Su Banxia was completely confused by Lou Jiyun's soft and sweet call of "Little Xiatian". Her heart felt like being pricked by a naughty kitten with its claws, and she was extremely upset.
She always felt the warm breath of Lou Jiyun still lingering in her ears. That breath was like a small flame, jumping on her skin, making her feel uncomfortable all over, and her cheeks were faintly flushed because of this inexplicable heat.
She subconsciously twisted her body slightly, trying to dispel the heat, and her eyes became a little wandering. From time to time, she secretly glanced at Lou Jiyun beside her, but when her eyes were about to meet his, she hurriedly looked away, as if she had done something shameful.
Just at this moment, the school representative in the front row suddenly turned around, with a businesslike expression on his face, and slightly leaned sideways to talk to Lou Jiyun in a low voice.
Su Banxia straightened up quickly upon seeing this, feigning complete concentration as she shifted her attention to the welcoming party currently underway. Her gaze was fixed on the stage, but her mind had already drifted elsewhere. The actors' brilliant performances were nothing more than a blur of light and shadow in her eyes, and she couldn't truly immerse herself in them.
After that, a subtle silence fell between the two. No one spoke again, and they spent some time in peace like this.
Su Banxia breathed a sigh of relief, secretly thanking herself for the quietness that allowed her to calm her panicked mood a little.
Bored, she lowered her head and quietly took out her cell phone to check the messages.
The student union group was bustling with activity, with message notifications ringing one after another. Everyone was enthusiastically discussing plans for a dinner after the party.
Su Banxia looked at the messages and couldn't help but be infected by everyone's enthusiasm. She chatted with them for a while and sent a few vivid and interesting emoticons to express her love for barbecue.
However, she never expected that she would be caught by the sharp-eyed chairman after just a few casual chats.
After a while, the chairman's private message popped up. The moment Su Banxia saw the message, her heart skipped a beat and a bad premonition came to her mind.
[How's Professor Lou doing?] The chairman's message was concise and clear, but Su Banxia was momentarily at a loss for a response.
Su Banxia subconsciously glanced at Lou Jiyun beside her, and saw that he was watching the party intently, with a straight posture and a focused expression. But she had no idea that her little action of secretly glancing at him had been seen by Lou Jiyun without making a sound, but he remained calm and did not show any abnormality.
"Professor Lou is fine." Su Banxia hesitated for a moment and replied cautiously, silently praying that the chairman wouldn't make any more troublesome requests.
But contrary to expectations, the chairman immediately sent new message.
"Then you can talk to him later and see if you can invite him to the hotel to have dinner with us."
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Su Banxia almost rolled her eyes at the news. She'd thought she'd be free after the party, but why did she invite him to dinner? If you're so capable, why don't you just go talk to him yourself? Why bother embarrassing a poor junior like me?
But even though she complained, she knew in her heart that she couldn't shirk the task. After all, it was a task assigned by the Chairman, and she could only bite the bullet and accept it.
At this time, the evening party was nearing its end and the performance on stage entered its final climax.
The principal walked onto the stage with a smile on his face and began to leave messages and blessings for everyone. His words were warm and powerful, full of earnest expectations for his classmates, winning rounds of warm applause from the audience and making the auditorium extremely noisy. Su Banxia had no way of talking to Lou Jiyun about the dinner at this time and could only wait patiently.
After finally waiting for the scene to quiet down, Su Banxia took a deep breath, mustered up the courage and was about to speak, but before she could utter a word, Lou Jiyun stood up and left the scene early with the school representatives.
Su Banxia watched their backs quickly disappear in the aisle of the auditorium, and she was stunned.
She knew in her heart that it was impossible for her to chase them out in front of so many people. If she did so, it would definitely attract everyone's attention and might even cause some unnecessary misunderstandings.
So, she could only suppress her inner anxiety and be patient. When the students began to leave one after another, she quickly chased after them like a nimble deer. As she walked, she looked around anxiously in the crowd, her eyes eagerly shuttled through the crowd, trying to find the familiar figure of Lou Jiyu.
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