novelraw Chapter 364 : You_re Really Not Fair
Chapter 364 : You_re Really Not Fair
Chapter 364: You're Really Not Fair
The sudden campus lockdown brought discomfort to all students.
Yunhai University had nearly 50,000 to 60,000 faculty and students, all confined within the school and unable to leave. Everyone was feeling at a loss."
Students wandering aimlessly could be seen everywhere on campus, especially at night. The two romantic spots for couples, Xiangsi Lake and Love Slope, were almost like bustling markets, with people one after another.
The lucky ones could grab a lounge chair to rest, while others had to squeeze onto the grass. The unlucky ones couldn't even find a place to stand.
The electronic reading room on the 7th floor of the library had always had notoriously slow internet.
Usually, hardly any students were willing to go there. If they had some pocket money, everyone preferred to go to internet cafes off-campus.
However, from the first day of the lockdown, the electronic reading room became a hotly contested area.
Every day it was packed, with almost an entire dorm room's worth of people crowding around a single computer.
Ma Xiaoshuai and Luo Wenjie had computers in their dorm room, so they didn't consider going there. But according to Wu Di, who came back to report, he had accompanied Su Qing to queue at the electronic reading room at 6 am this morning.
When they arrived, they found it already crowded with people. He even suspected these bastards had come out to occupy spots late at night.
The moment the electronic reading room opened its doors, Wu Di felt his whole body being squeezed so hard that his feet left the ground and he almost flew up.
"Even if you kill me, I won't go suffer there again," Wu Di complained bitterly in the dorm room.
Ma Xiaoshuai, who was playing a game, turned his head and teased, "You should be content. You got off easy. I heard from the next-door dorm that a guy went to queue at the electronic reading room early yesterday morning. Because he hadn't eaten breakfast, he brought a baked sweet potato."
"When he entered, it got squeezed into a mushy paste stuck in his pants pocket. It scared quite a few girls who screamed on the spot."
"Even today, there's still gossip circulating on the campus forum about a male student who lost control of his bowels and bladder from being squeezed in the electronic reading room."
Wu Di's jaw dropped in amazement.
"That's too pitiful. This guy has directly lost his right to choose a partner for all four years of university."
Sun Hao came out of the bathroom with a grin and said, "Is there anywhere on campus that's not crowded now? Even if you want to eat some stir-fry at the cafeteria, you have to make a reservation half a day in advance, otherwise you can't buy any."
"Forget about stir-fry, even if you want to eat some ordinary dishes, you have to share a table with others, or else you can only take it back to eat in the dorm."
Luo Wenjie, with a cigarette in his mouth, complained while playing a game, "What you're talking about is nothing. Let me warn you, don't go to the school bathhouse to take a shower. Damn, I've never seen so many butts in my life."
"Yesterday when I went to take a shower, several grown men were taking turns using one showerhead. People were squeezed together, I almost got hard from being pressed."
This comment made everyone laugh.
Wu Di leaned over to take a look, "Hey, weren't you playing Legend of Mir? How come you're playing this now?"
The game Luo Wenjie was playing was 《Blood Battle on Shanghai Beach》.
"This game is too hot recently. Damn, I don't know who designed it, it looks stupid, but it's really addictive to play."
Ma Xiaoshuai said with a smile, "I played this game during the winter break."
"It's not hard to complete, but it's not so easy to get on the leaderboard."
Luo Wenjie gritted his teeth: "Yesterday I ran into that bastard from the next class, bragging about reaching number one in the Yunhai district. Damn, how can I let him show off? I must knock him off the rankings today."
Ma Xiaoshuai teased, "Brother Jie, if you really can't do it, just top up some money."
"No way. I must get on the leaderboard."
Wu Di looked around, "Where's Old Chen? Not in the dorm?"
Ma Xiaoshuai said while watching Luo Wenjie play, "He went back to his apartment."
Luo Wenjie sighed, "Old Chen is really something, look at the apartment he rented, so foresighted."
"I rented a place too, but I can't even leave the school. Old Chen is fine, he can go back anytime."
Wu Di chuckled, "Who told Old Chen to rent a faculty apartment at our school?"
"Oh right, let me tell you guys about an announcement," Wu Di pulled out a document from his textbook.
"The school just issued it. Given the special period of the current school lockdown, to enrich the students' extracurricular life, the school has decided to expand the scale of this year's 70th anniversary celebration evening. The time has been extended from the original 1.5 hours to 3 hours."
"At the same time, the school encourages everyone to actively sign up to participate in the performances."
"Our college has set a hard quota, whether they can be selected or not, at least five programs must be submitted."
Hearing this, Ma Xiaoshuai became interested.
"When will it be held?"
Wu Di looked at the document: "April 28."
Ma Xiaoshuai frowned, looking a bit troubled.
"Only a month left. Is that enough time?"
Luo Wenjie turned his head, "Handsome, still thinking about signing up?"
Ma Xiaoshuai glared at Luo Wenjie.
"Don't forget it was your idea in the first place."
"If you chicken out halfway, don't blame me for mocking you for the rest of your life."
Luo Wenjie raised his hands in surrender.
"Alright, alright, I admit defeat, okay?"
"How about this. As long as Old Chen signs up, I'll sign up too, how's that?"
"Good. You said it yourself."
Ma Xiaoshuai got up, "I'll go find Old Chen right now."
"Why find him? Can't you just make a phone call?"
"No way. If I call, this guy will definitely make excuses. I must corner him face to face."
Ma Xiaoshuai put on his shoes and fished out a guitar from the corner of the cabinet.
Wu Di immediately came over.
"Hehe, you go ahead, no need to turn off the computer, I'll play for you."
Ma Xiaoshuai came alone to Chen Fan's apartment and stood at the door ringing the doorbell.
Soon Chen Fan came to open the door.
"Damn, why are you here?"
"I have something to discuss with you."
Chen Fan laughed helplessly, "If you have something to say, couldn't you just say it on the phone?"
Ma Xiaoshuai followed him into the living room, but was surprised to see cut fruits laid out on the coffee table.
The sofa nearby was piled with game cartridges.
On the TV opposite was the game screen of Contra.
Ma Xiaoshuai stared in disbelief.
"What... the hell."
"A Subor Learning Machine?"
"When did you buy this? You even managed to get all this?"
Ma Xiaoshuai even forgot about his original purpose, put down his guitar, and rushed over to admire those game cartridges.
"These are all good stuff."
"Damn you, no wonder you don't come to the dorm, so you've been secretly enjoying yourself here alone, haven't you?"
"You bastard, how could you be so inconsiderate? Having such good stuff and playing it alone secretly without telling your brothers."
Seeing Ma Xiaoshuai chattering non-stop, Chen Fan helplessly picked up a game controller from the side.
"Brother, I admit defeat. I'll give you one, okay?"
Ma Xiaoshuai immediately lay comfortably on the sofa.
"You're not fair. I've been going crazy these past few days of lockdown, and you've been secretly enjoying yourself at home alone."
Chen Fan glared at him fiercely.
"Are you going to play or not?"
"I'm warning you, don't ask me for extra lives if you die."
Ma Xiaoshuai sneered, "You probably don't know, when I was in junior high, I was known as the invincible Subor player. I once completed Contra with just three lives..."
As he spoke, Ma Xiaoshuai frowned, seeming a bit troubled.
"How do you set it to 30 lives again?"