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"Su Qinghe, majoring in Accounting, your dormitory is Room 306 in Building 7." The senior student's tone returned to standard politeness. "Please keep the materials package safe."

Su Qinghe politely accepted it and said thank you.

After completing the registration procedures, the two carried their suitcases out of the tent.

"Let me take you to your dorm first." Jiang Che picked up Su Qinghe's suitcase.

Su Qinghe shook her head: "Go to your own dormitory first, the boys' dormitory is further away."

"I can go by myself, I'm not a child anymore."

Jiang Che looked at her, raising an eyebrow: "Su Qinghe, are you sure you know the way?"

Su Qinghe was silent for two seconds, then looked down and flipped through the campus map in the freshman guide.

Then there was a two-second silence.

"...You can take me there."

Jiang Che stopped laughing, carrying his own suitcase in one hand and pulling Su Qinghe's suitcase with the other. The two walked along the tree-lined path on campus toward the girls' dormitory area.

As they were about to part, Su Qinghe stood at the entrance of the girls' dormitory building, looking at him with some reluctance.

"It's not like we're going to die." Jiang Che reached out and flicked her forehead. "See you at the cafeteria at noon. I'll send you my location then."

Su Qinghe rubbed her forehead and mumbled "Okay," then picked up her suitcase and walked into the dormitory building.

She took two steps and then looked back at him.

Jiang Che waved to her, meaning to hurry up and leave.

Su Qinghe then turned around and went upstairs.

Jiang Che watched her figure disappear around the corner of the stairs, stood there for a few seconds before turning around, pulling his suitcase and walking towards the boys' dormitory area.

Building No. 3 and Building No. 7 are not close to each other; Jiang Che had to cross most of the campus to get there.

After taking the elevator to the fourth floor, Jiang Che walked all the way to the end of the corridor and arrived at the door of dormitory 412.

The door was half open, and faint voices could be heard coming from inside.

When Jiang Che pushed open the door, there were already two people in the dormitory.

A boy wearing black-rimmed glasses was sitting on the lower bunk by the window, engrossed in making the bed.

The other person was standing next to the upper bunk opposite the door, also making their bed.

Jiang Che sized him up. The man was muscular, had a buzz cut, and dark skin; he looked like a promising athlete.

At the same time, after hearing the door open, the two of them looked at Jiang Che.

"Hey, another bro's here!"

The burly man with the buzz cut spoke first, asking Jiang Che in a loud, grinning voice, "Brother, what's your major?"

Business Administration.

Jiang Che placed his suitcase by the door and glanced at the layout of the dormitory.

Four-person room, bunk beds, standard amenities include a desk and wardrobe.

The conditions weren't great, but they were acceptable.

"I'm also in business administration!" The short-haired guy jumped down the ladder, strode over, and extended his hand. "Xu Wenbin, from Liaobei, just call me Lao Xu."

Jiang Che shook hands with him. "Jiang Che."

Xu Wenbin speaks in a very rough and direct style; he's the type who can become your sworn brother within five minutes of meeting you.

The bespectacled boy by the window also stood up, pushed up his glasses, and walked over.

In stark contrast to Xu Wenbin, he spoke politely: "Hello, my name is Song Mingxuan, and I major in Financial Engineering."

"Hello there."

After greeting the two people, Jiang Che went to his bed and started packing his things.

He chose the lower bunk on the side closest to the door, directly opposite Song Mingxuan.

Xu Wenbin was a restless person, and while tidying up his things, he chatted with Jiang Che.

"Brother Jiang Che, you're really good-looking. In Liaobei, we'd call you 'handsome'."

"You didn't study art before, did you? Acting?"

"no."

Do you have a girlfriend?

"Yes, we have this."

Xu Wenbin's expression clearly showed disappointment. "I was hit hard on the first day of school. My college social life has been overshadowed before it even started."

Song Mingxuan was silently making his bed across from him. Without looking up, he replied, "Actually, whether or not this shadow exists doesn't make much difference to you, right?"

"Song Mingxuan, why are you so direct?"

"It's just stating the facts."

As I was tidying up, the dormitory door was pushed open again.

The fourth roommate came in.

The boy was not tall, about 1.73 meters, and was wearing a khaki shirt and carrying an expensive-looking backpack.

Her hair was combed meticulously, with a lot of hair gel applied to the back, giving her an overall sophisticated and meticulous look.

He glanced around at the three people in the dormitory, his gaze lingering on Jiang Che for a moment longer.

"Hello everyone." He smiled slightly. "My name is Lu Zi'ang, I majored in Business Administration, and I'm from southern Zhejiang."

Xu Wenbin enthusiastically leaned in: "Hey bro, you're also a business administration major? Then the three of us can be in the same major! We can sit together in class."

Lu Ziang's smile was very appropriate, neither overly enthusiastic nor cold, a standard polite face in social situations.

"Okay, please take care of me then."

Jiang Che glanced at him a couple more times, greeted Xu Wenbin, and then said nothing more.

The four of them went back to their places and packed their things. The atmosphere in the dormitory wasn't exactly lively, but it wasn't quiet either.

Xu Wenbin is a natural icebreaker; he can strike up a conversation with anyone.

Song Mingxuan was relatively quiet and rarely responded to conversations.

Jiang Che is the normal type; he'll chat with a smile if someone strikes up a conversation, but he'll remain quiet if no one is talking to him.

As for Lu Ziang, he always maintained a polite and appropriate distance.

At 11:30, Xu Wenbin was the first to get restless.

He poked half his head out from the top bunk: "Hey guys, are you hungry? How about we go to the cafeteria and get something to eat?"

Song Mingxuan closed the book in his hand, nodded and said, "Okay."

Lu Ziang nodded, "It's a good opportunity to get familiar with the campus environment."

Jiang Che naturally had no objection, and immediately took out his phone to send a message to Su Qinghe.

"Qinghe, let's meet at the cafeteria later. Message me when you get there."

Su Qinghe replied less than five seconds after the message was sent.

"Okay, okay! My roommate said she wanted to go to the cafeteria together too! We'll be right there!"

Jiang Che replied with an emoji, then put away his phone and went out with the three of them.

Xu Wenbin's mouth never stopped the whole way. They talked about everything from how many floors the cafeteria had to the hot water supply schedule in the dormitories, from whether it was sunny during military training to whether there were any good barbecue places near the school.

Jiang Che responded half-heartedly, but his mind was preoccupied with Su Qinghe's situation.

Are her roommates easy to get along with? Are any of them unsociable? Does anyone make things difficult for her?

After thinking for two seconds, I realized I was overthinking it.

Su Qinghe is different now than before. When she was in Lincheng, she was able to get along well with her classmates. She shouldn't be too bad off at Peking University either.

The four of them quickly entered the cafeteria.