Going back to being twenty, taking her heartbroken son to a massage parlor.

Lin Zhiting's small hands were icy cold, but her strength was frightening.

Su Mu, a grown man, was actually dragged along by her, staggering and powerless to resist.

"Hey! Slow down!"

"My old arms and legs can't take this kind of abuse!"

While Su Mu was shouting, his eyes were wandering around restlessly.

Girls' dormitory.

This is a legendary holy site!

A faint fragrance wafted in the air, not perfume, but a mixture of shampoo and shower gel, the unique scent of a young girl.

The corridor was filled with women.

Some were wearing cute pajamas and carrying basins to the washroom, while others had just washed their hair and wrapped their wet hair in towels, revealing clean and fresh faces.

Being young is wonderful.

Those faces, still brimming with collagen even without makeup, those clear laughs, those carefree eyes—all stirred Su Mu's long-dormant heart.

It is said that once the youthful spirit is gone, it can never be found again.

Shit!

Take a stroll around the girls' dormitory a couple of times, and you're guaranteed to fall ill!

"Wow, that guy is so handsome!"

"Is he the older brother who brought his younger sister to school? He looks so mature!"

A girl wearing a sundress was carrying a washbasin when she passed by. When she saw Su Mu, her eyes lit up and she boldly whistled.

"Hey handsome, wanna add each other on WeChat?"

Before Su Mu could even respond to this sudden stroke of good fortune, Lin Zhiting pinched his arm hard.

"hiss!"

He gasped.

Lin Zhiting turned around, glared fiercely at the girl, and then pulled Su Mu even faster.

"What are you looking at!"

"They're all bad women, trying to seduce naive middle-aged men like you!"

Su Mu was both amused and exasperated.

"Hey girl, are you even being reasonable? Someone greeted me, so why am I a bad woman?"

"Besides, you've ruined my chance to experience the feeling of youth; you're the worst one!"

Su Mu was filled with mixed emotions.

Having lived half his life, this was the first time he had ever entered a girls' dormitory.

Back when his daughter was in college, they were having a falling out. He wouldn't even answer a phone call, let alone see her off.

As they spoke, the two arrived at the entrance of a dormitory.

Room 404.

This house number... is really auspicious.

Lin Zhiting took out her key, opened the door, pushed Su Mu inside, and then slammed the door shut behind her.

The movement was swift and decisive, as if afraid he would run away.

In an instant, only the two of them remained in the small dormitory room.

Su Mu looked around, his brows furrowing involuntarily.

A smell of dust wafted over.

The dormitory is a standard four-person room with bunk beds and desks underneath, but only one bed by the window has luggage piled up on it, which hasn't been unpacked yet.

The other bed boards were bare, and the table and corners were covered with a layer of visible dust.

There was even a tattered spider web hanging in the corner.

This doesn't look like a girls' dormitory at the start of the semester at all.

It's like a haunted house that's been abandoned for half a year.

Su Mu asked curiously,

Where's your roommate?

"Why are you the only one here?"

Lin Zhiting threw her bag on the table and slumped into her chair, her voice full of frustration.

"Don't even mention it."

"My unreliable dad forgot to pay my tuition, which is why I can't log into the registration system."

"After I pay the tuition, this will be the last room left when it's time to assign dorm rooms."

"I heard this dorm room has bad feng shui or something, anyway, nobody wants to go there."

"so……"

She shrugged, looking dejected.

"I live alone, there's not a soul in sight."

Living alone?

Su Mu initially felt a little regretful.

I was hoping to get to know a few more lively and energetic female college students.

It turned out to be a single room.

pity.

What a pity.

but……

Since no one is here...

Su Mu's lips curved upwards, and his eyes became somewhat playful.

He slowly walked up to Lin Zhiting, placed his hands on the back of her chair, and encircled her between himself and the chair.

"No wonder you were in such a hurry to pull me over."

Su Mu lowered his head and leaned close to her ear, his warm breath brushing against her fair neck.

"So it was just emptiness, loneliness, and coldness?"

"Kobayashi, since you're so afraid of being alone..."

"Would you like Uncle Su Mu to stay over tonight and be your roommate?"

Su Mu wanted to get revenge for what happened in the men's restroom earlier.

Lin Zhiting's body stiffened abruptly.

Her ears turned bright red instantly.

The imposing aura I displayed in the men's restroom vanished instantly.

This is an enclosed space!

"You...you get out of here!"

"Who wants you as a roommate! You wish!"

She grabbed a notebook from the table and threw it at Su Mu.

"Let me make this clear: after we finish filming, you'd better get out of here! I'm going to university to seriously look for a boyfriend!"

Su Mu easily caught the notebook, inwardly scoffing.

Little brat.

Where did that fearless, crazy energy go?

They even talked about filming, making it sound like it was real.

When it really comes down to it, she blushes at the slightest thing.

As expected, it's just a paper tiger.

He straightened up, stretched his limbs, and his gaze fell once again on the dirty and messy environment.

"Tsk tsk."

"How can anyone sleep in this kind of environment?"

He walked to the bedside, ran his finger lightly across the bed frame, and immediately his fingertip was covered in a layer of black ash.

"Miss Lin, aren't you being a bit too lenient with your living conditions?"

As a middle-aged man with a son and a daughter, Su Mu simply couldn't stand by and watch.

This is no place for a human to live.

Without saying a word, he rolled up his sleeves and found a broom and a rag that looked fairly clean in the corner.

"Don't rush into filming anything."

"You should at least clean your dorm room first, otherwise you're going to sleep in a garbage dump tonight?"

As he spoke, Su Mu took off his coat and casually tossed it into Lin Zhiting's arms.

Then I rolled up my shirt sleeves, went to the balcony, and found the mop and rag that had been there for who knows how many years.

"What are you waiting for? Go get some water!"

Lin Zhiting was holding Su Mu's coat, completely bewildered.

His body heat still lingered on her clothes, making them feel warm.

She watched as the man, who had just been flirting with her and had been acting frivolously, now skillfully wrung out a rag and began wiping the filthy bed.

His movements were swift and decisive, without the slightest hesitation.

He was still muttering to himself:

"Look at this windowsill, it's all covered in dirt."

"And this table, they didn't even bother to wipe it clean."

"A girl like you, aren't you afraid of getting skin diseases living in a place like this?"

"Oh my god, there's a dead cockroach here..."

Sunlight streamed through the window, illuminating Su Mu's broad back.

Golden.

Lin Zhiting's nose suddenly felt a little sore.

This feeling is very unfamiliar.

It's also...warm.

After her parents divorced, she was like a ball, kicked around and eventually became a child no one cared for.

I eat alone, and I sleep alone.

Even when going to university, I would drag my heavy suitcase from one city to another all by myself.

Now, even the dormitory is occupied by one person.

She had forgotten when was the last time someone had gone to such lengths for her, showing such concern and nagging.

My nose felt inexplicably sore.

That long-lost feeling of being managed...

Lin Zhiting quickly sniffed, suppressing the sudden pang of sadness.

She stood up, found a rag, walked over to Su Mu, and wiped the table while making a sarcastic remark.

"Wow, Uncle Su Mu, you can do housework too?"

"I thought someone like you only knew how to deceive naive young girls like us."

She paused deliberately, tilted her head, and looked at him with a sly look in her eyes.

"Explain yourself, are you interested in me and want to pursue me?"

"If you want to pursue me, doing this little bit of work isn't enough."

Su Mu didn't even turn his head, vigorously wiping the stains on the bed board.

"Chase my ass."

My daughter... is about your age.

"When she was in college, we had a fight, and she absolutely refused to let me take her home."

"All I could do was send her my luggage; I've never even seen what her dorm room looks like."

"I'm helping you clean up today purely to make up for the regrets of being an old father."

"We've raised you like a daughter, don't you understand?"

It's another daughter.

So you're just using me as a backup plan?

"cut!"

Lin Zhiting threw the rag in her hand into the basin of water, splashing water everywhere.

"Daughters are usually closer to their fathers."

"How could things have gotten so tense that you wouldn't even let me send it?"

"There's definitely something wrong with you as the father!"

"You parents are all incompetent, none of you are good people!"

Su Mu did not refute.

He sighed, straightened up, and looked out at the blue sky.

"yes."

"I was wrong before. I was too controlling and always wanted to plan out their entire lives."

"As a result, my child has drifted further and further away from me."

"Now I understand, life is only about 30,000 days long, so the most important thing is to do whatever makes you happy."

"The rest, do whatever you want."

Lin Zhiting stopped wiping the table.

She looked at Su Mu's profile with some surprise.

His expression was calm, without complaint or resentment, only a sense of relief after weathering the storm.

"I didn't expect that."

She exclaimed sincerely.

"You may be a bit old, but it's really rare for a middle-aged man to have such thoughts."

A middle-aged man?

These four words precisely hit Su Mu's minefield.

The relief on his face vanished instantly, replaced by a "kind" smile.

He picked up a bucket that had just been filled with water and made as if to splash it over.

"Say it again? Who is the middle-aged man?"

"Get out of my way! I'm mopping the floor!"

"ah!"

Lin Zhiting screamed in fright and jumped away immediately.

"No, no, no! I'm sorry! You'll get my shoes dirty!"

She originally intended to jump onto the nearby stool to hide.

But then, an even bolder idea popped into his head.

Just as Su Mu bent down, preparing to splash water.

Lin Zhiting took a running start and suddenly jumped up from behind him, skillfully wrapping her legs around his waist and tightly encircling his neck with her arms.

"Hehe, this way you won't get splashed!"

The girl's soft body pressed against him without warning.

Su Mu froze completely.

He could clearly feel the warmth and elasticity coming from her back, and the fragrance of her hair lingered around his nose.

broken.

This is not right.

This little vixen has really gotten herself into trouble!