Block

Opening the message with curiosity, Su Mu saw it was from Chen Qianqian and immediately felt disgusted.

The words seemed humble on the surface, but upon closer inspection, they reeked of insincerity.

Where was her concern when he fainted in front of the girls' dormitory?

She only reached out after hearing about the 880,000 dollars watch.

Without that, she probably wouldn't have cared even if Su Mu had died.

Su Mu scoffed at her wanting to remain friends after cheating on him.

Did she think he was a fool?

Furious, he deleted and blocked her message immediately, adhering to the principle: once unfaithful, never a chance .

As soon as he blocked Chen Qianqian, a message from Lin Feier came through, simply saying goodnight.

Su Mu scratched his head and casually replied with a goodnight as well, unaware that Lin Feier had agonized over sending those two words.

She couldn't sleep, haunted by images of Su Mu saving her earlier that day, his handsome figure and eight-pack abs occupying her mind.

She desperately wanted to chat with Su Mu but felt it was too forward for a girl , so she restrained herself and sent only a goodnight message.

Receiving Su Mu's reply, she smiled sweetly, hugged her phone, and finally fell asleep contentedly.

Su Mu thought that after replying to Lin Feier, he would finally have some peace.

But it seemed like everyone had coordinated their messages because, next, his sister Wang Ruonan messaged him.

"What's going on today?" Su Mu wondered, bewildered as he opened the chat from his sister, Wang Ruonan.

"Hey brat, are you asleep? You came back to school without calling, making me worry," her message read, still carrying her usual fierce tone.

Su Mu was exasperated.

He wasn't a child who needed to check in after returning to school.

His sister had never been like this before; what's wrong today?

Confused but obedient, Su Mu replied.

Meanwhile, Wang Ruonan lay in bed, blushing.

Thinking about how bold she had been to kiss Su Mu that afternoon made her heart race.

She had been restless ever since, and now, before sleeping, she just wanted to talk to him.

Unsure of what to say, she settled on a random excuse.

Su Mu chatted with Wang Ruonan for a while about trivial matters until he grew sleepy.

They exchanged goodnights, and Su Mu finally went to bed.

On the other side, Chen Qianqian was fuming.

After waiting for a reply from Su Mu and getting none, she sent another message only to be greeted by a large red exclamation mark indicating she had been blocked.

"How dare he block me?" she fumed.

As the beauty of the Literature Department, she had always been the one to block others in anger, never the other way around.

Fuck!

She had humbled herself to speak kindly, and Su Mu still... Chen Qianqian was so furious that she threw her phone to the ground, shattering it.

...

"This sleep was so refreshing. Guys, time to get up," Su Mu stretched, opened the curtains, and basked in the sunny, breezy morning.

The four roommates got up early, as they all had classes.

Walking to the classroom, they joined the stream of yawning students heading to their morning lectures.

By senior year, a curious phenomenon occurs: fewer students skip classes.

Freshmen usually work hard but gradually slack off during their sophomore and junior years, often spending more time playing.

However, come senior year, they buckle down again, driven by graduation essay and exams, realizing the end of their college life is near and cherishing the remaining time with friends.

Senior students walk the campus with a mix of melancholy for the future and nostalgia for the present.

Su Mu, too, felt a pang of sadness. After this semester, next would be internships and job searches.

Although he used to be uncertain about his future, having the system now gave him more options than most.

Lost in thought, Su Mu felt a pat on his shoulder and heard a cheerful voice nearby.

"Good morning, Su Mu!"

Lin Feier greeted with a bright smile, clearly in high spirits.

Today, she was dressed in a preppy white blouse and a skirt, exuding youthful energy and sweetness.

"Good morning, Feier!" Su Mu responded with a smile, his mood instantly lifting at the sight of such a cute girl first thing in the morning.

"Have you had breakfast? Here, this is for you and your roommates. I got up early and decided to get breakfast for everyone." Lin Feier generously handed over the soy milk and bread she had brought.

"Wow, we get some too? What a treat," Li Mingyu said with a wink, making Lin Feier blush a little.

"I'll be bragging about the Feier buying me breakfast for a year," Yang Wei joked.

"Th-thank you," Wu Rui mumbled shyly, not daring to look directly at Lin Feier as he accepted the breakfast.

"Thank you very much. I was feeling a bit hungry," Su Mu said. They usually didn't eat breakfast, but since it was bought for them, they couldn't let it go to waste, especially since it came from the campus beauty herself.

The envious glances from nearby students were hard to miss.

"Oh, it's nothing, really," Lin Feier said with a wave of her hand as the group headed towards the classroom.

They all had the same destination: today's open class.

Upon arriving at the classroom, everyone quickly settled down.

The reason? This class was taught by the infamous "demon teacher," Qin Shuman.

Qin Shuman was something of a legend at Jiang city University.

At only thirty years old, she had already become a professor, known for her outstanding talent and knowledge.

Most striking, however, was her extraordinary beauty.

If Lin Feier was the campus queen among students, Qin Shuman was the unrivaled beauty among the faculty — the most beautiful female teacher in the Jiang city university's history.

Her personality was cold, the classic ice queen, completely opposite to Lin Feier's warm and cheerful demeanor.

This stark contrast led students to dub them "the two extremes of ice and fire."

However, Qin Shuman's fame didn't come from her looks alone; she was notoriously difficult, especially with male students.

It was rumored that a traumatic event in her childhood had left her with a deep-seated hatred for men.

This animosity was so intense that she seemed to wish all men would disappear.

In her five years of teaching at Jiang city university , over a hundred male students had been expelled or forced to withdraw due to her strictness, earning her a fearsome reputation.

Male students avoided her like the plague, knowing that if she ever focused her ire on them, their academic careers would likely be over.

Class began promptly. The sound of high heels clicking on the floor announced her arrival.

Instantly, everyone in the classroom straightened up, sitting up straight with perfect posture. The male students, in particular, began to sweat nervously.

The sound of footsteps grew closer, and soon a graceful figure came into view.