Who Would Fall in Love After Being Reborn?

Chapter 273: No One is Allowed to Study Today!

TL: Etude Translations

After finishing her part-time job, Gao Wenhui returned to the dormitory. Due to the gloomy, rainy weather, the whole dormitory was dark. Her roommates, who stayed in, were all lying in their beds, playing with their phones, their faces illuminated by the backlight.

With a bag of fried rice in one hand and a shopping bag in the other, Gao Wenhui silently approached Feng Nanshu’s bed.

“Nanshu, look, your husband bought me new socks.”

“Weren’t they bought for me?” Feng Nanshu looked at her pitifully.

Gao Wenhui tossed the bag in the air, revealing a smug smile: “Of course, they were bought for me. He went to check the accounts at the milk tea shop today and noticed I was sockless, so he bought me dozens of pairs, saying it was his way of caring for his employees.”

Feng Nanshu buried her face in her pillow, speaking in a muffled voice, “Wenhui, I’m not jealous at all.”

“Ah, don’t worry, I was just teasing you. These are indeed for you.”

“You’re mean.”

Gao Wenhui placed the black bag in her arms: “Look, now you have so many socks, can you lend me a pair?”

After thinking for a moment, Feng Nanshu shook her head: “I won’t lend them because Jiang Qin doesn’t like to change his habits, but I can give you a pair.”

“?”

While they talked, the other roommates also got up from their beds, gathering around Feng Nanshu, curiously inspecting the socks Jiang Qin had bought her.

It’s a common scene in a female college dormitory; when they hear about a boyfriend gifting something to a roommate, everyone likes to join in the excitement.

“Wow, these are really fancy. Men really do like this kind of stuff,” Wang Haini commented, holding up a pair of ultra-thin black silk stockings.

Feng Nanshu glanced at her feet, her eyelashes trembling slightly, thinking to herself how Jiang Qin had now become picky.

“By the way, Nanshu, I plan to write a love story with you and Jiang Qin as the main characters, from your perspective. Would you authorize me? Please!”

Gao Wenhui suddenly remembered her novel, itching to write.

Feng Nanshu, with her curled lashes trembling slightly, raised her face: “Can you write it as a story of friendship between me and Jiang Qin?”

Gao Wenhui sat up straight: “Jiang Qin, that dog, always acting tough, buying you socks, and still just friends? But for your sake, I’ll write it in the name of friendship!”

“Then write more, I love to read.”

“But until now, I’m not quite clear on how you two met. The lack of details makes it hard to start. Can you tell me more?”Nôv(el)B\\jnn

As she spoke, the other roommates gathered around, their eyes shining even brighter than Feng Nanshu’s.

Jiang Qin and Feng Nanshu, in their eyes, were the most interesting campus couple, with an odd way of interacting and talking, as if their dictionaries had been secretly edited, replacing the word ‘love’ with ‘friendship’.

But it was this very uniqueness that brought unexpected sweetness to their relationship, making it quite addictive.

However, they only knew a rough version of how the two met, that Jiang Qin had kicked Feng Nanshu in the library, but the details were unclear.

Now, to hear the complete story would be a real treat.

Feng Nanshu puffed up her cheeks: “I initially just wanted to make a good friend…”

Gao Wenhui eagerly took notes: “And then?”

“To make a good friend, to take me to places everyone likes to hang out.”

Eighteen-year-old Feng Nanshu was aloof, like bright moonlight, mechanically going to school and returning home every day, without friends.

She was not good at socializing, didn’t know how to talk to people, and would pretend not to see them, avoiding eye contact and appearing cold and detached, but inside she was very timid.

Until that summer in the library, someone kicked her leg, opening up her entire summer.

Gao Wenhui jotted down notes fervently: “Why did you think he would be your friend?”

“He bought me water and snacks, always leaving the last piece for me. I felt he was kind of spoiling me,” Feng Nanshu said coolly.

“Darn it, that dog tricked you with just a bottle of water and some snacks? That’s outrageous!”

Meanwhile, Jiang Qin was walking back to his dormitory under an umbrella, sneezing all the way. He was unaware that he had become the hot topic in the girls’ dormitory, thinking he might be catching a cold.

As he entered the dormitory building and opened the door, he immediately sensed a tense atmosphere.

“What are you guys doing?”

“Studying for finals!”

Cao Guangyu, Ren Ziqiang, and Zhou Chao, each with a book in hand, lying, sitting, or side-lying, responded in unison. Their voices betrayed their irritation.

The finals week was approaching, and they had been planning their studies for the past few days.

After a previous experience of sabotaging each other, the members of F3 no longer trusted each other, especially Ren Ziqiang, who clung to his study materials before and after sleep, and before and after classes, mainly to create a sense of pressure for the other three in the dormitory.

“How do you know I’m not studying?”

“Go ahead, bet I’m not studying, and then you can go have fun.”

It was all a psychological war!

In this atmosphere of mutual suspicion, Cao Guangyu and Zhou Chao dared not relax, but their minds were too disturbed to absorb anything, leading to severe anxiety.

Of course, they also tried to negotiate peace with Ren Ziqiang.

“How about no one touches their study materials or textbooks today?”

Ren Ziqiang laughed, “Not touch them? No way!”

“Oh, last semester you all urged me not to study, saying studying too early wouldn’t help me remember anything. You swore we wouldn’t study, yet I was the only one who failed. This time, even if it’s for revenge, I must keep studying!”

“Hey Jiang, let’s study together?”

Jiang Qin twisted his mouth: “I don’t study; I purely rely on talent.”

“Damn it, always acting so cool. If you’re not studying, then I’ll make Zhou Chao eat shit!” Cao Guangyu cursed fiercely.

He had learned his lesson and knew Jiang Qin was too cunning to take oaths in his own name.

“If you don’t believe me, fine. I’ll take a lazy nap right now to show you I’m fearless.”

Jiang Qin undressed, changed into his pajamas, and comfortably nestled into his bed.

Cao Guangyu, envious, turned to Ren Ziqiang: “Hey Ren, let’s not study either. It’s perfect weather for sleeping. How about we take a nap?”

“I want to study.”

“…”

The three of them stared at each other, unable to focus on their studies but also afraid to put down their books, worried the others might get ahead.

So, they gritted their teeth and persisted until late at night, but the next day, Cao Guangyu couldn’t take it anymore.

“I think this can’t go on. How about we stop for today and just have fun at the internet café all day?”

Ren Ziqiang repeated his mantra: “No fun, I want to study.”

“Ren, why are you so stubborn?!” Cao Guangyu gritted his teeth in frustration.

Ren Ziqiang sat up from his bed: “Can’t I love studying? Is there no justice left?”

Cao Guangyu took a deep breath: “How about this? I’ll pay for dinner and the internet fees. All four of us stick together in the café, and no one leaves. How’s that?”

“Fine.” Ren Ziqiang immediately tossed aside his book.

“Hey Jiang, you come with us too.”

Jiang Qin had just gotten up and put on his shoes. After a couple of steps, he waved his hand: “I’ll pass. I have some business to handle in Room 207. Besides, failing is not a big deal.”

Cao Guangyu immediately changed his expression: “Nonsense, you must be planning to study secretly, you sly dog.”

“You guys are crazy. Get lost, don’t disturb me from making money. I don’t even understand the game maps; why would I go to an internet café? To watch ‘Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf’?”

“Watching ‘Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf’ is fine too. Today, none of us are allowed to study.”

Jiang Qin couldn’t help but hold his forehead: “We’re all dormmates, can’t we have a bit more trust? Fine, I won’t bring any study materials today. After I finish my work, I’ll watch ‘Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf’.”

Ren Ziqiang immediately whispered to Cao Guangyu: “Does he even need to bring study materials? Feng Nanshu is a walking textbook!”

“Right, Ren’s right. If you study with Feng Nanshu, you’ll learn in one day what takes us two and a half. We’d lose out big time playing games all day at the café!”

“Will you beg me?”

“Please, Jiang, don’t study secretly out of our sight.”

After the last final exams, Cao Guangyu and the others knew Jiang Qin was a master at studying secretly. You never saw when he studied, but he would pass.

So if Jiang Qin didn’t go with them, they wouldn’t be able to relax and play games.

“Cao, you’re really paranoid.”

Jiang Qin, at a loss for words, sighed and grabbed his umbrella, following them out.

After the rain, Linchuan was less sweltering, but the temperature hadn’t dropped much. The group took a shortcut to the pedestrian street, sneaking in through the back door fire escape of the internet café.

The internet café near Linchuan University couldn’t compare with those in the city center, with its dim environment, narrow corridors, and the constant smell of instant noodles and cigarette smoke.

They set up their computers and found a corner to sit down.

Cao Guangyu, relieved from studying, was very happy, handing out bottles of soda.

“This is what we call balancing work and leisure,” he said as soon as he turned on his computer.

Jiang Qin yawned: “Playing games can exhaust the mind, leaving only emptiness and guilt afterward. So, I think taking a lazy nap in the dorm is the real balance.”

“But napping is not okay. Who knows if you’re actually sleeping or secretly studying in bed?”

“Cao, you always assume the worst in people.”

“Isn’t that because of you, Jiang? You set a precedent in room 302. Last finals, you were sure to pass but still tricked me into a farewell dinner!” Cao Guangyu was seething.

Jiang Qin touched his nose and quickly changed the subject: “So, you mean we all don’t study and fail together?”

Zhou Chao couldn’t help but turn around: “Jiang, that’s not right. If we can come together to play online today, we can compete in studying tomorrow.”

Cao Guangyu slapped the table after hearing this: “Zhou’s words inspired me. For the next few days, let’s do everything together, keeping an eye on each other, no sneaky studying or playing.”

“When will you guys join me in business then? Wouldn’t you be scared to death if I left?” Jiang Qin looked at them.

“Let’s enjoy today; we’ll talk about tomorrow’s matters tomorrow!”