Lin Yu's roommates were all slackers. It was rare for them to wake up before 12pm every day, let alone attend classes. Hence, ever since Lin Yu moved off-campus, he barely saw Xu Zhaoyang and the others.
Today, Lin Yu decided to run back to his dorm room with a few packed meals in hand after morning classes were over. It had been more than a week since he last saw his roommates and he had promised them a 'celebratory meal'.
He heard Xu Zhaoyang's loud voice upon opening the door.
"F*ck, none of you want to go to such a cool event? Can you all not be so lame?"
"Brothers, can you help me out? I can't be the only one who goes to the event."
As Lin Yu entered the room, he found Xu Zhaoyang walking between beds while trying his best to convince Zhou Jie and the others.
"Who's lame? Can you not put the blame on others instead of reflecting on yourself?"
"Elder Brother, if you want to get a date, go ahead. Don't drag us along with you."
"I'm sorry, I'm not interested in women. Moreover, we're in dangerous times. I'm gonna stick with being an otaku."
"That's right, what's so great about a woman? Can she play video games with you?"
"Elder Brother, you're detaching yourself from the group. This is inexcusable behavior."
Zhou Jie, Zheng Wei, and the others were extraordinarily determined. Each of them was either glued to their phone or laptop, all focused on playing games on their devices. They treated Xu Zhaoyang and his wishful thinking like flies that should be swatted.
"Yo, what are you talking about?"
Lin Yu was interested in the conversation. He walked in teasingly while laying the packed meals and drinks on a table.
"Wow, Rich Man Lin, did you buy us lunch?"
"I'm hungry and coincidentally, I'm too lazy to go out. Third Brother, you came at the right time!"
Zhou Jie and the others had their eyes lit up the moment they saw Lin Yu put down food on the table. They changed their salty looks from before and got up from their beds before surrounding Lin Yu happily.
"Third Brother, you came at the right time. I'm counting on you this time…"
Xu Zhaoyang's eyes also lit up at the sight of Lin Yu, but it was not for the food he had brought. He was focused on Lin Yu himself.
Lin Yu finally figured out what was going on after listening to Xu Zhaoyang's blabber and attempts to lure him.
In short, the 'Elder Brother' of their dorm room was looking for love as spring arrived.
He was into a girl who was an Accounting student at the college; however, he did not have the courage to approach her. Hence, he wanted to host a party for both the male and female dorms, and he was trying to drag his roommates along as wingmen at the party.
"Lin, you have to help me. I've got the female dorm to agree to it, and I'm paying for the party as well. You just need to attend."
After explaining himself, Xu Zhaoyang had a hopeful look on his face. One would feel pity seeing him like that.
Nonetheless, Lin Yu's response was brief.
"I'm busy lately and I have to go home in the evening."
What a joke. Would you expect a bunch of single otakus to host a party in a college where 70% to 80% of the student population were girls? Xu Zhaoyang was probably dreaming.
"What are you busy with? I know you too well."
Seeing how his last hope rejected him, Xu Zhaoyang was getting anxious. "Can't you sleep in the room? Your things are here anyway, so it wouldn't be a problem if you didn't go home for a night."
"I've been busy studying and looking for video materials. I'm planning to visit prestigious schools to interview their academic geniuses every afternoon."
Lin Yu shrugged.
Of course, these were only excuses. Truth be told, he was not interested in the party. He had not been thinking about things like this and…why else did you think he was still single to this day?
"Academic geniuses? There are academic geniuses!"
Xu Zhaoyang's eyes lit up. He began blabbering again, "There's an academic genius from the female dorm that's coming to the party. She's a beauty with brains as well and would definitely be better for your video than the nerds you're looking for. I'm telling you…"
Xu Zhaoyang continued chattering as Lin Yu tried to catch up with his words.
According to Xu Zhaoyang, there was a surprising academic genius in Accounting.
A roommate of Xu Zhaoyang's 'target' used to have average results, but she seemed to have learned the best way to study recently. She began working hard and her results for all classes unexpectedly improved. The teachers who had doubted her were proven wrong…
The story seemed plausible in the beginning, but Lin Yu began sensing that something was off with the latter part of the story.
"Are you lying to me? This isn't high school, so why would teachers care about your results? Why does this feel like an online novel the more I listen to it?"
After being left speechless, Lin Yu gestured to Xu Zhaoyang to stop talking.
"Uh…"
Xu Zhaoyang paused his sentence. He smiled and went on to say, "I'm beautifying the story so some parts have been exaggerated. However, the part about the surprising academic genius is true. Liu Xin and the others doubted their roommate, but she proved them wrong as well."
Liu Xin was Xu Zhaoyang's 'target'.
"Fine, I'll come with you. When is it?"
Lin Yu sighed helplessly.
It would be a little cruel to reject Xu Zhaoyang and his sincere invitation. Lin Yu was not good at saying no.
On top of that, he was also looking for an academic genius to learn their secrets of success. Based on what Xu Zhaoyang had said, Liu Xin's roommate was up to something. She was probably one of those people who relied on skills to become an academic genius but there was no harm in checking her out.
He swore to himself that he did not say yes because she was allegedly a 'beauty'. He was not looking for love.
"That's great. I knew that you, Third Brother, are the best. It's happening tonight and we're gonna go karaoke."
Xu Zhaoyang became so excited that he gave out high fives and said, "Wait, we can convince Second Brother as well as the others too, since the female dorm girls are coming together as a group. Let's convince Second Brother and the others."
"This is easy. We just need to tailor our methods to their needs."
Lin Yu smiled as he glanced at Zhou Jie and the others who were eating.
Xu Zhaoyang was stunned. "How do we do that?"
"For Second Brother, give him some B coins. Give Fourth Brother a LoL skin, have ten consecutive game draws to Fifth Brother, and buy a copy of PUBG for Sixth Brother."
Xu Zhaoyang had filmed quite a few videos that were making money so his savings were sufficient. Lin Yu, a half-baked advisor, knew this and used the information to create a plan to lure the others.
"No problem."
Xu Zhaoyang nodded.
"As for me… All I want is a Hearthstone preorder
Lin Yu pointed his finger around the room before pointing it back at himself. He had a sinister smile on his face.
"You want something too? And you're asking for the preorder bundle 328? You're looting a burning house!"
Xu Zhaoyang started getting agitated after hearing what Lin Yu said.
"That's right, I'm looting the burning house."
Lin Yu continued staring at him with a smile.
"Fine. You're cruel."
Xu Zhaoyang was sad and angry, but he decided to swallow his grievances and agree to the deal.
The events that followed were expected. Luring the others with exactly what they wanted garnered easy yes's from them. Besides, Zhou Jie and the guys were all a little intrigued by the idea anyway.
Gifts often blinded the eyes of the wise and with all the goodies the guys were getting, they vowed to be the best group of wingmen they could ever be.