The next day.
Luo Ye woke up in his dorm bed, surveying his surroundings with dead-fish eyes that weren't fully open yet.
Who am I? Where am I? What am I supposed to do?
The trio of questions.
"You're awake," said Shen Qiao, who was gaming.
He was the only one awake in the dorm; the other two were still asleep.
Luckily, there were no classes this morning, or they would have skipped their very first lesson.
Alcohol really messes things up.
"Brother Shen Qiao," Luo Ye said admiringly, "I underestimated southerners. I never expected you to be the hidden boss."
"Having a high alcohol tolerance isn't always a good thing," Shen Qiao remarked quietly.
"Nonsense! Where I'm from, being able to drink makes you the boss."
Luo Ye was full of praise. He prepared to get out of bed but noticed a white jacket among the pile of clothes that didn't belong to him.
Huh? Where did this come from?
Luo Ye picked up the jacket and examined it carefully.
A faint, pleasant scent wafted from the clothes—a fresh strawberry milky fragrance.
A girl's jacket?
Luo Ye seemed to remember something, yet nothing concrete came to mind.
He remembered something happening last night, but the specifics were fuzzy.
"I noticed you were missing when we got back to the dorm last night. Then you showed up not long after with this extra jacket, grinning like an idiot."
"Oh, and you talked in your sleep last night. Muttering something about a 'fairy senior'. Nearly scared me silly."
Hearing Shen Qiao's explanation, Luo Ye had a sudden realization.
So yesterday wasn't a dream!
Then…
Luo Ye became excited.
The jacket in his hands was given to him by the fairy senior?
Thrilled, delighted, shocked, honored.
Luo Ye couldn't find the words to describe his feelings. He held the white jacket as if it were a priceless treasure.
Seeing his expression, Shen Qiao looked utterly disdainful.
Tch, still so young.
"Brother Luo Ye, judging by your look, you've never been in a relationship, have you?"
"How did you know?"
"It's obvious."
"So, want this big brother to teach you a few moves?"
Upon hearing this, Luo Ye, now dressed, leaped up, sat directly on a stool, and looked at Shen Qiao with eager expectation.
"Please enlighten me, Teacher Shen."
"The student is teachable indeed." Shen Qiao nodded with satisfaction, then said, "But wait until I finish this game."
"How much longer?"
"I just started."
…
Half an hour later, Shen Qiao assumed a profound and mysterious air.
"Brother Luo Ye, let me teach you how to pursue girls."
"First, learn more about the other person."
"Understanding is the main process before moving to the next step. Only by understanding someone can you know if they are truly compatible with you. If you don't understand her while dating, you might regret it later. After learning about her temperament, personality, hobbies, etc., you can confidently find topics of conversation. It's also a process of matching yourself with her. The final result will show whether the two of you are truly compatible."
After saying this, Shen Qiao glanced at his phone and continued:
"Second, be willing to spend money and provide material things."
"In today's society, trying to get something for nothing is simply impossible. Girls nowadays are often raised in affluent environments, many are economically independent, and plenty aren't short on money. But as a man, when pursuing a girl, you should act decently. Buying things she likes or snacks she enjoys is absolutely necessary."
Luo Ye nodded repeatedly, clearly believing it.
Shen Qiao, stifling a laugh, looked down at his phone again and kept talking.
"Wait." Luo Ye interrupted him. "Why do you keep looking at your phone?"
"Because…"
"Because you're reading off Baidu, you jerk?"
Smart as he was, Luo Ye saw right through his dubious intentions.
Sure enough, when Luo Ye Baidu-searched "How to pursue girls" on his own phone, the results popped up identical to what Shen Qiao had just said.
"Ahem, you caught me." Shen Qiao coughed awkwardly.
Luo Ye stared at Shen Qiao with a scrutinizing gaze, making the latter extremely uncomfortable.
"Brother Luo Ye! Let me show you something fun!" Shen Qiao decisively changed the subject, sharing the video he took yesterday with Luo Ye.
Watching Wang Dachui, drunk and reeking of alcohol, loudly shouting "Dad!", Luo Ye couldn't help but laugh.
But you had to admit, Shen Qiao, seemingly proper on the surface, was actually quite scheming.
Good-looking people often have some personality flaw.
Luo Ye's mind began to conjure an image of the fairy senior.
The fairy senior is the exception.
It was almost noon by the time Li Haoyang and Wang Dachui slowly woke up.
The moment Wang Dachui opened his eyes, he yelled, "What time is it?!"
The sudden noise startled Li Haoyang beside him. "What's with the shock tactics? You scared the hell out of me!"
"What do you know? The Welcome Gala starts at 6:30 tonight!"
"There must be so many second and third-year sisters performing. I heard Senior Qin Yuwen is a great dancer. I'm going to see Goddess Qin dance!"
Having said that, Wang Dachui checked the time and found it was only noon.
"Pfft, still early. Going back to sleep."
Luo Ye was speechless. "Brother Hammer, you might not know this, but we have class first period this afternoon."
"So what?"
"It's Ideology and Morality. The department head is teaching. He said skipping three classes means an automatic fail."
Upon hearing this, Wang Dachui shot up and got dressed at lightning speed.
"Actually, I love classes, especially Ideology and Morality. Let's go eat, then go to class."
Luo Ye: "...6."
Shen Qiao: "...Truly a 6."
Li Haoyang: Snoring...
The guy had fallen asleep again.
Ideology and Morality class. An incredibly dry and boring lesson, yet Shen Qiao stared at the podium with a serious expression.
"Male Celebrity, can you actually follow this?" Wang Dachui asked curiously.
Shen Qiao didn't respond.
"Male Celebrity?"
"Huh? You called me? What did you say? I was spacing out."
Wang Dachui: "..."
As dusk fell, Wang Dachui dragged Luo Ye to see the Welcome Gala.
As for the other two, Shen Qiao was afraid of being surrounded by girls and didn't dare come.
And Li Haoyang said he had something to do; no one knew what.
Only Luo Ye had nothing better to do, so Wang Dachui pulled him along.
"Brother Hammer, is the Welcome Gala really that fun? I haven't read many books, don't trick me."
"Wild Child, how could your Brother Hammer ever trick you? Don't worry, the Gala performances will definitely interest you."
…
Luo Ye sat in the audience with a blank expression.
"This is the 'interesting' program you were talking about?"
Watching several senior brothers perform an extremely boring skit on stage, Luo Ye was suffering.
Why not just lie down in the dorm instead?
Wang Dachui hadn't expected the Welcome Gala to be this dull either. His goddess, Qin Yuwen, apparently hadn't signed up for any performance.
"Whatever, we're already here. There's just the last performance before the Gala ends. Might as well see it through."