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Chapter 17: 17

Approaching the end of the semester, most of the classes had been suspended . Most students were just waiting for the break after the examinations . As a result, the atmosphere in the dormitory building was more vibrant than usual .

Pushing open the door to 404, only Li Bo and Zhou Jie were in the dorm . The two of them were lying down on Chen Chen and Wang Wei’s bed respectively . They were tapping away on their phones, indescribable sounds kept coming out of their phones .

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“A sword’s poor company for a long road . ”

“Face Yasuo!”

Chen Chen glanced at Li Bo’s phone screen . “What rank is Lil Bo?”

“Gold, why?” Li Bo did not even bother raising his head . Suddenly, he screeched . “F**k, Nostril what did you take my red for? You’re just a spellcaster . What do you even need red buff for?”

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Zhou Jie retorted immediately, “I’m low and have no TP, can’t you just take the red to heal?”

‘You make a good point, I have nothing to say…’

Chen Chen was speechless . Mobile LOL had been released for nearly half a year and these two still could not figure out that the red buff did not give health regeneration .

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It was certainly true that blue buff could help recover mana but red buff did not recover health…

“Teamfight, teamfight!”

Zhou Jie followed up . “Lil Bo, quickly come to teamfight . ”

“You still want to teamfight?”

Li Bo called out, “Master Yi is pushing high ground . I’ll go defend . You guys teamfight, go win a fight!”

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Midway through his sentence, the chilling voice of Yasuo1 came from his phone, “Wuju? Hmmph, never heard of it!”

What came after was a mixture of chaotic battle sound effects .

“Ah—!”

Finally, a horrified shriek signaled the end .

At the same time, a round of shrieking also came from Zhou Jie’s phone as well as the announcement of “DEFEAT” .

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Li Bo: “…”

Zhou Jie: “…”

In an instant, the entire dorm seemed to have fallen into a dead silence .

“Ahem, where’s Brother Wei?”

Chen Chen broke the awkwardness in the air with his question .

“Where else could he be other than the basketball court?”

After losing the game, Li Bo became extremely dejected . “I’m done, I’m done . I can’t carry a moron like Nostril!”

“Your dumba** is the moron!”

Zhou Jie stood his ground . “I said I’m done, that means I’m done . I’ll play a round with Lil Chen!’

“No, I’m good . ”

Chen Chen quickly gestured his hands . “I’m just here to ask something . Any of you planning to stay in school during winter break?”

“Stay in school?” Both instinctively looked up . Li Bo’s eyes immediately turned wide as he exclaimed, “That’s crazy, at least wait till junior year to prepare for the postgraduate entrance examination . What’s with the rush?”

“I’m preparing to conduct an experiment and a thesis on the findings . ”

Chen Chen explained, “If anyone is willing to help, I can give him second authorship . ”

“D*mn, that’s Lil Chen, the top student for you . ”

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Zhou Jie stopped playing his game and sat up looking shocked . “Where are you going, CSSCI?”

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“No, SCI . ”

“That’s King Chen Chen alright . Bravo, bravo!” Li Bo closed his fists together and put on a solemn face .

Zhou Jie did not say anything . He only gave a big thumbs up . His thumb then slowly switched into a middle finger, right in front of Chen Chen’s face .

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“Coming or not, give me a confirmation . ”

Chen Chen did not bother playing along with their jests .

“I have to go home for the new year . I’m the only son in the family . If I don’t go back for the new year, my dad will skin me alive . ”

Li Bo quickly gestured . “In order to still be able to see everyone next semester, I shall appoint this momentous task to Nostril!”

“No, I have school phobia . It only acts up during the break . ”

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Right after Zhou Jie had finished his sentence, he suddenly looked like he was in pain . He grabbed his chest and collapsed on the bed . “Oh no, my phobia is acting up now! Oh no, oh no, I have to quickly head back home and enjoy the new year to recover!”

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“Tsk, why don’t you just admit that you don’t think I can pass the draft?” Chen Chen snickered . “Just don’t tell me that I didn’t invite you guys when the time comes . Hope you don’t cry tears of regret!”

“No way, no way!” The two of them shook their heads in unison, a mischievous smile surfaced on the corner of their lips .

Right then, thunderous noises came from the corridor .

“Oh no, it’s snowing, take the clothes in!!!”

It was snowing?

The three of them instinctively looked out the window . Just as expected, the gray sky was littered with what seemed like pieces of scrap paper . What else could it be other than snowflakes?

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What followed was the sound of stomping footsteps . After a moment, Wang Wei barged in with a loud “rua” as he exclaimed excitedly, “Have you guys seen it? It’s snowing outside!”

“Yeah, yeah, we saw it . ”

Zhou Ji and Li Bo responded without a hint of enthusiasm before collapsing back in bed in the darkness .

“You… What’s with the lack of reaction?” Wang Wei was in disbelief .

“Lil Bo and Nostril are from the North . ”

Chen Chen walked over and wrapped his arm around Wang Wei’s neck . “Brother Wei, there’s something I need to discuss with you . ”

“Get to the point . How much do you want to borrow?”

Wang Wei was initially taken aback before he became serious . “I only have five hundred left for this month . Counting out the expenses for food and the ticket back home, I can borrow you two hundred . I really can’t do any more than that…”

“It’s not about money . ”

Chen Chen pulled Wang Wei to the corridor . “I met a rich woman in the library today . She’s willing to sponsor my stem cell experiment . We even have the laboratory sorted out already . All we need now is an assistant . Brother Wei, based on your exquisite skill set and talents, you’re the perfect candidate for an assistant!”

Unexpectedly, Wang Wei’s expression became somewhat stern after Chen Chen had finished explaining .

He patted Chen Chen on the shoulder and waited a moment before sighing . “Lil Chen, it’s not that I want to judge you . I see how much effort you put into your studies . You might even turn out to be very successful in the future . But you cannot be rash . Are you sure you can handle some sugar mommy out there?”

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Wang Wei kept his voice low and continued solemnly . “As if the steel ball wasn’t bad enough, I’ve read online recently about how they even pull out the nails… . 1”

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Chen Chen: “…”

When he saw that Chen Chen fell into a deep silence, Wang Wei continued giving his counsel . “What I’m saying here is to give me the name and WeChat ID of that sugar mommy and I’ll talk with her . I promise you she won’t bother you in the future . Let Brother Wei handle this for you!”

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At this point, Wang Wei began ferociously beating his chest, thumping loudly .

Chen Chen: “…”

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After several minutes of Chen Chen’s explanation, the two of them finally had a common understanding .

“I don’t mind helping you out this one time, especially since we’re going to work in a lab eventually anyway . It can’t hurt to get some experience now, but… Why do I have a feeling like I’m being suckered into this?”

Wang Wei scratched his head . Confusion was written on his face . “Hold up, if you’re making the sugar mommy the lead author and I’m the second author, then what about you?”

“I’ll be the corresponding author . ”

Chen Chen explained, “This is my experiment after all . I’ll be responsible for the reliability experiment . Also, on the topic of intellectual property, the corresponding author takes credit as well, so I won’t be taking any losses . ”

“Alright, then it’s settled . ”

Wang Wei agreed without a second thought . “Then I’ll submit an application to stay in school!”

“Submit mine as well!”

Chen Chen quickly took out an application form and passed it to Wang Wei . After that, he headed to the library to pack his books and laptop .