In the end, Chu Qing went to school in Qi Weichen's seven-figure luxury car. Her parents had initially wanted to drop them off, but after seeing Qi Weichen's car, they quietly abandoned this decision and chose to see them off after helping load their luggage.
"Did you see my parents' expressions? When I first learned the price of this car, I was even more shocked than they were," Chu Qing said, sitting in the passenger seat and curiously fiddling with things inside the car.
Qi Weichen glanced at her. "Why?"
"Because it's expensive," Chu Qing replied without hesitation. "Be careful when you're driving, okay? We don't matter much, but mainly don't scratch or dent the car. It probably costs a lot to repair."
A hint of amusement flashed in Qi Weichen's eyes. He deliberately ignored her words and stepped on the accelerator, causing the car to surge forward. Chu Qing glared at him but didn't say anything more. Instead, she focused on playing with the car's sound system, appearing very interested in it.
"After October 1st, I'll sign you up for driving school," Qi Weichen said slowly.
Chu Qing was a bit worried. "What if I can't pass?"
"You will. I'll be there," Qi Weichen assured her.
Chu Qing immediately felt reassured and continued looking around, too preoccupied to even talk to Qi Weichen. They arrived at the school together and politely declined help from senior students. They went directly to complete the enrollment procedures, then Qi Weichen took Chu Qing's luggage up first and followed her to the dormitory building.
Since it was freshman move-in day, anyone could enter the dorm buildings freely, so Qi Weichen carried the luggage straight upstairs. Both he and Chu Qing were very attractive, drawing many glances along the way. Chu Qing felt unusually self-conscious and lowered her voice, saying, "I could carry it up myself, you don't have to help me."
"I like to," Qi Weichen replied calmly.
Since he put it that way, Chu Qing didn't say anything more and just quietly followed behind. They arrived relatively late, and the other roommates were already there.
Their arrival immediately attracted the attention of several girls. Chu Qing hurriedly greeted them warmly, while Qi Weichen helped her organize her belongings one by one.
Chu Qing was naturally sociable and quickly became familiar with her roommates. As they were chatting, one girl said enviously, "Your brother is so good to you."
"My brother?" Chu Qing turned back confused, saw Qi Weichen making her bed, and was startled. She quickly tugged at his sleeve, "You don't need to, I can handle this."
"It's already done," Qi Weichen said, walking to her side. He addressed the other girls in the room, "I'm her boyfriend, Qi Weichen."
"Are you this year's top scorer in the college entrance exam?" a chubby girl exclaimed.
The others immediately became curious. The girl hurriedly explained, "I'm also from City A. You don't know, his grades were exceptionally good. He beat the second-place scorer by more than ten points this year. He's really amazing."
"That's incredible, the top scorer!"
"Yeah, Chu Qing, you're really something to find such a great boyfriend."
Chu Qing coughed and humbly said, "Well, I'm pretty good-looking too. He's quite shallow, just likes my pretty face."
Her words made the other girls laugh, and Chu Qing laughed along with them. "Alright, I won't chat anymore. My boyfriend brought me up here, so I should see him off too."
"Go ahead, go ahead."
Chu Qing held Qi Weichen's hand and left the dorm room amidst the teasing voices of her roommates. As they walked leisurely, Qi Weichen suddenly said, "I'm shallow?"
"...Of course not, my Qi genius is the most profound," Chu Qing said with a straight face.
Qi Weichen chuckled softly. "You're just saying that."
Chu Qing giggled and quickly pulled him to get his luggage from the car. They walked together towards the boys' dormitory, once again attracting many glances, just like before. When they were almost at the dorm entrance, Qi Weichen subtly stopped. Chu Qing asked, puzzled, "Why did you stop?"
"I'll go up by myself," Qi Weichen said calmly.
Chu Qing paused. "Let me see you off."
"No need."
Chu Qing frowned. "Why?"
"You're too beautiful. They keep looking at you," Qi Weichen said very frankly.
Chu Qing was stunned for a moment, then laughed. "Well, you'd better get used to it. Girls become more beautiful as they grow up. There will be more people looking at me in the future."
"I can't get used to it," Qi Weichen said expressionlessly, pinching her face. "Right now, I just want to hide you away."
Chu Qing rolled her eyes at him and turned to leave.
Following A University's tradition, after two days of registration, military training began on the third day. It was the hottest time in September, and standing under the blazing sun all day made Chu Qing feel like a little roast chicken. She applied sunscreen liberally, barely managing to keep herself from getting tanned.
Qi Weichen was different. He had already gotten a bit darker from learning to drive, and now with the sun, he became even darker. Although he was still very handsome, Chu Qing found it distressing to look at him.
"Apply sunscreen," Chu Qing said during another break, squeezing next to him and handing him the sunscreen from her pocket.
Qi Weichen paused. "No."
"...What do you mean, no? Getting tanned is one thing, but don't you know that long-term sun exposure is bad for your skin?" Chu Qing said, exasperated.
Qi Weichen frowned. "But it feels sticky."
"This one is a thick type, it works better. You'll get used to it," Chu Qing coaxed.
Qi Weichen silently refused.
Chu Qing stared at him expressionlessly for a moment, then took a deep breath and said with a fake smile, "Fine, I won't force you to apply it."
Qi Weichen's shoulders relaxed slightly, his whole demeanor softening.
Chu Qing laughed in frustration. "Anyway, I don't like dark skin. This aesthetic preference won't change. You can do as you please." She turned and left.
A minute later, Qi Weichen appeared in front of her, reluctantly asking for the sunscreen.
Chu Qing and Qi Weichen were in the same class, naturally in the same military training squad. Due to their exceptionally good looks and Qi Weichen's status as the top scorer, they became famous as soon as they entered the school, and naturally attracted a lot of attention now.
Seeing Qi Weichen start to apply sunscreen, a roommate who had become familiar with them recently teased, "Didn't you say you wouldn't apply it? Is even the top student so afraid of his wife?"
The roommate's words caused laughter among the boys in the class. Qi Weichen calmly finished applying the sunscreen before slowly responding, "It's mainly because my girlfriend is too beautiful. I can't bear to make her angry."
The boys who didn't have girlfriends or whose girlfriends weren't as beautiful as Chu Qing: "..."
After the sunscreen incident, the second round of military training began. Everyone found it unbearable, but fortunately, after the training, the instructors took the students to rest on the lawn. During their free time, they even taught some self-defense techniques. The freshmen were obviously more interested in these and learned enthusiastically.
Chu Qing and Qi Weichen were two exceptions.
An instructor noticed this and curiously asked Qi Weichen, "Are you not interested in these?"
"It's not that I'm not interested, I just don't think it's necessary," Qi Weichen replied.
The instructor laughed. "Even though our country's public safety is very good, you never know when you might encounter danger. If you do, how will you protect your girlfriend if you don't learn properly?"
Evidently, the reputation of Chu Qing and Qi Weichen as a couple had spread so far that even the instructors knew about it.
Qi Weichen considered for a moment. "She will protect me."
At this moment, students from several departments were sitting on the field, all eavesdropping on his conversation with the instructor. They didn't expect him to say such a thing and burst into laughter. Qi Weichen remained very calm amidst the laughter.
Seeing them laughing at Qi Weichen, Chu Qing couldn't stay calm. "Who says girls can't protect boys? Isn't this gender discrimination?"
"It's not gender discrimination. It's mainly because you're a girl, how can you protect a grown man?" the instructor asked with a smile.
Chu Qing stood up, her gaze searching through the several squads before landing on a male student from the sports department. "Want to try a round with me?"
Her words made everyone laugh again. Chu Qing became anxious. "Come on out quickly. If you don't come out, it means you're looking down on me!"
Since she put it that way, the boy who had been laughing so hard he was bent over had to stand up. Amidst the teasing, he awkwardly said, "Well, um, how do you want to do this?"
"It's a fight, what other way is there? Just use your own techniques, but no dirty tricks, okay?" Chu Qing hadn't been active for a long time, and seeing the other person's burly figure, she immediately became energetic.
The boy was a bit restrained. "We're really going to fight?"
"Is it even possible to fake it?" Chu Qing said incredulously.
The boy grinned sheepishly. "Well... alright then."
Seeing that he had agreed, Chu Qing immediately took her stance. Qi Weichen said coolly, "Go easy."
"Of course, I'd never hit a girl hard," the boy replied, thinking Qi Weichen was talking to him.
Chu Qing let out a soft snort and launched into an attack with a leg sweep. The boy was startled, barely managing to block before stumbling backward. In the next second, Chu Qing's fierce techniques came at him again. When the boy finally came to his senses, he clumsily defended himself and eventually couldn't help but counterattack.
The onlookers' reactions changed from mockery to frozen smiles, and finally to slack-jawed amazement, all within less than ten seconds.
After a series of attacks, Chu Qing saw an opening when her opponent counterattacked anxiously. She seized the moment and struck his abdomen with her elbow. The boy howled in pain and fell to the ground. Chu Qing snapped back to reality and hurried to help him up. "I'm so sorry! I got too excited and forgot to go easy on you..."
Qi Weichen also came forward to check on him. Seeing that the boy wasn't seriously hurt, he turned to Chu Qing. "Didn't I tell you to go easy?"
"I... I didn't mean to," Chu Qing said, feeling very guilty.
The crowd on the sports field: "..." So that "go easy" was meant for Chu Qing.
In the ensuing silence, someone started clapping, and soon thunderous applause erupted. The boy, who had recovered, also applauded admiringly. Chu Qing grinned and bowed to everyone with clasped hands. The atmosphere reached its peak, and some people were itching to try their luck against Chu Qing. As she hadn't had enough, she happily agreed. For the next twenty minutes, the only thing the crowd did was watch Chu Qing beat people up.
After taking down the last challenger, Chu Qing waved her hand to signal that she was out of energy. Seeing the disappointed face of the next person who wanted to challenge her, she couldn't help but sigh, "Why are there still people lining up to get beaten?"
"Have some water," Qi Weichen said, unscrewing a bottle and handing it to her. Chu Qing gulped it down, and he used a tissue to wipe her lips.
Their actions immediately drew criticism from countless people. The events on the sports field quickly spread throughout the school, and Chu Qing's fame briefly surpassed that of her valedictorian boyfriend. Chu Qing thoroughly enjoyed this lifestyle, often dining with friends and organizing activities, living a colorful college life.
When the semester was coming to an end and exams were approaching, she realized how many books she hadn't read. So she could only seek Qi Weichen's help every day for tutoring sessions, but time was still not enough. To pass the exams smoothly, she didn't return to her dorm at night, instead going directly to a hotel near the school with Qi Weichen. This way, they didn't have to worry about curfew and could study as much as possible.
After not returning to the dorm for four consecutive days, when she finally went back, she received a warm welcome from her roommates.
"Little Qing Qing, exams are coming up soon. Can't you and the academic god show some restraint?" her roommate said with a grin.
Having lived with these mischievous girls for a while, Chu Qing's skin had grown thicker. She calmly glanced at her roommate and said, "We were studying."
"Yeah, right. Besides studying, didn't you do anything else?" another roommate chimed in.
Chu Qing rolled her eyes. "I know what you're thinking, but no, we didn't."
"No way, how long have you been dating?" her roommate asked, surprised.
"A year," Chu Qing replied, silently adding in her heart, "Actually, it's been two years."
"A year! And nothing has happened yet? Do you know that the girl next door got intimate with her boyfriend after just a week?" her roommate lamented.
Chu Qing was speechless. "A week? They probably don't even remember what each other looks like!"
"A week is normal. It's abnormal for couples like you who've been dating for a year and still just study together," her roommate gossiped, pulling her closer. "Let me tell you, between a man and a woman, you can't lack emotion, and you can't lack that either. The two complement each other. If you don't do it for a long time, you'll definitely have problems in the future."
Chu Qing rolled her eyes again. "You've never even dated. How would you know?"
"I'm not dating now, but I dated before. Trust me, I'm right. Don't be too shy. If he doesn't show any intention, you should take the initiative. I guarantee your relationship will get better and better," her roommate assured her.
"...If you're so right, why did you break up?" Chu Qing retorted.
Her roommate punched her arm angrily. "Because I didn't want to date anymore! Long-distance relationships are too troublesome, okay?!"
"Alright, alright, whatever you say," Chu Qing quickly appeased her.
Her roommate huffed. "Anyway, don't just look at how good he treats you now. Think about the future too. If he never takes the initiative to bring up this matter, either he's tired of you or he has problems in that area. Whichever it is, you need to be vigilant, understand? A high-quality stock like the academic god, you've got to hold on tight."
"I got it, I got it," Chu Qing said perfunctorily, but she still took her roommate's words to heart because she had also noticed that recently, Qi Weichen seemed less interested in her than before.
That night, when they arrived at the hotel again, Chu Qing had something on her mind and was distracted during the lesson. After an hour of revision, Qi Weichen stopped. "You're not in the right state today."
"Ah... I'm sorry, I didn't mean to," Chu Qing quickly snapped back to attention.
Qi Weichen closed the book. "Let's continue tomorrow. There's not much content left, and we're not too pressed for time."
"Oh..." Chu Qing watched dumbly as he packed up his things. After a while, she shuffled over to him, wanting to cuddle.
Qi Weichen gently hugged her back. "What's wrong?"
"I... I just want to kiss you," Chu Qing said with an embarrassed smile.
Qi Weichen chuckled softly and planted a light kiss on her forehead, then lay down on the bed next to her.
Yes, although they were sharing a room, they had booked a standard room with two beds. Chu Qing kept thinking about her roommate's words, and now she couldn't help overthinking everything. Looking at the two beds, she couldn't help but wonder why they didn't book a room with a large bed. Didn't he want to sleep holding her?
"Are you very tired?" Chu Qing asked, seeing him lie down. She didn't feel neglected, just a bit worried. She only knew that since entering university, he had been contacted by a graduate supervisor and often participated in some research, but she wasn't clear about the details.
Qi Weichen closed his eyes. "It's okay. The project is almost finished, so I have more free time recently."
Chu Qing nodded, careful not to disturb his rest, deliberately moving quietly. As for other thoughts, she pushed them out of her mind. Qi Weichen quickly fell asleep beside her, but Chu Qing wasn't sleepy at all. Seeing that it was only a little past nine, she sat on the carpet and started playing games.
After playing for two hours straight, she finally felt the delayed onset of drowsiness. She lazily grabbed the bag with her change of clothes and went to the bathroom. She turned on the shower and started bathing. After rinsing off, she didn't feel as sleepy as before. In a good mood, she finished her bath, dried her hair, and then leisurely reached for her clothes. It wasn't until she pulled out a white t-shirt that she realized she had grabbed the wrong bag.
...Why did they use the same kind of bag for their clothes anyway?
Chu Qing was speechless for a moment. She looked down at her carelessly discarded clothes, which were now completely soaked and unwearable. Several options flashed through her mind:
One, wear her own wet clothes out to get the right bag, then come back to shower again and change. Two, wear Qi Weichen's clothes out, get her bag, and then come back to change. Three, just go out as is...
She immediately dismissed the last option. Remembering that Qi Weichen was still asleep, she wrapped a towel around herself, put on Qi Weichen's t-shirt, and sneaked out.
Afraid that Qi Weichen might wake up, she didn't dare make a sound. Her whole body was tense with nervousness. Just as she reached the bedside, her foot cramped up. Chu Qing let out a muffled groan and collapsed onto the bed, curling up into a ball and hugging her foot. She rolled around on the bed in frustration, the towel coming loose at some point, barely covering her waist.
Despite her efforts to suppress it, the commotion woke Qi Weichen. The next second, a familiar face appeared above her. "What's wrong?"
Chu Qing whimpered, no longer able to hold back. With tears in her eyes, she clutched at his shirt and said through gritted teeth, "Quick... foot cramp..."
Qi Weichen paused for a moment before his large hand grasped her foot. Chu Qing lay flat on her back, her face contorted in pain. Qi Weichen had to lean over her, using his other hand to support himself on the bed to avoid crushing her.
Slowly, the pain in her foot subsided. Chu Qing exhaled, her skin damp with sweat. "It's so awful, painful and stiff. I thought I was going to die..."
"So why did you get a cramp..." Qi Weichen's words trailed off abruptly mid-sentence.
Chu Qing looked at him quizzically, then noticed his bright red ears. Following his gaze downward, her face suddenly flushed crimson.
...She had forgotten that she had rushed out wearing only a t-shirt and a towel wrapped around her. Now the towel had come loose, precariously covering her lower abdomen, leaving her legs completely exposed. As for her upper body, with only the thin t-shirt remaining, the full curves beneath were clearly visible.
She frantically grabbed at the towel, but in her panic didn't know which part to cover first. Tears of embarrassment threatened to spill from her eyes. Qi Weichen stiffly stood up and sat down with his back to her. "I-I won't look. Take your time."
Chu Qing's hands froze. As she gazed at his tense back, a faint electric current seemed to pass through her heart.
Despite the air conditioning in the room, a fine sheen of sweat had broken out on Qi Weichen's forehead. He tried his best to control himself, but the image of those curves kept appearing unbidden in his mind. After a long silence, he suddenly stood up and said hoarsely, "I-I'm going to take a shower."
As he was about to leave, Chu Qing hugged him from behind. He stiffened again as he clearly felt her soft body press against his back.
"If... if you're in the right state, I'm actually okay with it..." Chu Qing mumbled softly.
Qi Weichen clenched his fists. "Do you know what you're saying?"
"...Mm-hmm," Chu Qing affirmed, turning him to face her. She began speaking somewhat awkwardly, "But you have to be gentle, I'm a little..."
Before she could finish, her lips were sealed with a kiss. Chu Qing's hands clutched at his clothes as she obediently reciprocated. It wasn't until she was lying down that she began to feel a little panicked.
"If you feel it's not okay, just tell me. I'll stop," Qi Weichen's breath was hot, but his eyes were gentle.
Chu Qing felt like she was drowning in his tenderness. Moved by his words, she nodded and took the initiative to wrap her arms around his neck.
For every minute that followed, she deeply regretted her initiative. Not only because the pain exceeded anything she had imagined, but also because she truly realized what it meant for a man's words to be deceitful.
This scoundrel had promised to stop when she said so, but before long he had turned into a deaf and blind puppy. He ignored her cries of pain and her tears, showing no mercy as he thoroughly had his way with her.
