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Chapter 33: Lin Shuxue

“Are you crawling on the ground to search?”

Chen Yuan frowned.

“Are you a dog? Is your nose that sharp?”

“F**k you—”

“We are just figuring out which way that girl went.”

“I see. Then keep looking; I will show her around the campus a bit more.” Chen Yuan sensed the chat turning shady and quickly suggested leaving.

“Why don’t I take her?” Tan Haoxin stepped up.

“Screw off.” Chen Yuan kicked him away.

The kick failed to send him flying; the guy was too solid.

Chen Yuan then left with Clovie.

“Old Chen really is something… No wonder he broke up with Yu Enqi the moment he got back.”

“So he already has a new target?”

“That’s what they call ‘the one closest to the water gets the moon first.’ They are sharing an apartment now; in a few days they will be sharing a room, and soon the same bed,” Huang Zhisheng said, patting Tan Haoxin’s shoulder.

“She’s a first-year in the Law School. She is sure to place on this year’s campus-belle list, and he is about to date the campus belle.”

“Yu Enqi counted as a campus belle too; she was on the list.”

“Yu Enqi only made the list because Chen Yuan stuffed the ballot box; that ranking was all fluff.”

“Hahaha.”

“This time no one can argue; it’s in the bag!”

“Enough talking. There’s still a campus belle waiting for you. Move it; chances don’t wait,” Li Hua urged.

He could not wait to watch Luo Zichuan get told to scram.

…

Opposite Jiang University of Science and Technology stood Nancai University.

The two schools had almost identical admission scores.

One emphasized science and engineering, while the other emphasized liberal arts.

Both opened on the same registration day.

Some freshmen even showed up at the wrong campus.

News that two goddess-level beauties appeared at Jiang University of Science and Technology spread from those mistaken visitors.

“What a pity—why didn’t I apply to Jiang University of Science and Technology?”

“Stop dreaming, kid. Even if you had, those two goddesses still have nothing to do with you.”

“Ouch, that hurts…”

“They may have nothing to do with us, but the school can’t be without them!”

“Exactly!”

“People say Nancai University has more girls and even more beauties, yet I haven’t seen any absolute stunners…”

“Their legs are nice, though…”

“Look at those two girls from Jiang University of Science and Technology—unbelievable!”

While the newcomers chatted, the mood suddenly shifted as if a VIP arrived.

A crowd started to gather ahead.

“What happened up there?”

“This feels so familiar… I swear I saw this before,” muttered a passer-by who had just returned from the wrong school.

“Is there a beauty?”

“Seriously?”

A girl in a knitted top over a white camisole and skirt followed her instructions and reached Nancai University to register.

She wore her hair in a high ponytail; under the sun, her fair skin shimmered with a warm glow.

Her eyes looked like calm autumn water, and her lips resembled tiny dots of rouge.

The whole person carried a cool, aloof air without losing a well-bred grace.

Here, her manners were genuine; every gesture looked as if she had stepped out of ancient times.

Even the way she held a pen copied the grip for a calligraphy brush.

“I have signed.” Lin Shuxue put down the pen and nodded.

Her refined courtesy momentarily stunned the senior handling her paperwork.

“Take this, little sister, and pick up your bedding at the faculty office.”

“Thank you, senior. Goodbye.”

Lin Shuxue remained polite. Although not exactly cold, such formality still created distance.

“Good… goodbye…” The senior waved dumbly, utterly mesmerized.

So this was what people meant by a single glance that stole the soul.

If any other girl acted like that it would seem affected, but beauty is justice; on her every move felt natural.

For an instant everyone understood what a real ancient gentlewoman looked like.

No wonder Lin Daiyu could scold Jia Baoyu like a dog—who would not be spellbound?

The passer-by immediately brightened. “We didn’t come to the wrong campus! The other school may have two, but one is already taken, so only one is left. Now we have one too!”

“From the Music Academy, huh…”

Pushing her suitcase, Lin Shuxue whispered, “Chen Yuan, I’m here…”

…

“Go!”

“Charge!”

“Quick, move!” the three urged.

“I suddenly don’t want to anymore…” Luo Zichuan backed away.

“You little—”

“We came just to back you up; now you’re chickening out?”

“Are you a man or not? Do you still want Hua in women’s clothes?!”

Luo Zichuan clutched the crooked tree beside him, finally blurting, “You guys only want to watch me make a fool of myself!”

Moments earlier, when they saw Yu Liusu, another group of guys with the same idea had pushed one of their own forward.

That guy got rejected brutally and dragged himself back.

The onlookers spammed cat-laughing GIFs.

Seeing the whole incident, Luo Zichuan realized he had nearly been tricked by his own buddies.

“Since we’re already here, we can’t waste all that searching.”

“Come on, you’re the only one who hasn’t tried. Hua can’t; he has a girlfriend.”

“What’s the problem? Hua, if you go, I’ll go!” Luo Zichuan hugged the leaning tree and refused to let go no matter how they pulled.

“We should have dragged Old Chen over too,” Huang Zhisheng laughed.

“Hua, why not give it a shot first, set an example?”

“Nope.” Li Hua had no wish to embarrass himself. Asking for fun was fine, but what if she actually gave her contact and he later had to delete her? He had a family! He could not mess around.

“So what now? This idiot won’t go…” Tan Haoxin sighed, releasing his grip.

By then Yu Liusu had already entered the Law School building.

“She’s gone. Damn, we came for nothing,” Huang Zhisheng complained, disappointed that he missed Luo Zichuan’s humiliation.

“A bunch of bastards—you just want to watch Daddy crash and burn,” Luo Zichuan grumbled.

Even from afar he had seen how pretty she was. Without these clowns he might really have gone forward, but saving face mattered more; not even women’s clothes could shake him now.

“We’re not going in, all right? You go alone. If you get her contact, I’ll sleep next to you twice in a dress!” Li Hua sweetened the deal.

Luo Zichuan kept shaking his head; the bet held no appeal—he was sure he would fail.

“Three times?”

“How about this—if you don’t get it, I’ll wear women’s clothes for you once!” Li Hua refused to waste the trip.

“Really?!” Luo Zichuan’s eyes lit up; now that was a wager.

He had to make a sure-profit deal.

“Really, I promise.”

“Hua, you’re spending big just to watch me flop…” Luo Zichuan laughed. “Then I have to charge!!”

A sure-win bet could not be missed.

He instantly switched from timid to sprinting, as if afraid Li Hua might renege.

Some things outweighed everything else…

The three behind hurried to follow, clasping their fists at Li Hua. “Sir, such righteousness!”

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