Chapter 5: The Boys’ Dormitory, Where Anyone Who Enters Gets Teased

In Dormitory 3, Room B206.

“Boys’ Home: Who Enters Gets Teased”

Every time Jiang Yichen returned to his dormitory and saw this sticker on the door, he felt a wave of social embarrassment wash over him…

He had initially disagreed with putting this up on the door.

But the dormitory wasn’t solely his decision; all three of his roommates had agreed.

There was Zhang Wei, a muscular guy known as “Zhang Dapao.”

Then there was Zheng Mingcheng, a bespectacled guy who spent all his time on the phone with his online girlfriend, known as “Cheng Ge.”

Finally, there was Shen An, a heavyweight with an organic sweet vibe, known as “Sister Shen.”

Jiang Yichen couldn’t help but recall his first day at school, when he saw Sister Shen and wondered if he had walked into the girls’ dormitory…

“Ah…”

Suppressing the urge to rip that label off the door, Jiang Yichen pushed the door open and walked into the dormitory.

As soon as he entered, he was greeted by the sound of a mechanical keyboard clicking away.

Zhang Wei, shirtless, was furiously typing while cursing, “Hutao, what are you doing? Swinging a long sword and shooting sword energy? You jerk, I helped you take three executions! You can’t even play properly!”

A classic display of crude humor, pure enjoyment.

After venting his frustrations, Zhang Wei felt much better.

He turned to Jiang Yichen and greeted him, “Yo, Lao Jiang, you’re back?”

“Where are the other two?” Jiang Yichen asked, glancing at the two beds in the upper right.

The curtains on those two beds were quite distinct. One was a soft pink, resembling a princess’s room.

The other was extremely abstract, entirely golden, with three big characters hanging above it: “Golden Luan Palace.”

“Ah, don’t bother looking. They just stepped out. Lao Jiang, have you eaten yet?” Zhang Wei asked.

“I’ve eaten,” Jiang Yichen replied as he lay down on his bed.

“What’s up with you this afternoon? You woke up looking like you had a nightmare,” Zhang Wei noted.

“Nothing,” Jiang Yichen said, pulling out his phone to send a message to Jiang Suihua.

The gist of the message was to ask her to get Professor Qin’s WeChat ID from Teacher Lin.

Jiang Suihua responded with a meme and told him to wait.

Time passed quietly, and Jiang Yichen waited for two and a half hours.

Finally, he received Jiang Suihua’s message with Qin Ling’s WeChat ID.

Just as he opened his phone, a group message popped up.

【@All members, the class schedule has been released. Everyone can take a look.】

As soon as Jiang Yichen clicked it, he heard Zhang Wei shouting in frustration from the dorm, “What the hell! Early classes every day at 8 a.m.? Is this even human?”

“Damn it, it’s over!” The moment Jiang Yichen saw the name “Qin Ling,” his heart sank.

He had said earlier that his eyelids had been twitching on the way back!

Jiang Yichen flipped over, staring blankly at the ceiling of the dormitory.

“Hey, hey, Lao Jiang!” Zhang Wei excitedly patted Jiang Yichen’s bed. “You need to check the group chat!”

“I don’t have time; I just want to be alone…” Jiang Yichen muttered.

“Come on! What time is it? You’re already emo?” Zhang Wei rambled on. “The group says our piano performance professor is a super beauty!”

Jiang Yichen already had a good idea of who they were talking about. It was indeed Qin Ling—he nodded in acknowledgment. If judging solely by looks, that statement was accurate.

The freshman piano students had classes like sight-singing, music history, and other subjects…

The piano performance course was different; it required one-on-one lessons with the professor.

And Qin Ling was his professor for that class.

“Holy crap!” Zhang Wei exclaimed, causing Jiang Yichen to jump.

“Check the group chat! Someone in our class posted the professor’s ID photo! Damn! Her name is Qin Ling, and they said she teaches the piano performance course!” Zhang Wei exclaimed, barely containing his excitement.

Jiang Yichen felt a chill run down his spine; he had no desire to open his phone…

While he remained indifferent, Zhang Wei was bouncing around the dorm, yelling, “If Qin Ling is my teacher, I will study seriously! I will never skip class! I will never be late! I’ll study hard and improve every day!”

If it weren’t for Qin Ling, Jiang Yichen felt he would probably be just as excited as his roommate, filled with anticipation for campus life…

Jiang Yichen pessimistically picked up his phone, copied the WeChat ID Jiang Suihua had sent him, and clicked to add her…

He might as well apologize first, actively admit his mistake.

Maybe Professor Qin would overlook his previous comments if she saw he was sincerely apologizing?

“Due to the other party’s privacy settings, you cannot add this person as a friend at this time.”

Looking at the message on the screen, Jiang Yichen was at a loss for words.

Great, another door had closed on him.

Feeling irritated, he switched screens.

In just two or three minutes, the group chat had exploded with messages—99+ notifications.

【My god, the professor is a goddess!】

【She’s even more beautiful than some celebrities.】

【If you take some of those out, I think Qin Ling is the prettiest girl I’ve ever seen.】

【Wait, guys, it’s just an ID photo; it might be photoshopped!】

【Good point; we still need to see her in person, but she should look good, right…?】

【……】

Jiang Yichen glanced at the messages for a moment before switching back to the WeChat interface.

Soon after, he heard a heart-wrenching scream from below, “What the hell! No!!! Why! Why is my professor an old man!”

Zhang Wei clutched his chest, staring at his phone in disbelief.

At the same time, the group chat exploded.

【What the hell, why am I not a student of Professor Qin?】

【Me neither…】

【I’m dying of laughter; I bet Professor Qin is afraid you guys would be too distracted to attend class.】

【……】

“Hey, Lao Jiang!” Zhang Wei calmed down, “We got ahead of ourselves. There are so many professional teachers in the school; it seems Professor Qin is someone we can only admire from afar…”

“Awesome,” Jiang Yichen gave a thumbs up. Was that how the phrase was used?

“Wait, Lao Jiang, why do I feel like you’re a bit down today? Did you step in something bad?” Zhang Wei asked curiously.

Jiang Yichen sighed, “To be honest, my performance professor is Qin Ling…”

“？？？？？？” Zhang Wei looked confused. “What are you talking about? Say that again?”

“I said Qin Ling is my performance professor…” Jiang Yichen repeated.

“Then why are you sighing!? Damn, you hit the jackpot! Do you know everyone in the group chat is saying no boys are Professor Qin’s students? Are you trying to flaunt it here?”

At that moment, Zhang Wei felt Jiang Yichen was indeed showing off!

“Ah？？？” Jiang Yichen sat up straight. “No way? Isn’t this random allocation?”

Zhang Wei: “It is random allocation! But you’re apparently the first in our class; the others are all girls.”

Zhang Wei added, “Damn it, Lao Jiang, did you step in dog poop on your way back?”