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When the bell rang to signal the end of the last exam, everyone in the classroom spontaneously shouted "Yay!"

"Pass the papers up from the back," the proctor said.

The classroom immediately became noisy, with people packing up their things and passing around their exam papers.

Zhao Ying sat behind Jiang Lai, handed her the test paper, and asked, "Xiang Yue said that Mr. Qian asked you to do something, so you're not going back for summer vacation, right?"

Jiang Lai took the test paper, put hers at the bottom, and handed it to the student in front of her. While answering Zhao Ying's question, she said, "Yes, if it doesn't take too long for Professor Qian, I'll probably take a stroll around this area after I'm done."

"Then come find me then!" Zhao Ying's home is in a neighboring city of the capital, neither too far nor too near.

“Sure, we’ll see how it goes.” Jiang Lai walked out of the classroom with her, and Tang Li and Li Xiangyue also came out.

"Come on, come on! To celebrate the end of the semester and the start of summer vacation, it's my treat today. Let's go to Zhiweige." Tang Li waved her pencil case. "Nobody's in a hurry to go home, right?"

“No, I bought a ticket for tomorrow. Zhao Zhao is also leaving tomorrow, and A Jiang is staying at school,” Li Xiangyue said.

"Then there's no problem! Let's go!"

The four of them went to Zhiwei Pavilion and chose the buffet. Li Xiangyue went to find a seat, while the others went to get food. When Jiang Lai went to get a plate, she happened to run into Wen Zhi.

"Senior! You're here too! I thought the third-year students would have already gone home." Jiang Lai greeted her.

Wen Zhi smiled at her: "No, this summer is for my internship, and I also need to study."

"Does that senior also live on campus?"

"Yeah, it's not easy to find short-term rentals outside, so it's more convenient and safer at the school."

“That’s true!” Jiang Lai walked side by side with her, and the two of them headed towards the counter to choose the dishes they wanted.

“I’ll also be staying at school during the summer vacation. If you have time and want to go out or do anything, or if you need any help, you can contact me.”

Why aren't you going home?

"To assist the teachers in our department."

Wen Zhi nodded in agreement, "That's a good idea. Almost every teacher at Imperial University has a lot of connections. It's always better to have a good relationship with a teacher."

"I thought so too, so I agreed."

The two chatted for a while longer, then Jiang Lai took what she wanted to eat and said goodbye to Wen Zhi.

-

Four people occupied one table, and there was quite a lot of food on it.

"Eat as much as you want!" Tang Li said generously. "I've found that staggered holidays at school have their advantages. At least the cafeteria isn't so crowded. Normally, you can't even get your hands on this honey-glazed chicken!"

"I wonder who it was that a few days ago found out that the freshmen were the ones leaving school the latest and cursed the teacher who arranged the exam schedule all night long," Zhao Ying complained.

"Hehehe, back then there were exams, but things are different now."

The three roommates were chatting, while Jiang Lai was replying to messages.

Lu Jin: When do your exams end? Do you want to go back together? (Peeking in)

Jiang Lai: I won't go back this summer vacation. I'm staying at school to assist my teacher.

Lu Jin: How long? The whole summer vacation? No way! (Shocked)

Jiang Lai: The timing is still uncertain, but I plan not to go back during the summer vacation.

Jiang Lai: Have you finished your exams?

Lu Jin: We had our final exams last week.

Jiang Lai: Then why haven't you gone back yet? Are you waiting for me?

Lu Jin: Hmm, I thought you'd go back home this holiday too.

Jiang Lai: I forgot to tell you earlier! I'm so sorry!

Lu Jin: It's nothing, a minor issue! Don't worry about it! (chuckles)

Jiang Lai: Then you should buy your ticket and go back as soon as possible! Uncle Lu and Aunt Lu definitely want you to go back soon, and they'll give me their regards too!

Lu Jin: Yeah, right.

Jiang Lai: ?

-

Lu Jin held his phone, a little nervous, unsure of what to say.

The eldest in the dorm saw this, slapped him on the back, and said, "Damn it, third brother, you're such a coward!"

"The second and fourth brothers went home early, otherwise they would have given you a good beating if they saw you like this." The eldest brother said with exasperation, "You've spent quite a bit of time playing games with her this semester, and you chat with her regularly. Let's not even talk about whether she likes you or not, she must at least have some feelings for you, right? Otherwise, why would she pay attention to you! Besides, you two are from the same hometown, isn't that a natural advantage?"

"If you ask me, just ask her out! Confess your feelings and that's it! You might as well risk it all, so be decisive! If she agrees, great! If not, you can just keep pursuing her! Even a strong woman can be won over by persistence, you know?"

Lu Jin hesitated for a moment: "What if she doesn't like me? We won't even be able to be friends anymore."

"What's the point of being friends if you can't be lovers? Do you need her as a friend?"

The eldest brother wished he could grab Lu Jin's phone and send the message for him, "Are you going to send it or not?"

Lu Jin gritted his teeth, made up his mind, and said, "Send it!"

"This is right!"

Lu Jin sent Jiang Lai a message: "Want to go out for dinner today? I'll take you to some barbecue near the university. It's really good." (The puppy looks forward to it.)

Before Jiang Lai could reply, Tang Li asked, "Who are you chatting with?"

"My friend asked me if I wanted to go eat barbecue near the university."

"Where? At the University of Physical Education? When?!" Zhao Ying asked with great interest.

"Sports University, evening."

"!!! Go! Ask your friend if you can bring your roommate!!" Zhao Ying grabbed Jiang Lai's arm tightly. "That's a university! A whole bunch of tall, athletic, muscular, dark-skinned guys!!"

“I almost forgot that your target type is men with off-the-charts hormones,” Jiang Lai said. “But the location is near the university, not eating barbecue in the university dormitory.”

"Are there no students from the sports university near it?"

"Alright, I'll ask," Jiang Lai relented. "Are we all going?"

Tang Li: "It's not that I want to see male students from the Sports University, I just want to eat barbecue."

Zhao Ying: "Then I want to see male students from the Sports University."

Li Xiangyue said, "If you all go, I'll go too."

"Okay, I understand."

Jiang Lai typed with her head down: Can my roommate come?

Lu Jin replied after a while: Sure, I have a roommate too.

Jiang Lai: What about six o'clock?

Lu Jin: Okay, I'll send you the address. I'll wait for you there beforehand!

Jiang Lai: okok

-

After lunch, Jiang Lai and her roommates went back to their dorm. They didn't leave school until evening, and the four of them went to the barbecue restaurant that Lu Jin had mentioned.

This is a Japanese barbecue restaurant, and the wind chimes at the entrance are tinkling incessantly.

Lu Jin and his roommate chose a very obvious location, which Jiang Lai saw without any difficulty, and then led her roommate over there.

"You've come!" Lu Jin stood up, a warm smile on his face.

"Have you been waiting for a long time?"

"No, no, we just arrived too."

Jiang Lai introduced her roommates and then greeted Lu Jin's roommates.

"Hey, have a seat! See what you'd like to order? Lu Jin and I are waiting for you to place your order." Lu Jin's roommate was also very welcoming.

Tang Li calmly took the menu from him and discussed with him what was good to eat. The two got along quite well and ordered a bunch of things.

When the food was served, it was mostly the two boys who grilled it, while the girls were responsible for eating.

"Hey, are your dorm rooms two-person rooms?" Tang Li asked.

“No, there are four people. Two others have already gone home.” The eldest brother replied without stopping his work, “Lu Jin said he would wait for her to go back together.”

He nodded to Jiang Lai, "As for me, it's because I failed a subject last semester and had to retake the exam, so it's been delayed until now."

There's not much to say about failing the course; what his roommates are really interested in is that Lu Jin is waiting for Jiang Lai to go home together.

"Lu Jin, why do you insist on waiting for our A Jiang to go back together?" Zhao Ying asked with a smile.

Lu Jin: "Ah, no, I just wanted to go back with her. We went back together last semester too."

"So there's no reason, it's just 'wanting'?"

"I heard you and Ah Jiang were high school classmates! Were you in the same class?"

"The class next door."

"So you got in touch because you were both studying at the same university in Beijing?"

"No, that's not it. We met during the summer after the college entrance exam when we bought computers, and then we started going to school together." Lu Jin really spoke his mind, and soon Jiang Lai's roommate got all the information out of him.

"Hey, what's the male-to-female ratio like at your school?" "Six to four, I guess, with slightly more boys. But there are more girls in majors like dance performance and winter sports."

"It's not quite what I imagined," Li Xiangyue said. "I thought sports schools were mostly for boys."

"That's not entirely true," the eldest said. "But some majors are mostly male, like ours, which is full of grown men, making it difficult for them to find a partner."

"I see! So you're all single?" Tang Li asked.

"Absolutely! I can't find anyone, but Lu Jin has someone in his heart." The leader was determined to help Lu Jin. "There are girls who like Lu Jin, but he ignores them all. If you ask me, our Lu Jin is really great, tall and handsome..."

"What kind of girl does he like? It can't be our Ah Jiang, can it?"

Jiang Lai nudged her roommates' feet under the table to signal them to stop.

"Why did you kick me?" Tang Li asked with an innocent look.

Jiang Lai smiled and said, "I need to go to the restroom, do you want to come with me?"

"I'm not going, you go!"

Jiang Lai stood up, gave her roommates a threatening look, and then went to the bathroom.

After she left, the discussion at the dinner table not only didn't quiet down, but became even more lively.

Zhao Ying asked gossipily, "Just tell me, do you like our A-Jiang?"

Lu Jin nodded seriously and asked, "She doesn't have a boyfriend yet, right?"

"do not you know?"

Lu Jin shook his head honestly: "Let's not talk about these things."

"Tsk tsk, A-Jiang doesn't have a boyfriend, but a senior is quite nice to her." Tang Li took out her phone and opened a forum post. "Look, he saved A-Jiang before, he brought her milk tea before, and they even teamed up to participate in a competition together."

"Let me see." The eldest brother reached out and took the phone, placing it next to Lu Jin. "It's true, this guy is just as good-looking as you."

He patted Lu Jin on the shoulder: "You have a long way to go!"

Lu Jin read the post carefully, then handed the phone back to Tang Li. "Is she very popular at school?"

Li Xiangyue said, "That's true, but she spends most of her time with us in the dormitory."

"Look at our school's promotional video! Ah Jiang is popular not only at school!" Zhao Ying also took out her phone and opened the school's official Douyin account. The latest pinned video was the recruitment promotional video, and all the comments below fell into the eyes of the two boys.

"Your recruitment video is like a documentary," the leader exclaimed.

Lu Jin also took out his phone and saved the promotional video.

"Third brother, I'm not trying to be mean, but your chances of winning are really slim." The eldest brother stroked his chin.

Lu Jin did not answer immediately.

"Hey, why hasn't Ah Jiang come back from the bathroom after all this time?"

"Is nothing going to happen?"

“I’m going to find her.” Lu Jin immediately stood up.

Tang Li also said, "I'll go with you. I'm a girl, so it'll be more convenient for me."