My skill tree increases every day.

Mo Wenxue, Sun Mengli.

They were two of Chen Shuyan's three roommates.

Not all of their roommates were present, and Liu Qiao, the only one without a boyfriend, ended up being the loneliest roommate.

Alone, I stayed in the cold dormitory.

Lin Yu saw the two of them from afar before he even arrived at the destination.

Mo Wenxue was still her usual carefree self. Next to her was a short-haired girl wearing a loose T-shirt, who was talking to Mo Wenxue.

"Yo! You're here!"

"Sorry we're late." Lin Yu was already used to this situation, and apologized as soon as he got out of the car.

"It's alright," Sun Mengli waved her hand, "Everyone hasn't arrived yet."

"Hey! Isn't this Lin Yu? You look really handsome today. Did you dress up specially?" Mo Wenxue was as energetic as ever, raising her hand to greet Lin Yu.

Lin Yu looked down at himself.

A white T-shirt, light blue jeans, and black sneakers—a very ordinary outfit.

What's so handsome about him?

Although he felt that Mo Wenxue was just being polite, Lin Yu still nodded and responded to Mo Wenxue politely.

"Thanks."

"By the way, you two haven't met yet, have you?" Mo Wenxue put her arm around Sun Mengli beside her and waved to Lin Yu and Chen Shuyan. "Come on, let Yanyan introduce you."

"This is Sun Mengli, my roommate. This is Lin Yu, my... friend."

"Hello, I'm Sun Mengli, my friends call me Xiaoyu." Sun Mengli extended her hand and gently shook hands with Lin Yu. "Since you're Yanyan's friend, you can call me Xiaoyu too."

"Okay, Little Fish."

"Just call me Little Fish, no need to add me as a classmate."

"Okay, Little Fish."

Sun Mengli wasn't an introverted person, and having heard about Lin Yu before, she was very curious about what kind of person he was. So their first meeting was very relaxed and pleasant, without any awkward atmosphere.

The air around us suddenly filled with a joyful atmosphere.

"Alright, Little Fish, hurry up and urge them on, don't keep everyone waiting too long."

After a brief introduction and getting to know each other, Mo Wenxue urged Sun Mengli to hurry up.

"Your boyfriend hasn't arrived yet either, and you still have the nerve to urge me," Sun Mengli retorted, but still took out her phone and sent a message urging her boyfriend to come quickly.

"Are you almost there?"

"They're almost there. I can already see you."

A voice came from Sun Mengli's phone. She looked up and around, and soon spotted Li Tongchen waving in her direction.

"I'm late, I'm late." Li Tongchen jogged over, still not quite out of breath.

"Let me introduce you, this is...."

"It's you!"

"You are, oh!"

Sun Mengli's introduction was interrupted by the two people's voices before she could finish.

Lin Yu and Li Tongchen looked at each other, each seeing a hint of surprise in the other's eyes.

Sun Mengli's words were abruptly interrupted by the two men. She looked at Li Tongchen, then at Lin Yu.

"You two know each other? What a coincidence!"

Li Tongchen smiled.

"We met once, I suppose."

He strode over and patted Lin Yu on the shoulder.

"Brother, I never expected it to be you!"

Lin Yu naturally remembered as well; his memory was now exceptionally good, and he almost never forgot anything.

That night, when I took Chen Shuyan back to school, we got stuck at the gate due to security restrictions. It was Li Tongchen who swiped his card for her.

"It's you!" Lin Yu smiled. "Thank you for opening the door for me that time."

Li Tongchen waved his hand.

"It's nothing, it's just a small favor. Didn't you give me a ride too?"

"Speaking of which, brother, I left in such a hurry last time that I didn't even know your name."

"Lin Yu, the Yu of Li Yu."

"Li Tongchen, Tongchen as in 'sharing light and dust'."

"What? You guys don't even know their names, yet you're telling me you know them?" Sun Mengli said with some dissatisfaction, clearly annoyed that her introduction had been interrupted.

"It's just a name, it doesn't mean anything."

"I have a friend I've played games with for many years. We even go to internet cafes together. I don't even know his name. I always call him Invincible Tyrannosaurus War God."

"..."

Li Tongchen glanced at Lin Yu, then at Chen Shuyan beside him.

"So that's why I ran into you that day. You were locked inside and couldn't get out. So the person Xiaoyu was talking about was you..."

Before Li Tongchen could finish speaking, Sun Mengli, who had just come up, covered his mouth and pulled him aside.

We can't let him spout nonsense anymore.

Sun Mengli had seen many such examples before. Couples who were interested in each other were basically acknowledging each other's feelings, just waiting to confess their love.

As a result, because of the constant gossip and instigation from those around them, the two were ultimately unable to get together.

According to Mo Wenxue, Lin Yu only agreed to come because Chen Shuyan spoke up. So, Lin Yu probably had some similar intentions, right?

Li Tongchen has the typical mindset of an engineering student, and his emotional intelligence in this area is not very good. We can't let him continue to talk nonsense, otherwise it would be bad if it caused any problems between Lin Yu and Chen Shuyan.

So, Sun Mengli quickly pulled Li Tongchen aside and whispered something in his ear.

Soon, Li Tongchen revealed a knowing expression.

To understanding.

He was aware of this, of course, but since no one had told him the specifics before, he subconsciously assumed that Lin Yu was Chen Shuyan's boyfriend.

After all, he is Sun Mengli's boyfriend, and Zhang Yu, who hasn't arrived yet, is Mo Wenxue's ambiguous partner who is just one step away from being together. If Lin Yu and Chen Shuyan don't have this kind of relationship, then what is he doing here?

As you can see, another single woman, Liu Qiao, didn't even come to this gathering.

We had an amazing party, and guess who wasn't invited?

Li Tongchen wasn't the emotionally unintelligent, academically-minded STEM guy that Sun Mengli thought he was. Sun Mengli simply assumed he lacked emotional intelligence.

Li Tongchen was a favorite of his advisor, capable of managing tutoring resources around the university town. If he lacked emotional intelligence, would his advisor have given him such a lucrative position?

That's right, Lin Yu's rumor was wrong, or rather, not entirely accurate. The shady tutoring agency that controlled tutoring resources in the university town did exist, and it was indeed at Wu Dong University, but it wasn't a specific student involved.

This student is just a part-time worker.

Li Tongchen nodded to Sun Mengli and once again walked towards Lin Yu.

"Now that we know each other, let's add each other on WeChat. If it's convenient for you in the future, I'll open the door for you again."

"Uh...that works too."

Although Li Tongchen's words were strange, Lin Yu still took out his phone and added Li Tongchen as a friend.