Roommates

University A stood majestically welcoming the freshmen. Stalls were arranged by upperclassmen and faculty members to guide the newbies and the whole atmosphere had a feeling of youthfulness and passion overflowing.

Amidst that Li Jie felt lost. He left Jian Tang behind to register purposefully. He simply didn't want her to see how outcast he looked here. This University, the atmosphere, and the people simply weren't for him. Maybe in his last life not getting any official education outside the orphanage was the right thing?

Li Jie stood in the registration line, simply gazing at the people in front. Some were complaining, some were nervous, and a few were excited.

"Li Jie, dual degree in computer science and business management, right?" The senior sister asked as she put the information in her system to access Li Jie's profile. The group of her idle friends had already been eyeing the guy for quite some time but she was too busy with work to care about looks.

"Huh?....Yeah right…" Li Jie stumbled on his words finally realising it was his turn. He waited for the senior to access his profile and tell him his way. And Deng Huian didn't disappoint him as she quickly gave him his student ID along with his dormitory number. 

Li Jie thanked Deng Huian who kinda looked paler. But he didn't consider it as something significant.

But for Deng Huian this was fate, her destiny, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. She observed the National entrance examination score even after the guy left. It was a perfect 720. She giggled uncontrollably, others not understanding her and some people in line even getting impatient. But one of her friends finally saw what she was pointing at. Several gasps were heard afterwards.

As the Li family never published it, no outsider knew who the black horse was who scored the legendary 720 and disappeared into thin air. No interviews were published, some said it was a child prodigy, while some said it was a student from Tsinghua university. 

But Deng Huian finally knew it was just another guy with horrible taste in clothes dressed like mustard. Deng Huian didn't care about looks but Li Jie's score attracted her. As a senior in the computer science department, she couldn't wait anymore to compare notes. She pushed her glasses back and started her job with vigor. 

Li Jie returned to where he left Jian Tang only to see a crowd of people surrounding her. Li Jie was at first alarmed but as he got closer he could hear harmonious chatting noises as Jian Tang's smiling face got into his view. He was finally relieved.

[She seems to belong to this great atmosphere more than you, host. Well, you are a villain so it's better to not destroy too many good things either way.] System 420 spoke out of nowhere, making Li Jie's step halt. 

Li Jie once again looked at Jian Tang who was now waving at him. His feet moved on his own but his eyes looked aimless.

"So guys, my son finally is here. I hope you can leave us now." Jian Tang's voice was polite and the people around them soon disappeared one by one after saying farewell and taking a peak at Li Jie. "Those were my fans. Aren't I popular?"

Jian Tang asked Li Jie playfully, sensing his bad mood. But she didn't get an answer for a long time.

"Yep you are mom…" Li Jie answered her driely before telling her his dorm room number.

But after hearing it her demeanour changed completely as if she could fight anyone at the moment. Li Jie was down at one moment next he was trying to restrain his mother from killing the dean of University A.

"C 444? Why? Who do you think they are cursing?" 

Li Jie was dumbfounded by Jian Tang's outburst. He had some idea how country C's people thought of number 4, but he had lived in a dark cramped basement. What was this number 444? Li Jie calmed Jian Tang down before taking her to the C wing of the boys dormitory. 

Li Jie stayed at the warden's office to complete some papers as Jian Tang made her way to room C444 along with his luggage which had nothing but one suitcase. As expected the boy's dormitory was messier than she first expected. She once again reconsidered her decision in letting Li Jie live here. The building  was old but bustling with noise; several parents were there to send their kids to college. Jian Tang roamed around with Li Jie's luggage, out of place in the sentimental surroundings. 

She finally reached the desired room C 444. There were four bunk beds, loud crying noises could be heard from inside intermediately. She didn't care to knock and pushed the door to a scene of an old lady crying hugging a youth.

Jian Tang didn't say anything but made her way to a corner bed and put the suitcase down. And sat on the bed waiting for her son. The Xiang family looked at the newly entered guest as a spectacle . Originally they had known sending their son Xiang Yuan meant, they had to face the difference between the city people and country people. But Xiang family didn't expected it was this big. They looked at exquisitely dressed Jian Tang in her red pants white top and high heels. 

The Xiang mother quickly wiped her tears and took off her hands that were clenching Xiang Yuan tightly. "Is this girl going to live here? Boys and girls live together?" Xiang's mother's comment was crude and her voice carried a heavy accent. But Jian Tang heard her meaning just right, making her blush in embarrassment. 

She finally understood how rude it was of her to just enter and sit. When she could make acquaintance with her son's roommate. 

Jian Tang smiled politely as she saw Xiang Yuan explaining to his mother that exclusive boys dormitory girls were prohibited except family members. Jian Tang got up from her seat to introduce herself but Li Jie was faster.

"Mother!" Li Jie entered the room handling her water bottle. He stared at Juan Tang who stood with a fake polite smile plastered  on her face. She took her time before taking the water bottle from his hand.

Seeing their interaction, Xiang's mother finally looked relieved. She quickly greeted Jian Tang and Li Jie with newly found enthusiasm. Jian Tang did the same.Unlike Xiang mother's unrestrained blabbering Jian Tang was polite but Li Jie could feel the distance kept. He observed her and turned towards Xiang's father and Xiang Yuan who stood on the side as the two ladies talked.

"Hello, I am Li Jie. Computer and business management major. Hello Uncle." Li Jie introduced himself, if he was going to spend 4 years here it was better to have a good relationship. Xiang's father laughed at Li Jie's politeness and introduced his introverted son Xiang Yuan.

"He is Xiang Yuan, this boy is shy and not good with his words. So I hope you take care of him." Xiang's father was tall and tan as he worked in farms all year round. But it only made him more honest and straightforward.

Xiang Yuan was slim for his tall height but had a slouch in his shoulders. His timidness was as if overflowing. 

"Hello, Xiang Yuan, majoring in Animation." He greeted Li Jie in a small voice.When another two people walked inside. 

Both Bai Lian and Ren Xiaoli looked at Jian Tang in fear, they were about to turn around before Jian Tang noticed them. Ren Xiaoli was Bai Lian's mother and worked as a maid with her husband gardener Bai before the whole incident of Li Jie's poisoning.

Li Jie was unaware of these people's grievances as he could only focus on the system's prompts.

[Main character detected]

[Alert! First real meeting with the main character]

[No plot reliance, host do your best in being a villain.]

Li Jie finally gained his peace when he finally noticed the abnormality in his mother. "Mother?"

Jian Tang had clenched her fist, her aura even scared the Xiang family. Bai Lian and Ren Xiaoli were also no good. Ren Xiaoli knew Jian Tang's temper and her doting on Li Jie so she moved forward in fear Jian Tang would cancel her son's admission with her connections.

"Madam, this is just a coincidence. My AnAn got admitted into this school due to his score. We didn't follow you or the young master." Ren Xiaoli was sure of Jian Tang's thoughts more than anyone else at the moment. As she first handey saw her husband's poisoning proofs and Li family's warning to their family. After Ren Xiaoli was unhappy as not only she lost her husband who went to jail, a well paying job, she even lost all the employee benefits which helped Bai Lian's education. Thankfully Bai Lian's high school education was completed and her AnAn was mature unlike the brat in the Li family. Her Anan got a good score and got admitted to university A. 

But who knew the jinx her husband left behind will follow them here. The Li family will not only be in University A but even be in the same dormitory as her son.

Jian Tang did listen to her explanation but started to dial Dean's number. Suddenly a white hand gasped her hand. It was her own son. Jian Tang looked at the expression on her son which said to leave the matter. 

'How can she just leave the matter?' The question formed in her mind but the light blue eyes in front of her rest assured her.

The heated atmosphere in the room sooned calmed down and as the sun started setting the car that came to drop the kids began returning. First Ren Xiaoli left, afterwards the Xiang couple left. Jian Tang was walked out to the gate by Li Jie in the end. She didn't forget to pull Li Jie's ear reminding him not to have a bullying scandal no matter what. Li Jie nodded helplessly, rubbing his red ear. 

The lights started to turn on in the dormitory one by one but Li Jie stood there seeing the car Jian Tang took leaving till it disappeared in the oblivion.