Cao Mingliang silently put a cigarette back into the pack, put another one into his mouth, and lit it with a lighter, taking a puff.
His movements were not practiced, clearly he hadn't been smoking for long.
"Hoo..."
He slowly exhaled a puff of smoke, and Cao Mingliang's face showed a smile again.
"If you're going to smoke, can you do it outside?"
Chen Zhuang glanced at him indifferently.
"These doors and windows are all open, and we're all men, it's nothing."
Cao Mingliang grinned, patted his shoulder, and said, "That's enough, why are you so hot-headed? Brother knows you mean well, I appreciate your intention."
"You're overthinking it!"
Chen Zhuang denied it with a touch of pride.
"What, are you not done yet? How about I let Ah Zhe sacrifice himself later and provide a sleepover service?"
Cao Mingliang said with a playful grin.
Zhuang Zhe next to him was dumbfounded.
"Get lost, you pervert, isn't that disgusting!"
Chen Zhuang turned his head and glared at him with disgust, laughing and scolding, "My orientation is normal."
"Hahaha..."
Cao Mingliang burst into laughter.
Leaning against the head of the bed, Qin Tian shook his head with amusement. Seeing that there seemed to be nothing else, he ignored the two clowns and continued texting with Xia Nuannuan on his phone.
Chen Zhuang asked Cao Mingliang for a cigarette and lighter, lit one, and took a practiced puff.
"Yo, Zhuang Ge, looking cool, have you smoked before?"
Cao Mingliang asked in surprise.
Chen Zhuang put on a weathered expression of someone who had been through a lot, his eyes carrying a hint of melancholy as he replied, "Doesn't everyone have a time of youthful recklessness!"
Cao Mingliang and Zhuang Zhe exchanged a glance, their expressions a little bewildered.
"Never mind, never mind, that's all in the past."
Chen Zhuang waved his hand.
Qin Tian looked up at him and couldn't help but say with a chuckle, "You two weren't really fooled by him, were you? His movements are too imitative, he obviously learned it from some old smoker!"
Cao Mingliang and the other looked startled again.
"Hehe... Brother Tian is still Brother Tian, you really can't fool him, I learned it from my old man."
Seeing that he couldn't keep up the act, Chen Zhuang confessed with a chuckle.
"Damn!"
Cao Mingliang rolled his eyes, speechless, "I really thought you had some passionate past!"
"Does fighting with senior students count?"
"Get lost, I'm too lazy to talk to you, I'm going to take a shower."
...
...
After the dormitory lights were out, all four were lying in their respective beds.
In the silent dormitory, phone lights were still on on every bed.
"Thief Cao, be honest, do you truly like Lü Yanran?"
Chen Zhuang suddenly broke the silence.
"No, why are you bringing this up again!"
Cao Mingliang's tone was slightly helpless.
"No, I just think, looking at the relationship between our two dorms, if you two end up having a falling out, how will our two dorms get along?"
Chen Zhuang sat up, looked at him, and said with a serious expression.
Cao Mingliang fell silent.
"Brother Zhuang has a point, you need to tell us what you're thinking."
Qin Tian chimed in.
Cao Mingliang also sat up straight, raised his hand, scratched his head, and replied, "I do like her, after all, she's not bad looking, but I can only say it's not to that extent yet!"
"My old man was strict at home before, and I hadn't dated anyone. Now that I have this opportunity in college, I didn't think too much about it!"
"We're still young now, who knows what the future holds? I just want to enjoy college life."
"The bag I bought today wasn't that expensive, just ten to twenty thousand. She's my first girlfriend, so I bought it for her if she wanted it!"
"As for Brother Zhuang's worry about me being blinded by lust, I'm not that stupid, I'm very clear about why Lü Yanran is interested in me."
"I'm not tall or handsome, and my studies and abilities here aren't top-notch. Why is she so proactive towards me?"
"Just like my dad, such an ugly person, but he's always got beautiful women winking at him during business dealings. I haven't eaten pork, but haven't I seen pigs run?"
"No one is a fool, right?"
Cao Mingliang's words caused another moment of silence in the dormitory.
"So you're just after her body!"
Chen Zhuang made a blunt summary.
Cao Mingliang's mouth twitched a few times, and he didn't bother to defend himself.
"Forget it, it was my mistake, I understand now, you two are both in the know, one willing to strike, one willing to be struck, I won't say anything more from now on."
Chen Zhuang waved his hand and lay back down.
"Don't worry, I definitely won't affect you and Brother Tian."
Cao Mingliang promised, and added, "Besides, Yanran and Xia Nuannuan and the other two don't seem to get along, so even if we fall out in the future, Xia Nuannuan and Shen Siqi should be fine."
Qin Tian and Chen Zhuang said nothing, they could naturally see this.
"From now on, if there's anything, we'll just talk it out clearly. If nothing unexpected happens, we'll be living together for the next four years, so let's not get upset over small things."
After a moment of silence, Qin Tian said.
"Agreed!"
"Mmm!"
Chen Zhuang and Cao Mingliang responded successively.
Seeing that one voice was missing, Cao Mingliang cast a confused glance at Zhuang Zhe's bed.
"Ah Zhe?"
There was no response.
The three fell silent, heard the even breathing, Zhuang Zhe had actually fallen asleep.
"Well, Ah Zhe is the most comfortable, carefree."
Cao Mingliang said with a wry smile.
"Both he and I are single, why am I thinking so much? No, I'm going to sleep."
"Don't, Brother Zhuang, let us sleep first, your snoring is too loud."
"Get lost, I'm still awake waiting for you!"
"Stop arguing, go to sleep!"
Qin Tian impatiently interrupted the two, put on his headphones, and dialed Xia Nuannuan's number.
Xia Nuannuan, who was also about to sleep, answered the call with confusion, her deliberately lowered voice reaching Qin Tian's ears.
"Hello!"
"Call me."
"Ah? What?"
"That title, call me quickly, help me sleep."
Qin Tian closed his eyes and urged in a low voice.
On the other side, Xia Nuannuan was silent for a while, with a mix of shyness and playful coaxing, her soft and sweet voice sounded out.
"Gege?"
"En!"
Qin Tian responded, a gentle smile curling his lips, and said softly, "Goodnight, darling!"
Xia Nuannuan's heart trembled slightly, and she responded in a voice as faint as a mosquito's hum.
"Goodnight... Gege!"
"Oh my god, this is too cheesy, are you two letting anyone sleep or not?"
Shen Siqi's resentful voice rang out.
"Ah? You're not asleep yet? Sorry, I won't talk anymore, I'm going to sleep, going to sleep."
Xia Nuannuan apologized in embarrassment, then pretended to fall asleep immediately.