Chapter 56: Early Morning
[Chen Junjie: Affection 50]
This affection level is the same as Wang Sheng’s affection toward An Han, so right now, Chen Junjie poses no threat to him at all.
But the problem is…
Early the next morning, the moment An Han woke up, he immediately leaned over to check the lower bunk.
The bed was still empty, just like last night. Today was the first official day of class, yet there was still no news from Wang Sheng.
This made An Han feel uneasy. He worried that Wang Sheng really got caught in some scam group like he guessed, or maybe someone was holding him back.
Even though Wang Sheng loved gaming, he never skipped classes. If he didn’t return during the holiday, there must be a real reason.
“Xiao Han, hurry up and get up,” Long Xing called out as he walked back in after washing up. “Class starts in ten minutes.”
“But Wang Sheng…”
“Maybe he asked for leave from the counselor and didn’t tell us?”
An Han immediately pulled out his phone and sent a message to Ren Chi to ask.
There was no reply yet, so he could only go do his own things. He climbed down from the bed to wash up for class.
Ever since he got the system, everything around him had become more and more chaotic.
He went to the balcony, brushing his teeth with foam all over his mouth. From time to time, he leaned his head toward the window to peek at Long Xing inside the room, then turned back to look at Su Peng on the next balcony, who was also washing up.
“Still riding on my bike today?” Su Peng smiled and greeted him.
“No.”
If I ride with you again and your affection goes up, wouldn’t I be giving myself away for free?
Wu Dongming also rushed out from the dorm next door. The moment he saw An Han, his face turned dark. He yelled across the balcony.
“An Han! F******!”
He cursed right away. An Han’s brain didn’t even have time to react, he just stared blankly.
“What kind of stupid idea did you give me?! You told me to rent a girlfriend to deal with my family! I almost got beaten to death!”
“You were the one trying to trick your parents for money. What does that have to do with me?”
Su Peng laughed loudly like a goose. Whenever these two idiots got together, something ridiculous happened.
As they argued, Wu Dongming suddenly stopped and stared at An Han’s face, which looked fair and glowing under the morning sun. He scratched his head and asked.
“Why do you look even girlier again?”
“Get lost!”
An Han lifted his cup and splashed water at him.
But since the two balconies were a bit far apart, Wu Dongming easily dodged it.
Why did the system choose me instead of him?!
This guy also doesn’t know how to behave like a normal person! He’s also under 170 cm! Also skinny! He’s totally someone who could crossdress too!!
After rinsing his mouth, he wiped his face and walked back toward the dorm.
“An Han! Your butt is really round now!”
He didn’t respond, he only raised his hand and flipped Wu Dongming off.
When he returned to the dorm, he saw that Ren Chi had already replied to his message.
“He took a day off. Something happened at home.”
“What did the counselor say?” Long Xing suddenly leaned over and peeked at his phone.
An Han was shocked. He hugged his phone and stepped back: “You haven’t left yet?”
“We’re going to class together.”
This guy… he’s usually impatient. He never waits for his roommates and always goes to class early by himself to save seats! Why is he being patient today?
“What’s going on with Wang Sheng?”
“The counselor said he took leave. He’ll probably come back tonight or tomorrow.”
An Han purposely moved slowly while putting on his shoes and socks. If he had more time, he would definitely learn from Chen Junjie, go wash his hair again and blow-dry it, just to make Long Xing wait for over ten minutes for nothing.
“Why don’t you go first?”
Long Xing leaned on the wardrobe door. “It’s fine, I’m not in a hurry.”
“Brother Long, you’re being so unfair,” Chen Junjie complained as he walked in with wet hair after washing it. “Usually when I ask you to wait, you get annoyed. Now that An Han looks good, you’re willing to wait for him?”
“I’m only waiting for An Han for a few minutes. Waiting for you takes at least ten minutes.” Long Xing defended himself.
While blow-drying his hair, Chen Junjie raised his voice and asked, “By the way! Brother Long, that girl you said you liked, did anything happen during National Day?”
“……”
“In my opinion, that person is An Han! But honestly, An Han does look a bit better than the girl in your photo…”
“Brother Long?”
He turned to look at Long Xing, but saw him staring very seriously out toward the balcony. Then he looked at An Han, who was focused on putting on his shoes and socks, as if he didn’t hear anything.
Something feels wrong between these two!
Chen Junjie sensed it sharply. In fact, when he came back to the dorm last night, he already felt that something must have happened between them.
So he didn’t even finish drying his hair. He leaned over to Long Xing and whispered, “Brother Long, don’t tell me it really is An Han?”
“How could it be?” Long Xing gave him a glance, then stood up straight and walked out. “Xiao Han is still slowly putting on his shoes. I’m going to class first.”
As soon as he left, An Han’s slow movements suddenly sped up. He finished putting on his shoes in a few seconds, grabbed his books, then hesitated for two more minutes to make sure Long Xing was far away before he left the dorm.
“Hey, An Han, what’s going on between you and Brother Long?”
He absolutely did not want to satisfy Chen Junjie’s curiosity. If this guy found out, the whole class would hear about it by lunchtime.
There were only about ten minutes left before class. The hallway was full of students running toward the stairs, but An Han wasn’t in a hurry at all.
He couldn’t run anyway, his ankle still hurt.
If he was late, getting a leave slip for one class from Ren Chi wouldn’t be difficult.
An Han was in a good mood. Even though his plan to lower their affection had kind of failed, he still hadn’t triggered any new missions since yesterday.
“Who knows what’s going on in Long Xing’s head.”
“To keep my ‘good man’ image… this way, even if he likes me, he definitely won’t confess.”
“Unless he stops caring about his pride.”
No one was around, so he muttered quietly to himself, still walking awkwardly because of the pain.
“Same for Su Peng. Any affection above 80 means he likes me… If I can’t lower his affection, then I need to keep acting like a good man.”
“But a man?”
He looked down. Even with a jacket covering it, he could still see the slight curve of his chest.
Even without the ‘body attributes’ helping him, the small buns were slowly growing. Give it a month or two… half a year… they might turn into real buns.
Just as he reached the bottom of the dorm building, and before he took a few steps, he saw Su Peng pushing his bike, appearing out of nowhere.
“Get on. We’re going to be late.”
“I can walk there myself.”
“Why are you being polite with me?” Su Peng asked in surprise. “You’re never polite with me.”
Acting distant all of a sudden really wasn’t good. It would make people notice his guilt even more.
An Han paused, then sat sideways on the back seat of the bike.
“Let’s go! Hold on tight!”
Su Peng was getting more and more gentle and kind toward him.
This was not a good thing.