The Heartthrob Became My Boyfriend

"Ah, okay! Wait for me a moment... wait for me, okay? It'll be quick!"

She really felt uncomfortable covered in all that mud.

The girls' dormitory didn't have private bathrooms, only public showers for the entire floor.

There weren't many people around at this time, so it shouldn't be crowded. Qi Yue grabbed her change of clothes, body wash, and shampoo, and sprinted the hundred meters to the bathroom.

Qi Yue left her phone down like a whirlwind and ran. She didn't even have time to end the video call--it was still going...

Jiang Lang threw away the drink can he barely sipped, shook his head, and exclaimed with lingering fear, "That really scared me, my little heart is still thumping wildly! The moment that girl appeared on the phone screen, my heart felt like it had been shot..."

Gu Huai casually placed the phone on the coffee table, picked up a book to read while waiting for Qi Yue, and began to flip through it aimlessly.

Hearing Jiang Lang's words, he responded offhandedly, "Mhm."

"Right, you also felt like your heart was shot, right? That girl is really fierce!"

Jiang Lang glanced at the book in Gu Huai's hands, thinking he was reading some profound foreign material. But then, on the cover, he saw the bold letters: Advanced Techniques for Breeding High-Yield Sows.

Jiang Lang: "...???"

Thinking he had seen wrong, Jiang Lang rubbed his eyes and looked again, "What are you reading? Techniques for breeding sows?"

Gu Huai: "There is no end to learning."

Jiang Lang: "..."

There is no end to learning, my ass!

But Gu Huai's main research was in the field of life sciences, which might involve all sorts of biological studies.

So, reading about this topic didn't seem to be a problem, did it?

"Is your lab working on something related to this lately?" Jiang Lang ventured to ask.

"Personal interest," Gu Huai replied.

Jiang Lang: "..."

After a long silence, Jiang Lang could only say, "You have a wide range of interests..."

While they were all struggling with their theses, trying to graduate, Gu Huai had fast-tracked all the way to his PhD, with various Science publications and had solved many international problems with his co-supervisors, earning a bunch of authoritative scientific awards both domestically and internationally...

Initially, many people were attracted to Gu Huai for his looks, and they called him the handsome campus icon of A University. Upon digging deeper, they all realized we were too superficial!

So, the nickname of campus icon was soon replaced by 'Academic God' and 'Boss'.

Basked in the glory of the Boss, he always felt the world's inequality...

"Didn't you guys get single dorms? Why do you insist on squeezing in here with us?" Jiang Lang couldn't help but ask.

Even though the conditions here were also decent—three-bed dorms—they obviously couldn't compare with single rooms.

Gu Huai replied as if it were obvious, "To experience campus life."

Jiang Lang's mouth twitched slightly: "..."

The boss descends to experience the life among mortals, huh...

"You really should come out and experience life. You're always cooped up in the lab. There were a lot of people at the gathering prodding me to invite you out. I just mentioned it casually, never really expected you to come. And about that game, sometimes they do play a bit too hard..."

Worried that Gu Huai had come because of his face, Jiang Lang spoke up, "Next time if you don't want to come, just say so. You don't need to worry about my face."

Gu Huai: "I'm not."

Jiang Lang: "..."

I'm sorry! It's just me being presumptuous!

After chatting for a while, Jiang Lang became sleepy. He yawned and said, "You continue to deal with your little fan girl, I'm off to sleep..."

Shortly after Jiang Lang had left, a rush of footsteps suddenly came from Gu Huai's phone—

Was Qi Yue's video call still ongoing?

Gu Huai's gaze unconsciously drifted in the direction of the phone.

A blur flashed across the phone screen, and then, wearing only a strappy nightgown, Qi Yue darted into view...