The Labyrinth of Heartstrings Chapter 1

When emperor penguins enter the courtship period, they will do everything they can to please their chosen mate, lowering their status, acting coquettishly, singing loudly, and being loyal to their mate with a deep love.

But this loyalty has a time limit. During the second year of the courtship period, emperor penguins begin looking for the next object to act coquettishly and foolishly.

---"Emperor Penguin Breeding Diary"

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During Ryan Duan's fourth year at Tunghai University, he has become a household name.

"There are already three popular posts about you on the school forum," the roommate winked at the miracle in front of the closet, "Which lucky person will you choose this year?"

Miracle bent down to tie his shoelaces and was startled. "Lucky goose? What kind of goose?"

Is there any other penguin spirit besides him in Tunghai University? I haven't heard of it!

roommate:"??"

Roommate: "If you make fun of my accent again, I'm going to get mad!"

He opened the forum, and sure enough, those posts were still floating on the front page, so he held them up for Miracle to see.

Miracles are just a swipe away.

[It's the beginning of the new school year again. Has the famous gay Sc*mbag Duan from the School of Economics and Management chosen a partner for this year? 】

[I’m more curious about how he didn’t fail the exam after he Sc*mbag his own teacher…]

[I haven't heard any news yet, maybe they are still looking for someone, anyway, let's see what happens. ]

[Newbie, can you tell me about the Sc*mbag guy? How Sc*mbag is he? ]

[Popular Science: She dumped three male idols for three consecutive years, including Nathan Bai, the god of the XX class of Environmental Engineering, Lucas Li, the playboy rich second generation in his college, and Oliver Yan, a teacher in their department. Rumor has it that she also had a record of having affairs before entering the school. She pursued each of them vigorously, making everyone think that they were in love to death, but in the end, she broke up every time within a year when they were in love. The golden sentence is: But we have been dating for almost a year. When the ex asked for reconciliation, he would use this sentence no matter what the other party did or said. The man is as hard as iron. It is said that all the exes were so angry that their personalities collapsed, and Lucas Li was even hospitalized__]

[It makes me sad to think of it. Lucas Li used to play so much. Duan and Bai Xueshen broke up and got together with him. Everyone thought he was stealing her and condemned her morally for a long time. Until the news of Duan's criminal record came out, and later it proved that he was a Sc*mbag.]

[Why don’t you mention that Bai Xueshen was so angry that he went abroad? He was one grade higher than me, and now that he has graduated, he probably won’t return to this sad place called Donghai.]

[Also, how did Teacher Yan agree to Duan after seeing these two chestnuts? This Sc*mbag is really very skilled! He lives up to his name! ]

[I'm a newbie. I just came back from searching for photos. I'm shocked. These exes... No, he got tired of this quality in just one year? ? ]

Comments like these flashed past his eyes quickly, but they were all old hat. Miracle glanced at them and returned the phone to his roommate, "I have something else to do, so I'm leaving now!"

He hurried out, and his roommate watched his back, accidentally looking at his shoes, which were clean and matched his clothes perfectly. And he seemed to be gone these past few nights.

"Something's happening..." the roommate murmured.

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Time goes back to three days ago.

The freshmen are in military training. From morning till night, they stand at attention, march in step, and sweat profusely in their training uniforms.

It was dinner time and the instructor finally let everyone go. The students of Environmental Engineering Class 161 dispersed, some to go to the toilet and some to eat.

After eating, the boys did not go back to the dormitory. They had to gather together in the evening anyway, so they just played basketball on the court.

Ethan Tan was originally sitting on the ground, staring down at the runway, with a few strands of sweaty hair sticking to his cheeks.

Even though everyone was wearing the same camouflage uniform, he looked different. His broad shoulders made the shoulder line of the camouflage uniform look very smooth, his waist was thin and his legs were long, but he was not skinny. Even though his face had just lost its youthfulness and got a little tanned in the past few days, it did not affect his eye-catchingness, and girls kept looking at him.

"Old Tan! Come on in!" a classmate shouted. They were all students of similar age and had become friends after knowing each other for just a few days.

"Here I come." Ethan Tan blinked, propped himself up and ran over.

Ethan Tan scored goals one after another. I don’t know when, many girls came to the side of the court and sat on the ground to watch them play, or to be more precise, to watch Ethan Tan play.

Ethan Tan made another three-pointer, and the girls on the sidelines applauded. He noticed someone walking over.

The man walked slowly from the playground, wearing a simple solid-color T-shirt and jeans, and carrying a bag.

He has a baby face, very fair and tender, with big, bright eyes. In contrast, he walks slowly and even a little unsteadily, but he doesn't make people feel lazy or annoying. Instead, like his handsome and cute face, he is quite likable.

The man staggered to the sidelines, sat under the basketball hoop, and began to watch Ethan Tan play.

Ethan Tan knew that he was looking at him. His eyes were never concealed and they were just following his.

This person came to watch them play ball and have military training for several days in the evening, and would sit there for hours. At first, someone even came to talk to him, and because he looked young, they called him "little brother", but he just smiled and didn't respond.

Later, the class assistant from the next class called him senior when he passed by, and everyone then realized that he was a senior in the senior year. It was very embarrassing.

Soon the instructors came and when it was time to assemble, the boys wiped their sweat and went to training.

The evening is always a little more relaxing. After training for a while, the instructor asked everyone to sit down and learn songs and sing. When it was almost time to end, everyone took turns to perform.

A few days ago, Ethan Tan was chosen to sing. Everyone knew that he had a good voice and outstanding appearance, so the girls started to urge him to go up.

Ethan Tan glanced at the sidelines intentionally or unintentionally. The baby-faced senior was still sitting there looking at him very seriously. When he heard everyone urging him to sing, he even smiled.

Ethan Tan walked to the front generously and sang an old love song from the last century. His voice had a healing warmth, and when he sang such a slow-tempo love song, it seemed to have a special story, and everyone quieted down to listen to the song.

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After the training, Ethan Tan and his friends went to get the ball and some miscellaneous items. It happened that the baby-faced senior was sitting under the basketball hoop, so they were closer than in the previous few days.

Even at such a close distance, Ethan Tan could see clearly that there was a smile in his eyes, as if he was very happy about something.

"Senior, why do you come to see us every day?" Someone approached him and said with a smile, "Are you satisfied with what you see?"

Miracle was also amused, and then went to see Ethan Tan, "Satisfied, he sings very well."

When he passed by here the day before and heard Ethan Tan singing, he was attracted and had an impulse.

---The emperor penguins' instinct is to sing to attract mates, so Miracle pays special attention to other people's voices during the courtship period. Ethan Tan's voice made him unable to walk.

Miracle was particularly sincere when he said this, and he stared at Ethan Tan in a way that made people feel like they were floating in the air. If someone didn't know, they would think he had done something incredible. Anyway, Ethan Tan felt a little embarrassed.

"Yes, Ethan Tan has been crowned the XXth Environmental Workers' Song God."

Ethan Tan also smiled, "Thank you, senior."

Miracle asked: "Your name is Ethan Tan, is that Tan with the character for 'Yan'? Which Ethan Tan?"

Ethan Tan explained: "My mother dreamed of a flying dragon the night before she gave birth to me. Later when it came time to name me, she thought that calling me Feilong seemed a bit vulgar, so she called me Ethan Tan. So it's the combination of the word 'dream' and 'dragon'."

Miracle immediately said: "What a coincidence, we are really destined to be together!"

When Ethan Tan heard this, he asked, "Why? Senior, are you also called Ethan Tan?"

Miracle said: "My name is Duan Miracle. The word 'miracle' is because I was born in a difficult situation. It is a miracle that my father can support me."

Everyone paused for two seconds after hearing what he said, then realized that he had finished, and then burst out laughing.

"Senior, you have nothing to do with Ethan Tan!"

Miracle was happy, but didn't explain. He just smiled and looked at Ethan Tan for a few more times, then reluctantly said, "I have to go back to the dormitory. Goodbye."

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The senior walked back lazily and swayingly, and everyone dispersed.

Ethan Tan's roommate scratched his head and said, "I think it's not right. His name is Ryan Duan? Isn't he the legendary Sc*mbag in the School of Management?"

"Legendary Sc*mbag?" Ethan Tan withdrew his gaze.

If he hadn't brought his phone with him because of the training, his classmates would have taken it out and showed him the post on the school forum. "A celebrity in our school, a well-known Sc*mbag, a gay, who specializes in playing with the bodies and minds of male idols. Look, he's walking towards the dormitory of the School of Management. He shouldn't have the same name. I didn't expect... The real person is nothing like what I imagined, so harmless."

He suddenly realized that the senior had been looking at Ethan Tan and was forcing a connection, and hesitantly said, "Damn, the more I think about it, the more I feel that the Sc*mbag is trying to pick you up!"