Proud senior schoolgirl was tender and sweet, we fell in love

Both of them spent the National Day seven-day holiday quite homebound.

Aside from the first two days when they were surprise-inspected and then had two meals with Luo's mother.

Their schedule was quite uniform for those days, starting with breakfast in the morning.

Then they busied themselves separately, had lunch at home, and in the afternoon, they would either watch a movie or play a game together.

For dinner, they either ordered takeout or ate at home, and after eating, they went for a walk.

After walking, one would continue editing videos or reading; Luo Yanran was unfailingly committed to reading for two hours every evening.

They were both quite self-disciplined individuals,

Many people would think that, hey, after getting into such a top university, one could relax a bit.

In fact, you wind up being even more competitive than in high school.

Because you come to realize that the people around you are almost as exceptional as you, or even more so, and what's even more frightening is they work harder than you.

In these top domestic institutions, everyone used to be at the head of their class.

Your high school advantages vanish, and you have to work even harder to avoid seeming excessively mediocre.

However, on the fourth night of the holiday, Xie Xiao, Luo Yanran, Liu Ou, and Lin Yu had a video call together.

Liu Ou was also at school and hadn't come back, saying she was too busy.

This indeed was their first group video call since the start of school.

Fortunately, nobody felt awkward, and after everyone gave a brief update about their lives, the conversation somehow shifted to whether they would return home for New Year's Day,

Xie Xiao and Luo Yanran weren't going back, as the three-day break was indeed a bit rushed.

Liu Ou hesitated for a moment. "Ah, I'm craving the rice balls my grandma makes so much, ahhhhh, I've tried so many places, but none of them taste good, wuu wuu wuu~"

Her expression was somewhat pained.

Xie Xiao had heard from Luo Yanran during a casual chat before: Liu Ou had mentioned her food issues when they were on the phone previously.

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The difference in tastes was terrifying, and Liu Ou looked like she had lost some weight.

She was already quite thin to begin with.

Lin Yu arched an eyebrow, "Is it really that exaggerated?"

"Yes, I've recently resorted to mixing rice with Lao Gan Ma chili sauce; you can't imagine the pain," Liu Ou sighed. "If I had known, I would've gone back this time, but it was just impossible to get a ticket, ahhhhh!"

Luo Yanran said empathetically but candidly, "You might not be able to get a ticket for New Year's Day either."

"My gosh! SOS..."

After chatting for over an hour, Lin Yu had to go help his grandmother set up her street stall.

The call was ended.

The group dispersed.

His grandmother ultimately decided to go back home, and Lin Yu said her entire state of being seemed much better now.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

He himself would now come back whenever he had free time on weekends.

Indeed, many old neighbors were looking out for him, so Lin Yu was no longer as anxious as he was in the beginning.

Old Xie would occasionally help out at the night market too.

He even said that he saw quite a few students from their class. Anyway, Lin Yu thought that problems, when viewed from a different angle, don't seem like problems at all,

After ending the call, Xie Xiao went to the kitchen to cut a fruit platter,

It was only a little past eight, so there was time for some fruit.

Luo Yanran affectionately pecked him and praised, "So domestic."

Xie Xiao pinched her cheek. "Aren't you the one who's getting spoiled?"

Luo Yanran laughed openly.

Then they chatted while eating fruit.

Suddenly, Luo Yanran brought up Lin Yu and Liu Ou, "What's your take on Lin Yu's situation?"

Xie Xiao paused, "Huh? I thought our tacit agreement was not to discuss their romance, because it's a delicate matter."

Luo Yanran pouted, "I just suddenly thought of it during the video call tonight."

Xie Xiao thought for a moment, "Actually, I'm not too sure since Lin Yu is so busy now."

Studying medicine is busy work in itself, but with Lin Yu managing his account and taking care of Grandma, he's even busier.

Luo Yanran realized this and nodded, "That's true, Hai Ou hasn't mentioned it much either. It was only after I brought up Grandma's return that she asked proactively, but I know she calls Granny once in a while. Hai Ou is very compassionate by nature."

Xie Xiao knew that too, otherwise, a soft-hearted guy like Lin Yu wouldn't be so captivated by her.

Thinking of the two, Xie Xiao felt like sighing, "Let's not talk about them anymore. Are you going to read tonight?"

"Ah," Luo Yanran vocalized, "I'll read for a bit."

After speaking, she felt Xie Xiao's gaze lingering on her,

Luo Yanran blinked and looked back at Xie Xiao, meeting his deep, meaningful eyes, her face turning slightly red with hesitation, "So, not reading tonight?"

Xie Xiao raised his eyebrows with a smile, quite sure now, Yanran's limit was him.

In the end, Xie Xiao successfully cajoled her back to her room.

On the fifth day, they finally went out to shop at the supermarket,

to buy some essentials for daily life.

They just hadn't expected to run into Wang Wan and Yan Lina there, the two also shopping hand in hand.

This area is all residential, although not too far from the school.

But it's actually quite inconvenient to come here from the school to shop.

Luo Yanran also noticed them and was a bit surprised, "Why are you shopping here?"

She had just finished speaking to Xie Xiao when the other two noticed them.

Both Wang Wan and Yan Lina showed surprised expressions, their gazes shifting between Luo Yanran and Xie Xiao.

In the end, they simply greeted each other.

Yan Lina said with a smile, "Didn't expect to run into you here. Didn't you say you were visiting relatives, Yanran?"

Her gaze seemed to casually sweep over their attire; they didn't look like they had just returned to school at all.

Instead, they seemed like they lived nearby.

Yan Lina's thoughts turned to the fact that the nearby homes were all small apartments, and she probably had some ideas in mind, but her face didn't show it.

Luo Yanran just smiled in response, not picking up on the topic. After all, she had no obligation to report her whereabouts to her dormmate, "What a coincidence, are you here to shop too?"

Wang Wan was, as usual, silent.

Yan Lina, on the other hand, let out a sigh, "Just out for a walk, oh, it's so boring in the dorm. We went camping a couple of days ago, remember? Have been idle since we came back..."

Yan Lina indeed was a talkative person.

After speaking for a while, Xie Xiao pulled out his phone as if he was in a hurry to check the time.

She took the hint gracefully, smiling, "Do you have other matters to attend to? Then I won't keep you."

Xie Xiao nodded, "Indeed, there's something, quite urgent."

Eventually, they said goodbye and left directly after paying.

Stepping out of the supermarket, Xie Xiao glanced back, frowning; those two were clearly wearing slippers.

It seemed more likely that they lived nearby, as who would walk so far in slippers from the school to a neighborhood supermarket?

It was too unreasonable, plus Yan Lina's glances at them earlier seemed to sparkle.

"Something's not right with your two dormmates," Xie Xiao said to Luo Yanran.

As Xie Xiao could see this, so could Luo Yanran herself.

She nodded, "I think so too, it feels like..."

Luo Yanran didn't know how to describe it, "it's like the way they looked at me brightened a lot."

At this moment, they were unaware that the two they were discussing were also discussing them,

Yan Lina thought back carefully on Luo Yan's behavior after enrollment, suddenly asking Wang Wan, "Do you think Luoluo and her boyfriend are wealthy?"

Wang Wan looked at her with some surprise, "Don't know, but I do know they are internet celebrities."