Pass One Charm: Where are you? What’re you wearing?
Human-Dragon Unity: You tell me where you are first.
Pass One Charm: ? What about trust between people?
Human-Dragon Unity: What trust? All I see is your shameful betrayal of our friendship.
Pass One Charm: Damn, everyone from the Information Technology College looks like a total nerd. Oh wait, there was one stinky normie just now.
Human-Dragon Unity: ? You wanna say that again?
Pass One Charm: No biggie. If I’m not a nerd, someone might take offense if I said it.
Pass One Charm: But since we’re all nerds, I can trash-talk freely.
Human-Dragon Unity: Fair enough, respect.
Don’t Play Holy Slash: Lol, maybe just call it quits.
Human-Dragon Unity: Yeah, let’s drop it now and stay friends.
Pass One Charm: You’ve definitely already jotted it down in your grudge notebook. Backing out now would be a loss for you.
Human-Dragon Unity: You’re judging me by small-man thinking. If we drop it now, all grudges wiped clean.
Pass One Charm: Pfft, even Bai Bai wouldn’t buy that.
Bai Bai: ?
Bai Bai: I believe it.
Pigeon: Lmao.
Don’t Play Holy Slash: Lmao.
Pass One Charm: ? I already made the wooden sign. Wouldn’t it be a waste not to use it?
Human-Dragon Unity: No waste. I already saw it—under the Literature College tent, right?
He’d spotted the sign but not the writing. No harm in bluffing to test the waters.
Don’t Play Holy Slash: When?
Pass One Charm: It’s all your fault for the dumb idea. “Whichever nerd you spot is him.” Great, they’re all nerds—impossible to pick out.
Don’t Play Holy Slash: Hey, that’s not bad though.
Human-Dragon Unity: Sigh, the group sticks with you heart-to-heart, but you mess with the group’s head.
Pass One Charm: That sounds familiar…
Human-Dragon Unity: Anyway, now I know. You’re out of moves, right?
Pass One Charm: …
“Mengyao, maybe we should just call it off?” Su Mengli looked at her dejected little sister with a mix of amusement and exasperation. “Just tell Xiao Yi honestly that you didn’t make the sign. Why drag me into your little act?”
“I just wanted to tease him a bit,” Su Mengyao grumbled, her lips pursed in a pout. “Who knew he’d be such a chicken.”
Su Mengli sighed. “Anyone would chicken out with a prank like yours.”
“Sis, which one’s Xiao Yi down there?”
“No clue. He didn’t say what he was wearing today.” Su Mengli shook her head. “Zero details. Finding him in this sea of freshmen is impossible.”
Across from the Little Square on the bustling commercial street stood a popular milk tea shop among students: Yipin Tea.
Ironically, though it was a milk tea place, students mostly came for the fresh-squeezed juices.
Simple reason: The difference between good tea and bad was subtle, especially in milk tea. But fresh juice? You could taste if they skimped on fruit or not.
The boss was a decent sort. She mostly hired students as part-timers, and they squeezed with youthful enthusiasm—sometimes tossing in an extra half fruit without thinking.
She didn’t sweat the small stuff, as long as profits held steady.
Plus, with the shop’s spacious layout, students treated it like a board game cafe. One drink per person, and they could play all night.
Right now, two black-haired girls—identical in hair, looks, figure, and outfits—leaned side by side against the second-floor windowsill of Yipin Tea, peering down at the Little Square.
“Hey, maybe you should just explain it to him in the group,” Su Mengli suggested.
Su Mengyao sighed. “He won’t believe me.”
“Try it. No harm.”
Pass One Charm: If I said now that I actually didn’t make the sign, would you believe me?
Didn’t make the sign? Then what was that under the Literature College tent?
Anyway, he wasn’t at the Little Square anymore.
After registering freshman info with Yan Nuoya, they’d parted ways.
Their dorms were in different buildings, and he had no interest in sneaking into the girls’ dorm and getting slapped with charges.
Yan Nuoya was right: Same school, bound to run into each other soon. No rush.
Besides, they’d pranked him with a sign—he could flake on them right back.
Worst case, he hadn’t even promised to meet the president or Xiao Huo today. He’d only said he’d arrive at school.
Human-Dragon Unity: I believe you, Xiao Huo. I’ve always trusted you like that.
“Even if Xiao Yi says he believes me,” Su Mengyao said slowly after a pause, “I just feel like…”
“Super passive-aggressive?” Su Mengli finished with a wink, bailing out her silly sister.
“Exactly! If he doesn’t believe me, fine—but why the sarcasm?” Su Mengyao fumed.
Su Mengli smoothed her hair. “There, there. Who told you to be such a troll normally?”
Su Mengyao swatted her hand away. “But I’ve never been passive-aggressive to him!”
“Not even a little?” Su Mengli fixed her with a ghostly stare. “Hand on heart?”
“A tiny bit!” Su Mengyao puffed out her modest chest dramatically. “Rounds to zero!”
“See? That’s why your credibility’s shot.”
“Wahhh.” Su Mengyao fake-cried, then perked up. “Hey, Sis, why don’t you try?”
“Try what?”
“See if Xiao Yi believes you.”
“…Fine.” Su Mengli gave in with a sigh, helpless against her sister.
Don’t Play Holy Slash: Alright, vouching for Xiao Huo—he really didn’t make a sign to mess with you.
Don’t Play Holy Slash: Just wanted to joke around with you.
Human-Dragon Unity: If the president’s saying it, then yeah, I’ll believe the president.
“Double standards!!!” Su Mengyao wailed theatrically, glomping her sister and rubbing her face all over hers. “So unfair! Xiao Yi’s too much!”
“Stop, stop—I need to type!” Su Mengli shoved her off in disgust.
Don’t Play Holy Slash: So where are you now?
Human-Dragon Unity: Huh? Already at the guys’ dorm.
Human-Dragon Unity: Just got to school today—tons to do. No point wasting time at the Little Square.
Human-Dragon Unity: Sorry, President. In a couple days when things settle, dinner’s on me.
“Xiao Yi said in a couple days.”
“Yeah, I saw.” Su Mengyao slumped.
“A couple days is fine. We’re all on campus now,” Su Mengli said, patting her little sister’s head.
“I’ve been hyped to meet the group for half the summer break!”
“Well, who told you to pull that cheeky stunt right when we were about to?”
“Aaaah, Sis, please don’t remind me!”
