“Yes, yes, yes, I’ll shut up.”
Guo Ming gave a sheepish smile and didn’t dare ask any more.
Although he was Gu Chen’s only friend at school, even that was because Guo Ming had forced himself into his life.
At first, Gu Chen had absolutely no interest in this guy who had a head full of perverted thoughts and didn’t plan to pay him any attention.
It wasn’t until Guo Ming gave him a lot of rare, exclusive materials that he barely accepted him.
So, if it weren’t for those “critically acclaimed” collections, Guo Ming would have been beaten senseless long ago for acting tough under Gu Chen’s name.
“That’s right, what should I do about showering?”
Being reminded by Guo Ming made it a real headache.
It was a problem that had to be solved.
It was currently September, and the weather was still hot; if he didn’t shower for three days, he would start smelling like mold.
Every floor of the dormitory had a shower room.
It was quite large and could accommodate many people, and it even had stalls.
However, the stalls had no doors, meaning there was no privacy at all.
According to the school, there was no need for privacy between boys — they said it was already good enough that they weren’t all soaking naked in a communal tub together.
“This is so uncomfortable.”
Gu Chen felt the sticky sensation on his skin. He already had a bit of a obsession with cleanliness, and there was no way he could sleep like this.
Although it was almost lights out, there was no guarantee that other boys wouldn’t come in.
If someone actually saw his secret, he would either have to kill them to keep them quiet — or jump off this floor himself!
“Oh, right! The staff showers!”
While hesitating, Gu Chen finally remembered that the faculty and staff dormitory also had showers.
He heard the stalls there had doors, providing great privacy.
Perhaps because the people using them were teachers, the school felt they had to save some face for them.
It was a clear case of double standards.
Thinking of this, Gu Chen immediately jumped off his bed and grabbed his change of clothes.
Guo Ming took a glance but didn’t think much of it.
Knowing Gu Chen was going to shower, he went back to holding his phone and snickering.
The staff showers were some distance away from the student dormitories.
A round trip plus the shower time would definitely put him past lights out.
However, the Dormitory Auntie on the boys’ side was basically just a figurehead who didn’t care about anything, which saved him a lot of trouble.
To get there, he had to cross the school’s artificial lake.
At the end of last semester, he heard rumors of a streaking pervert cosplaying as Alice from the Goddess of Victory lurking there.
The freak had terrified the girls who passed through late at night, but no one had been able to identify him.
However, to get from the teaching buildings to the dormitories, one had to pass through this area, so most students tried to walk in groups.
Gu Chen looked toward the lake and saw nothing out of the ordinary.
He figured that since school had just started and there were many people around, that pervert wouldn’t dare show up randomly.
To avoid wasting time, he quickened his pace toward his destination.
***
At the same time, the classroom for Class Five was still brightly lit.
After the opening ceremony ended in the afternoon, everyone else had gone to the cafeteria to eat, but Tang Ziya had @ed several class officers in the group chat to stay for a meeting.
Her goal was simple: to discuss the upcoming arts performance.
The school organized an event every year where each class performed a program, and the performances were judged.
The top three could not only perform on the school’s official website but also received prize money to motivate the students.
Class Monitor Tang Ziya was naturally the head planner responsible for the preparations.
In her freshman year, the class took third place in the whole school.
Last year, they took second. She wasn’t satisfied with either result.
As a perfectionist, her goal was first place!
This year was her last chance.
Even though the performance was a month away, she didn’t let any free time go to waste; she had to finalize the program as soon as possible and then start rehearsals.
Besides her, Wang Meng, the Music Representative, was also there.
She was a good singer with a beautiful voice.
Other relevant personnel were present as well.
Most of them were drowsy, but Tang Ziya was still discussing things with high spirits, nearly driving everyone to a breakdown.
“Alright, let’s settle on these programs for now. If anyone has new ideas, bring them up next time. Sorry for taking up your time, everyone.”
After layers of screening, five programs were currently set: singing, dancing, recitation, a talk show, and an instrumental performance.
Tang Ziya had filled nearly half a notebook, which showed just how seriously she took this.
The others gave smiles that looked more like crying. Hearing that the meeting was over, they vanished in the blink of an eye.
“Class Monitor, lights out is coming soon. We should head back too.”
Wang Meng stood beside her.
Since the two were roommates, their relationship was naturally much closer than with the others.
“Yeah, I know. Let’s go.”
Checking the time, Tang Ziya saw it was indeed late.
She packed her things and walked out of the classroom with Wang Meng, turning off the lights on the way out.
The campus was quiet now, illuminated only by a few dim streetlights.
Without realizing it, they reached the artificial lake, where the light was even more blurred.
“Class Monitor, I heard people say there’s a pervert scaring people by the lake. Is it here?”
Reaching this spot, Wang Meng suddenly remembered the rumors, and her mood instantly became tense.
“Don’t scare yourself. There are two of us; there’s nothing to fear.”
In her heart, Tang Ziya suspected this pervert was most likely Gu Chen in disguise.
She had even thought that if he dared to show up, she would just take him down on the spot and rid the people of such a scourge.
Wang Meng nodded.
With the Class Monitor by her side, she felt much more at ease.
They quickened their pace toward the dormitory, praying they wouldn’t encounter anything.
Suddenly, a pink figure entered their sight.
They couldn’t see the face clearly, but the long hair allowed them to identify the figure as female.
She was crouching by the artificial lake, shivering.
The two girls shared a look and walked over without suspicion.
“Hey, are you okay? Did you run into that pervert?”
Tang Ziya looked at the person with a face full of concern.
Since they had just been talking about the pervert and then saw a girl alone here, she immediately linked the two together.
*Heh heh heh…*
Unexpectedly, the “girl” suddenly let out a strange cackle.
Without any warning, the figure stood up and faced Tang Ziya and Wang Meng.
The person was wearing a bizarre mask. In an instant, “Alice” pulled down the zipper on the crotch, and even that “little bird” was starkly exposed.
The sudden scene scared both Tang Ziya and Wang Meng senseless.
Their brains almost stopped functioning, and their pupils dilated!
“Ahhh!!!”
Once she reacted, Wang Meng let out a piercing scream and covered her eyes.
This psychological trauma would likely take a long time to fade.
The pervert had indeed appeared, and this time, his eyes were fixed on Tang Ziya and Wang Meng.
It seemed the sound of a girl’s scream was something that excited him.
“You bastard!!”
Tang Ziya also snapped back to her senses.
She was the Class Monitor, after all, and her personality was bold enough to go head-to-head with Gu Chen.
Her courage was much greater than that of a normal girl.
Her first reaction wasn’t to flee, but to strike back.
She delivered a vicious, heavy kick straight to the groin.
“Agh!”
“Alice” instantly let out a miserable scream, clutching his crotch and stumbling back.