Oh his way back to his dormitory, Mao Shiyuan felt more and more indignant. Upon entering his room, he suddenly found Lu Bai, that culprit, who rarely stayed in the dorms. Finally, he opened his mouth and said, "You were right to turn down Zhan Yu."
Lu Bai, who was in search of something, suddenly stopped, half bent over, then looked up at him faintly.
Mao Shiyuan didn't have to wait for him to reply; he was already satisfied with Lu Bai's expression. 'That's right, why should he be interested about that boy?' In fact, this was simply Mao Shiyuan's self righteous thoughts. Lu Bai's first reaction when hearing the surname 'Zhan' was trying to recall which person this roommate was talking about, up until he heard the full name, Zhan Yu.
"That Zhan Yu's schemes are very clever. First of all, he tried to chase me and block my path every day just so he can ask for your specific cell number and address. He would talk to me and smile, then try to flatter me as if I'm his savior, but after you showed that you weren't interested in him, he simply walked past me like I was air..."
Lu Bai retracted his gaze and continued to search for a document. "What about him? I'm not interested at all."
But Mao Shiyuan was curious. He leaned over the corner of the table and asked: "Do you think Zhan Yu wants to go after me this time?"
After hearing this assumption, another roommate poured a glass of water on his shorts while scolding: "Da Mao**, aren't you jumping to conclusions? If Zhan Yu were to chase again after someone, that someone would still be Lu Bai. So even if he was rejected by him, in conclusion, there's still no place for you at all!"
(T/N: Da Mao-derogatory nickname for Mao Shiyuan, i don't know the meaning, you can say like a nick name maybe ( ◜‿◝ ))
"Go! Get out of here!" Mao Shiyuan snapped back. What upsets him most is when someone calls him 'Da Mao.' What was so wrong with having 'Mao' as his surname?
The more Mao Shiyuan thought of it, the more he couldn't understand. "When he left, I looked at the billboard he was staring out and discovered he was staring at the contestant list for the college's Song and Dance competition. Did he join because he found out that you would be one of the judges that day?"
Upon hearing this, Lu Bai straightened up and considered it. If Mao Shiyuan hadn't mentioned this matter, he would've completely forgotten his promise to Ji Yin that he would be one of the judges.
However, when he thought of Zhan Yu, Lu Bai suddenly recalled a memory two weeks ago in front of the Dean's office, when the boy said that he didn't recognize him at all. Was that true or was he simply acting? Or was this simply him scheme of playing hard to get?
Just as he was about to think further in this direction, Lu Bai decisively cut off this train of thought.
Why go through the trouble of thinking of this unimportant person?
On one corner, Mao Shiyuan continued to gossip: "I heard that Zhan Yu changed his major to broadcast and hosting, which is really far from our department. And since the beginning of this month, he no longer squats in front of our dormitory to bring you breakfast and midnight snacks. If these are signs that he has abandoned you, then you can also assume that..."
Lu Bai looked at him and slowly said: "Is your Chinese at an elementary school level?"
"What?"
Lu Bai gave him that look that seems to say 'It's a waste of my energy to explain it to you, idiot.'
Mao Shiyuan asked in confusion, "Do you have something you wanted to say?"
The other roommate could no longer stand seeing this so he explained, "You fool, he says your language skills are poor because you're misusing the word 'abandoned.' Who is Ah Nan to be abandoned, or is it your turned to be abandoned?"
(reminder: Ah Nan is Lu Bai's nickname)
Based on this roommate's perspective, even if Chu Hua left him in the past, the two of them never had a definite relationship. One can only say that Chu Hua was loved too deeply by Lu Bai that she had to leave to a faraway country.
But how can a man like Lu Bai be someone abandoned by a woman? As long as he used his inherited handsome looks to stand out, just a finger's movement was needed to attract bees and butterflies. Naturally, someone would end up sticking to him like glue, chasing him everywhere.
Lu Bai was too lazy to deal with these two bored roommates. After finding the documents he was searching for, he turned around and asked: "After a while, the subsidiary company will be very busy. Before that, what do you think about going to dinner together?"
Lu Bai had his own apartment aside from this dorm, so he seldom comes back here for the past year unless something happens at school. Mao Shiyuan also knows that when Lu Bai gets busy, his whereabouts become elusive, appearing at one moment then disappearing the next. So as soon as he invited them to eat, Mao Shiyuan immediately waved his hand and said, "Let's go! We'll eat at the most expensive restaurant in the neighborhood!"
When Zhan Yu returned to his dormitory there was only one person present. Zhong Qin applied a face mask after coming out of the bath.
After being here for the past month and a half, most of his roommates still held distant attitudes, but since they've been together for some time now, they would chat from time to time. In his opinion, it was quite harmonious.
Within this room, the most gentle and easy-going person was Zhong Qin, so it was easier to talk to him in private.
Upon seeing Zhan Yu's sad face when entering, Zhong Qin couldn't help but ask: "What's wrong?"
Zhan Yu looked at his roommate who wore a face mask and asked: "Is it possible to waiver my participation in the college song and dance competition?" It should be common for contestants to pull out halfway through a competition.
Zhong Qin sat up in surprise, "You won't be participating?"
Since another person from the dorm, Sun Miaomiao, joined the competition, many students paid close attention to the list of contestants.
Zhan Yu nodded, "I really don't want to participate."
Zhong Qin asked in curiosity, "Didn't you intentionally join the competition to become famous and grab Lu Bai's attention? When the auditions were held, you even vowed to win the championship!"
"Hehe....is that what happened?" Zhan Yu recalled that in the novel, as soon as the female protagonist left abroad, the next two years of the plot were focused mainly on the male lead and the villain's. And what was written were the villains' earth-shaking pursuits after the male lead. In other words, the author is constantly tearing down the villains' IQ while speeding up his impending death.
Zhan Yu subconsciously believed that he could avoid a lot of things by claiming amnesia, but he never expected that there was still so much to clean after.
Zhong Qin nodded very seriously and affirmed: "You really said that."
Zhan Yu wearily put his hand over his forehead. He recalled that when the second part of the competition was held, Lu Bai was also among the judges. That time, the villain's performed a dance while wearing sexy clothes, and afterwards confessed to the male protagonist on the microphone. What did he say that time?
Anyways, what he recalled was that Lu Bai's face darkened on the spot, not daring to even spare a glance on the villain's. He treated it as if he were a monkey playing cheap tricks.
Zhan Yu thought to himself: 'Before the female protagonist returns, I'll just avoid meeting with Lu Bai. Anyways, by the time the female lead comes back, Lu Bai will be devoted to his princess while I'll just graduate peacefully. No one will recall any embarrassing moments related to me.'
So he feigned a helpless expression and replied to Zhong Qin: "Actually, I've lost all of my memories ever since falling down the stairs last time."
"What?" Zhong Qin was stunned. "You've lost your memory?"
Just when Zhan Yu nodded, the dormitor door opened and Sun Miaomiao walked in wearing an open shouldered shirt and shorts while exposing is brilliantly white legs. Upon seeing the pair in the room, he didn't mention overhearing their conversation, and instead said: "I'm in a good mood today, so I'll treat you. Let's go out and have a good time together."
Zhan Yu actually wanted to refuse this roommate's invitation. During his first day at his new dorm.
Sun Miaomiao's disdainful gaze left a bad impression on him, which is why she seldom spoke to this roommate.
What's more, Zhan Yu wouldn't speak ill of this girl openly, especially since Sun Miaomiao is the one offering to treat them. It's very likely that she'll [Sun Miaomiao] be coming back again and again to invite them.
So troublesome!
But he couldn't just refuse.
The two young boys and one girl packed up and left their dorms. On their way, Zhong Qin continued to ask: "Do you really want to quit the competition?"
Zhan Yu nodded.
He won't go, definitely not!'
Seeing how firm he was in his decision, Zhong Qin lamented: "What a pity, you dance so well!"
Zhan Yu felt a tinge of guilt. That's not him, he can't dance at all!
When Sun Miaomiao learned that he was going to withdraw from the competition out of his own initiative, she pretended to be surprised as she said: "Xiao Yu, you're going to withdraw?"
"Yeah."
"Oh, what a pity." Sun Miaomiao added: "Are you afraid of embarrassing yourself in front of Lu Bai? After all, you were rejected so badly after you've chased him for so long. Are you using amnesia as an excuse as a reason to step down this time?"
For some reason, Zhan Yu felt that Sun Miaomiao's last words were spoken quite harshly. As soon as he turned to ask her what she meant by that, Zhan Yu immediately noticed a young man at three o'clock from his direction, with his head bowed down slightly. Who could it be other than Lu Bai?
Zhan Yu's eyes stopped for a moment on Sun Miaomiao, who was staring at Lu Bai, and then back on that devil again for another second. Finally he reacted- 'I'm outta here! Sh*t! Is it too late for me to leave now?'
Zhan Yu's scalp went numb. He really didn't want to see Lu Bai now of all times!
Although he had all the virtues that an excellent male protagonist would have in a romance novel, Lu Bai had one of the most undesirable faults-all his good qualities were only in favor of the female protagonist!
No matter how rich, good-looking, capable, or attractive and dedicated he was, just that one fault of his can become a fatal wound. He (Zhan Yu) will only get hurt if he falls in love with him, so he mustn't fall for him at all costs!
Moreover, he knew of Lu Bai's ruthlessness. When the villain knelt on the ground and cried for mercy, asking him to let his family go, he arrogantly stared back at him without a word.
Zhan Yu valued life much more than money. Now that the Zhan family was on the right track, he had no desire to head towards the villains' tragic ending all because of a love that would never be real.
He didn't want the surname 'Lu' at all.
As he pondered, he couldn't help but look meaningfully at Sun Miaomiao. There were so many characters who ended up in accidents for liking the male protagonist. Since the villain in the novel never switched to a broadcast and hosting major, naturally, Sun Miaomiao was never mentioned. But who would've guessed she'd appear at this time, trying to vie for people's attention.
Zhan Yu inwardly rolled his eyes. 'Hey, can't we just have a good time hanging out?'
Upon noticing Zhan Yu's complicated expression, Sun Miaomiao smiled brightly and said: "Zhan Yu, what a coincidence, Lu Bai is also there. Don't you want to go and talk to him?"
Zhan Yu raised an eyebrow and quietly stared back at her. Instead of rushing to answer, he asked the waiter who happened to come to their side: "May I know if there's a vacancy upstairs?"
The waiter answered: "I'm sorry but it's full upstairs. Would the three of you like to come this way instead?"
Zhan Yu found that the direction he pointed to was just behind where Lu Bai and his group were seated.
He remained on the spot, frowning.
Sun Miaomiao had already stepped forward and walked past, her waist and legs swaying seductively.
Zhan Yu knew this woman wouldn't stop! While he was dragged to the table by Zhong Qin, he bitterly scolded in his heart: 'Surname Sun, if you invite me to eat out again, I'd rather write my name 'Zhan Yu' upside down!'....
To be continued....