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Chapter 2 - Chapter 2: Fond of Hotpot

Lu Ye stretched and checked the time, realizing he had been at the library for two hours.

Today's writing task was done.

Stepping out of the library, it started drizzling again.

Is this what southern weather is like? If it rained every day during military training, that would have been great.

Lu Ye prepared to head back to his dormitory, holding an umbrella at the library entrance.

Behind him, the attractive senior who had helped him with facial recognition also came out.

Qin Yuwen glanced at Su Bai Zhou and then looked outside.

For some reason, the drizzle seemed to be getting heavier.

"Zhou Zhou, how about we stay in the library for a while until the rain stops?"

"No, there's something at the freshmen area that needs my attention."

Su Bai Zhou looked at the light drizzle outside and didn't seem to mind.

"Wen Wen, keep an eye on my computer."

"Hey, Zhou Zhou, are you really going?"

Qin Yuwen followed Su Bai Zhou to the library door, watching her retreating figure.

At this moment, Lu Ye, who had already left the library, suddenly felt movement behind him and turned around.

He saw the senior hurriedly walking away.

The drizzle had grown into a heavy downpour by now.

Jiangcheng's weather was so unpredictable; the rain came pouring down all of a sudden.

Su Bai Zhou covered her head with both hands, but the heavy rain was too much for just two hands to block.

The rain soaked her clothes, clinging tightly to her body, revealing her figure completely.

What a stunning figure.

No, that's not the point.

Lu Ye ran after her.

"Senior."

Lu Ye held the umbrella over Su Bai Zhou's head.

"Thank you." Su Bai Zhou had a somewhat aloof personality and didn't even look at Lu Ye's face.

Suddenly,

a loud thunderclap rang out.

Su Bai Zhou, who had been in a hurry, froze in place.

"S-Senior?"

Lu Ye noticed the senior had stopped moving and looked at her curiously.

This beautiful senior was actually afraid of thunder.

"Sorry."

Su Bai Zhou remained expressionless.

Boom!

Another thunderclap echoed.

Su Bai Zhou froze again.

The rain intensified, lightning flashed, and thunder roared. Lu Ye's umbrella wasn't big enough, and since the senior kept a distance from him, half of her body was getting drenched.

Lu Ye looked at the nearest teaching building and asked, "Senior, let's go take shelter there?"

Su Bai Zhou silently nodded and walked under the umbrella with Lu Ye.

The two stood in the corridor on the first floor of the teaching building.

A long silence ensued.

Should I say something?

Lu Ye thought for a moment and asked, "Senior sister, what grade are you in this year?"

"Third year."

"Hmm."

...

"Senior sister, which major are you in?"

"Computer science."

"Hmm."

...

"Senior sister..."

"..."

"Um..."

Lu Ye pointed at a large tree in the distance.

"That tree looks so sturdy, haha..."

The air was filled with an awkward atmosphere.

Lu Ye really wasn't good at dealing with girls; he had lived eighteen years without ever dating.

Lu Ye secretly glanced at the senior sister beside him.

She had a cold expression on her face.

Su Bai Zhou also felt awkward.

So she chose not to speak.

As for the student council work, it was such a critical time that she didn't have the energy to think about those things.

If only she had stayed in the library with Qin Yuwen to wait for the rain to stop.

She was afraid of thunder, but she hadn't expected this rainstorm to come with thunder, after all, the weather forecast hadn't mentioned a thunderstorm.

Out of habit, Lu Ye picked up his phone and looked at the chat interface with the goddess, hesitated for a moment, then logged out and opened another person's chat interface.

"Love Hotpot"

This person was one of the two friends that his brother Gu Mingxuan had brought into their gaming group before, saying they were very skilled at games.

Later, Lu Ye found out that he was indeed very skilled, so he added his contact information and often played games together, chatting about daily life. They could be considered gaming buddies.

But since Gu Mingxuan introduced him, he was probably his friend.

Anyway, it was just an online relationship, so Lu Ye didn't care about identity or names; it was enough for casual chats to pass the time, and he never planned to meet in person.

Lu Ye opened the input method: "I'm telling you, I'm currently taking shelter from the rain with a senior sister who looks like a fairy."

The next moment.

Su Bai Zhou's phone buzzed.

She picked it up to see:

Fallen Leaves: I'm telling you, I'm currently taking shelter from the rain with a senior sister who looks like a fairy.

Su Bai Zhou: ...

She turned to look at Lu Ye.

Then she silently put her phone on silent mode and replied: How beautiful is she? Send me a photo.

Ding!

Lu Ye's phone buzzed, and he checked the message.

Fallen Leaves: Taking a sneaky photo doesn't seem right.

Love hotpot: Why don't you just find an opportunity? Just don't let her find out, right?

Luo Ye didn't reply.

Su Bai Zhou turned around obediently, pretending to look at the scenery outside.

Soon.

Fallen Leaves: [Image]

Fallen Leaves: It's so beautiful (animated emoji)

Su Bai Zhou stared at the photo, lost in thought.

Anything can happen in this world.

The guy who often played games with her, she knew was Professor Gu's younger brother. Before leaving the country, he had also asked her to take care of his brother if nothing else.

But, she never expected that her first meeting with Professor Gu's younger brother would be like this...

She wasn't ready.

Su Bai Zhou felt the situation was a bit tricky.

The rain kept pouring down.

Thunder rumbled continuously, and the weather grew increasingly gloomy.

A cold wind blew by, making Luo Ye shiver all over.

Suddenly.

He seemed to realize something, turning to look at the senior sister.

The senior sister remained in the same position but her body trembled slightly.

Such a beautiful woman, even the heavens pity her.

Luo Ye thought he must slap himself when he got back. On such a cold day, the senior sister was caught in the rain, and he just let her freeze like that.

Without hesitation, Luo Ye took off his coat and draped it over the senior sister.

"Thank you."

After what seemed like forever, the thunder gradually faded, the rain became lighter, and it drizzled outside.

The heavy rain lasted only twenty minutes; Jiangcheng's rain came quickly and left just as fast.

Visible drizzle danced in the wind.

Even going out wouldn't be too much of a problem.

Su Bai Zhou said nothing, leaving calmly.

Watching the senior sister's silhouette, Luo Ye couldn't help but become infatuated.

The senior sister was about 5'6", while Luo Ye was around 5'9". His coat was just a bit big for her but fit quite well.

The senior sister had a good figure, was pretty, but had a somewhat cold personality.

So beautiful a senior sister should already have a boyfriend, right.

Luo Ye sighed.

He had never dated.

For three years, he had secretly liked someone, during which time he rarely spoke to any girl other than the goddess.

As he recalled the senior sister's face, Luo Ye felt a slight stir in his heart, but soon shook his head.

It was just lust.

If he really liked someone because they were pretty after a chance encounter, wouldn't that be harassment?

Luo Ye walked out of the teaching building with an umbrella.

Back in the dormitory, he found someone had come.

A man about 5'9", with a crew cut, muscular build, and slightly tanned skin, immediately sat up upon seeing someone in the room.

"Are you a roommate? Hi, I'm Li Haoyang, a native of Jiangcheng."

"Hi, I'm Luo Ye, from Beijing."

"Beijing? Man, you're from a big city."

They exchanged contact information and started chatting.

"Aren't local people supposed to start school tomorrow? Why did you come today?"

"Ugh, my home is nearby, I was bored, so I thought I'd move my luggage into the dorm early, didn't expect it to rain."

Luo Ye looked at his slightly wet clothes, his expression odd.

Is it common here to be wet and seductive?

Feeling Luo Ye's gaze, Li Haoyang laughed and said, 'I brought an umbrella, but I saw a little sister getting drenched at the school gate, so I lent her mine.'

After that, Li Haoyang added, 'Guess what? I thought she was a little sister because she's only about five feet tall, but she ended up carrying luggage into our school.'

'I even helped her carry all her luggage.'

'Hahaha, you can't judge a book by its cover.'

'I always thought people from the south were petite, but I didn't expect Brother Haoyang to be so muscular.' Li Haoyang extended his arm, showing off his muscles. 'I work out every day.'

The two of them chatted and laughed, making Luo Ye feel much better with a companion in the dormitory.

The next morning, a knock on the door.

Luo Ye got up to open it. 'Hello!' A man almost as tall as Luo Ye, extremely handsome, appeared at the door.

This guy... he was incredibly handsome, stunningly attractive.

Luo Ye even felt like he was just as handsome as this guy... It must be an illusion.

'Are you a celebrity?' Luo Ye asked instinctively.

The man chuckled. He had seen this reaction many times before.

'No, I'm your roommate, my name is Shen Qiao.' Behind Shen Qiao, another male, about 5'7", with a rather sleazy appearance, walked in.

'Hi, I'm Wang Dahammer.' That name sounded very familiar and friendly.

Luo Ye immediately put his arm around Wang Dahammer's shoulder, pulling him inside.

Meanwhile, Li Haoyang was still sound asleep, one big foot (size 44) exposed at the edge of the bed, emitting a captivating scent.

When Li Haoyang woke up, Luo Ye and the three others went to the store to buy trash bins and brooms, then headed to the third cafeteria.

Jiangcheng University had three cafeterias, and the first one was closest to the male dorms, so why did they go to the third one?

Because the third cafeteria was nearest to the female dorms, where there were more girls to look at.

'We have to start military training tomorrow,' Wang Dahammer said gloomily.

'What's there to be afraid of? Isn't military training good for exercise?' Li Haoyang flexed his muscles, causing the other three to stare in disbelief.

The four of them sat in a corner of the third cafeteria.

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