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Volume 1

Chapter 443 Absence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder

Dec 02, 2025 1,277 words

Absence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder

Faced with Luo Shan's smile, Su Tao couldn't really say anything. After all, it was true that she hadn't reported Chi Xiaocheng staying over to the school, since the dorm room was empty.

She gave Luo Shan a friendly smile. "Hi, I'm Su Tao. I was on leave for the past two weeks."

"I know, I know. We're all roommates, after all." Luo Shan put her phone away. "I look forward to working with you."

Su Tao glanced at Chi Xiaocheng, then looked up and said, "Oh, right, Luo Shan... I wanted to ask, have you considered switching dorms? Uh, the thing is..."

She was a little embarrassed to say it out loud. She was thinking of asking a new roommate to leave, just so Chi Xiaocheng could keep living there.

She trailed off, unable to finish the sentence.

Her hesitant demeanor was obvious to Luo Shan, who said gently, "It's okay. Chen Qian already mentioned it to me. Sorry, but I really don't want to switch dorms. I like it here."

She even seemed a little apologetic. "Chen Qian also told me you wanted to protect your little sister, but... I'm not good at socializing. I've just started to fit in here after two weeks, so I'd rather not move to a new environment."

"No, no, it was presumptuous of me," Su Tao sighed inwardly.

Her house was still being renovated, so Xiaocheng definitely had to stay in the dorm for at least this week.

Fine, I'll just move into Xiaocheng's dorm, then, right?

Su Tao quickly went to room 513 with Chi Xiaocheng.

But when they walked in, she was dumbfounded.

Two unfamiliar girls were sitting inside, playing games together. There was also one person she recognized.

"Luo Ying?! What are you doing here?"

"Hmm?" Luo Ying turned her head when she heard the voice. "Oh, it's you guys. I live in 513. It shouldn't be strange for me to be here, right? What are you doing here? Do you miss me after our brief separation?"

"Uh..."

Su Tao was speechless for a moment.

She looked at the layout of the dorm room and realized that the beds were already covered with belongings.

Chen Qian was very thoughtful and meticulous. When she helped Chi Xiaocheng move her luggage in, she also helped Chi Xiaocheng make her bed.

And now, these three people inside...

Could they be...?

Su Tao thought of the exchange students her advisor had mentioned.

Because of the tight dorm bed situation, had they filled every empty bed with someone?

As soon as Su Tao thought of this, one of the girls playing games inside looked up. "Luo Ying, what's going on?"

"It's nothing, just some friends who came to see me. You guys keep playing," Luo Ying said with a smile, then turned back to Su Tao. "These are my two roommates, two game fanatics. Come in and have a seat."

So, there was no chance to live in the same dorm as Xiaocheng anymore!

Su Tao quickly pulled Luo Ying aside and whispered to her.

The latter exclaimed in surprise, "Wait, you're saying Xiaocheng lives in this dorm?"

So the roommate who hadn't been there for two weeks was actually Chi Xiaocheng!

"So, Luo Ying, how about we switch dorms? You can stay in mine. I want to be with Xiaocheng."

"That definitely won't work. Since we're exchange students, there's an auntie who comes to call our names every day, supposedly to ensure our safety."

Su Tao: "QAQ!"

Luo Ying said helplessly, "It wouldn't matter if you begged me. Besides, if you want to be with Xiaocheng, why don't you just let her sneak into your bed? You can squeeze together, anyway."

"This..."

Hearing this, Su Tao immediately snapped out of it.

She turned around and stroked her chin.

Suddenly, she thought Luo Ying had a point.

Like a little devil in her heart, Luo Ying seemed to guess Su Tao's thoughts and leaned in close to her ear. "Su Tao, you're definitely thinking of that kind of scene, that's why you stopped talking, right?"

"!"

Su Tao turned around and looked at Luo Ying in shock.

This girl with glasses and a gentle, girl-next-door personality was showing a dark, knowing smile.

"Can you imagine that kind of scene? Because she hasn't slept in your arms for a few days, Chi Xiaocheng is getting more and more unaccustomed to it, and even can't fall asleep at night. At this time, she shyly comes to your dorm and asks if she can sleep with you for one night."

"Looking shy, embarrassed but longing, yearning for warmth after not receiving it for so long, then holding you tighter, liking you more, being more attached to you, and even clinging to you the next morning when you want to get up and go to class, not wanting you to leave..."

Like a devil, she described a beautiful future that was easy to be tempted by.

Luo Ying put one hand on Su Tao's shoulder, brushed aside the hair that seemed to be blocking the sound and whispered seductively, "Miss Su Tao, absence makes the heart grow fonder~"

Su Tao glanced at Chi Xiaocheng, who had run over to the two girls playing games, seemingly trying to make friends, and swallowed.

Now that Luo Ying said it, it seemed more attractive than just blandly snuggling with Xiaocheng every night.

Xiaocheng's longing expression and shyness...

Hisss, so tempting.

Moreover, even if they slept together, a small dorm bed like this was definitely not comparable to the big bed at home.

To prevent hitting the wall or falling off the bed, they would have to hold each other even tighter to prevent problems.

Just thinking about it made it feel different!

Luo Ying smiled slyly. "How is it? Does it sound good?"

Su Tao coughed lightly. "Cough! There aren't enough beds, and we can't bother the other students, so this is the only way for now."

"But Luo Ying, you have to keep an eye on Xiaocheng. That girl is too innocent, too easy to be deceived. What if someone with bad intentions approaches her..."

Luo Ying: "You trust me that much?"

"Even though we just met, I think you're the kind of person who's worth trusting."

Luo Ying smiled happily when she heard this. "Then thank you for your trust. Don't worry, I'll definitely keep an eye on Xiaocheng for you."

At this moment, Chi Xiaocheng, who had been watching the two girls play games, skipped over. "Tao Tao, the game they're playing seems really interesting. Let's play together next time."

Su Tao put one hand on her hip and placed the other on Chi Xiaocheng's head helplessly. "Our laptop can't play any games. Let's earn some money and buy a new computer."

"Okay," Chi Xiaocheng said with some regret. "So, we still can't switch dorms, right?"

"Yeah. If I'm not by Xiaocheng's pillow, will Xiaocheng be unable to sleep?"

"Maybe?" Chi Xiaocheng touched her chin, then smiled sweetly. "Well, if I can't sleep, I'll just go sleep with Tao Tao. We can squeeze together."

Besides, it was only for a little over a week.

Looking at the girl's innocent smile, Su Tao felt healed from the bottom of her heart.

Chu Lingfeng was already dead.

If only that inexplicable head maid hadn't appeared.

Then they could have continued living that ordinary but longed-for campus life.

That kind of life shouldn't be too far away, right?

Naturally, that's what Su Tao thought, but what she didn't know was that the peaceful life she was hoping for would be broken the very next day.

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