As the sun sets, the plum blossoms in the school are in full bloom.
Chen Li found a few boys to help her move into her new dorm room.
The girl had a lot of stuff, so the three boys made three or four trips back and forth to move all her belongings to the newly rented dormitory off-campus.
The price Chen Li paid was only three cups of cheap bubble tea.
After the boys left, Zeng Jingxue and Chen Li started cleaning and arranging things, working until 10 p.m. before finally finishing tidying up their new dormitory.
After finishing their work, both of them were starving.
Chen Li suggested going downstairs for some skewers and milk tea.
Zeng Jingxue readily agreed.
After locking the door, the two happily went downstairs.
Just as they reached the corner of the stairs on the second floor, they encountered Zhang Yuan, who had just returned from his cultivation outside.
"Hey, what are you doing here?"
Zeng Jingxue said, a glint of light in her eyes.
Chen Li knew Zhang Yuan, but she didn't expect to run into him here. She said, "You don't live here too, do you?"
Zhang Yuan nodded expressionlessly.
It's such a coincidence that Chen Li and I live on the second floor.
"How about we go downstairs and get some skewers?"
Chen Li made the suggestion with a smile, but Zhang Yuan refused.
Why bother with skewers? He needs to go back and practice his skills.
Zeng Jingxue was a little disappointed.
After the three parted ways, Chen Li teased, "Zeng, you wouldn't actually have a crush on this guy, would you? You seem a little sad that he didn't go for barbecue!"
"Where can I find it!"
"Still saying no!"
Chen Li is Zeng Jingxue's best friend and the first person to know the truth that Zhang Yuan was not actually Zeng Jingxue's boyfriend.
After finishing their skewers, the two women each ordered a bubble tea before heading home satisfied.
After the winter solstice in the lunar calendar, it gets colder day by day.
Zeng Jingxue and Chen Li returned to their dormitory, closed the doors and windows, and lay down on their beds. They were quite tired after a busy day of moving dormitories.
The north wind howled outside the window, and the banyan tree in the yard cast swaying shadows.
Zeng Jingxue lay there for a while, then whispered to Chen Li, "Lili, I'm afraid to sleep!"
The effects of the evil spirit possession incident on Zeng Jingxue have not disappeared. Although she has moved out of the school dormitory, she was still a little scared on her first night sleeping in the new dormitory.
There was a sense that something might be watching her from the shadows in the dark corners, the shadows of the trees outside the window, under the bed, or in the bathroom, or perhaps a pair of eyes were watching her from the dark!
The more Zeng Jingxue thought about it, the more uneasy she felt.
"Lily, do you think that evil spirit at the school has been completely dealt with? What if she's still alive or has accomplices? Will they find their way here?"
Chen Li was timid to begin with, and in the pitch-black night, Zeng Jingxue's words made her feel uneasy, as if there really was a pair of eyes watching them in the dark.
The two women leaned closer to each other, pulling the blankets tighter around themselves.
The north wind outside the window blew even more fiercely, causing the shadows of the trees to sway violently and casting ever-changing shadows on the window.
In the dim moonlight, the shadow of the tree looked like a hideous monster, isolated outside the window, ready to break in at any moment.
"The dark shadow outside the window is scary! Doesn't it look like the one you saw on the rooftop?"
"Don't say such scary things in the middle of the night!"
After a while, Chen Li said, "How about we move upstairs to sleep? Your 'boyfriend' Zhang Yuan lives upstairs!"
"With him around, the female ghost definitely won't dare to come!"
Zeng Jingxue had told Chen Li about what happened on the rooftop, so Chen Li knew that Zhang Yuan could exorcise ghosts.
Zeng Jingxue retorted irritably, "Zhang Yuan isn't my boyfriend, you can go if you want!"
Chen Li: "Zhang Yuan is so handsome, plays basketball so well, and can even exorcise ghosts. You're not going to take such an outstanding guy? Don't regret it!"
As she spoke, she pretended to pick up the blanket and head to the third floor.
Zeng Jingxue immediately tensed up, "Chen Li, what are you doing? You crazy woman, you're not really going to sleep upstairs, are you?!"
"Men and women shouldn't touch each other, didn't your mother tell you that?"
"And what if someone finds out that a man and a woman are alone together in a room!"
"It's the middle of the night and it's pitch black, who would know!"
whee! \"
"Hey, you're really going!"
"Wait for me!"
...
Knock knock.
Knock knock knock.
In the middle of the night, there was a knock on the door.
Zhang Yuan slowly opened his eyes, finished his meditation practice, and looked at the door with a puzzled expression.
Strange, who's knocking on the door so late?
The house where Zhang Yuan lives has three floors. Apart from Zhang Yuan renting the third floor, the first and second floors have never been rented out before. It is probably because the landlord's exorbitant rent notices deterred many people.
Could it be Zeng Jingxue and the other two girls on the second floor?
Zhang Yuan recalled encountering Zeng Jingxue and Chen Li in the hallway that evening; the two of them had just rented the apartment downstairs from him.
Knock knock knock!
There was another knock on the door.
"Who is it!"
"We are Zeng Jingxue, Chen Li, and Zhang Yuan. Please open the door."
"It really is them."
Zhang Yuan stood up from the prayer mat. The light from the table lamp in the room was dim. He first went to the wall to turn on the main light in the room before opening the door.
Squeak!
The door opened, and a gust of cold wind rushed in from outside.
Zeng Jingxue and Chen Li, dressed in thick pajamas with cute patterns, each holding a large cotton quilt, stood at the door, looking like dumplings in the cold night wind.
This contrasts sharply with Zhang Yuan, who is dressed in shorts and a t-shirt inside the house, as if one is living in winter and the other in summer.
"What are you two doing here in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?!"
Zhang Yuan said with some dissatisfaction.
It mainly affected his cultivation.
Zeng Jingxue lowered her head, too embarrassed to speak, so Chen Li spoke first: "Um, Jingxue and I just moved here and are a little scared to sleep, so, so, we'd like to stay at your place for the night!"
The layout of the rooms on the second and third floors is the same, so Chen Li and Zeng Jingxue knew that Zhang Yuan must have another separate room upstairs.
The light from inside shone through the door, illuminating the two girls' pretty oval faces. Zeng Jingxue and Chen Li's cheeks were flushed, whether from the cold wind or shyness, it was hard to tell.
Chen Li's words were like a bomb exploding in Zhang Yuan's heart!
Zhang Yuan was both annoyed and amused.
"You two aren't kidding me, are you?"
"Of course not!"
Zeng Jingxue and Chen Li said at the same time.
"It's not appropriate for a man and a woman to be alone in a room together."
Besides, we're not even familiar with each other!
"What's inappropriate about it? The whole school knows you're Jingxue's 'boyfriend.' What's wrong with a girlfriend staying with her boyfriend? Where else can you find such a good deal!"
Chen Li spoke shamelessly, with an air of self-righteousness.
"Besides, you have a separate room, right? We can sleep in another one; it won't bother you."
"Chen Li, what nonsense are you talking about? You were just about to sleep here!"
Zeng Jingxue directly exposed her best friend's lie, and both of their faces turned even redder.
Just as Zhang Yuan was about to say something, Chen Li suddenly grabbed a blanket and rushed into Zhang Yuan's room. Zeng Jingxue followed suit and rushed into the living room of Zhang Yuan's room.
She wouldn't dare sleep downstairs alone.
"Hey, what are you doing here?!"
Zhang Yuan reached out to stop him, but failed.
"Don't be so petty, you're a grown man!"
Chen Li and Zeng Jingxue entered the suite's lobby, glanced around at the room layout, and then ran to Zhang Yuan's room, threw the blanket they were carrying onto Zhang Yuan's bed, and started to shoo him away.
"This room is temporarily reserved for tonight; you are not allowed to enter!"
Chen Li made a face at Zhang Yuan, pushed him out, and then locked the door.
Zhang Yuan stood outside the door, banging on the locked door, his teeth itching with anger!
"Damn it, two female hooligans, this is my room!"
"Get out here right now and give me back my room!"
"Go sleep in the room next door!"
"You two ran into my room, aren't you afraid I'll go in and do something bad tonight?!"
"Come on, try it if you dare!"
Chen Li's hearty laughter echoed from inside the room.
Zhang Yuan knocked on the door for a while, but to no avail. Like a defeated and dejected rooster, he stood at the door shaking his head and sighing!
\"never mind!\"
Zhang Yuan sighed, then hung his head and walked sullenly towards another small room he had prepared for alchemy.
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