Jiang Jun unlocked his phone right in front of Shen Lang, so the latter could see the message on the screen.
Shen Lang’s whole body jolted as if struck by lightning. He couldn’t help but rub his eyes, looking as if he’d seen a ghost, his face a mask of utter disbelief.
The next second.
“No, no, no—reject, reject!”
Shen Lang blurted out, reaching over to snatch Jiang Jun’s phone and tap “reject” on Su Yanfei’s friend request.
But how could Jiang Jun let him get away with that? He immediately spun around to dodge, and after putting some distance between them, tapped “accept” on the friend request.
“Look at you, all worked up. Senior Sister Su is my tutor—she’s here to give me extra lessons. What are you even thinking?” Jiang Jun shot him a look and explained.
“Tutor?”
Other people’s tutors were basically scruffy middle-aged men, but Jiang Jun’s tutor was the top campus beauty at HKU?
Why the hell him?
“So annoying. If you need tutoring, why not come to me? At least I transferred majors on my own merit—I’m definitely no worse than her!”
Jiang Jun: …
“Six!”
Seeing Shen Lang still ranting, Jiang Jun suggested they head over to the corner store right now, where he’d treat him to an ice cream or a Fat Boy Happy Water to soothe his fragile little heart.
However, just as they were on their way to the corner store, Shen Lang suddenly received a phone call.
The caller ID on the screen made Shen Lang’s expression instantly turn serious—a complete transformation from his playful demeanor just moments ago.
Shen Lang deliberately walked a bit further away before answering the call.
The other party: “…”
Shen Lang: “Got it. I’ll head over right away.”
The other party: “…”
Shen Lang: “Yeah, I know. I’ll figure something out. Let’s leave it here for now.”
After hanging up, Jiang Jun looked at him with a puzzled expression and asked, “Your face doesn’t look right. Who called you just now, and why did you have to walk so far away?”
Shen Lang gave a faint smile and said, “Ah, it’s nothing…”
Just then.
“Jiang Jun!”
A familiar voice came from behind, immediately drawing both their attention. The person walking over was Jiang Jun’s other roommate, Li Jiaqian.
He was carrying a transparent plastic bag containing what was clearly the Four Treasures of the Study—brush, ink, paper, and inkstone. Obviously, he was just returning from his calligraphy practice outside.
“Hey, when did you get back? I thought I was seeing things just now!” Li Jiaqian walked over and gave Jiang Jun’s shoulder a friendly squeeze.
“Brother Jiaqian, you weren’t seeing things—it’s really me. I got back this morning.” Jiang Jun said with a light chuckle.
Shen Lang smiled from the side and cut in: “Calligrapher, perfect timing. I need to step out for a bit—you two catch up.”
The two of them responded, and Jiang Jun called out to Shen Lang’s retreating back: “Old Lang, come by my dorm tonight for drinks!”
“No problem.”
Jiang Jun deliberately watched the direction Shen Lang had gone for a couple of extra moments.
Although Shen Lang hadn’t told him anything after taking that call, given their years of friendship, Jiang Jun knew in his heart that the guy was definitely hiding something.
…
Evening, 6:30 PM.
Dorm 406.
Although it was still early, Dorm 406 was already starting to get lively.
A space had been cleared in the middle of the dorm, with two square tables pushed together, and small trash bins placed beside the corresponding chairs.
Judging by the setup, tonight’s drinking session was no small affair.
But Jiang Jun didn’t take it seriously at all, because he knew the drinking capacity of everyone in the dorm. Whenever the dorm was “arranged” like this, the end result was always much ado about nothing.
Shuaige and Li Jiaqian each carried a cardboard box, placing beers on the table. The two seemed to be competing, each insisting on putting one more bottle on the other’s side.
“The drinks are all set, but we’re still missing the snacks.”
Guo Kaihua looked around the dorm, pointing at the empty table, and said, “That wanderer is unreliable. Half an hour ago, he said he was on his way back—why hasn’t he shown up yet?”
Hearing this, Jiang Jun smiled and said, “No worries, I’ll head downstairs to buy some now. Brothers, if there’s anything you want to eat, just send it in the group chat.”
With that, he turned and headed downstairs, while sending a message to Shen Lang.
Jiang Jun: Old Lang, where are you? The drinking session is about to start—you’re the only one missing.
Jiang Jun: I’m heading out to buy snacks now. Just come straight back to the dorm and wait for me—no need to buy anything.
Shen Lang: OJBK
Shen Lang: I’m about to come back through the side gate. I’ll leave it to you then. I spent the afternoon helping move stuff for the club—I’m exhausted.
After replying to Shen Lang, Jiang Jun headed to the deli near the school to buy tonight’s snacks.
Standing in front of the deli counter, having not yet eaten dinner, Jiang Jun looked at the food on display and nearly drooled.
Hand-torn chicken, roast duck, beef offal, assorted organ platter, pork knuckle, cold dishes…
“Boss, this one, this one, and these two as well—everything except these few items, give me one portion of each.”
“Sure thing!”
The owner was a middle-aged man who immediately recognized Jiang Jun as a student from Hong Kong University. With a cigarette dangling from his mouth, he nodded with a chuckle and said, “Buying this much food—looks like your dorm’s got a drinking session tonight.”
Meanwhile, on the other side.
Earlier that morning, after Su Yanfei had finished tutoring Jiang Jun, she received a phone call and left the school, because a customer had just arrived at the music store.
Even as the acting store manager of Yale Music Store, there were still many things she had to handle personally.
It wasn’t until around seven in the evening that she finally got off work and returned from Yale Music Store. Walking beside her was a girl who stood about 1.58 meters tall. In comparison, she wasn’t as striking as Su Yanfei.
However, a beauty’s best friend wouldn’t be bad-looking either—it’s just that the person standing next to her happened to be the campus belle of Hong Kong University.
Her name was He Shuwen. She was in the same class and grade as Su Yanfei, and the two had known each other for years. In that regard, their relationship was a bit like Jiang Jun and Shen Lang’s.
“Feifei, you’ve been getting off work later and later these days.”
He Shuwen held a takeout box in her hand, looking straight at Su Yanfei with a slightly reproachful tone. “You know you’re still a student, but it feels like you’ve graduated early and turned into a full-time office worker.”
“I think it’s fine. I just got promoted to store manager, so it’s understandable that there’s more on my plate.” Su Yanfei said calmly, taking the takeout that He Shuwen had packed for her.
“Alright… Oh right, I actually have something to ask you—I almost forgot.”
With that, He Shuwen pulled out her phone, swiped a few times, and handed it to Su Yanfei. As she did, she spoke again in an interrogating tone: “Feifei, you better come clean with me. Tell me, who is this cute little puppy?”
“Feifei, do you know that since this morning, the campus network and school forum have been flooded with this video of you? It’s absolutely blowing up!”
Su Yanfei: …
He Shuwen sighed and shook her head. “I never dreamed that one day I’d be gossiping about my own best friend!”
Su Yanfei: ?
What gossip? What cute little puppy?
She furrowed her brows slightly and glanced down at He Shuwen’s phone screen.
There it was—the scene from this morning when she met Jiang Jun and walked into the study room together, including the part where she took the initiative to scan the QR code and add Jiang Jun as a friend.
Su Yanfei’s expression froze for a moment.
So, the “cute little puppy” Wenwen was talking about was Jiang Jun?
But what kind of “gossip” was this…
Just then.
Not far ahead of the two of them, at the entrance of a deli shop, a familiar voice suddenly rang out.
“That’ll be 233 yuan total, young man. I’ll knock off the change for you—230 yuan will do.”
“Thanks, uncle.”
The young man replied with a grateful smile, then took out his phone to scan the code. As he was about to pay, he caught a glimpse of his remaining balance, and his entire being froze in shock.
“What the—!”
“This…”
The next second.
“Hey?”
“Feifei, isn’t that the cute little puppy you added today?”