Chapter 3

At that moment, the door to the dormitory swung open.

Evelyn casually tossed her bag onto her desk.

A roommate sitting nearby noticed and exclaimed, "Evelyn, is that a new bag? It must have cost a fortune! You really splurged!"

Eight thousand?

I was extremely sensitive to that number now and couldn't help but glance at Evelyn.

Sensing my gaze, Evelyn curled her lips in a smug smile.

Leah, who had a good relationship with Evelyn, spoke enviously, "Yes, it cost a fortune. But it wasn't Evelyn who bought it herself; it was a gift from one of her admirers. Apparently, he wanted to give her a gift directly, but she wasn't satisfied with any of the options, so he just sent her the money instead. I'm so jealous of Evelyn. She's gorgeous and her admirers are so generous."

"It's not that big of a deal. You all will definitely meet generous admirers too," Evelyn said modestly with a smile. "I just happened to meet one, but I've already made things clear with him. After all, I have a boyfriend now, and I can't string him along."

"What? You're in a relationship?" The roommate looked shocked.

Leah interjected, "Yes, Evelyn started dating today. She's with Oliver now."

With that, she glanced at me with a sidelong look. "If all goes well, Oliver will treat our dorm to dinner this weekend. Lyra, you should come too."

"You can bring your boyfriends as well. Otherwise, I worry Oliver might feel awkward being the only guy," Evelyn added.

If it weren't for the slightly provocative look she gave me, she might have seemed quite generous.

I was stunned by her hostility.

Oliver was the school's heartthrob and Evelyn's secret crush. He had pursued me for a while before I turned him down. Since then, Evelyn, who had always liked to compete with me, became even more antagonistic, often causing trouble for me in the dorm.

Since we were roommates and had to live together for a few more years, I decided to let it go.

Now, her words were clearly aimed at me. First, she was showing off in front of me. Second, I was the only one in the dorm without a boyfriend, so I would be the odd one out if I went alone.

"I'll be busy then, so I won't go," I said. In fact, it wasn't an excuse. I was genuinely busy trying to find the person impersonating me.

However, as soon as I finished speaking, Leah exclaimed, "Really, Lyra? What could you possibly be busy with? Oh, don't tell me you're still hung up on it? Come on, even though Oliver pursued you before, that's ancient history. He's been getting along with Evelyn for quite some time now. You should move on."

"Leah, stop talking nonsense! Lyra isn't that petty," Evelyn said hypocritically. "Lyra, just come. Don't spoil everyone's fun."

The two of them were so insistent that not going would make me seem like the bad guy, so I had no choice but to nod and agree.

Evelyn and Leah exchanged a satisfied glance and then started chatting away as if no one else was there.

They talked about the admirers who showered Evelyn with gifts and how her relationship with Oliver developed...

Leah gushed about Evelyn, her tone full of envy.

Evelyn, while modest with her words, couldn't hide her pride as she glanced at me.

Fortunately, it was almost lights-out, so they didn't boast for too long. Soon, they went to wash up and got into bed.

The dormitory fell silent.

I couldn't sleep.

I was worried about the scammer using my photos to con people and the "awkward dinner" this weekend.

Just then, my phone lit up.

It was a message from the handsome fool. He was ecstatic: "She added me! The female scammer added me!"