Forcing Me to Be Reborn?!

Chapter 70: Chapter 68 Is it the Ambiguous Phase?_2

The sky was gradually darkening; the sun was about to set, and the sunset could be clearly seen.

Cheng Zhu’s shadow stretched long in the twilight, and Lin Lu followed behind him, purposely stepping on his shadow out of spite.

Realizing this, he intentionally strode to the left with his left leg, dodging her attack with his shadow.

The childishness of their actions gave Shen Qingning a headache, and she suspected Cheng Zhu was treating Lin Lu like a kid of Little You’s age.

However, she observed the two interacting and noticed they were both relaxed and comfortable.

But not her.

As mentioned before, Shen Qingning and Lin Lu no longer lived on campus; they had rented a nice apartment nearby and embarked on a cohabiting sisterly life.

The apartment had three bedrooms and one living room, with the extra room turned into a walk-in wardrobe.

So later, they would part ways with Cheng Zhu at a fork in the road, with the two of them heading to the parking lot to drive, while Cheng Zhu would walk back to the male dormitory.

Before parting, Lin Lu suddenly called out to Cheng Zhu, saying, “Aiyo, my poor memory, I almost forgot!”

She opened her bag, nicknamed “Black Fattie,” and took out a small bottle of dark gold substance.

“Here, a gift for you for the start of term—sunscreen. You’re going to have military training, right? It’s perfect for you. My all-in-one service is up to par, isn’t it!” she handed it over.

She had gone to do voice acting work today, and on her way back, she had specifically stopped by a mall to buy it.

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“I’m such a tough guy; what the hell do I need sunscreen for?” Cheng Zhu grumbled, “What kind of gift is this.”

While complaining, his hands moved quickly, grabbing it.

Even if he didn’t use it himself, he could give it to other girls.

“What do you know, sunscreen is one of the essential measures for anti-aging, not just to avoid tanning. It’s more effective than many expensive skincare products you use!” Lin Lu educated him, extremely annoyed by his pickiness; she felt she had been very, very thoughtful.

“Yeah, you’re so far-sighted, caring about anti-aging. What do I look like when I’m old, and what’s it got to do with you?”

“Aaah! Then give it back to me!”

“Bye-bye!” Cheng Zhu turned and headed toward the direction of the male dorm, not looking back, but he raised his arm to bid them farewell.

It was time to go back to the dorm and wait for these three adopted sons to come back and massage my shoulders and legs.

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Everything happened as Cheng Zhu had predicted; these useless fellows went to a dorm gathering, and they really just had dinner without going to a second event.

At least they could have gone down to the milk tea street off-campus, sat there chatting, played cards, enjoyed some board games, and so on.

Instead, Dong Dong and Liu Feng came in and moved the chairs from their tables over in front of Cheng Zhu, then plopped down to sit.

Zheng Qingfeng didn’t enter with such a flurry. He was more composed and slowly dragged his chair over.

“What’s up, surrounding me like this?” Cheng Zhu frowned.

“Brother Zhu, you really don’t know, do you? The entire cafeteria is discussing you!” Liu Feng was the first to speak up.

Cheng Zhu wasn’t too bothered by this. What’s strange about that? If my identity as the QQ lingerie tycoon gets exposed, probably the whole university circle in Hang City will talk about me.

Do you understand the prestige of the man who ranks number one in hot discussions in the QQ industry?

I’m the male top influencer of the QQ circle!

He waved his hand and said, “Just because I had a meal with them? That’s all the ambition you have!”

A simple statement indeed extinguished the three people’s gossip fire, and they suddenly found themselves at a loss for words.

However, it was Cheng Zhu who, still with the mentality of his previous life, was curious to know if these young pups had any progress in their first gathering.

“How about your gathering then? What happened?” he asked.

It was then that Dong Dong remembered and said, “Oh right! Zhu Yingying said we can create an eight-person group for both our dorms!”

“Wow, seems I’ve underestimated you guys?” Cheng Zhu expressed surprise.

If he had made such a comment before, Dong Dong and the others might have been slightly offended.

But now, even our cold-faced, plump Zheng Qingfeng found nothing wrong with him speaking in that tone.

Cheng Zhu actually had no interest in joining this group.

But after all, they were dorm mates now and had to live together, so it wouldn’t be good to snub his buddies.

Following that, Dong Dong began adding the people from room 309, while Zhu Yingying added her roommates to the group.

After Cheng Zhu joined the group, he immediately turned on Do Not Disturb, sent a silly emoticon, and then no longer bubbled up in conversation.

It’s funny to say, everyone was in the same room, sitting in a circle. Yet these three pups, even in their male interaction, chose to type happily in the group on their phones rather than speaking directly in the room.

Then they occasionally bumped each other’s shoulders, with smug expressions all over.

Although Cheng Zhu was lurking in the group, he received several red dots in his WeChat contacts—someone was adding him as a friend.

“Damn! Why is Zhu Yingying adding me?” Number one mute Liu Feng finally couldn’t help but speak up, it seems his vocal cords haven’t been ruined by frivolity.

“What? What did you say?” Number two mute Dong Dong immediately got fired up, even a bit irritated.

After all, it was he who had proactively asked for Zhu Yingying’s WeChat on the road initially.

Number three mute Zheng Qingfeng was still sparing with words, raising his hand and saying, “Add 1!”

It seems she had added him too.

Everyone’s gaze turned to Cheng Zhu, who could only nod and say, “She added me too, she’s added us all, which is quite normal. Dong, you should be reassured now, right?”

“This… this is more like it.” Dong Dong nodded and asked, “Did anyone else add you guys as friends?”

Liu Feng and Zheng Qingfeng shook their heads together.

Seeing Cheng Zhu delay in responding, they couldn’t help but look towards him again.

“What about Yao Yina and Guan what’s-her-name?”

“Guan Jiayue!”

“Oh right, Guan Jiayue, both of them added me too,” Cheng Zhu answered.

This was very normal; at this age, sometimes boys are shy and cowardly, while girls are more proactive.

To them, what’s the big deal about adding a friend?

Even if Cheng Zhu turned out to be a god-level figure in the end, having such a friend would make me very happy.

Hearing this, Dong Dong raised his hand to fake-slap himself, complaining, “Damn, why did I have to ask him that?”

Cheng Zhu consoled him, “Don’t worry, I won’t chat even after adding.”

Damn, the things we yearn for, he doesn’t even care for!

Dong Dong saw Cheng Zhu’s left hand twirling a dark gold bottle between his fingers like a lighter, and he changed the subject, asking, “Eh? Brother Zhu, what are you twirling in your hand?”

Cheng Zhu was just doing the action unconsciously. Hearing Dong Dong’s question, he looked down and replied, “Oh, someone just gave me sunscreen.”

The other three’s eyes widened.

For a moment, even the dark gold bottle in his hand seemed to shine under the dormitory lights.

They said someone had just given it to him. Who could that person be? Do we even need to guess?

It must be one of those two senior girls!

With military training coming up, giving a guy sunscreen is quite considerate.

Where is this goddess-level senior from!

“What does this mean, what the hell does this mean! If this isn’t early-stage flirting, I’ll chop off my head, both of them!” Dong Dong grew increasingly restless inside.

When I was dating, I never received a gift from my girlfriend on Valentine’s Day, yet I emptied my saving. It seems to her, Valentine’s Day wasn’t a day for mutual expression of love but a festival for her one-sidedly receiving gifts.

I’m really tired of saying ‘envious’!

Why did I have to ask him that question?

Dong Dong raised his hand and faked giving himself three more air slaps, hitting his chin for real on the last one.

“Serves you right for your big mouth, serves you right, serves you right! Hiss—!”