Oh no, the aloof school beauty has been reborn too!

Chapter 4: Who is isolating whom?

When Lin Yuanzhou returned, he was carrying a large bag of bottled water.

Not just mineral water...

There were also two bottles of iced cola, a bag of potato chips, and two boxes of small cookies.

There were even a few popsicles!

When he pushed the door open, a thin layer of sweat had already appeared on his forehead.

"Brothers, I'm back!"

Zhao Lin looked up and said lazily:

"Did you go to buy some goods?"

"What do you know?"

Lin Yuanzhou put the plastic bag on the table and casually took out an ice pop from it and tossed it to Zhao Lin.

"How can a university dormitory not have any supplies?"

"What if the world ends..."

Zhao Lin instinctively reached out and caught it; the popsicle was emitting a cool sensation in his palm.

He glanced down at it and silently put his phone down.

Show off!

That makes sense.

"But that's not a reason for you to go to the supermarket to search for counterfeit goods."

Lin Yuanzhou tossed another one to Lu Xing, muttering helplessly:

"You should probably play fewer games..."

"Lu Xing, you'll have one too."

Lu Xing reached out and caught it with both hands, steadily and smoothly.

Thanks.

"Hey, we're roommates now, no need to be so polite."

Lin Yuanzhou neatly stacked the remaining water under the table and then wiped his forehead with the back of his hand.

"The supermarket was so crowded, the checkout line was so long it made me question my existence."

"But I asked around along the way."

"What do you want to know?"

Lu Xing took a bite of the popsicle.

Lin Yuanzhou immediately perked up:

"Of course, I'd like to find out what good food is near the school!"

"Let me tell you, there's a hot pot restaurant on that food street outside the school that seems to be really popular."

"Several senior students recommended it, saying it's the number one must-eat for freshmen."

Zhao Lin leaned back lazily in his chair.

"Is it far?"

"It's alright, isn't it?"

"How far is 'okay'?"

"...Uh, about a fifteen-minute walk?"

Zhao Lin remained silent.

Lin Yuanzhou immediately added:

"It'll only take twenty minutes at most!"

Zhao Lin remained silent.

Lu Xing couldn't help but laugh.

Lin Yuanzhou also joked:

"Zhao Lin, your physical condition isn't good..."

Zhao Lin explained earnestly:

"It's not that my body can't handle it, it's mainly my mind that's resisting it."

"……OK."

For a moment, Lin Yuanzhou didn't know how to refute it.

The three of them chatted as they continued packing their things.

As Lin Yuanzhou packed his things, he kept muttering to himself:

"The dormitory is alright overall, but the balcony is a bit small."

"But having a private bathroom is already quite good."

"In my high school dormitory, there were eight people in one room, and we had to queue to take a shower. If anyone was late, they could only take a cold shower."

Zhao Lin sat in the chair, unpacking his earphone case, and slowly replied:

"Hehe, I was a day student in high school~"

Lin Yuanzhou looked at him.

"You won again."

Zhao Lin nodded.

"Thank you for your concession."

Where did these two come from?

The sky outside the balcony was gradually darkening.

Occasionally, freshmen would drag their suitcases through the corridor, the wheels making a rumbling sound as they rolled over the paving stones.

"Why."

Lin Yuanzhou suddenly stopped what he was doing and looked up at the dormitory entrance.

"What time is it?"

Lu Xing glanced at his phone.

5:40.

"...It's almost six o'clock?"

Lin Yuanzhou was taken aback.

Zhao Lin finally sat up a little straighter from the back of the chair.

The three of them looked at the bed that had been empty all along.

Lin Yuanzhou stroked his chin.

"Our fourth roommate hasn't arrived yet."

Lu Xing hummed in agreement.

He walked to the door and glanced at the door number.

A new student check-in form was posted on the door of dormitory 317, with three names written on it.

Lu Xing, Lin Yuanzhou, Zhao Lin.

Further down, there should have been another column, but that column was empty.

There was no name, no college, and no student ID.

Lu Xing stared at the blank space, lost in thought.

"It's not on the doorplate either."

Lin Yuanzhou leaned over and took a look.

"That's true."

Zhao Lin slowly walked over as well.

He stood behind the two of them, glanced at the door number, and then turned to look at the empty bed.

"The bed assignment list doesn't include names either."

Zhao Lin pointed to the empty table.

"The dormitory assignments for new students are usually posted, but there's nothing there."

"so……"

He paused for a moment, as if considering what word to use to describe it.

"They might have missed their turn."

Lin Yuanzhou blinked.

"Does that mean it's just the three of us in this dorm room?"

Zhao Lin nodded.

"I feel the probability is very high."

Lin Yuanzhou slapped his thigh immediately.

"That's great!"

The four-person dormitory has been changed to a three-person dormitory, which makes the space more spacious and may reduce friction.

Lin Yuanzhou had already begun to make plans:

"Can that empty table be used as a common area in the future?"

"For example, put some snacks, a water dispenser, and a small refrigerator..."

Zhao Lin reminded:

"The dormitory manager doesn't allow the use of high-powered electrical appliances."

Lin Yuanzhou immediately changed his tune:

"Oh, then let's put all the snacks in there."

Zhao Lin nodded:

"That's fine."

"You don't seem to mind snacks."

"Snacks are more convenient, right?"

The lights in the dormitory gradually dimmed.

Lin Yuanzhou glanced outside and suddenly stood up.

"Alright."

He clapped his hands.

"Before we knew it, it was already evening, and there were only three of us..."

Lin Yuanzhou turned to look at Lu Xing and Zhao Lin, and said with a smile:

"Let's go out and have some food together."

"Our first get-together in 317 has to be a special occasion."

Lu Xing put his phone in his pocket.

"OK."

Zhao Lin didn't speak, and Lin Yuanzhou immediately stared at him:

"Zhao Lin, you're not going to say something too far ahead again, are you?"

Zhao Lin slowly got up from the chair.

"Where? I didn't say anything."

"Are you going to eat hot pot?"

"Go ahead."

Lin Yuanzhou was somewhat surprised:

"That was so satisfying?"

Zhao Lin stuffed the wireless earphones into his pocket, his tone nonchalant:

"It's almost lunchtime."

As he spoke, he added:

"Hot pot is fine, I'm starving."

Lin Yuanzhou immediately gave a thumbs up.

"Good taste."

The three locked the dormitory door and went downstairs.

The campus is much more comfortable at night than in the afternoon.

The heat hadn't completely dissipated, but the wind already carried a hint of coolness.

The campus was packed with people on the first day of school.

Lin Yuanzhou walked at the front, as if he had already regarded himself as a temporary guide.

"The senior student just said that if you go out from the east gate and walk a little to the right, you'll find the food street."

"That hot pot restaurant is called Sichuan Flavor Courtyard..."

"The name is a bit ordinary, but it's highly praised!"

Zhao Lin asked from behind:

"How many people did you ask?"

"Seven or eight, I guess."

"...She Niu"

"That's called strong information gathering ability."

Lu Xing simply walked beside them, listening to their conversation with a smile.

Every scene on campus felt familiar to him, yet it was completely different from his previous life.

In his previous life, he spent this day almost entirely alone.

Registration, moving luggage, making the bed, eating in the cafeteria.

My roommates arrived one after another, but since we weren't familiar with each other, we exchanged a few pleasantries and then went about our own business.

Many relationships begin and continue in a lukewarm manner.

This time, the dormitory is different, the roommates are different, and the personalities are different as well.

"Lu Xing, you must have done well in high school, right?"

Lin Yuanzhou suddenly turned around and asked.

Lu Xing came to his senses and thought for a moment:

"It's alright."

"How good is 'not bad'?"

"You'll get into Jiangnan University."

Lin Yuanzhou was speechless:

"Are you trying to play these nonsense games with me?"

Zhao Lin said calmly from the side:

"But there's nothing wrong with it."