"We should break up. I don't want to delay my studies anymore."
When Chu Yang preemptively said these words, the campus belle was stunned. Wasn't this what she was supposed to...
On the South Campus playground, under the envious gazes of everyone, Chu Yang and the classmate who sang "Heroes' Song" finished their training two hours early and swaggered away from the playground.
Then Chu Yang bought an ice cream and returned to the playground. Under the shade of a tree closest to the music and dance company, he ate his ice cream while watching Xiao Lizi march in formation.
The little pear was so angry that its little mouth puffed up, as if it wanted to pounce on it and take a bite.
After finishing his ice cream, he waved, made a phone call gesture, and then left the South Campus, walked through the tree-lined path, and arrived at the main campus.
I bought another ice cream, found Li Qingshu's formation, and watched her march in formation while I ate it.
Seeing the young lady looking this way, he blinked and made a heart shape with his hands.
The young lady glared at her, then nearly lost her footing, and was reprimanded by the instructor.
Chu Yang laughed unkindly.
"These days are wonderful."
In reality, some things shouldn't be too perfect.
Being too cocky can easily lead to disaster.
Hey you over there eating ice cream! Which company are you from? I've been putting up with you for ages, come over here!
"I don't want to hear your explanation. Throw away your ice cream and join me in marching!"
Chu Yang: "..."
Surrounding classmates: "Haha..."
…
"Ha ha……"
After the training session, Li Qingshu covered her mouth and kept laughing.
"I finally got to finish morning exercises early, and all I wanted was an ice cream and a flirtation? Your instructors are so stingy," Chu Yang said, looking annoyed.
"But it's pretty good. I can see you marching up close. Your posture is very graceful. It's just that you need to correct your habit of using the same hand and foot at the same time. It makes you look clumsy."
The young lady stopped smiling and rolled her eyes at him: "You're the stupid one."
“Your South Campus is so lively this afternoon! Who was playing the suona? We could hear it all over here,” she added.
"I was just bragging, didn't expect that, did you?" Chu Yang said with a smile.
The young lady's beautiful eyes shone, and after a couple of seconds of hesitation, she exclaimed in amazement, "You're amazing!"
Chu Yang put his hands on his hips for a moment, feeling a little smug. Looking at her rosy cheeks from being in the sun all day, he couldn't help but reach out and pinch them: "Was military training tiring?"
Li Qingshu nodded slightly: "Yes, I'm very tired, but I can manage."
"Shall we go get something to eat to replenish our energy?" Chu Yang said.
"Mmm," Li Qingshu responded, then took his hand.
Chu Yang tightened his grip on her hand: "I'm not familiar with this place, take me somewhere to eat. Oh, by the way, can we have ice cream today?"
The young lady blushed even more, thinking to herself, "If you can eat ice cream, what else do you want?"
Then, the video footage on her father's computer involuntarily flashed into her mind, and she suddenly felt a little hot.
Suddenly, Chu Yang leaned close to her neck and took a sniff.
"Mmm, even after a day of sweating, it still smells so good."
"Ah, you!" The young lady was even more embarrassed and hurriedly took two steps back.
But he pulled her back to his side.
"Let's go get something to eat."
"Um."
The two went to the cafeteria and ordered some food.
Unlike Shen Li, Li Qingshu is not a big eater; she has a small appetite and is full after just a small plate of fried noodles.
Then, while sipping her iced tea, she watched Chu Yang eat, her eyes full of smiles.
"I've heard there are a lot of beautiful girls at the art academy," she said casually.
“Yes, there are a lot.” Chu Yang slurped up a mouthful of noodles, chewed and swallowed, and continued, “But our photography class doesn’t have any. There are only seven girls in our class. There are too many monks and not enough porridge. There’s not enough to go around.”
Li Qingshu smiled and said, "What about other majors, like music and dance, fine arts, and musical instruments?"
"That's true. Looking at the entire South Campus, boys are still very popular, especially tall, rich, and handsome guys like me," Chu Yang said with a smile.
"So, do a lot of girls pursue you?" Li Qingshu finally got to the point.
Chu Yang said seriously, "That's right, all seven fairies in the class want to marry me."
"Pfft..." The young lady was amused, but quickly stopped laughing: "You're not allowed to look over there."
"That's quite something." Chu Yang snatched her iced tea and took a sip.
“I would never look for someone there. Besides, my Shu’er is so beautiful, even the girls at the art academy can’t compare.”
"Go to hell, who's yours?" Li Qingshu spat lightly.
"Your mom told me that when you were practicing calligraphy, you wrote your signature as Chu Qingshu, even changing your surname, and said you weren't from my family, hehe." Chu Yang winked at her.
"Ah..." The young lady was immediately embarrassed, not expecting that her mother had told him about this.
"That was a mistake, a mistake! Oh, how could you make fun of me for that!"
Seeing her embarrassed and flustered appearance, Chu Yang laughed unkindly.
After the meal, Li Qingshu led Chu Yang to a teaching building and into a classroom.
There were already many people sitting inside.
The two attracted a lot of attention as soon as they entered, or rather, they were attracted by the young lady's beauty.
Chu Yang heard comments like "Holy crap, so beautiful," "The most beautiful girl in the Chinese department is here," and "Who's that jerk next to her?"
"Junior Li! Over here!" A boy in the front row raised his hand and called out.
Chu Yang recognized him as Gao Shou, the senior who had greeted the young lady on the day she enrolled in school.
As his name suggests, he is tall and thin, but he looks much older than his age. It seems inappropriate for him to be called "Gao Shou" (meaning "long life").
Gao Shou glanced at Chu Yang with a hint of hostility in his eyes, then called out to Li Qingshu, "Come sit here!"
Then he pointed to the spot next to him.
Damn, that's shameless. There's only one seat, and you still sit with him.
They completely ignored Chu Yang's existence.
Chu Yang also guessed why the young lady had asked him to come along; it was to protect her from wolves.
He sneered inwardly and led the young lady by the hand to the back row.
Gao Shou was immediately embarrassed and let out a cold snort.
"Gao Shou, is he the boyfriend you mentioned, Li Qingshu's boyfriend? A third-year photography major at the South Campus?" a boy next to him asked.
"Yeah, President Yi, this kid must have won her over back in high school." Gao Shou said with a displeased look.
The person referred to as President Yi is the president of the Green Onion Poetry Society. He is a junior in college this year. His full name is Yi Tiesheng, but he gave himself a very poetic name, Yi Jiucheng, and a flamboyant pen name, "Gentle Vendor".
The Green Onion Poetry Society publishes a monthly newspaper, which always features three love poems by "Gentle Vendor," making them quite well-known at Yuebei University.
For example, when recruiting new members for clubs, two of his masterpieces were specially written on the blackboard for newcomers to admire and read.
The boys in the poetry club all considered themselves romantic and talented, and they were completely powerless against Li Qingshu, a beautiful and fair-skinned young lady from a prominent family.
Gao Shou was like that, and Yi Tiesheng, as the president of the company, was also captivated, but he kept it well hidden.
He patted Gao Shou on the shoulder, looking like he was going to stand up for him: "Don't worry, I'll teach him a lesson for you later."
Gao Shou was filled with gratitude: "Thank you, President Yi!"