The results of the student council interview were out soon. Jiang Yuan successfully got into the office department, while Lin Suye was selected for the sports and culture department.
That evening, it was time to select courses. The four roommates got ready and stared intently at their computer screens.
When the rotating pointer hit 8 o'clock sharp, Jiang Yuan quickly logged into the website. She scrolled down the list and found the course "Intelligent Robot Learning". It showed that there were 47 seats left. She immediately clicked to submit her selection.
The system prompted that her course selection was successful.
To witness her best friend's love story, Lin Suye also selected this course and smoothly submitted her choice.
Soon, it was time for the "Intelligent Robot Learning" class.
In the dressing mirror, the girl was wearing a black velvet Hepburn-style dress. The cuffed sleeves reached the lower part of her forearms. Her black hair was pulled up, and she wore pearl earrings on each earlobe. She looked simple yet elegant.
"Yezi, do you think this is okay?" Jiang Yuan looked at herself in the mirror again and again, feeling nervous. She was afraid that her special dressing would make Chi Xu notice her ulterior motives at a glance.
Lin Suye examined her carefully. A look of amazement flashed in her eyes. "Yuanyuan, you look so fair and soft, just like a piece of cake."
Jiang Yuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She turned her head and playfully slapped Lin Suye's arm, telling her to be serious.
"No problem, no problem. You'll definitely stand out." Lin Suye nodded repeatedly. "Let's hurry up. We need to go early to grab good seats."
Jiang Yuan checked the time. Worried that someone else would already be sitting next to Chi Xu if they were late, she quickly got up and went to the classroom with Lin Suye.
Outside, it was getting dark. The streetlights on campus came on one by one. The campus was bustling with people, and laughter drifted in the wind.
When they arrived at the classroom, it was still early. There were only a few students sitting here and there.
Jiang Yuan and Lin Suye sat in the back row.
Jiang Yuan would look up at the front door near the podium from time to time. She was a bit nervous, and her palms were sweating. The sticky feeling was uncomfortable.
Actually, she rarely interacted with boys after high school. On the one hand, the school strictly prohibited puppy love, and the homeroom teacher arranged for girls to sit with girls and boys with boys. On the other hand, she was only focused on getting good grades and being admitted to Jing University.
Except for that one boy...
"Look, Chi Xu is here." Lin Suye excitedly whispered in her ear. Jiang Yuan quickly snapped out of her thoughts, broke through the fog, and looked towards the front door.
It was Chi Xu and his friend. Without looking up, they chatted and sat down in the front row.
"No, wait a minute. I'm so nervous." Jiang Yuan took a deep breath and grabbed Lin Suye's arm under the table.
It was the first time she was doing something like this, and her heart was pounding uncontrollably. She could clearly feel her pulse throbbing at her temple.
The arm she was holding suddenly slipped out. Then a faint voice came from beside her ear. "Yuanyuan, you're hurting me."
"Ah, sorry." Jiang Yuan said with an embarrassed smile.
Wasn't it just sitting next to Chi Xu? What was so difficult about it? Did she think Chi Xu would eat her? If all else failed, she could just treat him like a piece of pork. As the saying goes, if you've never seen a pig run, haven't you eaten pork?
Jiang Yuan psyched herself up. Just as she was about to stand up, a girl walked gracefully towards Chi Xu. Her eyes widened in an instant, and she stood there motionless.
That girl was Zhou Xiangmeng.
"Why is it Zhou Xiangmeng again? Yuanyuan, you have to fight for it. She's trying to steal your man!" Lin Suye was equally shocked and angrily pounded the table.
Over there, Zhou Xiangmeng walked unhurriedly to Chi Xu's side. She smiled slightly and casually tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, revealing her delicate and fair collarbone.
"Senior, is this seat taken?" she asked.
Chi Xu looked at her. His long and sharp black eyes lost their carefree look and were filled with a bit of coldness.
"Even the air has taken a seat here. If you don't mind squeezing with it, you can sit. But there are still many seats in the back. I'm sure even the air would think it's too crowded to share a seat."
The smile on Zhou Xiangmeng's face froze for a moment. It took her a while to say, "Senior, you're so funny."
Anyone could tell that it was a rejection, but Zhou Xiangmeng wasn't willing to give up. She tightened her grip on her phone with the hand hanging by her waist and stubbornly asked again.
"I also want to study hard. Sitting in the front row will help me listen to the teacher better. Senior Chi, you wouldn't have the heart to refuse my wish to sit here, would you?"
"Does the front row have some kind of magic learning aura? Do you want to shine here?" Chi Xu nodded and generously agreed. "Sure, I'll give this seat to you. Keep shining."
Chi Xu stood up. He was a head taller than Zhou Xiangmeng. Looking down at her with cold eyes, he had a somewhat condescending air.
Then, he turned around and strode towards the back row.
Jia Fang, who was left in his seat, shouted anxiously, "Hey, Chi Xu, are you really going to abandon me and run away?"
Chi Xu didn't respond to him.
He walked up a few steps and saw Jiang Yuan sitting there in a daze. The girl's black velvet Hepburn-style dress set off her delicate and fair skin, which was as white as fresh snow.
The sharp coldness in his black eyes instantly faded like a receding tide, replaced by tenderness.
Chi Xu walked up to Jiang Yuan and gently pinched her cheek. It felt so delicate that he didn't want to let go for a moment.
His warm breath hit her face, mixed with the unique cold and fragrant smell of pine after snow on the boy.
Jiang Yuan came to her senses and looked up at him.
She heard him say in a wronged and pitiful voice, "Yuanyuan, please take me in. The vicious female side character stole my seat."
Jiang Yuan: "???"
What was this all about?
Lin Suye quickly understood and answered on Jiang Yuan's behalf. "We still have a seat here. You can take mine. I'll go play with Jia Fang."
As soon as she finished speaking, she rushed to the front row and sat in Chi Xu's original seat.
Jiang Yuan: "..."
Traitor!
Chi Xu's eyes curved into a smile, instantly looking full of charm. "Thank you, Yuanyuan. You're so nice."
He took a long stride, stepped over Jiang Yuan, and sat directly in Lin Suye's seat.
Seeing that Jiang Yuan didn't respond or move, he patted the empty seat next to him, looking as relaxed as if it were his own home. "Yuanyuan, come and sit quickly. The bell is about to ring."
Jiang Yuan sat down with a complicated mood.
She couldn't figure out what had gone wrong. Why did it end up with Chi Xu sitting next to her? Shouldn't it be her sitting next to him?
The process was chaotic, but the result was good.
Jiang Yuan covered her face with both hands and lay on the cold desk, on the verge of tears. After being quiet for a while, curiosity got the better of her. She carefully opened a small gap with her fingers and peeked at Chi Xu.
Chi Xu waved with a smile. "Yuanyuan, if you keep looking at me like this, I'll be shy. If you keep looking, I'll hide my face too."
As he said that, he really covered his face with his hands, only leaving his eyes blinking through his fingers. He looked just like a naughty big puppy.
Jiang Yuan: "..."