When Harper and Benjamin saw him, they immediately rushed over to give him a big hug.
“Welcome back, Gerald!”
He was very pleased to see them as well. In no time at all, the three of them started chatting and catching up with one another.
Gerald had returned to the campus first just to see Harper and Benjamin. He would later still have to head to his company.
As the trio continued chatting with one another, the dormitory door suddenly creaked open.
Gerald was startled when he saw an unfamiliar girl standing at the door.
“Brother!” shouted the girl happily as she looked at Harper.
“Hello, Benjamin! And you must be Gerald, right?”
“That I am. Nice to meet you! Are you Harper’s younger sister?” asked Gerald.
“I am! My name’s Roseanne! You’re so handsome, Gerald!” replied Roseanne with a smile.
“Speaking of which, my brother told me that he’s bringing me out for lunch with my new roommates later. Are you coming along with us too, Gerald?” asked Roseanne this time.
It seemed to Gerald that Harper had mentioned him quite often to his sister.
“I’d love to have lunch together, but I don’t think I’ll have the time to, since I still have to return to the office for a short while. How about this, you guys can go have lunch together first and I’ll make some other arrangements for us later in the evening. I’ll treat you all to a nice meal later!” suggested Gerald as he smiled.
“I see! That’s not good… Alright, Gerald! You should attend to your things first…” said Roseanne, her voice slightly upset. Her eyes reflected her slight disappointment as well.
However, they quickly lit up again as she asked, “Actually, what time will you be done, Gerald? You’ll still have to have lunch, right? If you’re only going to your office for a short while, you can still join us! We’ll just have our lunch a little later than usual!”
“That’s true. If I have nothing else going on later, I’ll definitely join all of you for lunch! Well, I better get going now so that I can finish up what I need to do faster!”
Gerald felt like he couldn’t turn her down a second time.
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