Chapter 3
Some time later, the college entrance examination results were released.
Li Miao not only passed the undergraduate entrance exam required by her elders in the community, but also exceeded the first-tier university admission score by more than 20 points.
On the day she received her acceptance letter, Li Miao lay on it all night, swishing her tail contentedly.
The first step of the plan to protect Little Bell has been successful. The next step is to go to big cities and universities to learn and gain experience step by step.
While waiting for the results, Li Miao was not idle.
My brother told me that going to university requires tuition and living expenses, which is a considerable expense.
For many days in a row, Li Miao went up the mountain to pick fruit and mushrooms to sell at the market.
Before the start of the school year, Grandma Li accompanied Miaomiao to the county town to buy the essentials for college students.
Suitcase, two or three new outfits, a new cell phone and a computer.
"Grandma, do I look good in this outfit?" Li Miao pushed open the dressing room door and stood under the bright lights.
He wore a brand-new sky-blue short-sleeved shirt, revealing a slim waist. He paired it with casual shorts that fell above his knees, recommended by the sales assistant, making him look clean and refreshing.
Grandma Li thought he was handsome. Miao Miao looked good in both old and new clothes, and the smile on her face never left.
The sales assistant standing next to him was also stunned by the boy's outstanding good looks.
She thought to herself, "How could there be such a handsome boy in such a small county town?" Even at such close range, she couldn't see any flaws on the boy's face. His natural, unadorned face was far superior to some male idols in the Chinese entertainment industry who relied on photo editing to gain fans.
When it was time to pay, the sales assistant gave me the biggest discount because of Li Miao's beautiful appearance.
I overheard the boy and his grandmother discussing their plans to buy electronic products at a mobile phone store and a computer store.
After hesitating for a moment, the sales assistant told them in a tone of someone who had been through it all.
Mobile phone stores in the county town don't offer many discounts, and computer stores are even more outrageous, selling low-end computers worth 3,000 yuan for double the price.
Having rarely visited the county town since childhood, Li Miao's eyes widened in astonishment. "So many heartless people!"
"Pretty sister, you're so kind. Miaomiao thanks you sincerely." Limiao blinked her amber eyes and thanked her sincerely.
The sales assistant's heart was instantly captivated; she was overjoyed by the greeting "pretty sister."
He continued to offer enthusiastic advice: "I think you're a college student this year."
"In that case, you should go to university and buy electronics with your roommates. The discounts around the school will definitely be better, and you're less likely to get ripped off if you buy with a group of guys."
Li Miao seemed to have received an exceptionally precious guide to new life. She blinked her eyelashes and thanked them several times.
***
Time flew by and it was time for Li Miao to leave for school.
Grandma was very worried about Miaomiao, who was going on her first long trip.
Although Li Xuan had some support after going to university, he was already a graduate student and had his own things to do, so it was inevitable that he would be negligent.
Grandma Li gently patted Miao Miao's head with her warm palms and earnestly gave her many instructions. Finally, she told Miao Miao that she must not be stubborn when encountering difficulties, and that if things got really bad, she should ask her brother for help.
Li Miao nodded emphatically, obediently following instructions.
"Also, we absolutely cannot reveal that we are cats, otherwise we might be captured by evil humans and subjected to inhuman medical research, which would be terrible."
Li Miao swallowed hard, a little frightened. She twitched her hidden cat ears and finally mustered up the courage to assure her grandmother.
"Grandma, don't worry, Miaomiao will be very careful and won't reveal her identity!"
"Okay, then you can go now. Grandma will wait for you to come back from your holiday."
***
Kyoto University is a top-tier, renowned university in China.
It's back-to-school season again.
On August 31st, Peking University opened its gates to welcome new students.
The new students gathered with their suitcases, curiously gazing at this century-old institution steeped in history.
Some parents who were worried about their children came to register and visit the school.
Under the scorching summer sun, many students' parents had sweat beading on their foreheads. But they showed no signs of annoyance; on the contrary, their faces radiated with hopeful anticipation for the future.
At this moment, Li Miao is still on the swaying bus.
Most of the people on the bus were students.
The two girls in the back row bumped shoulders and jostled each other, their faces flushed as they glanced sideways at the boy sitting in the aisle.
Sunlight bathed the boy. Li Miao, whose skin was already so fair it seemed to glow, now possessed an almost ethereal, otherworldly purity.
It wasn't just the two little girls watching; many boys and girls were watching too.
I've never seen such an outstandingly handsome guy in real life!
Just as everyone was reluctant to look away, the bus's voice announcement said that the bus had arrived at its stop.
"Hurry up and get their contact information!" one of the girls said, realizing that it would be too late if they didn't get their contact information soon.
"I...I'm so embarrassed..." What if I get rejected?
The girl who wanted his contact information hesitated and looked extremely conflicted.
"Finally here, my butt is so sore from sitting so long." After the car came to a stop, Li Miao stood up from her seat and rubbed her butt with her hand.
Several people secretly observing him were stunned. So this handsome guy was really so unrestrained and dissolute? He was rubbing his butt right there in public!
Wow, I have to say, this handsome guy has a really nice, perky butt!
The ears of the girls staring at Li Miao's buttocks turned even redder.
People got off the bus one after another. Li Miao stretched and loosened her muscles, then pulled her suitcase and got off the bus as well.
Li Miao walked forward and soon arrived at the gate of Peking University.
Seeing that he wouldn't use WeChat anymore, the handsome guy really left.
The girl in the white dress, who was struggling to find someone's contact information on the bus, finally mustered up the courage to approach her, her face flushed, and stammered as she struck up a conversation.
"My WeChat?" Li Miao pointed her slender fingertips at her nose.
"Um... handsome, if you don't mind, could I have your WeChat? I'd like to be friends with you," the girl in the white dress asked, while her best friend stood beside her, cheering her on.
Li Miao knew about WeChat. He used WeChat when he video-chatted with his brother, but the WeChat account belonged to his grandmother, as did his phone number. Li Miao didn't need to use a phone or WeChat when he was in Lingmao Mountain, so he never got one.
Li Miao and the little girl stood facing each other.
At the same time, a low-key yet luxurious black car came to a steady stop.
The Pei family driver got out of the car, opened the trunk, and took out two boxes, one black and one white.
Pei Huai and Liang Yixuan, who were sitting in the car, opened the car door and got out.
It was so hot that Pei Huai and Liang Yixuan immediately felt the huge temperature difference as soon as they got out of the car, away from the air-conditioned comfort.
Liang Yixuan was already complaining about the heat: "I can't stand this awful weather."
The heat was sticky and stifling. Pei Huai looked up at the blazing sun hanging in the sky and frowned slightly.
She raised her pale, slender wrist and took the suitcase from the driver. Her thin lips parted slightly as she spoke softly, "It's quite hot. Come on in."
"Okay," Liang Yixuan readily agreed.
When the driver asked if they needed him to accompany them to the reporting site, Pei Huai and Liang Yixuan refused without hesitation.
What a joke! You don't need someone to accompany you for such a small thing. It's not like you can't take care of yourself.
"No need, you can go back first," Pei Huai instructed the driver indifferently.
No sooner had he finished speaking than he heard someone talking not far ahead.
"Sorry, I don't have WeChat, so I can't add you."
His voice was apologetic, clear and gentle, like a spring in a forest stream, washing away the heat of the sweltering summer.
Pei Huai and Liang Yixuan looked over at the same time.
Even with Pei Huai, a handsome and powerful man, by his side, Liang Yixuan, whose aesthetic sense had long been unintentionally elevated to a discerning level, couldn't help but be taken aback.
The slender man in front of her was incredibly handsome, but his handsomeness was a different style from Pei Huai's.
With a gossipy attitude, Liang Yixuan said in a voice only he and Pei Huai could hear, "This reason for refusing is too... lame. Who doesn't use WeChat these days?"
Pei Huai merely glanced at the boy without offering any opinion: "It's hot, let's go."
“Oh, let’s go, let’s go.” Liang Yixuan echoed.
I hadn't gone far when I heard that clear, melodious voice again: "I'm not lying to you. I haven't bought a phone yet, so I don't have WeChat. If you want to be friends with me... how about this, you write me a little note, and I'll add you after I buy a phone."
These words caught the attention of Pei Huai and Liang Yixuan. After all, it was extremely rare for college students to go to university without even having a cell phone!
Turning my head, I saw the boy who said he didn't have WeChat looking up, his delicate and beautiful eyebrows curved, revealing a bright and lovely smile.
It was a smile that could warm you right to the heart, full of vibrant and energetic life force, and the cat-like eyes with their slightly upturned corners were also an amber color, the same shade as sunlight.
Liang Yixuan recalled what he had read while surfing the internet: the lividity had faded.
I apologize for my dark speculation just now.
It turns out it wasn't a polite refusal, they really just didn't have WeChat!
He clicked his tongue in admiration, then turned his head and saw Pei Huai also turning to look at the little boy. He raised an eyebrow; he rarely saw Pei Huai show such concern for others.
"Tsk tsk, looks like you, the soon-to-be campus heartthrob of Peking University, are feeling threatened." Liang Yixuan nudged Pei Huai's arm lightly with his elbow.
"How could that be?" Pei Huai withdrew his gaze and said casually.
"Tch, still won't admit it. But I think you can rest assured, girls these days still prefer the cool, aloof look of guys like you..." Liang Yixuan kept babbling on, trying to comfort his good friend.
"You're overthinking it," Pei Huai interrupted him.
Liang Yixuan smiled and didn't continue teasing.
Pei Huai pulled his suitcase toward the school gate, but he was thinking that the voice of that handsome young man just now... sounded familiar.
***
Li Miao carefully kept the note written by the girl who wanted to be friends with him and promised her that he would add her as a friend after he bought a phone.
The girl, arm in arm with her best friend, left contentedly.
Following the signs on the Kyoto University campus, Li Miao completed the enrollment procedures.
When paying tuition, the money was swiped using a commercial bank card issued by the school to all new students.
There was a sum of money pre-deposited inside.
Li Miao had just finished paying her first year's tuition and accommodation fees, which amounted to nearly 6,000 yuan, and felt an instant heartache that made her unable to breathe.
With so much money, we could buy lots and lots of fish to eat!
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Just after paying his tuition, Li Miao received a notification that his bank card had been successfully debited. There was only 12,000 yuan in his card, half of which was earned by Li Miao during his vacation when he went to the mountains to pick mushrooms, and the rest was transferred to him by his grandmother and brother.
Now there's only half left, I really need to save money from now on QAQ
***
I was led to the dormitory building of the Computer Science Department by an enthusiastic senior student.
After thanking her senior, Li Miao went upstairs alone to her dormitory room 304.
The words the sales assistant said when I bought clothes last time involuntarily came to mind.
Since I'm going to buy a phone and computer with my roommates, I must make sure to become good friends with them.
Li Miao wasn't actually too worried about this aspect.
He's so good-looking, and Grandma has always praised him since he was a kitten. Making friends would be a piece of cake for him!
Standing at the dormitory entrance, after encouraging herself, Li Miao straightened her small chest and knocked heavily on the door.
At the same time, the dormitory door was suddenly pulled open.
Li Miao's clenched fist fell, and before she could retract it, her fist slammed forward twice.
It's not that the door panel is hard; on the contrary, it feels soft to the touch...
Suddenly someone appeared, and Li Miao stared wide-eyed in surprise at the boy she had accidentally punched twice.
"!" After a second of reaction, Li Miao immediately withdrew her hand, blushing with embarrassment.
"Nice to meet you." Li Miao looked at her roommate nervously. "Sorry, I accidentally hit you..."
Pei Huai was slightly taken aback for a moment, surprised by the coincidence.
It didn't hurt, and Pei Huai didn't feel anything. He lowered his eyes to look at the boy's delicate face, accepted his apology, and said in a light voice, "I'm fine, you can go in."
As he spoke, Pei Huai stepped aside to let the boy into the dormitory, and then went downstairs to the school supermarket to buy water.
Once inside, Li Miao found his place; his bed was number three, next to the balcony.
Sitting on the bench, Li Miao recalled her new roommate's cold and emotionless tone, and felt so anxious that her cat ears almost popped out.
Oh no, why is my new roommate so cold?
I hope he won't be disliked by his new roommates right away.
How can I buy cheap phones and computers with my roommates then?!
Ah Miao!!! Li Miao is so discouraged, orz
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