Chapter 98 - 97: The Feeling of Heartbreak [2]

Evening fell as the sun dipped below the horizon.

A cool evening breeze swept away the day’s sweltering heat. The ginkgo trees, which had been listless earlier, now swayed gracefully in the wind, their leaves rustling with a soft, whispering sound.

"Brother Ling, I’ve already booked the restaurant. Should we head out now?"

He Jian had just returned to the dorm after making a call.

"Sure," Ye Ling replied with a nod.

Officially, students at Modu University weren’t supposed to leave campus during the freshman military training period, but the rule wasn’t strictly enforced.

For things like going out for dinner at night, the administration usually turned a blind eye.

However, it all depended on the guidance counselor’s personality. If you had a strict one, it was a different story...

Before today, He Jian had already sounded out Duan Lingfei, who didn’t really care about such things as long as they didn’t cause any trouble.

"The hot pot place I booked is a bit far from Modu University. Should we take a taxi or the bus?" He Jian asked, a little hesitant as the thought occurred to him.

"No need. I can drive," Ye Ling said with a wave of his hand.

"Drive!?"

The other three were taken aback.

"Yeah, I drove here this morning... But first, I need to get the car keys from my girlfriend," Ye Ling explained.

He had driven a Porsche that morning, so naturally, Ning Ruoxi had the keys.

"Tsk, tsk. Brother Ling is about to flex on us again!"

He Jian and the other two looked at him with envy.

They wanted a girlfriend who could hold their car keys, too!

"Uh, you’ve got it wrong. The car belongs to my girlfriend. I didn’t bring mine," Ye Ling explained when he saw their expressions.

However, after Ye Ling’s explanation, they felt like he was just rubbing his relationship in their faces even more!

It was as if he was saying, ’My girlfriend’s car is my car, and my car is my girlfriend’s car’!?

Just then, the group of four arrived in front of the Zone Four dormitory building.

"You guys wait here for a bit. I’ll see if I can get inside," Ye Ling said, turning to He Jian and the others.

Ning Ruoxi’s dorm was in Zone Four, the girls’ dormitory. As a guy, Ye Ling couldn’t just barge in, so he went to ask the dorm manager.

"Young man, what’s up? Here to see your girlfriend?"

Seeing how handsome Ye Ling was, the dorm manager’s first impression of him was excellent. She spoke with a smile.

"Uh... something like that," Ye Ling said, rubbing the tip of his nose, a bit embarrassed.

"Go on up, go on up. But be quick. Boys aren’t normally allowed in the girls’ dorm, you know. I’m already breaking the rules for you," the dorm manager said with a grin.

"Thank you so much, ma’am,"

Ye Ling hadn’t expected it to be so easy. He offered his thanks and immediately headed upstairs.

Watching Ye Ling stroll so easily into the Zone Four dorm building, He Jian and the other two, who were standing a short distance away, were dumbfounded.

It was... it was that simple!?

Seeing this, Yang Yu suddenly had an idea and decided to copy Ye Ling by going to ask the dorm manager himself.

"Are you also here to see your partner?"

Her attitude toward Yang Yu was completely different from how she’d been with Ye Ling. She asked him with total indifference.

"Y-yes, I am."

Yang Yu felt that something wasn’t right... ’The dorm manager was just smiling a moment ago. Why did her expression change the second I showed up?’

"Go back. There are rules. This is a girls’ dormitory. How could it be appropriate to let a boy inside?" the dorm manager said immediately.

"But that guy just now..."

Yang Yu felt wronged. ’Damn it, if you’re going to reject me, at least give me a better reason!’ He had watched Ye Ling walk right in, and now she was telling him it was inappropriate for a boy to enter!?

"He was here to see his girlfriend, and he’s so handsome he obviously doesn’t lack for partners, so I let him go up. But looking at you, you don’t seem like the type to have a partner. Now, shoo, shoo, get out of here. Don’t block the entrance to the girls’ dorm. Or maybe I should call your guidance counselor and ask him. If he says you have a partner, I’ll let you up," the dorm manager said with an impatient look.

Hearing her brutally direct answer, Yang Yu felt his heart shatter!

’Damn it, it’s one thing for the pretty upperclassmen to play favorites, but why is this fifty-something-year-old lady like this too!?’

’Can you really get away with anything just by being handsome?’

Meanwhile, Ye Ling had already made it upstairs. However, he soon discovered that the layout of the Zone Four dorm was different from Zone Three’s.

He searched for a long time but couldn’t find Ning Ruoxi’s room.

Seeing all sorts of colorful clothes hanging on the balconies, Ye Ling couldn’t help but feel a little awkward.

’I should’ve just asked Ning Ruoxi to come down and give me the keys...’

A guy like Ye Ling appearing in the girls’ dorm quickly and undoubtedly drew the attention of many female students.

"Whoa, what a handsome guy! What department is he from!? My heart’s fluttering!"

"Hehehe, I think he’s way better looking than those upperclassmen from earlier today. I really want to ask for his contact info."

...

Many of the girls in the dorm were chattering excitedly, their faces beaming as they watched Ye Ling from a distance.

If Ye Ling had been some creepy-looking guy, they would have definitely called the dorm manager... but the key thing was, Ye Ling was just too handsome!

Many of the girls were thinking, ’I’m so down!’

"Um, excuse me, I was wondering, where are the rooms for the Fine Arts Department, Class Three, mainly located?"

Ye Ling, still unable to find Ning Ruoxi’s dorm, had no choice but to approach a girl in front of him and ask.

"Ah..."

The girl clearly hadn’t expected Ye Ling to actually speak to her. A blush immediately crept onto her cheeks, and she looked a little shy.

Meanwhile, the surrounding girls looked on with envy. ’Damn it, if we’d known, we would have stood closer! Then the hottie would have talked to us!’

"Miss?"

Seeing her spacing out and blushing, Ye Ling couldn’t help but wave a hand in front of her face.

He was completely bewildered. ’What is with the students at Modu University these days? Why does everyone blush so easily?’

’Is blushing contagious?’

"Uh... the dorms for the Fine Arts Department, Class Three, should be on the third floor," the girl finally snapped out of it and answered, pursing her lips.

"Okay, thanks a lot."

Ye Ling gave a small smile and headed directly for the third floor.

"Waaah, the handsome guy just smiled at me!! Damn it, I was spacing out and didn’t even get a good look!"

The moment Ye Ling turned away, a look of regret washed over the girl’s face.