45: Prejudice in people's hearts is a huge mountain.

The Computer Science Department at Lingnan Institute of Engineering follows a "three-plus-one" model, consisting of three years of coursework and one year of internship.

To help students better prepare for their senior year internship, the three-year curriculum is designed with a "two tight, one loose" approach.

Therefore, on Monday morning, after finishing two classes, the three of them—including Jiang Zhibin—had no more classes and returned to Dorm 305 together.

When the three opened the door, Ye Su had already returned and was sitting at his desk fiddling with his phone.

"Yo, Boss Ye finally knows how to come back?"

"You must have had a blast outside these past three days, skipping even Monday's classes."

As Lin Jingjie and Fang Zewei spoke, a wave of sourness filled Dorm 305.

For his two roommates, who were full of pent-up hormones and jealous that he had somewhere to go at night, Ye Su was already used to these occasional snide remarks.

"I was planning to come back, but there was an emergency last night, so I stayed out one extra night."

"They've only been together for a few weeks and are in the honeymoon phase, being all lovey-dovey. Since one has to work and the other has to attend class, they can only spend time together on weekends; it's normal to be reluctant to part."

"Huh?"

Jiang Zhibin's sudden show of understanding surprised Fang Zewei and the other.

"No, dude, did you take the wrong medicine today? Why are you suddenly speaking up for Boss Ye?"

"When he wasn't here, you were the one who cursed him the loudest. Now that he's here, you've turned into a coward?"

Only Ye Su knew why Jiang Zhibin's attitude had done a one-hundred-and-eighty-degree turn.

This guy was ninety-nine percent sure that he would be the next person in Dorm 305 to stay out all night.

"Nonsense, Boss Ye is my sworn brother and dearest friend; why would I curse him behind his back?"

More than just a sworn brother or dearest friend, in Jiang Zhibin's eyes, Ye Su was now a mentor and a friend.

It was because he listened to his advice not to hang himself on a single tree, and to switch to the next target after being blocked, that he was able to land his current girlfriend online.

Jiang Zhibin could tell that the photos his online girlfriend sent him, while slightly filtered, were definitely inferior to Ye Su's girlfriend in reality.

But the beginning is always the hardest.

Being able to find this one made him believe the next one he found would definitely be even better.

Jiang Zhibin had already started fantasizing that, before long, he would be like Ye Su, spending nights at his girlfriend's place on weekends too.

But as Ye Su watched Jiang Zhibin speak up for him, he felt a pang of sorrow in his heart.

Stop speaking up for me, bro!

Better worry about yourself first; the blade is already at your throat.

"These words can actually come out of your mouth?" Lin Jingjie looked suspicious: "Don't you two have some 'PY trade' behind our backs that we don't know about?"

"PY my ass, can't your mind be a little more Health-conscious?"

After saying that, Jiang Zhibin shot a look at Ye Su.

Thinking of the "girlfriend" Jiang Zhibin was currently seeing, Ye Su felt a chill run down his spine upon receiving that look.

No, this can't go on!

Even if not for Jiang Zhibin, he still had to live in Dorm 305 from Monday to Thursday!

Taking advantage of the fact that his three roommates' attention was still on him, Ye Su swiped down on his phone, returning to the video page he had just prepared.

Thanks to the short video platform's preference recommendation algorithm, after Ye Su searched for Jiang Zhibin's online girlfriend's account a few times that morning, he could easily swipe to her video again on the feed, making everything look seamless.

"Holy crap, no way, this thing is a man!"

After more than a month of training, Ye Su's acting skills had reached perfection, and it was easy to attract Lin Jingjie and the other over.

"What man?"

"This one right here. I just swiped to a woman's video and thought she looked pretty good, but then I clicked on the comments and saw a netizen say, [The streamer pulls out something bigger than yours]."

Ye Su held his phone, showing the video to Lin Jingjie and the other, while his eyes also darted toward Jiang Zhibin.

Jiang Zhibin, who had been holding his phone and wanted to hide in bed to continue flirting with his girlfriend, retracted his foot from the ladder out of curiosity and leaned over to see what the fuss was about.

"This is a man?" Lin Jingjie took the phone, not quite believing it, and flipped through the comments with Fang Zewei.

"Damn, it really is. If you hadn't said anything, who would have been able to tell!"

"From now on, when scrolling through short videos, we have to read the comments too."

"What is TS again?"

The gaming nerd Fang Zewei guessed boldly: "It should be Thy Shy, right."

"Makes sense." Lin Jingjie nodded.

"Nowadays, there's really no trust between people. In the past, when dating online, you only had to worry if the other person was using fake photos. Now, you also have to worry if the person on the other side is a brother carrying a weapon." Ye Su hinted significantly.

Lin Jingjie turned to look at Jiang Zhibin, who was typing on his phone at his desk, seemingly giggling to himself:

"Did you hear that? Online dating has risks, and meeting in real life requires caution. Don't just learn from Boss Ye and get into online dating because you saw him find a girlfriend, only to end up getting 'man-on-man' action."

"Heh." Jiang Zhibin gave a disdainful smile: "Do you think I'm like you two, unable to tell a man from a woman? Look at these eyes of mine."

Jiang Zhibin arrogantly bent two fingers and pointed at his own eyes toward Lin Jingjie:

"These are eyes of fire and gold forged after seeing countless beauties. Never mind distinguishing men from women, with just one glance, I can even tell you the other person's measurements."

Ye Su heard this and felt his world go dark: Then you are truly awesome...

"It's back, the King of 305." Lin Jingjie held his phone out toward Jiang Zhibin: "Then take a look, is this a man or a woman?"

"Watch me show you a trick." Jiang Zhibin replied to a message before putting down his phone and confidently walking up to Lin Jingjie.

But when he saw the "girl" on the screen posing like a dignified noblewoman, he was struck as if by lightning: "How could this be a man!"

"If it's a man, it's a man, you don't need to react so strongly..." Lin Jingjie was startled by Jiang Zhibin's sudden reversal of attitude.

"This cannot be a man!" Jiang Zhibin couldn't believe it.

"Stunned, aren't you? So much for your eyes of fire and gold. I think you still need to practice." Lin Jingjie clicked on the comment section: "Take a good look, is this a brother or not."

Jiang Zhibin hurriedly took the phone and began to confirm carefully.

Seeing him almost shoving his face into the screen, Lin Jingjie asked suspiciously: "Looking so carefully, you haven't changed your taste, have you!"

"You're the one who changed your taste! This dude only loves beautiful women in this life!" Jiang Zhibin's hair stood on end like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, and this extreme reaction made Lin Jingjie feel even more strange.

Jiang Zhibin ignored Lin Jingjie's teasing. After watching the video, he refused to give up and swiped left to check the homepage, finally confirming that this person was indeed his online girlfriend.

With a slightly trembling thumb, he clicked on the comment section, and the first comment made Jiang Zhibin's heart turn to ash:

[Brothers, don't look anymore, the streamer pulls out something bigger than you guys]

[This is a man! Wait, being a man might not be impossible

— — dude, your IP address is really something

— — The "prejudice" in people's hearts is a great mountain]