**Chapter 41: Coach's Identity: A Fish on the Hook**
1200 Words
**Chapter 41: Coach's Identity: A Fish on the Hook**
Luoye was in a bit of a down mood. After leaving the hospital, he wandered around for a bit and then headed back to the faculty housing area.
When he walked in, he found that Subaizhou still hadn't returned.
He sat on the sofa, turned on the TV, and started watching.
As he watched, he went from sitting to lying down... and soon fell asleep.
When he woke up, it was already afternoon, and Subaizhou still wasn't back.
It was a holiday. He wondered what Xuejie had been doing all day.
Luoye checked his phone and sent Subaizhou a message.
Luoye: Xuejie, when are you coming back? (hungry face emoji)
As always, an instant reply.
Princess Xuejie: Evening. Haven't you had lunch yet?
Luoye: I accidentally overslept.
Princess Xuejie: You can reheat the leftovers in the fridge... You know how to reheat, right?
Luoye: Of course.
After the chat ended, Luoye opened the fridge and found one of the boxed meals Xuejie had prepared for his dorm.
These were leftovers from yesterday. They couldn't finish them, so she had made them into boxed meals for his roommates to eat when school started.
Then Luoye went into the kitchen, took out a steamer, filled it with water, put in the steaming rack, and turned on the gas.
He knew how to reheat, just not how long it took.
He searched online and calculated the time.
When the time was up, Luoye lifted the lid and looked at the food inside, his mouth watering.
As expected of Xuejie's cooking—even leftovers smelled this good.
Luoye reached out to take the plate.
The moment his hand touched the plate, a wave of hot steam enveloped his fingers.
Luoye instinctively pulled his arm back, but his fingers were still slightly burned.
Luoye sighed. "People who don't cook just don't have kitchen sense."
But such a minor injury was nothing. It would heal on its own in a while.
Luoye found a dishcloth and took the plate out.
After eating, he washed the dishes and cleaned the house spotless.
Then he went downstairs to buy a towel, ready to take a shower.
There were no toiletries for him in this house, so he hadn't showered yesterday.
After entering the bathroom, Luoye turned on the showerhead and started washing.
As he washed, he suddenly noticed two dainty little garments hanging on the wall.
White ones, with some lace patterns—very plain and innocent. Such clothes obviously weren't for men.
There was also a triangular one.
These were definitely only worn by girls.
Luoye blushed and turned his head away, not daring to look.
These were the old undergarments Xuejie had hung here after showering late last night, waiting to be washed when she had time.
That meant these were Xuejie's unwashed underwear.
Luoye's mind flashed back to that bump at the entrance of the village restroom.
That soft sensation from the fairy senior—had she been wearing these back then?
At the thought, his little brother stood to attention, wide-eyed and flushed.
At that moment, Luoye's heart was full of desire. The things hanging on the wall seemed like Pandora's box, tempting him to commit a crime.
But Luoye was a gentleman. He turned the knob and switched the hot water to cold.
Refreshing and heart-soaring.
Luoye's heart felt just like the cold water, and his little brother's enthusiasm was also extinguished by the cold.
After showering, Luoye sat on the sofa, but his mind was already in the clouds.
Soon, feeling his little brother's enthusiasm rising again, Luoye said with exasperation, "No ambition. If you've got the guts, make Xuejie your girlfriend, and then you'd have everything."
Luoye stood up and walked back to his room.
Push-ups: 1, 2, 3, 4...
No good.
Luoye ran out again and started running laps around the school track.
Exercise!
Single for eighteen years—no, after today, it would be nineteen years.
Having never been in a relationship, Luoye's mind was getting a bit foggy.
Today was the sixth day of the seven-day holiday. Students were already starting to return to campus in dribs and drabs.
Luoye ran five laps and stopped. He was tired.
But compared to earlier, he had improved by two laps.
The sky was gradually darkening. Night would soon fall.
Luoye sat on the track, recovering his strength.
Suddenly, his gaze fixed on the path outside the track.
A boy and a girl were walking side by side.
Luoye didn't know the boy, but the girl looked very familiar.
Wasn't that the long-legged cutie Liubingxin?
She was chatting and laughing with the boy. Though they kept their distance and there were no intimate gestures, they seemed to be getting along very well.
Just like how she had acted with Lihaoyang before they started dating.
Even though Luoye was a single guy, as a romance novelist, he was a master of theory.
He might not have experienced it, but he understood it all.
Luoye stood up from the track and decided to investigate.
He followed the two of them discreetly all the way to the entrance of the girls' dorm.
By now, Luoye was close enough to hear their conversation.
Liubingxin said with a smile, "Thank you, senior, for picking me up at the airport and helping me carry my luggage all the way. It's been such a bother. Let me treat you to a meal this weekend."
Hearing that, the boy smiled, showing a very handsome expression, and said gently, "No need to be so polite, junior. How about I treat you to dinner tonight?"
Liubingxin looked hesitant. "Tonight, though..."
She didn't finish, leaving room for the boy to ask.
And as she expected, the boy asked considerately, "Do you have something going on tonight, junior? I can help."
"It's nothing, really."
Liubingxin looked at the boy and said softly, "It's just that the homework the teacher assigned last week isn't finished yet, and classes start the day after tomorrow..."
"I thought it was something serious. I can handle that."
"Isn't that inappropriate?"
"There's nothing inappropriate about it. Leave it to me. So, junior, tonight at the school gate. See you then."
...
Not far away, Luoye heard this and was shocked.
What... what level of play was this?
Even this senior was being led around by Liubingxin's nose, doing her homework for her, treating her to a meal, and still smiling about it, thinking he'd gotten a great deal.
No wonder Coach was completely smitten. With his emotional intelligence, he was being played like a fiddle by Liubingxin.
No way. He couldn't let Coach go down the wrong path.
This Bingxin was a master tea artist of the highest level. The fish on her hook were far more than just Lihaoyang.
Luoye opened his private chat with Lihaoyang and was about to send a message when a notification popped up on his phone.
Princess Xuejie: Where are you?
Xuejie was back?
Luoye exited the chat with Lihaoyang and quickly messaged Xuejie.
Luoye: I'm coming!
With that, he left the entrance of the girls' dorm and trotted toward the faculty housing area.
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