Chapter 77: Rose
Who knew what the pendant was made of, but the image was clearly visible even from the eyes of Aldric who was sitting on his bed.
"It\'s so pretty," Nolan said until he didn\'t realize that Aldric had already stood up, jumped towards him and grabbed the necklace, pulling it from his hand so that he was so surprised, almost dropping the jar of expensive coffee.
"Ahh, Aldric," he said spontaneously.
Aldric didn\'t let him look any further, he put the necklace into his pants pocket.
Of course, he really didn\'t expect something like that in the jar.
He thought Jenny must have put it there on purpose.
Maybe this was the reason she had been in her room for so long.
"Aldric, is she your girlfriend?" Nolan immediately asked him a question.
From the looks of it, he hadn\'t been able to recognize that the woman was Jenny.
However, he still only glanced at it, only realizing that it was a photo of a very beautiful woman.
Aldric was too lazy to respond. He went back to bed without answering.
Nolan chuckled at that.
"Come on Aldric, you\'re an adult, why are you so shy. You will be laughed at by your girlfriend if she knows that you are ashamed to show her photo to your friends," he said.
"Quickly make the coffee, I want to drink it right away," Aldric replied in a tone that sounded angry.
Nolan laughed again, starting to pour hot water into both coffee cups, producing smoke that was actually very fragrant, filling their entire dorm room.
He stirred the coffee in both cups before walking over to Aldric, pushing a small table next to his bed and placing both cups on the table.
Aldric was very curious about the coffee now.
He picked up one of the cups, starting to sip the coffee inside even though it was still hot.
"Mm..." His eyes instantly showed a surprised light.
It was indeed very delicious, having a sweeter flavor with a completely creamy texture that made him think of drinking milk instead of coffee.
However, it definitely had a coffee flavor, even having a faint scent of nuts.
Nolan drank it too, looking amazed at the taste.
"No wonder this is so expensive. The flavor is indeed so delicious, no other coffee compares no matter what their blend is. Even though this coffee came out of a civet\'s ass, no one would mind drinking it," he said, making Aldric stop sipping his coffee.
"What did you just say? How did this coffee come out of a civet\'s ass?" he asked with a dumbfounded expression.
"Don\'t you know? In Southeast Asia, civets eat coffee beans but don\'t digest them. It then comes out of their stomachs when they defecate, still in coffee bean form but with a different flavor. That\'s how coffee came to be. As gross as it may seem, research says that this coffee is healthier to drink. Because it is healthier and tastes better coupled with its rarity, it is naturally more expensive."
Aldric, "..."
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In the afternoon, Aldric left his dormitory while sighing many times as he headed to a gym.
He was somewhat traumatized to hear that the coffee he drank was actually ferret feces. However, he couldn\'t argue that it was so delicious that he finished one cup.
He just thought it was disgusting but his tongue thought differently.
Even more surprisingly he felt very refreshed after drinking the coffee.
While walking he occasionally looked at the necklace from Jenny.
The picture inside the pendant was too impressive that it was hard for any normal man not to look at it.
Jenny in a dress plus light make up produced a beauty that was one level above.
Maybe it was because she was at a party, so she didn\'t hold back with her appearance, showing her highest charm.
Who knows how many men at the party are still caught up in her charm until now.
This woman obviously deliberately gave this necklace to him in a surprising way so that he would be even more impressed by her and most importantly even more mesmerized by her for seeing her photo.
\'Is she really crazy and madly in love with me?\' Aldric wondered, unsure of what was happening.
At the same time, he finally arrived at his destination Gym so he stopped thinking.
It was a fairly large gym with many entrances.
Its visitors consisted of various ages and genders.
It was not far from the university, so there were many students who practiced here.
It may seem like a very luxurious gym, but the entry price is not expensive, suitable for people with limited finances.
The only downside is that there are too many people so you can\'t choose the equipment as you like.
Aldric is not a gym member, he only comes once in a while and pays every time he comes.
For him, any equipment is fine because he can train on anything.
After paying the entrance fee, he picked up a tool that happened to be unused, a dumbbell that weighed up to 40 kg.
It was not too heavy for him. He practiced simple movements with it in front of a mirror.
"Oy, Aldric, you finally came. Weren\'t you hoping to get a good job last time? A friend just asked me to find a physically strong man. It\'s a short job, but it pays well. Don\'t worry, it\'s not a strange job."
Aldric suddenly heard a woman\'s voice calling his name.
Looking back through the mirror, he saw a woman who was probably 26 years old, wearing long sweatpants and a black T-shirt walking towards him.
Her skin was slightly dark, indicating that she had been sunbathing a lot, but her face could be said to be very pretty with sharp eyes and a pointed chin.
She had not-so-long black hair, which she kept in a ponytail with a rubber band.
She was exactly the same height as Jenny with a similar body shape.
However, Jenny is a completely feminine woman while she gives the impression of being rather vivacious and strong, a tomboy who doesn\'t overdo it.
Her legs could probably easily swing into his face.
"Sister Rose!" Aldric turned around and called her name.