Mei Mengzhen responded and went to wash up with her clothes, as it was the regular time for washing up. You can’t expect people not to hear the sound of running water.
When Mei Mengzhen finished washing up and came out, she ran straight into He Yiran who had just finished drying her hair in the next dorm room. He Yiran handed the hairdryer to Mei Mengzhen and said, "Go next door, I’ve already arranged it."
Mei Mengzhen took the hairdryer and headed to the next room.
The fact that three people from their dormitory went next door to blow-dry their hair spread throughout the entire female dormitory building in no time at all. Even Liang Xiao, who was far away on the set, sent a message asking, ’Zhenzhen, what’s happening in your dorm now?’
’???’
’I heard you had another run-in with Luo Yingying and had to go to Liu Pei’s dorm to dry your hair.’
’!!! It’s only been a few minutes, and it’s reached you already? Then it’s over, probably the whole building knows.’
’Of course they do, even I know, so probably the building next door knows too.’
Yan Keke was reading messages in the fan group, where everyone was also discussing what had just happened, wondering if Luo Yingying and Mei Mengzhen were at it again, and the reasons for the outburst.
It was enough to just glance over these messages, but Yan Keke couldn’t help joining in. She outright said, ’It’s because Luo Yingying was sleeping, but we needed to shower. Naturally, we had to blow-dry our hair after showering, which disturbed her, so that’s why we argued. We had no choice, He Yiran’s hair wasn’t even dry when she went next door to finish, that’s consideration for you, time check, He Yiran was the first to shower at 7:35.’
Down to the minute, precise timing.
But, considerate my ass.
’It’s not even bedtime yet, of course you can sleep early if you want, but you can’t expect people not to dry their hair, that’s just being unreasonable.’
’Yeah, it’s still early. If we don’t wash up now, when will we? In the middle of the night?’
’But could it be that Luo Yingying isn’t feeling well? Sometimes when I’m not feeling well, I also go to bed early and can’t stand the sound of my roommate drying her hair. But there’s also mutual understanding.’
’That would be understandable under normal circumstances, but how long have Luo Yingying and those three been at odds? There’s been trouble almost every day over the past month, so I don’t think she’s unwell; she’s doing it on purpose.’
’Yeah, at first I thought maybe Mei Mengzhen and the others were bullying Luo Yingying, but it’s been clear for a while now, isn’t it always Luo Yingying who starts things?’
’You’ve got a point there.’
’And it seems like several times Luo Yingying couldn’t win the argument, then she’d start crying, crying miserably. In the end, it’s Zhenzhen who gets scolded, as if it has anything to do with Zhenzhen. In my opinion, she does this deliberately.’
’A day without trouble for her is abnormal; I’m already used to it, but the Computer Department is on break in three days, right? It’s only a few days; really, there’s no need to create drama. If I were Luo Yingying, I’d just endure it.’
’But you’re not her. I’d let it go, too; no matter how uncomfortable I felt, it’s just a few days, but this person insists on causing trouble. But, without her fuss, what would we talk about?’
’Right, I mean it’s true, but still, it feels like she’s just so unreasonable. Thank goodness Zhenzhen won’t have to live with her next year, otherwise, what would we do for the next three years?’
’Speaking of which, as a Computer Science Major, Luo Yingying has been skipping classes often since she stopped attending with Mei Mengzhen and the others. She didn’t seem all that attentive in class before. She’s gone to bed so early; will she be okay for the exams? The courses this year are quite tough.’
’Let a Computer Science sophomore tell you, not only is the coursework difficult this year, but the exams are too. If she skips class and doesn’t pay attention, I think she’s in for a tough time on her exams. It’s like she’s just given up.’
After reading the discussions in the group chat, Yan Keke put down her phone, satisfied.
Stirring the pot really feels great.
No matter how this issue is spun afterward, she certainly played a part in it.
While Mei Mengzhen was still next door blow-drying her hair, completely unaware of the group chat messages, He Yiran glanced at her and acted as if she saw nothing. As for whether Mei Mengzhen would see it, there was no need to worry. Mei Mengzhen didn’t have the habit of actively checking these kinds of messages unless someone prompted her, so she was unlikely to find out.
Moreover, none of them, no, nobody, would actively remind Mei Mengzhen to look at these messy messages.
After Mei Mengzhen returned, Yan Keke had already finished washing up. She took the hairdryer from Mei Mengzhen and went to the next dorm room as well.
The people in the next dorm were truly welcoming her, inquiring about the situation from beginning to end. Yan Keke enjoyed a good dose of gossip before heading back to her own dorm.
Since some people went to bed early in the dorm, they naturally didn’t make much commotion. Each got into their own beds, some playing with phones, others with computers, but overall their dorm was unusually quiet, indeed creating a good sleeping environment for Luo Yingying.
But after the peace settled in, Luo Yingying somehow found she couldn’t fall asleep. Lying in bed and staring at the ceiling, she thought about many things, with the most concerning thought being why she and Mei Mengzhen had come to this point. Was it her own fault, or was it all Mei Mengzhen’s?
As for her current self-reflection, it was only because she was almost completely isolated at school. How should it be said? It’s definitely not something everyone did on purpose.
In the Computer Science Major, there were only five girls, and she managed to offend four of them. It was quite normal for no one to talk to her. Moreover, Luo Yingying wasn’t close with the boys in the class either. Neither she nor the boys would take the initiative to speak with Luo Yingying, resulting in her inability to find anyone to communicate within the class.
During class, it was okay, but teachers love to assign group projects, and that’s when Luo Yingying really struggled.
If you could say that the issue in her major was because there were more males than females, then here in the female dormitory, it was all her own doing. She started looking down on everything and everyone after earning some money, even becoming haughty, jeering at everyone. If she didn’t offend people, who would?
Initially, the others didn’t hold it against her because she was a classmate of Mei Mengzhen’s and shared the same dorm. They liked Mei Mengzhen and didn’t want to raise too much fuss, preferring to maintain a superficial peace.
But after Luo Yingying and Mei Mengzhen fell out, why should they bother with her anymore? They simply stopped interacting with her.
Plus, after that fight in front of their dorm door, when Mei Mengzhen and the others confronted Luo Yingying, it was clear that Luo Yingying was the one stirring trouble proactively. With that, everyone was even less willing to deal with a troublemaker, and with all these factors combined, she isolated herself.