Chapter 408: Beauty and the Beast
Early the next morning, amid the noisy alarm clock, everyone struggled to get out of bed.
Standing by the window early in the morning, you could hear the wailing from other dorms, "Ahh! The sun is so strong again, another day of sunbathing."
"It’s still a few more days, you’ll get used to it."
"Only a ghost would get used to this..."
The same wailing was happening in Lin Tian’s dorm. And the person wailing was naturally Li, who hugged books all day long and rarely exercised, so how could he get used to it?
Yesterday, Li wailed so miserably, but this morning he didn’t.
This guy wouldn’t still be sleeping, would he?
Curious, Lin Tian glanced at Li’s bed and found out that the guy wasn’t even in the dorm.
Only after asking Meng Nan did he know that Li had gone out last night and hadn’t returned since. What’s going on?
Seeing Lin Tian’s confused face, Meng Nan chuckled, "I know what that guy’s up to."
"What’s he up to?" Lin Tian asked.
"Remember that girl who cried on the first day of military training?" Meng Nan said knowingly, "I told you then, that girl is Li’s type. He likes those gentle, weak-looking girls. This is his fourth one. He’s got a knack for handling them. And since there are more wolves than meat here, he had to make his move early. He stayed out all night, so he must’ve succeeded. Alas, I didn’t expect to lose again to Li."
After saying that, Meng Nan’s lecherous look was gone, leaving only a frustrated face.
Lin Tian became interested and smiled, "What do you mean you lost again?"
Meng Nan sighed, "On the first day of school, I made a bet with that guy. Whoever finds a girlfriend later has to treat the winner to twenty chicken legs."
Lin Tian was speechless. Meng Nan was strong and well-built but not very good-looking. Li, on the other hand, although a bit skinny, was good-looking and had a scholarly temperament.
"Why would you make such a bet with him? Isn’t it obvious you’d lose?"
Meng Nan slapped his thigh, "Bull, it’s just that he had a target and acted fast to win."
Lin Tian glanced at this guy, who did nothing these past few days but eye girls everywhere, drooling at the sight of fair legs and shamelessly using that excuse?
Lin Tian raised a middle finger.
"Bud, you gotta believe me," Meng Nan was anxious, "I just acted a little slow because I had my eye on several, and couldn’t choose the right one."
"Which ones did you like?"
"Everyone in Qingcheng’s dorm except Qingcheng herself."
"Beast..." Lin Tian was utterly defeated.
Meng Nan suddenly got close to Lin Tian and said, "Bud, which one do you think suits me?"
The images of the three girls in Qingcheng’s dorm flashed in Lin Tian’s mind, initially quite pleasing to look at.
Suddenly, Meng Nan appeared, standing among the three girls, holding one of their waists affectionately, a scene of beauty and the beast...
Damn... why am I thinking such weird things?
Lin Tian looked at Meng Nan and asked, "Do you want the truth or a lie..."
"Of course, the truth."
"Those girls in that dorm... none seem suitable..."
"No way! Choose one for me."
Lin Tian gritted his teeth, "Then it’s Sisi."
Sisi, oh Sisi, I’m sorry, dear sister.
Meng Nan nodded and then showed a mischievous smile and started fantasizing, "Hmm, Sisi’s not bad. Quirky, that’s my type, though she’s a bit flat-chested. I guess it’ll do."
Lin Tian was exasperated, "You’re still picky?"
"How do you plan to pursue her?" Lin Tian asked.
Meng Nan’s lewd smile seemed like it couldn’t be reigned in, and he said, "Tonight, for sure, there’ll be a gathering, no training. Just singing and dancing, boys and girls performing together."
"How do you know that?"
"I learned from the school’s forum. They said there’s this activity every year during military training, hehe." After saying that, he chuckled lecherously. "After today’s military training, the instructor will definitely inform us."
...
Today’s military training was another sweaty day under the scorching sun, but the training content was different. It was Military Boxing.
Everyone was quite interested in Military Boxing, finding it at least better than turning left or right.
But soon they wailed again; it was actually more tiring than turning left or right.
During the break, Lin Tian rested his hands on Liou Qingcheng’s shoulders, and even through clothes, he could feel the smoothness of her skin.
"Qingcheng, what do you think of Meng Nan?" Lin Tian asked while brushing away the hair blocking her eyes.
Liou Qingcheng looked at the sky and thought for a while, "He’s alright, why do you ask?"
"He wants to pursue Sisi..."
"Puhaha, I feel sorry for Sisi..."
A grueling day of military training finally ended. Clearly, everyone was more exhausted than the previous days, after all, Military Boxing was more physically demanding.
"Attention, at ease!" Mr. Liu nodded with satisfaction and then shouted, "Gather again here at 7:30 tonight!"
"Huh? Are we still training tonight?" Immediately, a chorus of wails erupted.
"No training, just singing, and of course, if you have other talents, you can perform." On Mr. Liu’s simple face rarely appeared a smile, and it even carried a touch of slyness, "You don’t have to sit according to ranks when we gather tonight. Sit next to whoever you want. Of course, you need to get the girl’s consent first."
"Ah!" All the guys howled like wolves.
"Since it’s not training, you are allowed to take a leave. If you need a leave, come to me..."
Before Mr. Liu finished saying this with his smiling eyes, everyone started cheering, "No leave! No leave!"
"Tonight, you don’t have to wear military training uniforms. You’re allowed to bring flowers. Dismissed!"
Then there was another howl of wolves.
It was obviously the most exciting day since the military training began. Walking on the road, Lin Tian could hear many people discussing how they should perform tonight to win the favor of goddesses.
Some even said they’d bring a large bouquet of roses and give a rose to every pretty girl they meet.
Liou Qingcheng seemed to have become Lin Tian’s little companion, always sticking around him.
But after today’s military training ended, the girl ran off to who knows where. Lin Tian, who was used to having Liou Qingcheng around, felt a bit uneasy.
"Sisi, where did Qingcheng go?" Lin Tian asked.
Sisi rolled her eyes, "You’re her man and you don’t know, how should I know."
Usually, with Liou Qingcheng at meal times, the two always had endless things to talk about. No matter what Sisi and Meng Nan said, it seemed they didn’t hear, just continuing their lovey-dovey ways.
But today, with Liou Qingcheng absent, Lin Tian had to eat while watching Meng Nan awkwardly trying to start conversations with Sisi, often ending up speechless by Sisi’s retorts.
Meanwhile, there was also Li, who, as Meng Nan said, had already made it with the quiet girl. The two of them sitting and eating, whispering to each other so quietly that others couldn’t hear, and then suddenly bursting into laughter.
Two nerds dating is truly terrifying.