Forced Me to Regress, Huh?

When the four members of Room 309 returned to the crowd, Cheng Zhu felt as if he were reviewing a formation, with his classmates all giving him their full attention.

This treatment made Dong Dong terribly envious.

Girls at the level of Shen Qingning and Lin Lu were essentially campus celebrities at Sci-Tech University.

On the internet, celebrities getting into relationships could stir up a huge storm.

While it wasn’t as exaggerated on campus, they were undeniably the center of attention.

At this moment, Counselor Chen Jieyu had already left, though no one knew exactly when.

Without the counselor around, the atmosphere was noticeably more relaxed.

A boy asked, “Cheng Zhu, was that Shen Qingning just now?”

Cheng Zhu was stunned for a moment before quickly understanding why everyone had this misunderstanding.

New students might have only heard of Shen Qingning’s name or come across the gossip about her and him online, but they might not necessarily know what she looked like.

Now, with such a beautiful girl appearing here, it was natural for some to mistake her for Shen Qingning.

Cheng Zhu simply shook his head and had no intention of elaborating on Lin Lu’s identity.

However, the ever-eager room leader of Room 309 immediately chimed in, “Of course that wasn’t Shen Qingning. That was Lin Lu, the one who’s as famous as her.”

Dong Dong had this habit of showing off in a rather crude way. He also liked to get involved in other people’s moments to show off and get himself a sense of participation.

A wave of chatter rippled through Computer Science Class 2.

“Lin Lu? I’ve often seen that name on the forum.”

“Huh? So she’s Lin Lu?”

“What? Who is Lin Lu?”

“Is she that famous at our school?”

“Apparently, she’s not only famous at our school. She even has admirers from the neighboring schools.”

Many people were curious about why Lin Lu had specially come to see Cheng Zhu during his military training.

Dong Dong certainly had the desire to share.

However, with Cheng Zhu remaining silent and no classmate asking questions, he couldn’t very well act like a storyteller, standing there and talking.

Old Cheng is really too much. He doesn’t even know how to seize this opportunity to show off. He’s got the perfect chance knocking on his door. I wonder what he’s thinking, Dong Dong thought.

If it were him, he would have definitely bragged and flaunted in front of the guys in the class!

But I have to admit, Old Cheng’s cool and calm attitude is damn handsome! Dong Dong decided that if the chance arose, he would try to mimic it.

He was still thinking about how to chat with Zhu Yingying tonight, hoping to persuade her to visit their class someday.

Although it would cause a big stir as Cheng Zhu’s situation, it would at least let the guys in the class know that he had infiltrated the Fashion Design Department!

Suddenly, a voice sounded.

“Cheng Zhu, can you introduce me to that senior sister from earlier? I mean, could you share her QQ or WeChat with me?”

This speaker was Li Xianqian, one of the two temporary leaders of Class 2’s military training team.

He was the type to be proactive and loved to be in the spotlight.

That was why when Chen Jieyu encouraged the students to volunteer for the role of temporary leader during military training, he was the first to raise his hand and step up.

Cheng Zhu looked at him, and for some reason, a joke came to mind: Can you give it to me? I’m a college student.

Fuck, there are too many thick-skinned people like you giving us college students a bad reputation.

No wonder insults had evolved—from calling someone a grade-schooler in the past to derisively calling them a college student now.

When Li Xianqiang saw Lin Lu earlier, he had been shocked by her beauty!

How could someone look so sweet?

Moments ago, he had asked some girls in the class and confirmed a detail he had read on the forum: Lin Lu and Shen Qingning were best friends.

He speculated that since Cheng Zhu and Shen Qingning were rumored to be involved, seemingly quite close, Lin Lu should have nothing to do with him.

Moreover, before starting college, Li Xianqiang had sought advice from many so-called relationship gurus online.

They all told him that once he started college and met an exceptionally attractive girl, he should pursue her boldly.

This was because many people didn’t dare to court truly top-notch girls. Instead, they often had fewer suitors, making them easier to win over!

Li Xianqiang had unquestionably taken this advice to heart.

—He believed it entirely!

As Cheng Zhu observed, he put himself in his shoes. Gradually, he understood why, in his past life, despite being young, successful, handsome, and wealthy, some women—whose qualities didn’t really measure up—thought they could manipulate him and hold him firmly in their palms.

Some people just had a skewed sense of self-perception and misplaced confidence.

At times like this, Dong Dong proved to be quite useful.

This trendy, skinny monkey directly said, “What the hell are you thinking?”

He thought his overall conditions were better than Li Xianqiang’s, but he had been a little shy to speak in front of Lin Lu just now. How the hell did this guy dare to make such a bold request?

Irritated, he snapped, “Lin Lu was standing there just now. Why didn’t you go ask her for her contact info yourself?”

“I’m just opting for a more indirect approach,” Li Xianqiang replied with a grin.

Dong Dong: “…”

Well, aren’t you something? You think that if Cheng Zhu acts as a middleman, she might not reject you, right?

What the hell are you thinking? Lin Lu thoughtfully gave Old Cheng sunscreen before military training, and she even specially came today to check if he had applied it properly.

Damn, I’m even starting to ship them!

Our entire Room 309 is on board with this match. Of course, if it were him and Shen Qingning, we would just be as supportive!

But you, you ghoul, get the hell out of here!

Why are you so annoying?!

From the past couple of days’ interactions, the Three Musketeers of Room 309 had felt that Cheng Zhu looked arrogant and always wore a sour expression, looking like a bad boy who wasn’t to be trifled with.

But in reality, he was actually quite easy to get along with, and his temper wasn’t nearly as bad as his face suggested.

And from the small episode just now, the guys from Dorm 309 felt that Cheng Zhu was surprisingly quite low-key and probably too embarrassed to confront Li Xianqiang directly.

At this point, Dong Dong, the room leader of Room 309, felt it was his time to step up!

Even the cold-faced, old-looking, chubby Zheng Qingfeng sneered. “Heh.”

To Dong Dong, this sneer was the signal to launch their all-out attack!

He was going to tell this naive fool what the truth was!

Unexpectedly, just as he was about to speak, Cheng Zhu looked directly at Li Xianqiang and said, “I won’t give you her contact info.”

“Why not?” Li Xianqiang asked.

“What do you mean why not? Are you playing 3000 Whys of Blue Cat with me here?” Cheng Zhu looked at him expressionlessly. “My little sister is still in kindergarten. She understands the principle that when you make a request, the other person might refuse you.”

“What’s the reason?” Li Xianqiang’s face was beginning to turn swell.

“What I’m thinking might not sound nice if I say it, but I’m too lazy to make up some excuse. So here’s the deal…” He walked over and patted Li Xianqiang’s shoulder. “Take it back, okay?”

Cheng Zhu would have to be mentally ill to give Lin Lu’s contact info. Wasn’t this just teasing the clown and setting him up for humiliation?

Besides, he had never liked playing matchmaker.

He knew all too well there was a common principle in the world of matchmaking—the level of the person someone introduced to you often showed what they thought of you.

This was also one of the reasons why many matchmakers ended up working hard but getting no thanks in return.

Li Xianqiang was nothing more than a stubborn idiot, thick-headed and clueless.

This fool probably thought that publicly asking someone for a goddess’s WeChat made him look incredibly cool.

The instructor asked you to take a break and have some water, but you still managed to get yourself drunk?

The surrounding people heard the commotion, and many of them pricked their ears.

Dong Dong, listening from the side, suddenly realized something. He had always felt it was relatively easy to get along with Old Cheng. But he had to admit that Cheng Zhu was pretty good at rejecting people.

It was just like when they met in the dorm room on the first day. He had suggested they have their first dinner together as Room Dorm 309, but Cheng Zhu had turned him down, saying he was busy.

Also, no matter what the suggestion was, whether it was taking a stroll around campus or hitting up an internet cafe for some gaming, Cheng Zhu rejected them. If he didn’t want to go, he simply wouldn’t.

These days, some people didn’t know how to say no to others, which made their lives unnecessarily tiring.

Cheng Zhu was different. He had always had this cocky, uninterested expression since he was young, and he didn’t mind letting others know that he wasn’t someone to mess with. He didn’t care about pleasing others. Living this way made life much easier and more comfortable.

The three secrets to longevity in modern people: passing the blame, being low quality, and having a foul mouth.

In fact, Cheng Zhu knew well that some people liked to make requests in front of others. It was their way of cornering, putting you on the spot so that you would feel pressured to agree.

However, if you rejected them in public, these people would get angry and feel humiliated, as if you had publicly embarrassed them.

To be honest, Li Xianqiang did find Cheng Zhu a bit intimidating. When Cheng Zhu came over to pat his shoulder, he nearly flinched.

He felt that this guy seemed less like a student and more like a streetwise cynic.

But with boys this age, once they got riled up, it was hard to predict what might happen.

The key was not to set them off.

Cheng Zhu’s words carried layers of subtext, and Li Xianqiang could pick up on some of it. But what really got under his skin was Cheng Zhu’s dismissive attitude.

“Cheng Zhu, what the hell do you mean by that?” Li Xianqiang asked.

Cheng Zhu’s patience finally ran out completely. “Another damn question. Is asking all you fucking know how to do? Military training is already exhausting enough. Get lost and go die.”

“You’d better watch your mouth!” Li Xianqiang shot back, his neck stiff with anger.

“Fine.” I’m a man who fulfills people’s requests. You just want clean words, right? Cheng Zhu really changed what he just said.

“Go die peacefully.”