We agreed not to date, so why are you crying now that I've become the richest man?

"puff--"

A girl at the next table couldn't hold it in and almost spat out her rice.

Liu Yang's face turned completely dark.

Li Xue laughed so hard that she lightly kicked Ye Chen with her canvas shoe under the table.

Ye Chen glanced down, then casually moved his leg half an inch to the side, as if he hadn't taken the bait, or as if he was deliberately keeping her hanging on.

"How can you be so mean?"

Ye Chen was very serious.

"Senior, watch your words. This is called a polite rebuttal."

Liu Yang was so angry at the two of them talking back and forth that he was trembling.

He took a step forward and lowered his voice.

"Fine, you're good at joking, huh? Wait until the student council recruits after military training, then let's see if you're still laughing."

Ye Chen slowly picked up a piece of chicken.

"I never said I wanted to join the student council."

Liu Yang sneered: "You think you'll get away with it if you don't join the student council?"

"From now on, all evaluations, activities, and internship opportunities will have to go through the college."

"There are some things that, if no one speaks up for you, you might not even know about them."

Ye Chen finally put down his chopsticks.

He looked at Liu Yang, his tone not harsh.

"Liu Yang, does your student union particularly like treating public resources as your own private property?"

Liu Yang was taken aback.

The onlookers quieted down considerably.

Ye Chen smiled and said, "Scholarships are based on grades, there's a process for evaluation, and we'll announce any events that come up."

"How come in your mouth it's like your student council has a private warehouse, that you can give it to whomever you want?"

Liu Yang's expression changed.

Don't try to label me.

Ye Chen nodded.

"Then explain what you meant by that sentence just now?"

Li Xue immediately realized what was happening and followed up with another stab.

"Liu Yang, a student council member publicly threatened a freshman in the cafeteria. Do you think this will sound good to the school?"

Liu Yang opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything for a moment.

He originally intended to use his student council affiliation to intimidate Ye Chen.

Unexpectedly, Ye Chen directly steered the conversation to "privatization of public resources".

If this accusation is truly leveled, even Zhang Kai might not be able to protect him.

Li Xue took out her phone and waved it.

"I heard that very clearly. Should I send a message to Director Zhang of the Youth League Committee?"

Liu Yang's face was grim.

The fat man whispered a reminder: "Brother Yang, let's forget it, the cafeteria is too crowded."

Liu Yang gritted his teeth and pointed at Ye Chen.

"You wait."

Ye Chen picked up the soup and took a sip.

"Okay, my class meeting this afternoon will be in the classroom. Don't go to the wrong building."

Another burst of laughter erupted around them.

Several people at nearby tables were already whispering among themselves: "Using the student council to scare freshmen, isn't that just too embarrassing?"

Liu Yang's face turned pale and then red. Staying any longer would only make him more embarrassed, so he had no choice but to pick up his plate and reluctantly move to a corner.

Li Xue looked at Ye Chen and the more she looked, the more she felt that this junior was not simple.

When others encounter this kind of situation, they either fight back or back down.

Ye Chen is different.

Every word he uttered seemed to have a backup plan.

It looks relaxed, but every sentence hits the other person's weak spot.

"Aren't you afraid Zhang Kai will cause you trouble?"

Li Xue lowered her voice.

Ye Chen took a bite of rice.

"I'm scared."

Li Xue was stunned.

Ye Chen raised his head and smiled brightly.

"So I need to eat more to replenish my energy, so that if he comes to ambush me this afternoon, I can run fast."

Li Xue laughed again at his remark.

"Don't give me that."

She tapped her plate with her chopsticks.

"Shall we have a class meeting this afternoon?"

"Um."

"Ms. Xu Man is in charge of your class; she's a nice person."

Ye Chen memorized the name.

"My senior's information network is pretty accurate."

"Nonsense, I'm from the External Relations Department."

After finishing her meal, Li Xue put away her plate.

"Let's go, I'll take you to the teaching building."

"I feel a lot of pressure because my senior is so enthusiastic."

Li Xue rolled her eyes at him.

"Stop being so stingy, I'm just going that way."

She stood up, her jeans accentuating her straight legs, and her white short-sleeved shirt clung to her waist in the wind, looking clean and energetic.

The two left the cafeteria one after the other.

The two stopped in their tracks when they reached the foot of the teaching building.

"I'm going to the classroom now, bye-bye." Li Xue waved with a smile.

"Okay, see you later." Ye Chen nodded and watched her turn and walk towards another building.

Ye Chen's phone vibrated before he entered the classroom.

Li Xue sent a message: "Liu Yang was being sarcastic in the External Relations Department group just now, be careful this afternoon."

Ye Chen smiled after reading it, locked the screen, and went inside.

As soon as Sun Haoyu saw him, he immediately waved.

"Old Ye! Over here!"

Ye Chen sat down.

Lu Wenbo leaned closer, his face full of gossip.

"Did you have lunch with your senior at noon?" Sun Haoyu leaned closer, looking gossipy.

Ye Chen casually stuffed his bag into the desk drawer, his tone indifferent: "Just ate some braised chicken."

"Hey, eating braised chicken isn't the point, the point is who you're eating with, right?" Sun Haoyu chuckled.

Chen Zhiqiang also looked up at him, but didn't say anything, though his face showed curiosity.

Ye Chen turned around and patted Sun Haoyu's shoulder in an annoyed tone:

"Old Sun, why are you so excited? It's like you're the star of tonight's social gathering. How about you just pay for everything tonight?"

Upon hearing this, Sun Haoyu immediately leaned back and sat up straight.

"No, no, no, talking about money hurts feelings, Brother Chen! Tonight we're working as a team. You're in charge of drawing the fire and shining brightly, and I just want to quietly find a girlfriend in the corner."

"Look at your pathetic self," Lu Wenbo couldn't help but laugh and scold from the side.

At 2:30 p.m., counselor Xu Man walked into the classroom.

She was in her late twenties, wearing a white shirt and black trousers. She had a well-proportioned figure, her hair was neatly tied up, and she looked capable and efficient.

She placed the folder on the podium and scanned the classroom.

"Is everyone here?"

A boy in the front row immediately stood up.

"Teacher, we're missing one. Wang Chen went to the school hospital to get the report and told me about it."

Xu Man nodded.

"Please sit down."

The class meeting begins.

Self-introduction, school rules, military training arrangements, dormitory safety, and course descriptions.

The content wasn't new, but Xu Man spoke quickly and concisely.

Ye Chen listened for a while, then put his phone on silent, placed it under the table, and glanced at it.

Ye Chen glanced down at his phone.

Han Yue only sent one message: "President Ye, the new game's data has exploded."

He replied with four words: "Keep things stable behind the scenes."

Then he put his phone back under the table and continued listening to Xu Man speak.

"Take a 15-minute break."

"Everyone can go to the restroom or get to know each other."

"The election for temporary class officers will take place in fifteen minutes."

The classroom suddenly came alive.

Someone got up and walked outside.

Someone turned around and started chatting with the people in the back row.

Some people immediately took action.

A boy wearing a light blue shirt stood up.

The shirt was ironed without a single wrinkle, and the hair was styled with hair wax.

The steel watch on my wrist swayed under the light.

He spoke with the relaxed manner typical of a Shanghai local.

"Hello everyone, my name is Zhao Qiang."

"We'll be in the same class from now on, so feel free to contact me if you need anything."

As he spoke, he took out several packets of chocolates and chewing gum from his schoolbag and handed them out to each table.

"I ordered milk tea tonight, one cup for everyone in the class, as a greeting gift."

Many students immediately became interested.

"Brother Qiang is so generous!"

"They've already arranged this since the start of the semester?"

"You absolutely have to be the class monitor."

Zhao Qiang waved his hand.

"Don't say that, it's all for the benefit of our classmates."

When he walked over to the girl, his tone became even warmer.

One of the girls, named Tang Wan, was sitting by the window. She wore a white short skirt with a light-colored knitted sweater, and had a slim waist, long legs, and fair skin.

He sat there quietly, which already attracted many boys in the class to secretly look over there.