But now that Yi Roujing is the anatomy class representative, even if she doesn’t dissect rats, helping the teacher prepare the rats needed for experiments seems essential, right? Back in her previous life’s college days, her class’s representative for this course had a job: feeding the lab rats. Haha, she wonders if she’ll have to do the same.

Yi Roujing was lost in thought. She didn’t notice the words Li Hongwei said or the people standing up because she was already tense and couldn’t understand why the anatomy teacher chose her. Could it be because her student number is the first? Did they just pick her after glancing at the first name on the list?

"Roujing, what are you thinking about? Let’s go." Lost in thought, Yi Roujing was brought back to reality by a tap from Ren Xuejuan sitting next to her.

"Huh, where are we going?"

"Back to the dorm to rest for a bit, then we’ll go have lunch together. The formal classes start in the afternoon," Yu Cuiyu said with a smile. "Is Roujing nervous about becoming the anatomy class representative?"

"We understand; I’ve only ever killed chickens at home. I’ve never killed anything else, and even when watching people slaughter pigs for the New Year, I slightly turn my head. Now, we have to dissect meticulously, which everyone would be afraid of. It’ll get better over time," Yu Cuiyu comforted.

"Animals are already dead when dissected, so there’s nothing to fear. You’ll get used to it after a while," Zhang Yaen said. "My parents have been through it themselves. Dissecting animals is nothing; dissecting the human body is the real test. However, medical progress relies on these experiences, and we must remember to thank those who contributed to medicine by passing on."

"Yaen put it wonderfully," Gong Jue’e was moved. "We will one day perform surgery on living patients; these experiences are accumulated from our predecessors, and we must not forget. Therefore, we should motivate ourselves to study hard and keep improving."

"Wonderfully said." Yu Cuiyu and the others applauded. The relationship among the dormmates was very harmonious.

Of course, there were exceptions. Yi Roujing noticed that the usually talkative Zhang Mengdi was unusually quiet today. Turning around, she saw Zhang Mengdi’s face pale as a ghost and trembling. Was she scared? This scared?

Their personalities had been observed over the past days, but since they were in the same dorm, Yu Cuiyu, as the oldest, still voiced her concern, "Fourth Sister, are you okay? Not feeling well? Why is your face so white?"

"Are we really going to dissect animals? And later..." Zhang Mengdi’s voice trembled, her lips quivering. She was most afraid of blood.

"Since you’ve chosen medicine, isn’t this obvious? How could you enroll in the medical department without this realization?" Wang Ruohua frowned at Zhang Mengdi.

"I didn’t think it through. Plus, aren’t many doctors in big hospitals mainly prescribing medication and giving injections?" Zhang Mengdi swallowed her words.

"Different departments. If you wanted to avoid this, you shouldn’t have chosen clinical medicine," Yi Roujing frowned.

"How would I know?" Zhang Mengdi mumbled softly.

"Alright, let’s head back to the dorm first. Roujing, we’ve prepared a gift for Baozi, and you must take it back tonight," Yu Cuiyu smiled to Yi Roujing while walking. "Xuejuan can embroider, Jue’e can sew clothes, I’m good at knitting, and Ruohua, Xinxin, Yaen helped organize the yarn and provided cloth tickets. This gift was collectively prepared by all of us."

Zhang Mengdi’s eyes flickered, and she twisted her hands, "Roujing’s family doesn’t seem to need us to prepare these things."

"Hey, what’s up with you? Just because someone isn’t in need doesn’t mean we shouldn’t prepare a gift. And you certainly don’t lack for grant money; you have no problem eating each month, so why do you keep adding food to our bowls at every meal?" Gong Jue’e couldn’t hold back her straightforward nature any longer. "Moreover, what does it have to do with you if we prepare a gift this time? Did you contribute money or effort?"

"Yes, you contributed your mouth and nothing else," Gong Jue’e continued. "If a matter doesn’t concern you, could you please stay quietly on the side? If you don’t speak, we won’t mistake you for mute, though sometimes I wish you were..." Gong Jue’e left the sentence unfinished.

Zhang Mengdi smirked and suddenly turned to walk away. "I’m going to eat first so that later you don’t accuse me of taking from your bowls."

"Eating first is fine. This way, we can at least enjoy a peaceful lunch later," Le Xinxin remarked, watching Zhang Mengdi’s departing back with a sudden smile. "I even thought she was unwell. Whenever I made braised pork, her eyes practically glued to my lunchbox, and she’d even stretch her chopsticks with rice grains without asking, which is really annoying."

"Well, with Jue’e’s words, we shouldn’t have to endure these hardships anymore," Wang Ruohua laughed, comforting Le Xinxin.

The group of seven walked briskly towards the No. 1 dormitory building. However, as they opened room 305 and stepped inside, the sight inside wiped the smile off Yu Cuiyu’s face.

"Who was the last to leave the dorm today?" Yu Cuiyu rushed in, seeing the items that were originally on the table had disappeared.

Yi Roujing noticed her bed had been disturbed, the way the blanket was folded was different, and the sheets weren’t smoothed out, as if someone had slept on it.

"Zhang Mengdi was the last one to leave," Ren Xuejuan said, "I was the second last to leave, and when I left, she was still sleeping on her bed."

"Was she on her bed or mine?" Yi Roujing turned back and asked.

Gong Jue’e let out a loud "Wow," "It’s infuriating. What’s wrong with her? Roujing, to tell you the truth, I noticed once before. Just a few days ago during the break, when we went for breakfast, and later to the library, I realized I forgot to bring a pen. I returned to the dorm to get it after breakfast, and found Zhang Mengdi sleeping on your bed."

"I woke her up directly then, and she apologized sincerely, saying she might have gone to the bathroom and then mistakenly slept on the wrong bed," Gong Jue’e said angrily. "Initially, I thought Zhang Mengdi would tell you herself."

"And what about the gift we prepared for Baozi?" Wang Ruohua and the others searched the dormitory entirely but didn’t see it anywhere.

"I’ll go get her back." Yu Cuiyu frowned, "If she really did it, we should report this to the counselor. Our room 305 doesn’t need such a roommate."

Yu Cuiyu had just stepped out of the room when she stopped, as Zhang Mengdi was holding the gift they had prepared not too far away.

"Cuizhu, I’m here." Zhang Mengdi smiled brightly, but there was a flicker of guilt in her eyes, "See, I forgot. When you all left this morning, I was the last to leave. I didn’t feel right doing nothing, and the weather is so nice today, so I took the items outside to sunbathe and almost forgot about them."