mesbooks Chapter 102: The Sea King Master's First Lesson of the New Semester
Chapter 102: The Sea King Master's First Lesson of the New Semester
Lin Bei had just finished speaking.
Zhang Wei was speechless after what he said, and silently ate several mouthfuls of rice.
Bai Yawen ate quietly beside him, his phone on the table screen down. He would occasionally glance at his messages, but didn't really participate in the conversation.
After finishing his meal, he put his chopsticks in the empty bowl and said, "I have to go now."
Then, carrying his tray, he quickly walked towards the recycling area.
Lin Bei watched his retreating figure without saying anything.
However, as soon as Bai Yawen reached the entrance of the cafeteria, he saw a cute girl with a low ponytail and wearing a floral dress already waiting there.
She was carrying a small white plastic bag, and when she saw Bai Yawen come out, she handed the bag to him with a big smile.
"Xiaobai, this is ice water I just bought from the supermarket."
Bai Yawen took the bag and whispered something to the girl.
Then, the girl was amused and turned her head to smile.
The two walked side by side out of the cafeteria, the distance between their shoulders getting narrower and narrower.
Zhang Wei had just finished eating the last bite of rice when he looked up and saw this scene through the glass door of the cafeteria.
His chopsticks froze in mid-air, his mouth opened and closed, and he said in an incredulous tone:
"Didn't Lao Bai just say he was going back to sleep?"
"Why did you leave with a girl just now? And she even came to find him on her own initiative. It's only the first day of school."
Wang Yuan leaned closer and glanced in the direction he was looking, then shrugged: "They're probably just high school classmates going that way."
Zhang Wei pointed to the retreating figures of the two people outside the glass door and said, "Have you ever seen a high school classmate go out of her way to wait for a boy after he finishes eating at the cafeteria, and even buy him iced water?"
"This is clearly my girlfriend."
Lin Bei didn't respond to the topic. He finished the last bite of his knife-cut noodles, took out a tissue to wipe his mouth, stood up, picked up his tray, and walked towards the recycling area.
"Never mind, as long as they're happy."
"Hurry back to the dorm. You can still rest for a while. We have a class meeting this afternoon to discuss tomorrow's military training."
Zhang Wei followed, carrying the tray, muttering to himself the whole way:
"Old Bai is a very secretive person. He doesn't say a word while eating, but then he has a girlfriend."
Lin Bei laughed and said, "Didn't you say you wouldn't date during college? Why are you bothering with other people's business?"
The three of them put their trays in the recycling area and walked back towards the dormitory building after leaving the cafeteria.
Physical education students were playing basketball on the playground. The leaves of the plane trees on both sides of the road were curled at the edges by the two o'clock afternoon sun. The cicadas were chirping in the trees as loudly as the whistles of military training.
As they passed the grove of trees beside the playground, Zhang Wei suddenly paused.
Then, he subconsciously glanced into the grove.
It was purely a lingering effect of what he had just witnessed at the cafeteria entrance that made Zhang Wei feel that his roommates might be hiding behind every tree.
And he actually saw it.
Bai Yawen was taking a leisurely stroll along the narrow, pebbly path in the grove.
Not only that, he was also holding hands with a girl.
It's not the girl with the low ponytail and floral dress at the cafeteria entrance.
The girl had long, flowing hair, wore a baseball cap, athletic shorts, and basketball shoes, and was holding a half-empty bottle of Gatorade.
The two walked slowly, their fingers intertwined.
The girl turned her head and said something to Bai Yawen. He smiled but didn't say anything. He gently tapped the back of the girl's hand twice with his fingers.
Zhang Wei stood there, rubbed his eyes, and looked back in the direction of the cafeteria.
He turned back to look at the two figures, their fingers intertwined, in the grove. His mouth opened and closed, and finally, a few words escaped his throat:
"No...this...he..."
"Did I mistake someone for someone else?"
Wang Yuan, standing next to him, was also dumbfounded.
The chubby boy rolled up the comic book in his hand into a tube and held it to his chest as if he were holding something that could ward off evil spirits, muttering to himself:
"Is this a movie shoot?"
"Wasn't Bai Yawen just at the restaurant with another girl?"
"How come in the blink of an eye, he's already in the grove holding hands with another girl?"
"Or is there actually two Bai Yawens in this school, or perhaps he has a twin brother?"
"There are no twins, it's the same Bai Yawen," Lin Bei said, leaning against the ginkgo tree by the roadside with his hands in his pockets.
He watched Bai Yawen and the girl in the sportswear disappear around the corner of the holly bushes.
During dinner, Lin Bei thought his roommate was just introverted and didn't like to talk.
Now it seems that they weren't quiet.
They simply used all their energy for talking on other things.
This was only the first day of my arrival, less than half an hour in total.
One at the entrance of the cafeteria, and one in the grove.
Moreover, he switched between these modes smoothly and with remarkable composure.
This level of time management and social coordination skills would make someone a natural-born project manager in the workplace.
So this roommate is a player after all.
"Let's go back and rest." Lin Bei propped himself up from the tree trunk and followed Zhang Wei and Wang Yuan back to the dormitory.
However, he silently saved Bai Yawen's name as "Master of the Sea King" in his mind.
If I have the chance in the future, I should ask him for advice.
Of course, it's not for studying; how can I have my cake and eat it too?
Lin Bei wanted to figure something out.
How can someone manage their time to date two girls on the day they register for work without being caught?
At the same time, you can free up your mouth to eat a braised chicken rice.
……
Lin Bei pushed open the dormitory door, kicked off his shoes, stepped onto the bed ladder, and climbed onto the upper bunk.
The bed frame was rock hard, similar in feel to the metal frame bed he had in college in his previous life, which creaked every time he turned over.
He patted the pillow twice, placed it under the back of his head, took out his phone, scrolled to Song Qingning's QQ profile picture, and opened the chat window.
How are you doing at school?
How well do you get along with your roommates?
Just seconds after the message was sent, I received a message from Song Qingning.
It's alright!
I've gotten to know my roommates pretty well now; we just had a meal together at the cafeteria.
I ordered the sweet and sour pork, and it was absolutely delicious! Next time you come visit me, I'll definitely take you to try it.
Lin Bei looked at those lines of text and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
The tone she used when she said this was exactly the same as it was in high school.
She's still the same Song Qingning who, whenever she sees something delicious, wants to drag everyone along to try it.
Lin Bei replied: 【Okay, you treat next time.】
Song Qingning replied: 【Dream on! Of course you'll pay, you're the richest.】
The two exchanged a few words.
Finally, Song Qingning said she needed to take a nap because they had a class meeting in the afternoon, and that was the end of their chat.
Lin Bei put his phone next to his pillow and pulled the blanket over his stomach.
Zhang Wei, who was in the dormitory, was already snoring softly.
Wang Yuan was lying on his pillow flipping through comics when, after turning two pages, the book slipped from his hands and fell to the floor.
He didn't pick it up, and just lay there sleeping.
The hum of the air conditioner filled the quiet room.