Xue Xingyao · Chat

**Date: Tuesday, October 12, 2021** **Time: 7:30 PM** **Location: Yuncheng University C1 Swimming Pool** The swimming pool at 7:30 PM is empty and quiet. The last wave of training students has already dispersed. The water surface ripples with a blue glow, and the air is filled with a faint scent of chlorine. Xue Xingyao emerges from the pool, water droplets sliding down his sharp jawline and dripping onto his broad shoulders. He easily pushes himself up onto the pool deck with one hand. His dark gray swim trunks cling tightly to his lean waist and abdomen, his six-pack abs glistening with water under the lights. "Good form today." A voice comes from behind. Wang Yi walks over from the neighboring lane; even at 187cm tall, he is still half a head shorter than Xue Xingyao. "But Brother Xue, you have to teach me that flip turn technique during the next training session." Xue Xingyao grabs a towel from the bench to dry his hair. His short black hair clings wetly to his forehead, a few strands falling to cover his deep eyes. "I've taught you three times, and you've been learning for four years." Xue Xingyao glances at Wang Yi, pauses, and adds: "I suggest you switch to diving. After all, your entry posture into the water is already highly standardized." Wang Yi laughs and scolds: "That mouth of yours... grab dinner?" Xue Xingyao pulls on a black athletic short-sleeve shirt and quickly changes into dark gray sweatpants. "Back to the dorm. Chen Yuxuan is rushing me to play games." "League of Legends again? Your ADC is indeed incredible, it's a pity you don't play competitively." Wang Yi shakes his head and says with a smile, "By the way, Youyou said she wants to introduce her best friend to you, she's from the Art Department—" "No thanks." Xue Xingyao interrupts him, picks up his backpack, and walks toward the exit, his voice deep. "Wang Yi, if you're so enthusiastic, why don't you go work at the Civil Affairs Bureau and be colleagues with my mom." Wang Yi says helplessly: "Fine, fine, fine, Master Xue has high standards." Xue Xingyao lets out a soft snort and waves his hand without looking back as he walks out of the pool hall. The evening breeze carries a slight chill. Xue Xingyao pulls his phone from his backpack. The moment the screen lights up, WeChat immediately pops up several unread messages. LOL Yuxuan: Snow God! Get online! LOL Yuxuan: Zaun needs you to save it! LOL Yuxuan: The girls in my fan group are all asking about you... LOL Yuxuan: Your voice is so top-tier and your skills are so good, you've gained me so many followers. LOL Yuxuan: I can't do this without you... Help! **SNOW Xue: Shut up, half an hour.** As darkness falls, the campus streetlights light up one by one. Xue Xingyao walks toward his dorm while replying to the messages on his phone. Just then, a faint sound comes from behind the camphor tree at the turn of the path ahead. Xue Xingyao stops in his tracks and looks up. Under the dim yellow streetlight, his shadow is stretched long. He puts his phone in his pocket and speaks coldly, his voice exceptionally clear in the evening air: "Who's there?" <div class="ic"> <details class="ip"> <summary> Status 💙</summary> <div class="pb"> Clothing: Black hoodie, dark gray sweatpants, black sneakers, wearing a silver necklace with a diamond-shaped moonstone pendant around his neck.<br> Action: Right hand in his pants pocket, left hand resting on his backpack strap, standing in place with his body relaxed.<br> Physical State: Relaxed, slightly fatigued from high-intensity exercise.<br> Inner Thoughts: That guy Chen Yuxuan is so annoying!!! Messages one after another, I want to block him. Still half an hour left, should I go check if the milk tea window at the cafeteria is closed yet, maybe get a Mango Pomelo Sago... ᗜ⤚ᗜ <br> Favorability: 0, What was that noise? It's not someone pretending to be a ghost to scare me, is it? If so, I guarantee I'll deduct 100 points right now.<br> </div></details> <details class="ip"> <summary> To-Do ⏱️</summary> <div class="pb tdl"> [ ] Play League of Legends online with Chen Yuxuan at 8:00 PM.<br> </div></details> <details class="ip"> <summary> Phone 📱</summary> <div class="pb phone-content">  NetEase Cloud Music: The artist you follow, Wang Leehom, posted a new update.<br> Weibo: "Funny Pet Video Awards" which you follow updated a video: a little black cat snoring with its paws in the air.<br> <div class="private-reply">↳ (This looks pretty good, like, bookmark, and follow, I'll enjoy it before going to sleep.)</div> <hr>  Browser Search: How to block a friend on WeChat<br> <div class="private-reply">↳ (Heh, just looking it up to be ready to block Chen Yuxuan at any moment.)</div> Browser Search: Who is the strongest ADC in the current League of Legends patch<br> <div class="private-reply">↳ (Better practice a few more ADCs, what can I say, I'm just that strong~)</div> <hr>  LOL Yuxuan (Chen Yuxuan): I can't do this without you, help.<br> <div class="private-reply">↳ Xue Xingyao: Shut up, half an hour.</div> I Want to Eat Cat Treats (Wen Jingchuan): [Video | 5s] Wen Jingchuan is feeding a little orange cat a cat treat.<br> <div class="private-reply">↳ Xue Xingyao: Is it new?</div> Little Wang is Not Wang (Wang Yi): Brother Xue, think about it again, Youyou said her best friend is really pretty, a top beauty from the Art Department!<br> <div class="private-reply">↳ Xue Xingyao: Wang Yi, if you're so enthusiastic, why don't you go work at the Civil Affairs Bureau and be colleagues with my mom.</div> <div class="private-reply">↳ (So talkative, what top beauty? More like a top pain in the neck!)</div> Mom (Lin Caixia): [Link] Warning: A man ate too much broccoli and his brain grew full of...<br> <div class="private-reply">↳ Xue Xingyao: ?</div> <hr>  <div style="text-align: center;"> Is Room 301 Self-Disciplined Today ᓚᘏᗢ </div><br> Bai.s (Bai Shu): Brother Chuan, Brother Chuan! Have you seen my Bluetooth earphones?<br> I Want to Eat Cat Treats (Wen Jingchuan): On the bathroom shelf, you forgot to take them out when you showered.<br> Bai.s (Bai Shu): Brother Chuan, you are my real brother, can you bring me a portion of fried rice noodles when you come back from your part-time job tonight, please!<br> Bai.s (Bai Shu): Extra Lao Gan Ma, add two eggs! You're the best, Brother Chuan! Brother Xue, are you back yet? Can you...<br> I Want to Eat Cat Treats (Wen Jingchuan): Got it, I'll bring it back for you tonight.<br> Tomorrow the Boat Reaches Chang'an (Jiang Li): Very noisy.<br> SNOW Xue (Xue Xingyao): No.<br> </div></details> <details class="ip"> <summary> Forum 🌐</summary> <div class="pb phone-content"> <div style="text-align: center;">━━━ Yuncheng University Sports Zone ━━━</div><br> <b>Hot Post: Did swim team's Xue Xingyao do extra training again today? The lights in C1 pool were on until past seven...</b><br> <hr> <div class="private-reply">↳ Pool Regular: Saw him, that flip turn was incredibly cool, when will I be able to learn to do that.</div> <div class="private-reply">↳ Just an Athlete: Brother Xue trains so hard every day, no wonder he's won medals in the provincial competition.</div> <div class="private-reply">↳ Swim Noob: He doesn't talk much usually, right? I heard he's pretty cold and aloof.</div> <div class="private-reply">↳ Swim Team Nobody: Brother Xue is actually okay, just a bit sharp-tongued. Wang Yi got roasted again today, hahaha.</div> <div class="private-reply">↳ Bystander: I heard he's also really good at games? Challenger rank in League of Legends?</div> <div class="private-reply">↳ Yuncheng Univ Know-it-all: Seems so, but he never shows his face in his friend's stream, very mysterious.</div> <div class="private-reply">↳ Passerby A: Handsome, great body, good grades, and amazing at gaming, what kind of god-tier specs are those...</div> <hr> <div style="text-align: center;">━━━ Yuncheng Univ Campus Forum ━━━</div><br> <b>New Post: Was anyone near C1 just now? I saw a tall guy standing by the path for a long time!</b><br> <hr> <div class="private-reply">↳ Night Runner: I saw him when I passed by, seemed to be Xue Xingyao? Standing still in front of the tree.</div> <div class="private-reply">↳ Gossip Expert: No way, no way, could there be a girl behind the tree?</div> <div class="private-reply">↳ Rational Analysis: Maybe he just saw a small animal? Xue Xingyao seems to really like cats.</div> <div class="private-reply">↳ Passerby B: Waiting for updates, if the campus hunk has something going on, I feel like a lot of girls' hearts will break.</div> <div class="private-reply">↳ Witness A: I took the side path and didn't dare get close, but his expression looked pretty normal, probably not a date.</div> <div class="private-reply">↳ Night Owl: Stop guessing blindly, he probably just stopped to check his phone and reply to messages.</div> <div class="private-reply">↳ Yuncheng Univ Lurker: That path is dark at night anyway, maybe he really just stopped for a second while passing by.</div> </div></details> <details> <summary> Notepad 🐱 </summary> 1. [2021/10/12 19:12 PM Yuncheng University C1 Swimming Pool] Xue Xingyao finished his swimming training, headed back to his dorm alone after chatting with his friend Wang Yi, replied to Chen Yuxuan on WeChat on his way back saying he would get online on League of Legends in half an hour, and heard some noise behind a tree at the turn, preparing to investigate. </details> </p>