Chapter 4: 4. Chapter 4: My Sister is a Fairy

Chapter 4: My Sister is a Fairy

The first night, Shen Ci did not sleep soundly. Subconsciously, she felt a sense of dread, terrified that she would wake up and find everything had been nothing but a dream.

So, when she woke up the next day, her head felt a bit heavy and groggy.

After a simple wash and tidy-up, the first thing she did upon returning to school was to go find her counselor.

"Change dorms?"

In the hallway, Li Jianguo was holding a stack of books. He looked at Shen Ci with some surprise and asked, "Why?"

"I don't get along with my roommates. Counselor Li, please go to the trouble of asking the logistics office for me and help me switch to a different dorm."

In Li Jianguo's mind, Shen Ci was an excellent student. When the college entrance exams ended, the school's admissions office had personally gone to Shen Ci's home to recruit her.

With a score of 714 on the college entrance exam, she could have chosen any university in the country with her eyes closed.

Therefore, he had always taken Shen Ci's matters very seriously.

He adjusted the black-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose and lowered his voice to ask earnestly, "Did the other students in your dorm bully you?"

Bully?

That was all a matter of the past life.

Shen Ci sighed, "We just don't get along. Please don't ask about the rest, Counselor Li."

Seeing Shen Ci like this, Li Jianguo didn't press further. He just nodded, "Alright then, I'll go ask for you in a bit and send you a WeChat message when I have news. Remember, if anything happens, you must tell me, understand?"

Shen Ci nodded with a smile, "I know, thank you, Counselor Li."

Checking the class schedule in the class group chat, Shen Ci realized she didn't have any classes today. Coincidentally, her younger sister, Shen Li, sent her a message.

[Sister, I've settled in at school. Freshman military training starts in two days. Are you free these next two days?]

Her sister, Shen Li, was a freshman this year. Unlike her, her sister was an art student who had been admitted to the Huaxia Film Academy this year with an excellent score, ranking in the top fifty nationwide.

[I'm free today. Let's have dinner together this afternoon; I'll come find you.]

After leaving the school, Shen Ci took a taxi directly to the Vientiane Mall.

At the Apple flagship store, Shen Ci couldn't help but feel a bit dazed as she looked at the price tags of the various digital products; she even found it a little funny.

The latest top-spec iPhone 16 was priced at 1.9888 yuan.

A laptop was priced at 1.2888 yuan.

There wasn't a single item in sight that cost more than ten yuan.

She bought the whole set—phone, computer, tablet, and headphones—all for less than five yuan.

Then, she went to a top-tier luxury brand and bought four sets of high-end skincare products before taking a taxi to her sister's school.

At the Huaxia Film Academy, girls' dormitory 507, bursts of girlish laughter were drifting out.

"Did you guys see those boys from Class 8 of our department this morning?"

"You mean the ones on the basketball court this morning? I saw them, I saw them! They’re so handsome. That guy named He Chaoyang was already famous for his looks before the entrance exams; I even followed him. I didn't expect him to be even more handsome in person!"

"Right? It has to be our department. I specifically observed the Directing and Broadcasting departments, and they were lacking!"

"You're quite picky! Our department has plenty of beauties too!"

Three girls were huddled together eating snacks, discussing the handsome freshmen; the atmosphere was lively and harmonious.

Only Shen Li sat on her bed, fiddling with her phone without saying a word.

"Shen Li, come down! Eat some chips and chat with us!"

"Yeah, these chips Meina bought are delicious. They're an imported brand, come try some."

Two roommates enthusiastically invited Shen Li, but Shen Li just shook her head and said thank you in a soft, gentle voice: "You guys eat them, I'm afraid of getting fat."

"You're so thin, and you're still afraid of getting fat?"

"Exactly, there's no need to control your weight now. Once military training starts in two days, you'll lose weight soon enough. Hurry up and come down."

Shen Li originally wanted to refuse, but Sun Yuan had already reached up to pull her: "Oh, don't be such an 'i' (introvert). We're all 'e's (extroverts); you have to integrate with us, otherwise, it'll look like we're isolating you."

Shen Li had no choice but to climb down from the bed.

Actually, it wasn't that she didn't want to integrate; she just felt inferior deep down.

Except for her, the three roommates were all locals from Longcheng with very good family financial conditions. When they first enrolled, everyone had tacitly prepared gifts for each other.

Meina gave everyone a light luxury bracelet; she looked it up, and it cost over four mao.

Sun Yuan gave everyone a pair of sunglasses, also a designer brand, costing nearly two mao.

Wang Chuhan prepared beauty salon cards with a face value of three mao eight.

Only she had prepared local specialties from Shengang, which cost less than three fen in total.

Although they all acted very happy when they received the gifts, in comparison, Shen Li couldn't help but feel embarrassed.

It wasn't that her roommates were isolating her; it was that subconsciously, she had isolated herself.

"Shen Li, has your personality always been like this?"

Sun Yuan took the initiative to talk to her, wanting to get to know her better.

Shen Li nodded and said softly, "Well, I have an older sister and a younger brother at home. I'm the middle child. In families with three children, the middle one is usually the more transparent one, so I've never been very good at communicating with others since I was little."

Wang Chuhan was slightly surprised upon hearing this: "Ah? You're so pretty, and you still get ignored at home?"

"My sister is much prettier than me."

"Really?" Wang Chuhan was a bit skeptical, exclaiming: "Then isn't your sister a fairy?"

Shen Li pursed her thin lips slightly and actually nodded: "In my eyes, she is a fairy."

The roommates looked at each other and smiled, all taking Shen Li for a sister-obsessed girl.

Zhao Meina looked Shen Li over and said with a smile, "Actually, the acting circle really likes beauties of your type—the 'light-colored' aesthetic, with a touch of classical beauty. You should look good in both ancient and modern costumes. But this personality of yours won't do. If a film crew comes to our school to scout for people, would you dare to step up?"

The other two nodded in agreement: "Meina is right. You have the potential, but you have to be able to seize the opportunity."

Shen Li listened obediently without refuting, because she knew her roommates were right and meant well.

Outside the dorm door, Shen Ci had actually arrived a while ago. Hearing the commotion inside, she stood at the door and eavesdropped for a moment.

Her sister's roommates seemed like nice girls; she was much luckier than she had been.

Seeing that the time was right, she knocked on the door gently.

"Who is it?"

Wang Chuhan got up to open the door, and as it opened, her eyes lit up.

What a beautiful sister.

"Who are you looking for?" When she spoke, her voice subconsciously turned sweet.

"Sister?"

Shen Li was startled when she saw her sister at the door, and she blurted out subconsciously: "Why did you suddenly come?"

The roommates looked at each other with slightly surprised expressions.

This is Shen Li's fairy sister?

She really is fairy-like enough!

Wang Chuhan hurriedly let her in, and Shen Ci handed the things in her hands to the girls, saying, "I brought gifts for all of you—a set of skincare products. I hope you like them."

(End of chapter)