Chapter 237: New Roommate
The new roommates, who would be living together for the next four years, and the fact that everyone in dorm 383 was a very good-looking girl, made Xiao Yanhan very satisfied. Each roommate was more eye-catching than the last, making her think she had enrolled in the wrong major and had come to the acting department instead.
Also a local, she didn’t know these two girls from First Municipal High School. But she really liked this blonde roommate. She was small and cute, looking like someone to be cherished in the palm of one’s hand. Xiao Yanhan couldn’t help but tell herself in her mind that she wasn’t a lolicon.
“You just moved in, so you’re not too familiar with this place. Once I’m done cleaning, let’s go out for a walk tonight and get to know the area. Although I’ve lived here for a few years, I didn’t grow up here. You two will have to show me around the neighborhood.”
This was, of course, a joke. Although Guangnan University was in the local area, neither Fang Jiangning nor Yu Linna had ever spent time in this district before. It was impossible for them to show her around.
But since they had become roommates, they had to communicate and get to know each other. Xiao Yanhan wasn’t like the other two, who had known each other before. She had to take some time to adjust.
Yu Linna and Fang Jiangning also started laying out their mattresses, cleaning, and organizing their desks. Yu Linna didn’t bring much luggage, just a few clothes, a mattress, bedsheets, a quilt, and a pillow, all very simple. Fang Jiangning, on the other hand, had a lot more. A pile of clothes that couldn’t fit into one suitcase, not to mention skincare products, facial cleansers, and other things.
“Linna, you brought too few things. I’ll go out with you to buy some later.”
Since they were roommates, Xiao Yanhan also called her by her first name directly.
Everyone was a stranger at the beginning of the school year. Plus, one roommate hadn’t reported yet, so it was impossible for Xiao Yanhan to hang out with anyone else. They had just reported now. Soon, they would have to undergo new student military training, which would be very tough. Xiao Yanhan didn’t like military training at all. In fact, how many girls liked military training?
Yu Linna and Fang Jiangning had both arrived in the afternoon. After they finished cleaning, it was almost evening. Calculating the time, it was just right to have dinner and buy some daily necessities. There was still a whole day for reporting tomorrow. She believed that the roommate who hadn’t come yet would probably arrive then. It was too late today; the roommate who had never appeared was unlikely to come now.
“Phew, I’m exhausted. Let’s go get something to eat to celebrate our 383 dorm getting to know each other~”
Xiao Yanhan put down the broom, arranged her personal belongings on the table, and a few manga books with exquisite covers lay on the table. Yu Linna glanced at them. They were all recently popular manga, all with a moe art style. Yu Linna couldn’t draw in such a style at the moment, because her style was more refined and beautiful.
“You like manga?”
“Yeah, my dream is to become a manga artist in the future,” Xiao Yanhan said in a joking tone.
Fang Jiangning might have taken it as a joke and not paid it any mind, but Yu Linna wouldn’t. The word “dream” was so familiar to her. Wasn’t she the same back then? Because of the word “dream,” she had resolved to leave her comfortable life, resolutely entered the professional circle, and tried hard again. Just because of that one time, she had finally succeeded. Before that, no matter what she did, she had always failed.
Everyone has a dream, but very few people persist. Those who persist to the end and achieve it are all top figures in the industry. Yu Linna was the same. If it weren’t for persisting in her dream and finding a new path, how could she have reached her current position?
“Keep it up.”
She patted her shoulder and said faintly.
For some reason, Xiao Yanhan felt that this girl wasn’t joking; she seemed to be serious. And, she seemed to see the shadow of her idol, Shion-sensei, in this girl.
She shook her head. What am I thinking?
The dream of being a manga artist was just a thought. If she had the talent, she would have succeeded long ago. The reason she hadn’t made any progress after so long was because she didn’t have the talent in this area, right? Perhaps, compared to being a manga artist, finding a job was more suitable for her.
…
The campus of Guangnan University was very large. It was a famous school in the country, after all. And because these two days were for new student reporting, the number of people would only increase, not decrease. On the road, you could see many new students, all with a slightly dazed and curious look in their eyes. These people had just arrived at university, ignorant and innocent. Perhaps after four years, their mentality would change greatly.
“I visited this school before I even got in. And now I’m finally here. I guess I’m pretty lucky. What about you two, Linna and Jiangning?”
“I just barely made the cut.”
“I didn’t want to go too far, so I chose this place.”
Fang Jiangning’s words were normal, but what was with what Yu Linna said? Could it be that for her, getting into Guangnan University wasn’t a difficult thing?
But if that were the case, it would be a bit scary. A top student deigning to come here, it didn’t seem very realistic no matter how you thought about it. She just took it as a joke.
They were chatting and laughing on campus when suddenly a very beautiful girl looked over. The moment this girl saw the conspicuous blonde hair, she knew who it was. She walked over with a smile.
“Little Nana.”
Yu Linna was called out and stopped. A slender hand rested on her head. She looked up, and a familiar smile appeared in front of her.
“I was going to look for you in a couple of days. What a coincidence to run into you here. You just arrived at the new school. Are you used to it yet?”
“Yeah, it’s pretty good.”
“If you have any trouble, you can come to me. Of course, if you want to sleep with me, that’s fine too. I’m a very kind older sister.”
“I’m not a child anymore.”
Zhao Yuyan smiled and ruffled her hair. Yu Linna slapped her hand away.
“My hair is going to get messy.”
She said with great dissatisfaction.
This Zhao Yuyan, she always liked to cause trouble when she had nothing to do. In front of outsiders, she acted like a virtuous older sister, but at home, she was a completely different person. This person, really.
“A-A-A-A-A-A-A-Air-sensei!!!!”
Xiao Yanhan was completely terrified. Her whole person turned white, her art style completely different from everyone else’s.
She followed Wenqing, so she naturally knew of Wenqing’s pillar author, Air-sensei. Besides, Air-sensei was a beautiful author and had endorsed many products. It was hard not to be famous. Especially for a reader like Xiao Yanhan who was a fan of Wenqing, how could she not know her great name?
“Is this your new roommate? A cute junior. Hello, although you already know who I am, I’ll still introduce myself. My name is Zhao Yuyan. This little girl’s neighbor.”
She patted Yu Linna’s head again. This time, Yu Linna completely gave up and let her ruffle her hair.
Xiao Yanhan’s eyes were about to pop out. Her new roommate was actually on such good terms with the famous Air-sensei! This, this, this was too incredible!
She had thought that after entering university, she would have the opportunity to get close to Air-sensei, but the number of times she could do so probably wouldn’t be many, because the rumor about Air-sensei outside was that she was a bad student who often skipped class and just barely passed her exams.
But on the very first day, she had met the person herself!
“Air-sensei, please give me your autograph!”
Xiao Yanhan took out an autograph book from somewhere and handed it to Zhao Yuyan, bowing her head very solemnly, much like a fan meeting their idol.
Zhao Yuyan just smiled at this. She was used to this kind of thing. She signed her name for her.
“Do you want a photo together? Little fan?”
“Yes, yes, yes!!”
Hearing about a photo together, Xiao Yanhan became even more excited. To be able to take a photo with a great author from Wenqing was a rare opportunity. Her biggest wish, besides shaking hands with her idol, Shion-sensei, was to take a photo with Air-sensei.
awsl… (so cute that I’m gonna die)
Life was now complete.
“Isn’t this a bit too exaggerated…”
Yu Linna couldn’t understand. This girl, was she also a die-hard fan of Zhao Yuyan? To be so excited to see her in person.
She herself was used to it. To her, Zhao Yuyan was just a salted fish. Although she was very talented and none of her novels were bad, she was just lazy. For this, Yu Linna didn’t have much respect for this senior.
And Zhao Yuyan was secretly happy. In the future, if she wanted to hang out with Yu Linna, this little fan would probably stick to her. The feeling of being adored was great.
Fang Jiangning just smiled and said nothing. She had been to Yu Linna’s house a few times and had also met this pillar author of Wenqing. At first, she was very reserved around her, but after meeting her a few times, she opened up. Her impression of her was just that of a very capable writer. Because the number one author in Fang Jiangning’s heart was Yu Linna.
After taking the photo and exchanging a few pleasantries, Zhao Yuyan turned and said goodbye, going to the center of the sports field to meet up with her roommates who had been waiting for her for a long time.
“My life is complete. I actually got to take a photo with Air-sensei. I’m going to post it on my Moments…”
“You’ll have plenty of opportunities in the future.”
Yu Linna faintly roasted her.
That was true. With Yu Linna as a connection, it would be a matter of minutes to see her in the future. Was there a need to be so excited? She herself was Shion-sensei.
…
“Yuyan, you’re tricking little girls again. You always have to put on an act like this during new student registration every year.”
Zhao Yuyan’s roommate sighed, feeling speechless at her behavior. Zhao Yuyan was twenty this year. She had entered the industry for a year and became famous at nineteen. Her roommates were used to her. When she became a hit in her sophomore year, her roommates had already gotten to know her personality. After she became famous, she often skipped class, and everyone didn’t think much of it, just got used to it.
To expect her roommates to treat her like fans was completely impossible.
In their hearts, Zhao Yuyan was a salted fish, a dead salted fish, a rotten salted fish.
How could such a Zhao Yuyan become an idol?
“How can you slander my innocence out of thin air!”
“Innocence? Last year during new student registration, you swaggered to the registration office, coaxing little girls to take photos with you and ask for autographs. You were so grand. They even added you on WeChat, but after you added them, you never chatted with them. The little girls even came to us to complain.”
“That, that’s… that’s because I was very busy. I was working, creating. How can you say I was coaxing little girls when it’s about work? You’re making me sound like a scumbag girl.”
Zhao Yuyan’s face turned red as she explained word by word. The air was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.
And Yu Linna and the others had no idea what was happening here. They went to eat with the excited Xiao Yanhan.
