Chapter 58 – Matchmaker Qin Yuwen
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In the end, Luo Ye finally stopped after ten laps.
Xu Xiao Jia saw him approach, flopped onto the ground, and asked curiously,
“Is there some event? Why did you all suddenly start running?”
“Sports meet—about ten days away,” Li Haoyang replied.
“Sports meet?”
“Why didn’t I hear about it?” Xu Xiao Jia wondered.
“I’m the class monitor. I’ve got some inside info; it’ll be posted in the class group shortly.”
“Got it.”
It made sense that the whole dorm would already know if the monitor was in on it.
“Monitor, what event are you signing up for?” Xu Xiao Jia asked again.
“I’m not entering. I finally built up some muscle, and I don’t want to risk hurting it.”
He fondly stroked his biceps.
Xu Xiao Jia was left speechless, on the verge of snapping at Li Haoyang, but she forced herself to keep her ladylike façade.
Luo Ye could see she was straining to stay polite. He knew Xu Xiao Jia’s straightforward nature—she comments on everything, despises injustice, and barely manages not to criticize the coach.
“Hey, brother Luo,” the coach said, turning to him. “When you wake up tomorrow morning, be ready.”
“What?” Luo Ye looked puzzled.
“You’ll find out when you’re up.”
A sudden burst of exercise would leave a non‑athlete sore all over the next morning. Luo Ye’s six‑lap morning jogs were nothing compared to a real workout.
“Ah—damn it!” Wang Dachi suddenly shouted.
Li Haoyang, Luo Ye, and Xu Xiao Jia turned toward the source.
“What are you barking about?” Xu Xiao Jia asked.
“Cheng Li Yao just announced!!” Wang Dachi pointed at his phone screen.
Luo Ye stared at the picture of a boy and a girl and asked, “Who’s that?”
Li Haoyang sighed, “Cheng Li Yao—class monitor of the neighboring class. When did you start flirting with her?”
“Hmph, three years of being a high‑school leech, now I’m turning over a new leaf in college—becoming a wolf!” Wang Dachi declared.
The group stared, stunned.
“If you’re really a prodigy,” Xu Xiao Jia muttered, “you never cease to amaze us.”
She realized that hanging out with the 515 dorm crowd meant constantly witnessing the absurd. She felt she could never truly fit into the guys’ circle, but she could see they were having fun.
“Alright, I need to head to the office; you guys go back.” Li Haoyang clapped his hands and stood.
Since the breakup, the coach’s demeanor had shifted—from honest and simple to something more… “hammer‑ed.”
Luo Ye, having rested enough, stood and asked, “What time is it?”
“It’s dinner time, kid. Let’s eat.”
“Let’s go.”
The two were on the same wavelength; the word “food” prompted Luo Ye and Wang Dachi to sprint out without hesitation.
Xu Xiao Jia watched, bewildered.
“Wait for me!” she called, trailing behind. She didn’t want to be left alone—she’d always been on her own: taking classes, having meals, and never really talking to anyone in the dorm.
Wang Dachi and Luo Ye headed for the third cafeteria, Wang Dachi hoping to keep an eye on the girls while they ate.
In the cafeteria, Wang Dachi’s eyes darted around, hunting for a target.
A long‑legged girl passed by; Wang Dachi lowered his head, blushing and shy.
Luo Ye scoffed, “Dachi, you’re really useless. You brag about getting women all the time, but the first time you actually see one you turn red.”
“I didn’t ask for this,” Dachi retorted. “Don’t think I’m a seasoned player just because I’ve eyed a hundred girls; I’m still a pure‑heart guy who’s never dated.”
Xu Xiao Jia made a gagging face.
After the meal, Luo Ye and Wang Dachi carried the leftover food for the coach and Shen Qiao back to the dorm.
Meanwhile, Su Baizhou and Qin Yuwen left the coffee shop and walked across campus to a noodle shop. They each ordered a bowl and fidgeted with their phones.
At the entrance, a handsome young man passed, spotted Su Baizhou, smiled, and walked in.
“Baizhou…”
“You? Who are you calling ‘Baizhou’?” Qin Yuwen snapped, turning with a contemptuous glare.
She stared at the newcomer with even more disdain.
The newcomer was Wen Zhi Shu, the vice‑president of the student council—a three‑year senior who’d never had a girlfriend, constantly pretended to be a gentleman, yet was really a “central‑air‑conditioner” who accepted any approach.
Qin Yuwen had been spying on him for a while, testing his true colors. She’d once thought the two could become a ship, only to realize they would never end up together.
Being Su Baizhou’s personal guard and the head of her “ice‑queen” fan club, Qin Yuwen had been quietly investigating Wen Zhi Shu.
Although Qin Yuwen herself was a recognized beauty on campus—Wang Dachi had even called her a goddess when school started—Wen Zhi Shu didn’t know that Qin Yuwen and Su Baizhou were roommates, so he’d been overly warm to Qin Yuwen as well.
Su Baizhou glanced at Wen Zhi Shu and said coolly, “It’s a big campus; what a coincidence to see you here.”
Qin Yuwen instantly caught on and asked, “You’re following Baizhou?”
Su Baizhou had just finished the turnover ceremony and was now at the noodle shop. If Wen Zhi Shu had been tailing her the whole time, it explained his presence.
Caught, Wen Zhi Shu tried to defend himself, “What makes that freshman… better than me?”
He had liked Su Baizhou for three years, never even brushed her sleeve, yet the newcomer grabbed her hand instantly.
He was bitter, watching her accept his offering of bubble tea and chat comfortably. He only ever talked to her about school matters, and she always shut him down on personal topics.
Qin Yuwen sneered, “Where do you think you’re better?”
She didn’t know Luo Ye well, but after today’s glimpse she realized he already out‑classed Wen Zhi Shu in several ways.
For one, Wen Zhi Shu’s affection was public, a campus‑wide shout‑out.
Luo Ye’s affection was careful, hesitant for fear of affecting Baizhou. Even if they never end up together, he would still earn everyone’s respect.
“But you, shouting your feelings to the whole school, what’s that about? You want Baizhou to know you like her, yet she has no feeling for you. Why the need to prove your deep love? You’ve been single all these years; who are you trying to impress? You think being a ‘deep‑loving hero’ makes you great?”
She finished, voice heavy, “You only love yourself. You think Baizhou is the campus queen, and if she became your girlfriend you’d feel some grand achievement. Maybe you’re better than Luo academically, but when it comes to love, he’s a thousand times better—you have sincerity, he has none.”
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