Fish out of water

New dorm room allocations were underway and this time, each dorm would only have two contestants sharing.

Xia Lihua was the first to arrive at her newly assigned dorm. Her roommate hadn't arrived yet. Instead of waiting, she started unpacking her things.

The room had two separate beds, and she chose the one near the window.

"Hello, new roommate, hope we..." the voice trailed off as Xia Lihua focused on her unpacking, unaware of who had entered the room.

However, the voice sounded incredibly familiar. 

 Xia Lihua's head snapped up, and she saw Xia Mengrui standing there with a crooked expression.

The room suddenly felt awkward, and there was a few minutes of pin drop silence between Xia Lihua and Xia Mengrui.

Xia Mengrui felt quite uneasy. She believed she should initiate a conversation. "Ah... uhm... you know what happened with Tang Susu... I didn't think she would do something like that..."