I want to have a normal campus romance

What the hell is going on? I looked at the people in front of me, and countless black question marks popped up in my mind. The sudden encounter made it impossible for me to process so much information for a while.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but turn my head to look at Xia Xiaoyao beside me. Coincidentally, when I turned my head to look at her, as if we had telepathic connection, she also turned her head to look at me, and our eyes met in an instant.

Of course, this is not the most important thing. The important thing is that Xia Xiaoyao didn't seem to react, her hands were still tightly holding my arm, and she seemed to have noticed my shift in gaze, and followed my gaze downwards, then let go of me instantly as if she had been electrocuted. Xia Xiaoyao's cheeks, which had just turned red due to the argument, now looked quite shy, which even made me feel dry mouth.

What was even more embarrassing was that the uncle who was called the director smiled even more after seeing this scene, which made me feel a little scared.

This uncle doesn't have any weird habits, right?

"Director, today's schedule is that the crew will be shooting at the old campus of Jinhai University in the morning, and Miss Xia will have to rush back to the venue to attend the book signing event in the afternoon. It seems that there is no schedule for today... Is there any shooting time today? And..."

At this moment, a woman who looked like an assistant, seeing the extremely subtle atmosphere at the moment, interrupted in a weak voice.

"Director, I remember... it seems that the male actor for the MV that Miss Xia is going to shoot has not been finalized yet, so who is this gentleman..."

Before she could finish, the man in a suit who was in the lead interrupted her and looked at me with a very wary look, his tone revealing undisguised indifference.

After hearing the conversation between these people, I finally realized what the situation was.

So I was dragged into the set of Xia Xiaoyao's MV? !

After the man in the suit finished speaking, I became the focus of everyone's attention. I also felt a bit dazed at this time, after all, this kind of thing was too magical, so magical that I still thought I was still asleep.

"I......"

“Although he is not the male actor in the MV, but... I think we can let him give it a try.”

I was about to explain that I was just a passerby, but I was interrupted by the director's words. After hearing his words, I almost dropped the cardboard box in my hand. After he finished speaking, the crew members looked at him with disbelief.

"Director, the company... has arranged..."

The man in the suit's face turned livid, and he quickly took a few steps forward and whispered something to him. I only heard a few words sporadically. After hearing what he said, the director's face turned a little ugly, and then he shook his head with a hint of regret.

"Pity."

After he finished speaking, he left on his own. Several other people in the crew hesitated for a moment and followed him, talking about something. Only Xia Xiaoyao and the young secretary next to me remained there.

"..."

What is going on? Even the ups and downs of life are not played like this!

Is this some new type of prank show?

"Today, the crew and I came to the old campus of Jinhai University to shoot. Because we didn't want to cause a sensation, and I heard that there were not many people in the old campus, we didn't close the location." Xia Xiaoyao said to me a little embarrassedly, "I'm sorry to trouble you."

I listened to Xia Xiaoyao's words and didn't know what to say. After all, although I have a lot of experience in confronting brainless fans, I have never had a real-life PK with the celebrity himself!

At this moment, Xia Xiaoyao thought of something, took out an album CD and a marker from the secretary's bag, signed her name on it, and handed it to me.

"I didn't bring anything else, so consider this as my apology."

I looked at the album CD in my hand. The cover was full of youthful campus style. I finally understood why she chose our old campus to shoot her MV.

"Um... Miss Xia, my agent just called and asked you to come over."

"Oh well."

After Xia Xiaoyao finished speaking, she followed the secretary and trotted away in the direction the crew had just left. But halfway through, she seemed to remember something, turned her head and looked at me, hesitated for a moment, and then said to me as if she was angry:

"What I said is real!"

I looked at her departing back for a long time without coming back to my senses, until Xia Xiaoyao's figure disappeared from my sight, I finally came back to my senses.

What did she just say? She said... that she was telling the truth?

What I just said about her... No, that's not right. There must be something wrong with my understanding.

While recalling everything that had just happened in my mind, I touched the album CD in my hand. To be honest, the strong sense of unreality even made me feel like I was dreaming.

I met a big star who I could only see on the screen, had a quarrel with her, and finally got her autographed CD. If I were to tell others about this, I don't think anyone would believe it.

Could it be that God saw that my life had been too dull in recent years and wanted to add some excitement to me, and ended up pouring a whole bottle of "excitement" into me all at once?

I stuffed the album CD into my pocket, and walked slowly holding the cardboard box. I don't know if it was because I was still sleepy or because what happened just now was too bizarre, but I felt a bit dizzy while walking.

Touching the album CD in my pocket, I couldn't help but feel an empty feeling in my heart. Now that I calm down and think about it, I was just lucky and met a star by chance. It was reasonable and unexpected. There was no reason to be secretly happy or sad, and it was impossible for there to be any sparks between her and me.

After all, our life trajectories are completely different. Like I said, she has her life and I have mine. Maybe she will forget everything that happened today when she wakes up tomorrow.

It was not until I was almost at Xiao Jingwen's office that I felt my condition had returned to normal.

I calmed myself down and was about to knock on the door when it was opened from the inside and the person inside bumped into me.

"Who?"

When I heard this familiar voice, I looked up and found that the person I bumped into was none other than Zhang Yushu, the former counselor of the Finance Department next door.

His reputation is generally acknowledged to be not very good. A 25- or 26-year-old man is not only petty, but also calculating. It is said that in order to switch to a job in the school's academic affairs system, he often gives gifts to various directors and leaders. He is fawning and flattering to those above him, and arrogant and rude to those below him.

A counselor who was high-spirited and ordered his assistants, class monitors, and even student union cadres around every day. People who didn't know him would think he was some big boss. It was said that he also sent flirtatious messages to the girls in his class and flirted with many of his students. This was just a rumor, but I thought...it might be true.

“Why are you coming to the office on weekends?”

Zhang Yushu straightened his collar and asked me in an almost commanding tone without even looking at me, with a complete attitude of a superior.

"You bumped into someone when you went out, and you asked me why? Teacher Xiao called me for something, why did you come? You're sneaking around!"

Maybe this method works well on others, but he obviously picked the wrong person when he used it on me. Not to mention that he is not my counselor at all, he is not even in our department. Not only is he too nosy, but he also wants to use the same method he used in school to pressure others. If we were not in school, I would have wanted to punch him twice.

As if he hadn't expected me to say that, his expression instantly turned extremely ugly. He stared at me for a while, as if he felt embarrassed. Then, unwilling to be outdone, he took two steps forward and deliberately said loudly:

"What's your attitude? Look at you, you look like a college student!"

"Before you talk about others, let's see if you have the qualities to be a teacher. If you really like to order people around, you should reincarnate as soon as possible. Maybe it's not too late now."

"you!"

Seeing that I didn't give in at all, he stared at me intently, and I had no reason to give him this face, so I stood there and looked at him with disdain. At this moment, the office door suddenly opened, and Xiao Jingwen walked out with a gloomy face.

"Teacher Zhang, I called Lin Ran here, and he is my student. If you have any questions, you can tell me."

As Xiao Jingwen spoke, she inserted herself between me and Zhang Yushu, obviously trying to stand up for me. Not only did I not expect this, but Zhang Yushu was also very surprised.

"Humph."

Seeing Xiao Jingwen being so protective of her, Zhang Yushu didn't know what to say anymore. He felt a little embarrassed, so he snorted coldly and left in disgrace.

After Zhang Yushu left, Xiao Jingwen's complexion gradually improved. She then took my hand and led me into the office. Because it was the weekend, the office was empty except for Xiao Jingwen's seat. There were only Xiao Jingwen and I in the entire office.

"I won't say anything else. I think you know Zhang Yushu better than I do. He will definitely hold a grudge against you for humiliating him like this. Be careful when you meet him next time. At worst, just avoid him."

Although I really wanted to say that Zhang Yushu's little tricks were just to hinder others from getting awards and honors, and that he was just taking advantage of the power of others, but Xiao Jingwen was one of the few instructors who was so protective of me, and it was really for my own good. When I'm away from home, it's a blessing to have someone who cares about me like this, so I nodded and didn't say anything else.

It seemed that Xiao Jingwen was still a little worried. After giving me a few more instructions, she got down to business and discussed the student union issues with me.

The current problems of the Student Union can be said to be neither big nor small, because of the merger of the two colleges, but the school did not consider the problems of the Student Union thoroughly at the time, which led to a very serious problem.

The previous student union cadres have all resigned, but the new student union cadres have to be re-elected because of the merger of the School of Industrial Management and the School of Finance. What's even more outrageous is that such an important matter has not been elected until now, which means that now when there is something to ask the student union, I don't know who to ask.

"Okay, I understand the general situation. You can go back first. I will report it to the school at the next meeting."

After hearing what I said, Xiao Jingwen couldn't help but look serious, as if she took the various issues I mentioned very seriously. But even if Xiao Jingwen took it seriously, it would be useless. We have reported this matter to various directors and even the dean. But it was like a stone sinking into the sea, and there has been no response so far.

So my opinion on this conversation was just to complain to her like chatting about family matters, and I didn't expect Xiao Jingwen to do anything. After all, she was just a new counselor and didn't really have much say in this matter.

After the conversation, I walked towards the dormitory building with a relaxed pace. It was only noon now, and I still had a whole afternoon left on the weekend waiting for me to spend.

I pushed open the door and saw that only Xiao Li and Lao Wang were in the dormitory. Fatty hadn't come back yet. Xiao Li was playing Battlefield 2042, while Lao Wang was playing Cyberpunk 2077. They were two brothers who suffered from the pre-order.

"Brother Lin, lunch is on the table for you."

"Okay, Dad's good son is thoughtful."

"My tender daddy!"

I ignored the second half of the two rebellious sons' words and ate the lunch they brought for me. I have to say, free food tastes much better than the food I buy myself. As I ate my meal, I competed with them for the father-son status in the dormitory from time to time, and started the daily bickering in the dormitory.

"Peng!"

I don’t know how long it was, but just when I was full and ready to turn on the computer to play some games, the dormitory door was suddenly pushed open. I turned around and saw that it was the fat guy. I was about to tease him, but I found that he was like a frost-bitten eggplant, as if he had just been heartbroken.

That's not right. Didn't he go to Xia Xiaoyao's book signing event? He wasn't going on a blind date!

"What's up, Fatty?"

When Xiao Li saw that the fat man was in a bad state after entering the room, he couldn't help but take off his headphones and asked him with concern.

"It's okay, I just didn't get Xia Xiaoyao's limited edition album CD. Although I didn't have any illusions, I still feel unwilling to give up! I should have gone earlier if I had known!"

The fat man said this and then sat down in his seat with a dejected look on his face. After hearing what the fat man said, Xiao Li and Lao Wang didn't know what to say and looked at me.

Why are you looking at me? What can I do? I'm not Doraemon, I can do anything.

I was just about to say a few words of comfort when I was suddenly stunned. Limited edition CD? Didn’t I receive one this morning?

"Limited edition CD? Is that it?"

I suddenly remembered that Xia Xiaoyao seemed to have given me a CD this morning. After hearing what Fatty said, I didn’t really pay attention to whether the CD was a limited edition, so I took out the CD that I had put away before.

"Yours is different... Shit! It's a limited edition album CD!" The fat man's eyes almost popped out when he saw the album CD in my hand, and his face was full of shock. After a while, he seemed to see something, his eyes became even hotter, and even his voice trembled a little, "No, this is... Xia Xiaoyao's signature? A signed CD! Lin Ran... No, Brother Lin! Oh, no, Father Lin! Where did you get it?"

After hearing what the fat man said, the other two sons also came over.

"Fat brother, you are not seeing things, are you?"

"yes?"

"You can question my character, but you can't question my vision. This is definitely Xia Xiaoyao's authentic work. It can't be wrong!"

Seeing them looking at me as if they had seen a ghost, I knew that if I didn't explain, they would not let it go, so I quickly made up a lie and said:

"Ahem... Well, someone in my family is an insider at the book signing event, so he helped me get one. Since you want it so badly, I'll give it to you."

It's just a signed CD. After all, I've seen it myself.

"Dad Lin, you are awesome. You will always be my best dad."

The fat guy's eyes were almost shining, and he directly sent out the "highest dormitory etiquette". The other two people looked at me as if they saw some big boss's expression, which made my vanity almost burst.

"Hey, it's a bit tiring to stand here."

"Sit here! Sit here! My ergonomic chair is so comfortable to sit on."

"Well, I'm a little thirsty after dinner."

"The Coke is ready! It's ice cold!"

I sat on the fat man's swivel chair, drinking the Coke he had just handed me, and for a moment I even felt like I was experiencing the joy of having a house full of children and grandchildren.

"Tsk, I'm a little irritable."

"Um...how about letting Xiao Li solve it for you?"

"Hey, hey, here I come, Brother Lin!"

"Get out of here, you bunch of 'Nantong'! Xiao Li, go find your brother Wang!"

Along with the fierce wrestling sounds of Xiao Li and Lao Wang, Fatty nervously opened the signed CD and put it into the computer, as if he was afraid of damaging it. I also listened to Xia Xiaoyao's new album with the help of Fatty's audiophile-level speakers.

I have to say, her singing was really great. I heard that Xia Xiaoyao was different from those traffic stars. Now seeing this, it seems that she does have some real talent.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but feel a little curious. I opened my phone and searched for news about Xia Xiaoyao. However, as soon as I entered Xia Xiaoyao's name, a title marked "hot search" suddenly appeared in the search bar - "Shocking news! Xia Xiaoyao confesses her love to her boyfriend!"

With the intention of having fun, I opened the webpage, wanting to see what kind of story these news editors could make up. The homepage only had a picture. Xia Xiaoyao was facing the camera, her face flushed with shame, and only the back of her "boyfriend" appeared. Moreover, I felt that this "boyfriend" looked familiar.

Hmm, this back view is pretty cool, almost catching up with me... Wait, why does this place look so much like our school? Wait! Isn't this me?

When I saw this, my hand holding the phone shook and I almost dropped the phone.

"No, no, it must be that I opened it the wrong way."

I closed the webpage in disbelief and then opened it again, but the picture on the homepage didn't change at all.

Seeing this, I resigned myself to my fate and threw my phone aside. My heart was in a mess, and I slowly leaned back in my chair.

Finished! I sent it!

Xia Xiaoyao and I were photographed by the paparazzi!!!

Chapter 3: Acting is such a bad thing!

If I still had a lucky mentality at the beginning and thought that no one would recognize me, then when the three rebellious guys in the dormitory started interrogating me with photos, to be honest, I even wanted to die.

"Is this photo of you?"

"not me!"