034 The Boys’ Dorm
Under Lu Qi’s strong recommendation, Wang Heng ended up getting an Apple phone after all.
Of course, he would eventually have to pay this money back, but it would be delayed until after New Year’s Day. Wang Heng estimated that by then, let alone the money for a phone, it wouldn’t be a problem to buy a house directly in Rongdu. Of course, he wouldn’t be in such a hurry to buy a house.
After this year’s Bitcoin, there was the World Cup next year, and the domestic stock market’s doubling bull run. Only then would he consider the real estate market, aiming to catch the surge in housing prices across the country, including Rongdu… As long as he caught these few waves, he felt that he could enjoy the beautiful life of financial freedom by the time he graduated from university!
No girls, no romantic debts, only a seven-figure or even eight-figure bank deposit. Just thinking about it was almost moving enough to bring tears to his eyes.
Just like that, with his new phone in his pocket and full of expectations for the future, he returned to his dormitory and saw his new roommates.
School hadn’t started yet. The freshmen were arriving at the school one after another to register. Tonight, the four-person dorm where Wang Heng was staying was finally full. Besides him and the e-sports youth Fu Hanwen, the other two roommates had just arrived today.
Of these two, one was named Tang Hexing, a thin and small local boy from Rongdu. His face was fair and clean, and with a pair of thick glasses, he was another textbook image of an otaku.
The other one, it seemed, was a standard “real-life tycoon”—Wang Ke. At 1.85 meters tall, he was the tallest of the four. He had a tall and slender build, and his facial features were also flawless, handsome enough to stand out from the crowd. Although he was also wearing the otaku uniform of a T-shirt and sweatpants, the effect was in stark contrast to Fu Hanwen and Tang Hexing.
Of course, Fu Hanwen and Tang Hexing weren’t ugly, just average-looking. Wang Heng was also quite handsome, just not as tall, so his masculine charm was naturally a notch lower.
“There are already so few girls in our school,” Tang Hexing couldn’t help but lament. “And then there’s someone like you, Wang Ke… No way, it’s too hard to get out of singlehood.”
It was already close to midnight, past the mandatory lights-out time, and the dormitory was dark. The four boys had already washed up and were lying in their beds, but they weren’t sleepy at all.
It couldn’t be helped. They had all been lazing around for a whole summer without anyone to manage them and had long since developed the habit of sleeping late and waking up late. So in the darkness, a “bedside chat” naturally began.
Regarding Tang Hexing’s complaint, Fu Hanwen said disdainfully, “What do you need a girl for? Can’t games satisfy you?”
“Of course not!”
“Then should I send you a few films?”
“How can that compare to a real person!” Tang Hexing argued, then tried to find an ally. “What do you two think?”
At this moment, Wang Heng spoke up. “A goddess on the hard drive is definitely no match for a real person, I agree. But I don’t think being in a relationship is a necessity.”
Tang Hexing was a little unwilling and said again, “Wang Ke, what do you think? Don’t you want to be in a relationship in university?”
“No,” Wang Ke coolly dropped two words and continued to stare at his phone.
Tang Hexing was suddenly speechless.
Fu Hanwen mocked, “See? You’re really the only one with your head full of women. We’re not as vulgar as you, indulging in such low-level desires.”
Wang Heng suddenly felt that it was a bit unfair for Little Tang to be shut down right from the start, so he added, “Actually, I’m not completely uninterested in girls, just not interested in the 3D ones.”
But just as Wang Heng’s voice fell, Wang Ke suddenly sat up.
“Holy shit, a kindred spirit! 3D women are terrible. The best are 2D lolis, right?”
Although there was no light in the room, with the dim light coming in from outside, Wang Heng could see the expression on Wang Ke’s face. A mixture of agreement and excitement completely changed his cool and handsome face, and his entire aura was completely different.
Wang Heng: “Uh… calm down.”
Wang Ke held up his phone and brought the screen closer to Wang Heng. “Look at this, a 2D loli. Super awesome, right?”
The corner of Wang Heng’s mouth twitched. “Allow me to remind you, this can’t even be considered a loli. It should be called a you…”
“So what?” Wang Ke said righteously. “I haven’t done anything. I just simply like it. Is that illegal?”
For a moment, Wang Heng didn’t know what to say. And Fu Hanwen and Tang Hexing on the lower bunks were even more speechless.
After a long while without a response, Wang Ke couldn’t help but feel a little dejected.
“I knew it. I said something like this in class in high school, and then I was ostracized. If you want to ostracize me, go ahead. I’m used to it.”
“I really didn’t want to ostracize you, although your taste is indeed a bit…” Wang Heng said carefully. “But you said it yourself. Anyway, it’s just something you like, and you haven’t harmed anyone.”
A glimmer of hope was rekindled in Wang Ke. “You can understand me? Sure enough, you like lolis too?”
Wang Heng: “…No, I’m not a lolicon, thank you.”
Just as the four boys were chatting enthusiastically, suddenly, Wang Heng’s phone rang.
He glanced at the caller ID. It was Lu Qi.
He answered the phone and heard the mature-looking woman’s calm and crisp voice:
“Hello, Wang Heng, you’re not asleep yet, are you? I’ve already transferred the money to an account. I’ll send you the account number and password later, okay?”
“OK, OK.”
“It’s getting late. You should rest early and prepare for classes.”
“Sister Lu, we still have more than a week before classes start. We have to do military training first.”
“It’s been too long since I graduated, I’ve already forgotten…” Lu Qi laughed. “Alright then, anyway, get some sleep early.”
“Okay, Sister Lu. Good night.”
With that, Wang Heng hung up the phone.
Less than two seconds later, a chorus of jeers erupted in the dormitory. Not just Fu Hanwen and Tang Hexing, but even Wang Ke was jeering.
Fu Hanwen: “Whoa, Wang Heng, you’re on the phone with a girl!”
Tang Hexing: “It’s so late, and she’s calling you…”
Wang Ke was even more heartbroken. “You call her Sister Lu? No wonder you don’t like lolis. So you’re into older women!”
Just as Wang Heng was wondering whether to laugh or cry and how to deal with these three, his phone rang again.
This time, the caller ID was Pei Ningle.
Wang Heng was a little confused. He remembered that at this moment, Pei Ningle should be on a plane. How could she be calling?
He answered the call and heard the girl’s slightly helpless voice: “I’m at the entrance of your school. Are you inside?”
“Why are you here!”
Wang Heng sat up, feeling terrible all over.
Pei Ningle: “I wanted to find a hotel to stay in, but all the hotels around your school are full…”
Wang Heng: “Wait, that’s not the problem! I mean, you should be in the sky right now. What are you doing here?”
