Qiao Shan sat on the bed, applying nail polish to her nails and humming with a pout.
"Truth be told, my cousin is in the Computer Departnt at Beijing University, and I’ve been competing with him since we were kids. My aunt cos to our house every day to brag about her son, how amazing he is. I’ve been sick of it for years, so I went and got into a school even more prestigious than his, majoring in Computer Science at Tsinghua, haha. Although those two schools are neck and neck, the number one in this major is still ours at Tsinghua, right? I’ve been soaking in this environnt for years and picked up a thing or two. But, sisters, a word of advice—for all you know, you might see signs of premature aging and baldness!"
Zou Wenqing thought of the big assignnt Qiao Shan had just ntioned, "Hey, what’s a big assignnt? You didn’t make it clear just now, what’s the difference between big and small?"
Qiao Shan heaved a deep sigh, "A big assignnt is the kind you have to write for a whole month!"
"So if it takes a month to write, why do they assign one every week? Are they joking?"
Qiao Shan rolled her eyes at Zou Wenqing, "You simpleton, isn’t that just an exaggeration from word of mouth? In fact, getting a big assignnt once a month is already quite impressive. However, you can never be too sure with Tsinghua advisors. Just prepare yourself ntally for so torture."
Zou Wenqing scread, patting her head, "Do you know what my classmate just told over the phone? She asked if our school is teeming with boys, wondering if it’s easy to find a partner. Is it easy? I’ve been here a month and haven’t had anyone hit on . Are they overestimating ?"
Qiao Shan pursed her lips and stifled a laugh, "Haha, Wenqing, not to be rude, but who would want to date soone from our Computer Departnt? If they were looking, they’d go for the Dance Departnt, the Chinese Literature Departnt, the Art Departnt, or even the beauties from Beijing University next door. No one’s looking for us, haha. So just get cozy with these guys. After all the ti spent together, we’re all brothers!"
"Ugh, don’t bring up such depressing topics. Hurry up and tell , how are we going to spend the next few days?"
Qiao Shan lay down on the bed, "How? By playing dead, of course! Please, after a month of exposure, haven’t you had enough? With two days of vacation, the natural choice is to beautify with a beauty sleep in the dormitory, pampering my supple skin. Why go out? No way."
Zhou Yiyi looked at Zou Wenqing’s dejected face and shook her head, "I’m not going out either. Isn’t Tsinghua big enough for you to explore? Plus, we officially start classes on Monday. I think we should take this opportunity to familiarize ourselves with the major. Zhou Mo, let’s head to the library, shall we?"
Yu Wenya pushed her glasses and nodded at Zou Wenqing, "I think the two of them are right. Wenqing, don’t go out. Join us at the library instead. Oh right, the dormitory supervisor said today that they’ll start inspecting cleanliness on Monday, with the specific requirents posted on the back of the door. She also told us to clean up our dorm in the next two days. If the dorm room is too dirty, it could affect our final grades."
Zhou Yiyi planned to sleep in on Saturday but was rudely awakened by Lin Mu’s early morning phone call.
"Yiyi, co down quickly. I’ve co to visit your school!"
Zhou Yiyi, groggy from sleep, took several calls from Lin Mu before reluctantly sitting up in bed. She spent a good while in a daze before cautiously getting out of bed and, while at it, opened the balcony door to look outside. But oh, had she not looked! Lin Mu and Zhou Mo were indeed standing below, and Zhou Mo spotted her in her pajamas with a dumbfounded face, which sent Zhou Yiyi scurrying back into the dorm to freshen up in the bathroom.
In early September, the days were hot, and the nights cool. By ten in the morning, the sun was already scorching. Zhou Yiyi wore a white puff-sleeved blouse, jeans, and little white shoes. With a backpack slung over her shoulder and her hair tied into two innocent twist braids, she descended the stairs.
As soon as she stepped out of the dormitory building, Lin Mu ran over excitedly, and before Zhou Yiyi could react, he lifted her into the air for a spin.
Yiyi turned pale with fright, "Put down quickly,"
Today, Lin Mu dressed exceptionally striking and stylish in his hip-hop outfit, as if he was afraid others wouldn’t realize he was a future star.
"Good heavens, you’ve gotten tanner, too. I thought you couldn’t tan. Look at , I’ve gotten darker, haven’t I?"
Zhou Yiyi looked at his handso face, which hadn’t changed much, and made a sarcastic comnt, "Co on, you’ve only trained for a few days, just a week. I trained for an entire month, all 31 days. Can you even compare to ? It’s clear who’s tanner. I even wanted to sleep in today, and you, seriously, how could you pick such a ti to co? Couldn’t you have co in the afternoon?"
"Hey, you little girl, I haven’t seen you for a few days and your temper has grown. I’m just worried about you, okay? Here, I bought you so snacks. You ungrateful thing, I didn’t bring anything for Zhou Mo, I bought it all for you. How can you still be picky with ?"
Zhou Yiyi hadn’t eaten breakfast, so the mont she saw the bag Lin Mu was holding, she imdiately snatched it away without being polite and held it in her arms.
"You brought sothing to eat? You should have said so earlier. My stomach’s growling with hunger. But it’s only ten o’clock, eating lunch now seems a bit early. So, where do you guys want to go hang out today?"
Only then did Zhou Yiyi notice Zhou Mo, who had been silent and not talking. She went up to him and squeezed his arm, "Why the long face and no talking?"
"Pfft, what else? It’s just like you said, upset I disturbed his nap. I arrived at eight o’clock and asked him to et at the school gate to co in. When I said I was looking for you, he said it was too early and you were probably still asleep. We barely waited until ten, and he’s all grumpy, with a sour look on his face. Who’s he trying to impress?"
Zhou Yiyi pursed her lips to hide her amusent and tugged at Lin Mu’s shoulder, "You know what his temper is like. Actually, it’s hard for us to sleep in. We have to get up and do drills every morning. Enough about us, what about you? School’s been in for half a month, right?"
"Yeah, we officially started classes on September 3. Army training lasted for about ten days."
Zhou Yiyi was super curious about the Film Academy, "Is your school filled with handso guys and pretty girls?"
"Nah, not everyone is a looker, but they all have a special charm. You know, anyone who gets in has real talent. But among them, your Brother Lin is the best - number one in cultural classes and professional courses!"
"Oh right, a couple of teachers asked about you two."
Zhou Yiyi pointed to herself in surprise, "About us two?"
"Yeah, he probably looked at so docunts and knew we were from the sa school, so he asked why you two didn’t attend!"
"What else could I say? That the Beijing Film Academy isn’t as good as Tsinghua? I just said straight up that you two went to study computers."
"That must’ve annoyed your teachers!"
"Not really annoyed, they just felt it was a pity, especially you. You got into both Beijing Film Academy and Central Academy of Drama - such a sha."
Zhou Yiyi didn’t feel the slightest bit of regret because, at the very least, she had participated once and knew the process of the art school entrance exams. That was enough for her.
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