Heartbeat Connection

3.Men's overcoat

Despite this, Shen Qiao's extraordinary looks still drew the attention of many girls. One blushing girl approached shyly and asked, "Classmate, may I have one of your green bubbles?"

"I'm sorry, but I already have a girlfriend," Shen Qiao replied with a smile, clearly accustomed to such situations.

The girl left, disappointed.

"Good heavens," Wang Dachui exclaimed enviously, "How come no girls ever ask me for my WeChat?"

"You want girls to ask for your WeChat?" Li Haoyang retorted. "Then you need to work out. With a perfect physique, it's only natural for girls to be attracted to you."

"By the way, Shen Qiao, do you really have a girlfriend?" Wang Dachui asked with a furtive glance, his expression rather dubious.

"I do have a girlfriend," Shen Qiao stated firmly, without a hint of jest.

Lo Ye looked at him silently, saying nothing.

After dinner, they engaged in casual conversation.

"Do you know the rankings of the beauties at our university?" Wang Dachui inquired, but it was apparent that the other three seemed disinterested in women.

"I don’t know," Lo Ye replied innocently.

Wang Dachui's eyes lit up. "Young man, you're quite perceptive. Each college at Jiangda has a campus beauty, for instance, the beauty of the College of Economics and Management is our senior, Qin Yuwen, who ranks fourth on the university's beauty list."

"Qin Yuwen?" Lo Ye queried, puzzled. "Why is her name 'Yuwen'? Why not something like Mathematics? Doesn’t that name seem a bit hasty?"

"It’s just a pun; why are you being so pedantic?" Wang Dachui replied with a disdainful glance.

"There are photos of Senior Qin on the university’s forum, and she’s indeed stunning," Wang Dachui said, pulling out his phone to show a picture of Qin Yuwen.

The first photo was a campus portrait of a girl who looked indeed pure and adorable, drawing even the attention of the muscle-bound Li Haoyang.

The final picture was a candid shot of Qin Yuwen walking on campus, but it also captured another girl. Although only her profile was visible, her striking beauty was evident. She had a tall, slender figure, and her business attire did little to conceal her alluring physique, rivaling even Qin Yuwen.

This seemed to be the senior from yesterday.

Lo Ye's eyes widened in awe. Wang Dachui, with a possessive expression, retrieved his phone and said, "Lo Ye, just so you know, Senior Qin is mine, so don't get any ideas."

"Pfft, as if you’re a match for her."

"What did you say?"

"Dachui, you’re the perfect match, top-tier."

Lo Ye said this with a hint of insincerity but remained curious, asking, "Who’s the girl next to Senior Qin in the last photo?"

Wang Dachui looked at him with evident disdain. "That’s Su Baizhou, the current star of Jiangda. I advise you to refrain from prying. She’s a computing prodigy whose numerous candid photos alone have made her the campus belle. Even Qin Yuwen pales in comparison beside her."

"She has won many awards, leading the Computer Science Department to its current glory. Not only did she naturally become the student union president, but she also secured a spot for postgraduate recommendations."

"Rumor has it she has an extremely aloof personality. Countless suitors have failed to get close to her."

"So, don’t even think about it; such an extraordinary woman is beyond our reach."

Hearing this, Shen Qiao and Li Haoyang were visibly astonished.

"This senior is truly impressive."

"She really is outstanding."

Lo Ye fell into contemplation.

The senior he met yesterday was indeed that exceptional.

But she didn’t have a boyfriend...

Lo Ye's mind repeatedly echoed this thought.

"Among the freshmen, there’s also a great beauty, supposedly the freshman belle, named Tang Enqi. Although she’s not quite as stunning as Su Baizhou, she’s only a notch below."

Wang Dachui added, but seeing Lo Ye’s dim expression, he comforted him, saying, "Don’t be disheartened, Lo Ye. Once I’ve won over all these goddesses, I’ll introduce one to you."

"Forget it," Lo Ye said with a dismissive tone.

After dinner, the group toured the campus and sports fields before returning to their dormitory.

That evening, after receiving their military training uniforms, they sat side by side in the classroom.

In the Computer Science Department, Class One of Computer Networks.

A young man stepped onto the stage. "Hello, everyone. I am your counselor for the next four years, Chen Xiongjian."

"I know this is your first time in university, and it’s also my first time as a counselor. You are my first batch of students."

"I’ve just graduated with my master’s degree, and I’m honored to be your counselor. We will study together for the next four years."

"Today, we’ll start with introductions. From tomorrow, you’ll begin two weeks of military training. Anyone who cannot participate due to health reasons should inform me later so I can make a note."

"Additionally, after the military training, we’ll have class committee elections. For now, we need to appoint a temporary class monitor. Is there anyone willing to volunteer?"

The students whispered among themselves.

"You go," Wang Dachui urged Lo Ye, who looked at him incredulously.

"You want me to be the temporary class monitor?"

"Dachui, I didn’t expect you to be so capable, secretly."

Half a minute passed, and no one had volunteered.

Becoming the temporary class monitor might not guarantee future promotion to class president and involves dealing with numerous mundane tasks during military training—naturally, no one was eager to take on the role.

Chen Xiongjian scanned the room and, inexplicably, his gaze landed on Li Haoyang, who was muscular, slightly tanned, and had a crew cut.

"First student in the fourth row on the left, you’re a former soldier, right?"

Li Haoyang, bewildered, stood up as the entire class turned to look at him.

Ah! A muscle man!

"I’m not."

"Oh, you look so strong that I assumed you were a former soldier."

"If there are no objections, you’ll be the temporary class monitor."

Without giving Li Haoyang a chance to respond, Chen Xiongjian continued, "Everyone has seen what this student looks like. For any matters during military training, you can first approach him. For issues he can’t handle, you can come to me."

"Oh yes, what’s your name?"

"His name is Li Haoyang!" Wang Dachui shouted enthusiastically, appearing eager to help his friend.

"Everyone, scan the class group QR code. If you have no further business, you may leave. Li Haoyang will collect the list of students who cannot participate in the military training."

"Alright."

Li Haoyang, appearing resigned, had no time to refuse. Of course, he didn’t dare reject the counselor in front of the entire class. He could only think that the counselor’s strategy was quite clever.

"Are we heading back to the dorm?"

"Forget that, let’s head to the sports field to check out the girls."

Under Wang Dachui’s encouragement, the group went to the sports field.

Shen Qiao declined, as his celebrity-like appearance attracted too much attention.

The moment he appeared at the sports field, he captured the gaze of all the girls there.

Girls kept approaching him in waves, asking for his contact information.

"This... seems a bit exaggerated."

After two rounds at the sports field and Shen Qiao having rejected a dozen girls asking for his contact, Wang Dachui could no longer contain himself.

"Can’t the girls at the sports field see the charming Dachui?"

The other three were speechless.

"Our young and handsome Lo Ye and the fitness coach haven’t even spoken yet, so where do you get the confidence to call yourself charming?"

Shen Qiao responded without holding back.

Wang Dachui, upon hearing this, turned to retort but became mesmerized by Shen Qiao’s extraordinarily handsome face.

“Damn, what kind of look is that? Get lost.”

Shen Qiao shivered with distaste.

“I was just joking. You don’t really think I’m into men, do you?” Wang Dachui’s smile was deviously sly.

In the girls' dormitory.

Qin Yuwen, applying a facial mask and scrolling through her phone, suddenly came across a photo of a boy on the Jiangda confession wall, accompanied by the caption:

“The boy I met at the canteen this noon is incredibly handsome.”

Qin Yuwen focused on the photo, double-tapping to enlarge it, studying it closely. Her eyes widened in recognition.

“A perfect god of beauty from every angle.”

The photo featured none other than the celebrity student Shen Qiao.

“Zhou Zhou, come look! When did our school have such a handsome guy?”

The girl beside her, dressed in a spaghetti-strap dress and large black glasses, was absorbed in reading "Sherlock Holmes."

Her aloof demeanor and goddess-like figure, paired with the adorable contrast of her large black glasses, created an unexpected yet striking allure.

Su Baizhou, showing no interest in men, merely glanced at the photo with a dismissive air.

“Zhou Zhou, come on, he’s really handsome. What if you actually like him? We can’t spend our lives single, can we?”

Qin Yuwen placed the phone in front of Su Baizhou, who glanced at it indifferently.

Suddenly, she froze, her eyes fixed intently on Shen Qiao’s picture.

But her gaze did not linger on Shen Qiao himself.

A moment of silence ensued.

Qin Yuwen, astounded, looked at Su Baizhou in disbelief.

Although she had hoped to share a good man with her friend, she had never imagined Su Baizhou would be interested.

Su Baizhou? Interested in men?

Impossible!

Absolutely impossible!

Su Baizhou’s attention quickly returned to her book, as if nothing had happened.

“Zhou Zhou! Don’t play coy!” Qin Yuwen grasped Su Baizhou’s arm excitedly, “Are you interested in men now?”

“No.”

“Keep pretending. Wasn’t that reaction of yours just now about the man?”

Qin Yuwen felt she had uncovered a monumental secret.

Could the icy beauty finally be warming up?

“What?”

Su Baizhou asked with a calm demeanor, “What man?”

Qin Yuwen: “......”

Just keep pretending.

But that guy was indeed quite handsome.

Qin Yuwen looked again at Shen Qiao’s photo on her phone.

In the photo, Shen Qiao was eating, completely oblivious to being candidly photographed.

Perhaps due to his dazzling presence, many overlooked the fact that the person sitting next to Shen Qiao, Lo Ye, was also quite handsome.

Finished with her facial mask, Qin Yuwen went to wash her face.

Suddenly, she noticed a men’s jacket in the laundry basket beside her.

Was it unusual to find a men’s jacket in the girls' dormitory?

Not really.

But Qin Yuwen was shocked.

The laundry basket belonged to Su Baizhou.

Although Su Baizhou had rented an apartment outside, many of her things had yet to be moved.

“Zhou Zhou!!”

A voice from the bathroom, several decibels higher than before, echoed.

Su Baizhou’s hands paused slightly as she remembered the jacket still needed washing...

But it wasn’t a big issue. Qin Yuwen’s naive and clueless demeanor was easy to handle.

Qin Yuwen emerged and interrogated:

“Zhou Zhou, whose men’s jacket is that?”

“Guess.”

“???”

Qin Yuwen’s curiosity was piqued, but Su Baizhou’s evasiveness drove her mad.

“Speak up!”

“I bought it myself.”

“I don’t believe it!”

“Then don’t.”

“Ahh!!”

Qin Yuwen was frustrated but felt powerless.

On the other side.

Lo Ye and the others returned to their dorm.

“Let me assess the strength of my three sons.”

Wang Dachui decisively called for the first dormitory game night.

The group opened their phones.

Cock-a-doodle-doo!

“Lo Ye, you’re the only one left. I’m adding you to the team.”

Invitation sent.

Lo Ye accepted.

The next moment, their phones flashed with a golden light, almost blinding them.

“Damn!”

“Damn!”

“Damn!”

Wang Dachui, Shen Qiao, and Li Haoyang were astonished by Lo Ye.

“Are you the top of the elimination board? The Invincible War God, Fallen Leaf?”

“Yes.”

“Boss, please carry us.”

“I want to reach War God too!”

“Let’s hit the fourth rank, aiming for the military base.”

“Damn, Golden Legend!”

Wang Dachui drooled with envy at Lo Ye’s golden Masha in the game.

......

“Come on, Shen Qiao, you old camp dweller.”

“You don’t get it. Camp is the way to train and conquer the world.”

“Haoyang, what are you doing? Help me! Help me!”

Meanwhile, Li Haoyang was still looting, oblivious to Wang Dachui being downed at his feet.

The next moment, a grenade flew in, ending both his and Wang Dachui’s lives.

Lo Ye watched these three with exasperation.

“You guys have no awareness. Watch me.”

Lo Ye executed a series of rapid maneuvers: dodging, pre-firing, instant grenades, and quick crouches, all performed with flawless precision.

In the end, he successfully wiped out the enemy team.

“See, Lo Ye’s skills are what it means to be a pro.”

Wang Dachui, immensely proud, acted as if he was the one who achieved the victory.

“Damn.”

Lo Ye cursed suddenly as a player, hundreds of meters away, took him down with a burst of AK shots.

“Cheater!”

Even the strongest players ultimately succumbed to technology.

The enjoyable night ended with the group’s excitement for gaming.

Late into the night, Lo Ye opened his computer and began typing away.