The three of them stared blankly at Qin Luo, exchanged glances in bewilderment, and silently opened the campus forum. Immediately, their eyes were dazzled by a screen full of keywords like "God Luo" and "Xu Ke."
[Shocking! Campus Belle Xu Ke publicly NTR'd!]
[Unbelievable! The school's ultimate simp has actually had a change of heart!]
[My jaw is on the floor! The Goddess Group gathers outside the girls' dormitory building, and all for just one man!]
[Why did the Campus Belle break down in public? What is the hidden truth behind God Luo confessing to the Campus Belle's roommate right in front of her? Is this a collapse of morality or a distortion of human nature?!]
There were many more sensational topic posts like this. The three guys stared in utter shock, their eyeballs almost popping out on the spot, before slowly and with trembling fingers clicking into one of the threads.
Then, they saw the picture of a cheerful Qin Luo handing milk tea to Xu Ke's roommate.
Along with Xu Ke's frosty expression and piercing gaze.
And the dumbfounded looks of the onlookers complete with dropped jaws.
With pictures, videos, and text narratives, the author of this topic post used vivid language to fully reconstruct what had happened outside the girls' dormitory building not long ago. Less than twenty minutes after it was posted, the thread had already spread across the entire campus, drawing countless spectators.
The comment section was bustling with activity—
"It must be the angle I'm using to surf the net today. Let me disconnect and reconnect to check."
"God Luo stopped simping for Xu Ke and even confessed to Yao Yanyan right in front of her? Do you guys believe this or do you believe I'm the First Emperor of Qin?"
"If the OP was just talking nonsense, I'd call it a lame stunt. But since there are pictures and proof, I have to call it an absolute masterpiece!"
"So many cups of milk tea, every member of the Goddess Group got one, but precisely none for Xu Ke. Such murder and heart-wrenching cruelty, total murder and heart-wrenching cruelty!""I was right there on the scene, I was the cup of milk tea in God Luo's hand, and when he pierced the straw through the lid, he was seriously so manly!"
"Holy shit, what kind of freak is up there in the previous comment? Add me to your freak group right this second!"
"What on earth triggered God Luo? Given how ridiculously obsessed he was with licking Xu Ke's boots before, how could he possibly pull off a move like that?"
"Can any of the big shots give an analysis? They say either he's finally seen the light, or he's completely snapped. Who knows, and who dares to ask? Right now I just want to find out where that guy who promised to do a handstand and shit diarrhea went."
"Say what you will, seeing God Luo suddenly wake up and turn over a new leaf actually made me a little emotional, dammit."
"I get the logic, but I still hope he goes and apologizes to Xu Ke tomorrow. I bet a hundred bucks on it with my roommate."
"I bet two hundred, there is no way in hell he apologizes to Xu Ke tomorrow!"
"I bet five hundred, Xu Ke is going to come crawling to apologize to God Luo tomorrow!"
"I bet a thousand! God Luo is about to sit next to Yao Yanyan right now!"
"This is so fucking absurd..."
"..."
Shocked, gossip-hungry, mocking, bullshit-slinging, joke-telling... All sorts of outrageous discoveries flooded the comment section. The three big men stared at the screen for a long time, completely dazed, before finally swallowing hard in unison.
The silence in room 404 was deafening.
Ten seconds later—
"Fucking awesome, bro! Absolutely legendary!"
"It wasn't easy, Brother Luo, you've finally figured it out!"
"Old Qin, words fail me. Let's seize this momentum and knock out a couple of matches. I've got a gut feeling I can hit Gold tier today!"
The dorm room ceiling was almost blown off by their shouts. Li Chenggang clenched his fists in excitement, Wang Chen was practically moved to tears of joy, and Wu Xuan grabbed Qin Luo and dragged him straight over to the computer.As Qin Luo's roommates, the three of them had lost count of how many times they had tried to talk sense into him over the past three months or so. Yet today, this surprise had arrived so abruptly, feeling just like a son who was single yesterday suddenly bringing home a gorgeous girl today and announcing he was getting married.
That mix of gratification and awe-struck joy filled their hearts in an instant.
Li Chenggang's face was flushed with excitement as he shouted, "I'm going to buy barbecue! Today, nobody sits this out—half a catty of liquor per person at the bare minimum, and I'll fight anyone who doesn't drink enough!"
Wang Chen blinked at him and said, "Brother Gang, didn't you just say you were going to take a shower?"
"Shower my ass! I'm soaking myself straight in liquor tonight. No reason, I'm just that happy!"
With that, Li Chenggang threw his head back in laughter and strode out the door. Wang Chen hesitated for a moment and said, "Then I'll go take a shower first... Bro Luo, your Sk-II..."
Qin Luo raised his chin. "Take it and use it."
Wang Chen's face lit up with joy. Just as he reached to pick up the legendary Sk-II, Qin Luo suddenly shot him a sideways glance.
"Did you forget something?"
Wang Chen froze. Then his expression suddenly tightened, and he said in a deep voice, "Father!"
Qin Luo nodded in satisfaction. "Go on."
The burly Northeast native had run off to buy drinks, and the refined Magic City lad had gone to take a shower. That left two guys in the room, who started playing passionately in Summoner's Rift.
Yet the moment the game started, Qin Luo's phone began to chime incessantly—it was a barrage of messages from Xu Ke.
"What on earth do you mean by this?"
"You bought milk tea for everyone, but left me out?"
"And what about your confession to Yao Yanyan? What the hell is your game?"
"I'm telling you, Qin Luo, what you did today has really upset me. If you don't come back and apologize to me right now, don't ever expect me to speak to you again for the rest of your life!"
"Qin Luo, answer me! You used to reply to my messages right away! If you have the guts to make me mad, you have the guts to reply!"
Looking at the continuous stream of messages from Xu Ke in the chat box, Qin Luo's expression turned somewhat subtle.
Ever since he had known Xu Ke, this was the very first time he had received a message sent to him on her own initiative.
And it was also the first time he had failed to reply the very second he saw one.
Thinking of this, Qin Luo couldn't help letting out a sigh.
Wu Xuan, sitting beside him, noticed his expression and caught sight of the messages popping up on his phone screen. After a moment of thought, he couldn't help advising, "Old Qin, though I don't know what got into you today, the brothers are all backing you up. Still... we also know you still have feelings for Xu Ke. You probably ticked her off pretty badly with what you pulled today, so maybe—"
"Smack!"
Before Wu Xuan even finished, Qin Luo suddenly slapped himself across the face, gritting his teeth as he muttered, "How could I have done such a thing? I really deserve to die..."
Wu Xuan's eyes bulged right out of his head. "Holy shit, there's no need to go that far, Old Qin, really..."
Qin Luo shook his head, tapped on his phone for a moment before tossing it aside, and gripped his mouse with a resolute voice. "How can you get distracted while gaming? Hurry up, level one team fight at the river!"
Wu Xuan: "???"
The two bought their gear and charged straight for the river alongside three other teammates, only to type "GG" amidst cheerful laughter fifteen minutes later.
Meanwhile, over in Girls' Dormitory Room 606, the atmosphere was completely the opposite...