The young lady hired me to help her and the young master have an online romance.

Her voice wasn't loud, but those words struck the ground with a dull thud, like stones hitting the ground.

Zhou Feiyan's eyes widened. "You mean Tian Yue? No way! You two are such good friends!"

Wang Yurong's eyes reddened even more, and her lips trembled. "I...I also think it's impossible."

"but……"

She broke down emotionally, and tears streamed down her face.

Jiang Wan bent down and hugged her tightly, giving her strength.

Apart from her crying, there was no other sound in the dormitory.

She cried for about three minutes before calming down considerably.

He patted Jiang Wan's arm and said in a hoarse voice, "I'm fine."

Wang Yurong took a breath and slowly exhaled, "Now I'll tell you my discovery."

Jiang Wan straightened up and stood next to Zhou Feiyan, listening attentively.

"In the past few days, I've noticed that he's been sneaking off campus when he doesn't have classes."

"I asked him where he was going, and he said he was going to do a part-time job. I asked him what kind of part-time job, and he said he was doing video editing online and needed to go out to shoot footage."

"But he used to tell me everything he did, where he went every day, what he was doing, and who he was with. I knew everything."

Wang Yurong spoke somewhat urgently, raising her voice slightly, "But he's changed these past few days."

"They reply to messages very slowly, and when I call them, they say they have something to do and hang up after only a few words."

"Once, I asked him where he was filming on location because I wanted to go too, but he hesitated and said he was going back to school soon and wouldn't let me come."

"He's never been like this before!"

Jiang Wan listened quietly, without rushing to speak.

Zhou Feiyan couldn't help but ask, "Could he really be busy?"

"As you said, he does video editing, so he might need to travel around to find footage and shoot things."

Wang Yurong responded, "I asked him which company he worked for part-time, and he said he took orders online and didn't have a fixed company."

"I asked if I could see the video he edited, and he said it wasn't finished yet, and he'd show it to me when it was done."

"Don't you think that's too strange?"

Zhou Feiyan opened her mouth, then closed it again.

This is really strange.

There's always a reason behind unusual events.

The sound of a dormitory door opening came from inside, and Li Zhile walked in. "What are you all doing huddled together?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he noticed Wang Yurong's red and swollen eyes. "What happened?"

Zhou Feiyan leaned closer and briefly explained what had happened.

After hearing this, Li Zhile, with her fiery temper, immediately declared that she was going to settle accounts with Tian Yue!

Jiang Wan stopped her, "Xiao Le, don't be impulsive!"

Li Zhile was subdued by Jiang Wan and Zhou Feiyan.

Jiang Wan looked at Wang Yurong, "Tomorrow is Saturday, does he still have a part-time job?"

Wang Yurong nodded, "Yes."

She paused for a moment, then said, "At lunchtime, while he was getting lunch, I secretly took his phone and turned on location sharing. I wanted to follow him."

"I'll go with you!" Li Zhile shouted.

Zhou Feiyan followed closely behind, shouting, "Count me in! I want to go too!"

Jiang Wan patted Wang Yurong on the shoulder, "The three of us will be with you tomorrow."

"No matter what he's up to, we'll get to the bottom of it."

Wang Yurong nodded emphatically, wiped away her tears, and said, "Okay."

......

In the afternoon, during a Chinese literature class, the professor was lecturing.

Jiang Wan's phone, which was on the table, lit up.

Shang Shixu sent a message.

Lie: [I just had a dream, and now I'm awake.]

Jiang Wan glanced at the professor on the podium, put her phone under the desk, and replied:

Nice Rabbit Squid: [What kind of dream? Was it a nightmare?]

Lie: [I dreamt that you turned into a real toad]

Jiang Wan rolled her eyes and tapped her finger heavily—

Nice Rabbit Squid: [Can't you dream about me in a nicer way?]

Lie: [The toad is quite cute]

Nice Rabbit Squid: [Okay, then I'll call you Caterpillar. I think caterpillars are kind of cute too.]

Lie: [Heh, I've noticed you've gotten quite bold lately.]

Lie: [Did you think that if you became my girlfriend, I wouldn't argue with you anymore?]

A sly glint flashed in Jiang Wan's eyes.

Nice Rabbit Squid: [Brother~ Kiss (〃ﾉωﾉ)]

*

Across the ocean, Boston.

Shang Shixu lay on his side on the bed, holding his phone in his hand.

Seeing those words pop up made him feel like a honey pot had been overturned, so sweet that he felt hot all over.

He pursed his lips and typed a single word—

Lie: [Climb]

Nice Rabbit Squid: 【(⩌⤚⩌) Go back to sleep, I need to pay attention in class】

Shang Shixu curled the corners of his mouth.

Lie: [Okay]

Jiang Wan put down her phone.

Evening, in the dormitory.

Wang Yurong was still in a bad mood, so Jiang Wan went over to comfort her.

"Let's see how things go tomorrow; maybe things aren't what you think."

Wang Yurong nodded.

Zhou Feiyan stepped forward and took her arm. "Rongrong, let me tell you, if Tian Yue really cheats on you, don't cry. Crying means you've lost!"

"We'll see him cry then!"

Li Zhile asked curiously, "Xiao Yan, how did you know he would cry?"

Zhou Feiyan raised an eyebrow. "Even if you haven't eaten pork, haven't you seen pigs run?"

"I've read a lot of gossip posts online. All scumbags are the same: when they're caught, they deny it first, then shift the blame, and finally play the victim."

"That face was truly—"

Wang Yurong had already imagined catching her husband cheating tomorrow, and her face turned pale instantly.

Jiang Wan sensed something was wrong and gave Zhou Feiyan a look that stopped her. The latter immediately shut her mouth, looking embarrassed.

Jiang Wan said some words of encouragement to Wang Yurong, and only after seeing that her complexion had returned to normal did she feel relieved and go back to bed.

*

The next morning, just as dawn was breaking, Jiang Wan was woken up by her phone vibrating.

Wang Yurong's message popped up in the group chat, containing only one sentence:

"He went out."

Jiang Wan sat up, threw off the covers, and got out of bed.

Zhou Feiyan suddenly pulled the curtain open, revealing her face, which was still half asleep but already radiating excitement.

"Have you set off?"

"Let's go."

Li Zhile peeked out from the upper bunk, and Wang Yurong also lifted the curtain. The four of them looked at each other and started moving at the same time.

Wang Yurong wore a black hoodie, black sweatpants, and white canvas shoes.

Zhou Feiyan looked down at her yellow coat and muttered, "Am I dressed too conspicuously?"

Li Zhile glanced at it and said, "You should change it quickly, it's too conspicuous."

Jiang Wan was wearing a light gray sweatshirt set, and her hair was tied into a low ponytail at the back of her head.

She was bare-faced, with only moisturizer and sunscreen on her face.

She took out four masks and gave one to each person, saying, "Wear them, just in case."

Zhou Feiyan took the mask, her expression like that of an underground operative making a rendezvous in a movie. "Why do you look like a secret agent?"

"We're stalking, so of course we have to be careful." Jiang Wan put her mask on and glanced at her three roommates. "We can't get too close, lest we be discovered."

The three of them nodded in unison.

The four of them left the school as quickly as possible and got into a taxi.