After being attacked by the rich young ladies with hatchets, I chose to enter "sage mode".

Bai Yu was already soaked after walking only half the distance. She brushed her hair back, and water was dripping from it.

Just as Bai Yu decided to give up and slowly walk back to take a shower, a clear, cool, and incredibly familiar voice came from behind her.

"Here, take this umbrella!"

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Chapter Nineteen: The Rich Young Lady and the Down-on-His-Luck Scholar

Turning around to look at the owner of the voice, he saw a woman in a long green gauze dress, holding a red umbrella in her hand. Water droplets dripped from the edge of the umbrella. If Bai Yu hadn't known that this was modern times, he would have had the illusion of seeing a fairy descend to earth.

Bai Yu didn't even need to look to see who it was; she knew it just by hearing the clear, cold voice: "Murong Liyue."

At this moment, Murong Liyue was alone. She held up her red umbrella in her right hand, while handing a black umbrella to Bai Yu in her left.

The passersby seemed to fall silent at this moment, and this scene was like the beginning of a love story where a rich young lady in ancient times offered an oil-paper fan to a down-on-his-luck scholar.

Of course, Bai Yu didn't think about those things; it was just that for a moment it looked very similar.

Bai Yu waved her hand, refusing the umbrella, but thanked Murong Liyue nonetheless.

After all, someone kindly lent you their umbrella, so even if you don't use it, you should still politely say thank you, right?

But Bai Yu refused. Murong Liyue seemed a bit domineering, and directly shoved the umbrella into his hand before turning around and leaving alone, without saying anything about how to return the umbrella.

Looking at the umbrella in his hand, he was about to stop Murong Liyue from walking out of the school, but he lowered his hand again. It wasn't for any other reason than that he didn't want to say anything more. That was all.

With a snap, I opened the umbrella. Actually, it didn't matter whether I used an umbrella or not in this drizzle, as I was already almost completely soaked.

As Murong Liyue walked out of the school gate, she walked towards a young man who was about 1.78 meters tall and whose appearance was about 70% similar to Murong Liyue's.

This is Murong Liyue's older brother, "Murong Chun." He is not a student at this university, but he is from the university next door.

Today is Friday, and Murong Chun has no classes, so his parents specially called him to pick up his rather withdrawn younger sister.

But he took a taxi and asked Murong Liyue to bring him an umbrella. When he came out, Murong Chun saw that his younger sister only had one umbrella. Where was his?

"Sis, where's my umbrella?"

Murong Chun looked at her expressionless sister with some confusion and asked her this question.

But the only response he received was a cold, indifferent voice.

"Forgot!"

Well, Murong Chun was completely flustered. Didn't we agree on this over the phone? How could she have forgotten?

"I..."

Murong Liyue wanted to say something, but she completely ignored Murong Chun and walked out of the school gate with her umbrella.

Seeing this, Murong Chun immediately ran forward to share the umbrella with Murong Liyue, but Murong Liyue did not want to share the umbrella with him.

In the end, Murong Chun was just an unlucky kid. His parents called him over to pick up his younger sister, only to be treated like this. He was so helpless.

But there's nothing we can do about it. Murong Liyue has always been the most doted-on member of the family since she was little, and her older brother spoils her just as much!

If Murong Chun knew that his sister had indeed brought him an umbrella in the first place, but had lent it to Bai Yu, he would probably be extremely upset!

Back in her dorm, Bai Yu took a shower. When she came out, she saw Li Cheng, Wen Chiqi, and Feng Zhou looking at the umbrella that Murong Liyue had lent her.

"What are you doing? Stop playing with that umbrella. Someone lent it to me, and I have to return it. If you break it, you'll have to pay for it."

Bai Yu was just saying that, since the umbrella did indeed belong to Murong Liyue, and it would be inappropriate to damage it.

But Li Cheng, Wen Chiqi, and Feng Zhou all looked at Bai Yu with astonishment.

"Holy crap, this umbrella is a Rolls-Royce exclusive umbrella! Bai Yu, which friend lent you this umbrella? You're a tycoon!"

"Exactly! My dad really loves cars. He wanted to buy a Rolls-Royce but gave up because it's just too expensive!"

To be honest, when Bai Yu came back with an umbrella, she didn't even notice what kind of umbrella it was; it looked no different from an ordinary umbrella.

Upon closer inspection, the double-R logo on the base—what else could it be but a Rolls-Royce?

Upon seeing the logo on the umbrella, Bai Yu fell into deep thought. It was true that Murong Liyue was a rich woman, but was her family really that wealthy?

At that moment, Bai Yu began to doubt himself. All four of his girlfriends in his previous life came from wealthy families, which was why Bai Yu had become a scumbag by cheating on his girlfriends and swindling her money and love.

But he knew nothing about the family backgrounds of his four girlfriends; all he knew was that they were rich. Si Yu was already incredibly wealthy, and it turned out that Murong Liyue was also hiding her true wealth.

Thinking of this, Bai Yu immediately dismissed the idea of ​​continuing to think about it, after all, no matter how rich someone was, it had nothing to do with her.

Faced with the choice between life and money, Bai Yu, who had experienced life and death, chose money first—oh no, life.

After all, what's the use of having a lot of money if you're not alive to enjoy it?

"Alright, it's just an umbrella. Stop playing with it. I can't afford to pay for it if you break it!"

After saying that, Bai Yu climbed into bed to catch up on her sleep.

I didn't sleep well at all in the karaoke bar last night. Now that I can't do military training, it's like I'm on vacation. I'll catch up on some sleep first.

Li Cheng and the other two knew that the umbrella was a bit expensive, mainly because of the brand. After looking at it, they all went to catch up on their sleep.

The four of them in the dorm slept peacefully from nine in the morning until eight in the evening, a total of more than ten hours.

This is really bad; it's completely messed up my sleep schedule, and it'll probably be difficult for me to sleep at night.

What can you do if you don't sleep? You can only go to the internet cafe to play games. Anyway, Bai Yu knows that it will rain for the next two weeks of military training, so it's impossible to train. Why not play games?

Soon, a day and a night passed, and at noon the next day, Bai Yu was still the first person in the entire dormitory to get up.

As soon as he got up and washed up, he prepared to go to Murong Liyue's club to return the umbrella. The sooner he returned it, the better. If the umbrella broke, he couldn't afford to pay for it even if he sold his girlfriend!

Well, it's fine as long as Bai Yu doesn't leave the dorm, but as soon as she opens the door, those three idiots, Li Cheng and his gang, wake up and immediately ask her to bring them some food...

Well, this is the norm in university dormitories, and Bai Yu, who had already experienced a rebirth, was used to it.

After closing the door, Bai Yu walked towards the club where Murong Liyue was.

At this moment, it was still drizzling outside, but Bai Yu was too lazy to use an umbrella, since it wouldn't get wet anyway.

He's the typical type of person who avoids using an umbrella if possible, not because he's lazy, but simply because he feels it's unnecessary.

The boys' dormitory is not far from Murong Liyue's club, only a few hundred meters away. You don't even need to ride a shared bike, so it's quite close.

After crossing the large lawn for couples on campus, Bai Yu quickly arrived at the gate of Murong Liyue's club.

Just standing outside the door, one could hear bursts of laughter from men and women inside. Chapter 20: Forced to Join the Group (Second Update, Please Add to Favorites)

I reached out and knocked on the club's door. I could clearly hear that the laughter had stopped, followed by the sound of footsteps.

With a creak, the door seemed a bit old, clearly showing signs of dissatisfaction and a desire to retire.

When the security door opened, the face of a handsome young man with short hair came into Bai Yu's view.

"Is there anything I can help you with?"

The young man smiled politely at Bai Yu and asked her this question.

Bai Yu had only come to return the umbrella; what could be so important as to reply with a smile.

Is your club president here?

"Yes, President Murong is inside. Please come in!"

The young man stepped aside to let Bai Yu in. Although this wasn't Bai Yu's first time visiting Murong Liyue's club, she still couldn't help but sigh when she saw the murals and various ancient costumes hanging on the racks.

Most clubs don't have very big spaces, about the size of a small high school classroom, or maybe even smaller.

However, Murong Liyue's club was more than twice the size of a typical club. It was not only very spacious, but also faced the most scenic Xueyuanting Lake, making it warm in winter and cool in summer.

Of course, these were not Bai Yu's main concerns. His only goal was to get rid of his four ex-girlfriends and slip away immediately after returning the umbrella.

Looking around, Bai Yu quickly spotted Murong Liyue in a corner of the room, facing the misty rain outside the window, busily doing needlework.

This scene evoked a sense of perfect harmony between the scenery and the beautiful woman.

Upon closer inspection, one can see that Murong Liyue is sewing an ancient costume, with a sewing machine in front of her working intermittently.

For some reason, in that instant, Murong Liyue's usual icy and snow-lotus-like temperament suddenly transformed into a clever, virtuous, and warm demeanor.

Setting aside the fantasies that were running through her mind, Bai Yu placed the umbrella beside Murong Liyue, said a simple thank you, and prepared to leave.

The person may be beautiful, but she is no longer someone I want to reach.

But as soon as he turned around, he heard Murong Liyue's clear, cold voice, tinged with a hint of doubt.

Have you joined any clubs or organizations?

"no!"

Bai Yu did not choose to lie. He knew that Murong Liyue probably wanted to recruit him into the group.

It's not because he's handsome or because I have any ulterior motives, it's just that there are really... a few people in this club.

A club only needs four or five people to be established, and Murong Liyue's club only has five people including herself, which is really rare.

Moreover, there was only one boy, the one who had just opened the door for Bai Yu.

"If you don't have a club, how about joining our costume club?"

Murong Liyue didn't say much, and even when she spoke to Bai Yu, her expression didn't change much; she didn't have the enthusiasm one would expect when trying to recruit someone into the group.

It was precisely Murong Liyue's indifferent expression that easily deterred those timid freshmen.

Even though Murong Liyue is truly beautiful and possesses an exceptional temperament, she always gives off an aura that suggests she is someone to be admired from afar but not to be trifled with.

If Murong Liyue had a cheerful and lively personality like Si Yu, the group would definitely be full, and there would never be a shortage of members.

Unfortunately, Murong Liyue has the exact opposite personality, and it is precisely this aloofness that defines her.

"I'm not thinking about joining any clubs right now!"

Although Bai Yu refused, she did so tactfully, rather than decisively. After all, Murong Liyue's beautiful eyes exuded a strong sense of pressure.

"Junior, we already let you join our club last time. Under normal circumstances, our club president doesn't actively recruit people!"

The speaker was none other than the short-haired senior from last time. She had a slightly chubby face and was considered to be of above-average appearance. With a little effort in dressing up, she would certainly be a beautiful girl.

However, Bai Yu really didn't want to join any clubs, and even less did she want to have too much contact with Murong Liyue.