Chapter 29: It Hurts First, Then It Feels Great
Dorm Room 205.
As soon as Lin Wan walked into the dorm, he was greeted by two pairs of curious eyes.
Seeing Lin Wan's hair stuck to his forehead, Qiu Cheng scratched his head.
"What happened? Did you fall into the river?"
"I went out for a run," Lin Wan replied as he searched his locker for clean clothes.
"What?!"
Sun Mao looked completely shocked. His voice went up several pitches, and he even stopped putting potato chips into his mouth.
It was over. Their dorm had produced an overachiever.
First he worked harder than everyone else at part-time jobs.
Then he worked harder at studying.
Now he was even working on his fitness.
Was he going to let anyone else live in peace?!
...Wait.
Lin Wan actually had the weakest body in the class.
Getting more exercise was probably a good thing.
Well... even though I have the second-worst fitness, I'm still better than him.
*Crunch... crunch...*
Sun Mao stuffed another potato chip into his mouth, adjusted the layers of fat on his stomach into the most comfortable position, relaxed, and suddenly the chips tasted even better.
After taking a shower, Lin Wan climbed into bed and immediately fell asleep, snoring softly.
After exercising, he really was exhausted. But he also slept incredibly well.
Zhang Dingding quietly returned to the dorm, after finishing a long phone call with his girlfriend. Seeing one roommate already asleep, he tiptoed toward the bathroom.
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Dorm Room 502.
After taking a shower, Zhuo Feng sat on his chair in a daze.
He looked at his hand and slowly opened and closed his fingers.
He couldn't understand why Lin Wan's whole body felt so soft.
He wasn't overweight, either. His body even felt light.
And his legs were so thin that Zhuo Feng felt he could probably wrap his thumb and middle finger around one calf.
Maybe it was because he wasn't very tall?
Was that just how shorter people were?
As he kept thinking, his mind drifted back to Lin Wan's watery eyes.
Damn it!
Why would a guy have such beautiful eyes?
Fortunately, his will was rock solid. He only liked looking at those eyes.
Otherwise...
With such a sharp sword and such sharp eyes...
He didn't even dare imagine what might happen. He took out a plastic bag. Inside were several pieces of Chinese sausage.
He didn't eat them. He simply stared at them with an unexplained smile on his face.
The other three roommates all felt uneasy when they saw him like that.
The three quietly left the dorm and gathered at the end of the hallway for a whispered meeting.
Zhou Heng asked, "What's wrong with the dorm leader? Why is he acting so strange? Why is he staring at that plastic bag?"
Li Dongxu said, "I secretly took a look just now. It looked like there were three long stick-shaped things inside. The length looked... pretty suspicious."
Han Jinsong exclaimed, "Holy crap! So that's why the dorm leader never gets a girlfriend! Has he finally figured himself out?"
Li Dongxu nodded seriously. "The last time he pulled my pants down, I already thought something wasn't right with him!"
Zhou Heng licked his lips. "How many of us are there?"
"Three," Han Jinsong answered.
Zhou Heng continued, "And how many sticks did Old Li say were in the bag?"
"Three!"
Zhou Heng swallowed. "Think about it... Really think about it!"
Li Dongxu and Han Jinsong both turned pale. "Holy crap!"
The three nervously returned to the dorm.
Zhuo Feng was still staring at the Chinese sausages, completely lost in thought.
None of them dared say a word.
They climbed into bed early and wrapped themselves tightly in their blankets like little caterpillars, leaving not even the smallest gap.
When the lights went out, Zhuo Feng finally finished admiring the sausages.
He carefully put them back into the plastic bag and seriously hid them inside his wardrobe, afraid that his roommates might secretly eat them.
In a dorm, you could leave your phone or wallet lying around without worrying.
Nobody would touch them.
But food, toilet paper, and other daily necessities were like hard currency.
Turn your back for a second, and they might already be gone.
Then Zhuo Feng started climbing the ladder to his upper bunk.
Hearing the ladder creak, the other three instantly tensed up.
Mom... I'm scared!
The dorm leader isn't coming over with one of those big sticks, is he?
But... why did it somehow feel like the nervous excitement of being chosen by the emperor, mixed with just a tiny bit of thrill?
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The first day of the new semester finally arrived.
The class schedule was almost the same as in the first semester of freshman year, but Lin Wan became even busier.
Whenever he didn't have classes, he had to train with the team at Maple Internet Cafe. After that, he still had to practice running. He could not help feeling a little tired.
But after thinking about it, he reminded himself it was all for the future.
Being tired was worth it.
That evening, he and Zhuo Feng headed to the tree-lined path again.
What they did not know was that two little followers were trailing behind them.
Liu Yiyi had received reliable information from her informant that the two of them went running by the riverside almost every night.
Running together?
If one of them got tired, wouldn't the other have to hold onto him while running?
How could they miss a scene like that?
Just imagining it made Liu Yiyi squeeze her legs together in excitement.
The two girls followed from far behind, pretending to be out for an evening walk. That way, even if they were discovered, they would have an excuse.
"Senior, there are so few people here. It feels kind of creepy," Hao Meng said as she hugged Liu Yiyi's arm tightly.
"That's exactly why it's perfect. Moonlight in the woods, no one around, two lonely guys together... hehehe..."
Since there was almost no one on the path, Liu Yiyi became more and more shameless with her imagination.
"Hehe."
Following her description, Hao Meng's mind filled with one embarrassing fantasy after another. A blush slowly spread across her chubby cheeks.
"Alright, Mengmeng, stop imagining it and write it down!"
Liu Yiyi patted the top of her head.
"Oh... right!"
Hao Meng came back to her senses, took out her phone, and started writing another short story.
When Lin Wan and Zhuo Feng reached their usual running spot, they began warming up.
As expected, Zhuo Feng seriously reached out again, helping Lin Wan correct the movements he was doing wrong.
Hidden behind the shadows of the trees, Liu Yiyi and Hao Meng both bit on their sleeves in excitement, their faces turning bright red.
"Mengmeng, he's touching him! He's touching him!"
"Senior, I see it! I see it!"
While watching, Hao Meng continued typing.
"In a dark, deserted corner, the tall and handsome man finally reached out with the sinful hand he had been hiding for so long. His fingers gently touched the warm body before him..."
"They're running! Hurry, follow them!"
"Yes, Senior!"
The two quietly followed after them again.
As his body slowly got used to running, Lin Wan was able to keep going longer and longer.
At first he could only run a few dozen meters before switching to walking. Now he could run for more than one hundred meters before needing a break.
After finishing their run, the two returned to their usual place, the bench by the river.
While thanking Zhuo Feng, Lin Wan stretched out his legs. Zhuo Feng complained that he wasn't free labor and should really charge a fee. Even so, he honestly reached out and started massaging him.
There was a streetlight nearby, making this area much brighter.
Liu Yiyi and Hao Meng did not dare get too close, so they hid behind a large banyan tree.
Hao Meng poked half of her head out from behind the trunk to spy on the two of them.
Since Liu Yiyi was much taller, she also leaned out halfway, resting her chin on top of Hao Meng's head.
The two wore exactly the same expression.
(｡♥á´—♥｡)!!!
"Hiss... Ah! Please... be just a tiny bit gentler!"
Lin Wan cried out in pain.
"The pain means it's working. Once the pain is over, it'll feel great."
As he spoke, Zhuo Feng applied even more pressure.
"Mmm!"
Lin Wan almost burst into tears and did his best to hold back the sound.
Because the backrest of the bench blocked their view, Liu Yiyi and Hao Meng could not actually see what Zhuo Feng was doing.
All they could do was imagine that Zhuo Feng's hands were moving all over Lin Wan's lower body, while Lin Wan was making sounds that they completely misunderstood.
Combined with the suggestive conversation, the scene made both girls breathe faster.
Although they had plenty of theoretical knowledge from reading stories, they had absolutely no real-life experience.
Neither of them had ever witnessed anything like this.
Their hearts pounded wildly, and without realizing it, they pressed their legs tightly together.
"This time, let me help you too."
It would not be right if only the other person helped.
Friendship should go both ways.
So Lin Wan lifted one of Zhuo Feng's legs onto his own thigh and copied the massage techniques Zhuo Feng had shown him earlier.
Feeling his leg resting on something soft, then sensing a pair of small hands gently pressing against his calf, Zhuo Feng fixed his eyes straight ahead and silently chanted to himself.
‘Keep your heart as calm as ice. Even if the sky falls, stay unshaken... I only like his eyes. I don't care about anything else! He's a guy. He's a guy!’
Behind the tree, the two girls became even more excited.
Their eyes grew wide.
Oh my... Is this really something we're allowed to watch?
This is... so exciting!