On the other side, in an empty classroom in Duxing Building.
"Brother Chi, the tweet related to the military training review has been posted. The welcome party is tentatively scheduled for the first week after National Day. The students from the Art Department are currently preparing materials for the club recruitment fair..." Jia Fang looked at the computer and methodically organized the recent matters.
Chi Xu's well - jointed hands tapped gently on the cold desktop as he listened to Jia Fang's report absent - mindedly.
It happened to be National Day holiday today, and tomorrow would be the first day of the National Day holiday. Chi Xu took advantage of this last bit of time to call the heads of each department out to sort out the next matters, ensuring that all school activities would be carried out smoothly after the National Day holiday.
The department heads who had already left school participated in the online meeting. For a while, only Jia Fang's voice could be heard in the classroom.
Chi Xu saw the time in the lower right corner of the computer. It was a little after eight o'clock at night. He lowered his head and turned on his phone. There was no message at all.
Suddenly, the phone vibrated. Chi Xu saw a new message pop up. His lips involuntarily curved up. But when he opened it, it was from someone else.
The smile on his lips faded away, and the last trace of joy in his eyes vanished without a trace.
"I've discussed with other department heads. The interview for freshmen will be scheduled at noon three days after the welcome party..." Jia Fang said while looking up. He happened to see the smile on Chi Xu's lips.
Just as he was surprised about what made Chi Xu so happy, the next second, he saw the smile fade, making Chi Xu look like a discarded child.
Jia Fang scratched the back of his head. His words got stuck in his throat. For a moment, he wasn't sure if Chi Xu was still listening to him.
He glanced at the other department heads. They didn't show any displeasure because of Chi Xu's absent - mindedness.
Chi Xu was suddenly transferred to the student union and recommended by teachers to be the vice - president.
At that time, the heads of each department were dissatisfied, thinking that as a freshman, Chi Xu had no right to be the vice - president directly over them.
Later, the school suddenly decided to hold a cultural festival. The time was tight and the task was heavy, involving the coordination and arrangement of multiple fields.
The president happened to be sick and hospitalized. It was Chi Xu who communicated and coordinated with each department in an orderly manner, assigned tasks according to the characteristics and advantages of each department, and finally the cultural festival was a great success.
The heads of each department were completely convinced by Chi Xu.
This year, the president was a senior, busy with his own development. Most of the time, it was Chi Xu who made decisions.
"Hmm? Are you done?" Sensing Jia Fang's pause, Chi Xu slightly raised his eyes and looked at him. Without waiting for his reply, he continued on his own, "Since Jia Fang is done, could you all please share your next arrangements?"
Jia Fang: "..."
Jia Fang was going crazy. No, Brother Chi, were you really listening? I just got a little confused.
The other department heads began to speak.
Jia Fang: Thanks a lot.
He suspiciously sized Chi Xu up. He remembered that for some reason these days, Chi Xu always stared at his phone and smiled like an idiot.
He had never seen Chi Xu smile so gently. It gave him the creeps.
Oh right, it was just around this time.
Could it be that Brother Chi was waiting for someone's message and was unhappy because he didn't get it?
The other department heads quickly finished speaking. All the arrangements were made. Chi Xu stood up, propped his hands on the desktop, leaned forward slightly, and said concisely,
"Everyone has worked hard. Happy National Day to all of you."
Everyone left one after another. Jia Fang directly put his arm around Chi Xu's shoulder. After hesitating for a while, he asked, "Brother Chi, what are you doing? Who's message are you waiting for?"
"Nothing." Chi Xu slapped away Jia Fang's fidgety hand without further explanation.
Jia Fang knew that Chi Xu didn't want to talk, so he didn't press further.
That night, Jia Fang woke up from a dream. He carefully climbed down from the upper bunk and went to the toilet. Suddenly, he saw there was still light on Chi Xu's bed.
He wondered and checked the time. It was 3:30 a.m. He couldn't believe that Chi Xu was still awake at this time. Was it because he didn't get the message he wanted?
Jia Fang thought groggily. After going to the toilet, he came back and buried his head in the quilt to sleep. He soon forgot about it.
Early the next morning, Jia Fang was woken up by the noise in the corridor. Since the freshmen of the same department moved in, the corridor had always been noisy.
He cursed and threw off the quilt, then rushed to the door aggressively. He found Chi Xu was also there and instantly sobered up.
Chi Xu had thick dark circles under his eyes. He stood silently at the door. When he saw Jia Fang coming, he just glanced at him and said nothing.
Jia Fang remembered the light from the phone screen in the middle of the night last night. He stared at Chi Xu with wide eyes. Could it be that he couldn't sleep?
Because of that one message?
"Jiang Yuan is the prettiest in their dormitory. Her face is so small and so fair."
"I almost died laughing last night. Lin Suye looks bold, but actually she's very timid. And the other two girls in their dormitory are also quite timid. None of them are as brave as Jiang Yuan. They were scared and screaming."
"..."
Jiang Yuan?
Yuanyuan?
Jia Fang suddenly remembered the lost girl he met a few days ago. How did Chi Xu call her at that time? It seemed like Yuanyuan. He called her so affectionately.
But no matter what he did, Chi Xu just wouldn't tell him anything.
Jia Fang had a bold guess in his mind. He stole a glance at Chi Xu. When he met Chi Xu's cold gaze, he quickly withdrew his eyes and smiled awkwardly.
Suddenly, Chi Xu opened the dormitory door. The few boys chatting and laughing in the corridor instantly fell silent. Somehow, they felt a chill down their spines and were a little scared of the boy in front of them.
"Chatting and laughing in the corridor in the morning. Do you think it's fun to disturb others' sleep?" Chi Xu said coldly.
Jia Fang, who had been robbed of his lines: "?"
Dude, are you standing up for me or for yourself?
A bold boy stepped forward: "Sorry, senior. We won't do it again."
"Did you stay out all night last night?" Chi Xu asked again, drooping his eyelids with a cold look in his eyes.
The boy who stepped forward was half a head shorter than him. He quickly glanced at Chi Xu with an unfriendly expression and then quickly withdrew his gaze, answering carefully.
"Yes. So what?" Suddenly remembering that it was the holiday now and the school wouldn't check dormitories, he summoned up the courage to look Chi Xu in the eye, "Senior, we didn't violate any regulations, did we?"
They had long heard that the vice - president of the student union lived in this dormitory.
Chi Xu lowered his eyelids. The hand holding the doorknob tightened. He said indifferently, "It's okay."
The boys looked around. Seeing that Chi Xu didn't ask further, they were about to leave.
"And remember, don't make so much noise. Can't you just go back to your dormitory if you want to talk? It's so noisy." Jia Fang finally got a chance to speak and scolded aggressively.
The freshmen quickly agreed and scattered like birds.
"Don't they know what silence means?" Jia Fang closed the door, snorted, and walked back. When passing by Chi Xu's desk, he saw Chi Xu looking down at his Moments.
Seeing that Chi Xu didn't notice him, Jia Fang stretched his neck and took a look.
The Moments post read: A really awesome day.
There were nine pictures attached. The middle one was a group photo of eight people. Jiang Yuan was smiling brightly.