Chapter 524 (2/2)

“Isn’t Han Leng basically a ‘Clueless Chick Magnet’ who would never get in bed with a female?”

“You actually buy into that? Celebrities would pull off whatever acts they like. You have no idea what they’re like in their personal lives. Han Leng is secretly a pervert. That’s right, a cross-dressing pervert!”

“He is Lady Boss Leng Zi! Ah, why did Leng Zi have to be a man. If he was a girl that would be so great…”

“The most famous person among the freshmen is probably Han Leng. I’ve heard that his arrival attracted the spotlights from many sources. Loads of fangirls have followed him into enrolment!”

“Wait a minute, I feel like we are forgetting another person, another great genius. Why can’t I recall his name?”

“Don’t think too much about it. Other than Han Leng, who was popular in high school?”

…

Zhao Youyue heaved a sigh of relief. Her name ‘Zhao Youyue’ itself released an aura of neglect. Everyone would know who “Ah Yu” was. But if you mentioned “Zhao Youyue,” people might be taken aback. Who was this Zhao Youyue?

This was to be expected. Her live streamer handle was far more popular than her actual name. Her real name had just about recognition as dirt on the sidewalk.

Zhao Youyue shrugged, remaining indifferent about it. She finished up her registration process, signed her name on the freshmen registry, took her campus card. She followed her assigned usherette and went to her prospective dormitory.

The usherette was relatively silent during the entire walk. She treated this purely as a task for her and did not appear to be interested in being friends with Zhao Youyue. Perhaps, this freshman just seemed too unassuming and mediocre. She would soon forget this face among the sea of freshmen.

We could only conclude that Zhao Youyue’s disguise had been quite a success.

Zhao Youyue could not help but think about Han Leng. They had not contacted each other for a long time. She did not even know that Han Leng had been accepted into Jiangnan University by special admission, and was even in the same department as she was…

The vain and prideful Zhao Youyue started assuming that the Great Scholar Han might just have a crush on her. Nah. It can’t be right. She quickly shook the thought away before it even took solid form.

Word out was that Han Leng had a heart of ice. He couldn’t care less about the opposite sex, much less fellow humans. Lady Zhao was no exception. When the internet started spreading a small rumor about Han Leng and Ah Yu, the talented author had flatly denied the rumors. He had been so vehement that most parties quickly desisted.

Then, he had cut off all contact with Zhao Youyue, as if Lady Zhao was some scourge. At that time, Zhao Youyue was preoccupied with the success of Jane Doe Su and had no time to deal with Han Leng.

She had been the one to initiate most of their conversations about literature and writing. He had never once rolled the first stone. If anything, he rolled away from her general direction, and made sure to keep going. It was as if he was a “devil who uproots flags” [1]

Because of this, Zhao Youyue was deeply convinced that “Han Leng was not interested in her at all.” Now then, why would he choose this particular university and department? It was probably a mere coincidence. Zhao Youyue decided that Han Leng indeed had a deep-seated passion for literature. After all, Jiangnan University’s Department of Chinese Language and Literature was rather formidable. Many famous authors originated from there.

Her stupid mom could also be considered a famous author, albeit a failed one…

Translation note:

[1] “devil who uproots flags” (拔旗狂魔) is a galgame term, whereby a person pulls out a flag which they have planted. A “flag” is anything that happens with the female character (eg, a landmark dialogue or event).