At 8:30 in the evening, Ning Chu heard familiar voices coming from the hallway.

He quickly got up from his chair, grabbed the two band-aids on the table, and rushed to the bathroom.

“Damn! That girl is really something!”

Before the door even opened, Zhang Shaoqing’s voice had already reached inside the dormitory.

Ning Chu’s hand was on the balcony door handle, but he silently pulled it back.

“She’s okay.”

“Okay? Then why did you add her as a friend?”

Ning Chu pursed his lips and sat back down.

Did they really go to play basketball, or did they visit the red-light district?

“No, it was just for fun, so I added her… don’t tell Ning Chu.”

“Why do you speak like you’re cheating? You guilty jerk!”

“…”

After a brief silence, Zhang Shaoqing kicked the dormitory door open and rushed to the balcony. “I’m taking a shower first!”

Wen Yang, who was also sweating, had no choice but to move his chair in front of the air-conditioning vent and sat down tiredly, but he glanced at Ning Chu’s back out of the corner of his eye.

Although it wasn’t cheating, maybe because he had been restricted so much, whenever he interacted with girls, he would immediately think of Ning Chu and feel guilty.

Mainly because he did have some fantasies about that energetic athletic girl; her tanned skin really hit his soft spot.

But as a man, being interested in pretty girls was normal…

He glanced at Ning Chu again, only to meet his expressionless gaze.

Instinctively, Wen Yang looked away.

But Ning Chu stood up, picked up his chair, and sat down next to Wen Yang without a word.

“…”

He was still considering if it was a misunderstanding.

If it was just playing ball and chatting with a girl, it wasn’t a big deal.

His main worry was any close physical contact.

He discreetly sniffed, catching a faint scent of sweat and an indescribable, pleasant smell that quickly filled his senses.

His face instantly flushed red.

Ning Chu knew he couldn’t smell anything more, so he glanced at the sound of water coming from the balcony bathroom. “By the way, the counselor talked to me alone earlier. He said your family isn’t well off and you can apply for school subsidies. He asked me to persuade you.”

“My family situation…” The unexpected topic caught Wen Yang off guard.

After a moment, he replied, “It’s okay. Relatives and friends help out since I got into college, and there’s student loans.”

“How much is your monthly living expense now?”

“Around four or five hundred…”

Four or five hundred for living expenses was little but not poor enough to qualify for aid.

Now, Wen Yang spent about twenty a day on meals, and at night he earned extra money by gaming and coaching, which added to his living expenses, making life tight but manageable.

Not to mention a wealthy friend occasionally treated him to snacks and tea.

“Okay… that’s not too bad.” Ning Chu nodded, completing the counselor’s task before shifting the topic. “So, did you catch the eye of another vixen this time?”

Wen Yang couldn’t help frowning: “We were just playing ball together, why are you saying that?”

“…”

Good grief! You are actually contradicting me now!

You must have feelings for that vixen!

Ning Chu was surprised.