I want to have a normal campus romance

"Hello...what can I do for you——"

I was standing in the milk tea shop I had visited not long ago, looking at the clerk from before, and couldn't help feeling embarrassed.

He looked at me, then at Xia Xiaoyao beside me, and confirmed that she did not seem to be the same person as Liu Tongtong who had just appeared.

The expression on his face changed from disbelief at the beginning, to excitement and mania, to thinking about life, to enlightenment, and then to acceptance of reality. In just a few seconds, it was as if he had experienced all the ups and downs of life.

Xia Xiaoyao seemed to be frightened by his mixed feelings. She leaned closer to me and asked me in a low voice:

"What's up with him?"

"Ahem, nothing... He might just be expressing his attitude towards life."

So I said.

Chapter 29: Milk Tea Shop Incident

Perhaps it was because Xia Xiaoyao and I never showed any ambiguous behavior in the milk tea shop, or perhaps the clerk was frightened by her "fully armed" appearance with sunglasses and mask, and did not say anything shocking, but just looked at me with a bit of weirdness in his eyes.

Even his words were a bit sour, which made me feel ashamed, but it was understandable. Although Xia Xiaoyao's face was covered tightly, her slender figure could not be concealed. Even if it was just a back view, it was enough to make many people have wild thoughts.

I glanced around and suddenly found that I had some impression of many of these people, and they were also pointing at me. It was obvious that when Liu Tongtong and I came here to buy milk tea, they had been sitting here, waiting for the new students to be admitted to the club at noon.

I realized that the situation was not good and I had to leave this place quickly, otherwise some strange rumors might spread. But just as I was about to leave in a hurry, I heard a few junior students at the door whispering:

"Eh? Isn't that the senior who just came here to buy milk tea?"

"Really! But why isn't she the same senior this time?"

"Yes, and this time the woman paid for it. I'm so envious! If it were me, I would definitely rush to pay for being with such a beautiful woman."

"Is it really that exaggerated? I saw that her face was covered tightly, as if she couldn't see anyone."

"Tsk tsk tsk, I can tell from the fact that you've never been in a relationship before. Who looks at the face these days? Have you heard of the Four Great Magical Arts of Asia? Old veterans who have been in the industry for many years know how terrible makeup techniques are nowadays. Only newbies look at the face. With my many years of experience in judging people, I bet that based on her figure and temperament, she is definitely not inferior to the senior schoolmate before."

"Damn! Why don't I have such good luck?"

"And don't you think the relationship between them is not simple? Look, that senior just came to the milk tea shop with the previous senior, and not long after, he brought a new senior."

"You mean... he's two-timing? That's too arrogant! I'm so pissed off. Why would all the pretty women fall for a guy like this? Are they blind? What's so good about this guy? Why are they all attracted to him?"

"Ahem... Actually, we can't just judge a person by their appearance, ahem! Ahem!!!"

"Why? I think this kind of person should be exposed and made——"

"How can I recruit?"

I stood behind the freshman and spoke slowly to him. He looked back after hearing what I said, and his indignation instantly disappeared without a trace, replaced by embarrassment and panic. The other person had obviously seen me just now, and he lowered his head to look at the ground, not daring to look me in the eye.

I wasn't angry or wanting to teach them a lesson. I just wanted to take the opportunity to explain things clearly. After all, I was only a sophomore and had several years of college life left. If some rumor about "milk tea shop scumbag" came out, I would probably lose my future "right to choose a spouse on campus."

But seeing them panic when they saw me, and lowering their heads to blame each other as if they were caught, I even felt like laughing. Of course, in order to maintain my image as a tall and mighty "senior", I held back.

"What are you two afraid of? Can I eat you two?"

"Ahahaha...Senior, we were just talking about someone else, not you."

"Yes, yes, let's talk about another senior!"

"..."

Seeing the two of them looking like a mouse seeing a cat, I felt speechless for a moment.

Am I really that fierce? I think I look pretty friendly, so why did they both start calling me "you" when I haven't done anything yet? Am I really that scary?

"I..."

"You just said that there were other girls who bought him milk tea?"

I was just about to speak when Xia Xiaoyao, who was standing next to me, suddenly took two steps forward and asked the two of them softly before I could. They looked at her and then at me, nodding and shaking their heads for a moment.

"Ah... no no no... that... this..."

Seeing that the two of them were not speaking from the heart, I sighed. Just looking at the way they looked, they would say that something was wrong even if there was nothing wrong. Especially with Xia Xiaoyao standing next to me with her arms folded across her chest and looking at me, people who didn't know would think that I was caught having an affair with my harem.

Especially those ignoring onlookers around, although they were all doing their own things, I bet they were all peeking at the situation here, because there was a guy pretending to make a phone call and he didn't even know he was holding the phone upside down.

"That person is a friend of mine. I helped her recruit new members, and she treated me to a cup of milk tea as a reward."

I shrugged helplessly and, to make sure I wasn't talking nonsense, I pointed to a new stall not far away. Although I didn't finish my words, I firmly believed that my words would fool the two people in front of me and the crowd around me.

But just when I thought everything was fine, the misunderstanding was resolved, and my mission was complete... The two seemed to be frightened and nodded woodenly. After being stimulated by this, they suddenly realized and said:

"I see, it turns out this senior is the senior's girlfriend."

???

Young man, why is your train of thought so unique?

When I heard what he said, I almost dropped the milk tea in my hand. Fortunately, Xia Xiaoyao's true identity was not discovered by anyone, otherwise if the people present heard what he said, they would have torn me to pieces.

The corner of my eye twitched, and then I turned around and glared at the boy, and then subconsciously glanced at Xia Xiaoyao's reaction who was standing next to me. However, she didn't seem to be angry or anxious to deny it. Instead, she seemed to be recognized and seemed to be in a... unexpectedly good mood?

"Ahem...pretend I didn't say anything, ahahaha..."

"Senior, we have something else to do, so we won't bother you any more."

When the two realized they had said the wrong thing, they immediately decided to run away. Before I could say anything, they ran away.

I was speechless for a while when I saw this. Although I wanted to complain, it was not advisable to stay here for long, so I quickly left the milk tea shop with Xia Xiaoyao. But the strange thing was that she kept looking at me vaguely along the way, and then showed a thoughtful expression.

“I still can’t figure it out.”

"Can't figure out what?"

"I've met so many men, and everyone else wants to be my boyfriend, but you don't have any thoughts in your eyes when you see me. Logically speaking, shouldn't people with normal sexual orientation be interested in beautiful women?" As she spoke, her eyes and tone became more and more strange, "Could it be that you really..."

"Don't get the wrong idea. I simply don't have any feelings for celebrities."

"So if I wasn't a star anymore, would you be interested in me?"

What kind of question is this? Although I think this question is meaningless, because she can't give up the road to stardom just to verify what I said, but looking at her eyes full of curiosity, I still waved my hand and said:

"If you stop being a star someday, I will chase you."

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PS: There will be another update in the evening (no cooing)

Chapter 30 Who is that girl? (Second update)

Although I always feel like I'm setting a goal by saying this, or even talking big, I'm not worried that this will really happen. Xia Xiaoyao is a hot new star in the country's music scene. What if she stops being a star one day?

Then I would rather believe that among the two Mr. Ma in China, one will really devote himself to making games in the future, and the other will really no longer like money.

After hearing what I said, her steps became lighter, perhaps because my words just now proved her charm in disguise. Her brown ponytail seemed to feel the owner's good mood and swayed smartly.

As the bell of the campus comprehensive teaching building rang again, I knew that this should be the bell for the freshmen to leave. Due to the limited capacity of the cafeteria, our school adopts the method of staggered classes to avoid congestion in the cafeteria. As for why only the freshmen are staggered.

Because only these freshmen who have just entered the school would think that the food in the school cafeteria is delicious and affordable. Old-timers like us who have been eating there for a year would choose some restaurants and take-outs near the school.

I took out my phone and checked the time. It was almost time for the club to recruit new members. Although I had only agreed to help move the tables, chairs and tents, I couldn't just leave without saying anything, right? Especially since I had just scared Liu Tongtong away. If I didn't explain this clearly, it would probably be awkward when we meet in the future.

But just as I was thinking about how to start the conversation, suddenly a light cell phone ringtone rang in my ears. I subconsciously wanted to take out my phone, but when I touched the phone, I realized that the ringtone I set didn't seem to be this one.

I turned my head and saw Xia Xiaoyao took out her phone from her pocket and hung up. Just when I thought it was a harassing call, her phone started to ring again and again. It seemed that the caller was very anxious, and the phone kept ringing over and over again.

"I have to go."

Her tone was no longer as cheerful as before, but instead sounded a bit tired. I was not too surprised by this. After all, celebrities are very busy every day. If a celebrity is really free one day, it only means that the celebrity must be out of date.

After she finished speaking, she turned and left, but after running a few steps, she stopped and turned to look at me like a child and waved to me.

"see you later."

"See you next time."

I waved and watched her back on the tree-lined path. I always felt that this scene was like the hero and heroine in an anime. Unfortunately, I was not the so-called hero, but just a passerby who appeared a few times. I didn't even know when we would meet again.

I looked at the milk tea in my hand, drank it all, and then threw it into the trash can beside me.

When I arrived at the school square, although there was still some time before the admission, many people had already arrived here. Most of them were freshmen. They had just entered the campus and were full of enthusiasm and curiosity about anything new. They stood in the middle of the square and looked around.

Some senior students were squatting nearby, looking at the freshmen standing in the square, talking from time to time about which junior was doing the stupid things they had done before, or talking about the new junior, and telling their companions about their plans to pick up girls that they had never carried out, as well as those unreliable experiences.

I trotted back to the "Hanfu Society" booth. Compared to other clubs' booths that had a bunch of cool equipment or beautiful posters, Liu Tongtong's booth could be described as "simple" to put it nicely, or "shabby" to put it bluntly.

Apart from the signboard and a poster with black text on a white background, there were only tables, chairs and a tent above the head to provide shade. What was worse was... there were many people helping out at other clubs' booths, but the Hanfu Club was like a small boat among many clubs, and I was the only one in the entire booth.

So where did Liu Tongtong go? How come she hasn't shown up for such an important time? I was still thinking about what excuse I could use to explain why I disappeared for so long, and I ended up being the only one at the booth.

Although the recruitment time has not yet begun, some experienced "old hands" have already taken the initiative and started to target their younger classmates. For a while, all the clubs in the square can be said to be showing off their own unique skills.

Some clubs turned on the speakers and started playing music, some clubs took the microphone and started performing crosstalk, and some clubs brought a few drones or high-tech equipment to coax the freshmen, but more clubs were like pimps, rushing up to the freshmen as soon as they saw them, tricking them into joining their clubs.

I could only wait awkwardly for a few freshmen who occasionally passed by, and shouted a few words to persuade those freshmen who were really interested in Hanfu to sign the registration form. But after half a day, only three or four people signed their names. Compared with the lively music club next door, it would be an exaggeration to say that the place was deserted.

"jingle--"

Just when I was holding my chin up and feeling bored, my cell phone rang crisply. I took it out and saw that it was a message from Liu Tongtong.

"Brother, the teacher found out that I skipped class, so I'll leave the club to you! If there are not enough forms to fill out, there are more in the book box on the table. Set a small goal and fill out a hundred forms first."

???

Why did you give it to me?

And don't mention that there are not enough forms. Just this form for thirty people, if we can fill it all out today, it'll be a great success. As for a hundred people...even if I dressed as a woman right now, I can't trick so many people!

I was just about to explain the situation here to her, intending to make her face the reality, when I heard a "ding-ling" sound, accompanied by a slight vibration of the phone, and Liu Tongtong sent another message -

"The secret weapon is about to arrive, pay attention to receive it!"

Huh? What secret weapon? Did they send me a copy of "Dongfeng Express" and then yelled at everyone to join the Hanfu Club, or else we'd all die together?

"Look over there!"

"Holy shit, is it true?"

"Good brother, I worship you as my godfather. I only ask one thing of you, that is to help me get her WeChat or QQ!"

Just when I was worried about the message Liu Tongtong sent, the crowd around me suddenly became noisy, and there were even a few exclamations and howls from time to time. I wondered if the latest part of "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" was going to be filmed in our school.

I looked in the direction of the sound, and was even stunned for a moment, seeing a girl in a white dress walking slowly towards me. She gently lifted the silver ring on her head. Her waterfall-like black hair fell lightly on her snow-white shoulders, framing her fair neck.

White silk wrapped around her delicate body, but it could not conceal her graceful and slender figure. The green sleeves that bound her arms revealed only a pair of jade hands, which were holding a round fan embroidered with tung flowers. She looked like a young lady in gorgeous clothes who had walked out of a book.

The chaotic voices in the square gradually converged, and almost all the freshmen kept repeating one sentence:

"Who is that girl?"

Chapter 31 The Beautiful Woman in Her s Has a Body as Soft as Butter

Perhaps these freshmen who have just entered the school are not clear about this, but others, including me, are definitely clear about the identity of this "young lady in seclusion" who looks like she walked out of an old house. She is the campus belle of the School of Economics and Management, Bai Yun, whom I met several times not long ago!

I have to say, when she wears this white dress, you will be fascinated by her elegant temperament at first sight. She is like a blooming lotus in the crowd, untainted by the mud.

If we, the seniors who had seen many pretty seniors and had some resistance to beautiful women, could remain normal after seeing Bai Yun, then for the freshmen who had just escaped from the "blue and white hell" of middle school uniforms, Bai Yun's gorgeous clothes were a real blow to them!

Bai Yun, under the gazes of many people, used a round fan to smooth the hem of her skirt, slowly sat down on the seat next to me, and then smiled and slowly said to the people around her:

"Excuse me, does anyone want to join the Hanfu Club?"

As the silver bell-like words were spoken, time seemed to have stopped, and a strange tacit understanding made everyone around forget to make any sound. And when the people around saw that their friend who was still howling had stopped talking, they couldn't help but stop talking.

The originally noisy square was like an unattended evening study room. For some unknown reason, it suddenly became silent. Even the clubs in the distance that were recruiting new members fell silent.

This brief pause was like a crack in time, extending infinitely, like a "Zhawarudo" from a certain yellow-haired vampire, so that the sound in the square almost stopped for several seconds.

No one knew who started it, but a louder howl than before resounded throughout the square. Several student volunteers who were maintaining order nearby thought something had happened, and more than a dozen of them trotted over. The onlookers in the distance who didn't know what was going on also followed the crowd, and in a moment, a large group of people slowly walked over here.

And all this happened just because of Bai Yun's words. I turned my head to look at the instigator of all this, and she didn't seem to expect that her words would cause such a chain reaction. Seeing this scene, she was stunned for a moment, her black eyes blinking, and there was a hint of embarrassment in her eyes.

"Well...what do we do now?"

When I heard her words, I turned to look at the square and found that a large group of people were gathering here for unknown reasons. Even people in the distance were tending to gather here, and all kinds of news were constantly being passed on among the crowd.

Although I couldn't hear clearly what they were saying, but looking at the freshmen running towards here like "freaks" in the distance, I guessed that the news must be very explosive.

"Is there anyone who wants to join the Hanfu Club?"

I saw this as a godsend opportunity. If I couldn't complete the registration form for 100 people, I would be laughed to death by Liu Tongtong, so I shouted to the crowd again.