Chapter 155: Know It in the Heart
Su Peng didn’t understand why An Han would enter university as a girl but pretend to be a boy.
But when he saw her confused expression, he couldn’t stop himself from laughing. He tried hard to hold it in, but the smile in his eyes couldn’t be hidden. An Han noticed it right away after a quick glance, lifted her leg, and kicked him.
Su Peng didn’t dodge, and the kick landed perfectly. A gray-white footprint appeared on his pants.
“What’s so funny?! What’s there to laugh about?! You’ve never even had a first love!”
He paused, then sighed helplessly but softly, “Yeah, but weren’t you the one who said you’d help me find a girlfriend?”
An Han grumbled and lay on the desk. “You just don’t want to find one. With your looks and everything, how could you not have girls chasing you…”
You just want me, you pervert!
“Master, you said you’d help me find someone I actually like.” Su Peng quickly changed how he addressed her and said playfully, “It’s not that I don’t want to look, it’s just that the one I like hasn’t said anything, so I don’t dare make a move.”
“……”
Stop hinting already, anyone with half a brain can tell who you’re talking about. And you have already made moves!
But An Han only paused for a second, then kept pretending not to get it. She asked curiously, “Who? Which class? Do I know her?”
“You probably do.”
Su Peng’s smile grew softer, and his eyes were full of affection.
That made An Han’s heartbeat speed up. Her face slowly turned red as she felt the air in the dorm become strangely warm and romantic.
She could almost hear her heart thumping fast. The heat in his gaze felt like it was carving into her skin.
Ever since she got that “sensitive” trait, she had become more aware of emotions hidden in someone’s eyes, and now, she could clearly feel Su Peng’s love for her.
That feeling spread into her heart, affecting her hormones without her realizing it. Her brain started to sink into the gentle mood, and her tense body slowly relaxed.
Su Peng’s feelings for me… are just because of the system!
If there wasn’t a “favorability score,” there’s no way Su Peng would like me!
And the same goes for me. If not for the system, I wouldn’t like him either!
It’s all fake…
An Han forced herself to clear her mind. She didn’t want to keep talking about this topic, so she calmly changed the subject.
“Did Dongming find the pad in his blanket last night? How did your dorm react?”
“No big reaction. They all knew it was you.”
“You didn’t expose me, did you?” An Han asked in disbelief. “I haven’t messed with anyone in a long time! How did Dongming still guess it was me?”
You sure haven’t stopped messing with people, just switched from picking on Dongming to picking on me instead.
Su Peng only smiled without saying anything.
Suddenly, footsteps stopped outside the hallway. An Han immediately cut off the conversation and quickly put on her jacket, zipping it up.
Even though her roommates had already noticed her chest slowly growing, she still had to keep up appearances.
It was Long Xing who came back.
His face was still flushed red, his eyes empty and tired. He looked like he had lost the will to live. Without even glancing at An Han, he went straight to Chen Junjie’s bed and collapsed.
He looked exhausted, as if he had just gone through the most embarrassing thing in his life, his mind still blank.
An Han looked delighted at his misery, her eyes curved in amusement as she asked, “Brother Long, where did you just go?”
“Gym club,” he muttered.
“Really? But I didn’t see you there when I was at the gym club.”
Long Xing paused for a moment. “Maybe I just happened to go buy some water at that time.”
An Han didn’t let him off so easily and kept asking, “Really? I also went to the store, but I didn’t see you on the way.”
She knew this kind of reaction very well. It was the same kind of dazed and embarrassed look she had every time the system forced her to do something shameful. At times like this, if she exposed Long Xing’s secret, he might get angry out of embarrassment.
“Don’t mention it…” Long Xing sighed deeply and said vaguely, “Wang Yu dragged me off to do something for the club… you know what I mean…”
“I don’t know, tell me~”
“……”
Only then did he look at An Han’s bright, charming face, which was full of playful mischief.
She was obviously pretending not to understand.
He then glanced at Su Peng beside her. If Su Peng weren’t there, he might have complained to An Han about what Wang Yu did to him, about the shameful thing that just happened. But now, he could only keep quiet.
Seriously, why does Su Peng follow An Han around every single day? What’s wrong with him? Could it be that he also likes her?
“Brother Long~ But when I passed the square, I saw someone who looked just like you from far away,” An Han said with a teasing smile. “That guy was showing off his muscles without any clothes on. Too bad I couldn’t see his face.”
Su Peng watched from the side, amused. For once, he thought this cheeky side of An Han really deserved a light smack.
Long Xing just turned over and lay on Chen Junjie’s bed, closing his eyes to rest.
Seeing that her teasing had no effect, An Han sighed in disappointment and turned her attention back to the computer.
Still didn’t lose any favorability points…
“I’m going to take a nap.”
She stood up, yawning as she walked to her bed.
“Go ahead. Want me to wake you up in an hour?” Su Peng looked up and reminded her, “It’s best not to nap for more than an hour, or you’ll feel groggy when you wake up.”
Can you not say that while staring at my butt?!
An Han’s mouth twitched. With her back to Su Peng, she refused flatly, “I’m sleeping until class starts.”
Her class didn’t start until four in the afternoon, so she could sleep for more than three hours.
Under Su Peng’s gaze, An Han quickly slipped off her sneakers using her heels and climbed up to the top bunk.
She glanced at Long Xing to make sure he wasn’t paying attention, then took off her jacket and hid completely under the blanket, avoiding Su Peng’s eyes.
The room soon fell quiet, with only Long Xing’s long sighs breaking the silence. After a few more minutes, Su Peng slowly got up and left the dorm.
“Why does it feel like the more I try to stay away from Su Peng… the more we end up spending time together?”
An Han whispered to herself under the blanket.
Even though they were classmates and it was normal to see each other, she used to avoid him as soon as she noticed him nearby.
But now, not only was Su Peng sticking to her more often. She herself would sometimes unconsciously move closer to him. The rejection she used to feel basically disappeared the moment she saw him…
“Xiao Han, did Junjie get a new girlfriend? He borrowed a hundred yuan from me yesterday…”
“None of my business,” An Han replied irritably, cutting him off.
She buried her head completely under the blanket.
I can’t keep being influenced by Su Peng and that stupid system! Pull yourself together!
“Brother Long, do you have any money? Lend me some?”
“Didn’t I just say? Junjie borrowed mine. I’m broke right now too.”
“Fine…”
An Han pulled out her phone and started messaging Wang Sheng, Wu Dongming, and a few other friends and classmates to borrow money, everyone except Su Peng.
I need to borrow enough money and move out as soon as possible!