Chapter 17: Eat More and Talk Less Tonight!

However, Guan Zhi would not let Cao Sheng off. Just as Cao Sheng had climbed onto his bed to lie down, Guan Zhi pushed aside the other roommates gathered around him, walked to the edge of Cao Sheng’s bed with a grin, leaned his hands on the bed frame, and said, "Hey! Third Brother, wait a bit before you sleep. State your position first: are you attending tonight’s dorm mixer?"

The other roommates gathered around out of curiosity.

Someone spoke up: "I think Third Brother had better not go! If he goes, the prettiest girls probably won't be left for us! Besides, Third Brother has been staying out all night lately; he’s clearly dating someone. He should just skip this mixer!"

Cao Sheng glanced at this person; it was Wei Dongming, the fourth oldest in the dorm.

Wei Dongming was not ugly, and judging by his clothes, his family background was likely decent, and he was usually quite high-profile. But when it came to looks, no one in the entire dorm dared to say they were more handsome than Cao Sheng.

Therefore, as soon as Wei Dongming said this, it immediately received the approval of several roommates.

But...

Guan Zhi, the organizer of this dorm mixer, shook his head and said, "That won't do! My girlfriend specifically told me that Third Brother must attend! Because their dorm knows that the most handsome one in our dorm is Third Brother, so if Third Brother doesn't go, I'm afraid several people from their dorm won't show up, and this mixer might not even happen."

"This..."

The roommates had varied expressions, all feeling a bit depressed.

At this moment, Pang Yunhai, the oldest in the dorm, spoke up: "Well, since that’s the case, then Third Brother should go! Anyway, Third Brother has a partner, so even if they take a fancy to him, it’s useless. What do you guys think?"

"Fine! Since they specifically named Third Brother to attend, what else is there to say?"

The sixth oldest, Xu Fengmao, shrugged, his tone indifferent.

The others then nodded in agreement one after another.

At this time, Cao Sheng asked a question: "Guan Zhi! How is the cost for this mixer calculated? Are all of us from both dorms splitting it equally? Or just us few in our dorm?"

He did not want to attend this dorm mixer.

There were two reasons.

First, in his memory of the original timeline, although this mixer was quite lively and the 8 girls from the other dorm did have a few lookers—one of whom even had the bearing of a class beauty—the result of the mixer was very poor.

The 8 girls ate and drank their fill, then wiped their mouths and left, and afterwards, no one said they had taken a fancy to anyone in their dorm.

Second, he remembered that in the original timeline, the cost of this meal was split by the 8 suckers in their dorm.

It was equivalent to their dorm treating the other dorm to a free meal.

Money was spent, and a whole basket of sycophantic words was said, yet in the end, they didn't get anywhere with any of them.

One might ask: who would want to be such a sucker?

Moreover, his living expenses had been increasingly tight lately, making him even less willing to spend this money.

However, Guan Zhi had just said that the other dorm specifically requested his attendance, and if he didn't go, the mixer might not happen.

This would be equivalent to ruining his roommates' chance to interact with them, which would certainly make them dissatisfied.

Therefore, Cao Sheng deliberately asked how the meal costs would be calculated.

He planned to say later that his living expenses were tight and he had no money to attend, using this method to politely decline.

Sure enough, hearing him ask this question, Guan Zhi chuckled: "Of course, we few in our dorm will split it! We are having a mixer with a girls' dorm; these beauties are giving you guys a chance, do you expect them to pay? That doesn't make sense, right?"

The roommates nodded one after another, and no one had any objections.

Only Cao Sheng shook his head and said: "Then I can't attend. You know that I’ve been dating this semester and have spent a lot of money; my living expenses are already very tight. I really don't have the money to treat them to a meal."

Only Cao Sheng shook his head and said, "Then I can't participate. You know that I've been dating this semester and spent quite a bit of money; my living expenses are already very tight, and I really don't have the money to treat them to a meal."

Guan Zhi, as the organizer, looked at the other roommates and proposed: "Since that’s the case, why don't we few split the cost? Anyway, Third Brother already has a partner, so this mixer is of no use to him. Do you have any objections?"

As the organizer of this Lianyi Society, Guan Zhi looked at his other roommates and suggested, "Since that's the case, why don't we split the costs among ourselves? Anyway, the third brother already has a partner, so this social event is of no use to him. Do you have any objections?"

Pang Yunhai nodded and said: "I have no problem, I agree."

Song Chao, who slept in the bunk below Cao Sheng, also nodded: "I agree too."

Most of the other roommates also nodded in agreement.

Only the fourth oldest, Wei Dongming, frowned and said: "It’s not impossible for us to split the cost, but Third Brother must guarantee that he won't make a move on any of the beauties at this mixer. Anyway, he admitted before that he is dating, right? Since he has a girlfriend, he shouldn't be looking at the pot while eating from the bowl. Do you think what I’m saying makes sense?"

Only the fourth brother, Wei Dongming, frowned and said, "It's not impossible for us to split the costs, but the third brother must guarantee that he won't make a move on any of the beauties at this social event. After all, he already admitted he's dating, right? Since he has a girlfriend, he shouldn't be eating from the bowl while eyeing what's in the pot. Don't you think I have a point?"

Guan Zhi squinted at Cao Sheng: "No! Their dorm specifically named you to attend. If you don't go, what’s the point of this mixer?"

Pang Yunhai: "Third Brother! Since you already have a girlfriend, just eat more and talk less at the mixer tonight! Anyway, both you and Guan Zhi have partners, so don't steal the spotlight tonight, okay?"

The other roommates echoed this one after another.

They all persuaded Cao Sheng to attend.

And they all advised him to eat more and talk less when attending the mixer.

Everyone thought Cao Sheng already had a partner, and they were all worried he would steal their spotlight tonight.

What else could Cao Sheng say?

He could only agree.

He thought to himself: You guys are the ones who told me to eat more, so I won't be polite when the time comes.

Since coming to school this semester, because his living expenses were tight, his diet had been very plain, and he had long wanted to improve his meals.

It just so happened that someone was treating tonight, and he didn't have to pay; he naturally wouldn't refuse such a good thing.

As for not letting him make a move on any of the beauties at the dinner?

He cared even less about that.

Anyway, according to his memories from before his rebirth, the girls at tonight's dinner wouldn't take a fancy to any of them anyway.

Because of this mindset, everyone said he had a partner, and he was too lazy to refute it.

Because of this mindset, everyone said he had a partner, and he couldn't be bothered to refute it.

In the afternoon, Cao Sheng and the others only had two classes, and after those two classes, it was free time.

This was one of the reasons why Guan Zhi arranged the two-dorm mixer for tonight.

After the two classes, everyone returned to the dorm and started dressing up, preparing to attend tonight's mixer with their best image.

Only Cao Sheng climbed back onto his bed to sleep.

He had stayed up all night, and although he had slept for two or three hours in the early morning and over an hour at noon, he was still sleepy, and the dark circles remained.

Plus, he didn't care about tonight's mixer, so he naturally took the opportunity to catch up on some sleep while there was still time.

Regarding this, the roommates were quite happy, feeling that Cao Sheng’s attitude was very proper and that he was a man of his word; this "lying flat" appearance suggested that Cao Sheng probably didn't intend to steal their spotlight tonight.

Thus, the roommates subconsciously lowered their voices, trying their best not to disturb Cao Sheng’s sleep.

Cao Sheng slept for nearly two hours.

It was almost dark when he was finally woken up by Song Chao from the lower bunk.

"Third Brother! Get up! It’s about time, hurry up! We should go."

Should go? Go where?

Just woken up, Cao Sheng didn't react to the meaning of Song Chao’s words for a moment, blinked, and then remembered the dorm mixer dinner Guan Zhi had mentioned at noon.

At this moment, having finally caught up on his sleep, Cao Sheng felt the fatigue on his body swept away, and he was full of energy.

He answered and got up to stretch.

Because he had stayed up all night, the dark circles that had followed him all day had now vanished, and his complexion was much better.

By the time he put on his clothes, got out of bed, went to the washroom to splash his face, and returned to put on a clean jacket, he had returned to his handsome and composed self, his state so good that his roommates couldn't help but glance at him.

The roommates looked at each other, their expressions complex.

Zhai Jun, the fifth oldest in the dorm, couldn't help but mutter to himself: "If I had known this, I shouldn't have let him sleep..."

At this moment, Guan Zhi looked down at his watch and waved his right hand: "Brothers! It’s about time, let’s go! Let’s get them!"

At this moment, Guan Zhi lowered his head to glance at his watch, waved his right hand, and said, "Brothers! It's about time, let's move out! Take them down!"