Returning to university, starting with confessing to his ex-wife, his counselor.

[Ding! This task is complete, rated as S Excellent; task reward: +0.1 Free Attribute Value, 1 Beginner Business Opportunity Card, already issued]

The moment the system notified him that the task was complete, Liang Chao closed his eyes and fell asleep.

I don't know if it's because I just came back from rebirth and my body and soul are still merging, or if the aftereffects of the beer I drank at the dinner party were too strong.

He slept for a full twelve hours.

When he woke up, he was in his dormitory, lying on his small bed. The electric fan above his head was whirring loudly, but he was covered with three blankets.

Yes, he was woken up by the heat!

......

"You idiot Hao! Why don't you just take the hit? What are you doing, showing off to the censors?!"

Liang Chao opened his eyes and had just lifted the covers when he heard a pressure sound in his ear.

The midday sun shone through the curtains, casting a glaring reflection on the white tiled floor. He squinted and looked down from the bed.

His two roommates were playing League of Legends, the hottest multiplayer game right now.

The dormitory was sweltering, with slippers scattered all over the floor and an old electric fan that roared loudly but didn't actually blow much air.

And... my stupid roommate who performs verbal arts shirtless and laughs even after being scolded!

Looking at this familiar scene, Liang Chao felt as if he had fallen into the core of his own dream, and remained in a daze for a long, long time.

Those four years, seemingly worthless yet as precious as gold...

Liang Chao pursed his lips, silently got out of bed, and quietly came up behind someone. Just then, Chen Zihao, whose screen was black, calmly typed three lines of text.

I've been banned from posting; I can only post three sentences now.

If I were to give you three question marks

That's an insult to you Ms.

Liang Chao suddenly felt uneasy, thinking to himself, "What kind of person is this, physically disabled but determined?"

When faced with a random teammate's "hunting mom" operation, Hao Ge can remain calm and composed, but when faced with his roommate's offline solo kill, Xiao Hao can only cower and clasp his hands in frustration.

"I just got four big ones! You owe me for my promotion matches!"

"Sorry! Sorry! First time playing Yasuo! Cough cough~ Stop pinching me, I'm about to suffocate!"

Chen Zihao rolled his eyes, looked up and saw Liang Chao behind him, and almost peed his pants in fright.

"Holy crap—"

He quickly broke free from his roommate, looked Liang Chao up and down for a while, and exclaimed in shock.

"Liang Chao, you're alive!?"

Hearing the noise, chubby Xia Yu turned around, looking concerned.

"Dormitory leader, are you alright?! Last night, as soon as you got back to the dorm, you wrapped yourself up like a ball and kept shivering. We were almost scared to death!"

"My second brother said you have alcohol-induced hypothermia, so he told us to give you all the blankets and even fed you sugar water..."

The chubby guy is only forced to activate his final form when playing games with someone.

Normally, he is a gentle and honest little black cutie.

Liang Chao pondered for a moment, then glanced at Chen Zihao with a blank expression.

"Haha~ Well... the method is a bit rough, but it works pretty well, doesn't it!"

Feeling guilty, the latter shrank back and gave a fawning smile.

"Boss, are you... alright now?"

"..."

Liang Chao remained expressionless, simply humming in response, "Mm."

After speaking, he went straight into the bathroom without saying another word and locked the door from the inside.

Then, close your eyes, tilt your head back, and turn on the tap.

slam-la-

The icy water poured over my head, carrying a faint earthy smell that wasn't pleasant. Because I hadn't taken off my clothes, the wet fabric clung to my skin, making me feel very uncomfortable.

Despite being able to shower face up, Tony Leung stood motionless with a smile on his lips for a very long time.

It's real, not a dream!

He is back!

Liang Chao took a five-minute shower in the bathroom without taking off his clothes, and walked out of the bathroom soaking wet.

When they came out, roommate Chen Zihao and chubby Xia Yu played another game.

Without saying a word, he went straight behind Chen Zihao and grabbed him tightly around the neck.

"Holy crap! An assassin! An assassin! Someone come to my rescue...cough cough...damn it!"

With his neck locked, Chen Zihao was immediately shocked and let out a sharp scream.

As he was shouting, a sudden idea struck him. He remembered the armed police's anti-chokehold technique from the internet—quickly turn to the side, use your hands to pry open the opponent's arm that is locking their neck, and at the same time move your feet to the side to disrupt the opponent's center of gravity.

"Ah—I'll fight you to the death!" Thinking this, he shouted loudly and tried to stand up...up...I'll get up...I'll fucking get up!!!

Hmm, he didn't get up.

Tony Leung is 1.89 meters tall and as strong as an ox, while he is only 1.71 meters tall and a skinny monkey weighing less than 100 pounds.

"Don't move, let Daddy hold you for a while!"

Sensing his rebellious son's struggle, Liang Chao frowned and instinctively tightened his grip on his arm.

Chen Zihao's eyes bulged out immediately, his dark face turned red, and he made a meme-worthy expression.

"Cough cough~ Damn it... give me... give me some air, friend~"

Seeing that his roommate was about to die, Liang Chao had no choice but to loosen his grip on his neck, smacking his lips as if he hadn't had enough.

He was just a little excited to see Chen Zihao alive; he didn't want to send his roommate to his death.

In his previous life during college, he was too introverted, poor, and had a strong sense of self-esteem, so he rarely participated in dormitory group outings, thinking that his relationship with them was only so-so.

In his first year after graduation, he was tricked out of 50,000 yuan by a "trustworthy elder".

That was all the money he had saved from his four years of work-study and scholarships during college, plus money he took out online loans.

When he learned that the money was gone, he felt as if the sky had fallen.

He didn't dare tell his parents and make them worry, nor was he ashamed to tell his older sister. On a whim, he contacted his three former roommates and asked them to borrow money.

I didn't have high hopes, but when my roommates heard that he was in trouble, they transferred all their money without saying a word.

You give me two thousand, I give you three thousand; it's not a loan, it's a gift.

Especially the unreliable Ah Hao, who gave him five thousand directly.

He even joked, "This is a gift from Dad to you and Teacher Yang. Be happy for Dad and don't disappoint him."

At that moment, Tony Leung was so moved he almost cried. Those three unfilial sons, damn it!

He harbored a burning desire, thinking that once he became rich, he would use his money to bury those bastards to death.

But before he could even make it big, he learned from Ah Hao's mother that Chen Zihao had committed suicide.

It was then that Leung Chiu learned that when he borrowed money from Chan Zihao, the latter had already been accused of rape by his girlfriend and was serving a suspended sentence.

After transferring the last five thousand yuan in his card to him, Chen Zihao died on the night before winter ended.

—Be happy for Dad, don't let him down [grinning face]

Looking at the last sentence in the WeChat message, Liang Chao sat on the sofa and smoked all night.

No matter how I think about it, I just can't figure it out.

How could Ah-hao commit rape?

Back in college, this bastard would blush for ages even if he just talked to a girl.

He's in a relationship and doesn't even dare to hold a girl's hand, saying that guys must respect girls' wishes.

During that time, without fail, he would get up at six o'clock every morning to go to a breakfast shop three kilometers away to buy crab roe soup dumplings for that girl, and he didn't complain at all when he was finally "dumped".

Instead, he foolishly went to his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend—an athletic guy—and tearfully confessed, "She's afraid of pain, can't eat spicy food, and hates drinking milk..."

The athletic guy got impatient with his nagging, so he showed him the video and mocked him.

"Afraid of pain? Damn it, this guy was begging me to go harder last night!"

"Not drinking milk? Hahaha~ Look what's in her mouth!"

The athletic guy sneered, expecting Chen Zihao to get angry and start a fight with him.

Unexpectedly, the latter did not argue or get angry, but just stood there blankly, staring at the sun overhead.

Then, she suddenly walked over to the athletic man and bowed to him.

"I'm sorry, this is my first love, that's why... Anyway, please be sure to treat her well."

A hoarse voice came through, and the athletic man, who had been ready to retaliate, helplessly loosened his fist.

I stared at him for a very long time, in a complicated way.

Then, in front of Chen Zihao, he deleted all of the girl's contact information.

"Dude, don't do this, it's not worth it!"

"Girls are all cheap, just play around with them, don't trust them too much! Seeing you like this... makes me feel really uncomfortable!"

The athlete felt very guilty and offered words of advice that were earnest and sincere.

Chen Zihao rubbed his face and forced an awkward smile.

"It's worth it!"

......

Thinking about this, Liang Chao was somewhat bewildered. How could my perfectly good, simple-minded Hao... have...

The heartless thrive, while those who seek love are reduced to ashes.

This version of the game where everyone ends up in jail is... beautiful.

The more Liang Chao thought about it, the more unbearable it became. A strange sense of powerlessness welled up in his heart. It felt like putting on boxing gloves and suddenly realizing that he wasn't from Shandong.

He simply gave up on thinking about it and patted Chen Zihao on the shoulder forcefully.

"Ah Hao, after graduation, don't go back to your hometown in western Shanxi for blind dates. Just date girls from Sichuan and Chongqing!"

He remembered that Chen Zihao hadn't dated anyone since he was dumped. The girl he met later was someone he met through a blind date in his hometown, a coal-producing city.

Upon hearing this, Chen Zihao, who was coughing incessantly with a red neck, suddenly brightened up and said eagerly.

"Is it because girls from Sichuan and Chongqing are prettier and gentler? Half of the girls in our class are from Sichuan and Chongqing. I secretly looked at them during military training, and they all seemed quite pretty."

"On the contrary."

Liang Chao pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said seriously.

"I just feel that they trust their fists more than sending you to jail."

"..."

Chen Zihao was stunned for a moment, then pointed at Liang Chao and burst into laughter.

"Hahaha~ Fourth brother, look at this! Has the eldest brother gone mad? It's just a relationship, and he's going to jail! He's insane!"

Xia Yu, the fourth son, comes from Liangshan and is an adorable, chubby little black boy.

"Second brother, I think eldest brother is right!"

Hearing Liang Chao's words, he didn't laugh, but nodded in agreement and said seriously.

"That's what my mom said too. She said that girls from other places are more scheming and have higher dowries, so I can only find a local wife in the future."

Seeing that the fourth brother also said the same thing, Chen Zihao was immediately caught in a dilemma.

Well, he recently chatted with a girl in his college hometown group and is planning to secretly order her a milk tea tomorrow to quietly move her to tears.

As for what Liang Chao said about going to jail, he didn't believe it.

However, the cost of getting married in his hometown is really high!

The bride price is between 15 and 20 yuan, which is still within the acceptable range, but most of them require the car and house to be paid in full and the bride's name to be added, as well as customs such as "big bag".

For an average family, it's impossible to get married without a few hundred thousand yuan.

In the Sichuan and Chongqing areas, the bride price is generally no more than 80,000 yuan. In some places, the bride's family will even "give" the couple real estate, vehicles, and other assets.

So that makes sense... wait a minute?

Suddenly, Chen Zihao thought of something important.

No way, I don't even have a girlfriend yet, why would I want a dowry?

Ah Hao immediately felt relieved and glared at Xia Yu, "Fourth brother, you deserve to die! I'm in the middle of ranking up, how dare you disturb my cultivation!"

He stopped hesitating, shouted "Hasagi!", and instantly locked in Happy Wind Man.

They were oblivious and didn't seem to listen at all.

Seeing this, Liang Chao didn't say anything more and was about to get back into bed when he suddenly heard a dinging sound.

[You told him not to pursue girls who can't get a date, but he said the goddess was just shy and worried about not being perfect in front of him; you told him not to be a dog after being unfriended, but he said the goddess was hinting that they were more than friends...]

[At the dog farm, during the autumn military review, my dear friend was nowhere to be seen; I was engrossed in reading twelve volumes, each bearing his name.]

[A simp's plight shouldn't be pitied, but since he's your adopted son, go ahead! Show fatherly love and be a strict father.]

Side Quest: The Strictest Father

[Task Objective: Wake up to your unruly son and help your roommate Chen Zihao lose his charm with girls. Your dorm will not tolerate simps!]

[Task Rewards: 1. Free Attribute Value +0.1, 2. Strict Father Certification Badge]

[Strict Father Certification Badge: When worn, male friends will always be convinced of your worth and call you godfather; women who have special feelings for you have a certain probability of calling you dad; Appearance +0.1]

A strict father certification badge?

After reading the item description, Liang Chao was somewhat bewildered. This frivolous thing... what use could it possibly be?

Suddenly, Liang Chao's expression froze, and he gasped.

hiss~~