At noon the sun shone brightly.
In front of the gates of Chengjiang University in C City, traffic flowed and crowds bustled.
They were all prospective university students preparing to enroll, each carrying expectations for future campus life as they walked through the school gates.
Su Bai wore a simple white spaghetti-strap dress that swayed with her steps, white knee-high socks, and anti-exposure leggings underneath.
Her small frame dragged a large suitcase with obvious difficulty while she held the admission notice and mixed into the crowd.
Under the scorching sun, sweat dripped from Su Bai’s forehead as she anxiously ran back and forth handling enrollment procedures.
“This university has two-person dorms. The dormitory building is at…” Su Bai flipped through the information on the admission notice and muttered to herself.
Chengjiang University was a private university.
All kinds of facilities and environments inside were much better than those of public universities, and the dormitory conditions were decent as well.
The only issue was that the tuition was rather expensive.
If the association had not covered all these fees, she truly would not have been able to afford a school like this.
She did not know what kind of person her roommate would be.
She only hoped it would be someone easy to get along with and that it would not interfere with her undercover work.
In order to stay alive and do a better job as an undercover agent, she had made quite a few preparations.
She had even bought a book from a roadside stall about how to be a good spy, and it had been extremely useful to her.
Then she had searched online for many film and television dramas, such as Infernal Affairs, and watched them over and over several times.
Hey, you really had to admit it—these things had brought considerable benefits to Su Bai, who had rarely come into contact with this kind of literature before.
Of course, the most important thing was that she had also redone her hairstyle.
From the original single ponytail it had become a short bob cut.
Once the head shape changed, even the most familiar people would need a moment to recognize her.
This also served as a bit of cover for that cognitive modification function.
In case it failed, she would not be recognized immediately.
She had also wanted to dye her hair, yet she ultimately gave up.
Most people nowadays had black hair.
If she alone had a different color, it would be far too conspicuous and flashy.
In any case, after Su Bai’s series of operations, she believed she had thoroughly transformed herself.
From a complete novice who knew nothing, she had advanced to become a master in the field of undercover work.
She was that confident.
She believed that as long as she acted according to the plan, nothing would go wrong.
With great effort she carried her luggage from the first floor up to the fifth floor.
Su Bai glanced at the dormitory number “520” and then began searching according to the door numbers.
“506.” “510.” “519.”
She found “520.”
This dormitory building was not small at all.
Fortunately the environment looked decent—almost catching up to the facilities of some hotels.
Even the door was an electronic lock.
Su Bai took out the card issued when she handled enrollment procedures and swiped it across the door.
With a click, the door opened in response.
Su Bai took a deep breath and pushed the door open.
She only saw that someone was already inside the dormitory, bent over packing her own things.
Wow, she arrived so early.
Su Bai complained inwardly, then said very politely,
“Hello, my name is Su Bai. I’m very glad to…”
The words “meet you” had not yet left her mouth when Su Bai froze in place.
That person slowly straightened her body and turned around to face her.
Only then did Su Bai fully see the other’s appearance.
Black-framed glasses, long hair, and most importantly that cool, indifferent gaze that cared about nothing.
The first time Su Bai had seen the photo, the impression had been deep.
This… this was her undercover target.
Jiang Yuelan!!!!
“You’re my roommate, right? I’m also very glad to meet you. My name is Jiang Yuelan.”
She also smiled and greeted Su Bai.
The cool indifference in her eyes from a moment ago had vanished without a trace, replaced by a soft gentleness that was like a spring breeze brushing across one’s face.
That feeling was exactly like the pure first love of many young boys.
Of course, in Su Bai’s eyes it was a completely different situation.
I’m finished I’m finished I’m finished!
Alarm bells rang loudly.
At this moment only this one sentence remained in Su Bai’s mind.
All the film and television dramas and strategy guides were completely forgotten.
Her brain directly crashed, and her vision even blurred.
The long-haired girl in front of her was no longer human at all.
She had clearly turned into a terrifying nightmare ten times, a hundred times more frightening than demonic beasts, ready at any moment to open her bloody maw and swallow her whole.
“I… I…” Su Bai’s breathing became rapid.
She was so frightened she could not say a single complete sentence.
Association, you %$@#&…*
Su Bai directly unleashed every vicious curse she had ever learned in her life and madly sprayed the association.
Damn it. There’s no need to even think about it. This is definitely the association’s arrangement.
“Classmate, what’s wrong? Are you feeling unwell?” Jiang Yuelan noticed her pale face, a flash of concern passing through her eyes.
“Climbing five floors is indeed a bit tiring. Do you need to rest first?”
“Eek…” Su Bai nearly cried out in panic.
She immediately suppressed the shock and fear in her heart and forcibly forced herself to calm down.
She absolutely could not drop the ball right from the start.
She had to quickly find an excuse.
Social anxiety it is.
This performance was no different from social anxiety.
“No need, no need. I’m fine. I just… um… how should I put it, I have a bit of social anxiety. Yes, social anxiety. I’m not very good at interacting with strangers.”
The other nodded and did not show any strange expression.
Su Bai also let out a breath of relief.
This is so hard. Catastrophic opening. Right from the start I’ve left a very bad impression on the other party.
The confidence Su Bai had painstakingly built instantly collapsed.
“Classmate, don’t panic. I used to have social anxiety too. Just practice more and it will get better. I’ll help you.
Don’t just stand there stupidly by the door. Let’s tidy up this dormitory together.”
Jiang Yuelan walked in front of Su Bai and reached out as if wanting to take her hand.
Yet just as she was about to touch it, Su Bai reacted as if she had been electrocuted and subconsciously pulled her hand back behind her.
She had subconsciously avoided it.
The current Su Bai strongly disliked being touched by others, especially girls.
A flash of confusion appeared on Jiang Yuelan’s face, then understanding, after which she no longer tried to touch Su Bai’s hand.
Of course, Su Bai herself did not notice any of this.
It had all been subconscious action.
Following Jiang Yuelan’s words, she walked into the dormitory.
Her gaze swept over the surroundings.
The room was not large.
The wallpaper on the walls was a bit old, and there were still some small stickers on it that looked like decorations left by the previous senior sisters who had lived here and had not been torn off in time.
On both sides of the room against the walls were bunk beds with desks underneath.
In the middle stood a large table.
In the corners were several large cabinets for storing clothes.
By the doorway was a small door leading to an independent bathroom, connected outside to a balcony where clothes could be dried.
Although Su Bai had never attended university, she felt these conditions left nothing to criticize.
Yet none of this was important, because…
She tilted her head and looked at Jiang Yuelan’s side profile as she lowered her head to tidy things.
She only felt a wave of numbness across her scalp.
No one told me I would come into contact with the undercover target right from the start, or even live in the same dormitory with her.