On Monday morning, there was an inexplicably sweet smell in the air.

Suddenly, many couples have appeared on the Jiangnan University campus, walking hand in hand along the tree-lined paths, attracting envious glances from many single people.

These single people were cursing Momo for being a terrible platform, organizing a couples' event right after military training to flaunt their love, while simultaneously using Momo to harass nearby girls.

Ding Facai and Liu Zhihua were two of them.

Ding Facai, with half a fried dough stick dangling from his mouth, stared intently at Zhao Feiyu and Zhou Jiayi at the next table, who were feeding each other affectionately. He felt goosebumps all over his body.

"I don't want to go to this stupid school for even a day longer!"

Ding Facai stuck the unfinished fried dough stick into the soy milk, picked up the plate, and turned to leave.

Liu Zhihua joined the group buy immediately, gulping down soy milk as he followed suit.

"Old Liu, did you see that? Zhao Feiyu's smug look on his face? Disgusting!"

"I just don't understand, purely in terms of charisma, 508 and I are clearly the most outstanding, okay?!"

Liu Zhihua nodded in deep agreement: "That bastard Zhao Feiyu came back last night and howled all night long, keeping me from getting any sleep."

"Old Liu, you can't betray the organization too, can you?"

Liu Zhihua hesitated, his eyes darting around: "Actually... I got along quite well with a girl from the School of Literature last night..."

Ding Facai stared wide-eyed in disbelief.

"Damn, I need to tell Liu Qingying right now so she can launch her full offensive on you. Even if you're dating, you can only date someone like her!"

"You son of a bitch, Ding Facai, are you even human?! Isn't there still Lin Laosi?!"

The "Master Lin" they were talking about was sitting obediently in the classroom, in the first row.

A girl in a sky-blue dress sat next to me, her eyes lowered as she held a paintbrush, occasionally making a few light strokes on the canvas.

Ding Facai and Liu Zhihua seemed to have reached some kind of deal on the way: Ding Facai would not report to Liu Qingying, and Liu Zhihua would not expose Ding Facai's chat history.

When the two sneaked in through the back door of the classroom, they happened to see Lin Ran and that girl talking in hushed tones.

The two exchanged a glance, finding it quite strange.

This guy not only came to class, but also sat in the front row pretending to be a good student?

Little did Lin Ran know that he had no choice. This class was on Wang Lijun's political economy, and he had been warned that if he didn't come to class again, he would fail the course.

Upon learning that Li Futing had no classes this morning, he simply asked her to come and accompany him to class, which was also a good opportunity to design an emoticon for Momo.

Ding Facai and Liu Zhihua crouched down and sat down next to Lin Ran. Just as they were about to make a teasing remark, the girl in the blue dress looked up.

Ding Facai fell silent instantly.

...He seems to understand Lin Laosi a little now.

This girl has exquisite features and a refined, scholarly air about her. Her amber eyes, in particular, are captivating.

Lin Laosi wasn't bragging.

If he were standing next to that girl in the yellow dress, he wouldn't know which to choose.

At this moment, Wang Lijun entered carrying a thermos.

Upon entering the classroom, he first glanced at Lin Ran, who was sitting in the first row, and raised his eyebrows.

Then, seeing the pretty girl sitting next to Lin Ran, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, but he quickly regained his seriousness.

"In this lesson, we'll talk about capital and surplus value..."

Only ten minutes into the lesson, Wang Lijun realized something was wrong.

Lin Ran and the girl didn't listen to his lecture at all; they leaned their heads together and whispered amongst themselves.

"Make the eyes bigger, and the expressions more exaggerated..."

"This still needs some eyebrows..."

Finally, during the break, Wang Lijun could no longer bear it and walked to the two students' desks, tapping on the tabletop.

Lin Ran and Li Futing looked up together and saw the eyes of the girl who was unbelievably beautiful. Wang Lijun swallowed back the curse he was about to utter.

"Lin Ran, take your little girlfriend to sit in the back row. What kind of behavior is it to have a private meeting in the front row?"

Lin Ran was overjoyed, as if he had been granted a pardon. He picked up his easel and dragged the blushing Li Futing to the back row.

However, Wang Lijun soon regretted it. The girl in the blue dress was too eye-catching. Ever since she sat in the back row, many students couldn't help but turn around and peek at her during class.

In the back corner, Li Futing was completely unaware of the gaze directed at her.

A round-headed cartoon character gradually emerged from her drawings, with naive and cute lines and an endearing expression.

"Do you think this will work?"

She turned the canvas towards Lin Ran, "If the style is determined, I can design a series of sets."

Lin Ran examined the sketch. He was quite satisfied with the overall design, but he felt that the cartoon face looked familiar, though he couldn't quite place who it resembled.

"Lin Ran," Li Futing said softly, "Can I still come to class with you next week? I don't have any classes on Monday mornings."

"Hmm? You haven't actually fallen for political economy, have you?"

"I think this teacher has a nice voice..." Li Futing's eyes sparkled.

Lin Ran chuckled, guessing it was because Wang Lijun had said they were boyfriend and girlfriend.

He turned to look at her: "What do you usually do when you don't have classes?"

"Drawing... and spacing out."

"Didn't you go out with your roommates?"

Li Futing shook her head: "They all go to the movies often, but I... I don't like watching them."

For some reason, an image suddenly popped into Lin Ran's mind.

In the quiet dormitory, Li Futing sat alone at the table, holding her drawing board. She turned around and waved goodbye to her roommates who had gone out to play. Sunlight shone in from the window, casting a long and thin shadow on her.

He was a little dazed.

Li Futing has never had many friends and finds it difficult to trust anyone easily, something he knew even before his rebirth.

He might be the only person she trusts, but three weeks have passed since the start of university.

Perhaps driven by an overly strong desire to make money, his mind was consumed with building Momo's reputation as quickly as possible, focusing on operations, promotion, and seizing opportunities...

Aside from asking her to draw, I never actually met with her again.

Why didn't you remember?

He probably thought that once she went to university, she would naturally have new roommates and friends, and wouldn't need him to accompany her all the time.

But now it seems that this is not the case.

Li Futing was still that snail quietly hiding in its shell, gently peeking out, but only towards him.

Even Tang Chen and the others asked, "Boss, is that pretty girl who delivered the snacks last time the boss's wife? We haven't seen her in ages!"

On the podium, Wang Lijun's voice continued.

Lin Ran remained silent for a moment, then took a key off his keychain and handed it to Li Futing.

"If you don't have classes in the future, you can find me at room 108 of the Entrepreneurship Center. I spend most of my time there when I'm not in class."

Li Futing paused for a moment, then her eyes lit up instantly with surprise. She took the keys and nodded emphatically.

……

As the bell rang to signal the end of get out of class, students filed out.

Lin Ran had just stood up when Wang Lijun called him back: "Come to my office."

Lin Ran was somewhat surprised, and turned to Li Futing, whispering, "Wait here for me a moment, I have something else to give you."

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