pjbooks Chapter 200 Beloved Friends and Family, Brothers and Sisters
Chapter 200 Beloved Friends and Family, Brothers and Sisters
Lu Yuan pushed open the dormitory door carrying the newly purchased daily necessities, and Wu Kun and the other two immediately swarmed around him like cats smelling fish.
Zhong Daming grinned broadly, his eyes gleaming with gossip: "Lu Yuan, are you and that Xu classmate... very close?"
"High school classmate," Lu Yuan readily admitted, placing the bag he was carrying on the table.
"And then?" Zhong Daming pressed.
"And then?" Lu Yuan raised an eyebrow, feigning ignorance. "What else is there?"
"Besides high school classmates, is there no other relationship?"
"What other relationship could there be?" Lu Yuan retorted.
He knows these eighteen- or nineteen-year-old boys too well.
Young people have active minds and are naturally sensitive to matters of love and romance.
If you see a man and a woman walking close together, even if it's just normal interaction, there's a very high chance they'll be imagined as a couple, or at the very least, as someone you're having an ambiguous relationship with.
Moreover, Xu Lingjing is so beautiful and she is so enthusiastic towards him, it's hard not to arouse people's imaginations.
And this is probably exactly the result Xu Lingjing wanted.
She was too good at creating public opinion and manipulating people's hearts. In this seemingly harmless way, she subtly labeled Lu Yuan and brought them closer together.
"Holy crap!" Wu Kun couldn't help but exclaim. "Xu Lingjing... that's her name, right? She's so beautiful, with the aura of a big star. And you two are so close, you said you're not boyfriend and girlfriend? Even if you're not now, you'll probably develop that way in the future, right?"
"Yeah, yeah!" Liu Yujie grabbed Lu Yuan's hand, his tone enthusiastic. "Lu Yuan, from now on we're all family, friends, and brothers living under the same roof. Now that you're no longer single, don't forget there are three hungry single dogs at home!"
Lu Yuan's lips twitched. He pulled his hand away and walked towards his bed, casually asking, "So, are all three of you single?"
"Of course! I was so focused on preparing for the college entrance exam in high school, I didn't have time to date!" Zhong Daming argued weakly.
Lu Yuan nodded knowingly. It seemed that even without focusing on the college entrance exam, Zhong Daming's physical attributes wouldn't be enough to find a partner.
He ignored the few clowns and started tidying up his own bed.
He will be living in this small corner for the next four years, so he naturally has to put in extra effort to make himself comfortable.
But his roommates clearly weren't going to let him off the hook, continuing to pester him: "Lu Yuan, I think you're really popular with women. Those girls were giving you different looks when we were eating. You'll find a girlfriend in no time."
"Maybe it's because I'm handsome," Lu Yuan replied shamelessly.
That much is undeniable; he is indeed quite handsome.
Liu Yujie immediately chimed in, "Lu Yuan, in short, if you meet someone suitable in the future, you must help us brothers set them up! We don't want to be single for four years of college."
Wu Kun and Zhong Daming nodded repeatedly, their eyes full of anticipation.
Lu Yuan readily agreed: "No problem, I'll always remember you as brothers. If I meet the right person, I'll definitely help you two get together."
"Hehe, thanks! Lu Yuan... no, I should call him Brother Yuan from now on!"
"Yes, yes, Brother Yuan!"
The three of them really knew how to handle things; with just a few words, they made Lu Yuan the leader of the dormitory.
This is all thanks to Xu Lingjing.
Her charm was so great that everyone associated with her benefited from it.
Wu Kun and his two companions knew that pursuing a girl of Xu Lingjing's caliber was a pipe dream, but being able to be friends with such a high-quality girl would definitely mean they would have access to a lot of good female resources in the future.
What Lu Yuan could give them was an opportunity that no one else could.
Based on this alone, Lu Yuan's status in their hearts has been greatly elevated.
Just as they were about to continue inquiring about Xu Lingjing, Lu Yuan's phone suddenly vibrated.
He glanced down at his roommates and said, "Sorry, my girlfriend messaged me."
"Girlfriend?" The three of them were all taken aback.
"Brother Yuan, didn't you say Xu Lingjing wasn't your girlfriend?" Wu Kun asked, puzzled.
"Who said my girlfriend is Xu Lingjing?" Lu Yuan pursed his lips, opened QQ, and checked the message sent by Ye Yixian.
The three were skeptical, so they quickly came over to see if it was true or not.
Lu Yuan saved Ye Yixian's contact name as her real name, without using any mushy nicknames like "Baby" or "Only One".
In the past, he might have gone to the trouble of making fancy notes, but now that he's mentally over forty, he's long lost that interest.
Instead of taking those seemingly sentimental notes, put them into action.
Moreover, the name "Ye Yixian" itself is very poetic, which Lu Yuan likes very much. Simply adding the full name makes it seem more intimate and natural.
Ye Yixian: [Lu Yuan, I've finished showering and I'm in the dorm now.]
She also sent me a picture of her bed.
The table was relatively empty, with only some stationery and a few cosmetics on it.
Those cosmetics were a gift from Lu Yuan. He felt that girls should wear light makeup when necessary.
As for Ye Yixian's makeup skills, Gao Ya taught her step by step. Although Ye Yixian can't master very advanced makeup techniques now, she still knows how to conceal blemishes.
With this photo as proof, the roommates finally believed that the other person was indeed a girl, and Lu Yuan's girlfriend, otherwise she wouldn't have shared such a private photo.
Lu Yuan replied: 【I just bought some things and haven't had time to unpack them yet.】
After sending the message, he also sent a picture of his bed.
Reciprocity is a basic courtesy.
Ye Yixian: [How many people are in your dorm?]
Lu Yuan: [Including me, there are four of us.]
Ye Yixian: [How's my roommate?]
She was also worried about Lu Yuan's relationship with his roommate.
After all, they're going to live together for four years. If they don't get along from the first meeting, the days ahead will be tough.
The three people watching nearby quickly gave Lu Yuan meaningful glances, frantically hinting that he should praise her in a positive light.
Lu Yuan was amused by them.
It turns out these three people were planning to use him to send a signal to Ye Yixian: they were all high-quality single men.
What does this move signify?
Of course, she wanted Ye Yixian to tell her roommate that there were three high-quality single men here who were available to flirt with.
Lu Yuan was naturally happy to oblige and replied directly: 【They're all handsome guys, just like your dorm, their looks are off the charts.】
This reply earned three thumbs-up from my roommates.
Wu Kun, Zhong Daming, Liu Yujie: ＼(´∀｀)b
Ye Yixian sent a laughing emoji before seriously asking: [What I mean is, is he a good person? How do we get along?]
Lu Yuan: [We just met. He's quite talkative, and seems like an easy person to get along with.]
Ye Yixian: [That's good.]
Lu Yuan: [And what about you?]
Ye Yixian: [It's all good, especially Lin Yan; she takes good care of me. But...]
The conversation ended there.
Lu Yuan's heart tightened, and his first reaction was worry.
Could it be that Ye Yixian's roommate is difficult to get along with?
Or perhaps she has personality flaws that make her unable to integrate into the group?
What he feared most was that Ye Yixian would become withdrawn and unsociable with her roommates due to her low self-esteem.
He slightly turned his body, blocking the three curious heads behind him, and his fingers flew across the keyboard, typing a message: 【But what? What kind of trouble have you run into?】
Ye Yixian: [No, it's not that we've run into trouble. Don't worry.]
Lu Yuan: [Then what is it that you say "but"?]
This time, it took Ye Yixian about half a minute to reply: 【Do you know who my roommate is?】
Lu Yuan was taken aback.
This is a rather strange question.
Aren't her roommates Lin Yan and the other girls?
No, besides them, there's a sixth person who hasn't appeared yet.
Lu Yuan didn't see that person when he reported for duty today; they must have arrived in the evening.
Who could it be?
Lu Yuan was genuinely curious and pressed for an answer: "Who is it?"
After a few more seconds of silence, Ye Yixian finally replied with three words:
Jiang Yiqing