Y University.
It was the third most praised university in the entire country. They were mostly known for their biological science programs—Nursing, Medical Technology, Neuroscience, and, of course, Medicine.
It had an acceptance rate of 16%, but its popular courses were even harder to get into.
As a result, students who were in these top universities developed an ego, making them feel they were superior to those in other universities.
Of course, Zeno knew. He had experienced going to college in his past life as Sanjae Lim—and it was the top university in the entire country.
It had the most obnoxious humans he had met, thinking they were above everyone else just because they could solve quantum physics.
While that was quite impressive, intelligence didn’t equate to lack of stupidity. There were still a lot of stupid, intelligent people.
So, standing in front of Y University, Zeno was already dreading entering the campus.
He was covered from head to toe. He wasn’t going to risk getting recognized and mobbed. He was very popular, especially among their generation.
All he wanted to do was pay for Eli’s tuition.
“ID?” the guard asked, stopping Zeno.
“I’m going to pay for my nephew’s tuition,” he said.
The guard frowned. Parents paying for their son’s tuition wasn’t a new occurrence, but it was still rare, considering it was a university.
Then, he gestured for Zeno to bring down his mask. Zeno pursed his lips and brought it down for a second.
The guard’s eyebrows raised in surprise. He felt that he was familiar, but he couldn’t take a good look. All he knew was that he was quite handsome.
“You need to leave an ID with us, sir,” he said. “You can retrieve it when you leave.”
Zeno nodded and brought out his ID from his wallet.
Then, he gave it to the guard before going on his way.
The guard grabbed the card and read his name. Then, his eyes widened as he read it.
“Zeno Han?” he exclaimed.
Meanwhile, Zeno walked as fast as possible, not wanting to be asked another question.
He looked around the campus and sighed. It was the type of campus where you needed to ride a bus to get around.
Fortunately, the accounting office was near. However, there was a line.
He sat and waited patiently for his turn. He had to go to Dreamy a little later because Bobby had called him. So, he still had some time.
As he waited for his turn, he saw the two women behind him watching his performance on ‘Sing or Sync’ one of their phones.
They didn’t have earphones on, so Zeno and the others could hear it clearly.
“He’s the best, really,” one of them said. “I watched all of his dramas, and now, I can’t wait for Code Black to air, too.”
“I think he only has a minor role there. I need him to be the main role for once. This isn’t enough.”
A main role, huh?
That was something he wanted to stray far away from as much as possible.
“Ah, really. It’s so early, but it’s already too noisy,” the guy right next to Zeno suddenly said, lifting his head and showing his splotchy beard.
Zeno glanced at his lanyard and saw that he was from the engineering department. He also somehow smelled like mildew. Fortunately, Zeno was wearing a mask, so it wasn’t quite intense.
The girls seemed to be disgusted, though.
“We’re not even doing anything bad,” she exclaimed. “Just mind your own business.”
“How can I mind my own business when you two are so loud?” he exclaimed.
“And you’re talking about an unknown celebrity. He’s not even that good. I can sing better than that.”
“Ah, seriously. Don’t listen to us then,” the other girl argued. “You smell like shit, and your breath stinks, so just shut the hell up.”
Zeno’s eyebrows raised in surprise. Young people these days were definitely not afraid to speak their minds.
However, if there was one thing Zeno knew about guys like these—they never took criticism lightly.
He stood from his seat, capturing everybody’s attention on the line.
“What did you say, bitch?” he asked, already seething in anger.
Zeno clicked his tongue. He had to witness such a scene so early in the morning.
The two girls seemed to be scared, but they didn’t want to back down.
Zeno, too, would be scared of the engineering student if he was a normal person.
He was basically a weapon with how he smelled and how on edge he appeared.
Zeno opened his water bottle and drank from it, feeling thirsty all of a sudden.
Just as the strange student could lay a hand on the girls, Zeno tipped his water bottle to the side, causing the liquid to splatter all over the student’s crotch.
He stopped right away when he felt the cool sensation. Everyone near the scene turned to Zeno with wide eyes, looking at his half-empty bottle.
“Oops,” he said after a while, placing the cap back on. “It slipped.”
The engineering student appeared even more enraged, and Zeno could tell he was going to strike a punch, so Zeno quickly stood from his seat, causing the former to fall to the ground from forcefully punching the air.
Some gasped around them. Meanwhile, Zeno stretched. The two girls watched the scene with agape mouths.
“You fucking bastard,” he muttered. “Who even are you? Do you know who I am?”
Zeno shook his head. “I don’t,” he said.
“I’m the son of the Dean of Engineering! I am also the champion—”
“I don’t plan on knowing, too,” Zeno added before he could finish his statement.
“I’m just here to pay for my nephew’s tuition,” he chimed. Then, he helped the engineering student stand.
The angry man didn’t want to take Zeno’s hand, but Zeno didn’t leave him with a choice.
He hoisted him up without any effort and patted his shoulders. “Just make sure to study well, alright?” Zeno lightly said. “Don’t let your tuition fee go to waste.”
Then, he looked straight into his eyes, causing the student to freeze.
“You don’t know how many people deserve it more than you do.”
