Chapter 48

Lima was deeply moved when she saw messages in her dormitory group again. The same old warm feeling returned. She loved her dorm mates and the topics they discussed. She simply didn't have to mute notifications for this chat group for anyone's sake.

A second after Luna unmuted it, Jade's text arrived: “I’ll buy it for you and Luna, too. I think she’s still buried in her plan and didn’t see your text, which means she must have skipped dinner as well.”

She curled her lips and started typing her reply: “Spot on. I was writing the plan earlier. I was just done with it when I saw this text. I appreciate your help, Jade. I’ll be waiting for your vitamin takeout!”

After Luna sent the text, she followed it up with a food emoji.

“Dear God, Lona actually used an emop!” Talia sent an exaggerated reply.

Niente also hurriedly sent a message: “The chat group is finally back. This is wonderful news, and it’s worth celebrating.”

“We’re going to have a tea party tonight. I’m bringing everyone supper.” Talia sent a party popper emoji.

Lona laughed merrily at their texts. Then, she sent an emoji indicating it wasn’t as exaggerated as they made it out to be.

Then, the group received several texts from Jade—all pictures of food, including the dish she bought at the cafeteria. She even bought some barbecue and snacks.

Luna’s eyes reddened once more. “Thank you, Jade. When will you get back? I’m starving just looking at the pictures.”

Out of nowhere, the dormitory chat group went silent as everyone was suddenly preoccupied with something. She refreshed the group several times, but there were still no new texts. So, she hopped into the shower.

She had just put on her pajamas and come out of the bathroom when the dormitory door swung open. It was Jade. “You must be starving! Get over here and feed your belly. Talia and Nicole will be back soon.”

Luna walked over and took the food and snacks from Jade. “Aren’t they having a meeting or working overtime?”

“Nicole said that her professor suddenly discovered his conscience and ended the meeting early. I think Talia swapped shifts with her colleague. Don’t worry about them. Come over here and eat something first.”

Luna moved the table and served the dishes. “I’ll wait for them to get back. Then, we’ll eat together.”

“Sure. I’ll take a bath first, then. There’s something I have to talk to you about.” Jade grabbed a bathrobe and went to the bathroom. She had just walked in when Talia and Nicole opened the dormitory door.

Talia grumbled the moment she stepped inside, “It’s bad enough that I couldn’t work overtime, but I even spent 12 dollars on a cab, all because of Jade’s delicious food!”

That was just the bare minimum, too. Normally, Talia rode all the way to the hospital on a bicycle. There were even times when she walked there. This explained how she got back to the dormitory so quickly this time.

Luna couldn’t help but giggle. “Wash your hands and get ready for supper—Jade bought a lot for all of us.”

“I’m starved, and I mean what I said.” Nicole washed her hands, walked over, and dug into her chicken pot pie.

Luna didn’t hesitate either, since she and Nicole hadn’t had their dinners.

Meanwhile, Talia was just there to be a part of the fun. She chatted casually with both of them as she bit a chunk of her barbecued lamb.

“Did you guys hear about the incident on campus?”

Nicole and Lana were both dumbfounded. “Not at all. Did something big happen? Are you talking about the competition?”

“It’s not about that.” Talia shook her head. “I heard about it in the hospital today. It sounded like someone had passed away. Many doctors took the day off, and I think some of the college professors also weren’t on campus today.”

Something popped into Luna’s mind. In her past life, a prominent traditional medicine doctor died around this time, too. She wondered whether it was the same person Talia was talking about. She clearly remembered that Wilson went over to mourn the traditional medicine doctor.

With that said, she didn’t keep tabs on what was going on in the world. It wasn’t as if she studied traditional medicine either. So, she didn’t pay much attention to…

“In this is a big deal, I’m sure it got on the news. Let me check online.” Nicole pulled out her phone and asked, “Look at this, guys. Is this it?