Reborn As Super Heiress

Chapter 60: Chapter 58: New College Roommate

Huo Sining was puzzled in her heart. In her last life, Wu Jingyi only revealed part of the secrets before Huo Sining died.

Now, pursuing those truths was futile; even if she had the desire, she lacked the ability to investigate.

After considering it, she let go and focused on preparing for the freshman military training.

In the evening, Huo Sining insisted on returning to S University because the school was arranging for new students to enter the military training camp early the next morning. Additionally, although Huo Sining didn’t plan to live on campus regularly, she still needed to interact with her roommates in the university dormitory. If she kept herself absent, it would give off the wrong impression of being unapproachable, which wasn’t what she wanted.

Huang Hongying had always wanted Huo Sining to stay at home, but she couldn’t persuade Huo Sining to change her mind, so she had Su Jinyuan take Huo Sining back to S University. Without a second thought, Su Qingqing also climbed into the car.

“What are you coming for?” Huo Sining was speechless; she was just returning to school, was it necessary for so many people to see her off?

Su Qingqing acted as if she hadn’t heard, but she became even more attached to Huo Sining.

Knowing that this girl from Rongcheng was actually her cousin, she felt more joy than frustration in her heart.

Although she had mistakenly thought Huo Sining was going to be her future sister-in-law, she now felt that having a sister might not be too bad either,—she had never experienced what it was like to be an older sister.

“Little girl, now that I’m both your senior and your cousin, you as the younger cousin should be aware of your role. Don’t try to be too assertive. Just tell big sis here if something comes up. From now on, with me here, I’ve got your back at S University!”

Su Qingqing’s demeanor was like that of an assertive boss, which made Huo Sining not know whether to laugh or cry.

“Here, take this; military training is tough. Apply more sunscreen to protect your skin from getting tanned. Girls who stay fair and tender are more popular with boys at the university. Little cousin, go for it!”

When they reached S University, Su Qingqing somehow produced a set of skincare products out of nowhere and handed it to Huo Sining.

Su Jinyuan was taken aback and looked at Su Qingqing with a trace of satisfaction in his eyes.

His sister was usually carefree, but this time she had become more considerate—it was unexpected for her to think of giving someone a gift.

“You’ve prepared this, so is mine redundant?” Su Jinyuan was also somewhat helpless, as he hadn’t known that Su Qingqing would buy skincare products. Therefore, he had Secretary Lin buy a set from a counter before leaving work. Now, presenting it felt somewhat awkward.

Two sets of sunscreen skincare products from different brands, both clearly international items with hefty price tags, were evident at a glance.

Huo Sining was slightly embarrassed; meanwhile, Su Qingqing didn’t hesitate to snatch both bags and stuff them into Huo Sining’s arms:

“What does it matter? Just use whichever you like, and if it really comes down to it, you can share with the other girls in the dorm.

Huo Sining would be lying if she said she wasn’t touched, but she wasn’t good with pleasantries. She simply watched the Su siblings with a smile, keeping their kindness in her heart, thinking that she would return the favor with a better gift when the opportunity arose.

Huo Sining arrived at the dorm just after eight o’clock, but aside from one girl sitting at a desk under a bed reading a book, the other two beds only had neatly made bedding without a person in sight.

Huo Sining didn’t mind and placed her things on her bed after walking into the dorm.

The girl reading raised her head at the noise, looked at Huo Sining, paused, and said:

“You’re finally back. Before, we were all guessing what our last roommate would be like. Du Yanlin and another were planning to go out for a meal tonight, but since you didn’t show up, they just went by themselves.”

Huo Sining was a bit surprised, as she was the first one to have left her luggage in the dorm and hadn’t gotten a chance to greet her roommates. Now, hearing that her absence had postponed a dormitory dinner, she felt somewhat guilty:

“Sorry, because I had a dinner hosted by a family elder, I wasn’t able to meet and greet you all. Let’s talk about the dinner after military training, and I’ll treat you all to apologize. How does that sound?”

The girl, seeing how straightforward Huo Sining was, immediately took a liking to her and said with a smile, “My name is Luo Jinzhi, and I’m from Min City. How about you?”

Perhaps because of Azure Pearl, Huo Sining felt an inexplicable kinship towards people from the coastal areas, and she responded with a smile, “My name is Huo Sining, and I’m from Rongcheng.”

Luo Jinzhi was somewhat surprised: “You’re from Rongcheng? I heard you mention going to a family elder’s house for dinner this evening, and I thought you were from S City.”

“No, just a relative around here,”

Huo Sining explained vaguely, as she wasn’t accustomed to revealing her personal matters to unfamiliar strangers. She smiled and asked, “You’re from Min City, right? Do you live by the sea?”

Luo Jinzhi nodded slightly, somewhat embarrassedly she said, “My home is in a small fishing town by the sea.”

Huo Sining’s eyes lit up when she heard this from Luo Jinzhi and pressed on, “Does that mean you get to go out to sea and fish often?”

Luo Jinzhi was outgoing, but because she came from a rural area, she actually felt somewhat inferior.

Seeing that Huo Sining was genuinely interested and did not look down on her, she immediately broke into a smile.

Once Luo Jinzhi started talking about amusing anecdotes from her hometown, she went on and on without stopping, and Huo Sining listened with interest, not minding the girl’s chatter at all.

As they were in the midst of their conversation, two fashionably and exquisitely dressed girls burst into the room.

However, Huo Sining could smell a strong scent of perfume from afar, which made her frown involuntarily.

“Our fourth roommate has finally arrived.”

One of the girls caught a glimpse of Huo Sining and her eyes flickered for a moment. Holding a lunchbox in her hand, she placed it on Luo Jinzhi’s table:

“Hey, Du Yanlin and I just had a meal outside and couldn’t finish all the dishes, so we had them packed. You haven’t eaten yet, have you, Luo Jinzhi? Here, take these.”

Upon hearing this, Luo Jinzhi’s face immediately showed an embarrassed expression, “No need, I still haven’t finished the fish cakes my family brought, I’ve eaten a few slices and am already full.”

The girl’s eyes flashed with contempt and disdain, but she smiled and said, “If you don’t want them, then never mind, I’ll just throw them away.”

As she spoke, the girl was about to throw the bag of packed food into the trash bin. Luo Jinzhi immediately felt both embarrassed and sorry, hurriedly saying:

“Since it’s been packed and brought back, why throw it away? I saw a microwave on the first floor at the dorm manager’s place, if you warm up the dishes tomorrow morning, they are still edible.”

“Eat leftovers?” The other girl widened her eyes dramatically upon hearing this, “Luo Jinzhi, are you joking? In this weather, the food will spoil overnight, how could it still be eatable?”

At these words, Luo Jinzhi’s face flushed with embarrassment. She had grown up in a fishing village and was making her first trip out of Min City to S City, bringing with her the habit of not being wasteful that she had developed in the fishing village.

But S City was not a fishing village, and city folks were particular about not eating overnight dishes. Her opinions sounded exceedingly strange to the people of S City.

Seeing that both roommates were looking at her with astonishment, as if she was just a country bumpkin, Luo Jinzhi wished she could disappear into a crack in the floor.

Huo Sining felt somewhat displeased watching the two girls bully a rural girl, so she said with a smile:

“When I came up earlier, I saw the dorm manager’s aunt cooking, and I suppose she hasn’t started eating yet. I think we might as well take it down for her to eat. It seems a bit wasteful to throw it away after having it packed.”

Upon hearing Huo Sining’s words, the two girls looked at each other, one furrowing her brows and saying no more, the other’s smile fading slightly as she responded softly, “Sure.”

Then, she turned around and walked out.

Luo Jinzhi slightly relaxed, gratefully glancing at Huo Sining before sitting back down and returning to her studies.

Huo Sining began to organize her luggage for the military training tomorrow. Yet, just after she had climbed into bed for a little while, she saw through the window a girl tossing a bag into the trash bin downstairs at the dormitory building.

The girl was Du Yanlin, who had just agreed to take the food downstairs to the dorm manager.

Huo Sining paused, a sneer forming in her heart. It looked like getting along with these two roommates wasn’t going to be easy.