Chapter 59: Fifty-Nine: Narcissism

Shen Yu indeed had never pursued a boy, so she had no idea how to chat with Zhou Yuwen. She hesitated for a long time before typing "Are you there" in the chatbox, but even that was vetoed by Zheng Yanyan with a single comment.

Zheng Yanyan seemed to treat boys chasing after her as something worth boasting about, constantly chatting with Lu Lin about how these boys lacked any originality when pursuing girls.

"Hey, what do you all talk about with Zhou Yuwen?"

Zheng Yanyan poked her head down from the bed and asked with a laugh.

"Is it any of your business?" came Su Qing’s frosty reply.

"Tsk, stingy."

Su Qing was indeed chatting with Zhou Yuwen, so she could reply openly and confidently, for her and Zhou Yuwen had already shared a lifetime of experiences together, naturally instilling confidence.

But Shen Yu, when facing Zhou Yuwen, inevitably appeared somewhat cautious.

After much hesitation, she finally decided to share a song with Zhou Yuwen, also by Wang Fei—the song "Because of Love."

As she shared it, she put on her headphones as well.

The soothing intro played.

Here’s a CD from the past♪

Listen to it, that’s our love♪

Shen Yu really liked listening to Wang Fei’s songs, from "Red Beans" to "Because of Love." Just now at the KTV, the two had sung "Red Beans" as a duet, and Shen Yu thought that Zhou Yuwen sang very well, so it was only natural that she thought of "Because of Love."

"This song is also really nice,"

Shen Yu replied to Zhou Yuwen.

"Then shall we go to KTV and sing it together when we have the time?" Zhou Yuwen’s reply was immediate, as he was, after all, chatting with Su Qing at the moment, and replying to Shen Yu was just something he did on the side.

Moreover, he really liked the song "Because of Love."

He had, however, forgotten the significance of this song.

Next time?

Go to KTV and sing "Because of Love"?

Seeing Zhou Yuwen’s instantaneous reply, a sweetness filled Shen Yu’s heart, and as she was listening to the song at that moment, the slowly unfolding and mellow music easily relaxed the listener’s body and mind, letting one drift into fantasies.

"Yeah! I really like Wang Fei’s songs, but I rarely go to KTV, so I can never bring out that kind of feeling when I sing."

Zhou Yuwen said it was fine, practice makes perfect.

"I like Wang Fei’s songs quite a bit too."

As the two chatted about going to KTV to sing in the future, Shen Yu said she would feel embarrassed if there were too many people.

She had actually been very nervous while singing just now.

Zhou Yuwen thought for a moment, then suggested, "How about next time we just have the two of us go practice singing?"

"Just the two of us?" Shen Yu’s face reddened, and her head felt a bit light.

"Is there a problem?"

"No, no (cute),"

At this time, Shen Yu was still listening to the soothing song through her headset.

Sometimes I suddenly forget♪

I still love you...

Shen Yu lay on her bed, placed the phone on her chest, and just like that listened to the song, staring at the ceiling as a smile once again curled up at the corners of her mouth.

Unknowingly, it was already midnight, and the lights in the dormitory had been turned off.

But at this moment, not one girl in the dormitory was asleep, each bunk aglow with the faint light of mobile phones.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Zheng Yanyan, the girl who could never sit still, didn’t feel sleepy at all at the moment. Though Chang Hao sent her many messages, Zheng Yanyan’s interest was lackluster.

Muttering to herself, she said, "So boring."

"I feel a bit hungry."

No one paid her any attention.

"Lu Lin?"

"Hmm?"

"Are you still chatting with your Li Qiang?"

"It’s your Li Qiang."

"Haha, I don’t want him."

"Stopped chatting a long time ago."

"Then what are you doing?"

"Sleeping."

"You talk while you sleep?"

"Talking in my sleep."

"Heh, you’re not chatting with Zhou Yuwen, are you?"

Zheng Yanyan was plainly looking for trouble out of boredom, and when she brought up Zhou Yuwen, the other two girls both glanced at Zheng Yanyan while Lu Lin, not even lifting her head, simply said, "Sick in the head."

"Teehee, well let me tell you, I am chatting with Zhou Yuwen," Zheng Yanyan said, lying on her bed, swinging her fair and plump feet.

The other girls no longer wanted to pay attention to Zheng Yanyan.

But Zheng Yanyan insisted it was true.

"Hey, let me tell you, during KTV just now, Zhou Yuwen touched my breast."

"Zheng Yanyan, will you ever stop?" Su Qing was getting impatient.

"I’m serious though..."

"Can you tone it down a bit?"

It was rare for Shen Yu and Su Qing to be on the same page; Shen Yu said it was getting late, and they had military training tomorrow, so they should go to sleep early.

"Hmph, believe it or not," pouted Zheng Yanyan.

With her lips pursed, Zheng Yanyan said, ’Just watch, you guys ignore me, but I’ll snatch Zhou Yuwen away.’

Still, no one paid attention to her.

It was only Chang Hao on the phone, persistently chatting up Zheng Yanyan.

"Yanyan, Yanyan, how did you do today (grinning with teeth showing)?"

Out of boredom, Zheng Yanyan actually chatted with Chang Hao for a bit, prompting Chang Hao to ask Yanyan.

"Li Qiang asked me to check with you; how does Lu Lin feel about him?"

"What do you think?" asked Zheng Yanyan.

"Hey, I think there’s no chance. I feel Li Qiang is so silly. Even though Lu Lin isn’t much of a good girl, how could she be into him? And he’s taking it seriously, haha!" Chang Hao laughed, chatting with Zheng Yanyan while lying on the bed.

"Since when is she not a good girl?" Actually, hearing Chang Hao badmouth Lu Lin gave Zheng Yanyan a guilty thrill.

"She smokes, how can she still be a good girl?"

"Don’t you also smoke?"

"Well, I’m a grown man; isn’t it normal for me to smoke?"

"Ha, I hate male chauvinism the most."

"What? Though I might be chauvinistic, I do adore and love my wife, really (grinning with teeth showing)."

"Oh, then go find a wife."

"Don’t be like that, Yanyan. Don’t you know what I feel for you?"

Zheng Yanyan didn’t engage with this topic, but suddenly thought of something: "What is Zhou Yuwen doing right now?"

"Huh?" The abrupt change of topic stupefied Chang Hao for a moment.

At that moment, Lu Lin suddenly got out of bed.

"What are you up to?" asked Zheng Yanyan.

"Just going out for some fresh air," replied Lu Lin.

Lu Lin, dressed for sleep in a short black camisole top and matching black panties.

She went out to the balcony and lit a cigarette for herself.

"Smoking again." Seeing the flickering light on the balcony, Zheng Yanyan curled her lips in disdain.

The campus was especially quiet in the wee hours, with the girls’ dormitory facing the third canteen, separated by a plaza. At this time, the plaza was vacant, with only a few streetlights shining.

There was not a soul on the road.

With one hand resting on the elbow of the other, Lu Lin stood quietly on the balcony, smoking.

Chang Hao’s assessment wasn’t wrong; indeed, there were sorrows in Lu Lin’s heart that belonged solely to her.

She blew out a ring of smoke, which quickly dispersed with the night breeze.

The image of Zhou Yuwen casually pulling out tens of thousands in red bills was more captivating to the girl than anything else.

The phone was still buzzing; it was a message from Li Qiang.

But unfortunately, Lu Lin was genuinely uninterested in him.

As it came to rejecting boys, Lu Lin knew many tricks, but the most effective was the cold shoulder.

So Lu Lin ignored Li Qiang.

Instead, she opened Chang Hao’s WeChat.

"Are you asleep yet?"

At that moment, Chang Hao was busily chatting with Zheng Yanyan.

The sudden chat notification made Chang Hao’s heart skip a beat.

Lu Lin messaging him in the middle of the night? What could it be about?

Just the thought made Chang Hao’s lips curve into a smile.

After all, how could any girl fall for Li Qiang?

But he hadn’t expected that it was he whom Lu Lin fancied.

And wasn’t Zheng Yanyan there for him already?

What a dilemma.

"Not yet, what’s up?" he responded.

Chang Hao knew why Lu Lin might feel drawn to him; she probably realized they had things in common, like smoking, and topics to share.

Alas, he wasn’t interested in girls who smoked.

He needed to think about how to reject her without wounding her pride.

"Could you give me Zhou Yuwen’s WeChat?"

Lu Lin had a good impression of Chang Hao. After all, the guy did look the part when he smoked, so Lu Lin didn’t beat around the bush.