Chapter 154
Ji Wanmei twirled lightly from Lei Tingjun's embrace, leaving behind a wisp of her hair's delicate fragrance.
The girl, whose eyes were red from crying just a moment ago, is now smiling like a blooming flower.
"I'm going back to school!" Ji Wanmei waved to him with a smile. "Drive carefully tomorrow morning, and remember to write to me every week!"
After saying that, she skipped back a few steps, swung her small leather bag over her shoulder, waved her hand at him, then turned around and ran into the school gate.
Lei Tingjun watched her cheerful figure, which moved like the wind. He raised his hand and touched the spot on his cheek where she had kissed him. After a while, a soft, infatuated smile appeared in his dark eyes.
Ji Wanmei rushed in just one minute before the dormitory building closed, panting heavily.
She patted her chest, leaned against the corner of the stairs to calm her breathing for a while, and went up to the third floor.
The main lights in the dormitory were off, with only a few small desk lamps still on.
Zhou Min and her fellow diligent and studious students were still reading and studying at eight o'clock.
Upon seeing Ji Wanmei return so late, Fang Xiaoqin, who lived in the lower bunk by the door, was the first to speak up: "Oh, you've been back for so long. Looks like you went to see your boyfriend?"
"Oh, I'm so envious," Fang Xiaoqin said sarcastically. "We've only just entered university, and some people have already found partners and even followed them to the school. They're so lucky to have two wives."
Ji Wanmei was in a good mood and didn't want to argue with someone like Fang Xiaoqin.
After entering the dormitory, she ignored Fang Xiaoqin's sarcastic remarks and went back to her bed by the window.
Fang Xiaoqin realized that Ji Wanmei was ignoring her, and that she had only made a fool of herself.
Zhou Min was still studying. According to Ji Wanmei's summary over the past few days, she usually didn't go to bed until around 10:30 pm, which showed how diligent she was.
"You weren't back just now, so I brought the thermos back for you," Zhou Min said with a smile.
"Thank you," Ji Wanmei said. "I had completely forgotten about it."
The school's hot water room closes at a certain time, so if you go too late, there won't be any hot water left, and you'll only be able to take a cold shower.
Ji Wanmei carried the washbasin and thermos to the bathroom, mixed some cold water in the basin, and washed her face.
She washes her face with an old Shanghai brand facial soap containing essential oil skincare ingredients.
When applied to the palm of the hand, the foam is exceptionally fine and has a faint magnolia scent.
Ji Wanmei used it once and thought it was very good, so before the start of the semester, she bought two and brought them to her school dormitory.
She was used to it at home, so after using the facial soap, she left the box on the bathroom counter instead of taking it back to her bed.
Eight people share a bathroom in the same dormitory. Items like face towels and soap are already damp, and hanging them next to your bed not only blocks the space but also makes them prone to getting damp.
So Ji Wanmei specifically found a spot on the bathroom counter to put her things.
After washing up, she left the bathroom and prepared to go to sleep.
After Ji Wanmei left the restroom, Fang Xiaoqin got up and went to the restroom again.
Everyone was getting ready for bed, and when someone went to the bathroom, almost no one noticed.
Ji Wanmei lay in bed, her mind preoccupied with her own thoughts.
Lei Tingjun entrusted her with the bankbook for safekeeping, but she lived in an eight-person dormitory where everyone came and went. It wasn't very safe for her to just leave the bankbook in her bag in the dormitory.
But if she carried it with her every day, it would be easy to lose it.
She also has her own savings book with three thousand yuan in it.
That account is where Luo Chunyan transfers the store's monthly revenue, including purchases and replenishment from wholesalers in Zhejiang. Both passbooks are very important and must not be lost.
In 1988, even a section-level leader in a state-owned public institution earned at most four or five hundred yuan a month.
Ji Wanmei, a young girl, was carrying a huge sum of eight thousand yuan.
This forced her to be cautious.
Ji Wanmei thought she needed to find a safe place to store her savings book.
By the way, why don't we rent a safe from the bank!
First-year university students are required to live on campus, but this is not strictly enforced for second-year students.
Ji Wanmei thought that if she really felt it was inconvenient to live in the dormitory in the second year, she could rent a house near the school.
Lost in these thoughts, Ji Wanmei soon fell asleep.
The next day was the opening ceremony, which all the first-year students had to attend.
Like everyone else, Ji Wanmei got up before six o'clock and got ready for the morning's opening ceremony.
Eight people share the bathroom, and they are all girls. Whether it's using the toilet, washing up, or combing hair, it's always very crowded.
When Ji Wanmei finally went into the bathroom, she was about to wash up when she noticed that her facial soap on the counter seemed to have been used.
It wasn't just a "seem"; she was absolutely certain.
She used it before going to bed last night, and theoretically, the essential oil soap should have dried out overnight.
But now, the essential oil soap dish not only contains water, but there are also some tiny bubbles on the face soap that haven't been wiped clean.
It's obvious the person who stole it was nervous; they didn't rinse it properly after use.
Ji Wanmei paused for a moment, but did not immediately take the essential oil soap out to question who had used her things.
She simply took the essential oil soap to the tap, rinsed it several times, lathered it in her hands, washed her hands first, and then used it to wash her face.
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