They all want to control me!

Chapter 10 Loyal Flesh NL

The next day, September 12th.

I got up at 5:30 in the morning. Wenbo Road is adjacent to the river. The air was humid and the morning mist had not completely dissipated.

Lin Ran carried breakfast and rushed to the playground of Jiangning University. Three boys wearing shorts and vests were panting as they did their morning run, looking like sports students.

"Lin Ran, Lin Ran, here, feed—!"

"I saw you a long time ago, you didn't need to shout so loudly."

Lin Ran had read a saying online that before meeting someone you like, you might have a lot to say, and you might even hesitate for a long time before the meeting. But once you meet that person, all your hesitation disappears, and the joy fills your heart. Nothing else matters.

Lin Ran was a seasoned pro, unlike a novice who had never held a girl's hand in his life. But the moment he saw Tao Zhiyao, he felt a cool morning breeze passing through his chest, filling him with joy.

Tao Zhiyao, with her loose hair tied in a small bun, wearing a light blue sports shirt and matching shorts, her legs swinging in the wide pant legs, ran over in a pair of white sneakers and waved to Lin Ran.

She ran up to Lin Ran, her forehead already damp with sweat, a few strands of hair stuck to one side of her temple where the black hair clip hadn't held them down, and her chubby cheeks were slightly flushed, making her incredibly cute.

"Lin Ran is so punctual! I arrived ten minutes early, but I didn't expect you to be here even earlier than me." Tao Zhiyao opened her moist lips and breathed slightly.

"I'm used to it. My mom taught me from a young age that if you make an appointment with someone, you must arrive early. It's a matter of politeness." Lin Ran pulled away from her lips, staring into those pure eyes, as if all the evil thoughts in his heart had been purified.

"Auntie is right, I've learned something! Hehe!" Tao Zhiyao tilted her head back, her two dimples slightly sunken, and smiled.

Lin Ran ruffled her hair and looked towards the playground:

"How many laps?"

"Ten laps, four kilometers."

"Pfft...cough cough."

Lin Ran was shocked by this number. During the summer vacation, he ran two kilometers every day for two months.

Tao Zhiyao hesitated and said, "I usually run six kilometers in the morning. Isn't that too strenuous for you...?"

Lin Ran patted her shoulder heavily: "The bag is no problem, we're determined to get it!"

Firstly, a man cannot say no;

Secondly, having a foundation of running two kilometers every day for two consecutive months, four kilometers is not unacceptable.

"Okay, let's start running now!"

Tao Zhiyao is usually gentle and delicate, but she takes physical training very seriously and can't wait to start.

"etc."

Lin Ran stopped her and held out his fist in front of her.

Tao Zhiyao was confused for a second or two, then she understood what he meant, clenched her little fist, and bumped it against his fist.

"Keep it up," Lin Ran said.

"Okay, keep it up!" Tao Zhiyao nodded.

It is well known that you can't go all out at the beginning of a long-distance run, but how come these people are running so fast?

Lin Ran turned his head slightly on the track. Three sports students with straight faces ran ahead of him one by one, and they got faster and faster, as if they were going to lap him.

As expected, the three physical education students were lapped on the third lap.

"snort!"

"snort!"

"snort!"

"???" Lin Ran was full of questions, not understanding what they meant.

So when he lapped again on the sixth lap, he said:

"Hey guys, don't hold it in if you have phlegm stuck in your throat, there are trash cans outside the playground."

The next second, something that stunned Lin Ran happened.

The PE student in the lead turned around, glared at him fiercely, then tripped over his own feet and fell to the ground. The two PE students following behind didn't react in time, and the three of them ended up playing a human pyramid.

It shouldn't be my fault, right?

Lin Ran felt a little guilty, so he quickened his pace to catch up with Tao Zhiyao, who was running ahead and trying to shield him from the wind—although, because of her height, she didn't block out much of the wind.

Run ten laps.

Lin Ran braced his hands on his knees, breathing heavily. His throat and lungs felt like they were filled with exploding gunpowder, burning with pain.

"Lin Ran, drink some water, sip it slowly, it's warm, don't worry."

Tao Zhiyao's eyes were full of concern. She gently patted Lin Ran's back and handed him a bottle of electrolyte water.

"I'm sorry, it's all my fault. This is your first time running so far, I should have set a smaller goal." Her tone was full of remorse.

"It's about the wood." Lin Ran gave her a thumbs up, forcing a smile, and said, "I'm tough. You can work hard with the chisels."

"Don't be reckless!"

"I'm really fine, look, I'm not even out of breath now."

Lin Ran straightened up and repeatedly told herself that she was fine.

"But you..."

"Alright, stop talking. Your problem now is to take a shower. You're covered in sweat, you're practically a little mud girl."

"Ugh! Do I smell like sweat?"

Tao Zhiyao blushed and jumped to the other side, away from Lin Ran, afraid that he would smell her scent and dislike her.

Lin Ran leaned closer and quickly sniffed. There was no smell of sweat, but rather a rich milky fragrance.

"It doesn't smell bad, it smells good."

"You're lying. Nobody sweats and doesn't smell. Lin Ran, don't try to comfort me."

"Really, I'm not kidding you."

Lin Ran and Tao Zhiyao walked together toward the girls' dormitory building.

He didn't have a water card, so he had to borrow Tao Zhiyao's. He would wait until she finished showering before showering himself.

On the playground, three physical education students gazed at the backs of the two figures and fell into a long silence.

After an unknown amount of time, the middle PE student said:

"Brothers, romance is bullshit. Only sports and the results of physical training will never betray us. Let's do two more kilometers!"

"Yes, boss!"

"Yes, boss!"

Despite saying this, the three of them looked like they were about to cry. They had fallen in love with the cute junior at first sight, but none of them dared to say a word to her. Now, seeing her walk away with a boy, their hearts felt like they were shattered into pieces, filled with desolation.

As the temperature gradually rose, they ran and ran until they could no longer tell whether the liquid on their faces was sweat or tears.

…………

"Taking a shower after exercising is simply one of life's greatest pleasures, haha!"

Lin Ran changed into the change of clothes she had brought from her backpack and was about to stuff the dirty clothes inside.

"Lin Ran, if you leave your clothes like that, they'll smell bad," Tao Zhiyao, whose hair was wrapped in a towel and who had just taken a shower, said as she squatted down next to him.

"There are plastic bags."

"No, no, that's too dirty." Tao Zhiyao crossed her arms and drew a big "X" in front of her chest.

"Then what should I do? Should I just throw it into the washing machine in the boys' dormitory?" Lin Ran scratched his head. As a rough and unrefined man, he didn't care about such trivial matters.

Anyway, since it was all stuffed into a plastic bag, it still wouldn't smell at all after washing, but Tao Zhiyao seemed to disagree.

"That's not good either. I only have these few clothes, and throwing them in the washing machine is too wasteful of money. What should I do...?"

Tao Zhiyao racked her brains for a solution, and suddenly a brilliant idea struck her. She said:

"Let's wash our clothes together! The washing machines in the girls' dorms have a discount, so it'll save money and avoid waste!"

"Your roommate doesn't have any objections?"

"As long as I lower myself and let them rub my cheeks, they will become my loyal flesh slaves!" Tao Zhiyao said seriously, her little face contorted with a stern expression.

"Where did you learn the word 'meat'...?"

"My roommate showed me a web series, and that's how it was portrayed."

"..."

Lin Ran thought about it for a while, but still felt it wasn't quite right, so she continued to stuff clothes into the plastic bag inside her backpack.

The next second, the clothes vanished.

It turns out it ended up in Tao Zhiyao's hands: "We need to conserve resources, otherwise Mother Earth will cry."

"..." Lin Ran smiled and patted her head. "As long as you're happy."

And so, Lin Ran voluntarily (or was forced) handed over her clothes to Tao Zhiyao to wash.

Because Tao Zhiyao needed to go back to the girls' dormitory, Lin Ran waited for her downstairs. From there, they could see the playground, where three physical education students were running under the increasingly intense sun, sweating profusely.

Lin Ran expressed his utmost respect with his eyes.

He has always respected hardworking people.

After waiting for about fifteen minutes, Lin Ran was sitting in the stands surrounding the playground, having already eaten breakfast, but Tao Zhiyao still hadn't come down.

He was about to send a message to ask when four people walked out of the girls' dormitory. The one in the middle was clearly Tao Zhiyao.

Judging from her flustered waving, she seemed to have encountered some trouble.

Lin Ran walked over slowly, carrying a cup of soy milk and a meat bun in her mouth.

The three girls seemed to have spotted something unusual and immediately gathered around, chattering excitedly:

"Oh my gosh~ Look who's here! Isn't this Lin Ran from our Clinical Medicine department? You actually got our department's most beautiful girl to do your laundry, wow, that's quite an achievement~"

"Yeah, yeah, if we hadn't gotten up early today as an exception, we wouldn't have discovered that Yao Yao was sneaking off to use the washing machine to wash the boys' clothes like a thief."

"Not only that, not only that, Lin Ran's panties were also swimming around in the same basin as Yao Yao's panties and bra! I was completely stunned!"

"No, no, you've all misunderstood!" Tao Zhiyao rushed in to explain, "I asked Lin Ran to run with me, so it's only natural that I help him with his laundry! Right?"

"You're right then!" the three girls said in unison.

Lin Ran, however, was thinking about something else.

Tao Zhiyao just took my clothes back to the dorm to wash them, and I forgot that my underwear was in there too.

This is troublesome.

Lin Ran didn't mind his underwear being stared at and studied by a group of girls, but he cared a lot about Tao Zhiyao's opinion. However, now was obviously not the time to ask, as Tao Zhiyao was so embarrassed that she was about to evaporate into steam.

Girls' dormitories are terrifying!

"Have you had breakfast?" Lin Ran asked.

"I haven't eaten yet, are you treating me?" one of the girls asked.

Lin Ran smiled and said, "Yes, I ask you not to make things difficult for Tao Zhiyao."

"Ouch~~~" The girls started making noise again.

Fortunately, they knew they shouldn't go too far. One of them pinched Tao Zhiyao's chubby cheeks, and that was the end of it. They then headed towards the cafeteria.

Lin Ran, a few steps behind the four girls, took out her phone, tapped the profile picture of the sitting cat, and sent a WeChat message:

"I noticed my memory improved last night, Jiang Qiaoqiao. You didn't penetrate me this morning. Are you experiencing any unusual symptoms?"

To put on a convincing act, one must be thorough and avoid revealing any flaws. It is important to show signs of confusion and panic at appropriate times to conceal the lies behind the act.

After sending the message, Lin Ran quickly walked a few steps, squeezed into the group of girls with strong perfume scents, and went to the cafeteria next to Tao Zhiyao.