She became a heartthrob among internet celebrities.

The next day was for Lu Jin to register. Lu Jin's mother asked Jiang Lai if she wanted to come along. Jiang Lai thought that since the Sports University and the Imperial University were not far apart, and Lu Jin's family had helped her so much, it would be good to go and see them, so she agreed.

The four of them had breakfast at the hotel first, and then took the subway to the university.

Recently, universities across the country have started their new semester. Like Beijing University, the main gate of the Sports University was crowded. The only difference is that, unlike Beijing University where there are more female students, at the Sports University, almost 90% of the students are male, and they are all tall.

Lu Jin didn't have much stuff, just a suitcase. He carried the suitcase himself, and his father went with him to the registration office.

Jiang Lai and Lu Jin's mother waited for them under an umbrella.

The two were chatting casually.

“Your Uncle Lu and I bought plane tickets to go back tonight,” said Lu Jin’s mother.

"So soon? Aren't you going to stay a few more days?" Jiang Lai said in surprise.

"That's enough playing. You two have both reported for duty, so we're heading back now. Your Uncle Lu took leave to come out, and my shop can't stay closed for too long. Last night, a customer asked me when I was going back."

"Then Lu Jin and I will accompany you to the airport!"

"No need, no need!" Lu Jin's mother shook her head. "How could your Uncle Lu and I, two adults, get lost? You and Lu Jin can stay at school today. It's good for you to get used to the school environment as soon as possible."

"You need to get along well with your roommate. There will inevitably be friction when you first start living together. You'll get used to it. But don't be too soft and let others bully you, understand?" Lu Jin's mother instructed. "If anything happens at school, go to Lu Jin. Anyway, your schools aren't far apart. If it's anything serious, come find your Aunt Lu, understand?"

"I know! Aunt Lu, don't worry, I'll definitely get along well with my roommate and won't let anyone take advantage of me." Jiang Lai patted her chest and said, "Don't worry, I'm not the kind of person who can take a beating."

"You know that's good. You need to pay attention in class too, okay? School is so good, it'll be easy after you graduate..."

Listening to Lu Jin's mother's words, Jiang Lai felt a warm feeling in her heart; it felt so good to be cared for.

"Um—excuse me? Sister, is this your sister?" A boy wearing a white short-sleeved shirt stood in front of Jiang Lai and Lu Jin's mother.

Lu Jin's mother chuckled, "Young man, my son is about your age, you should call me auntie!"

The boy was very sweet-talking, "You really can't tell! Auntie looks so young, about the same age as your daughter."

Lu Jin's mother covered her mouth, "This is not my daughter."

"Huh?" The boy looked at Jiang Lai. He had actually seen her earlier, but he hadn't seen her face, only her back. But a beautiful woman has a different kind of charm and aura. He was sure that this girl must be very pretty, and her style was also his favorite. So, at his friend's urging, he came up and started chatting her up.

I thought she and the woman next to her were mother and daughter, but it turns out they weren't.

Because of the smog this morning, Jiang Lai wore a mask and didn't take it off.

The boy saw that she was still wearing a mask, but her gaze had a captivating beauty. She simply glanced at him casually and indifferently, yet it made his heart skip a beat.

"Um..." he began, "would it be convenient to add—"

"Mom! I've taken care of it!" Lu Jin appeared beside them.

001 exclaimed, "Every time, Lu Jin appears at just the right time."

Jiang Lai silently agreed: "Isn't that right?"

Then she spoke, her voice like a nightingale's song, "I'm sorry, it's not convenient."

The moment the boy saw Lu Jin and heard him call the aunt in front of him "Mom," and considering that she had previously said that Jiang Lai was not her daughter, he instantly understood.

It turns out this girl is this guy's girlfriend! He actually wanted the WeChat of a girl who already had a boyfriend!

How embarrassing! He quickly waved his hand, "It's okay, it's okay, sorry!" and then quickly slipped away.

Lu Jin didn't say anything, but asked directly, "Are we going to the dorm now?"

Lu Jin's mother nodded, "Let's go take a look!"

Then the four of them walked towards Lu Jin's dormitory.

-

The dormitory building at the sports school looked just like a normal university dormitory. When Jiang Lai and her group went in, there were already many people inside.

"Which floor?" Jiang Lai asked Lu Jin.

"Fifth floor..." Lu Jin replied, "It's a bit high. This is an old dormitory building with no elevator, but it's close to the cafeteria."

Jiang Lai agreed, "That's not bad."

"After all, eating rice is more important."

The two walked side by side ahead, chatting as they went.

Lu Jin's parents followed not too far behind them.

"Old Lu, I really like Lai Lai. She's beautiful and smart, she's really great," said Lu Jin's mother.

“Yes, yes, yes,” Lu Jin’s father agreed.

"I wish Lu Jin and Lai Lai could become boyfriend and girlfriend."

"That might be a bit difficult. You know your son; he's not good with words and he's not very bright. These days, young girls prefer guys who are sweet-talking and smart."

"Isn't that your fault? Our son is just like you in every way, not like me at all."

"Isn't it good to have a wife like me? Don't worry! Nobody can predict fate." Mr. Lu was quite proud of himself.

Jiang Lai and Lu Jin quickly arrived at Lu Jin's dormitory door. The door was closed, but Lu Jin simply turned the knob to open it.

As he opened the door, he turned to Jiang Lai and said, "Come in and rest for a while."

Just as Jiang Lai was about to agree, she saw the people inside.

There were already three boys inside, two of whom were shirtless, showing off their abs and V-lines.

They met Jiang Lai's gaze, and then exclaimed loudly, "Holy crap?!"

Jiang Lai took a step back and said, "Excuse me." Then she turned her back.

Lu Jin was also startled by the situation. He silently went into the dormitory and closed the door.

Lu Jin's parents were a few steps behind and didn't know what had happened. When they came up, they only saw Jiang Lai standing alone at the door.

"Why are you standing here? Where's Lu Jin?" Lu Jin's mother asked.

Just as Jiang Lai was about to answer, a series of sounds came from inside.

"Where are my clothes?" "You son of a bitch, you stepped on my shoes!" "And the parents too!!!"

After a period of chaos, the dormitory door opened again.

Lu Jin came out and said, "It's ready, come in."

Lu Jin's mother walked in front, followed by Lu Jin's father, with Jiang Lai following at the very back.

"Hello, uncles and aunties!" the three boys said in unison.

Lu Jin's mother was very happy, "Hello! Why are you at school so early?"

One of the boys replied, "We arrived yesterday. Lu Jin was the last one. We've been waiting for him to arrive today."

"So you've already cleaned the dorm rooms?" Lu Jin's father asked.

"They've all been scanned."

"Then let Lu Jin do more work later." Lu Jin's mother began to use her social skills.

Lu Jin and his father began tidying up the bed and desk.

Jiang Lai stood quietly to the side, silently observing the entire dormitory.

This is a standard four-person dormitory room with bunk beds, desks underneath, a balcony, a private bathroom, two fans, and an air conditioner. Lu Jin's three roommates are all about the same height as him and don't seem like difficult people to get along with.

Jiang Lai felt a little awkward standing there, so she quietly stepped back and stood in the corridor.

The corridor was filled with boys and their parents. As each person passed by, they subconsciously glanced at the girl standing at the dormitory door. Quite a few were already eager to go up and chat with her.

Jiang Lai was looking down at her phone and didn't notice anything at all.

"Are you waiting for someone here?" A slightly hoarse male voice rang in Jiang Lai's ear.

001 spoke up at the opportune moment: "A romanceable target detected!"

She subconsciously looked up and met a pair of sharp eyes.

The boy in front of me had a neat wolf tail mullet hairstyle, wore a basketball jersey, shorts, and a pair of expensive-looking sneakers.

He had broad shoulders and strong calves. He seemed to have just finished exercising, still holding a basketball in his hand, but he didn't smell of sweat.

He gave a slight smile and said, "Hello, beautiful."

That smile was brimming with cynicism and an air of certainty.

"My name is Ying Yanzhao, beautiful lady, what's your name?"

Jiang Lai raised an eyebrow and then spoke: "Jiang Lai."

Which jiang?

"Ginger's ginger."

"Beautiful lady, why are you standing here alone? Waiting for someone? Your boyfriend?" Ying Yanzhao said, "This won't do. It's not right to make such a beautiful girlfriend wait outside. That's not how a boyfriend should act."

Jiang Lai asked with amusement, "How do you know I'm a beautiful woman when I'm wearing a mask? What if I'm an ugly monster?"

“I never miss a good eye for beautiful women. You can verify it if you don’t believe me, for example, by adding a word—” Ying Yanzhao was about to continue when he was interrupted.

"Ying Yanzhao!" came a cheerful male voice.

Jiang Lai looked in the direction of the voice and saw a clean-looking and energetic boy wearing a simple black T-shirt, dark blue jeans, and sneakers.

He asked, "What are you doing?"

"Hey? Don't understand? Want the beauty's contact information?" Ying Yanzhao replied casually, then looked at Jiang Lai, "So? Beauty, are you going to give it to me or not?"

Jiang Lai opened the WeChat QR code, "Scan me."

"Alright!" Ying Yanzhao quickly scanned the code. "Approve."

Jiang Lai accepted the friend request.

"Okay, I'm off!" Ying Yanzhao shook his phone and then left with the boy who followed him.

001 said, "His affection level towards you is only 1, but he's very enthusiastic."

"No problem, he's an old playboy now," Jiang Lai said nonchalantly.

001: "Waaaa, I still love shipping you and Lu Jin."

"Eating everything will only harm you. Stop going online to learn these weird things."

-

Xia Yu said to her best friend, "I've only been gone for a short while, and you've already gone off to flirt with girls!!!"

"Didn't I already help you get everything done?" Ying Yanzhao said confidently.

"That's not the point!! The point is that that girl might have a boyfriend!!"

"Wouldn't that be even more exciting?" Ying Yanzhao said nonchalantly. "It's not like I haven't chased after this kind of thing before."

"You f***ing—" Xia Yu was a little helpless. What kind of bastard was this?!

"I just added you on WeChat, I didn't do anything, why are you getting so worked up?"

"I promised my uncle I'd keep an eye on you and make sure you don't do anything reckless!"

"You listen to my dad too? You really are a good nephew of his."

"You weirdo, die!"

……

"Let's go!" Lu Jin appeared in front of Jiang Lai.

"Is everything ready?" Jiang Lai asked.

"Okay, let's go back to the hotel for a meal, then I'll take you back to school. Mom and Dad can rest at the hotel and fly back tonight."

"Well."

The four of them left the school and returned to the hotel, where they had lunch.

After lunch and a short rest, Jiang Lai checked out of the hotel.

Lu Jin's mother held her hand, "Come visit us during your holidays?"

Jiang Lai: "Okay!"

"Have Lu Jin take you home, and then he'll go back to his own school," Lu Jin's mother instructed. "Did you remember everything I told you before?"

"I've got it, don't worry, Aunt Lu!"

"That's good, go ahead! Your Uncle Lu and I are going back tonight too."

"Okay, have a safe trip!"

"it is good."

……

Lu Jin and Jiang Lai took the subway back to the university town.

"Then I'll just go in?" Jiang Lai asked Lu Jin, standing at the entrance of Imperial University.

Lu Jin nodded. "Then go ahead! If you need anything, you can always contact me."

"Okay!" Jiang Lai said, "You should go back too, it's still a bit hot."

"Uh-huh!"

Jiang Lai entered the campus and went straight to her dormitory.

There were still no other people's belongings in the dormitory; Jiang Lai was still the first one to arrive.

She waited for a while but no one came, so she simply took out her notebook and planned to process the material she had recorded in the past two days before uploading it to Douyin.

After she finished processing the videos from the past two days and posted them online, her roommates arrived one after another.

The first person to arrive was a girl with an apple-shaped haircut. She seemed to have come alone, and there was a large package on her suitcase. Jiang Lai quickly went forward to help her take her things into the room.

"Thank you, thank you!" The girl breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at Jiang Lai, a flash of amazement in her eyes.

"My name is Tang Li, you can call me Pear!"

"My name is Jiang Lai—"

"Then I'll call you A-Jiang!" Tang Li said happily, "You're so beautiful!!"

"Thank you!" Jiang Lai smiled, pursing her lips. "You're cute too!"

She is really cute, only about 1.5 meters tall, with a round face.

"Are you alone?" Tang Li asked.

"Yes, you're the second one to arrive in our dorm."

"Wow, I thought I'd be the last one!" Tang Li exclaimed happily. "Shall I make my bed first?"

"Let me help you!"

"Thanks!!"

The two of them tidied up, and then their two other roommates arrived.

One of them wore thick glasses, was of medium height, and looked very quiet and had the air of a top student, while the other was wearing denim overalls and looked very youthful and energetic.

"Oh, you guys are already here! I was wondering if Xiangyue and I were the first ones here!" said the girl in denim overalls. "My name is Zhao Ying, and this is Li Xiangyue."

"My name is Tang Li, you can just call me Pear." Tang Li responded warmly, "This is A Jiang, Jiang Lai."

"Haha, your name is interesting. Jiang Lai, meaning 'future'?" Li Xiangyue said. "Which 'Jiang'?"

"The ginger in ginger," Jiang Lai said. "Come in and put your things down!"

“Okay, let’s pack our things first, and we’ll get to know each other better tonight!” Zhao Ying said generously.

The two started tidying up, with Jiang Lai and Tang Li helping them.

At this point, all four students from dormitory 306 of Finance Class 1 had arrived.