"Let's stop here. You should go back and rest early."
The two arrived downstairs at the dormitory building, and Lin Yanyu stopped.
"Okay, thank you, senior, for today," Su Yu nodded.
"You've thanked me many times already. Are you only going to express your gratitude verbally?" Lin Yanyu asked.
Su Yu was taken aback.
He had only said thank you out of politeness.
However, he understood the implication of the campus belle's words. After a moment's thought, he said, "To show my gratitude, I'll treat you to a meal when I have time."
Regardless of whether she was completing a school task, she had helped him a lot today.
From registration to finding a dorm, and even helping him make his bed, she had been busy for so long. It was only right to treat her to a meal.
"I might not be at school tomorrow, but I'll be free the day after tomorrow," Lin Yanyu said eagerly upon hearing Su Yu's offer to treat her.
After saying that, she realized she had been too forward and quickly lowered her head, a blush spreading across her pretty face.
So shy! Lin Yanyu, why can't you be more composed!
Where was her usual calm and collected demeanor?
How could she not help herself when it came to Su Yu!
"Alright," Su Yu was momentarily stunned, then smiled.
This campus belle was quite forward.
After adding each other on WeChat, they parted ways. Since Su Yu was already friends with her main account, Lin Yanyu had specifically used her secondary one.
Watching Su Yu's retreating back, Lin Yanyu finally breathed a sigh of relief.
She patted her chest, calming her racing heart, then, with her hands clasped behind her back, she walked away from the male dormitory with light steps.
"Today was the first day I met Gouzi. He's much handsomer than I imagined, and he has this unique puppy-like charm. I really want to hug him tightly and dote on him."
"I'm having dinner with Gouzi the day after tomorrow. He won't bring friends, will he? If it's just the two of us, would that count as a date?"
Along the way, Lin Yanyu's thoughts had already soared to the heavens.
...
"Brother, no, Big Brother, from now on, you'll be my big brother, Zhao De!"
"Big Brother, my admiration for you, Zhou Tao, is like a never-ending, surging river!"
As soon as Su Yu entered the dormitory, two roommates rushed towards him. The one named Zhao De was clearly a northerner, standing over 1.8 meters tall with a sturdy, muscular build.
Zhou Tao, on the other hand, was much thinner and smaller, with a sallow complexion, indicating he was somewhat weak. The reason for this was unknown.
They each held one of Su Yu's hands, their faces filled with adoration.
Lin Yanyu's proactive act of making Su Yu's bed earlier had filled them with immense admiration for Su Yu, no, reverence!
"Kid, spill it. When did you meet the campus belle Lin?" Zhang Yang, who had already made his bed, hopped over and slung an arm around Su Yu's shoulder, asking with a mischievous grin.
"We didn't know each other at all. She explained it earlier, that she was helping out as a student council task," Su Yu, surrounded by the three, couldn't break free and could only innocently explain.
She was the vice president of the student council, so carrying out school tasks was normal.
Zhang Yang still didn't believe him and continued, "Then how do you explain her personally making your bed?"
If it was just about guiding him, the school task explanation would be fine, but Lin Yanyu personally making Su Yu's bed was rather outrageous.
Given Lin Yanyu's status, the school would not assign her such a task.
Moreover, even if it were a school requirement, as a popular idol singer, she had the right to refuse if she didn't want to.
"You ask me? Who am I supposed to ask... It's just making a bed, why are you all making such a fuss? Maybe she's just a helpful person?" Su Yu himself couldn't figure it out and was too lazy to think about it.
"You think we'd believe that?"
"Right, there must be something fishy going on. Come on, confess!"
The three clearly didn't believe such a flimsy excuse and, shaking Su Yu's body, continued to press him.
Their synchronized cooperation almost shook Su Yu apart.
"Stop shaking me, stop shaking me... Alright, I'll come clean. Actually, Lin Yanyu is my girlfriend of three years from an online relationship." cornered, Su Yu simply made up a reason.
The three immediately fell silent, their expressions shifting wildly.
First shock, then confusion, and finally, utter contempt.
"Big Brother, I treated you like a brother, why are you treating me like an idiot?"
"You can brag, but don't overdo it!"
Zhao De and Zhou Tao let go of Su Yu and looked at him with disdain.
"How many drinks have you had to be like this?" Zhang Yang gave him a glare, then returned to his own bed and lay down.
His three-year online girlfriend is Lin Yanyu?
This was like the ultimate absurdity, utterly ridiculous.
Who would believe such a preposterous excuse?
It wasn't just them who didn't believe it; even Su Yu felt he had oversold it.
However, he was relieved that they stopped pestering him and returned to his own bed to lie down.
But the more he thought about it, the more something felt wrong.
Wait a minute, you guys wanted to find something suspicious, and my answer was exactly what you wanted. Why are you all blaming me?
Judging by their expressions, do they think I, Su Yu, am not good enough for mere a campus belle?
No, this is a matter of dignity!
He broke the silence in the dormitory. "You guys asked..."
"Shut up!"
"Shut up!"
"Shut up!"
The response he received was unanimous contempt, along with Zhang Yang's middle finger.
...
After a busy half-day, everyone was tired.
Zhang Yang and the others fell asleep shortly after, their snores creating a symphony.
"I'm done for now, resting in the dorm."
Su Yu picked up his phone and sent a message to his online girlfriend.
Not long after, a reply came.
"Yan Yu Jiang Nan": How is it? Was today smooth?
"Listening to the Rain": Everything went smoothly, but something strange happened.
"Yan Yu Jiang Nan": What strange thing?
"Listening to the Rain": Today, during registration, the campus belle actually took the initiative to guide me and even made my bed...
"Yan Yu Jiang Nan": Good for you, already hooking up with the campus belle right after enrollment.
"Listening to the Rain": No, the campus belle was completing a school task, and I was just lucky to be chosen by her.
After waiting for a long time, his girlfriend didn't reply.
It's over. Did I upset her?
I shouldn't have said anything...
Another two minutes passed, and Su Yu tentatively asked again, "Little fairy, are you angry?"
"Not at all, I was just getting takeout."
"Really not angry?"
"No, I'm not that unreasonable. The most important thing in a relationship is trust. You didn't have to tell me, but you chose to tell me the truth, so I'm happy instead of being angry."
In the girls' dormitory, Lin Yanyu held her phone in one hand and a cup of milk tea in the other, her lips curved in a sweet smile.
Silly boy, the campus belle you're talking about is me. How could I be angry with myself?
Besides, you didn't do anything out of line the whole time, except when our hands touched... but the flustered look on Gouzi's face was hilarious.
Thinking of this, a flush of red spread across Lin Yanyu's pretty face.
"Hehe, I'm glad you're not angry," Su Yu also breathed a sigh of relief.
"Gouzi, I have a call coming in, I'll chat later."
"Okay, I should also get some rest."
Putting down his phone, Su Yu's lips curved upwards involuntarily.
Dating a sensible girl like this, even an online relationship, was incredibly sweet and relaxed.
"It's time to make money, otherwise, I won't have enough to support my wife."
In the system's warehouse, the song "Later" from the beginner's gift pack was his first step to making money.
Tomorrow, he would find time to audition as a songwriter.