When Will My Childhood Sweetheart Marry Me?-Chapter 158: Reunion

He Shumiao blinked her eyes and quickly pulled out her phone to search online, and sure enough, her name was Jiang Shuyao.

She swallowed hard. What kind of celestial being was this, attractive and also the top scholar?

My goodness, instead of going to Tsinghua or Capital University, the top science student had actually deigned to go to Rong University and had become her roommate.

He Shumiao looked at Jiang Shuyao with an adoration-filled face, her heart thrilled to the point of deformation.

The meeting below was indeed lively. Tan Qian smiled and raised his hand to signal for everyone to quiet down, turning his gaze toward the girl: "Jiang Shuyao, please continue."

Faced with the various voices of her classmates, Jiang Shuyao calmed down and finished the rest of her speech slowly.

The girl spoke in an even tone, unaffected by the atmosphere of the classroom.

Setting aside her title of top scholar, just by standing there quietly tonight, Jiang Shuyao was already the most dazzling presence in the class.

Fang Wei looked up quietly, watching her new college roommate. While her reaction was not as extreme as He Shumiao’s, her heart was equally restless.

Back in her high school, Fang Wei had been one of the top students, but there are always higher skies. The formidable presence before her made her past achievements seem insignificant compared to the score of 720.

There were a total of two people absent from the class meeting tonight.

One was a member of Dorm 618, Zhong Yuan.

The other had a student number that was last on the list and whose name was unknown.

After the class meeting ended, the three girls went to the cafeteria together for their first dinner at Rong University.

The dining hall of Area A was noisy everywhere. Jiang Shuyao, experiencing the queue for card swiping and getting food at the counter for the first time, felt an indescribable sense of freshness.

She had thought college life would be slow and laid-back, yet before these youngsters could catch their breath, the day after registration they were greeted with the opening of military training.

The broad and level drill ground, the imposing platform towering above, and the throng of students clad in identical camouflage outfits—vibrant and thriving.

But such a scene only lasted for two hours.

The sun in August was scorching and unbearable.

By just the morning, the freshmen were tormented to the point of soaked-through shirts and whines of distress.

With just three minutes left of the half-hour standing-at-attention drill, the prospect of victory made the ranks somewhat restless. Taking advantage of the instructor’s absence, many began to scratch their heads and whisper to each other.

"Yaoyao, aren’t you hot?" He Shumiao’s voice, soft like a mosquito’s, came from beside her. She licked her parched lips, feeling like she might collapse at any moment.

Jiang Shuyao was feeling the heat, of course, but she stood ramrod straight, just appearing more spirited than the others.

The closer to the end, the more she needed to hold steady.

"Stand straight, the instructor is coming back."

Upon hearing this, He Shumiao immediately corrected her posture, and as the confident and agile footsteps drew closer, "Attention, all, dismiss!"

The instructor’s voice fell, and the ranks instantly relaxed.

"I’m dying of thirst. Yaoyao, let’s go to the supermarket."

In Dorm 618, only Jiang Shuyao and He Shumiao had been assigned to the same platoon. After yesterday’s interactions, the two girls had quickly become familiar with each other.

The Wu Dongfeng Supermarket was old yet famous.

In the memories of their generation, it seemed that from a very young age, it had already spread throughout the streets and alleys of Rong City.

The name might be old-fashioned, but the selection inside was quite complete, especially the food, which fully satisfied the cravings of a foodie like He Shumiao.

In such hot weather, most people usually only bought drinks.

But this person went ahead and stuffed in five grilled sausages.

Jiang Shuyao had never seen a girl with such a hearty appetite at this age.

She tried to appear calm. After her mind was overturned countless times, He Shumiao looked around and then ran off to the shelf to grab two boxes of self-heating hot pots.

Jiang Shuyao couldn’t help but remind her, "Miaomiao, if you get caught eating on the military training field, you’ll have to stand at attention as a punishment."

"It’s okay, just looking at it makes me feel better."

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Suddenly, He Shumiao had another thought and tapped her head, "Look at my memory, I forgot to buy the most important thing. Yaoyao, you line up first, I’ll be right back."

Oh.

She completely fell silent.

In front of the counter, the queue slowly moved forward, and just as it was Jiang Shuyao’s turn to check out, a tall figure walked through the supermarket’s right entrance.

A few girls gasped softly, "My God, his aura is truly exceptional."

The man was very tall, nearly one nine meters.

His long legs, wrapped in camouflage, were lean and powerful, and under the brim of his cap, a pair of pitch-black eyes, calm and indifferent.

Jiang Shuyao followed everyone’s gaze and only caught a glimpse of the man’s back.

He walked slowly, head slightly bowed, one hand lazily tucked in his pocket, heading to the cold drinks section.

Jiang Shuyao’s breath hitched for a moment, the man’s silhouette overlapping with the memory of the young boy in her mind, an indescribable sense of familiarity overwhelming her.

"Classmate, how about you pay first before you continue staring?" the cashier suggested with a smile.

Rong University was not short of handsome guys, but the one who had just entered, judging by his build alone, had already left many other guys far behind.

The cashier muttered to herself, eager for him to turn around, and even better, to take off his mask.

For the first time, Jiang Shuyao found herself so captivated by a man that, coming back to her senses, she quickly opened the payment interface, then took her mineral water and stepped aside to make room for others.

However, she couldn’t help but look up again at that figure.

Tall and upright, yet too sharp, when he stood still, every bone beneath his spine seemed to radiate a coldness that said, "Keep out."

What kind of person could exude such an oppressive aura after experiencing what kind of environment?

Jiang Shuyao ruefully turned away.

How could it be him? They were only seventy percent similar, after all.

He Shumiao was hesitating in front of the potato chip shelves, undecided between lime or barbecue flavor when from the corner of her eye, she caught sight of a figure standing in front of the freezer.

Frozen in place at the mere profile, she mysteriously and impulsively put both the chips and the instant hotpot she was holding back on the shelf.

Seeing He Shumiao emerge empty-handed, Jiang Shuyao gave her a puzzled look.

After paying, the two walked out of the supermarket together, and after a few steps, He Shumiao suddenly came to her senses.

She smacked her own face hard, "A handsome man can’t be eaten, what a silly thing to do."

Jiang Shuyao was at a loss whether to laugh or cry and asked her, "What’s wrong?"

Just as He Shumiao was about to speak, someone pushed open the glass door of the supermarket behind them.

Jiang Shuyao looked up and met the man’s piercing eyes.

The air froze.

Her mind went blank with a ’buzz.’

Those were a pair of extremely familiar eyes, narrow and hostile, their depths like a pool of stagnant water sunk into the abyss, showing no sign of emotion.

After a few brief seconds, his indifferent gaze moved away from Jiang Shuyao’s face, and he tossed the empty soda bottle into the nearby trash can with a casual gesture.

This simple action once again dazzled her. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

As he was about to walk away, Jiang Shuyao slowly found her voice, her fingers trembling at her sides, she spoke absentmindedly, "Pei Yan...?"