There stood four guys, all charming, elegant and proud. Mark stood out from the rest. He was squinting
and smiling as he looked at the two girls.
From the four handsome boys' self-evident expressions...
The girls could tell ... they looked awful now.
Elaine and Hazel exchanged a glance.
Hazel's hair, which she had spent money on, was already loose, looking messy and embarrassing.
Elaine's ponytail loosened and her hair was around her shoulders.
The moment they realized how awkward they were, they flushed.
"Uh ... it's Mark."
Hazel was the first to notice. She tidied her hair with her hands, straightened up, and forced a fake
smile.
Damn it! So unlucky.
Just upon arrival at the university, she lost face in front of these handsome guys.
She blamed Elaine for that.
Mark had the demeanor of a big brother and nodded slightly. He still had a gentle smile on his face.
"Did you come for the enrollment?"
Elaine slowly scratched her head and sheepishly bit her lip as she looked at Mark.
A blush crept up her face and she puffed slightly, "Mar, Mark, what a coincidence."
"No, I came here to wait for you. Knowing that you are here for the enrollment, I applied to be a
volunteer today."
...
Mark looked at Elaine's cute and red face with his deep eyes.
With long eyes, a boy named Franklin stood beside Mark. Franklin looked at Elaine and then at Mark.
"Oh, I know. You're the freshman girl that Mark has been thinking about! ..." Franklin said with a wicked
smile.
"Franklin, don't talk nonsense."
Mark said to Franklin embarrassedly, and then averted his loving gaze at Elaine.
Elaine ... had a different charm with her loose hair, like a little princess in a hazy mist.
The boys approached Elaine and Hazel.
The awkward look vanished from Hazel's face. Regaining her composure, she was now sizing up the
boys and began to compare them.
Franklin was pretty good-looking, pale and clean, slender and tall. When he smiled, his eyes narrowed
and he looked like a Korean.
His family could be quite well off, given the fancy watch on his wrist.
Franklin and the other boys were very interested in Elaine.
Her big watery eyes were like a lake.
She looked at them innocently, like a cute and confused animal.
Her skin was perfectly pale.
It wasn't the fake white from the whitening foundation, but her own skin.
Her neck and other parts of her exposed skin were the same in color.
The fairness brought out her eyes and lips.
Her eyes were notably dark and her full lips cheery-red.
"Mark, introduce her. We don't even know her."
One of the boys suggested with a wicked smile. He bent down and looked closely at Elaine.
Elaine was sniffling, looking like an obedient pupil.
Hazel raised her chin and acted like a snobbish princess.
Franklin smiled at Elaine at once. He nudged Mark beside him and said, "Yeah, buddy, go on and tell
us the girl's name."
Hazel immediately said provocatively, "You are students of Irvine University, but you're so stupid. Didn't
you hear what Mark called us just now? Aren't they names? You pigs!"
Franklin raised his eyebrows and glared at Hazel, shouting, "Hey! I didn't expect freshmen to be so
rude. You're new here but overbearing! Mark, you know her, so you should take care of her."
Mark pacified other excited boys. With a smile, he introduced the girls patiently.
"Alright. Let me introduce them.
This is Elaine. That is Hazel. We went to the same high school.
These three great geniuses with me are stars at Irvine University. This is Franklin, a genius at the
School of Computer Engineering.
"His name is Patrick Norton, a genius at the School of Finance and Economics. He is Michael Marshall,
a genius of the School of Architecture. Let's get to know each other."
Hearing that, Elaine was amazed. Mark's friends were all talent from different schools! It was
admirable!
She bowed respectfully and said with great admiration, "Guys, you're awesome. I'm glad to know you.
Please take care of me in years to come."
Hazel, on the other hand, grabbed Elaine's ear and tilted Elaine's head. Hazel said disdainfully, "God,
you silly girl. They are not from your department. In what way can they take care of you?"
Franklin wrinkled his nose and said unhappily, "Hey, you. The longer I look at you, the more unpleasant
I feel. What's wrong? Do you look down on the four geniuses here?"
"four geniuses?" Elaine was shocked by this phrase.
How formidable! Mark was actually one of four geniuses! That was splendid!
"four geniuses? That almost makes me break out in a cold sweat. Did I hear you wrong?" Hazel
couldn't stop laughing.
She laughed wildly.
Apart from Mark, who was indifferent and had a calm face, the other three boys were so angry that
their faces turned purple.
What kind of girl was this? How could there be such a mean girl who disguised herself as a lady?
...
Moreover, she was a freshman!
"Elaine, you two haven't got enrolled yet, have you?"
Mark's gaze spontaneously fell on Elaine when he was asking the question.
After all, Hazel was bickering with Patrick and Michael.
Elaine nodded and said, "Yes, Mark, you're right about it."
"We've just arrived, and we haven't figured it out yet."
"Alright, then I'll take you there. By the way, do you want a dormitory room?"
"Of course! I have never had the chance to live in a dormitory, so I'm looking forward to it!"
Elaine shrunk her neck, her smiling eyes like two crescent moons.
Franklin was lost in her looks. His eyes were fixed on this round-faced and round-eyed doll girl. He
almost drooled on the spot.
What a cute girl.
Franklin leaned over before her and smirked at her. "Elaine, what major are you studying?" Franklin
asked.
Elaine turned to look at him, as if she was answering a teacher's question. She answered seriously,
"Art!"
"Oh ... art ... No wonder you're graceful and elegant, a common trait among girls who learn art. Do you
have a boyfriend?"
... This sudden inquiry made Elaine feel embarrassed and shy.
Heavens! Were all the boys in university so gossipy and straightforward?
Mark's face darkened, displaying his bad mood. He scolded Franklin.
"Franklin, don't you have something else to do? You should go."
Then, he reached out and patted Elaine's shoulder gently, saying, "Ignore him. He's like this."
It was an obvious gesture of caring much about her.
Franklin's face hardened with jealousy. He ran to the other side of Elaine and imitated Mark. Franklin
also reached out and patted Elaine's shoulder gently. He smiled, "It's fine. Elaine, your name is Elaine,
right? You feel like an old friend to me. I'm not leaving anyway. I'll stay with you, Elaine."
...
This time, it was Mark who was upset.
What devastated Mark was that Franklin was determined to pull the rug from under Mark's feet.
Franklin said seemingly inadvertently, "Eh? Mark, where's your girlfriend? Why isn't she here?"
The question was like a bomb...
Mark had a completely gloomy expression.
Elaine's eyes widened and she goggled at Mark.
Of course, she remembered that when she first went to work at Emmett's company, she saw Mark's
girlfriend while she was eating snacks.
At that time ... the girl hugged Mark's arm and swooned with a happy smile.
That smile once deeply hurt Elaine.
That day, the carefree Elaine had a taste of heartbreak.
Now when Franklin mentioned that girl, Elaine's heart couldn't help but twitch.
Was she jealous?
It seems that ... there was a tinge of jealousy...
People could never be like an iron block, getting cool easily. Elaine couldn't let it go in a short time.
The panic lingered and she began to scold herself inwardly, "Elaine, are you a fool?
Don't you like Emmett? It took you a lot of courage to confess to Emmett. Why are you feeling upset
about Mark?
Are you a bad woman juggling two guys?
You don't want to be a bad woman."
For a moment, she was disturbed.
Franklin was sharp and stared at her sullen expression.
It looked like Elaine still had feelings for Mark.
It didn't matter. Franklin could help her forget Mark and fill the hole in her heart.
Mark put up with him and said coldly, "Didn't I tell you that Esther and I broke up during the summer
vacation?"
As soon as Mark looked down, he saw her sad face. It broke his heart.
He immediately explained, "At the beginning, Esther asked me to be her boyfriend, and I felt she had a
good heart, so I said yes.
However, later I realized that things didn't work for us.
...
So, during the summer vacation ... the day I saw Elaine, I broke up with her.
The relationship only lasted for more than a month."
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