Chapter 158: , Heaven

When Li Heng returned to the dormitory, Zhang Bing was holding an English-Chinese dictionary, reciting it, with two foreign books about America's Silicon Valley beside him.

Li Heng picked up the foreign books, flipped through them, and asked casually, "Old Zhang, are you planning to go abroad in the future?"

Zhang Bing shook his head, "I'm just curious about the famous Silicon Valley, so I borrowed them from a fellow townsman to take a look. Besides, I'm not a science and engineering major, so going to Silicon Valley wouldn't be of much use."

Li Heng nodded, put the books down, and asked again, "Why did you think of memorizing a dictionary?"

Zhang Bing said, "There were no books to read after the college entrance exam. I happened to see a fellow townsman memorizing a dictionary, so I asked him to buy me a copy, and I've been following along."

Li Heng leaned over to look, "Are you almost done memorizing it?"

Zhang Bing showed him the page number of the dictionary, "There are 49 pages left to finish."

Li Heng gave a thumbs up and sincerely said it was impressive.

In the past, he had heard of people who could memorize the *Xinhua Dictionary*, people who could memorize the *Classic of Poetry* and *Jane Eyre*, and even people who could memorize the *Complete Works of Shakespeare*, but he had only heard of them and had never witnessed it with his own eyes.

But seeing it today, he was still quite shocked inside.

Actually, when it came to memorizing books, he was also quite good at it; he could basically memorize high school textbooks, including math books. But that was limited to textbooks. Besides, a dictionary and a textbook are not the same species, okay? He was genuinely impressed by such a formidable person.

It was only the second day of school, and his long-lost sense of familiarity had returned. Many people said that university was very relaxed and free, but he wanted to say that, in fact, good universities are extremely competitive.

Don't look at these kids who are usually unfocused after class, making more of a scene than the underachievers in high school, playing around, being reckless, and spouting nonsense. But once they start class, apply themselves, and work hard, it's a completely different scene—absolutely competitive enough to make you doubt your life.

After all, in a prestigious institution like Fudan, known throughout the country, almost every student who gets in was once one of the best in their local area; calling them the "pride of heaven" is no exaggeration.

Now that they have entered university, none of these proud and arrogant students are willing to accept being at the bottom of the class, which destined them, from the moment they stepped onto campus, to begin a life of crazy competition.

Like in his previous life, Li Heng studied at Wuhan University. When he entered, his college entrance exam score was the second-to-last in the class. At that time, he was under immense pressure. Although he left the school with the top grade in his major upon graduation, the whole process was not easy at all.

Thinking back, when he first received the admission letter from Wuhan University, all kinds of congratulations poured in. It could be said that he was "riding the wind with swift hooves, tasting all the joys of the human world in a day." As the saying goes, "the wedding night and the day of passing the imperial exam." The more proud and hopeful he was before entering Wuhan University, the more desperate he was after entering. The academic pressure—classes, assignments, exams, research proposals, reading literature, and writing papers—filled his entire four years of university.

Let's put it this way: apart from eating and writing love letters to Song Yu, Xiao Han, and Chen Zijin, he was basically always in class, basically always soaking in the library, gnawing on books, checking materials, and writing papers.

This is also the reason why he was able to graduate top of his major, and why he was directly assigned to the provincial government as a corporate slave upon graduation.

Zhang Bing continued to memorize the dictionary, while Li Heng meticulously flipped through the newspaper to look at the reviews about himself and *Cultural Bitter Travel*.

A man of letters, after all, still has to rely on hard strength. Because of the royalty issue, he was criticized by so many people before, and now he is praised by so many. Not to mention, it felt incredibly satisfying inside.

He bought a stack of newspapers and flipped through them from front to back. This time, he actually didn't see any remarks from Old Wang of Jingcheng attacking him. Eh? Did he change his personality? Or what happened?

Speaking of which, it's quite funny. Last time, when he published *The Master* under a pseudonym, Old Wang of Jingcheng also attacked it, saying that this writer had never been to Jingcheng and hadn't written the flavor of a Jingcheng master.

At that time, he really wanted to spray the other party in the face: Damn it! This is the novel you wrote, the novel you wrote, you know?

Damn it! It really lived up to that saying: there was no one Old Wang of Jingcheng dared not attack, and no one Old Wang of Jingcheng didn't attack. When he attacked people, the angles were all very novel.

Just as the dormitory gate on the first floor was about to close, Watching Li Guoyi, Hu Ping, Zhou Zhangming, Tang Dailing, and Li Guang, the five young men, arrived just in time. They even brought ice cream back for Li Heng and Zhang Bing.

Watching Li Guoyi no longer mentioned using up Li Guang's shampoo, but instead kept saying, "It's too beautiful, just like a fairy."

Counselor Liu Jia arrived.

As soon as she entered, she emphasized, "Tomorrow morning at 5:30, wake up on time, pack your things, go downstairs to get on the bus, and go to the military camp for training."

Watching Li Guoyi leaned forward, "Teacher, I have a stomachache, can I not go?"

The counselor stared into Watching Li Guoyi's eyes, "A few minutes ago, I saw you and a group of people eating popsicles downstairs, and now you're telling me you have a stomachache?"

Watching Li Guoyi clutched his stomach, "Teacher, I just got a stomachache from eating ice cream."

The counselor wasn't so easy to fool, "If you want to ask for leave, you can go to the hospital and get a certificate proving you are really sick."

Hearing that he needed a doctor's certificate, Watching Li Guoyi immediately shrank his head, turned over, and shut his mouth.

Everyone found it funny, but they held it in and didn't laugh out loud.

The counselor said to Li Guang, "Li Guang, during the military training, you will temporarily act as the monitor, helping to manage class affairs, especially on the boys' side. Some notices need to be notified to everyone."

Li Guang grinned happily, "Don't worry, Teacher, I guarantee I will complete the task."

After emphasizing the military training matters again, the counselor finally turned to Li Heng, who was taking big bites of ice cream, paused, and said, "Li Heng, come out for a moment."

The dormitory crowd felt that the counselor was different toward Old Li, and they watched as the two left.

Arriving at the corner of the stairwell, seeing no one around, the counselor took a bottle of sunscreen out of her bag and handed it to him, "It's not from me, and don't ask who gave it to you. Guess for yourself, take it."

It was L'Oréal again.

It was the counselor acting as the middleman again.

At this moment, Li Heng felt numb.

Sigh, anyway, it wasn't the first time he had asked for things from others. Li Heng couldn't be bothered to be pretentious anymore. He took the sunscreen and couldn't help but ask, "Teacher, you and that person are very close, right?"

The counselor looked up at him, smiled, and said, "Don't ask about our relationship. But one thing is for sure, I'm actually quite envious of you. If it were any other man, they would be overjoyed, but you always have a reluctant look."

Li Heng clarified, "I'm not short of money."

"I know you're not short of money, no need to emphasize it. Your monthly rent is almost as much as my monthly salary. That No. 26 small building of yours, even if you gave it to me to live in, I couldn't afford it." The counselor was genuinely envious.

Before leaving, she asked, "I heard Li Xian is pursuing you?"

"Ah?" Li Heng had such a cute expression.

The counselor pointed at him, "Don't play dumb with me. The news of Li Xian pursuing you has spread like crazy in the girls' dormitory. I went to check the dorms tonight and heard it twice."

Li Heng: "..."

The counselor pondered for a few seconds and kindly reminded him, "Li Xian just returned from abroad not long ago and has received a Western education since she was a child. Her personality isn't as conservative as ours in China, but you shouldn't play with fire. Because of the reason she is owed, her family dotes on her very much."

Li Heng blinked, "Teacher, what does this mean? I'm confused."

The counselor said, "It means exactly what it says. I don't know why your charm is so great, but I think a little girl like Li Xian probably won't be able to toss and turn in your hands for many rounds."

She judged it this way, and the reason she was confused and said this, was based on the person behind the sunscreen.

Li Heng was speechless, "No way, Teacher, you think too highly of me."

"Whether I think too highly of you or not, I don't care. In school, you'd better not date openly. Some leaders in the Management School have very conservative ideas, lest they give you a hard time later." The counselor advised.

Li Heng said, "Eh, don't worry, Teacher, I don't plan on finding a partner at Fudan."

The counselor always felt that these words were strange, but she didn't know what was strange about them. She stared at him for a while, turned, and left.

Giving away a bottle of L'Oréal and getting a bottle of L'Oréal back, Li Heng felt this was Heaven's will. Heaven was calling out to him in the dark: Handsome young man, you must use L'Oréal for me.

Seeing him return to the dormitory with a bottle of sunscreen, the crowd in 325 felt their teeth ache with envy, jealousy, and hatred!

Hu Ping exchanged glances with the others, and they surrounded Li Heng, demanding:

"Old Li, be honest and you'll be treated leniently; resist and you'll be treated harshly! Tell us the truth, is the counselor your relative?"

Li Heng couldn't be bothered to explain, and it wasn't something that could be explained clearly anyway, so he simply placed the sunscreen on the table: "Brothers, I serve the people!"

Once these words were out, this group of animals stopped asking about the relationship between Li Heng and the teacher, and instead happily began to study the foreign gadget.

After the lights went out, the dormitory conversation drifted, without any surprise, toward Zhou Shihe.

Watching Li Guoyi yelled at Hu Ping: "Old Hu, it's not that we brothers look down on you, but you look so dashing and handsome, yet you don't even dare to go up and strike up a conversation. If I had your face, I guarantee you'd be calling her sister-in-law by tomorrow."

Hu Ping was not to be outdone: "You're only good at flapping your lips. How were you any better than me just now? When Zhou Shihe swept a glance over, weren't you even more nervous than me? Didn't you hide behind my back?"

Li Guang said at this moment: "That Zhou Shihe's gaze is so cold. When she swept a glance over, my heart went completely cold."

Zhou Zhangming chimed in: "Where was it cold? Little Li, you're just being sentimental. She wasn't looking at us at all; she was looking for her companion."

Li Guang said: "It was still cold; I didn't dare to make eye contact with her."

Tang Dailing, the shortest one, spoke up in the pitch black: "Her companion is about as tall as Hu Ping, probably around 178, and she's also good-looking."

Watching Li Guoyi said lewdly: "That tall woman's legs are truly long. Old Tang, her legs are almost catching up to you; you could hug her thighs and act spoiled. Oh my~ you wicked ghost, where did you go? I still want more~"

The voice was so vivid that goosebumps broke out all over the others.

Tang Dailing said angrily: "Go away, go away! So what if I'm 168? Don't bully me, or I'll stand on your bed and pee while you're sleeping tonight."

Watching Li Guoyi quickly surrendered: "I won't bully you, I won't bully you. Go pee on Old Hu's bed; it's a waste of his face. Bah, a useless thing that looks good but does nothing."

Li Heng listened for a while and asked: "Which academy is this Zhou Shihe from? Have you figured that out yet?"

Li Guang said: "Brother Heng, don't mention it; it's all tears when we talk about it. We played rock-paper-scissors, and the loser had to go strike up a conversation, but Old Hu chickened out at the critical moment. I stand with Guoyi and despise Old Hu!"

Tang Dailing echoed: "Despise Old Hu!"

Zhou Zhangming and Watching Li Guoyi followed suit with their clamor.

Hu Ping stretched his neck to argue: "You guys are really standing there talking without feeling the pain. If she were Liu Yue, I would have steeled my heart and gathered the courage to ask. But with a girl like Zhou Shihe, I really don't dare; her temperament is just too good."

Immediately, Hu Ping also fiercely despised them back: "Don't be stubborn; your performance just now was even more cowardly than mine!"

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