"Jiang Feng!"
"Who are you?" Jiang Feng turned around and looked at the newcomer in utter confusion.
"It's me, Wang Mingyu." Wang Mingyu rested a hand on Jiang Feng's shoulder.
"Wang... Wang Mingyu?!" Jiang Feng stared at the handsome man in front of him in disbelief.
This looked nothing like the Wang Mingyu he knew.
He simply couldn't fathom that these were the same two people.
"Hey, hey, I heard the roommate you rented a place with outside is the campus belle?" Wang Mingyu raised an eyebrow.
He was very curious to see what this first appearing female protagonist actually looked like.
"How do you know?"
"You texted me, didn't you? Did you forget?"
"Oh, oh, right." Jiang Feng patted his head. "Then why did you use the word 'heard'? That's really weird."
"Haha, don't worry about the details. Just don't forget to introduce her best friend to me when the time comes."
"You've changed way too much! Give me back my kind-hearted Wang Mingyu, damn it!" Jiang Feng complained helplessly.
He genuinely couldn't connect the old Wang Mingyu with the current one.
"Tsk, we're brothers, why say all that nonsense?" Wang Mingyu smiled faintly.
Inside, however, he was plotting how to trick this first heroine into his grasp.
A sense of guilt? Not a chance.
Besides, she isn't the male lead's yet anyway, so it's a fair competition.
During a break in military training.
Wang Mingyu and Jiang Feng sat together.
First, a NPC-like girlfriend came over to deliver water, and that NPC boyfriend bragged like crazy, "No way, no way? Surely nobody doesn't have a girlfriend bringing them water?"
Right on cue, the face-slapping plot arrived.
The campus belle heroine Mu Yunxi walked over and handed a bottle of water to Jiang Feng. "Here, your water."
"Thank you." Jiang Feng returned her smile with a smile.
"Wuwuwu~" While everyone else was hooting and hollering, only Wang Mingyu noticed that Mu Yunxi had given Jiang Feng the only bottle of water she had.
The truth was, Mu Yunxi had only done this to save face after hearing that NPC's obnoxious shouting, handing over her only bottle of water.
Although Jiang Feng and Wang Mingyu had bought water together, Jiang Feng had finished his long ago, while Wang Mingyu hadn't even touched his.
He was waiting for precisely this opportunity.
Mu Yunxi returned to her original seat, and Wang Mingyu took advantage of the commotion to quietly walk over to her side.
He held out his water bottle. "Here. Thanks for helping Jiang Feng out, but don't force yourself to put on a front next time."
Without giving her a chance to speak, Wang Mingyu turned and walked away.
Mu Yunxi stared blankly at the water bottle in her hand. She had actually noticed Wang Mingyu earlier; because he was so strikingly handsome, she had caught herself glancing at him.
She never expected that her actions would be caught by him.
Knowing that Wang Mingyu was Jiang Feng's friend made Mu Yunxi's feelings rather complicated. A blush crept onto her cheeks as she murmured softly, "Wang Mingyu... does he like me?"
Sure, Wang Mingyu was undeniably handsome, but she was roommates with Jiang Feng, and she had a crush on him.
Yet Jiang Feng hadn't paid her any attention at all and was still showing off among the crowd.
Instead, it was Wang Mingyu's consideration that had touched her.
Over the next few days, Mu Yunxi would occasionally come over to sit and chat with the two of them.
Wang Mingyu's eloquence left a deep impression on her; she found him humorous and witty, and most importantly, she realized that the more she looked at him, the more appealing he became.
What's more, they could always strike up a conversation, sharing the same hobbies and even the same little quirks.
Everything about it felt so incredible.
As the two grew increasingly familiar with each other, Jiang Feng just felt like something was slightly off, though he couldn't quite put his finger on it.
On the night military training ended.
Mu Yunxi invited Wang Mingyu to come over to their apartment.
She and Jiang Feng had prepared a hotpot dinner so they could all liven things up together.
Accompanying them was Mu Yunxi's newly made best friend, Lin Linyu.
The original book didn't contain much description of Lin Linyu, but Wang Mingyu found her quite interesting.
He quite wanted to taste the flavor of being a supporting character just like himself.
Besides, Lin Linyu was also a great beauty; she had simply been overshadowed by being next to the campus belle Mu Yunxi.
Although Wang Mingyu didn't have a background dossier on Lin Linyu, relying on his own good looks and humor, he easily won the girl's favor as well.
"Haha, really? I've always wanted to try that." Lin Linyu covered her mouth and giggled.
Wang Mingyu smiled slightly. "Of course, it's really wonderful. If you need to, we can go experience it together next time."
"Okay, okay! I still don't know this city very well. I didn't expect you to be a local and know so many fun places."
"Yeah, but going alone is really boring. If you want to go, don't forget you have a friend like me."
"Mm-hmm, I won't forget!"
Mu Yunxi pouted and grabbed Wang Mingyu by the ear. "Hey, are you trying to flirt with my best friend? Xiao Yu, don't believe him, I'll go out and hang out with you."
Lin Linyu smiled, but offered no reply.
It wasn't that she didn't want to hang out with Mu Yunxi, but since she had finally run into a humorous and handsome guy, she wasn't about to let go.
Besides, Mu Yunxi was already living under the same roof as Jiang Feng, so their future development was a foregone conclusion, wasn't it?
As Mu Yunxi's best friend, and with Wang Mingyu being Jiang Feng's good buddy, she and Wang Mingyu made a great match, didn't they?
Maybe they could even go on double dates in the future.
What's more, she could sense the way Wang Mingyu looked at her—hehe.
It was pretty obvious he was interested in her.
However, in this one instance, she was mistaken.
Wang Mingyu's eyes could look even a dog with deep affection.
After the meal.
"I'll wash the dishes." Wang Mingyu proactively took the plates from Mu Yunxi's hands. "You and Jiang Feng have worked so hard hosting us, go take a break."
"Hmph, you're not a bad guy after all." Mu Yunxi smiled faintly and slipped the apron over Wang Mingyu. "Alright then, I'll leave it to you."
Mu Yunxi felt a warm glow in her heart.
It was always like this; Wang Mingyu could always notice her fatigue.
She really appreciated that!
Being men as well, Jiang Feng was just sitting in the living room chatting away with Lin Linyu.
Honestly!
Mu Yunxi had even forgotten that she was the one who had said she didn't need help.
Jiang Feng took things purely at face value, whereas Wang Mingyu understood that if help wasn't needed, he should step in and take Mu Yunxi's place entirely.
In terms of attentiveness alone, Wang Mingyu won by a landslide.
Women all loved paying attention to details, and Mu Yunxi was no exception.
Perhaps without even realizing it herself, Mu Yunxi's heart had already begun to quietly tilt toward Wang Mingyu.
Walking halfway, Mu Yunxi stopped in her tracks and turned back.
"Never mind, I'll wash them with you."
Wang Mingyu was somewhat surprised, but knowing that Mu Yunxi genuinely wanted to help, he welcomed her with a smile, "Alright, thanks for the help."
"Shouldn't I be the one thanking you? Honestly, you're always like this, being too nice to others—you'd better watch out or someone's going to trick you one day."
"Haha, if it's you tricking me, then I'd gladly submit to it."
"Such a smooth talker."