Chapter 57: Chasing Boys Is Too Hard

Jiang Muye

Boss Cutie

Mi Lu's eyes were full of adoration.

Jiang Muye was unmoved. "No need."

He pulled Little White Dove over and used him to block Mi Lu's approach.

Mi Lu was completely shut out.

She glared fiercely at Little White Dove, as if saying he was in the way.

Little White Dove felt aggrieved. How did I become a tool! Do you think I want this!

It was Kai who noticed the awkward atmosphere and hurriedly changed the subject. "It's really cold today. It's not even late autumn yet, but it's already freezing. Seven or eight degrees, right? If it keeps going like this, how are we going to survive?"

"Exactly, especially when we get back to the dorm. It's freezing cold, absolutely bitter! How are we supposed to live without heating!" Little White Dove complained.

Leng Ruoli was surprised. "Your dorm doesn't have air conditioning?"

"We do, but the old AC in our dorm only cools, it doesn't heat. The school won't allow us to install floor heating, so we can only wear more clothes," Jiang Muye explained.

Leng Ruoli's heart trembled.

Because of her father, her dorm had been outfitted with heating, a bathroom heater, and everything else. She never felt particularly cold in her room.

She usually saw that other dorms had air conditioning and assumed they could all heat. So they could only cool? That was just too unfair.

After hearing Jiang Muye's words, Mi Lu began to work her charm. "That's just too unfair! If it were me, I'd want to file a complaint. How about you sleep at my place?"

Jiang Muye rejected her without a second thought. "No."

The System announced: 【Congratulations, Host, on rejecting Mi Lu's invitation to go home. You have earned 200 Grit Points. A top-spec Alienware laptop has been awarded to you.】

With Jiang Muye's current abilities, let alone one Alienware laptop, even a truckload of them would be no problem.

But since the System was giving it to him, he wasn't about to refuse a free gift.

As a student, he just happened to need a computer, and Alienware laptops were genuinely great for gaming.

"Don't overthink it. It's not like I'd do anything to you." Mi Lu pursed her vivid red lips. "It's just that my house is a villa. It's big and warm, with floor heating too. The bed is especially large—you could play games in bed, stretch out however you want."

"Playing games requires stretching out?" Little White Dove teased with a laugh.

Old He said with a smile, "Campus Belle Mi, can we come too?"

Kai nodded as well.

Mi Lu felt frustrated. What are you guys butting in for? Don't you know I want some alone time with Jiang Muye?

But to lure Jiang Muye into her trap, Mi Lu said generously, "Of course you can. Stay as many days as you want. No concerns about catching a cold, and you can eat good food too."

If she could be under the same roof as Jiang Muye, wouldn't that mean she could do whatever she wanted?

There were so many rooms anyway. At worst, she'd put Jiang Muye's roommates in other rooms. As for her—heh heh—she'd naturally be in the same room as Jiang Muye.

"Not interested. I have my own place, so I won't trouble you." Jiang Muye's tone was icy cold.

Even if his roommates were tempted, their brother had already refused, so they naturally had to stand on the same side as him.

"We think it's better to stay in the dorm. It's convenient to get to school, and what if something comes up?"

"Exactly. It's just a matter of wearing more clothes. We'll be fine. Our constitutions are strong—there will be nothing abnormal about it."

Mi Lu was about to explode with rage.

What useless teammates. Didn't I already bribe you? Why are your arms still bending toward Jiang Muye?

With such dead weight dragging her down, Mi Lu naturally couldn't force Jiang Muye to go to her house. She could only cast him a deeply resentful look, desperately hoping he would change his mind.

Unfortunately, Jiang Muye headed back to the dormitory building without a second thought. Even when Mi Lu wanted to exchange WeChat contacts, she was rejected.

Mi Lu felt thoroughly deflated and muttered, "Why is chasing a boy so hard?"

In the past, she never even had to chase. One glance, and a whole crowd of boys would run up to ask for her WeChat.

But now Jiang Muye was like a boulder—indestructible.

Still, Mi Lu wouldn't give up so easily. She loved a challenge. Even if Jiang Muye was SSSS-rank difficulty, she wouldn't surrender.

Compared to Mi Lu's dejection, Leng Ruoli was beaming like a spring breeze. Her eyes sparkled as she held her phone and said to Mi Lu, "Big Sister Mi Lu, let's head back."

Mi Lu agreed, and the two of them returned to the dorm.

She needed to properly research some boy-chasing strategies and strive to capture Jiang Muye as soon as possible.

Dusk was faint, and the air was frigid.

People's breath came out in mist—enough to show it really was cold.

Inside the men's dorm, Jiang Muye hollered toward the bathroom. "Little White Dove, are you constipated? You've been in there so long. We're all waiting on you!"

"Coming, coming, almost done!" Only his voice could be heard, not the person. A few clanking sounds came from the bathroom, followed by the splash of water. Soon, Little White Dove emerged in slippers, carrying a washbasin.

The four of them sat on chairs, four footbaths at the ready.

Jiang Muye rolled up his pant legs to his knees, poured in some hot water, and after soaking, felt his whole body relax. "Heaven."

Kai held the thermos and started pouring hot water into the basin.

He was about to pour for Little White Dove, who immediately moved his feet away. "Don't scald me."

"More hot water or less?" Kai asked.

"Duh, obviously more. Otherwise, is it even a foot soak?" Little White Dove said bluntly.

"Scald you to death then." Kai poured quite a lot from the thermos.

The moment Little White Dove put his feet in, he yelped. "Holy shit, I'm dying, is this a pig-trotter roast!"

"You said you wanted more. Now you're unwilling?" Kai glanced at him.

Little White Dove said miserably, "But it's too hot! Look, my feet are all red!" He lifted his stinky foot and thrust it toward Jiang Muye and Kai across from him.

Water splashed everywhere.

Jiang Muye quickly dodged. "Fuck, a real arrow from the dark. Get lost, who wants to drink your foot-washing water? Don't you think it stinks!"

"Stink? It's super fragrant, okay!" Little White Dove scoffed, lowered his head for a sniff, then immediately fanned his nose in disgust. "Damn, it really stinks."

"You wear the same socks four or five days straight, then toss the stinky things and never wash them. How fragrant do you expect your feet to be!" Kai snorted.

"I do not!"

"You do too. You threw your stinky socks onto my bed." Kai complained.

"Accident, accident. And it's definitely not my feet that stink—it must be the shoes. The shoes are just too stinky!" Little White Dove said with a cheeky grin.

"Forget it, you shameless thing~" Old He teased him with a laugh.

"You're complaining about my stink when I never complained about your farts? Who's the one farting all night long? I sleep next to you and I'm about to be fumigated to death!" Little White Dove spat back.

"Don't you fart? My loud ones don't stink. Yours are silent ones, sneaky and nasty. You're a real backstabber!"

"Fuck, I'll bite you to death! What stinks? At least I'm better than your symphony performance!"

Watching his two bickering animal roommates, Jiang Muye felt helpless.

What kind of topic was this—now they were arguing about whose farts stank, truly heavy taste.

Just as the arguments kept ringing out in the dorm, there was a knock at the door.

"Students, air conditioning installation."

Everyone looked over in unison.

Two workers came in carrying an air conditioner box.

Quite a few boys in the hallway gathered to watch.

"How can they install AC? And it's a Gree inverter model! Those are pricey—the newest model. I heard it's super power-efficient."

"Holy shit, Jiang Muye's dorm is loaded. They're even replacing the AC. Did the school approve this?"

"Seems like it has heating too!"

Amid the envious voices, the four in the dorm were dumbfounded.

They hurriedly wiped their feet and stood up.

"Sir, is there a mistake? We didn't buy an air conditioner," Jiang Muye asked, puzzled.