Chapter 79: The Roommates’ Discussion
When he used to stay in the dormitory, apart from Zhao Pan occasionally talking to Li Mu, the others pretty much treated him like air.
But recently, he'd noticed that his four roommates seemed to be paying a lot more attention to him. Well, except for one roommate who was even more invisible than before, spending every night at internet cafes and rarely seen in the dorm.
It wasn’t that he didn’t understand why. After all, as his body became more feminine and his changes became more noticeable, whether for better or worse, it would naturally attract attention from others.
The problem was, the way Chen Zhihao looked at him was especially confusing.
He once again felt the gaze from behind. When he turned around, he saw that Chen Zhihao gave him a look that said, “I understand,” “I know,” “No need to say more.” It made him feel as if he had committed some unforgivable sin, and Chen Zhihao was the one who understood and was trying to hide it.
Then, a bag of chips was thrown onto his desk. He slightly turned his head to look at Wang Chen, who was sitting not far from him, and started eating the snack without showing any expression.
This is the advantage of dressing like a girl~
He had been eating free snacks for several days and felt like he might gain weight soon.
Li Mu wasn’t really interested in snacks. He disliked puffed foods because they would give him a sore throat, was worried about cavities from sugary snacks, and meat snacks were too expensive for him to afford.
But now that they were free, he wasn’t going to turn them down.
“Li Mu, your sister…” Wang Chen looked at him with expectation.
“She said she wasn’t very interested in you.”
“Did you tell her? I’ve been taking care of you recently.”
Li Mu didn’t even blink when he spoke. “I told her. She said it’s normal for roommates to share snacks, nothing special.”
It wasn’t exactly lying, because the “sister” was actually himself.
Wang Chen’s excited look disappeared, and he collapsed onto the desk.
This guy hadn’t been working out, hadn’t been playing games, and had even bought a few classic world literature books to read. It seemed like he was trying to improve his knowledge and develop some literary qualities to attract Li Mu’s nonexistent sister.
Li Mu couldn’t help but laugh. He couldn’t understand why anyone would be so obsessed with his girl’s clothing look.
Or maybe he just couldn’t understand what it felt like to like someone.
“Zhao Yu, want some late-night snacks?” Chen Zhihao started convincing the other guys in the dorm to go for a late-night snack, and for some reason, he suddenly mentioned, “Li Mu, you want some?”
“No, thanks.”
“I’ll pay,” Wang Chen immediately jumped at the opportunity.
“Okay.”
But then Li Mu looked at Wang Chen with a strange expression, his tone laced with a hint of confusion. “I already told you, my sister is a ‘supportive younger brother’ type.”
According to what he had seen online, terms like “supportive younger brother” were usually seen as a bad thing, and anyone who married such a person would be unlucky. So, he had said that his so-called sister was a “supportive younger brother,” but Wang Chen still showed no fear.
Li Mu started to wonder if this guy was rich.
The dormitory was very boring at night. Unlike the university dorms, where you could use high-power appliances, Li Mu’s dorm only had one plug. He usually just used it to charge his phone, and other appliances were pretty much out of the question.
What kind of laptop is this? In the dorm, a laptop is a rare thing. Only Zhao Yu has a high-spec laptop, but he usually takes it to class to charge, and in the evening, he brings it out to play games on Wi-Fi.
Li Mu felt a little tired. He yawned and, dressed neatly, went to take a shower.
Luckily, the weather was getting cooler. Otherwise, he, who was used to running around the dorm in just shorts every day, would have had a hard time adjusting to covering himself up so much.
It was necessary to cover up, though. He was afraid that if he showed too much, his roommates might start having some inappropriate thoughts about him.
When he left the dorm with his washbasin, shower gel, and a change of clothes, Chen Zhihao suddenly looked up and then glanced at Wang Chen.
"Wang Chen, you’ve been acting a little strange lately."
"What’s wrong?" Wang Chen’s gaze deepened with a bit of longing, his mind full of thoughts about Li Mu’s “sister.”
A tall, mature girl with long legs who always looked cautious and shy around others, such a contrast was really cute.
She had a pretty face, though her chest was a little small, but that could be worked on later.
Recently, Wang Chen had even been dreaming about Li Mu’s sister.
Zhao Yu, playing a game, interrupted, "What’s strange? It's mating season, some people just can’t hold back."
"No, you’ve all seen Li Mu’s sister, right? Isn’t she pretty?" Wang Chen shot him a look.
"I only like Yui Aragaki."
Zhao Pan, who was initially chatting with his girlfriend, immediately chimed in upon hearing the topic. “Then I like Asuka Saito even more!”
The other two were confused.
Fortunately, Chen Zhihao quickly steered the conversation back. "No, Li Mu’s sister is pretty, I admit that, but..."
His sentence was interrupted quickly as Wang Chen, looking suspicious, said, "Are you also going to compete with me, like Yu Fan?"
"Give it up. If you want to compete, we can’t be friends."
Wang Chen looked at him like a rival.
"......"
Chen Zhihao had no reply, but just then, the dorm door opened, and Wu Lei walked in wearing pajamas.
"Hey, where’s Li Mu?" Wu Lei sat down in Li Mu’s seat and sat up straight.
The lively atmosphere in the room immediately cooled down.
Wu Lei was too rigid and standard in his habits. Whenever he was around, the others would feel somewhat uncomfortable.
He realized this and leaned back in the chair, trying to relax a bit. Then he thought of a topic. "Don’t you guys think Li Mu has been acting a little strange lately?"
The others, who had been talking about Li Mu, immediately turned their attention to Wu Lei.
"Well..." Wu Lei scratched his head. "I suspect he has a split personality!"
"Shh~"
After a moment of shushing, Wu Lei explained seriously. "Really, recently I’ve seen him talking to himself, not making sense. And last time we were at KTV, he seemed a bit different from usual."
"That’s just weird." Zhao Yu lost interest and went back to his game, "A bunch of guys talking about another guy. You’d be better off sharing some ‘learning material’."
But Chen Zhihao furrowed his brows and moved his chair closer to sit next to Wu Lei. "Is it true?"
"Really, he seemed strange at KTV."
"Two personalities?"
"Maybe he’s just hiding it well? Acting all cool in front of us?" Wu Lei didn’t think much of it, "You know, people who are quiet and shy usually act like that."
Chen Zhihao nodded slightly, suddenly feeling that the roommate who was becoming even more feminine than Zhao Pan might be hiding quite a few secrets.