Chapter 29: The Dormitory and the Night

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Ke Ying stood in front, using a key to open the door. This was my first time in a girls’ dormitory, and I was incredibly nervous—a strange, inexplicable kind of tension. But what I hadn’t expected was that the dorm…

…was completely empty.

“This is Kelo’s and my room. The Young Master’s room might be a bit… messy. Xiao Linlin is going to tidy it up right away, so you’ll sleep in my bed for now.”

“Ha… this…”

I stood at the door, hesitating to come in. I already felt embarrassed about being in someone else’s girls’ dorm, but on top of that, I was actually going to sleep here. It just felt weird. No, who wouldn’t find it weird?

“What’s wrong? Come in and sleep!”

…I slowly moved forward. She had already drawn the curtains. This room should have been for four people, but for some reason, there was no one else. It seemed like everyone didn’t like sleeping in the dorm.

“Where should I sleep?”

“The top bunk is mine, the bottom is Kelo’s. I suggest you don’t sleep on hers—her bed always gives an uncomfortable feeling.”

She patted a wooden bunk bed on the right.

“Okay…”

I cleared my mind. I’m just sleeping, just sleeping. No other improper thoughts.

With that mindset, I walked to the bed. She wrapped her arms around my waist, and I flinched in surprise.

“Ah~”

“I’ll carry you up. The Young Master said this would be safer.”

…If we both fell and got hurt, wouldn’t that be even more painful?

I sat on the bed and looked around.

A room with no decorations. Not a single girly adornment on the walls. On the opposite bed, the quilt was neatly folded and stacked in the corner. It really seemed like no one actually slept here.

“What are you looking at?”

“Nothing. Why doesn’t anyone come to the dorm?”

“Because most students here are like the Young Master—either rich or powerful. They have their own mansions, so they don’t stay in the school dorms.”

“Oh…”

“I’m going upstairs to help Xiao Linlin clean the Young Master’s room.”

“Mm…”

Damn capitalism…

“Get some sleep. Kelo and I will come get you for dinner.”

With that, she turned and left.

At first, I lay flat on the bed, but something felt off. Like a stray animal, I curled up in the corner. Probably because I’d gotten used to sleeping in a coffin—that fully enclosed ‘bed’—so this felt very unfamiliar. I tossed and turned until I finally wrapped myself in the quilt and slowly fell asleep. There was a faint scent of gardenia…

“What’s this lump?”

“Shh~ Little Chuye… Little Chuye…”

I slowly poked my head out from the quilt. Kelo was leaning on the railing in front of me, her eyes wide open.

“Does Ke Ying’s bed feel comfortable? Usually she won’t even let me sleep on it.”

“Huh?”

“Don’t listen to her nonsense. I just think this one is too dirty—”

She turned and pounced on Ke Ying, who was standing behind with arms crossed.

“Come here, let me make you smell it! Where am I dirty?”

“Stay away from me!”

I slowly sat up, carefully straightened the quilt, and tried to fold it like theirs.

Ke Ying broke free, and Kelo grabbed my hand to help me down safely to the floor.

I put on my gloves and picked up the umbrella beside me.

“It’s evening now. You don’t need the umbrella or gloves.”

Saying that, Kelo ran to the window and pulled the curtains open.

Instinctively, I reached to open the umbrella.

“See? It’s really dark. Let’s go! The Young Master is waiting for us in the dining hall.”

I took off my gloves, looked at the umbrella in my hand, and felt it might still be useful. So I brought it along and was about to open the door…

“Little Chuye, let me fix your hair.”

Ke Ying took out a comb. I sat on a chair while she fiddled with my hair.

“Ke Ying, this ponytail looks great, doesn’t it?”

“Mm… not bad.”

I couldn’t see myself in the mirror, so I had no idea how I looked.

“Can you give me a more normal hairstyle?”

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