He tricked the female lead into becoming his boyfriend, but then went on to criticize the male lead.

Sang Jiuning carried a simple backpack and pushed open the door to the dormitory. She immediately saw Tang Tongtong and Qin Ying chatting together by the window, creating a lively atmosphere.

After a morning of professional classes, her tense nerves instantly relaxed. She casually draped her backpack over the back of her chair and walked over slowly.

Before she could even say hello, Qin Ying, who was sitting next to her, looked up with a mischievous yet gentle smile and slowly said to Sang Jiuning, "Ningning, congratulations! Soon you and Tongtong will be relatives."

Caught off guard by these words, Sang Jiuning paused for a moment, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes. She quickly recovered, her gaze instantly locking onto the beaming Tang Tongtong, and said with a teasing smile, "Tongtong, wow, you've got my brother all figured out so quickly?"

She was secretly curious; her brother had always been aloof, so how could he have made progress with the lively Tang Tongtong so quickly?

Upon hearing this, Tang Tongtong instantly raised her chin, her face filled with undisguised smugness and pride. Her tone carried a hint of boastfulness as she nodded crisply, "Yes! I pushed him down!"

The dormitory fell silent the moment those words were spoken.

Sang Jiuning's eyes narrowed slightly, the teasing in them fading and replaced by a more intriguing look.

Countless images flashed through her mind in an instant, and she couldn't help but secretly wonder: Was it pushed down? Was it like she imagined?

After all, her brother has always been a man of integrity and has a strong sense of propriety, and it is impossible for him to give a woman such an opportunity to have close contact with him.

For a moment, her gaze towards Tang Tongtong became increasingly ambiguous, filled with a desire to watch the spectacle unfold.

Tang Tongtong, with her keen sense of observation, instantly noticed the subtle change in Sang Jiuning's eyes. That knowing yet gossipy look made her panic, and her cheeks flushed bright red.

She immediately coughed awkwardly, waved her hands frantically to explain, her voice rising slightly in her haste: "Hey, hey, hey! It wasn't what you think, pushing someone down! Don't overthink it! It's exactly what it sounds like. I wasn't paying attention and accidentally knocked someone to the ground!"

Seeing her flustered and embarrassed appearance, Sang Jiuning's smile deepened. She slowly asked in a drawn-out tone, "And then? My brother didn't make things difficult for you?"

Sure enough, Tang Tongtong's face fell slightly, but a smile still lingered in her eyes. Her tone was a mix of amusement and exasperation: "And then? Then he made me pay for his suit, a flat price of 88,000!"

Sang Jiuning stared at her relaxed and carefree expression, and knew exactly what was going on.

An 88,000 yuan suit is an absolute fortune for an average college student, enough to make anyone panic and feel anxious. But Tang Tongtong is smiling so happily, so she definitely didn't lose the money.

She continued to press on unhurriedly, "And then what? How did you resolve it?"

Tang Tongtong raised an eyebrow smugly, her tone tinged with a hint of relief and pride: "How else could I have handled it? I was so anxious at the time that I just told him I was his sister's roommate! As soon as he heard that, he immediately didn't make me pay any more money. He was so generous!"

Hearing this, Sang Jiuning frowned slightly and said with some doubt, "That doesn't make sense. My roommate is just an acquaintance at most. How did she get involved with the relatives Sister Ying mentioned? They have absolutely no connection."

She grew increasingly curious, feeling that there was definitely more to the story between the two.

Qin Ying, who was standing to the side, couldn't stand Tang Tongtong's suspense any longer, and smiled as she took over the conversation, her eyes full of delighted amusement: "Tongtong, you've learned to keep things to yourself now. After Tongtong pushed your brother down, the two of them still had some interaction. They went to dinner together later, and your brother even personally took her back to her dormitory."

Upon hearing this, Sang Jiuning instantly understood, a knowing smile instantly appearing in her eyes. She nodded gently: "I see, then there's definitely hope."

Listening to their conversation, Tang Tongtong felt a sweet warmth in her heart. She sat down at her desk, picked up a small piece of spicy snack, and carefully placed it near the little Totoro cage on the table. Watching the little creature come closer to eat, her eyes crinkled with delight. "Absolutely! I'm 100% sure, there's definitely a chance!"

The atmosphere in the dormitory was relaxed and lively. Sang Jiuning watched the two joking and laughing, and recalling the chance encounter earlier, her expression became slightly serious. She casually mentioned her experience that afternoon: "By the way, I ran into Weng Zhicheng when I came back today."

After he finished speaking, the dormitory was briefly silent for a moment.

Tang Tongtong paused in her feeding of the chinchilla, as if she had suddenly remembered something, and casually replied, "Speaking of which, I suddenly remembered something. Before Qingyan packed her things and left the dormitory for good, she stood in front of this little chinchilla cage for a long time, muttering to herself for ages, I don't know what she was muttering about."

Sang Jiuning raised an eyebrow slightly, a hint of doubt arising in her heart, and listened quietly as she continued.

"I thought she really liked the Totoro and wanted to take it with her," Tang Tongtong said, pouting slightly. "I even told her that if she liked it, it was hers anyway, so she could just take it. And guess what she said?"

Before Sang Jiuning could ask further, she gave the answer directly, her tone full of bewilderment: "She coldly said, 'Whoever wants this trash can have it.'"

These words made me feel inexplicably uncomfortable. How could such a cute and well-behaved little Totoro be labeled as trash?

438 paused in its eating of spicy strips, remembering the day Su Qingyan could no longer hear it and completely cut off all contact with it, calling it trash. It couldn't help but mutter under its breath, "[She's trash, her whole family is trash.]"

Hearing this, Qin Ying sighed softly, her eyes filled with regret and confusion: "I really don't understand Qingyan's thinking. It's a prestigious university that so many people would kill to get into, but she just decided not to go and resolutely dropped out. I don't know what she was after."

Having spent time together, even if not intimately, they were still classmates and roommates. Seeing the other person give up a bright future, Qin Ying felt only regret.

Sang Jiuning was silent for a few seconds, her heart filled with mixed feelings, before she softly said, "Everyone's path in life is different. What seems like a good path to us may not be suitable for her. Perhaps she has found a direction that suits her better and that she wants to pursue. Maybe in the future, she will feel that this choice is better than staying in university."

She doesn't judge other people's choices, nor does she think dropping out of school is wrong. Everyone has their own aspirations, and everyone has their own life choices.