A Young Woman's Heart

"My wish for next month is—I hope senior year of high school will end soon, I never want to go to evening self-study again, and I hope I can get home before evening every day!"

"Was it written on a note?"

"Hehe, just something I came up with on the spur of the moment..."

"Then I just hope—the end of the semester comes quickly."

"Huh, Wanyan gets tired too? I guess no one can stay on edge all the time!"

Li Wanyan pursed her lips, her eyes like ripples on an ancient well, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

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Chapter Sixty-Six: The First Annual Campus Beauty and Handsome Boy Contest at Yukong High School (Part 1)

(One)

2001 11 Month 1 Day.

The intense, almost lingering fragrance of osmanthus blossoms has finally faded considerably, which means that true winter is just around the corner.

Under the warm golden sunlight, white dust particles swirl leisurely, each time they are about to fall, a few are stirred up by the breeze.

A plump squirrel was hiding on a branch, with a chubby sparrow standing next to it.

The ants lined up, carrying breadcrumbs or bits of insects, and neatly scurried into the crevices in the tree.

Even the mischievous wind seemed reluctant to disturb them.

However, this peaceful and serene atmosphere was broken by the sound of students' footsteps.

Amidst the chaotic footsteps, there were also conversations, some loud and some soft.

This is the first annual campus beauty and hunk selection event at Yukong High School.

To be honest, the students didn't expect this matter to be approved, so naturally they had to join in the fun.

At the entrance of the multimedia classroom, students from the art club were distributing voting tickets.

Each person only has six tickets, three for the school beauty and three for the school hunk. Only one ticket can be used for each vote, but there are dozens of people participating in the selection.

There were no judges at this selection event, so the final vote count must be the most accurate.

The top three in the school beauty and school hunk categories are the most prestigious.

A huge screen was brought to the main stage, allowing students to enjoy one beautiful photograph after another.

Mo Xueyao watched as one photo of herself flashed across the screen, and couldn't help but twitch the corners of her mouth.

She has almost no idea when these photos were taken.

It's said that this was taken by a 'reporter' from the Rain Sky Newspaper. Mo Xueyao can only say that these guys have the potential to be paparazzi.

“Wait a minute…why are some of these photos taken in the band room…” Mo Xueyao looked at the crowd suspiciously, as if trying to find Yu Shu. “Could it be that Yu Shu handed them in…”

"That's very possible! Look, Lele and I have some too!" Hua Yinyin didn't mind at all. "Hmph, Shuer's photography skills are pretty good, especially this one, it perfectly shows off my figure~"

"Aren't you embarrassed to be 'appreciated' by so many people?"

"So what? Doesn't this just prove that I'm good enough? Right, Lele?" Hua Yinyin wanted to find someone who shared her views.

However, Wang Jiale shrank back a little embarrassedly and hid his hands in his sleeves: "I'm a little embarrassed... The picture is so big, you can even see the pores on my face..."

It's extremely rare to find something that's been magnified to this extent and still has no flaws.

So far, it seems that only Mo Xueyao is left.

No wonder Shen Kelin directly assigned her the highest ranking.

It's like the grand prize, above the first prize...

Thinking of this, Mo Xueyao couldn't help but smile, her eyes crinkling and her lips curving upwards, even her neck swaying slightly.

"Hey, Yaoyao, your smugness is written all over your face!"

"No way."

"It's obviously there, tsk, yet you say you're not interested."

"cough!"

Just as Mo Xueyao was about to retort, Shen Kelin had already walked onto the stage and stood by the curtain. She subconsciously tidied her hair, then gently patted the microphone: "Hello, hello? Welcome everyone to the first annual school beauty and school hunk contest of Yukong High School! There are no judges this year; the rankings will be determined entirely by the number of votes cast! The top ten will be awarded school beauty or school hunk badges!"

"It's so awkward...who would wear that thing out in public?"

Even the shameless Hua Yinyin nodded in agreement: "Hmm... it's just a ritual, I guess we'll only wear it today..."

“Most of the students we selected for this competition were invited. A few, however, didn't want to participate or had other commitments, so their presentations will mainly consist of photos and videos,” Shen Kelin said. The images on the screen changed, now showing photos of various boys. “Since there are fewer boys selected, we'll start with the boys! First up—Duanmu Ji from Class 2 of Senior Three. He's usually quiet and has a melancholic air, but he can be surprisingly energetic when it matters. It's said he's actually a guy who's cold on the outside but warm on the inside!”

Duanmu Ji was not present.

So what's being played are just the photos and videos that were taken.

One scene shows Duanmu Ji sitting alone in a classroom, surrounded by students laughing and playing, yet he remains unmoved.

"What a cool senior!"

Wow—she has such amazing poise!

"I feel very safe!"

The girls' voices rose and fell, especially the drawn-out sounds they used when they were being coquettish, which gave Mo Xueyao goosebumps.

Speaking of which, when she came over just now, she seemed to have seen Duanmu Ji walking this way, but then she said she wasn't going to participate?

Is she shy?

Mo Xueyao and her friends found a seat and began to admire the photos of boys on the screen.

Well, of course, Mo Xueyao was just curious and had no intention of appreciating it.

Sometimes, after seeing it too much, it gets tiresome.

"The fifth person is Zeng Zifan from Class 5, Grade 1. He is here today. Please let him introduce himself!"

"Haha, um, hello everyone..."

When it comes to 'beauty pageants,' the boys still seem rather reserved.

After all, in this era, being good-looking is not always a compliment for boys.

It might even make people feel that others look down on them, or think they are a gigolo or something like that.

For most people in this era, a man should rely on his abilities to make others feel that he is attractive, rather than on his looks.

"Wow, he's handsome! His skin is dark, but he's very good-looking! His eyes are so bright!" Wang Jiale cupped her cheeks, swooning. "Wow, there are so many handsome guys in our school..."

"It seems like there are more good-looking freshmen."

"This shows that the quality of this year's first-year high school students is quite good!" Wang Jiale nodded vigorously.

Aya Akimoto was somewhat dissatisfied: "It seems like none of the new first-year high school boys are very tall."

Mo Zhuyou muttered under her breath, "There are probably very few boys in the whole school taller than you..."

"But there isn't a single person who's 1.8 meters tall yet."

"Wow, Susu was selected too!" Leng Feng clapped excitedly. "Pfft, why did they put up a picture of Susu in women's clothing in her first year of high school too!"

"Is he trying to show that he can both attack and defend?"

"No wonder Su Su was too embarrassed to go on stage." Leng Feng said, waving vigorously at An Ruosu who was sitting not far away, "Su Su—!"

An Ruosu had already buried her face in her thighs and didn't dare to look up at all.

"Nineteenth place! Huang Yuxi from Class 2 of Senior Three~ He's super cute! Even in a boys' school uniform, he looks like a girl. He's the most unique one in the school heartthrob selection!" Shen Kelin pulled Huang Yuxi, who had just come on stage and was blushing, towards her and patted his shoulder hard. "He's definitely the boy who can best evoke girls' protective instincts!"

"So cute!"

"Really a boy? Holy crap!"

"No way, it's really a man? Oh no, oh no..."

It wasn't just girls who liked it; even boys couldn't help but discuss it, and even knowing he was a boy, they couldn't help but take a few more glances.

Some people even began to doubt their own sexual orientation.

"Oh my god, I don't like men, do I?"

"Gentlemen, please rest assured, you don't actually like men, you just like pretty and cute girls!" Shen Kelin seemed to hear their voices, holding the microphone and grinning widely.

"Damn, I'm not interested in the school heartthrob contest, can I cast all three of my votes for him?!"

"No—no—only one vote can be cast per person!"

"Why the hell do you need a girlfriend? I think men are just fine." Some shameless people were already making jokes.

"It's just—"

However, this is just a case of loving dragons but fearing them in reality, but without a doubt, Huang Yuxi is the most talked-about among the male contestants.

"And then there's the last one—this guy didn't participate in the school heartthrob selection, but he directly received the school's representative heartthrob badge! He'll also be the one awarding the badges later! He is—Mr. Xue from Class 2 of Senior Three!"

"This won't do! This isn't fair!"

"Exactly! Everyone has to choose!"

With his rosy lips and white teeth, Mr. Xue stood on the stage, looking even more refined and handsome than in the photos.

Her fair skin is the envy of many girls, and there are hardly any flaws in the photos.

More importantly, his confident yet gentle, almost otherworldly aura, emanating from within, is simply too captivating and charming.

One of the photos, featuring a woman dressed in pristine white, particularly captivated the girls.

"Boys are just jealous!"

"Exactly! He really doesn't need to choose!"

"Exactly! Wouldn't it be better if we could just leave one spot open for someone else?"

"Damn it, do you girls even understand reason? No matter how you look at it, this is completely unfair!"

Shen Kelin coughed twice loudly and moved closer to Mr. Xue: "Ahem, everyone, please don't argue. The school beauty also has a representative here, so it's fair for both sides! The introductions of the school heartthrob candidates are finished. Now, please line up in an orderly fashion to the ballot box, hand all three ballots to the 'staff,' and tell them who you want to vote for. They will vote for you, and it will be absolutely fair and just!"