didn't have classes in the afternoon, she could lie comfortably in her warm dorm room until the next day!
"Beep beep beep beep~" Pei Qing hummed a little tune as she stepped into the dormitory. The faint buzzing of her personal terminal was masked by the music. She had no idea what dramatic event was about to happen tonight.
"Hmm?" Her gaze was drawn to the coat hanging on the balcony. There didn't seem to be anything on the balcony when she left this morning.
Suddenly, Pei Qian had a flash of inspiration. She glanced at the monitor in the opposite room. Sure enough, it quietly displayed 'Checked in'. She realized that her roommate, whom she had never met before, had returned before her.
It's such a pity, she was just a hair's breadth away from seeing what her roommate looked like. Pei Qing didn't intend to knock on the door to say hello; she was just a little curious.
Besides, what if her roommate is difficult to get along with? She doesn't want to cause trouble for herself; she's much more relaxed now.
"Click." A faint sound came from behind.
Chu Xiao raised his eyes, glanced indifferently at the doorway, and then lowered his head to look at the academic research report in his hand.
In the first year of the Joint Army, there are no restrictions on majors. Large lectures are held uniformly, and elective courses are chosen based on interest. Students can postpone choosing their major. Unlike other students, Chu Xiao had already decided on mechanical theory and found a tutor before the start of the semester.
This academic report was rejected by his supervisor. Chu Xiao frowned almost imperceptibly, then began to use his personal computer to collect information, constantly making corrections and revisions to the report and revising the research content.
After revising and refining until around nine o'clock in the evening, Chu Xiao finally finished his research. He stretched, took off his glasses, rubbed his sore temples, and noticed the red marks on his tender, pale cheeks.
"Why is this room so small! Why would someone with a spacious single suite choose to come to this run-down place!"
"Gently, gently! Don't ruin my carpet! Tsk!"
A commotion came from outside the door, and the people inside pressed the handle.
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Author's Note: Heave-ho! Speeding up the plot! Aiming to finish it soon! [Go for it!][Go for it!][Go for it!]
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