Chapter 1

I lost the game, Truth or Dare. So, I had to change my profile photo on WhatsApp. My profile photo was the same as the photo of File Transfer Assistant. I felt like everyone knew I lost.

My roommate, Claire, winked at me and told me that maybe I could take this opportunity to see others' secrets. But I laughed at her.

I thought no one would be fooled!

When I woke up the next day, I saw more than ten notifications.

So I quickly opened WhatsApp.

After a moment, I was so surprised. Laurence, who was the one I admired, sent me a photo of his naked upper body and many text messages!

Looking at the photo and the messages, I thought to myself, He really took me as the File Transfer Assistant!'

The next second, I felt a little sad, 'It turned out that he didn't remark me.'

As one of the new freshmen, it was just a coincidence that I was able to get the dream boy's WhatsApp at our university. Laurence played the same game at that time.

He lost the game. I happened to show up and became his target. That was why we followed each other.

According to the development of romance novels, I would gradually get to know him, and we might fall in love. In the end, the two of us would naturally become a couple that everyone envied before graduation.

Unfortunately, the reality is cruel. Although we were classmates in the same department and saw each other every day, we never talked again.

Thinking of this, I opened the dialog box out of curiosity.

Laurence [Photo]

Laurence [Today’s fitness results I keep my abdominal muscles in good shape.]

It was true.

I nodded in approval. His face was so handsome. His figure was amazing. He looked thin with clothes, but now I could see his abs.

I hesitated for a moment and didn't dare to save the photo. I just canceled the automatic cache cleaning.

My fingers slowly flipped down. He seemed to use the File Transfer Assistant as a notepad to record his mood.

Laurence [Sunny. Even dogs don’t want to go to morning classes.]

Laurence [I passed her for the 287th time.]

When I saw this, my finger stopped. My joyful mood disappeared at this moment.

I stared at the words on the screen in a trance. It turned out that Laurence had already loved someone.

I felt a little down and took a deep breath. I enabled the Mute Notifications. Then I stood up and said to Claire, "Hey! Do you want to go out for ice cream? My treat."

Claire looked at me, "What's the matter? Did something good happen to you?"

I pretended to be heartbroken and covered my chest, "I'm heartbroken. I need the sweet to heal my broken heart."

Claire didn't believe my half-truth at all. She just thought I wanted to eat ice cream. So she happily took me to a famous sweet shop on campus.

The sweet shop was a Time-honored brand on campus. The business was extremely good. When we arrived, the shop was already full of people. The shop assistant saw Claire and I standing at the door with disappointed faces. He glanced inside the shop and said in surprise, "Hey! There is room for two people. You can sit there!"

I looked in the direction of her finger and met a pair of calm eyes.

I saw Laurence.

Chapter 2

The table in the shop was not big. Laurence, who was very tall, and I sat on the same side. We almost touch each other's thighs and arms. Even a piece of paper couldn't be inserted.

He had a pleasant, minty smell on his body, and his body temperature was a little high, which made my heart beat wildly. I couldn't help but move my legs away. But I felt his muscles tighten. Laurence coughed softly.

I looked down at our legs, which were still pressed tightly under the narrow table. I found that there was no room for me to move away. The more I moved, the more we touched. I had to apologize in my heart.

"Hera." Claire, who was sitting opposite me, suddenly whispered, "Today, you said that you are heartbroken. What's going on?"

As soon as she finished speaking, I felt a sharp gaze beside me. I glanced secretly and found that Laurence was staring at me without blinking.

It was only a few seconds. He turned his gaze away and looked at his companion opposite him, who was a boy with dyed grey hair. Laurence said, "Why are you staring at her?"

The boy was stunned with the spoon in his mouth. He didn't dare to point out Laurence's same action as him. He just tried to swallow the ice cream. I watched his face distorted by the cold. Then he apologized to me, "I'm just curious. Sorry."

I smiled at him to show that it was okay. And then I said to Claire, "It's just a joke. Otherwise you won't come out with me."

"So, are you not heartbroken or do you not have a crush on someone?" Laurence's voice came abruptly.

Everyone at the table looked at him in surprise, including me. He looked like a cool guy who didn't care about anything. But I didn't expect that he would gossip about this topic.

He asked seriously, "Which one?"

"Well, I'm not heartbroken."

"Okay." Laurence nodded thoughtfully.

I was a little nervous because of his attitude. The atmosphere was a little subtle. That boy on the other side kept looking back and forth between me and Laurence. Then he started whispering with Claire.

Laurence had been looking down and tapping his phone frantically for a while. I noticed that his expression was becoming more and more serious.

In order to divert my attention, I had to pick up my phone. As soon as I opened WhatsApp, I found Laurence's dialog box at the top of my friend list.

When I clicked on it, I found that the message was flashing on the screen. It turned out that he was madly sending text messages!

Fortunately, I had enabled the Mute Notifications. Otherwise, my phone would ring every time he sent a message. The continuous notification sound would embarrass me.

I held the spoon. While I scooped the ice cream, I secretly glanced at Laurence, who looked gloomy. He was still typing seriously, so I quickly opened the dialog box.

Laurence [You have to seize the opportunity.]

Laurence [Yes.]

What was the matter? I know all the characters. Why couldn't I understand it?

I was confused. I stared at my phone blankly and thought he was so sentimental.

I was lost in thought. I didn't know what Claire and the boy were talking about. The boy got excited and suddenly raised his leg, which happened to hit the table. I was so scared that my hand shook, and I watched the food on the spoon fly away and land on Laurence's pants.

I was in trouble. I quickly took out some napkins and wanted to wipe Laurence's clothes. As soon as I put my hand on it, I realized something was wrong.

The milky white ice cream landed in an awkward spot. It was just below Laurence's stomach. I heard Laurence gasp. His whole body froze.

I gritted my teeth and took the largest piece of ice cream away.

Although the ice cream was wiped off, there was a sticky water stain left.

The troublemaker on the other side said nervously, "Laurence, I'm sorry! How about I wash these pants for you."

Laurence's face darkened. I hurriedly said, "Let me do laundry!"

I realized that it was too intimate to wash the pants, so I immediately changed my words. "I'll compensate you!"

I took out my phone and wanted to pay Laurence. Unexpectedly, Laurence opened the WhatsApp, "Let's follow each other."

But I had been on Laurence’s friend list for a long time. I even read his own messages.

Seeing that I didn't move for a while, he looked at me in disbelief, "Is it inconvenient for you?"

Laurence usually looked very aloof, but there was a hint of grievance in his tone.

I scolded myself hastily. How could such a cool and arrogant guy talk to me in such an aggrieved voice?

Before I could figure out how to respond, Claire secretly patted me and said, "Hera."

She had always known me very well and knew that I liked this kind of man.

Maybe we had been deadlocked for too long. Even that boy noticed something was wrong. He said to Laurence awkwardly, "This is the first time Laurence take the initiative but get rejected."

Laurence didn't say anything; just stared at me expressionlessly and repeated, "Is it inconvenient for you?"

Chapter 3

Urgent!

If I didn't follow him. His favoritism towards me would instantly drop to the bottom!

If I did, he would immediately realize that he had mistaken me as File Transfer Assistant, and I knew all his secrets!

The atmosphere became increasingly tense.

I finally grabbed Laurence's wrist and quickly scanned the QR code.

With a "beep", everyone looked at me. Laurence stared at his phone for a long time, and his expression was still the same as just now.

He looked at me, stood up, and left.

Claire saw Laurence and the boy left. She suddenly slapped her thigh and said, "Oh! I forgot that you changed your profile photo. So you followed him with that photo, right?"

I motioned for her to calm down and said proudly, "Of course not, I followed him with another account!"

I thought the thing was over. But I didn’t expect that as soon as we entered the dormitory, I switched to my main WhatsApp account and saw the message from him.

Laurence [Finally, I met her.]

Laurence [What a bad luck! The ice cream spilled.]

Laurence [I wanted to impress her, but it was ruined by Simon.]

Laurence [But it doesn’t seem to be a bad thing.]

I frowned. Claire told me that Simon was the guy who was with Laurence today. I felt a little curious. Who did they meet after they left?

I was very curious about who Laurence liked.

After thinking about it, I switched to another account and started typing.

Me [Hello, I'm very sorry about what happened in the sweet shop today. I'll compensate you for whatever you want.]

Laurence replied immediately [It's Okay]

Laurence [But if you really want to compensate me, can you do me a favor?]

Me [What can I do for you?]

Laurence [I want to give someone a gift. But I don’t really know what girls like. Can you recommend one for me?]

I frowned, thought for a moment, and asked [May I ask who you want to give it to?]

The top of the WhatsApp dialog box kept showing "Typing."

Laurence seemed to be struggling with his words for a long time. Until my screen turned off automatically, and the notification sound finally rang.

I gazed at the screen.

Laurence [For the girl I like.]

Damn it. I would choose a gift for my competitor!

I took a deep breath and was about to refuse without thinking. But I didn't expect Laurence to send me a message right away.

Laurence [Let’s meet at the sweet shop tomorrow.]

Thinking about how I had soiled his pants today, and it was in such a sensitive place, I deleted the words of rejection and replied Okay.

Saturday afternoon.

I put on light makeup and went to the sweet shop. I arrived at the sweet shop early, but Laurence arrived earlier than me.

Laurence looked a little different from yesterday.

He had obviously cleaned himself up.

Today, he wore a black shirt, revealing his strong chest muscles. The cuffs were carefully rolled up, revealing his strong and powerful arms. The hem of his shirt was tucked into his pants, making his waist look extremely thin.

Such a man was indeed very attractive. A few minutes later, many girls deliberately walked past our table; they stared at Laurence.

Laurence buttoned the top two buttons of his shirt. I heard passers-by whispering, "He is a good boyfriend. He only show his body to his girlfriend!"

I wasn't sure whether Laurence heard it or not. But he still looked expressionlessly. I lowered my head and picked up the lemonade he had ordered for me in advance, which was no longer so cold. I silently agreed with everyone's evaluation of him in my heart.

Although Laurence looked cold, he was considerate.

Unfortunately, he already fell in love with someone.

I was still thinking about the gift. So I quickly went over the words in my mind, and said, "Laurence. What do you think about the gift?"

"Don't worry about that yet."

Laurence stirred the long-handled spoon slowly without making any sound. He asked seriously, "Hera. Why did you follow me with your another account?"

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