"What sister? I'm a boy," Qi Che looked at Qiao Ci helplessly. "Your brother just told me to take good care of you. If anything happens to you, he'll hold me accountable."
"Did he also threaten you to stay away from me?" Qiao Ci had excellent hearing and had already heard their entire conversation.
"Yes," Qi Che replied honestly.
Actually, even if Qiao Xu hadn't said anything, he would have kept his distance from Qiao Ci.
Even though she was his girlfriend now, as long as they weren't married, he wouldn't cross any lines.
Cough, cough, his thoughts were quite conservative.
The Imperial Capital,
Standing at the entrance of his dream university, looking at the words "Qingbei University," Qi Che's deep eyes fixed on Qiao Ci. "Thank you for accompanying me to my dream school."
Qiao Ci replied naturally, "You are mine. Wherever you are, I am."
She didn't pretend to say she wasn't here because of Qi Che.
She had applied to this university precisely for Qi Che.
Hearing this, Qi Che's ears felt a slight warmth, and his cheeks flushed.
"Are you thirsty? I'll go buy you a bottle of water." Under the scorching sun, Qi Che felt a bit parched.
"Mhm mhm." Qiao Ci also felt thirsty and nodded.
When Qi Che returned with the water, he found Qiao Ci surrounded by several tall young men.
"Junior, do you need help with your enrollment procedures?"
"Let me help you with your luggage. You definitely can't carry so much by yourself."
Qi Che, holding two bottles of water, hesitated for a moment. He wasn't sure if Qiao Ci was willing to make their relationship public at university.
But seeing those boys so close to Qiao Ci, he found it extremely irritating. In the end, he couldn't help himself and walked over.
"Thank you, I can carry her luggage," Qi Che said politely to the group.
"He's my boyfriend. You guys go help someone else." Qiao Ci had already told them she had a boyfriend, but they didn't believe her.
She was too lazy to waste more words. Now that Qi Che was here, they would naturally leave.
They didn't expect the new junior to actually have a boyfriend, and a remarkably handsome one at that.
The young men scratched their heads sheepishly and sauntered away.
Hearing Qiao Ci openly admit their relationship, Qi Che's heart melted.
They completed the enrollment procedures.
Qi Che, carrying the luggage, arrived at the entrance of the girls' dormitory and was stopped by the dorm supervisor.
"No boys allowed. You can leave her here."
Qiao Ci said to Qi Che, "Wait for me. I'll put my luggage away and take you to the boys' dorm!"
"No, no, I can go by myself." Qi Che quickly shook his head. Qiao Ci must be tired after such a long flight; how could he let her take him?
Besides, the boys' dorm would surely be filled with guys, and he subconsciously didn't want Qiao Ci to go there.
Watching Qiao Ci disappear into the hallway, Qi Che picked up his luggage and headed towards the boys' dorm.
Upon arriving at the boys' dorm entrance, he noticed quite a few girls were also present. He walked towards his dorm room without looking aside.
A tall, sweet-looking girl blocked his path and said with a smile, "You must be the new junior. Hello, my name is Qian Duoduo, I'm your senior."
"Hello, senior," Qi Che replied politely and tried to walk past her into the dorm.
Unexpectedly, Qian Duoduo caught up and said enthusiastically, "So much luggage, let me help you take it upstairs. I can also tell you about our school."
"No, thank you," Qi Che didn't want to get entangled with other girls and politely refused.
"Then can I add your WeChat? You can contact me if you need anything." Qian Duoduo was captivated by Qi Che's looks, and his constant rejections only piqued her interest further.
"My girlfriend will be jealous, so I won't add you on WeChat." Qi Che's expression showed a hint of impatience.
Seeing her gazing at him with admiration, adding WeChat would likely lead to other developments.
He had a girlfriend and had to maintain distance from other girls!
"You have a girlfriend?" Qian Duoduo looked at him with disappointment.
However, Qi Che ignored her and walked directly towards his dormitory.
"Duoduo, that guy is so handsome. Are you smitten?" Qian Duoduo's good friend walked over, winking and teasing, "I can't believe our department's campus belle would actually approach a junior."
"What are you talking about? I just saw he was alone and afraid he'd get lost!" Qian Duoduo glared at her friend and then looked in the direction Qi Che had gone before leaving.
...
Qiao Ci was assigned a very affectionate dorm number: 520, room 20 on the fifth floor.
Pushing the door open, she saw two girls already arranging their bedding.
Seeing Qiao Ci, they greeted her.
Qiao Ci smiled in response and then began to unpack her own belongings.
"Hehe, Host, your bedspread looks so ugly! It's a shame Qi Che isn't here. If he helped you make the bed, it would definitely be neat and beautiful," Little Spoon giggled, noticing Qiao Ci's somewhat messy bedding.
"Golden Snub-nosed Monkey, consider yourself warned??" Qiao Ci raised an eyebrow slightly, thinking Little Spoon had gotten a bit too bold.
"Host, Little Spoon knows it was wrong! Wuwuwu, it was just loose-lipped!" Little Spoon now felt like shedding tears of sympathy for its past life as a monkey, which completely extinguished its enthusiasm for the new world.
Now, it was more interested in keeping the space tidy and wasn't as keen on experiencing the "feasts" of the small worlds.
After they finished unpacking, one girl proactively introduced herself to Qiao Ci, "Hello, my name is Xu Jing."
The other girl quickly introduced herself as well, "I'm Wu Xin. Please guide me in the future."
"I'm Qiao Ci. Please guide me." This was Qiao Ci's first time living in a school dormitory, and she found it quite novel.
Not long after, Qiao Ci received a message notification on her phone. She picked it up and saw it was from Qi Che: "How's the new dorm? Are your roommates friendly?"
Her fair, slender fingers tapped on the keyboard. Qiao Ci replied: "It's good. How about you?"
Qi Che: "There are four of us in the dorm, and they're all quite friendly."
Actually, Qi Che didn't particularly like sharing a room with strangers. To avoid worrying Qiao Ci, he could only say that.
"Yo, looking at your phone and smiling like that. Qi Che, you're not texting your girlfriend, are you?" Wang Lei, with his sharp eyes, noticed the usually aloof Qi Che's lips curling into a smile and asked with gossip.
"Mhm," Qi Che nodded, appearing somewhat shy.
Qiao Ci was his girlfriend now, and he wished he could announce it to the whole world.
His roommate, who was cold and distant just a moment ago, suddenly became shy. Wang Lei found it novel and couldn't resist teasing, "You must really love your girlfriend, huh? Haha, you get so happy just mentioning her?"
"She's the most special girl in the world," Qi Che said, his entire demeanor turning warm and enthusiastic when he spoke of Qiao Ci.