Chapter 99: S University’s Welcome Party

A month had passed since the start of classes at S University.

On the evening of the last day of September, S University’s welcome party was held as scheduled.

Since the next day marked the beginning of a seven-day holiday, and with the news that superstar Su Yan would be singing at the party, the entire student body arrived early to secure spots at the sports field.

Even though it was evening and dimly lit, the sports field was bustling with people. Everyone was playing and making noise, even more lively than during the day.

At the sports field.

As a huge fan of Su Yan, Zhou Yinyin had dragged Xia Xinyan and Yun Linger to secure spots near the front. With them were Ning Xueluo and Wang Yuxiao.

The five of them chatted and laughed about Su Yan’s past as they awaited the start of the party.

They all knew what was going to happen tonight, so their faces were filled with anticipation.

***

At the flower shop outside S University.

Lin Qingzhi also planned to attend S University’s welcome party. Since Chen Ranni was also a student there, they decided to go together.

However, Lin Qingzhi looked at Chen Ranni, who had specially come to pick her up, with a strange expression.

Today, Chen Ranni, for some reason, wore a white long dress similar to hers.

A white long dress, paired with thick bangs and large black-framed glasses, made for an indescribably odd look.

With her head lowered, Chen Ranni didn’t see Lin Qingzhi’s expression.

She was feeling shy about her bold attempt.

A few days ago, after much deliberation, she concluded that to attract… no, to punish a certain scumbag, she first had to catch his eye.

After reaching this conclusion, she decided to change her image. The first step was improving her wardrobe.

To this end, she downloaded a fashion app.

However, after spending most of the night on it, learning little about fashion and opening over thirty shopping links, her usually good temper reached its limit. She immediately uninstalled the app.

After uninstalling, she thought for a moment and had a sudden realization.

Since I don’t know how to dress well, why not learn from Qingzhi jie!

Even if I can’t match Qingzhi jie, copying her style should at least improve my appearance a bit, right?

With that thought, Chen Ranni used her part-time wages to buy a dress similar to Lin Qingzhi’s and wore it today.

She felt shy, fearing Qingzhi jie would see through her intentions, but also hoped for some affirmation.

Seeing her like this, Lin Qingzhi, unsure whether to praise or speak honestly, could only take her hand.

“Ranni, why did you dress so nicely today?”

“Really?” Chen Ranni looked up.

“Really! And I think you can look even better! If you want, you can ask me for advice on clothes or hairstyles.”

“Okay, I will! Thanks, Qingzhi jie!”

“Alright, let’s head to the school. Haoran and the others must be waiting!”

***

Meanwhile, Wang Haoran was waiting at S University’s gate.

Beside him were Liu Yunshuang and Liu Xinyao.

At that moment, Liu Xinyao, holding Liu Yunshuang’s hand, was very happy.

Jie was right, Brother-in-law likes white stockings too!

Tonight, she wore white stockings, matching them with a white shirt and light blue skirt. Her sister wore a black dress with black stockings.

The two sisters, one in black and one in white, seemed to captivate their brother-in-law’s soul!

Recalling her brother-in-law’s stunned look when he saw them, Liu Xinyao felt very satisfied.

Her efforts were not in vain!

However, what Liu Xinyao didn’t realize was that Wang Haoran was actually stunned by her favorability score of 80—

80 points, a significant threshold. At this level, a few sweet words could win her over for… enjoyable activities!

Wang Haoran felt that since Liu Xinyao’s breakup with Xu Anlin, her feelings had become wild and unrestrained.

Of course, Liu Xinyao believed she had broken up, but in reality, Wang Haoran hadn’t helped her break up yet.

He planned to handle it after tonight’s party.

After waiting a bit longer, Wang Haoran finally saw Lin Qingzhi approaching gracefully.

Beside her was… well… an oddly dressed Chen Ranni.

It felt like her head and body belonged to two different styles—she didn’t look bad, just strange.

After Lin Qingzhi brought Chen Ranni over, she greeted Wang Haoran and instinctively looked at Liu Yunshuang.

Liu Yunshuang also carefully examined Lin Qingzhi’s face.

After a silent stare-off, Lin Qingzhi spoke first.

“S-Shuang jie…”

Hearing Lin Qingzhi’s address, Liu Yunshuang smiled.

“Qingzhi mei, you’re so gentle and beautiful! No wonder someone’s heart broke into another piece!”
(tln : Mei is for Little sisters , xiao is for younger calling? idont know but its should rhymes with how Yunshuang calling Qingzhie because she’s more older)

Liu Yunshuang held Lin Qingzhi’s hand and gave Wang Haoran a disdainful look.

In truth, Liu Yunshuang felt a bit guilty facing Lin Qingzhi. She had secretly badmouthed her to Liu Xinyao before.

Fortunately, Liu Xinyao only acted mischievous at home and was well-behaved outside. She likely wouldn’t reveal what had been said.

With that, Liu Yunshuang walked hand in hand with Lin Qingzhi and Wang Haoran in front, while Liu Xinyao chatted with Chen Ranni in the back.

The five of them quickly arrived at the sports field where the welcome party was being held.

***

As everyone waited for the party to start, backstage at the event.

Xu Anlin watched Su Yan, surrounded by people and radiant, feeling a surge of admiration.

He couldn’t help but look forward to being noticed by Su Yan after the party.

Yes, as a reborn individual, how could Xu Anlin not shine at the school’s welcome party!

He had prepared for this event for a long time. Determined to make a stunning impression, he wanted everyone, especially those two girls, to be captivated by his charm!

Using his exceptional memory and knowledge of future hits, he listed many songs that would become popular.

Initially, Xu Anlin thought singing songs written by future Chen Ranni would best attract Su Yan’s interest.

But after several attempts, he realized there was a big difference between singing them in his head and in reality. Those songs were tailored to Su Yan’s gentle voice; his male voice didn’t suit them at all.

After much trial and error, Xu Anlin settled on a simple yet popular song, “Slow Motion,” for his solo performance.

“Come on, tonight is my chance to soar!”

Xu Anlin encouraged himself.

***

While Xu Anlin was full of fighting spirit, another protagonist, Xiao Longchen, was uninterested.

Tonight’s party was important, requiring most security personnel for order maintenance, including Xiao Longchen.

After arriving, Xiao Longchen volunteered to guard the entrance of the sports field.

He thought, even a distant glance at Lin Xiaowei among the crowd would be nice, like the poem goes, “Searching for her thousands of times, suddenly turning back, there she is, under the dim lights”—

They’d lock eyes in the crowded field, Lin Xiaowei discovering that the diligent school security guard was her long-lost childhood friend, she’d be thrilled, right?

She’d stop in disbelief, cover her mouth, tears of joy flowing. She might even overcome her emotions, rush through the crowd, and hug him—

But alas, Lin Xiaowei didn’t attend the party, making Xiao Longchen’s fantasies impossible.

With no interest in the party due to Lin Xiaowei’s absence, Xiao Longchen stood tall, bored, watching the people entering the field.

He didn’t notice a girl staring at his back.

This girl, named He Yuqi, a sophomore beauty, was annoyed by endless chat-ups and wandered around for some air.

But when she reached the entrance, she saw the familiar back of the security guard and froze.

After a while, she snapped out of it.

Quickly taking out her phone, she compared the screen photo with the guard’s back.

“It really looks alike…”

“Is it you… my hero?”