Over the weekend, the first social gathering of the Management College Room 603 took place as scheduled.
Ever since he returned to his eighteen-year-old body, Lu Jincheng felt his mentality grow significantly younger too.
In his former life as Mr. Lu, he would never have considered socializing with a bunch of university students; he preferred to charm girls and make money on his own, finding group hangouts rather foolish.
But now, he thought supplementing his past life's regrets and soaking in the youthful vibes seemed pretty good.
"Come on, hurry up, Qiangzi, stop putting on that b-brand perfume!"
At the dormitory entrance, Liu Yisheng stomped his feet, eager to get going.
"Why pick on me? Lao Zhang is dawdling in the toilet too, isn't he?"
Qiang Zhihao shook off his hands, spreading the perfume faster from his wrists and pointed towards Zhang Gaoqiang in the restroom.
"Damn!"
The rowdy bunch arrived at the campus gate where they had agreed to meet, everyone dressed to impress for their first collective outing with a girls' dormitory.
Upon seeing the four girls waiting at the gate, Qiang Zhihao and Liu Yisheng quickly exchanged a knowing look.
Effort definitely pays off!
As the saying goes, there are no ugly women, only lazy ones.
And another adage states that in a woman's life, beauty is 30 percent genetics and 70 percent effort.
Each of the four girls before them had their own charm, together forming a beautiful scene.
Leading the group, Zhong Ruixi wore a vintage-style black dress, cinched at the waist with a belt that beautifully showcased her tall and exquisite figure.
She stepped in small leather shoes adorned with metallic decorations, giving her an overall retro and artistic vibe.
The most striking accessory was the black beret on her head, its brim slightly tilted down, which added an air of mystery while shading her eyes.
Compared to the naturally beautiful Zhong Ruixi, the other three girls chose much hotter outfits.
Linking arms with Zhong Ruixi was Xu Ya, the dancer from the evening's event, in a short, tight-fitting camisole in a vibrant dragon fruit color that highlighted her fair skin and energetic aura.
She wore high-waisted denim shorts with an asymmetrical frayed hem, revealing her long legs and sexy belly, and classic white sneakers on her feet.
She purposely wore gold earrings and a delicate bracelet on her wrist, which jingled alluringly as she flicked her hair.
The other two roommates, Ni Jiayun and Qiu Xue, both had striking looks as well; it was clear they had meticulously applied makeup and carefully chosen their outfits.
"Why did you guys make the girls wait, huh?"
After meeting up at the school entrance, Xu Ya crossed her arms and teasingly chided the boys for their tardiness.
Her figure was already eye-catching, and with her arms crossed, the cleavage she pushed up glistened even more intensely in the sunlight.
Blindingly white.
"We were getting ready at the dorm, showing you girls how much we care!"
Qiang Zhihao quickly replied.
"Alright, alright, we weren't even a few minutes late."
Zhong Ruixi turned and naturally walked up beside Lu Jincheng, "These are Xu Ya, Ni Jiayun, and Qiu Xue."
Then, the boys from the dorm introduced themselves too.
All eight were part of the same Management College squad. Aside from Lu Jincheng, who didn't participate in the military training, they all looked somewhat familiar to each other, and now their impressions were even stronger after the introductions.
The military camouflage uniforms they wore for training, along with plain hats, indeed overshadowed the pretty girls' sparkle.
But now, the dormitory's hidden beauties shined brightly, having changed into their everyday clothes and made themselves up.
"So you are the beauty who danced at the party!"
"And you're Qiang Zhihao, right? You bought us girls water!"
"..."
After introductions, everyone headed towards the day's destination—Bright Steamed Shrimp.
Bright Steamed Shrimp is among the most well-known brands for Jiang City's spicy crawfish, and in recent years, it's been vying for the lead among the "Four Heavenly Kings."
The nearby branch wasn't far from Nanhu University, just a street away.
As they walked, everyone was a bit reserved, with the guys walking together and the girls arm in arm, advancing side by side.
"Rui Rui, your high school classmate might not be so robust, but he's quite handsome!"
Xu Ya winked at Zhong Ruixi.
Ever since the first day of military training, the girls from Room 203 had maintained a unanimous opinion of Lu Jincheng.
The person didn't exist.
It couldn't be helped. There were too many people hitting on Zhong Ruixi during military training, so which number was Lu Jincheng?
If it weren't for Zhong Ruixi mentioning the gathering twice in the dorm, they really couldn't have gossiped about her having a high school classmate.
"Qiangzi! Seriously though, did you notice that the girl named Ni Jiayun is super sweet?"
In the boys' small group, Qiang Zhihao and Liu Yisheng were also whispering among themselves.
"Nope, I didn't pay attention just now."
Qiang Zhihao's gaze was mostly on Zhong Ruixi.
In his eyes, the powerful Lu Jincheng had competition, but he most likely wouldn't make a move on Zhong Ruixi.
The reason and logic were simple. If he was interested in a high school classmate, what had he been doing all this time?
Moreover, soon after the start of school, Lao Lu and the beauty Zhou Sinin from the neighboring Finance University became hot and heavy.
Those two definitely had no chance; otherwise, it would be too much, right?
"Forget it, you lack taste."
Liu Yisheng pouted and turned to ask Zhang Gaoqiang, "Lao Zhang, what do you think about Ni Jiayun?"
"She's damn sweet!"
Zhang Gaoqiang's eyes lit up as he gazed at the backs of the girls walking ahead.
"But to be honest, Xu Ya is more my type."
"Forget about it, Lao Zhang. Xu Ya is too spicy for you to handle."
Qiang Zhihao patted Zhang Gaoqiang's back and put on a pretentious tone, "She's the type with lots of little schemes who knows how to dress, it takes a more capable man to handle her."
"Like Lao Lu?"
Zhang Gaoqiang chuckled, pretending not to understand the hint in Qiang Zhihao's words, and pointed at Lu Jincheng.
"...Fuck, Lao Lu isn't without ladies."
Qiang Zhihao muttered softly.
At the entrance of Bright Steamed Shrimp, the eager Qiang Zhihao, who had volunteered to pay, had already booked a table in advance. He confidently led everyone into the restaurant and they sat down at a large round table.
"This shrimp dish is over two hundred?"
As they ordered, Zhang Gaoqiang leaned over and saw the menu in Qiang Zhihao's hand, his eyes widening.
These days, it's easy for two college students to casually spend five to six hundred yuan on crayfish, definitely a luxury.
For eight people, it would easily break Zhang Gaoqiang's monthly living expenses.
If no one offered to pay when the bill came, how much would each person's share be if they went Dutch?
Zhang Gaoqiang did some quick calculations in his mind.
"That's enough, we're good. You guys even ordered beer?"
Qiu Xue, who hadn't touched a drop of alcohol since high school, spoke up as she watched Qiang Zhihao order a slew of dishes and call the waiter to bring a case of beer.
"Let's have some, it's everyone's first time meeting, a bit of drink is good."
Xu Ya's eyes sparkled as she eyed Qiang Zhihao across the table, eager to try.