131 Fail, Goodbye
After sending Han Yixuan off, Wang Heng returned to the dormitory, quickly washed up, and climbed into his upper bunk.
Fu Hanwen asked, “You’re going to sleep so early?”
Wang Heng: “Yeah.”
“Then I’ll turn off the light for you.”
Fu Hanwen turned off the overhead light in the dormitory, went back to his desk, turned on his own desk lamp, and continued his ranked match. Tang Hexing and Wang Ke also silently turned on their desk lamps and continued their entertainment activities.
They didn’t notice that when Wang Heng got into bed, he was still holding a small hamster in his hand.
After all, the weather was getting cold. Running to the rooftop all the time was a waste of time and meant being blown by the cold wind. Whispering under the covers was just as safe from being discovered by his roommates, and much more convenient and faster.
Covering his head with the quilt, Wang Heng brought the hamster close to his face. In the dark quilt, he couldn’t see its movements or expressions, but its voice was exceptionally clear.
“Don’t tell me you want to pass the buck again?”
Wang Heng cleared his throat and whispered, “I’m not planning to pass the buck, just asking a question. Before today, have Pei Ningle and Han Yixuan met?”
The hamster sighed and said in an old-fashioned tone, “Do you know what you’re doing right now? You’ve played StarCraft and Red Alert, right? Your behavior now is like using a cheat engine as soon as the game starts, and directly turning on map hack. Playing like this takes all the fun out of the game…”
Wang Heng sneered. “But I’m one against four. It’s already hell-level difficulty. No need to add more difficulty for me. Just tell me straight, have they met?”
The hamster: “Alright, yes.”
Wang Heng: “Are you sure?”
The hamster: “Of course. They’ve met more than once. They’re almost best friends.”
Wang Heng mused, “So, they really were acting for me today… Maybe not just today. I felt something was wrong when we had hot pot last time. Hey, why didn’t you remind me earlier?”
The hamster asked back in surprise, “Does this need reminding? Girls make friends on their own. What does it have to do with you?”
Wang Heng: “Hehe, how can it not matter? I can guess what Han Yixuan wants to do. She’ll definitely use Pei Ningle as an excuse to come find me. That silly girl Pei Ningle is really single-minded. Can you make friends with such a plastic best friend? No, not just ordinary plastic, toxic plastic!”
The hamster said leisurely, “But it doesn’t matter to you. Anyway, you spend less time with Pei Ningle now, so it’s even easier to avoid Han Yixuan. And to tell you the truth, Han Yixuan is indeed busy studying. Her goal is to be first in her major, so she definitely won’t have time to harass you recently.”
“That’s good…” Wang Heng let go. “Go back to your cage. Climb yourself. I’m too lazy to get out of bed.”
The hamster protested, “Hey, this one-way ticket isn’t very nice!”
Wang Heng: “Stop nagging, crawl for me!”
The hamster: “Do you believe I’ll leave a few droppings on your pillow?”
Wang Heng: “Do you believe you’ll be dancing every day from now on?”
“…Fine, you win.” The hamster muttered and ran away.
From the upper bunk down the ladder, then jumping onto the chair, then onto the table, and back into the cage, the whole process was smooth and flowing. There were only desk lamps in the dormitory, and the background light was dim enough. Moreover, the three roommates were staring at their phone and computer screens, so naturally, they didn’t see the hamster parkour.
Lying in bed, Wang Heng glanced at his phone, checking the calendar and exam dates.
Final exams in university were different from high school. They didn’t cram all subjects together; they were staggered. The earliest exam was in less than ten days, and the latest one was nearly a month away. But anyway, the finals were indeed just around the corner.
Listening to the sound of Fu Hanwen typing on the keyboard and clicking the mouse, and Wang Ke’s occasional silly laughter, Wang Heng was a little worried. Han Yixuan hadn’t shown any danger yet, but the risk of failing courses seemed to be hanging over the heads of these three roommates.
Suddenly, he said loudly, “The Introduction to Computer Science exam is next weekend, and there are also Fundamentals of Electronics and College Physics in the following days. Have you guys reviewed?”
The dormitory instantly fell silent. The silly laughter, keyboard, and mouse sounds all disappeared.
But only two seconds later, Fu Hanwen continued to control the hero on the screen, jungling while saying, “We reviewed.”
Wang Heng: “Really?”
Tang Hexing said, “Weren’t you out today and not at school? Actually, we already reviewed.”
Wang Heng: “Is one day enough?”
Wang Ke said deeply, “Of course not enough. We just tried, and then felt…”
Fu Hanwen: “The task is a bit arduous.”
Tang Hexing: “So we wanted to relax before continuing.”
Wang Heng scoffed. “Come on. Let me remind you, it’s okay to procrastinate a little usually, but not for finals. Our school’s requirements are relatively strict. If they say fail, you fail, no negotiation.”
Fu Hanwen: “I kind of regret why I didn’t study liberal arts…”
Wang Heng: “Liberal arts don’t teach e-sports either. You’ll still fail if you should fail!”
At this moment, Tang Hexing had a flash of inspiration. “By the way, Teacher Wang, isn’t your recent part-time job tutoring high school students? Why don’t you help us out and tutor us too?”
Wang Heng: “Volunteering occasionally is fine, but every time is too much.”
Tang Hexing: “We can pay you too!”
Wang Heng: “What payment?”
Tang Hexing thought for a moment and put forward a condition he thought was quite generous: “We can be your wingmen and help you pick up girls!”
Wang Heng: “…Goodbye. You guys should just fail.”
**
The night grew deeper.
Ye Xun finished today’s study plan, closed her wrong question notebook, and prepared to go to bed.
But just as she was about to stand up, thinking of tomorrow’s appointment, she suddenly felt a little excited again.
“Oops, if I can’t sleep like this, won’t I have no energy tomorrow?”
After thinking about it, the girl took out her diary and opened it again. Maybe writing a few more sentences could vent the excess excitement and calm herself down?
【There’s still a month until the final exam. I asked my dad, and he said he definitely couldn’t get away, and wouldn’t let me go back to Lin City. This is the second to last winter vacation of my middle school period, and possibly the last long vacation with a lot of free time. In the third year of high school, the school definitely won’t give much vacation. So besides doing homework, what should I do this winter vacation?】
“Heehee…” The girl thought for a moment, chuckled, and continued to write.
【Need I say more? Of course, continue studying! With a tutor here, math must become a strong point! Besides studying, there’s combat. Last time I only used the rear naked choke on him. There are still the armbar, Kimura lock, and triangle choke. Oh right, and the guillotine!】
Imagining the scenes of close physical contact in jiu-jitsu, the girl blushed shyly.
