Oh no! I've only been a freshman and I've already been targeted by a mean upperclassman.

The afterglow of the setting sun shone through the window, bathing dormitory 302 in a warm orange hue.

Four men stood at the computer desk, their expressions focused, their fingers flying across the keyboard and mouse.

"Mid lane! Mid lane! Requesting a group regroup!"

Wang Qiang shouted at the top of his lungs.

"The enemy mage doesn't have Flash, we can kill him instantly!"

"Here it comes!"

Zhao Zixuan controlled the jungler hero, flanking from the jungle and precisely entering the battlefield.

Chen Mo's support calmly provided control, seamlessly connecting the attacks.

Li Chen's marksman unleashed a barrage of attacks in the safe environment created by his teammates.

"Quadra Kill!"

The sound effects of a quadra kill echoed throughout the dormitory.

"Awesome!"

Wang Qiang slammed his hand on the table in excitement.

"Third brother, your positioning is inhuman!"

"Basic operations."

Li Chen said calmly, controlling his character to destroy the opponent's crystal.

"Victory!"

A huge victory sign appeared in the center of the screen.

"call……"

The four of them simultaneously let out a long sigh of relief and slumped back in their gaming chairs.

They have been playing continuously for five hours since 2 p.m.

Their record is an astonishing 15-game winning streak.

"Cool!"

Wang Qiang picked up the Coke on the table and drank it all in one gulp.

"Playing games with my buddies is still the most fun!"

"The main problem is that the third brother's thighs are too thick."

Zhao Zi-xuan sighed.

"I feel like I was shouting '666' the whole time."

Chen Mo was reviewing the team fight data from earlier.

"The third brother's output accounted for 43.7%, but he only took 8.2% of the damage. This is a terrifying figure, proving that his distance control has reached a professional level."

Faced with his roommates' praise, Li Chen simply smiled.

The intense gaming session throughout the afternoon allowed him to relax both physically and mentally.

Although spending time with Yan Xi is important, occasionally going crazy with my brothers is also an irreplaceable kind of joy.

He picked up his phone and glanced at it.

There are no unread messages.

I guess Yan Xi is still busy.

"What are we having for dinner? It's on me."

Li Chen stood up and stretched.

"I'm having a good game today, I have to celebrate."

"oh!"

Wang Qiang immediately perked up.

"I want hot pot! Haidilao!"

"no problem."

Li Chen readily agreed.

Just then, his phone vibrated.

It was a message from Yan Xi.

[Yan Xi: Just finished a meeting, I'm exhausted.]

Li Chen's heart clenched instantly.

He could imagine how exhausted she looked.

[Li Chen: Where are you? I'm coming to find you.]

[Yan Xi: Student Union Office.]

[Li Chen: Wait for me.]

He put away his phone and picked up his coat from the back of the chair.

"Brothers, let's have hot pot another day."

"what?"

Wang Qiang was completely bewildered.

"What's wrong?"

"The Queen has summoned me; I must go and protect her."

Li Chen put on his coat and waved to them.

"I'll pay the bill first, you can order whatever you want to eat."

After saying that, he rushed out of the dormitory without looking back.

The three roommates were left completely bewildered.

"I...he..."

Wang Qiang pointed to the doorway, unable to utter a complete sentence for a long time.

Zhao Zixuan sighed and patted him on the shoulder.

"Forget about him, let's order quickly and not let down Lao San's good intentions."

Chen Mo adjusted his glasses and gave another precise summary.

"That's the priority of love. In emergencies, it always takes precedence over friendship."

……

The campus is much quieter at night than during the day.

Li Chen walked quickly and soon arrived at the student activity center.

The student union office is on the fifth floor.

He walked up the stairs and saw light shining through the crack in the door of room 501 from afar.

The office was quiet, with only a few people engrossed in processing documents.

Everyone was in a hurry, with serious expressions.

Li Chen stood at the door for a while and immediately spotted Yan Xi sitting in the main seat.

She was wearing a black suit skirt, her long hair was styled in a bun, revealing her slender swan neck.

His face was expressionless as he looked down at a document, occasionally making a few annotations with his pen.

Her cool, capable queen-like aura made her stand out in the crowd.

This was the first time Li Chen had seen her working.

She was completely different from the "cat-like girlfriend" who would usually act cute and blush.

But he was fascinated by both sides.

Li Chen did not go in to disturb her.

He turned and went downstairs, where he bought a bottle of hot corn juice from a vending machine.

Then, he went back to the fifth floor and sat down on a lounge chair in the corridor outside his office.

Time passed by, second by second.

People in the office left one after another.

In the end, only Yan Xi was left.

Li Chen glanced at the time; it was almost ten o'clock.

He stood up, walked to the office door, and gently knocked.

"Please come in."

Yan Xi's slightly tired voice came from inside.

Li Chen pushed open the door and went in.

Yan Xi looked up, saw it was him, and was stunned for a moment.

"Why did you get here so quickly?"

"My girlfriend is tired, so of course I have to hurry."

Li Chen walked over to her and smiled as he placed the corn juice he was holding on her table.

"It's still hot, have some."

Yan Xi looked at the bottle of corn juice, then at Li Chen.

She didn't ask him how long he had been waiting.

But she knew that the water could stay warm, so he must not have been there long, or he had been trying to keep it warm.

"Thanks."

She unscrewed the cap and took a sip.

The warm liquid flowed down her throat, dispelling her fatigue.

How did you know I like to drink this?

"you guess."

Li Chen pulled up a chair and sat down next to her.

Yan Xi looked at him and suddenly smiled.

She remembered that once when the two of them were shopping at the supermarket, she had just glanced at the shelf a little more than usual.

Surprisingly, he actually remembered it.

This man always manages to show her the most irresistible tenderness in the smallest details.

"Are there many more?" Li Chen asked, looking at the mountain of documents piled up on her desk.

"Okay, just a little bit left, almost done."

Yan Xi picked up her pen again.

"Please sit down for a while, I'll be right away."

"No rush, take your time."

Li Chen sat quietly beside her.

He wasn't using his phone, nor was he speaking.

I just looked at her.

Looking at her serious profile, at her occasional furrowed brows, at the pen twirling between her fingers.

The office was quiet, with only the scratching sound of pens slicing across paper.

And the steady breathing of the two people.

It's a very strange feeling.

Even though I did nothing, I felt incredibly fulfilled and at peace.

I don't know how much time has passed.

Yan Xi finally put down her pen and let out a long sigh of relief.

"Okay, all done."

She rubbed her slightly sore neck and turned her head.

"Li Chen, we..."

Her words stopped the moment she saw Li Chen.

Li Chen had fallen asleep on the chair next to him at some point.

He leaned back in his chair, his head tilted slightly to one side, his breathing even and deep.

The light from the streetlamp shone in through the window, casting a soft shadow on his handsome profile.

He looked very tired, with faint bluish tints under his eyes.

Yan Xi's heart felt as if it had been gently bumped by something.

It's both sour and soft.

She remembered that he had spent the whole afternoon playing games with his roommates, and then waited for her here for so long in the evening.

That fool.

She stood up, walked to him, and slowly squatted down.

She reached out, wanting to smooth his slightly furrowed brow.

Just as her fingertips were about to touch his skin, she stopped.

She simply looked at him quietly, her gaze so tender it could melt hearts.

Outside the window, the evening breeze rustled through the treetops.

In the office, time seemed to stretch out infinitely at that moment.