Jiang Minglang only felt his heart inexplicably start to race, and by the time he realized it, Li Xu had already returned to her usual calm demeanor and said, “Just kidding, I’m just an ordinary person.
Nothing special.” She added.
But Jiang Minglang only felt that Li Xu’s act of playing dumb was even more convincing.
Xie Tingting felt the same way.
“Oh right, add my friend on WeChat.”
“That way you two can discuss when to return the clothes. Your clothes probably got dirty, so after my friend washes them, she’ll give them back to you.”
Jiang Minglang replied, “Sure, but I won’t add your friend on WeChat, I’ll just add you. You’re the one who borrowed my clothes, aren’t you?” He seemed to have no other intentions, his eyes quite sincere.
Xie Tingting felt a little disappointed, but didn’t say anything.
Li Xu took out her phone for him to scan the code. “Leave a note with your name.”
Jiang Minglang: “Alright.”
After returning to the dorm, Xie Tingting animatedly recounted the incident at the milk tea shop to Xu Zhi, making Xu Zhi look at Li Xu with eyes full of admiration.
“And! Xu Xu is from Class Z!”
“Oh my god, really? Is it the Class Z I’m thinking of?”
“Yes.”
Xie Tingting’s way of addressing Li Xu had naturally become “Xu Xu.”
This reminded Li Xu of Chen Yue.
She was making her bed, her movements nimble and practiced. When her two roommates asked her questions, she answered them seriously.
By the time they’d finished asking all sorts of strange gossip, Li Xu had already climbed down from her bed.
Seeing how neatly Li Xu had made her bed and hung her curtains, Xu Zhi and Xie Tingting looked at Li Xu with eyes full of worship.
“My mom can’t even make my bed this fast, Xu Xu, your efficiency is off the charts.”
Li Xu: “It’s nothing, I just always do things this way.”
“Can I listen to the recording?”
Hearing Xu Zhi’s request, Li Xu added both of them on WeChat and created a small group chat. Just then, the last roommate arrived, carrying big and small bags.
Her complexion was a bit darker than average, with a flush on her cheeks, wearing black-rimmed glasses, and her face had distinct features.
“Hi, I’m Chen Min.”
“I just checked, and I’m in your dorm too.”
This new roommate seemed a bit shy, her tone stiff when she spoke, and her high, tidy ponytail made her look like someone who preferred being alone—probably an introvert.
Everyone greeted her warmly, and thus all four roommates were finally together.
Chen Min didn’t know what to say at first, but was quickly drawn in by Xu Zhi and Xie Tingting’s gossip.
Afraid Chen Min didn’t know what had happened, Xie Tingting and Xu Zhi retold the story from the milk tea shop.
Li Xu and Chen Min also added each other on WeChat, and Li Xu created a four-person dorm group, sending the recording from the milk tea shop to the group.
“You guys can listen.”
The recording continued until Xie Tingting and Li Xu left the milk tea shop, so their conversation with Jiang Minglang was also included. By the end, Xu Zhi and Chen Min were looking at Li Xu differently.
“Damn, Xu Xu, you’re so sharp with your comebacks, so ruthless.”
“Yeah, and you can understand the Haishi dialect? Aren’t you from out of town?”
“You even knew how much Tingting’s clothes cost? Are you really familiar with luxury brands?”
Xie Tingting was curious about this too, so when Xu Zhi asked, she looked at Li Xu expectantly, wanting to hear her explanation.
Li Xu just said, “I’m not a local. When I came here, I heard people in Haishi are a bit exclusive, so I took a few classes in the Haishi dialect. I pick things up quickly, so I can understand them when they talk.”
“As for luxury goods… I look at all sorts of things when I’m free, and I have a good memory. So even though I’ve never bought any, these things aren’t a blind spot for me.”
Of course, Li Xu wouldn’t tell them that in the transmigrated novel world, she inherited the memory of a fake heiress from a wealthy family in H City.
Although in the book H City wasn’t called Haishi, the background was very similar to reality, and the dialects were exactly the same.
So, not only could she understand Haishi dialect, she could speak it fluently, and she was indeed an expert on luxury brands, because buying them was the original host’s biggest hobby before Li Xu transmigrated.
As for the extravagant lifestyle of the rich, Li Xu had already experienced it all.
After she finished explaining, everyone suddenly understood.
“You really are so knowledgeable.” Even Chen Min, who arrived last, couldn’t help but sigh.
“No wonder you could get into Class Z. By the way, can I ask what your college entrance exam score was?” As a diligent student, Chen Min was very curious about this “genius” type of student.
Li Xu: “A bit over 730.”
The room fell silent at these words.
Actually, there was something Li Xu didn’t mention: she didn’t get into Class Z because of her college entrance exam score, but because she won a National Gold Medal in the math competition and was directly admitted.
At that time, both B University and Q University sent her invitations, but Li Xu ultimately chose Hai Da for two reasons:
Hai Da promised her the highest-level national scholarship for four years plus full tuition waiver, and more importantly, Li Fan was in Haishi.
The main reason was the latter.
She only took the college entrance exam because she was bored at home. By the end, she got sleepy and left a few questions blank in the science section.
Even so, her score was nearly perfect. Excluding the points from those unanswered questions, Li Xu basically only lost one or two points.
That’s why, when she transmigrated into the book and was at H City No.1 High School, she could easily surpass the “genius” Jiang Zhou and take first place in the grade.
Thinking of this, Li Xu was a bit curious whether Jiang Zhou had chosen to study theology and religion, or if he’d followed the path his mother set for him and continued with physics.
“Amazing.” Chen Min muttered.
“With such a high score, why didn’t you go to Q University or B University?”
Li Xu: “My brother’s here, so I came.”
She didn’t feel like explaining too much.
Xie Tingting looked at Li Xu sitting on the bed and felt a bit dreamy. She was stunned for a moment before saying, “What’s that saying—hidden in the city, is that right?”
Li Xu: “You probably mean, ‘a true master hides their strength,’ right?”
Xie Tingting: “Yes, yes! That’s the one.”
Li Xu teased her, “Didn’t expect I look so ordinary, but I’m actually an expert?”
Being looked at by Li Xu like that, Xie Tingting suddenly felt embarrassed. “No, not at all. When you handed me the clothes and spoke up for me, I thought you were super cool, like a hero or something.”
“Don’t judge by appearances! I’ll keep urging you to lose weight! If you want, I think you’d be a real beauty if you slimmed down.”
Li Xu laughed, “No need to urge, I’m already working on it.”
“I’m going for a run later.”
Hearing this, everyone was shocked by Li Xu’s determination.
“A true top student, an all-rounder, so terrifying.” Xu Zhi said dumbfounded.
Chen Min pushed up her glasses and commented, “That’s a top student’s efficiency for you—when she says she’ll lose weight, she actually does it.”
Xie Tingting suddenly understood, “No wonder you didn’t drink milk tea, so that’s why.”
Li Xu: “Mhm.”
Xie Tingting: “I’m also really curious, did Jiang Minglang message you? He didn’t even want to add me on WeChat, is there a chance for a spark between you two?”
Li Xu: “I don’t think so. I’ll just make a group chat for you guys later, and you can talk to him about returning the clothes directly.”
“What spark? It’s just borrowing clothes.”
Li Xu’s calm demeanor made Xie Tingting recall how she waved to Jiang Minglang in the milk tea shop.
She asked again, “Don’t you think Jiang Minglang is handsome? I just checked the Business School’s forum, and there are so many posts saying he’s the campus heartthrob!”
“And he’s so outstanding… When he stood in front of you and talked, didn’t your heart skip a beat?”
Xu Zhi: “Yeah, in the recording you sounded so calm talking to him. Didn’t even blush. I have zero immunity to handsome guys.”
Li Xu: “If you guys are interested, I can invite him out for a meal with us.”
At that, Xu Zhi and Xie Tingting were shocked.
Xu Zhi: “No, no, no, that’s not necessary.”
Xie Tingting: “Forget it, I’m too timid. I was a little interested, but he wouldn’t even add me on WeChat, and I saw on the forum that lots of pretty girls are after him. I don’t stand a chance. I’m not going to be a simp or a fool.”
Chen Min: “Maybe Xu Xu isn’t into good looks. She’s so impressive herself, she wouldn’t care for someone who’s just a pretty face.”
Li Xu: “Not really, everyone loves beauty.”
Chen Min: “So do you like him?”
Li Xu: “Just see him as a fellow student.”
Xu Zhi: “Is it because he’s not handsome enough? I’m really curious what kind of guy Xu Xu would find attractive.”
Li Xu: “Someone like my brother, I guess. But don’t ask me for pictures, because I don’t have any.”
The three roommates sighed, but grew even more curious about the brother Li Xu mentioned.
Xie Tingting looked at Li Xu, who climbed down the ladder, moving nimbly. She twisted open a water bottle and took a big gulp, her throat moving.
When she lowered her head, her pitch-black eyes shimmered twice.
Xie Tingting couldn’t help but notice how good-looking Li Xu’s features were—long eyelashes, beautiful eye shape, and especially her gaze, which had a kind of strength ordinary people didn’t possess.
It was hard to describe, but there was a strange allure to it.
While chatting with her roommates, Li Xu sent Zhou Wu two messages:
Li Xu: [I’m in Haishi now]
Li Xu: [I have military training for the next two weeks, and after that I need to move out. Can you help me arrange something for renting a place? Thanks.]
Zhou Wu had just finished a meeting and, seeing Li Xu’s messages, was a little surprised. He just felt this kid was so natural in asking for help, not shy at all like a small-town kid.
Zhou Wu: [Sure, when are you free? Let’s have a meal.]
Li Xu: [Tomorrow. I’m eating with my roommates today.]
Zhou Wu: [Which university are you at? I’ll pick you up tomorrow. Send me your location.]
Li Xu sent him a real-time location.
Zhou Wu opened it and was shocked: [You’re studying at Hai Da??]
Li Xu: [Yes]
After finding out that Li Xu was at Hai Da, Zhou Wu wasn’t overjoyed, but instead a bit worried.
Because he knew Li Xu grew up in a small town, and getting into Hai Da from there was incredibly difficult.
That meant Li Xu was probably a bookworm, and judging by how she replied to messages—that seemed likely.
How could a bookworm survive in the streaming world?
He had no idea that the person he thought was a bookworm already had nearly 1.2 million followers on Moyin, and had her roommates completely in awe.
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