Chapter 45: A Sense of Urgency Is Necessary

"You are such an idiot. Didn't you use diapers when you were a kid?" Wu Di teased Ma Xiaoshuai.

"Are diapers the same as this thing?" Ma Xiaoshuai retorted.

"How are they different? Don't they both stick to your butt?"

"One catches pee, the other catches blood."

Wu Di was stunned, and finally gave Ma Xiaoshuai a thumbs-up, admitting defeat.

Luo Wenjie picked up a sanitary napkin and studied it closely.

"It's even the largest size. It looks like the senior sister's butt isn't small."

"That's quite an impressive backside." Wu Di laughed and scolded.

"You can tell that just from this? You're really something."

Luo Wenjie shook his head with a look of disappointment.

"Sigh, I thought I'd be able to find some underwear or silk stockings left behind by the senior sister. What a waste of excitement."

"Damn!"

"Crap!"

"F***!"

"This guy is simply a hooligan. Everyone stay away from him."

Well.

It took Luo Wenjie only half a day to completely ruin the handsome and sunny image he had when they first met.

"There's a note here."

Han Xu rummaged through the box and found a piece of paper.

A line of delicate handwriting was written on it.

"Dear junior brothers, welcome to our dorm room. The senior sisters have prepared this welcome gift for you, and we hope you find it useful."

After reading the note, Luo Wenjie gnashed his teeth.

"On purpose, it must be on purpose."

"Knowing full well that we are junior brothers, she still said we'd find it useful."

"This is clearly a deliberate mockery of us."

"Give it a rest, you misunderstood her intention."

Chen Fan couldn't hold it in any longer. He stood up and gently pushed Ma Xiaoshuai aside.

He reached into the box and picked up a few sanitary napkins.

"What are you doing?"

Without a word, Chen Fan pulled out the military boots issued just tonight and stuffed the sanitary napkins inside.

Seeing this, the eyes of the few big boys instantly lit up.

"Damn. So there's this trick too."

Wu Di was the first to react and lunged straight for the box.

"Mine, nobody fight me for these."

"Damn, have some shame, I found it first."

"Distribute them evenly, nobody is allowed to grab extra..."

After finally dividing up the sanitary napkins, Luo Wenjie stuffed them into his shoes while letting out a regretful sigh.

"Such a great senior sister. If only she had left contact information."

Ma Xiaoshuai, standing beside him, deliberately poured cold water on him.

"Don't forget, she's a grad student, at least four years older than you."

"And who knows how many boyfriends she's gone through in her four years of college."

"Can your 0.1 refill satisfy her 1.0 barrel?"

Luo Wenjie froze for a moment, then couldn't help cursing at Ma Xiaoshuai.

"Damn, you're ruthless!"

Finally, they tidied up, turned off the lights, and lay down on their beds.

On the first night of college life, everyone was too excited to sleep at all.

So Wu Di suggested starting the traditional freshman ritual.

The six roommates ranked themselves by date of birth.

After some discussion, Wu Di ended up as the eldest, Luo Wenjie as the second, Sun Hao the Sichuan native as the third, and Chen Fan squeezed in as the fourth.

The innocent Han Xu was the fifth, and Ma Xiaoshuai became the youngest.

The next day.

Military training officially began.

All freshmen were divided into areas according to their colleges and formed ranks on the playground.

Chen Fan stood in formation chatting with his dorm mates, but his eyes kept scanning back and forth through the class ranks.

By the time the ranks began entering the playground, Chen Fan had already scanned every student in his class three times.

His mood instantly turned deeply gloomy.

Su Ruochu wasn't there.

The two of them hadn't been assigned to the same class.

Chen Fan's gaze began searching among the surrounding crowds of other classes.

However, the Business School was a major department at Yunhai University, and there were simply too many students.

Furthermore, everyone was wearing the same military training uniforms; trying to find Su Ruochu among one or two thousand people was truly a technical challenge.

Until they entered the playground and formed up, Chen Fan still hadn't found Su Ruochu.

He had no choice but to give up temporarily, planning to look for her during the lunch break.

The instructors marched onto the field in neat formation.

Soon, a flat-topped instructor who stood only about 1.7 meters tall came running toward Chen Fan's class.

The girls let out an exclamation of admiration.

Luo Wenjie, standing beside Chen Fan, looked extremely displeased.

"What's wrong with their eyes? Does this even count as a handsome guy?"

Forming up, getting familiar with military training commands, and then practicing the military posture.

On the first day of military training, they did nothing all morning except practice standing at attention.

When the instructor announced the end of training, the ranks immediately erupted in a chorus of wails.

Their lower backs felt like they were about to break.

"Number Four, quick! Give me some support. My poor back is going to snap."

Luo Wenjie hooked his arm around Chen Fan's shoulder, letting out a painful, pig-slaughter-like howl.

Chen Fan and Wu Di hoisted the guy up and converged with Ma Xiaoshuai and the others, heading toward the cafeteria together.

Generally speaking, a scene where all six roommates moved around together like this would only be seen during the initial freshman orientation period.

Because once military training ended and everyone gradually adapted to the college rhythm, roommates would naturally start going their own separate ways out of habit, romance, or growing closer to other circles.

By then, seeing all six roommates go to the cafeteria together would be virtually impossible.

Seeing Luo Wenjie walking with a limp while clutching his waist, Ma Xiaoshuai couldn't help complaining.

"I say, Second Brother, is it really necessary?"

"Everyone practiced the exact same drills as you, how did you end up like this?"

"It's only the first day."

Luo Wenjie waved his hand, wearing a painful expression.

"Miscalculated, miscalculated."

"Brothers, yesterday on the very last day of college registration, my high school girlfriend and I had one last breakup romp."

"Damn it, I didn't hold back and got too carried away with the tricks."

"As a result, my back can't take it today..."

Wu Di directly shrugged the guy off.

"Damn, showing off, are you? Are you showing off on purpose?"

Luo Wenjie wore a wry smile.

"I'm really not showing off. I figured since we were breaking up anyway, I had to give it my all so she'd never forget me for the rest of her life."

"Get lost. Only an idiot would believe you."

During last night's pillow talk, Chen Fan had basically gained an understanding of his five roommates.

Among the five, the only ones with girlfriends were Second Brother Luo Wenjie and Third Brother Sun Hao.

However, Chen Fan now maintained a skeptical attitude toward Luo Wenjie's words.

On the other hand, Third Brother Sun Hao's girlfriend was the real deal.

The two were in a long-distance relationship and had made their first long-distance phone call right before going to sleep last night.

After finishing their meal in the cafeteria, Chen Fan bade farewell to the others.

"You guys go back to the dorm first, I have something to take care of."

"Where are you going?"

Wu Di asked curiously, "It's best not to wander around during military training. If the student union catches you, it's easy to get points deducted."

"I'm going to the girls' dormitory building."

With that, Chen Fan had already slipped away like a wisp of smoke.

Leaving the five of them staring at each other in blank dismay.

"Where did Number Four just say he was going?"

"Sounds like... the girls' dormitory building?"

Luo Wenjie asked curiously, "Does Number Four have a girlfriend?"

This question left the others bewildered once again.

"During the pillow talk last night, Number Four didn't mention anything like that."

Wu Di guessed, "Could Number Four already have someone in his sights?"

Luo Wenjie suddenly clenched his fist in excitement.

"Hey, I remember now. During military training just now, Number Four wasn't behaving; his eyes kept scanning back and forth through the girls' formations in other squares."

"With that look, his eyeballs were practically popping out."

This made everyone even more curious.

"Could Number Four really have a target already?"

"I couldn't tell at all. Yesterday Number Four was the most low-key and barely spoke. I thought he was the most honest one. Turns out he's full of tricks."

Wu Di, however, wore a look of deep admiration.

"Comrades, even Number Four, who looks the most innocent, already has a target."

"A sense of urgency, we need a sense of urgency..."