We agreed not to date, so why are you crying now that I've become the richest man?

Bed.

Gu Yuxuan slowly took off her headphones and placed them beside her pillow.

She turned to the side and looked at the snow-white wall.

Hearing Xu Jiao fiddling with her phone below, Gu Yuxuan suddenly felt a surge of inexplicable irritation in her chest.

Gu Yuxuan has always treated boys with indifference and aloofness.

She possesses outstanding looks and a cool demeanor, and has never lacked suitors, but she has never taken any of them seriously.

But now, watching Xu Jiao openly plotting how to win over Ye Chen, and seeing that senior student smiling sweetly at Ye Chen in front of hundreds of people.

A rare sense of crisis unexpectedly arose deep within Gu Yuxuan's heart.

That feeling was very unfamiliar.

It's like having a rare, out-of-print item that you didn't originally own, but suddenly someone else has their eye on it and is making a big show of trying to steal it away.

A strong competitive spirit quickly spread through Gu Yuxuan's heart.

Ye Chen saved her once.

He helped her resolve the trouble and carefully escorted her back to school.

She kept this favor in her heart and never repaid it.

Are we really just going to stand by and watch, letting a girl like Xu Jiao, whose mind is full of vanity and comparison, harass him?

Gu Yuxuan bit her lower lip.

She reached under her pillow and pulled out her phone.

The screen lit up, revealing her beautiful, unadorned face.

Scrolling down the contact list, I found the QQ account with the nickname "Computer Ye Chen".

This was added that night when everyone exchanged contact information.

Since they became friends, their chat history has remained at the point where Gu Yuxuan sent a "thank you".

Gu Yuxuan opened the chat box.

The keyboard popped up.

She stared at the flashing cursor, her finger hovering above the screen, hesitating for a long time.

Usually, others have to rack their brains to find excuses to talk to her; she rarely initiates a message to a guy.

Taking a deep breath, Gu Yuxuan cleared her mind of the jumbled thoughts and quickly typed out a line.

"There is a half-day rest period during weekend military training."

"Thank you for your help last time. There's a newly opened Hong Kong-style dessert shop on the back street. It's very quiet."

"I'll treat you to something to eat later, to return the favor. Are you free?"

The text was short, the reasons were perfectly justified, and the tone was consistent with her usual aloof style, without appearing at all like she was trying to curry favor.

After checking and finding no typos, Gu Yuxuan pressed her thumb.

send.

The notification tone indicating that the message had been successfully sent rang out in the quiet room between the beds.

After doing all this, Gu Yuxuan locked the screen, placed the phone face down on the bed, and pulled the thin blanket over herself.

Listening to Xu Jiao below, she was still muttering to herself, figuring out how to deliver water to Ye Chen.

The sound, when it reached Gu Yuxuan's ears, turned into unsettling white noise.

Time ticked by, but the upside-down phone remained completely still.

Gu Yuxuan tossed and turned in bed, turning on her phone screen every now and then, afraid of missing the vibration.

Finally, the penguin blinked.

Ye Chen replied.

"I should be free this weekend, depending on my schedule."

"Does this mean they agreed or not?"

Gu Yuxuan bit her lower lip.

If it were any of the guys who usually try to please her, they would be thrilled to have such an opportunity.

I was already excited to confirm the time and place, and couldn't wait to arrange all the details.

Ye Chen's ambiguous attitude only fueled her resentment.

Her finger hovered over the screen for a long time as she carefully sent a message, after deleting and rewriting: "Was standing at attention tiring today? My feet are almost blistered."

The moment she sent the message, she realized that her tone was a little coquettish, even a little like she was asking for comfort.

This is completely out of character for her.

In the boys' dormitory, Ye Chen leaned against the headboard and glanced at the new messages on the screen.

The aloof school beauty took the initiative to bring up the topic, which is a rare development.

But he never plays by the rules. If he were to be a nice guy and go along with a girl's words and ask her how she is doing, he would only fall into the cliché of a typical simp.

He typed rapidly, his tone carrying just the right amount of teasing: "Feet blistered? Need me to teach you some secret remedies only men know?"

Gu Yuxuan stared at the reply, her cheeks instantly burning.

A secret recipe? Only men know about it?

These words, tinged with secrecy, seemed especially ambiguous in the quiet of the night.

She swallowed nervously and typed two words: "What?"

Ye Chen: "Let me borrow your girls' secret weapon. Find two pieces of cotton with little wings and put them in the soles of your shoes. They should be pure cotton and suitable for nighttime use. They're sweat-absorbent and shock-absorbing, making it feel like you're walking on cotton. I guarantee you won't get any blisters."

Gu Yuxuan, sitting in front of the screen, froze completely.

How can this person talk about something so confidently!

"You pervert!" she retorted instinctively.

Ye Chen replied instantly, his smugness palpable even through the screen: "What do you know? This is called using the best steel where it counts. Our dorm was fully equipped, and my feet felt so comfortable all day. Can face feed you? If you can't bring yourself to do it, you can expect to be limping through the parade tomorrow."

Gu Yuxuan choked for a moment.

The scene of military training during the day suddenly flashed before my eyes. Ye Chen stood so upright back then, without even breaking a sweat, a true tough guy.

The results of it?

What a tough guy! After all that, it turns out that this "model soldier's" imposing military posture was all thanks to those two winged "pure cotton night-wear" shoes!

Imagining a handsome 1.85-meter-tall man taking that item from the supermarket shelf, Gu Yuxuan didn't find it lewd at all. Instead, she felt that this person had no inhibitions in doing things.

The two engaged in this back-and-forth exchange late at night, beginning a tug-of-war between them that was both close and distant.

Ye Chen maintained the humor of a sunny young man throughout his words, yet he also firmly controlled the pace and initiative of the conversation.

Just when Gu Yuxuan thought the conversation was about to end, he would throw out a new joke.

Just as Gu Yuxuan was fully aroused and preparing a long reply, Ye Chen simply tossed out a sentence: "It's too late, I have to train tomorrow morning, I'm going to sleep."

This swift and decisive end left Gu Yuxuan holding her phone, her heart still racing, a sense of lingering regret still lingering.

This feeling of being led by the nose is unfamiliar yet addictive.

The next morning.

The south playground of Jiaotong University was once again shrouded in scorching sun.

The new students, dressed in camouflage uniforms, gradually made their way to the designated area.

After the first day of torment, most of the new students were walking unsteadily.

The four-person group in dormitory 417 walked with great energy.

"Awesome!" Sun Haoyu jumped up and down twice. "Old Ye, this method is absolutely brilliant! Not only did I not feel any discomfort today, but it felt like my feet had springs!"

Lu Wenbo laughed and scolded from the side, "Stop jumping around, the adhesive isn't sticking well and it'll slip out."

Chen Zhiqiang was also very grateful. He had followed Ye Chen's instructions last night, and now, standing on the plastic track, the feeling under his feet was extremely solid.

Just then, a series of dragging footsteps came from behind.

The life committee member, Zhao Qiang, was supported by two boys and slowly moved towards the company.

He pretended to be tough yesterday and held on, but today the blisters on the soles of his feet have completely burst, and every step he takes is excruciating, making his face contort in pain.

Sun Haoyu, with his sharp eyes, immediately shouted in his loud voice, "Hey, isn't this our Committee Member Zhao? Didn't you say yesterday that you could walk on this track like it was nothing? Why are you walking like a cat today?"

Hearing the commotion, the surrounding freshmen all turned to watch the show.

Zhao Qiang's face flushed red. He wanted to retort, but as soon as he put pressure on his right foot, he gasped in pain.

He glared at Sun Haoyu resentfully, and when he looked at Ye Chen, who stood calmly to the side, he felt utterly humiliated.

Instructor Liu walked to the front of the group with his hands behind his back.

"Attention, everyone! Stand at attention!"