Chapter 14: Fantasizing Is No Substitute for Actual Practice

Asking Zhihu (Chinese Quora):

[My roommate is sexually frustrated. After I stimulated her with a few words, she found a boyfriend the next day and even secretly xxx in the office. Is this reasonable?]

“Qi Lianyue!”

Su Huaizhou had just swept the cocoa cup out from under her desk when she received a new notification from Zhihu on her phone. She immediately blushed in embarrassment and exasperation.

Qi Lianyue, sitting at the adjacent desk, trembled, and her phone fell out of her hand onto the desk. Oh no, I forgot to be anonymous.

“What are you thinking about every day?” Su Huaizhou ran to Qi Lianyue angrily and slammed the empty cup of cocoa on the desk. “I accidentally knocked this cup over and spilled it on Junior Brother’s pants, so I wiped it for him!”

Qi Lianyue looked at the empty cup in front of her, lost in thought. So that’s what happened? It seems reasonable enough.

But… she raised her index finger and adjusted her glasses. Her keen and wise eyes behind the glasses revealed the depths of a detective. “I’ll believe you for the time being, but why was he in our office?”

“Um…” Su Huaizhou suddenly stammered. After a while, she explained, “I just happened to bump into him and asked him to help bring documents up.”

The reason was rather far-fetched… After all, it was just some documents. Even if she had taken them to the photocopying room and brought them back with the photocopied documents, it wouldn’t have taken any effort.

At the time, she had only found an excuse to play with Junior Brother. Worried that she wouldn’t be able to stop him from slipping away too quickly, she even specially said the wrong room number, replacing 213 with 231, just to delay his departure.

Otherwise, how would she have had the time to photocopy the documents and then go buy coffee and cocoa?

“Hmph.” Qi Lianyue wasn’t so gullible. She crossed her arms and analyzed, “Even if he delivered the documents, there shouldn’t be any need to keep him to drink cocoa in the office, should there?”

Especially considering it was Su Huaizhou. Although she was usually gentle and polite when interacting with boys, she always maintained a natural distance.

How could it be like earlier… They were practically sticking together!

This junior brother must have some special meaning to her…

“So, you really like Jiang Miao?” After a brainstorm, Qi Lianyue came to a conclusion. “Are you pursuing him?”

“No!!!” Su Huaizhou gritted her teeth and stomped her feet anxiously.

“So, you are.”

After all, it was unusual to see Su Huaizhou so emotionally stirred.

…

Jiang Miao didn’t know what had happened in the office and was only rejoicing that he had escaped from the devil’s lair.

Senior Sister was too lethal to innocent boys like him. He had to stay as far away from her as possible in the future.

He was determined to become a web novel author who could live comfortably even while staying at home.

To achieve this, he needed to write at least a few high-quality novels.

The baseline for a high-quality novel was 3,000 subscriptions.

Over the twenty-odd years of Xidian’s history, there were only four to five thousand high-quality works in total. Counting other websites, there were probably a few tens of thousands.

Spread over twenty years, there were only a few hundred high-quality novels on Xidian every year. It seemed like a lot, but it was really not enough. Failures would always account for the majority.

To achieve a high-quality novel or even a top-tier novel with more than ten thousand subscriptions, it wasn’t possible without enough faith and perseverance.

Therefore, he resolutely refused to fall in love, which he saw as a waste of time and energy.

This might also be why he wrote, My Girlfriend Is a Content Creator.

Because his body wanted to fall in love, but his brain didn’t, he simply wrote some romance novels to fulfill his fantasies.

It was killing two birds with one stone.

However, today, he realized that this substitute for desire seemed to be incomparable to actual practice. Sigh… It’s tough…

…

When he returned to the dorm room, it was almost four in the afternoon.

The fourth roommate still hadn’t arrived. It was unclear what the situation was. If he didn’t show up soon, it would be nighttime.

“Welcome back, Brother Jiang,” Xun Liang greeted while playing Honor of Kings when he heard the door open. “Do you want to play?”

“No, thanks.” Jiang Miao glanced at Xun Liang’s phone screen and noticed him using Diao Chan again.

The next second, Xun Liang opened the voice chat and said in a rough voice, “Hey, little brother, can you give me the blue buff?”

Jiang Miao: “…”

It’s indeed the right choice not to play with him.

[Zhouzhou Loves Congee]: Is there someone in your room who hasn’t come?

As soon as Jiang Miao sat back in his chair, he received a message from Senior Sister.

He glanced at the empty bed on his right and replied.

[Miaomiao is Deep in Thought]: Yeah, he hasn’t arrived yet.

[Zhouzhou Loves Congee]: Please let me know when he arrives and get him to join our class group chat.

[Miaomiao is Deep in Thought]: Sure.

[Zhouzhou Loves Congee]: And remember to change your pants.

[Miaomiao is Deep in Thought]: … Isn’t it your fault?

[Zhouzhou Loves Congee]: So I’m here to show my concern, or do you want me to help you hand-wash them?

Why am I a little tempted? Jiang Miao smacked his lips and used his rationality to suppress his evil thoughts.

[Miaomiao is Deep in Thought]: No need… I’ll go change my pants.

After ending the chat with Senior Sister, Jiang Miao found a pair of clean pants to change into and washed the ones he took off.

Xun Liang looked at him with a strange expression as he took out his washed pants to dry. “Brother Jiang, did you have an accident in your pants?”

Jiang Miao: “…”

I really miss the time when Xun Liang’s parents were here.

Why is he so annoying after exposing his true nature?

Wang Xin, on the other hand, was still the best. From the moment he entered the dorm room until now, he had been studying diligently and preparing for class without any intention of speaking.

He loved cleanliness and was considerate. He was the ideal roommate.

“Shall we go out for dinner?” Xun Liang finished playing a game of Honor of Kings and opened a review app to find nearby restaurants. “Military training starts tomorrow, so I don’t think we’ll have time to go out later.”

“Sure.” Jiang Miao had already finished his chapter updates in advance, so he was relaxed and had no objections at all. “Wang Xin, what about you?”

“Sounds good.” Wang Xin put away his pen, silently packed his books, and restored the table to its neat and tidy appearance. “But there’s still one person who hasn’t come. Won’t it be bad if just the three of us go?”

“That’s true.” Xun Liang stood up, moved closer to the fourth person’s bed, and looked at the name tag. “Chen Hao… tang (汤 soup)? There’s even someone with soup in his name?”n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

“It should be read shang,” Wang Xin said while adjusting his glasses, clearly having seen their roommate’s name.

Xun Liang laughed, scratched the back of his head, and gave Wang Xin a thumbs up. “You’re indeed a cultured person. As expected of you, Prince.”

“Yes,” Wang Xin said calmly. “It’s normal for a dog not to recognize it.”

Jiang Miao watched the battle from the side and took note of the nicknames of his two roommates.

Just as the three of them were discussing this, the room door opened.

A thin, dark-skinned boy walked in, dragging a suitcase.

“Hey! Brother Shang, you’re here!” Xun Liang immediately raised his hand and greeted him with a smile.

But after the fourth person in the room, Chen Haoshang, entered, he placed his suitcase in front of his bed without a word, ignoring them.

Xun Liang didn’t mind. He leaned against the ladder in the middle and asked, “We’re going out for a meal later. Want to join us?”

Under his tanned skin, Chen Haoshang glanced at Xun Liang with his exceptionally sharp eyes but still didn’t respond. After putting his luggage away, he turned around and walked out of the room.

“Hey! What’s up with him ignoring us?” Xun Liang was left standing there with a dumbfounded expression.

Jiang Miao had already chased after him. “You guys get ready. I’ll wait for you downstairs.”

Senior Sister had told him not to let this roommate leave just like that.