Rebirth at the Start: This Fate is Too Explosive!

Chapter 137: Dormitory 208 is collectively reviewing study materials.

"Ye Fan!" Xian Zuling called out to him for the first time, her voice filled with urgency and unease.

She carried the heavy bag as if it were a hot potato, her cheeks flushed red. She mustered her courage and stammered, "Wait...wait...this...these things...I...I can't take them..."

Ye Fan stopped and turned around, looking at her calmly with an unquestionable indifference in his tone: "The things are already bought, and the supermarket doesn't offer refunds. If you really don't want them, you can take them back and share them with your roommates, or... you can just throw them in the trash. You can decide what to do with them."

After saying that, he didn't linger. He waved and strode towards the boys' dormitory.

Xian Zuling stood there, bag in hand, staring blankly at Ye Fan's disappearing figure around the corner, her heart filled with turbulent emotions.

Why? Why would he help me like this?

He not only didn't mind that I was "ugly," but he also sat down next to me...

He helped me out of a difficult situation, treated me to a meal, taught me how to protect myself, and now he's buying me so many things...

He treated me like a friend... He really was my first friend at Nanjing University...

A huge question and a secret, even unthinkable, conjecture welled up in her mind:

Could it be... that he knows I'm pretty? No, no, no, that's impossible... It's the first time he's seen me, how could he possibly know... I'm ugly right now.

So... is it because he feels sorry for me? He pities me because I'm poorly dressed and poorly fed? But... isn't this pretense a way of "deceiving" everyone? Even though I didn't mean to...

I... I didn't even ask him for help... Oh dear, what should I do? Should I ask him? But... how can I bring myself to ask...?

Countless thoughts churned and collided in her mind.

In the end, all the questions and that heavy feeling, mixed with gratitude and helplessness, were carefully folded up and temporarily hidden away in the deepest part of her heart, along with the bag full of brand-new daily necessities.

She dared not ask, nor dared to delve deeper. With a heart full of confusion and that little secret, she lowered her head and quickly walked into the dormitory building's entrance.

......

I returned to my dormitory building.

I also bought some toiletries at the convenience store next door. Although I have my own small house, I still need to keep some supplies at the dormitory, since I will be coming here often.

I also bought a few extra packs of cigarettes.

He has already quit smoking in this life, but the reason he still buys cigarettes is still because of Xiao Ji.

This guy took a lot of his cigarettes in his past life, so he can give him cigarettes this time, but Xiao Ji has to take the blame for some things.

Back in room 208, the other three were indeed there.

"Didn't any of you go to eat?" Ye Fan asked casually.

"Ugh, too lazy to move. Let's eat together this afternoon." Li Yifeng didn't even look up. He was curled up on the bed, holding his phone, staring at the stock market chart with a furrowed brow—this prototype of the "Little Buffett of Nanjing University" was exactly the same as in his previous life.

Ye Fan could almost foresee how his meager savings would vanish in the future.

Xiao Ji, wearing headphones, was engrossed in a fierce battle in front of his computer, with the sounds of gunfire echoing continuously in the game CrossFire.

Shi Kai huddled in the corner of his bed, engrossed in something with his laptop.

Ye Fan also planned to climb into bed and take a nap.

However, just as he lay down and his consciousness began to fade.

"Ding-dong~!"

A crisp, slightly ambiguous system notification suddenly broke the tranquility of the dormitory!

The sound was so "penetrating" that even Xiao Ji, who was engrossed in the gunfight while wearing headphones, suddenly looked up and took off one of his headphones in confusion.

Li Yifeng also looked up from the candlestick chart. All three of them turned their gazes toward the source of the sound—Shi Kai's bed.

Shi Kai scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly and turned his laptop screen towards everyone. On the screen was a familiar download interface, next to which was a thumbnail cover with a very "visually striking" effect.

He lowered his voice, a mix of excitement at sharing a treasure and shyness in his tone: "Um... um... over there... the new study materials that just came out... are you... interested in taking a look?"

"Holy crap! This is amazing!" Ji Yuhao reacted the fastest, his eyes instantly lighting up. With a flick of the mouse, he abandoned his teammates who were struggling in the game, and with a somersault, he darted to Shi Kai's bedside. "Quick! Let me see what kind of new masterpiece it is!"

Li Yifeng instantly forgot all about the stock market, shoved his phone under his pillow, and nimbly jumped out of bed to check on the phone: "Here it comes! Let me show you!"

Ye Fan looked at the three people who had suddenly gathered and shook his head with a helpless smile. Well, it seemed he was completely out of sleep.

In his past life, neither Li Yifeng nor he liked Xiao Ji, but it was strange that Li Yifeng could be Xiao Ji's shooting teammate.

Shi Kai remained as reserved and secretly passionate as ever. He appeared somewhat shy around girls, but in reality, he was a total flirt.

The dormitory ecosystem, past and present, is surprisingly consistent in this respect: the "call to arms" that enables all members of dormitory 208 to assemble in a few seconds is usually not the class bell, but a familiar notification sound indicating that a download is complete.

These days, anyone who can get "first-hand resources" and generously share them is a true brother!

However, Ye Fan also knew that in a few years, with the changes in the network environment, the trend of this "sharing spirit" would be completely reversed—at that time, anyone who still uses traditional methods to download learning materials would be ridiculed as outdated.

He got out of bed, took a shower, changed into some clean clothes, and prepared to drive to the company.

Before leaving, Li Yifeng peeked out from the sea of ​​"study materials" and enthusiastically called out, "Hey, son! You really aren't watching? I heard this one's amazing! You'd regret missing it!"

Ye Fan laughed and scolded, "Get lost! Dad has to get down to business! You guys keep studying!"

The "ethical relationships" in male dormitories always seamlessly switch between "you're nice to me" and "calling each other father and son".

......

Driving to the company, Ye Fan felt a surge of energy.

Xiang Hao and his technical team were working tirelessly day and night, as if they were on steroids. The core functions and basic effects envisioned by Ye Fan had already taken shape.

He quickly reviewed the progress and offered suggestions for optimization on some details and interaction logic.

"The overall progress is good," Ye Fan praised. "At this rate, we should be able to produce a testable version in another ten days to two weeks."

He pointed to the somewhat crudely designed app icon on the screen: "But this logo needs further polishing; first impressions are very important. If it looks like pirated software, users won't even have the desire to download it."

Xiang Hao immediately wrote it down: "Understood! I'll have the design team produce a few more versions!"