Transmigrated to Another World and Doted on by Everyone!-Chapter 144: Neck-and-Neck

Chapter 144: Neck-and-Neck
Rong Zishan’s earlier carefree expression tightened and he became much more serious.
He had been struggling a moment ago, wondering if he should go easy on Ding Yixin.
But from the start of the race to that earlier drift at the turn, Rong Zishan could clearly feel that Ding Yixin was definitely a strong opponent.
His skills were absolutely at the level of a professional racer.
During the drift just now, Ding Yixin had even come close to shaking Rong Zishan’s car off completely.
If Rong Zishan hadn’t reacted quickly and bitten down tightly on the tail of the other car, it would have been very hard to say who would be ahead right now.
When a real expert meets another driver with equal strength, there is always a kind of mutual respect between strong people.
At this moment, Rong Zishan felt exactly that.
But, Rong Zishan’s expression slowly turned excited.
It had been a long time since he had met an opponent who actually interested him.
Rong Zishan couldn’t hold back and let out a whistle.
Since that was the case, then they would have a real race tonight!
Everyone knew the reason Rong Zishan’s racing tickets were so hard to get.
Besides his massive number of "face fans," it was also because he loved to show off and his races were extremely fun to watch.
But tonight, this "unknown racer" with almost no reputation in the racing world not only had skills equal to The King’s, he also had just as many flashy moves, drifting and other tricks coming naturally and smoothly.
The two cars were competing like they were secretly fighting.
Sometimes Rong Zishan was ahead, sometimes Ding Yixin took the lead.
The distance between them was always tight and the back-and-forth chase was so intense that it almost overwhelmed the eyes.
Slowly, the crowd almost forgot that this was supposed to be a competition of speed.
By the end, the two cars crossed the finish line almost at the exact same moment.
The audience hadn’t expected this kind of outcome.
They froze for a few seconds and then the cheers exploded even louder than before.
The machine’s final judgment showed that Rong Zishan won by only a few seconds.
Ding Yixin raised an eyebrow, looking a bit regretful.
Just a little more... His hands were still a bit rusty.
He looked toward the passenger seat and saw Rong Xingyu, whose face was flushed red from excitement.
The boy’s eyes were shining brightly as he stared at him.
Ding Yixin couldn’t stop himself from smiling. He asked in a low voice, "Yuyu, are you happy?"
Rong Xingyu nodded hard. "I’m happy! Super happy!"
He lifted a hand to touch his own chest, his heart was still beating fast and pounding wildly.
The feeling of racing was too exciting!
Rong Xingyu looked at Ding Yixin with open admiration in his eyes. He said excitedly, "Dr. Ding, you’re really amazing!!"
The smile in Ding Yixin’s eyes deepened and there was even a hint of something extra in it.
"That’s all thanks to Yuyu’s lucky kiss."
He even emphasized the word kiss as if he wanted to make a point.
As he spoke, Ding Yixin’s gaze dropped to Rong Xingyu’s lips.
Being looked at like that, Rong Xingyu felt as if his lips were heating up.
His whole face grew even redder.
Thankfully, at that moment, Rong Zishan stepped out of his car and walked straight toward them.
He curled his fingers and knocked on the window on Rong Xingyu’s side of the car.
"Xiaoyu! Why are you two still sitting inside the car? What are you doing in there?"
Rong Xingyu: "..."
Rong Xingyu snapped back to reality.
He quickly lowered his head and hurriedly unbuckled his seat belt, then opened the car door and got out.
"Fourth Brother," Rong Xingyu said with a bright smile, "congratulations on winning!"
Both of his thumbs were raised in a big "thumbs-up" gesture.
"As expected from a professional racer, you were amazing!"
This genuine "congratulations" and the heartfelt praise from his precious little brother made Rong Zishan feel incredibly pleased.
"Ah, it was nothing, nothing. Just normal-level amazing," he waved his hand happily.
"Your boyfriend is pretty good too. He’s not much different from a professional."
Rong Xingyu: "..."
Didn’t he used to call Dr. Rong "that guy"?
Why did the title suddenly change so quickly, brother?
The "boyfriend," Ding Yixin, had just walked to Rong Xingyu’s side when he heard the second half of Rong Zishan’s sentence.
Ding Yixin raised an eyebrow and gave a small smile.
"If you didn’t go easy on me at the start, I wouldn’t have been able to stay so close at the end."
Without showing any emotion, Ding Yixin reached out and wrapped an arm around Rong Xingyu’s waist.
Then he said to Rong Zishan, "Compared to you professional racers, my level is still one step behind."
Rong Zishan said, "That’s true."
Even though Rong Zishan had no idea why Ding Yixin’s attitude had suddenly changed so much and he didn’t know how much of this polite talk was real or fake...
But somehow, he didn’t find this man as annoying anymore.
What was happening???
After that day, Rong Zishan acted as if he had suddenly found a worthy opponent and he even met up with Ding Yixin several more times, still feeling unsatisfied.
Of course, Rong Xingyu went along each time.
He could clearly feel that Fourth Brother’s attitude toward Ding Yixin was slowly getting better.
Rong Xingyu had not expected things to develop like this at all.
They went to the racetrack so often that Rong Xingyu even thought about getting a driver’s license.
But Rong Xingyu only thought about it, he never actually got the chance to do it.
Because soon, it was time for Rong Xingyu to to Liaofang University.
When Rong Xingyu saw the scene in front of him, his face showed a conflicted expression, like he wanted to say something but wasn’t sure.
In the end, he couldn’t hold it anymore and called out, "Big Brother."
Rong Zhenqiao turned around and lifted a hand to gently touch Rong Xingyu’s hair.
Even though he didn’t speak, he used his eyes to ask Rong Xingyu: What’s wrong?
Rong Xingyu swallowed his saliva and forced himself to speak softly, "I think maybe..."
Since he already started, Rong Xi
ngyu took a deep breath and simply said it all at once.
"I’m only going to school," he said while pointing at the ten-plus packed boxes in front of him, along with the many suitcases of all sizes.
His fingers were even trembling a little.
He widened his eyes slightly, it was just too much.
He wasn’t moving to a new house!
"This is way too much!"
Rong Zhenqiao glanced at the pile of boxes and frowned. "Too much?"
Rong Xingyu: "Yes. Too much. Super too much."
Even though this was also the first time Rong Xingyu was going to university and he did not know how other people packed their luggage, he was sure they did not pack like they were moving their whole house.
Rong Zhenqiao’s eyebrows tightened even more. He shook his head and said, "Not too much. This is the first time in your life that you’re living at school. It definitely won’t be as comfortable as home."
Rong Xingyu: "..."
Even if he was going to live on campus, he did not need to pack several big boxes of only summer clothes!
Besides...
Rong Xingyu said softly, "Big Brother, the dorm can’t fit this many things."
When Rong Zhenqiao heard him say that, his face immediately darkened a little and he sounded almost upset. He said, "Didn’t I buy you an apartment right across from Liaofang University? Why do you still want to live in the dorm?"
Even though Rong Zhenqiao said that, Rong Xingyu could tell he wasn’t truly angry.
He took a step forward and held Rong Zhenqiao’s hand, shaking it gently as he acted cute.
"Big Brother, I know you’re the best brother in the whole world, but living in the dorm is just more convenient!"
That sentence, the best brother in the whole world, hit Rong Zhenqiao straight in the heart and the expression on his face instantly softened.
Rong Zhenqiao reached out and tapped Rong Xingyu’s nose helplessly. "Little flatterer."
"Hehe." Rong Xingyu wrinkled his nose and smiled too. "If I live alone in the apartment I’ll be bored. If I stay in the dorm, I can be with my classmates."
"And besides, I’m not going to school in some faraway place. I can still come home all the time and keep you company for dinner!"
Rong Zhenqiao: "..."
He knew this little flatterer was saying these sweet things on purpose, but Rong Zhenqiao still shamefully took the bait.
He lifted his hand and covered his mouth. He then coughing lightly twice. "Fine."
Rong Xingyu jumped happily and rushed forward to hug him. "Big Brother, you’re the best!"
A helpless look appeared on Rong Zhenqiao’s face.
He held Rong Xingyu with one arm, afraid he might lose balance and fall.
His other hand patted Rong Xingyu’s back.
"You really don’t need all of these things?"
"No..." Rong Xingyu saw the look on his brother’s face and immediately changed his words. "I need them, I need them, but I don’t need this many. I’ll just bring a small part of it!"
Rong Xingyu looked at him with a sweet smile. "Thank you, Big Brother!"
Feeling easily soothed, Rong Zhenqiao nodded in a very good mood.
After he left, Rong Xingyu finally let out a long sigh at the mountain of boxes.
He still had to pick a small portion from all this to bring when he went to register at the university later.
This was truly a heavy and complicated kind of love from his brother.
In the end, after cutting down everything that Rong Zhenqiao had prepared, Rong Xingyu still ended up filling one large suitcase.
Soon, the new student registration day at Liaofang University arrived.
It was not even nine in the morning when Rong Xingyu was already sitting in the Rong family’s car heading toward Liaofang University.
He sat in the back seat and whispering on the phone with Ding Yixin.
"Don’t worry, okay? Big Brother is going with me today." Rong Xingyu held the phone with both hands, his face full of a sweet smile. His soft voice sounded almost like he was acting cute.
Earlier, both Ding Yixin and Rong Zhenqiao had wanted to personally drive him to the university for registration.
But Rong Xingyu was afraid they would make the same exaggerated scene as that mountain of luggage last time.
Besides, he was only going to register.
He wasn’t a little kid anymore.
He didn’t need people to accompany him for everything.
But when Rong Xingyu thought about all the luggage Rong Zhenqiao had prepared for him before, it was clear that Big Brother saw this first day of school as something very important, like it had some special meaning.
In the end, Rong Xingyu still agreed to let Rong Zhenqiao go with him to Liaofang University for registration today.
But by doing that, Rong Xingyu felt like he was "neglecting" Ding Yixin.
He already felt a little guilty and the fact that Ding Yixin said he was disappointed he couldn’t accompany him but still understood made Rong Xingyu feel even more uncomfortable.
With those feelings, in the days before registration, Rong Xingyu behaved like a soft little kitten in front of Ding Yixin.
Even when Ding Yixin made requests that Rong Xingyu used to think were a bit too much, he still gritted his teeth and agreed.
Even now, on the way to registration, he was holding his phone and sticking to Ding Yixin on the call, speaking in a soft and clingy voice.
Rong Zhenqiao who is station the other side: "..."
Rong Zhenqiao felt sour inside.
Was this necessary? Didn’t they just see each other yesterday?
It was just going to school today.
Looking at the way these two acted, anyone who didn’t know would think Xiaoyu was leaving for somewhere far, far away.
Of course, Rong Zhenqiao very naturally forgot that he himself had behaved exactly the same way a few days ago: even though Rong Xingyu was only attending a school half an hour away by car, he had worried like he was sending his child off to a distant country.
Rong Zhenqiao couldn’t help letting out a cough.
When Rong Xingyu heard him cough, he said to Ding Yixin on the phone.
"Okay, okay, I won’t talk anymore. We’re almost there. Dr. Ding, go do your work too~"
On the other end of the phone, Ding Yixin said something and Rong Xingyu paused, the tips of his ears turning quietly red.
He hesitated a bit and then said in a very small voice, "I love you too, and I’ll miss you too."
Rong Zhenqiao: "Cough... cough!"
Rong Xingyu: ...
Trying to act like nothing had happened, Rong Xingyu quickly hung up the phone, still feeling a faint leftover warmth on his ears.
After the call ended, the car suddenly became quiet.
Only now did Rong Xingyu realize that talking to Dr. Ding for that long right in front of Big Brother was probably not very proper.
He held his phone tightly, trying to think of something to say to ease the awkward air in the car.
Before he could think of anything, Rong Zhenqiao spoke first.
He shook the newspaper in his hand, the same newspaper he had been holding all morning but never actually read and slowly folded it.
Then Rong Zhenqiao asked casually, as if he didn’t really care, "That guy... how does he treat you?"
"Huh?" At first, Rong Xingyu didn’t understand.
He blinked his eyes a few times before figuring out who Rong Zhenqiao was asking about.
He almost never talked about this kind of thing with Rong Zhenqiao, so he lowered his head, sounding shy as he said, "D-Dr. Ding treats me very well."
Seeing the way Rong Xingyu’s cheeks turned pink and how he stuttered when he spoke, Rong Zhenqiao felt complicated inside.
His little brother already had a soft personality, but after falling in love he had somehow become even softer.
Rong Zhenqiao could easily imagine his little brother in front of that man, just like a sticky rice dumpling, soft and easy to squeeze however someone wanted.
With a complicated expression, he patted Rong Xingyu’s shoulder and said in a deep voice.
"No matter what happens, if anything ever goes wrong, you still have Big Brother."
Rong Zhenqiao always thought things through carefully, considering both possible outcomes.
If Ding Yixin treated his little brother the same way he did now, always gentle, always doting and if he saw Rong Xingyu happy every day, then naturally, Rong Zhenqiao would not say anything more.
But he was worried, what if Ding Yixin was not reliable and just like most people in that circle, only liked something when it was new and fresh?
What if, once he lost interest in Rong Xingyu, he simply pulled away and left?
And by then, Rong Xingyu would already have fallen deep.
With his little brother’s soft and gentle personality, he would definitely stay sad and hurt for a long time.
The moment Rong Zhenqiao thought about that possibility, he ground his back teeth a little.
He spoke seriously to Rong Xingyu and said, "You still have me and the whole Rong family as your support, Xiaoyu. Don’t be scared."
Even if the Ding family and Ding Yixin’s social status were higher than the Rong family’s, if that day ever came, then even if it meant both sides would get hurt, Rong Zhenqiao would still go up against him.
Rong Xingyu: ???
What was he supposed to be scared of?
He didn’t really understand, but he still nodded obediently with a sense of mystery he didn’t quite grasp.
When they finally arrived at Liaofang University, Rong Xingyu stared at the grand gate full of history and culture and his eyes lit up.
He felt his heartbeat speed up a little.
He never dared to even imagine this before.
After dropping out early, he never thought he would get another chance to take the college entrance exam, let alone get accepted into one of the most famous universities in the whole country.
Now that his long-held wish had come true, his eyes couldn’t help becoming a little wet.
Unlike the usually quiet campus, today was the registration day for new students.
People and cars filled Liaofang University, and it was very lively.
Only then did Rong Xingyu notice that almost every freshman came with family members.
Some families even showed up together as a whole group.
The car finally stopped in front of Rong Xingyu’s dormitory building.
Rong Xingyu walked in front dragging his suitcase, while Rong Zhenqiao, without any airs, followed behind carrying large items like bedding.
Rong Xingyu didn’t let the driver come upstairs.
Just like the other freshmen, the two of them looked like a pair of brothers who were very close.
It was just that both brothers were extremely good-looking and their rate of turning heads was high, very high.
When Rong Xingyu found his dorm room, he saw the door was already open.
A roommate had already arrived and was facing away from them, bending over to put a bedsheet on the mattress.
Still, Rong Xingyu lifted his hand and knocked on the door. "Hello, classmate."
The roommate turned after hearing the voice.
He was about to say something, but the moment he clearly saw Rong Xingyu’s face, he froze completely.
The roommate stared at Rong Xingyu for a long time before he finally shouted—"Holy shit!"
Rong Xingyu: ???
He didn’t expect his new roommate to have this kind of personality, greeting him with such a "friendly" first reaction.
Standing beside him, Rong Zhenqiao frowned slightly as well.
Clearly, because of that loud curse word, his first impression of this new roommate was not very good.
Luckily, the roommate quickly snapped out of it.
He smacked his own forehead hard and rushed over toward Rong Xingyu.
"Hello, hello, new roommate, right?"
Then he saw the huge suitcase next to Rong Xingyu and let out an exaggerated gasp of surprise.
"Goodness, you came, and you even brought so many things. Come, come, let me help you carry them."
Before Rong Xingyu could even show a confused look on his face, the new roommate had already acted very naturally and took the suitcase from his hand, dragging it all the way into the dorm room.
Rong Xingyu: ...
He followed behind and finally walked inside.
After finding his bed, he finally had the chance to take a proper look at the dorm room where he would most likely live for the next four years.
As expected of one of the top universities in the country, Liaofang University did not "mistreat" these outstanding students who had been admitted with excellent grades.
The dorm was a four-person room, with the usual bunk-bed-and-desk setup, but the space was very large.
Even though the room was still a bit empty at the moment, the wallpaper on the walls looked warm and comfortable.
The south-facing balcony made the room very bright.
The light filled every corner and just looking at it made him feel relaxed and happy.
There was even a private bathroom.
Rong Xingyu had not expected the living conditions to be this good.
He was more than satisfied, one hundred and twenty percent satisfied.
His bed was on the left side of the door, close to the balcony.
Rong Zhenqiao placed the bedding he had been carrying on Rong Xingyu’s desk.
He stood in the center of the room, frowned a little, and looked around at the environment.
It’s passable, he thought.
The dorm had already been cleaned and disinfected in advance.
When Rong Xingyu quickly finished making his bed, he also placed the cushion Rong Zhenqiao bought for him at the head of the bed.
Only then did Rong Zhenqiao nod with satisfaction.
Like this, it looked acceptable. Barely livable.
The registration tasks were basically done and there was no point for Rong Zhenqiao to stay any longer.
After Rong Xingyu walked him downstairs, he turned around and went back to the dorm to organize his desk.
Right now, only Rong Xingyu and the new roommate had arrived.
Coincidentally, their beds were right next to each other, both of them on the left side of the entrance.
The new roommate had almost finished unpacking as well, so he moved closer.
"Hey! Our beds are right next to each other! That’s great!" the new roommate said excitedly.
Hearing this, Rong Xingyu paused his movements, he smiled at him, and said, "Yes."
But he didn’t expect that once the new roommate saw his smile, he froze for a moment, and then his whole face turned red.
He was a buzz-cut guy who looked big and strong, yet he scratched the back of his head with slight embarrassment and grinned at Rong Xingyu with a silly smile.
"R-Right, I forgot to introduce myself."
Although he had wheat color skin, but there was still a faint blush on his face.
"My name is Ye Shiyuan. My family is from Wanfei City. My height is 186 centimeters, weight 87 kilograms, age 19, single. I like playing games, and I have no bad habits other than that."
After Ye Shiyuan said everything in one breath, he looked at Rong Xingyu with full sincerity. "What about you?"
"My name is Rong Xingyu, a local from Liaofang City," he answered.
"Your name sounds really nice!" Ye Shiyuan praised enthusiastically.
He touched his chin and said as if thinking, "But... I feel like I’ve heard it somewhere before."
The new roommate was very easy to get along with, which made Rong Xingyu let out a small breath of relief.
He curved his eyes and smiled. "Thank you."
Seeing Rong Xingyu’s smile, Ye Shiyuan completely forgot to think about where he had heard the name before.
He leaned even closer and lowered his voice, asking Rong Xingyu with excitement:
"Has anyone ever told you that you look a lot like a character from a movie?"
Being asked this so suddenly, Rong Xingyu froze for a moment. He blinked his eyes without thinking. "Ah?"
"You really do look a bit like that character!" Ye Shiyuan seemed to have touched on something he liked. His expression grew even more excited. "When I first saw you just now, I thought my favorite character had walked straight out of the movie."
Ye Shiyuan turned and walked toward his desk as if searching for something.
While rummaging, he said, "It’s my favorite character and that character basically my dream goddess! I even have a bunch of posters. I’ll find one and show you."
For some reason, when Rong Xingyu heard that, he suddenly had a very bad feeling.
Ye Shiyuan opened a beautifully wrapped package and carefully pulled out a poster, holding it like a treasure.
"This is my favorite collector’s edition poster. It even has my goddess’s signature!" he said proudly.
As he spoke, Ye Shiyuan opened the poster and showed the front side to Rong Xingyu.
"How is it? Beautiful, right?"
When Rong Xingyu clearly saw what was on the poster, his mind made a loud buzzing sound.
That red veil, that bright red costume, he knew the person on that poster all too well.
Wasn’t that him???
Meanwhile, Ye Shiyuan was still bragging proudly: "You must have watched the movie too, right? It was so popular back then. I spent a lot of money to get this signed poster!"
Rong Xingyu: ...
"But..." Rong Xingyu finally forced out the words, "I remember this character is actually a man, right?"
How did he become your goddess!
"I know! But he looked so beautiful when he was dressed as a woman. Completely my ideal type!"
Ye Shiyuan clearly treated this collector’s poster like something precious and protecting it very carefully.
"So I’ve always really liked A-Ye," he continued with a silly smile. "After getting used to it, I just call him Goddess A-Ye!"
A-Ye was exactly the character Rong Xingyu had played.
Seeing Ye Shiyuan so serious about it, Rong Xingyu could only smile awkwardly.
As for the truth, that the real "A-Ye" was standing right in front of Ye Shiyuan, Rong Xingyu decided not to say anything.
Otherwise, it might make their future dorm life unbearably awkward.
But he never expected that his plan to stay quiet would fall apart right away.
"I watched the movie so many times. Of course I know he’s really a guy. And I also know the actor who played A-Ye is the Film Emperor Rong’s younger brother. What was his name again?"
Ye Shiyuan couldn’t recall for a moment, but luckily the poster had a signature.
"Oh, the actor is named Rong Xingyu."
Rong Xingyu: "..."
Ye Shiyuan scratched his head. "Huh? Seems like he has the same name as you?"
Rong Xingyu: ...
Ye Shiyuan stared at him.
His expression slowly changed from confused to shocked.
He quickly lowered his head to look at the poster, then lifted his head again to stare at Rong Xingyu.
His lips trembled wildly.
"No... no way???"
Rong Xingyu had no idea what kind of expression he had now, but it definitely wasn’t a simple one.
In the end, he couldn’t help asking Ye Shiyuan, "You... how much did you spend on that poster?"
Ye Shiyuan choked for a moment. "It’s not that bad. It was only five digits."
Rong Xingyu: "..."
What kind of family spends tens of thousands of yuan on a poster?
Ye Shiyuan said, "My family digs coal."
Rong Xingyu: "No wonder."
So he was the silly son of a rich coal boss.
Ye Shiyuan still felt as if everything was unreal.
He used to be completely obsessed with that character, well, more accurately, obsessed with the character when he was cross-dressing.
Because of that, even though he loved the character deeply, he didn’t know much about the actor behind it.
He only remembered that the actor was the Film Emperor Rong’s younger brother.
And online, information about Rong Xingyu had always been strangely clean, almost as if someone had purposely cleaned it up.
And now he was being told that his real college roommate was actually the actor himself?!
"I... ah... ba... ah... ba..."
Ye Shiyuan finally snapped out of it, but he was so excited from meeting his idol in real life that his tongue twisted.
He didn’t know what to say and could only make nonsense sounds.
Rong Xingyu silently sighed inside.
What kind of strange development was this?
But luckily, Ye Shiyuan seemed able to separate the character from the real person.
He also said he only liked the character in women’s clothing, so... hopefully there wouldn’t be any other strange problems.
While Rong Xingyu was thinking this, he suddenly heard Ye Shiyuan shout excitedly:
"From now on, I’m your daddy fan!"
Rong Xingyu: ???
Say that again, what kind of fan?
"You know how all those young girls online call themselves ’mom fans’? Since I’m the same gender as you, so wouldn’t that make me a daddy fan?" Ye Shiyuan explained.
Rong Xingyu: "Thank you, but no need."
He really didn’t want to suddenly gain a "dad" on his first day of school.
If his older brothers heard about this...
He could already imagine the black lines hanging over his forehead.
He turned back to continue organizing his desk.
Meanwhile, Ye Shiyuan was still holding the poster, looking at it, then looking at Rong Xingyu, then making dramatic sighing sounds.
Rong Xingyu: ...
He felt like he had been speechless too many times today.
He could only hope his roommate would return to normal soon.
Maybe the heavens heard him, because by the time Rong Xingyu had finished unpacking most of his luggage, Ye Shiyuan looked calm again, at least on the outside.
It was already noon, so he invited Rong Xingyu to go to the cafeteria together.
Just as they were walking out, someone suddenly entered the dorm room from outside and almost bumped straight into Rong Xingyu.
Rong Xingyu reacted quickly and moved his body to the side, avoiding the collision just in time.
"Hey! Are you okay?!" Ye Shiyuan who was behind him was startled too. He the. slapped his chest dramatically. "That scared me!"
Rong Xingyu: "..."
He shook his head and looked at the boy in front of him.
The boy wasn’t very tall.
He had been walking with his head lowered earlier, which was why he almost bumped into Rong Xingyu.
Now that he finally raised his head, they could see his face clearly.
The boy had almond shaped eyes and a round face.
He wasn’t especially delicate-looking, but he was very easy to look at, a cute type of face.
It actually matched the boy’s height quite well.
The boy had a large black backpack on his shoulders and was pulling a suitcase behind him.
Maybe he was tired from dragging his luggage all the way here, because tiny drops of sweat had formed on the tip of his nose.
He looked at Rong Xingyu and Ye Shiyuan standing in front of him, his face red as he stuttered, "S-sorry, I was walking too fast just now."
Rong Xingyu gave him a smile to show he didn’t mind.
"It’s nothing," Ye Shiyuan said casually, waving his hand.
When he noticed the boy looked a little tired, he helped carry his suitcase into the dorm room.
The new roommate didn’t expect such enthusiasm and he looked even more uneasy.
He held onto his backpack straps and followed behind Ye Shiyuan.
"Th-thank you, I—I can do it myself."
Ye Shiyuan laughed warmly. "It’s nothing. By the way, my name is Ye Shiyuan."
The boy looked at Ye Shiyuan, then couldn’t help glancing at Rong Xingyu standing next to him.
Rong Xingyu nodded politely. "Hello, I’m Rong Xingyu."
The boy’s face turned even redder. He bit his lip and said softly, "I—I’m Pan Yinhu. Nice to meet you."
While speaking, he tugged nervously at the corner of his shirt.
The clothes he wore looked brand new.
"Are... are you both locals?" Pan Yinhu hesitated, then asked.
Ye Shiyuan placed a hand on Rong Xingyu’s shoulder. "Xingyu is local. I’m not."
Pan Yinhu looked thoughtful. "Oh."
After a simple round of introductions, Ye Shiyuan invited Pan Yinhu to join them for lunch at the cafeteria.
But Pan Yinhu rejected the invitation.
"S-sorry, I’m not hungry right now. I want to clean up first." Pan Yinhu looked awkward.
"No worries, go ahead."
Since he failed to bring along another person, Ye Shiyuan ended up going to the cafeteria with only Rong Xingyu.
To be honest, Liaofang University was not only a dream school for academic stars, even its cafeterias were famously good.
Maybe because the campus was huge, the number of cafeterias was also huge.
To attract students, each cafeteria kept improving their dishes and sometimes they even released new creative meals.
Anyway, the cafeterias kept competing with each other and the ones who benefited were the students.
Before this, many Liaofang University students had joked online.
[ Help! I thought I entered a university, but actually I entered a pig farm!!! ]
The comments below were filled with Liaofang University students agreeing with their own experiences.
The topic #HowGoodIsLiaofangUniCafeteria# even became a trending topic online for a while.
As Rong Xingyu walked and listened to Ye Shiyuan explain all this, he found it very interesting.
They planned to go to the cafeteria closest to their dorm building.
Ye Shiyuan took out his phone and opened the campus navigation.
There was no choice, the campus was too big and as new students they still had to rely on navigation for now.
Luckily, the cafeteria was not far.
They reached it in less than twenty minutes.
It would have taken even less time, except that Rong Xingyu was stopped two or three times along the way.
All of them were people trying to talk to him and ask for his contact information.
Rong Xingyu politely rejected them all and Ye Shiyuan was stunned when he watch this scene from the side.