CapĂtulo 1717: Chapter 1717: Engagement (14)
However, even though he was reluctant, he understood how important reputation is for a girl in this era, so he didnât insist.
When Ruan Jiaojiao returned to school again, it was as Duan Xiâs fiancĂ©e. As he dropped her off downstairs, many female classmates passing by the dormitory entrance kept looking in their direction.
Ruan Jiaojiao felt a bit embarrassed, but she mostly felt an indescribable sense of pride, as if telling them that it was useless to keep looking. The person in front of them was hers, already marked as hers, and no matter how much they looked, he couldnât become theirsâa kind of pride and satisfaction.
âBrother Duan, you can just leave me here. I can carry it up myself.â Finally arriving at the dormitory building, Ruan Jiaojiao stood on the steps at the entrance to the dormitory and said goodbye to Duan Xi.
âThere are too many things. You canât carry them up. Iâll take them up for you.â Duan Xi frowned. The Ruan family had prepared too much food for Ruan Jiaojiaoâfour or five bags, including fruits and snacks. With Ruan Jiaojiaoâs strength, there was no way she could carry them up.
âBut youâre not allowed to go upstairs. This is the girlsâ dormitory.â Ruan Jiaojiao shook her head in refusal. There was actually a more subtle reason she didnât mention. She hadnât lived in a dorm before, so she didnât know, but during military training, she knew clearly what goes on in the girlsâ dorm.
Not to mention how liberally some of the girl students in the dorm and hallways dressed, some even didnât wear underwear, let alone the female intimate clothes hung throughout the hallways⊠She really didnât want Duan Xi to go in and see these things. Just thinking about it made her uncomfortable.
âI can just make a few trips.â Ruan Jiaojiao said again.
But Duan Xi was still frowning, unable to bear Ruan Jiaojiao being so exhausted. Just when the two were in a stalemate, a familiar voice came from beside the dormitory: âJiaojiao?â
Ruan Jiaojiao turned her head to look and her eyes lit up. It was Chen Hui and her roommates just returning from outside, looking at them with gossiping eyes.
Ruan Jiaojiao immediately said, âBrother Duan, you should go now. Iâll ask my classmates to help me carry them up.â
Chen Hui and her three roommates immediately understood what was meant and offered to help, which finally allowed Duan Xi to leave.
After Duan Xi left, Chen Hui and her roommates all took a bag each, teasing Ruan Jiaojiao as they climbed the stairs. Ruan Jiaojiao didnât mind, because now the whole school knew about her relationship with Duan Xi, so there was nothing to hide.
When they reached the turning on the third floor, Chen Hui suddenly mysteriously leaned in close to Ruan Jiaojiao and asked her softly, âJiaojiao, do you know? Zheng Jiaojiao moved out of her dorm yesterday and isnât living here anymore.â
âDid she move out to live on her own?â Ruan Jiaojiao asked in confusion, switching the bag in her hand to her other hand so that the freed hand could swing in the air.
âI donât know. She moved all her things out, but it didnât seem like she was moving out. I wasnât there when she moved out, but I heard she left crying.â Chen Hui said, sounding quite regretful, as if it was a pity not to witness the gossip.
Ruan Jiaojiao found it odd but didnât pay much attention to it. Whether others lived in the dorm didnât really matter to her.
When they reached the dorm door, Chen Hui and the three roommates put the things down. Ruan Jiaojiao took out four apples and some chocolate from inside to offer to them. At this time, apples and chocolate were quite precious.