Chapter 7: My Girlfriend, the Campus Belle

It was only the second day of the zombie apocalypse, and everyone had been starving for nearly twenty-four hours. Who had the mood to lie in bed and giggle?

Wu Changle suppressed his rising anger and asked, "What are you doing?"

Lin Yuwei replied, "Nothing much, just lying down."

Wu Changle: "Why did you go to Qin Feng's dorm?"

Lin Yuwei’s heart skipped a beat, and the smile on her face froze instantly.

Lin Yuwei: "Ah, I... I didn't. Who told you that? Did you see it yourself?"

Her tone carried a hint of panic. Wu Changle let out a cold snort.

Wu Changle: "I didn't see it with my own eyes; I don't have the luxury of time to watch you all day. But someone saw it and told me."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yuwei flew into a rage.

Lin Yuwei: "Was it those roommates of mine? Those damn green-tea bitches, always whispering behind people's backs and biting them when they aren't looking! What kind of people are they!"

Wu Changle: "They sent me some videos. Take a look!"

Wu Changle sent the videos back. One look and Lin Yuwei knew her three roommates had recorded her in secret. Damn it, these green-tea bitches really had filmed her sneaking out, all with malicious intent!

Lin Yuwei’s brain raced, spinning various excuses to deceive her boyfriend. Above all, she could not let him know that she had gone to Qin Feng’s room to eat, cleaned his dorm, or even finished off everything he had taken a bite of... How could she ever tell her boyfriend about such things? How could she even bring it up?

My god, if he knew all of this, how could she continue her relationship with such a rich, handsome boyfriend? Yes, Wu Changle was considered a "high-status, wealthy, and handsome" man at the Binhai University School of Foreign Languages. His family was well-off, his parents were government officials in a second-tier provincial capital, they owned four apartments in the city center, and the family had three cars. Wu Changle had even promised to arrange a job for Lin Yuwei at a bank or television station in the future. Naturally, Lin Yuwei had to tread carefully to protect a boyfriend like him.

Lin Yuwei immediately defended herself with righteous indignation: "They are framing me! Yes, I went to Qin Feng’s dorm, but I only went to lend him a phone charging cable. After all, Qin Feng is only trapped in the girls' dormitory because of me, right? Others might not care, but I, Lin Yuwei, cannot be ungrateful. I had to help. But darling, rest assured, I am yours; I am your girlfriend. Qin Feng is just a pathetic sycophant; I only pity him. There is truly nothing between us."

Wu Changle sighed, "Fine, but what about these videos? In the second one, you weren't in your bed for a long time. Where did you go?"

Lin Yuwei smiled and explained, "I was in the bathroom taking a dump! They are truly making things up, deliberately editing fake videos. Are you going to believe your girlfriend or them?"

Wu Changle: "Uh, alright. Still, for a man like Qin Feng to live in your girls' dormitory is quite inconvenient. If he were to lose his mind or something—like rushing into your rooms at night—there’s really no one to stop him now. Anyway, make sure you lock your dorm door tight. Don't let him sneak in!"

Lin Yuwei smiled: "Don't worry. You guys are in the boys' building right across the way watching; what could Qin Feng possibly do? He wouldn't dare be so reckless. Don't worry."

Wu Changle: "Hmm, well, if something really happens, you girls won't be able to stop him. I’ll think of a way. I can gather the strength of all the boys to deal with Qin Feng. I'm hanging up now. I miss you."

Lin Yuwei: "Mm, I miss you too, baby. Bye-bye."

After ending the video call, Wu Changle felt disgruntled. He felt that leaving a man like Qin Feng in the girls' dormitory building was a disaster waiting to happen; he had to be removed at all costs! If something were to happen to the girls, the consequences would be unimaginable.

To be honest, the No. 2 girls' dormitory was filled with students from the liberal arts departments, and there were plenty of beautiful girls there. There were ten officially recognized school beauties... There were students from the Art Academy, the Literature Academy, the School of Economics, and the Law School—all large departments for female students! If Qin Feng really gave in to his bestial nature in the middle of the night, who would stop him?

Wu Changle decided he had to find a way—either to get rid of Qin Feng or force him back to the boys' dormitory. Why should Qin Feng, like Tang Seng entering the Kingdom of Women, get to enjoy so many beautiful resources?

Wu Changle grabbed a pack of cigarettes and shared them with his three roommates, intending to brainstorm ideas. Because of the zombie crisis, school was suspended, but electricity, water, and internet remained normal, so the boys were content to play computer games. They ignored the teachers in the class group who repeatedly demanded they write assignments, expecting classes to resume after the crisis, but no one listened. Some had even kicked the counselors and instructors out of the group chat.

Wu Changle told his three roommates about Qin Feng.

Wu Changle: "Brothers, there’s an issue. Qin Feng is living in 301, right next to my girlfriend Lin Yuwei’s room. This is completely unacceptable."

Zheng Hao, who stood 1.9 meters tall, said with a sinister look, "Damn it, I’ve never liked Qin Feng. He’s actually living peacefully in the girls' dorm? He should have crawled back here long ago! What is he doing living over there alone? He must have evil intentions!"

Cheng Pengyuan, a muscle-head who loved lifting weights in the dorm, said with disdain, "Qin Feng, is it? You want me to go grab him by the throat and drag him back? I don't believe no one can control him. He’s just trying to take advantage of the chaos to get to Lin Yuwei. What kind of person is he? So sleazy."

Lu Zeyan, who wore glasses, said, "I think we should gather all the boys and curse at Qin Feng in the hallways to put moral pressure on him. It would be best to force him to come back himself. If he gets bitten by a zombie on the way, that’s just 'strength in numbers.' If Qin Feng dies, it’s his own fault for seeking death; it won’t be us who killed him. We don't need to lift a finger. This is what I call subduing the enemy without fighting."

Wu Changle thought about it; it made sense. Originally, he had wanted to take his three brothers and risk a trip to the girls' dorm to beat Qin Feng up and drag him back. But now, he decided to adopt Lu Zeyan's method: psychological warfare!

Wu Changle went to the neighboring dorms to hand out cigarettes, uniting over a dozen classmates to stand on their balconies and curse at Qin Feng.

Thirty minutes later, Wu Changle had assembled sixteen male students from the same department. They stood on their respective balconies, shouting insults toward the girls' dormitory:

"Qin Feng, you animal, come out!"

"Do you have any shame? Hiding in the girls' dorm and refusing to come back?"

"Are you a man? If you're a man, come back to the boys' dorm and fight zombies with us."

"If you admit you're a woman, then stay in the girls' dorm forever."

"We suggest you castrate yourself, since you're living in the girls' dorm anyway."

"Qin Feng, honestly, it’s inappropriate for a man like you to live in the girls' dorm. Many of our girlfriends are over there. It’s suspicious!"

"If you're a man, come back quickly. We'll provide cover for you. We can burn a few quilts and throw them at the zombies; you can run back in the chaos. We can still be friends."

"Yes, this is your last chance. This is our final warning. Come back immediately!"

"Otherwise, we will send a team to drag you back, and you'll be beaten black and blue. Don't regret it!"

"Qin Feng, come out, you brat! Did you hear me? Don't be ungrateful!"

As the group of boys in the boys' dormitory shouted from across the way, the girls in the girls' dormitory leaned out over their balconies, watching the spectacle with great interest. Some girls even began to express their own opinions:

"That's right, Qin Feng is a man. Even if he didn't stay intentionally, living in the girls' dorm all this time isn't good."

"Didn't something happen before where a criminal broke into a girls' dorm at night and occupied four girls?"

"Yeah, they struggled all night and no one dared to scream. Those four girls all got recommended for graduate school later."

"Qin Feng is occupying an entire girls' dorm now! There are zombies downstairs; no one can get in or out. What if Qin Feng suddenly gives in to his beastly nature?"

"Qin Feng, did you hear that? You should go back to the boys' dorm. The girls' dorm doesn't welcome you!"

"Yes, it’s just across the road. Run over quickly; the zombies won't be able to catch you."

"Even if you die—like, if you get bitten by a zombie—your reputation will be saved, and our purity will be preserved."

"A death as heavy as Mount Tai!"

"Seriously, why are you hiding in our dorm? You're even eating the supplies dropped for us. Those supplies are for girls!"

"That's right, men have bigger appetites and eat more than we do. I strongly suggest a building-wide vote to kick Qin Feng out."

Qin Feng lay alone in Room 301, having long heard the wailing of the boys outside and the catty gossip of the girls.

Qin Feng sneered. He lay on the bed, slowly loading the orange-yellow bullets into the magazine one by one. Finally, with a click, he inserted the magazine into the gun, and engaged the safety.

Then, he jumped off the bed, stood in the open space of the room, and practiced a sudden draw-and-aim motion, mimicking the sound of gunfire with his mouth: "Bang! Bang! Bang!"

At this moment, the intent to kill had already taken root in his heart... Everyone who had cursed him would have to die...

Finally, he heard the voices from the boys' dormitory across the way gradually fade. He figured those boys must have been parched after screaming at the top of their lungs for so long. Of course, since water and electricity were still on, they could drink tap water.

Qin Feng sneered as he looked for things in Room 301. He found a resume left behind by a graduate and a gel pen. He tore off the back of an A4 sheet of paper and wrote a line of large characters:

"I enjoy living in the same dormitory building as your girlfriends! Come and hit me if you dare!"

Qin Feng then walked to the balcony and stuck the A4 paper in a conspicuous spot on the wall.

Many boys saw that Qin Feng had finally appeared and had even posted a note on the balcony. They immediately retreated into their rooms to put on their glasses, then came back out to read the words:

"I enjoy living in the same dormitory building as your girlfriends. Come and hit me if you dare."

Instantly, many of the boys were so enraged they began to howl:

"Damn it, Qin Feng, are you looking for death?"

"You've touched my bottom line, you understand?"

"You won't live past tomorrow. I'm organizing a team to go over and grab you right now!"

"My school-beauty girlfriend is over there too. If you dare touch a hair on her head, I will kill you!"