Senior, don't be afraid, I'll protect you.

Monday.

Luo Ye played Wang Dachui's exclusive alarm clock.

The latter jumped out of bed as if by reflex.

My body is awake, but I'm still not fully awake.

As for his special alarm clock... seeing his iron-leaning posture at this moment, those who know, know.

Luo Ye looked at Shen Qiao's bed and found that he wasn't there.

He didn't think much of it, only assuming that Shen Qiao had gone to the classroom to reserve a seat.

Luo Ye, Li Haoyang, and Wang Dachui went to the classroom and sat in the first row.

Don't ask why they're in the first row; it's because they love learning.

However, Shen Qiao was not in the classroom. Since Shen Qiao was not there, Li Haoyang deliberately did not call his name.

The teacher in this class doesn't take attendance; he just lectures without taking attendance, so quite a few people skip class.

Li Haoyang usually lets things go.

After all, in university, those who want to study don't need you to urge them, and those who don't want to study can't be made to study no matter what you do.

As long as the teacher doesn't know, it's the same as not skipping class.

In the group chat, Luo Ye tagged Shen Qiao.

Luo Ye: @Shen Qiao, today is Hell Monday, where did you go?

Shen Qiao did not reply.

The second class was a professional course taught by Professor Li Ping, who was extremely strict. Out of brotherly affection, Li Haoyang reluctantly told Li Ping that Shen Qiao had asked for leave.

As long as the professor doesn't ask the counselor, there's no problem.

Fortunately, Li Ping trusted Luo Ye. He asked Luo Ye once, and after the latter nodded, he didn't ask any further questions.

After that, Shen Qiao did not return at noon, and Li Haoyang deliberately skipped Shen Qiao during roll call for both afternoon classes. Fortunately, the teacher did not notice.

It wasn't until after 11 p.m., amidst the dormitory supervisor's angry expression, that Shen Qiao canceled her dorm room registration again, before finally returning to her room looking exhausted.

As soon as he returned to the dormitory, under the wide-eyed stares of the other three, he lay down on the top bed and fell asleep immediately.

This left Luo Ye and his two companions completely bewildered.

But seeing how tired Shen Qiao looked, they didn't ask any more questions.

Shen Qiao woke up at six o'clock the next morning.

Li Haoyang was still not awake at this point.

Shen Qiao opened his eyes, looking exhausted. He checked the time, started packing his things, and went out without brushing his teeth or washing his face.

Seeing this, Luo Ye chased after him and called out to him in the dormitory corridor.

"Where are you going?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Qiao turned around and glanced at Luo Ye. His once handsome face now looked weathered and worn. This freshman heartthrob of Jiang University seemed to have aged considerably.

"Brother Luo Ye..."

Boys don't say such mushy things to each other.

Often, a single glance is enough to understand everything.

Luo Ye seemed to have guessed what Shen Qiao was going to do. He looked at the male celebrity in front of him and said:

"Wait for me, I'll go too."

Under Shen Qiao's somewhat surprised gaze, Luo Ye ran back to the dormitory, quickly dressed, and without washing up, came to Shen Qiao's side.

"Let's go, male celebrity."

Luo Ye looked at Shen Qiao and smiled slightly.

Seeing this, Shen Qiao said, "I still have class today."

"It doesn't matter, I'll skip it."

I only have two classes today, so what if I skip both?

Luo Ye sent a message to the fairy senior on his phone, saying that he would not be going for his morning run today, and then he and Shen Qiao arrived at the school gate together.

It was 6:30.

The two took the subway and bus all the way to the suburbs and stood at the entrance of a logistics and express delivery factory.

"Brother Luoye, aren't you afraid of being deceived by others if you treat them like this?" Shen Qiao couldn't help but ask.

"Who can lie to me? I'm so smart."

"..."

"Let's go then."

The two stepped into the factory area together.

The first thing to do is collect the cell phones.

Luo Ye immediately showed a miserable expression, but still obediently handed over his phone.

Daily part-time job, 20 yuan per hour, you can work 10 hours a day.

Two hundred yuan is barely enough to cover the minimum hospitalization and medical expenses.

Shen Qiao has no money left.

The New Year's money he had saved up since childhood has been completely spent since his parents refused to pay for his girlfriend's medical expenses.

So he kept looking for part-time jobs, and he would look for them whenever he had free time.

He didn't know what he was persisting in.

But he had no way to solve it.

His girlfriend has no family left, only him as her boyfriend. If he leaves her now, she'll be all alone in the hospital...

Shen Qiao couldn't imagine such a scene. He hoped that his girlfriend would wake up and know that she was not alone.

Logistics company.

Luo Ye had never suffered like this before.

For an entire morning, with a constant stream of packages coming in from the assembly line, there was almost no time to rest.

Although Shen Qiao had been sitting here for two or three days, she was still completely numb.

The two of them were almost the youngest people here; most of the others were around forty years old.

At lunchtime, they finally handed out their phones.

Luo Ye eagerly opened the chat interface with the fairy senior.

Fairy Senior: Why? (7:30 AM)

Fairy Senior: ? (8 AM)

Fairy Senior: (9 AM)

Fairy Senior: (10 AM)

Fairy Senior: (10 minutes ago)

Upon seeing these messages, Luo Ye gave a wry smile.

I'm doomed, I'm doomed, I'm finished.

Luo Ye: Senior, I swear to God, I absolutely did not mean to not reply. I came to the factory with my roommate, but I didn't expect the factory to be collecting cell phones.

next second.

Fairy Senior: Go to the factory?

Luo Ye: Yeah, my roommate skipped class yesterday, so I thought I'd come over and see what he was doing. Sigh... Senior, I'll explain to you in person when we get back.

Fairy Senior: Location.

Luo Ye: Huh?

Fairy Senior: Location.

Seeing this, Luo Ye didn't know what the fairy senior wanted the location for, but he still obediently sent it over.

She can't possibly come over, can she?

Afterwards, the two went to the factory canteen together, and people in the dormitory group chat were asking what they were doing.

Because both of today's classes are in the afternoon.

Just as Luo Ye was about to speak, he heard Shen Qiao's voice of refusal.

"No, don't tell them. I've already troubled you enough, and I don't want to trouble anyone else."

Luo Ye glanced at Shen Qiao, wanting to say many things, but unable to utter them.

Between guys, some things get stuck in their throats, they can't say them, and they might even feel embarrassed to say them.

But boys are action-oriented; if they can't express it in words, they'll show it through their actions.

Just like a father...

"Brother Luoye, I'm planning to drop out of school."

Upon hearing this, Luo Ye's heart skipped a beat, and he looked at Shen Qiao somewhat abruptly.

The latter laughed freely and said, "Reality is not a novel. Sometimes I envy the male and female protagonists in the story of Fallen Leaves Returning to Their Roots, who can have a serious relationship in college. But that kind of thing has not happened to me. What do you think, Fallen Leaves?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Ye knew that the other party must know that he was the one who wanted to return to his roots.

He doesn't hide anything in his dorm room, and he writes openly and honestly. If you take a good look at his computer screen, you can easily tell that he is a returnee.

It's simply that Shen Qiao is very attentive, while Wang Dachui and Li Haoyang didn't pay attention to this matter.

"Drop out of school?"

Luo Ye was thinking about this.

"Well, I can't afford the hospital fees anymore. I'm going to drop out of school, find a job, rent a place, and take Xiaolei home to take care of her myself."

Upon hearing this, Luo Ye fell silent.

This is reality, and it's not something he can comfort Shen Qiao with a few words.

But as a friend, he must have something he can do.

Luo Ye started writing after graduating from high school, and it has been four or five months now. In addition, the novel is very popular, and the royalties are about 80,000 to 90,000 yuan a month.

He now has around 300,000 yuan, and with the comic book adaptation and the novel becoming increasingly popular, his monthly royalties are still rising and will soon break through 100,000 yuan.

Of course, he couldn't just give Shen Qiao money directly, and she wouldn't accept it anyway.

But with the popularity of "Youth Continues," this traffic should be able to help male celebrities.