I'm a sophomore in college, what the heck is this "male god cultivation system"?

Chapter 23 Speaking freely
Chen Yan was genuinely finding it difficult to keep up. Although he had a vague feeling from their previous interactions that Pan Yang was the kind of person who acted on impulse and didn't think things through before speaking or doing anything, he still didn't expect this guy to speak so thoughtlessly.

If Qi Li were more easygoing and bluntly said that someone's hometown was poor, it might not have caused any problems; but if he were a little more sensitive, he could easily have taken it as regional discrimination.

However, what Pan Yang said does seem to be a form of regional discrimination.

'I hope we don't start arguing.' Chen Yan wondered to himself, just as he was thinking about whether to change the subject, Qi Li's voice rang out from the dormitory.

"Huiyang is actually quite good; its GDP ranks around tenth or eleventh." Qi Li said somewhat indignantly, trying to defend his hometown.

“I understand, I know,” Pan Yang said with a laugh. “For kids from Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai, the coming-of-age ceremony is a train ticket to work in Anhui.”

After these words were spoken, the entire dormitory fell silent for a few seconds.

'Hopeless, he deserves to get beaten up.' Chen Yan rolled over, deciding not to pay any more attention to their conversation.

From his perspective, Pan Yang was indeed a bit too sarcastic, and he deserved to be beaten up by Qi Li.

As for Shen Dong, he was much more direct in his expression.

"Pan Yang, be a little quieter, I want to sleep, you're keeping me awake."

"Okay, okay, I won't say anything more." Pan Yang pinched his mouth, making a "I'll shut up" gesture.

For the next thirty minutes, the dormitory remained completely silent.

Perhaps out of sheer boredom, Pan Yang's voice drifted out again in the dormitory.

"Um, are you guys asleep?"

There was only silence in response.

……

The next day, eight o'clock in the morning.

Shen Dong placed a bag of steamed dumplings and a cup of soy milk on Chen Yan's table, saying, "Breakfast is on your table."

"Thank you." Chen Yan, who was brushing his teeth, said the thanks somewhat indistinctly and asked, "Seven yuan, right?"

"Correct."

Chen Yan sped up, quickly brushing his teeth and washing his face. He then opened WeChat to transfer the money for breakfast to the other party. He randomly found a video on Bilibili to watch while eating breakfast.

A moment later, a "snap" sounded behind Chen Yan, followed by...

"Holy crap!" Pan Yang's voice was somewhat flustered. After checking the time on his phone, he panicked even more. "Holy crap, it's already past eight o'clock. Damn it, I'm going to be late."

As he got out of bed, he shouted towards Qi Li's bed, "Qi Li, wake up! We have to assemble at 8:30."

However, when he looked over, he found that Qi Li's bed was already empty, and even the quilt was neatly folded.

"Brother Yan, Qi Li has already left?"

Chen Yan didn't really want to talk to the other person, so he simply replied with a brief "Mm".

"No, why didn't he call me when he left? I told him yesterday that I should wake up and call me so we could leave together."

Pan Yang was frantically putting on his military training uniform while muttering curses under his breath.

However, Chen Yan ignored him and continued watching the video.

……

"Typing is so tiring."

Chen Yan rubbed his face, looked at the few lines of text on the computer screen, and couldn't help but groan.

Towards the end, he found himself at a loss as to how to wrap things up, and even the daily plot became incredibly difficult to advance.

Initially, they were complacent and self-satisfied.

He remained expressionless during the middle of the period.

The later stages were extremely painful.

Just as Chen Yan was considering whether to slow down and postpone the update until the evening, his phone suddenly lit up.

Turning his head to look, Chen Yan saw that he had received a new WeChat message. He opened it and found that Tian Jingyi had sent him two messages.

[Tian Jingyi: (Hello hello, jpg)]

[Tian Jingyi: Senior, what are you doing?]

'She's only a year below me, so why is she so energetic?' Chen Yan rubbed his temples and sighed inwardly, 'It's all because of writing that I've become like this. Writing is a killer.'

While muttering to himself, Chen Yan's hands were not idle either.

[Chen Yan: Didn't you always call me by my name before? Why are you suddenly calling me "senior"?]

[Tian Jingyi: (A bear scratching its head, jpg)]

[Tian Jingyi: It feels weird to call someone by their real name online, so I can only call them "senior."]

[Tian Jingyi: Senior, did you play badminton yesterday?]

[Chen Yan: Wasn't the stadium supposed to open next Monday?]

[Tian Jingyi: Oh, I didn't know that.]

[Tian Jingyi: (covering face, jpg)]

[Tian Jingyi: So, are you starting to play next week?]

[Chen Yan: (expressionless, jpg)]

[Chen Yan: We can't play next Monday either.]

[Tian Jingyi: ?]

[Chen Yan: He's going to spend time with his girlfriend now, and I've been "abandoned".]

[Tian Jingyi: (laughs, jpg)]

[Tian Jingyi: I'm alone too, so how about we play together sometime?]

Chen Yan: ...

Chen Yan: Okay, let's go together on Monday.

[Tian Jingyi: okok]

……

"Wuhu!" Tian Jingyi on the other end of the phone couldn't help but cheer after seeing the reply.

"What's wrong? You suddenly shouted, you startled me." A roommate who was busy selecting courses was startled by the cheer. Because they were good friends, she joked, "Did you win the lottery or something?"

"Hehe." Tian Jingyi turned around and said cheerfully, "Susu, didn't I tell you yesterday that I have a really good badminton partner during summer vacation?"

"Oh, and then?" The girl nicknamed SuSu wasn't in a hurry to choose her courses and listened attentively to the gossip.

“He originally had other friends at school, but this semester his friend had to spend time with his girlfriend, so…” Tian Jingyi raised her voice slightly at this point, “I successfully stole him away!”

"That's because his partner isn't with him anymore. You're just taking over someone else's business, not stealing their girlfriend..." SuSu complained, then asked, "So, how does your 'girlfriend' look?"

“Handsome!” Tian Jingyi said without hesitation, “He’s the kind of handsome guy who’s gentle, but also has a very strong sex appeal!”

"Can a gentle and handsome guy really have such strong sexual appeal?" Su Su was a little puzzled, but she didn't dwell on the question and just sighed.

"Oh, Zhao Zheng is really in a bad situation."

"Where exactly did Zhao Zheng suffer?"

"He likes you so much, it seems like he has little hope now... Don't tell me you didn't know he liked you."

“I can still sense a little bit.” Tian Jingyi made a “Korean man’s anger” gesture and said seriously, “But he never had a chance. I have no feelings for him at all, so there can’t be any further development… Besides, I paid for the water and badminton shuttlecocks when we practiced, so he didn’t lose out, right?”

"That's true. Anyway, you didn't string him along or spend his money, so you're in the right no matter how you look at it." Su Su nodded and asked with a smile, "So, what about your new boyfriend? Do you have feelings for him?"

(End of this chapter)