"It's not hard work," Jiang Miao said.
"Ah, senior, wait for me."
Xu Chacha remembered that there was a vending machine at the bottom of the stairs, so she ran over and bought a bottle of soda.
"Give."
Jiang Miao didn't refuse. She was pampered and did get thirsty after being out in the sun for more than ten minutes.
She opened the bottle cap, tilted her head back, and took a sip. The icy, sparkling water exploded in her mouth, which was indeed very refreshing.
She hadn't drunk any beverages for a long time because she had given up sugar, but today, after being fed by Xu Chacha, she discovered that this stuff was so delicious.
"And this too." Xu Chacha took out two chocolates and put them in her palm. "I don't have anything else on me, so I can only give you this as a thank you gift. I hope you won't mind, senior."
“How could that be?” Jiang Miao quickly said, “I really like chocolate.”
"That's good." Xu Chacha was relieved. "Then I'll go in. Be careful on your way back, senior. Take this umbrella with you; it's too sunny outside."
"No need, you can keep it yourself."
"It's okay, I have a lot of umbrellas. I'll give this one to you, senior." Xu Chacha handed the umbrella to her. "You have such fair skin, you need to take good care of it, otherwise I'll feel sorry for you."
Her fingers were long enough to easily grasp Jiang Miao's wrist. He pulled his hand back slightly but quickly regained his balance. "Thank you, I'll return it to you next time."
"It's okay, you don't have to return it. Bye-bye, senior."
Jiang Miao held an umbrella in one hand and had the other hand in the back pocket of his jeans, hesitating as he prepared his words.
"Would you like to exchange WeChat contacts?"
After saying that, Jiang Miao blushed for herself. She was so clueless and didn't even know how to come up with an excuse. She was even worse than a straight man who would strike up a conversation.
Xu Chacha didn't find it strange. It's normal for college students to expand their network. Besides, Jiang Miao is the student union president, and there might be many things he could help her with in the future. Getting to know him would be more beneficial than harmful to her.
"Great! It's my honor to have such a nice senior as my friend." Xu Chacha squinted at the name tag on her chest and smiled as she read out her name. "Please take care of me in the future, Senior Jiang Miao."
"Okay." Jiang Miao calmly scanned her friend code and said in a mature tone, "Then I'm going back. Take care of yourself and contact me anytime if you need anything."
"Okay." Xu Chacha nodded and carried her luggage inside.
After saying goodbye to her, Jiang Miao realized her hand was trembling when she reached for the button in the elevator. She took a deep breath to calm herself down and then couldn't help but cover her mouth with her hand.
This junior is so sweet!
...
Jiang Miao held up the umbrella, and on the way back, he felt like he was floating, as if he were walking on cotton, and that he could fly away at any moment.
When she returned to the main hall of the teaching building, the boy who had been sitting there had taken her place and was gossiping with the person next to him.
"That junior was absolutely stunning. Tall, beautiful, and with incredibly smooth skin that looked like it could be pinched to release moisture." He clapped his hands. "And just like that, Jiang Miao stole her away from me."
Jiang Miao walked over with a cold face and patted him on the shoulder, "Go sit over there, what are you gossiping about, it's disgusting."
The boy chuckled and moved back to his seat. "That's really creepy. The way you looked at that junior just now, President, wasn't innocent either."
Jiang Miao rolled her eyes at him. "Do you think I'm the same as you? Do you really like her, or do you just want to take her to some cheap hotel so you can brag to your roommates when you get back?"
"Why are you taking it so seriously? I was just saying it casually, it's not even close to being done yet."
"You'd better not even have a thought about it. She's a good girl and her family is well-off. She wouldn't even look at you."
She had observed Xu Chacha's clothes and jewelry along the way. They weren't from any trendy brands, but the feel and workmanship were clearly of high quality. Just the necklace she recognized was enough for an ordinary family to buy a car.
"Strange, I feel like I've seen her somewhere before." The girl in the short skirt frowned. "And the name Xu Chacha, I feel like I've heard it somewhere before."
"No way, do you recognize all the beautiful women?"
"Stop being so cheeky." The girl in the short skirt held up her phone, and on a whim, typed Xu Chacha's name into the input box. Her eyes immediately lit up. "Damn! It really is her! What did I tell you? I really know her!"
Jiang Miao leaned over to look at her phone, and the first thing he saw was the stunning cover she had taken for EV.
The Xu Chacha in the picture has the same face as before, but with the change in expression and clothing, her whole temperament is instantly different, giving her the air of a proud and noble princess.
That pretty face exuded a confident "I'm the most beautiful" vibe, and no one could resist admiring a girl like that.
"She debuted as a child model! She was the 'Nation's Little Sister' who was very popular back then! My mom is a fan of hers, and she still uses a picture of her as her profile picture when she was little!" The girl in the short skirt said excitedly. "No wonder I spotted her at a glance just now. She's so beautiful it's dazzling."
"To be able to shoot a cover for EV and walk the runway for senior Lang Shu, if you showed this to the art academy next door, they would be envious." Someone chimed in, "Our academy has a gem this year."
Lang Shu once gave a lecture at Q University, which was so popular that students from the neighboring college brought their own chairs to squeeze in and watch. Some lucky ones got autographs and showed them off on their WeChat Moments for weeks.
As it turns out, Xu Chacha had already collaborated with this senior when she was only seven years old. Isn't that infuriating?
"Goodness, that's not all! Do you guys even know who her parents are?!"
Jiang Miao asked, "Who is it?"
"That perfume company, the Xu Group, it's hers! Calling her the daughter of the richest man wouldn't be an exaggeration."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Miao fell silent.
Her own family background wasn't bad either, and she had tens of thousands of yuan to squander every month, but it was still far from enough compared to the Xu family. Besides, Xu Chacha wasn't the kind of idle, good-for-nothing rich girl who just sat around and did nothing.
She became famous at a young age and has a good personality. She must be a good student to be able to get into Q University. Compared to her, Jiang Miao's sense of superiority vanished instantly.
It's her good fortune to have been able to add Xu Chacha as a friend, right?
Just as she was thinking this, her phone screen lit up. (GZH: lesbian2088, all yuri resources available)
Xu Chacha: Oh right, senior, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Xu Chacha. Thank you so much for today. I'll treat you to a meal sometime.
Then she sent a cute cat emoji.
Jiang Miao couldn't help but laugh at the cute emoji and typed a reply.
"It's alright, but I'll still treat you to dinner. It's not right for a junior to pay."
...
The dormitory room was a four-person room, and Xu Chacha was the first to arrive.
The dormitory had been vacant for several months and was covered in a thick layer of dust. She sighed, rolled up her sleeves, picked up a basin and a towel, and went into the toilet.
Over the years, she has been spoiled by her parents into a pampered young lady who never lifts a finger, but in her previous life, she was someone who started helping her aunt's family with housework in junior high school, so tidying up a room was a piece of cake for her.
She first wiped everyone's beds and railings clean, then dusted the floor and started sweeping and mopping.
Finally, I threw all the dirty things and the things left over from the previous year into the balcony, put them in a big plastic bag, tied it up, and tossed it aside.
She was so tired after doing all that that her back was almost too sore to straighten up. It's true that not exercising for too long is no good.
There were no names on the beds; it must have been first-come, first-served. Xu Chacha chose a bed near the balcony, opened the dormitory blanket provided by the school, changed into her own duvet cover, and made the bed. Just as she was installing the blackout curtains, someone came in.
"It's so hot! Thank goodness there's an elevator in the dorm, otherwise I would have cried my eyes out downstairs."
"Haha, that's right."
The two girls must have met on the street. One was wearing a white short-sleeved shirt and the other a yellow dress. They were both very pretty and of average height for girls from the south, about 1.65 meters tall.
"Hello." Xu Chacha peeked out from behind the curtain. "You must be tired. There's water on the table, please take it and have a drink."
"Wow." The girl in the yellow dress walked in, looking shocked. "You did all of this by yourself?"
They had just passed by someone's dormitory. Those with parents helping out were fine, but those without parents could only be described as half ruins. They originally thought it would take them a while to clean up before anyone could move in, but it turned out that someone had already finished everything in advance.
The girl in white also walked to Xu Chacha's bedside. "This floor is so shiny it reflects light. My God, are you a fairy godmother?"
"Haha, you guys are exaggerating. It was just a quick tidy-up." Xu Chacha was a little embarrassed by the praise. She pointed to the four bottles of water on her table and said, "I brought you some water."
"Thank you." The girl in the yellow dress, seeing that Xu Chacha seemed easy to get along with, didn't stand on ceremony. "I am indeed a little thirsty."
"By the way, my name is Su Qing, what's your name?" the girl in the white dress asked.
"My name is Xu Chacha."
"My name is Zhu Zhu," the woman in the yellow dress added. "I'm from City C, and this is my first time in City A. What about you?"
Su Qing replied, "I'm from City A."
“I’m also from City A.” Xu Chacha hung up the curtains, tucked the mosquito net under the mattress, and climbed out of bed. “But I’m not very familiar with this area.”
"It's okay, I know the area well. I'll treat you to food and drinks from now on," Su Qing patted his chest.
"OK."
Xu Chacha went to wash her hands. When she came back, Su Qing and Zhu Zhu also started making the bed. Looking at Zhu Zhu's clumsy movements of putting on the sheets, she couldn't bear it and said, "Zhu Zhu, how about I help you?"
Zhu Zhu was already worried, and hearing her say this was like grasping at a straw. "That's great! I'm almost crying because of this quilt."
Xu Chacha smiled and shook her head, then went over and quickly fixed it for her.
"Actually, there's a trick to it. First, find all four corners and tuck them in, then shake it a few times." Xu Chacha shook the cup for her and patted it. "That's it."
"You're so good to me, Cha Cha." Zhu Zhu hugged her from behind. "You're like the fairy godmother sent by heaven to save me. I love you to death."
Xu Chacha was surprised by her enthusiasm and almost didn't react. However, she always ignored the lovey-dovey talk that straight girls often spout.
Just as she was about to ask someone to let her go, she heard a "thud" as something fell to the ground.
The last member of 2602, Jiang Shu, stood at the door with a shocked expression.
Am I doing something wrong?
...
Country Y
Wen Mubai hasn't left work before 10 p.m. for a week now, and even her assistant Anna can't stand seeing her tormenting her body like this.
"Editor-in-chief, what have you been busy with lately? I've already reviewed and confirmed the interview transcript and photos for the next issue, and Mr. Li and Du Fei have already signed the contract."
Wen Mubai pinched his brow with two fingers, his eyes revealing undisguised exhaustion.
"It's okay, go and call Du Fei for me."
"It's Dufy again," Anna muttered, stepping out in her high heels to call for help.
"Hey, the editor-in-chief is calling you again." Anna leaned against Dufy's desk and asked her, "What's going on with you guys lately? The editor-in-chief wants to have a ten-hour meeting with you every day."
Du Fei smiled slightly, her eyes revealing an undisguised shyness. She did indeed have feelings for Wen Mubai, and it was for him that she got the job at HN.
Wen Mubai has been transferring clients to her and personally guiding her in her work lately; even a fool could see that he was intentionally grooming her.
Du Fei was secretly delighted; perhaps Wen Mubai, that iron tree, had truly been moved by her and blossomed.
"I don't know either, I'll go in first." Du Fei picked up her notebook and stood up.