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Chapter 2: The Six Great Queens

  Zheng Wei held the phone, dazed for a moment. This was her third time calling Lin Jing's dormitory. Once no one answered, and the other two times were a strange boy's voice, all saying the same thing: "Who are you looking for... Oh, sorry, Lin Jing is not here, he went out... I don't know where he went either... When will he be back? Can't say... Who are you... Okay, I'll take down your number, and I'll let him know when he gets back..."

  Zhu Xiaobei, a roommate, walked over and patted Zheng Wei's back. "Comrade, are you going to pick up the phone or put it down? Would you mind giving me a clear hint? I need to make a call home."

  Zheng Wei irritably handed the phone to Zhu Xiaobei, "Go ahead and call, call as much as you want." She deliberately pretended not to see He Luyan and Zhuo Mei exchanging a helpless glance on the bed opposite her, then lay back down on her own bed, staring blankly at the mosquito net. It had already been a week since school started, but she still hadn't gotten in touch with Lin Jing. Every time she called his dormitory, he wasn't there. She left her phone number for him, but he didn't respond. What was going on? Just before she left home, they had talked on the phone and he had agreed to take her out to play and eat G City's snacks when she arrived. But now it seemed like Lin Jing had vanished into thin air. Had she dialed the wrong number? No way, she could recite that number backwards and forwards, and besides, the roommate who answered the phone clearly knew Lin Jing too, but just said he wasn't there. Not there, not there, always not there... and yet he was supposed to be a model student, Zheng Wei thought indignantly, wondering where he had run off to cause trouble. She couldn't wait to scold him when she saw him next.

  "What's wrong? Zheng Wei, still can't get in touch with your Lin brother?" Another roommate, Li Weijuan, who was lying on the bed reading a book, joked with a smile. Zheng Wei responded with an "uh-huh" and ignored her, turning over to sleep.

  The one-week freshman orientation had just ended, and the six girls in 402 were basically familiar with each other. They were all freshmen of the same grade, but not all from the same department or class. Zhu Xiaobei, who was on the phone, was a Northeastern girl studying mechanical automation, with a haircut shorter than that of boys, speaking Mandarin fluently, never wearing skirts, and having a carefree personality; she was similar in temperament to Zheng Wei in the dormitory. Living across from Zheng Wei's bed was Zhuo Mei, a local girl majoring in computer science, whose only hobby was eating and sleeping, with the goal of living a life like a pig - in Zheng Wei's opinion, she had already achieved her goal. Above Zhuo Mei's bed was Lei Weijuan, who had just spoken, from Kaifeng, Henan Province, studying at the School of Management, which was famous for its engineering programs; as the university only recently started enrolling students in economics and humanities, Lei Weijuan was the only non-engineering student in their dormitory. She had a strict personality, doing things and speaking in a serious manner, which Zheng Wei didn't like, thinking she was pretending to be serious and not getting along with her; however, Lei Weijuan liked chatting with Zheng Wei and often made jokes with her. As for Zhu Xiaobei's upper bunkmate He Luyan, a girl from the nearby suburbs, who studied in the same class as Xiaobei and majored in mechanical engineering, she was an honest and down-to-earth girl who wouldn't oppose things that everyone agreed on, and when others were happy, she was happy too. Finally, there was Zheng Wei's upper bunkmate; it is said that one shouldn't talk about people during the day or ghosts at night - just as Zheng Wei thought of this person, she happened to push open the door and come in.

  Zhu Xiaobei had just finished speaking on the phone and smiled at the person who came back, "Beauty, where did you go for a stroll all night?"

  "Go for a walk and take a stroll."

  Zheng Wei's face was turned towards the wall, thinking to herself that on a dark and windy night like this, she had gone for a walk, and now she was stuck in school all day, wandering around aimlessly. What was the point of it all? It wasn't as if Zheng Wei had any preconceived notions about her upper bunkmate, but since ancient times, scholars had always been at odds with each other, and beautiful women were no exception. Although she wasn't a stunning beauty herself, she had always known that she looked pretty good, especially in this all-boys school where she was like a rare flower among thorns. So on the first day of school, after completing her registration, she stood under the shade of a tree, cooling off, and heard someone nearby exclaim "Wow, beautiful girl!" She couldn't help but feel secretly pleased, thinking that these young boys were just too inexperienced. Just as she was about to turn around and show them her unbeatable beauty, she realized that their gazes had passed right over her and landed on a girl walking towards them from behind. To put it simply, even if Zheng Wei thought highly of herself, she couldn't deny the fact that the boys were completely ignoring her at this moment. The girl was absolutely stunning - delicate features, tall and slender figure, outstanding temperament... everything about her was perfect, including the way she walked with a light rhythm. No wonder Old Zhang, who had been smiling foolishly at Zheng Wei just moments before, immediately betrayed her and began scanning the beauty with his eyes like radar. In comparison, Zheng Wei looked down at her own curves, which were only slightly more pronounced than Old Zhang's, and felt a strong sense of discontent. If this was an unremarkable little episode, then when Zheng Wei saw the beautiful girl from earlier walk into room 402 that afternoon, greet everyone, and then climb up to her upper bunk with a graceful pose, she thought it was like a nightmare come true.

  That night, while taking a bath, Zheng Wei kept making psychological constructions in front of the mirror in the bathroom - Snow White's stepmother was also beautiful, but princes all liked young and lovely princesses. The book said that Snow White's hair was as black as coal, her skin was as white as snow, and her eyes were as bright as stars. Wasn't this little Zheng Wei? Didn't Andersen say that Snow White was not curvy? Mirror, mirror, who is the most lovely person in the world? It's me, it's me, it's me!

  Snow White's stepmother's name is Ruan Wan, what a mouthful of a name! Although this person named Ruan Wan not only didn't have the big breasts and lack of brains that Zheng Wei had expected, but instead was admitted to G University's Civil Engineering Department with high scores (unfortunately, she was even in the same class as Zheng Wei), her temper wasn't as venomous as Zheng Wei had imagined either. After a few days together, anyone could see that she was an easy-going and pleasant person, however, Zheng Wei still couldn't bring herself to like her.

  Of course, Zheng Wei's little thoughts in her heart did not affect the excitement of the XX-grade civil engineering (Class 2) boys. Everyone said that G University had many dinosaurs, but civil engineering was all about violent dragons. Unexpectedly, on the first day of freshman registration, the two most eye-catching girls turned out to be a beautiful and elegant beauty and a youthful little beauty, both of whom fell into their civil engineering (Class 2) class, becoming two of the only seven girls in the class. What is called a miracle? This is a miracle! Not only was it a blessing for all the boys in XX Civil Engineering (Class 2), but also a glory to the department. The civil engineering department, which had always been humble and courteous to female students from other departments, finally lifted its head with pride.

  It's said that birds of a feather flock together, and beautiful girls also like to gather in groups. In Zhu Xiaobei's words, beauties have their own aura, and 402 is the feng shui treasure land that possesses this aura. Putting aside Ruan Wei and Zheng Wei for now, the remaining four people may not be extremely stunning, but each of them looks pretty good. He Luyao has a small nose and eyes, but she's quite delicate; Zhuo Mei has a three-dimensional face with a Southeast Asian flair; Zhu Xiaobei, despite dressing in a neutral style, has regular features and an elegant demeanor. Even the most unassuming Lei Weijuan isn't bad-looking either. In G University, even if it's not the best, 402 should be one of the top, which is why the boys' dormitory across the street often has someone shouting in a high-pitched voice: "402, look over here..."

  Which young girl doesn't like the pursuit of boys, first proposed by Zhuo Mei, "Why don't our dormitory's six of us be called 'Six Golden Flowers'?"

  Zhu Xiaobei opposed it first, "What's with all these flowery names, how tacky! If I had to name it, I'd call it 'Six Great Golden Arhats', now that has some grandeur!"

  "Stop arguing! Let's call them 'Six Great Beauties'!" This was Zheng Wei's proposal, which was met with a chorus of boos.

  He Luyao was not interested, and Li Weijuan didn't deign to participate in such a boring thing. In the end, it was Ruan Wan who spoke slowly and decisively, "Let's call her 'Six Great Queens'!"

  Zheng Wei and Xiao Bei burst out laughing, "Awesome, six great heavenly kings, two more than the four great heavenly kings, that's impressive, it's settled then."

  After lights out at night, "Six Da Tian Hou" also likes to have slumber parties like all the girls in the dormitory. Zheng Wei and Zhu Xiao Bei are the absolute main forces guiding the topic of conversation, often starting from the secret history of the leaders and ending with the topic of meat buns in the cafeteria. Ruan Wan occasionally inserts a sentence or two, her words are not many, but what she says is usually incisive. He Lü Yu follows along laughing, Zhuo Mei sleeps like thunder can't move her, only Li Wei Juan occasionally says "It's too late, go to sleep, don't talk anymore."

  On the third evening that Zheng Wei couldn't get through on the phone, the discussion continued, and surprisingly it was Li Weijuan who started it. She said: "Everyone come clean, who has a boyfriend, who doesn't have a boyfriend? Anyway, I don't have one."

  "What Green Sprout said, 'My mom doesn't let me have a relationship in college, and I don't plan on dating during school either.'"

  Zhuo Mei said that she had her first love in high school, but the boy didn't get into college and was still studying for it. They broke up during summer vacation.

  Xiao Bei said, "I really want to find a boyfriend, but he must have height, wealth, hobbies and brains - only then can I consider him."

  "What? Are they all rascals? Ruan Wan, what about you?" said Li Wei Juan.

  "I have a boyfriend." Ruan Wan stunned everyone again. Everyone was chattering and asking her about her mysterious boyfriend, but Ruan Wan simply said that he was her high school classmate, they had been together for two years, now studying in Zhejiang University, and their relationship was going well.

  "Then many boys in our school will have their hearts broken." Lei Weijuan said, suddenly discovering that Zheng Wei, who had been actively and enthusiastically participating in the discussion all night, was silent, and asked, "Zheng Wei, which side do you belong to, are you single or taken?"

  Zheng Wei lay on the bed and muttered, "I don't belong to any faction?"

  "What's going on? Either you're single or you don't have a boyfriend, what are you?" Xiaobei was an impatient person and immediately expressed her confusion.

  "Stupid!" Zheng Wei's voice was still crisp and clear despite being gloomy, "I'm single now, but I'll have a boyfriend soon!"

  Li Weijuan smiled and said, "You're talking about that Lin brother of yours who's studying for his master's degree at the University of Political Science and Law again, aren't you? I've heard you mention him so many times, but he's never contacted you. Does he even exist?"

  Zheng Wei suddenly became anxious, sat up from the bed, "What do you mean he doesn't exist? Wait till I find him and confess to him, then I'll have a boyfriend! See if you believe me or not!"

  "What? You're confessing, isn't that girl chasing boy now?" He Luyan was shocked.

  "What's wrong with this? I don't like playing guessing games about secret crushes. If I like him, I'll tell him!" Zheng Wei said.

  "We've all grown up together, why did you have to confess to him now?" Li Wei Juan still held a skeptical attitude.

  "Before he said I was too young and didn't understand things, but now that I'm in college, I'm an adult, and he can no longer find excuses to deceive me."

  "Then how did you know he would accept if I confessed?"

  Zheng Wei snorted and said: "Who am I? I'm the invincible Jade-Faced Little Flying Dragon, what can't I get?"

  Everyone was amused by her childlike behavior, except for Zheng Wei herself. She slowly lay back in bed and thought of the winter vacation during her senior year of high school. Lin Jing had also returned home for Chinese New Year. On the fifth day of the new year, he took her to a temple fair, and on their way back, she fell asleep on the bus after being excited all day. Unconsciously, her head leaned against his shoulder. He didn't move, calling out several times, "Little dragonfly, little dragonfly, are you asleep?"

  She deliberately didn't make a sound, just thinking of suddenly speaking out to scare him, but felt something unknown, warm and humid, lightly falling on her eyes. Her eyelashes trembled, her eyes closed even tighter, but the base of her ears started to slowly heat up, hot all the way to her heart.

  Before getting off the bus, Lin Jing woke her up. On their way home, neither of them spoke a word, not even Zheng Wei who usually talked a lot. When they arrived at her apartment building, she said to him: "Lin Jing, is it okay if I go to your city to attend university?"

  Lin Jing thought for a moment, "There are only two famous universities in G City. If you study science and don't have patience, you definitely can't go to the University of Politics and Law. The remaining one is G University, which also has a high score." Zheng Wei didn't study hard, but fortunately, he was a little clever, so his grades were not bad, just unstable.

  "Just you wait, I said I'll pass the exam and I will. When the results are out, I'll come find you, and at that time, you're not allowed to play truant!" She looked at him with a pair of big shining eyes.

  "Alright, we'll wait for you." Lin Jing smiled and nodded.

  This was his promise to her, no need to say it out loud, but she knew.

  After a few days, Lin Jing went back to school and although they talked on the phone afterwards, she never saw him again.

  Now she finally got her wish and was admitted to G University, came to his city, but found out that they still couldn't get in touch with each other.

  He said he would wait for her. Lin Jing is a man of his word, he will definitely wait for her, maybe it's just that he has been busy lately and his roommate forgot to tell her, anyway soon - maybe tomorrow, Lin Jing will call her, then...

  Thinking of this, Zheng Weiwei smiled sweetly before falling asleep.

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