Look! A Tyrannosaurus rex!!!

Chen Zhixuan and Chen Feng walked arm in arm, clearly conspiring about something, while Chen Yan followed behind alone, thinking to himself: These two must have been twins in a past life.

The meeting place was the library. The three of them from Room 220 arrived early because Chen Feng insisted that there would be plenty of girls there. Besides, anyone who came to the library must be both smart and well-behaved—a real catch.

They found a corner spot. “This place is perfect. You can see everything at once, nothing hidden,” Chen Feng said, shaking his head as he spoke in his thickly accented, almost plastic Mandarin.

“Did you confirm the signals? Otherwise, we won’t even know who is who. You didn’t tell them what we look like beforehand, did you?” Chen Zhixuan asked, resting his head on one hand while casually scrolling on his phone.

“Of course not! I’m too clever for that. If they turn out ugly, I’ll just find an excuse and bail,” Chen Feng said confidently, unaware that his own jinx was about to come true.

“Beep beep beep. We’re at the library. Where are you guys?” “Coming, coming! The girl just messaged me!” Chen Feng sat up excitedly. If a teacher saw him like this, they’d probably praise him for looking so studious.

“We’re on the second floor. You’ll see us as soon as you come up.” “Xuan, you watch the stairwell. They’re roommates, four girls coming up together—that’s an obvious sign. We’re counting on your guidance, brother. Let’s go!” Chen Feng half-hugged Chen Zhixuan, as if his happiness depended entirely on him. Reluctantly, Chen Zhixuan hurried to the stairwell, pretending to be on a phone call.

“Xiaofang, have you seen their photos? What if they’re tricking us?” “I haven’t seen any either. Their social media has no pics. But they seem sincere when we chat normally. Let’s just go see. Think of it as coming to the library to study.” The girls chatted nervously while Chen Zhixuan immediately spotted the targets at the stairwell. At the moment he laid eyes on them, he bolted back to his original seat, gasping, “T-Rex, T-Rex, move, move!” The other two were dumbfounded. What was he talking about? Where did a T-Rex come from?

Just as the three of them exchanged bewildered glances, a gentle voice said, “Hello, which one of you is Chen Feng? I’m Xiaofang.” Chen Feng, blocked by Chen Zhixuan, only heard her sweet, soft voice and immediately pictured a beautiful girl in his mind. Ignoring Chen Zhixuan standing in front, he jumped up, “That’s me, that’s me! I’m Chen Feng.” When he finally saw the girls, he froze. Now he understood what Chen Zhixuan meant by T-Rex—and there wasn’t just one. There were four of them...

Helpless, since they were already there, they had to see it through. Calling the date a disaster, Chen Feng wiped away tears as the group left the library and headed to the cafeteria. Along the way, the three idiots were completely dumbfounded, each silent and only occasionally responding politely to the girls. When they sat down to eat, everyone scattered to the far edges of the table, afraid to sit close. No one could eat a bite; each complained of discomfort and pain, using every excuse imaginable.

“Xuan, quick, call me. Don’t say anything, just use your hands,” Chen Feng texted Chen Zhixuan, already looking for a way out. Chen Zhixuan immediately dialed Chen Feng’s phone, pretending to still be playing on his phone.

“Hello? What’s wrong? Oh, something happened? At the hospital? Okay, I’m coming right away.” “Uh, sorry, my friend got hurt playing basketball and had to go to the hospital. We’re heading there now. If we have time next time, we’ll definitely grab a meal. Sorry, we have to go now.” Saying this, he pulled Chen Yan and Chen Feng up, urging them quietly to leave quickly.

At the cafeteria entrance, Chen Feng breathed out, “Finally out. Finally free. I can’t eat a single bite of this,” venting his frustration. Inside, he was utterly crushed. His very first date in college had left a deep shadow on his heart.