Returning to my senior year of high school before college, I became addicted to dating.

The rain hadn't stopped after class.

The entrance to the teaching building was crowded with people. Those without umbrellas waited at the entrance, while those with umbrellas rushed out one by one.

Shen Yutong stood at the door, without an umbrella in her hand.

Lin Feng came out from behind, opened an umbrella, and stood next to her. "Where's your umbrella?"

"I didn't bring it."

Lin Feng handed the umbrella directly to Shen Yutong.

Shen Yutong was stunned.

"Here you go," Lin Feng said.

"Then you...?" Before she could finish speaking, Lin Feng grabbed Shen Yutong's fair hand and shoved the umbrella into her hand.

"You're going to the west side of the dorm, I'm going east, it's not on the same route."

After saying that, Lin Feng ran into the rain, but stopped after a couple of steps and turned back to say, "Remember to return it to me tomorrow."

Then he ran away again. Shen Yutong stood at the door with an umbrella, watching his figure disappear into the rain.

The umbrella handle still carried the warmth of his palm.

Back in the dorm, Zhang Wei took off his wet clothes and threw them into a basin. Bare-chested, he said, "Bro, you're something else! Of the three of us, only Li Mo had an umbrella, and you gave it to Shen Yutong. The three of us came back soaked. Doesn't that count as prioritizing romance over friendship?"

Li Mo had already changed into dry clothes and was sitting on the bed continuing to read, not bothering about the umbrella.

Lin Feng dried his hair with a towel. "No, lust is lust, and friendship is friendship. They can't be confused. Besides, why would three grown men argue over an umbrella with a girl?"

Zhang Wei nodded and gave a thumbs up: "Okay, you're aloof, it's me who lacks perspective."

Lin Feng ignored him because his phone vibrated.

It was a QQ message from Shen Yutong: "Have you gotten to the dorm yet? You're all soaked, aren't you? Silly girl, what if you catch a cold?"

Lin Feng thought for a moment and replied:

"I'd rather catch a cold than not get caught in the rain for you; it's my greatest honor to be able to do anything for you."

Shen Yutong replied, "You smooth talker. I'll treat you to breakfast tomorrow. At the cafeteria entrance, seven o'clock."

Raymond Lam replied with a single word: "Okay."

Zhang Wei leaned closer: "How did it go? Did you get it?"

Lin Feng glanced at him: "Mind your own business. Feng Xiaotang, have you explained yourself clearly?"

Zhang Wei chuckled and said, "That's why I came to you for advice, since we couldn't figure it out together! Could you help me arrange to meet Feng Xiaotang tomorrow? I'll treat her to dinner."

Lin Feng took out his laptop: "You make the appointment yourself."

Zhang Wei looked aggrieved. "I made an appointment, but she wouldn't come! She keeps thinking I'm you."

Lin Feng thought about it and roughly understood.

With Feng Xiaotang's brain, she probably thought it was him who wanted the QQ number, and used her roommate as an excuse.

This is a bit of a misunderstanding. He needs to find an opportunity to explain things to Feng Xiaotang in person, otherwise the misunderstanding will only get worse.

He replied to Zhang Wei, "Okay, I'll find a chance to talk to her."

Zhang Wei clasped his hands together and bowed, saying, "Brother Feng, you are like my own brother."

Lin Feng ignored him, turned on his computer, logged onto QQ, and sent Shen Yutong a message: "What are you treating me to tomorrow?"

Shen Yutong replied, "Just eat whatever the cafeteria has."

Lin Feng looked at the words and a smile crept onto his face.

The two of them didn't speak to each other all night.

Lin Feng replied to several emails inquiring about domain names, then opened the Taobao backend to take a look, and finally clicked on the financial statement of Wangyucheng that Huo Shanshan had sent him.

Lin Feng stayed up very late that night, chatting a lot about work with Zhang Min and Tiger.

The online entertainment platform needed to update its promotions, so it launched a recharge cashback program to start a new round of profiteering.

In addition to selling various recharge cards, Taobao stores are now also launching new products, such as the General's Token for Fantasy Westward Journey.

At that time, the official price of the General's Token was 30 yuan, but the purchase was very complicated, requiring online banking + online banking U-shield and corporate payment.

But at that time, students didn't have online banking, while Taobao used Alipay's prepaid card, which didn't require online banking, and the payment was completed in just a few steps.

There is a key point here: before September 1, 2006, Alipay also required online banking and a USB key.

After September 1st, Alipay launched the Dragon Card (All-in-One Card), which allows users to directly deduct money from their linked bank cards, much to the delight of students.

It was precisely at this juncture that Taobao became a massive success.

The official website sells General's Tokens for 30 yuan each, while internet cafes in county towns usually sell them for 50 yuan each.

Taobao stores sold them for 35-40 yuan each, but that was after 07. Lin Feng wanted to open up the market a step ahead.

After talking with Zhang Min and Brother Hu, he closed his laptop and crawled into bed.

September 19th, the fourth day of military training, with continuous light rain.

Lin Feng woke up at six in the morning, disturbed by Zhang Wei's teeth grinding, which sounded like a mouse gnawing on a table leg.

Being in the same dorm as him is the worst thing that could happen. This guy is an expert at snoring, farting, and grinding his teeth while he sleeps; he could form a band by himself.

Lin Feng picked up his phone in a daze; three messages were waiting for him.

Liu Chengcheng: "Are we still having military training today because it's raining? I don't want to go."

Song Yan: "It's raining, remember to bring an umbrella."

Liu Jiaqi: "What's for breakfast?"

Raymond Lam replied to each one:

"You lazybones, you need to be disciplined, even in indoor class."

"I brought it. It's cold, so wear more clothes."

"You and Chengcheng eat first, I have something to do today."

He pulled his notebook from under his pillow, opened it, and flipped through it to make sure there was nothing incriminating on it. He could bring his laptop to indoor classes and reply to emails promptly.

He sent Shen Yutong another message: "Are you up yet?"

The reply came instantly: "Okay. At the entrance of the sixth canteen, seven o'clock."

Beijing University of Technology is very large, with eight canteens. They usually go to the first and second canteens, which are closer to them.

The sixth canteen is a bit more upscale; it's a restaurant with à la carte options and private rooms.

After washing up, Raymond Lam ran his fingers through his hair in front of the mirror, changed into a clean T-shirt, and sprayed on some cologne.

Zhang Wei poked his head out from under the covers, squinting at him: "You showered and wore perfume so early in the morning? Going to seduce someone?"

Lin Feng threw the towel in his face: "Mind your own business."

The sixth canteen is located in the southeast corner of the school. It took Lin Feng more than ten minutes to walk there. When he arrived, Shen Yutong was already standing at the entrance.

She wasn't wearing camouflage today; instead, she wore a white cotton dress, her hair was loose with slightly curled ends, she had light makeup on, lipstick on her lips, and her eyelashes were curled.

She was holding a transparent umbrella in one hand and Lin Feng's umbrella in the other, which was actually Li Mo's umbrella.

Lin Feng walked over, and Shen Yutong handed him the umbrella, saying, "Here you go."

Lin Feng took the umbrella, but didn't open it, just held it in his hand: "How long have you been waiting? Why don't you go inside? It's so cold outside."

Shen Yutong said calmly, "I just arrived too."

Lin Feng glanced down at the water droplets on her shoes; the edges were wet, indicating she hadn't just arrived. He didn't say anything, however, and pushed open the cafeteria door, stepping aside to let her go first.

Shen Yutong picked up the menu and ordered spicy soup, tea eggs, and Xianghe meat pie. There wasn't much to eat in the morning.

While waiting for her food, Shen Yutong looked down at her phone, her wisps of hair falling down and covering half of her face.

Lin Feng leaned back in his chair, crossed his legs, and stared at her.

Shen Yutong felt uncomfortable under his gaze and glared at him, saying, "Why are you staring at me like that?"

"Beautiful, like a fairy."

Have you ever seen a fairy?

"I've never seen one, but in my imagination, fairies should look like you."

Shen Yutong's ears turned red. "You're so glib. Is that how you always talk to girls?"

Raymond Lam said sincerely, "This is the first time I've said this, and I'm serious. This dress really suits your fairy-like气质 (qi zhi - inherent quality/temperament)."

Shen Yutong blushed even more and lowered her head: "Thank you. You're from Northeast China, right? Judging from your accent..."

Lin Feng nodded. "I'm from Jiamusi, Heilongjiang. What about you?"

"I'm from Chaoshan, Guangdong."

Breakfast was served, and halfway through the meal, Shen Yutong suddenly asked, "You said yesterday that you told them the truth, and they knew about each other's existence. Is that true?"

Lin Feng looked into Shen Yutong's eyes. There was no questioning or probing in her eyes, just pure curiosity.

"real."

"They don't argue?"

"We argue occasionally, but not because of me, and certainly not because of jealousy."

Shen Yutong paused for a moment, then smiled, revealing two shallow dimples.

Her smile was completely different from her usual self; normally, it was aloof and distant, as if veiled by a thin mist.

When she smiled, the fog lifted, revealing her to be an ordinary, slightly shy, eighteen-year-old girl.

"Do you think you're incredibly handsome? You have three girlfriends, and you think you're so entitled to everything?"

Lin Feng thought for a moment: "It's not that I think I'm right, it's that I don't want to lie to people. In the end, I'm the one who gets exhausted by lying. They know what kind of person I am, and they still want to be with me, that's their choice. If they don't leave, I won't abandon them."

Shen Yutong didn't reply. She poked at the tea egg in her bowl with her chopsticks. After a long silence, she said softly, "You're a rather strange person."

Raymond Lam asked, "It looks really good?"

She said, "That's shameless."

The two looked at each other and smiled at the same time.