I want to have a normal campus romance

Just when the meeting was becoming somewhat meaningless, Huang Tao suddenly raised his hand as if he had thought of something. I thought this guy definitely had no good intentions, but I was a little curious about what he wanted to say.

"Secretary Gao, hello Teacher Li, I am Huang Tao."

As soon as he stood up, he put on a high tone and put on a serious look, which was almost different from his usual appearance. But thanks to him, I learned that the secretary's surname was Gao.

"I think the student union is not cohesive enough now. We should organize some dinners or social activities..."

At first glance, Huang Tao's suggestion seemed to be intended to improve the cohesion of the Student Union, but from his arrangements, it could be heard that he tacitly placed himself in the position of an organizer or leader. It was probably not that the dinner party was fake, but that he wanted to take the opportunity to establish his position in the new Student Union.

Although my thoughts like this are somewhat dark, but after learning about his various scandals, I don't think I have misunderstood him. After all, there were rumors among students in the finance department that he deliberately got girls drunk during social gatherings and then took advantage of them. I'm afraid that the proposal for this social gathering was directed at Bai Yun.

I could hear some of these things, so there was no reason why Secretary Gao and Teacher Li couldn't hear them, not to mention...the content of this discussion was about how to reorganize the new student union.

He hasn't even figured out the issue of reorganization yet, but he's already thinking about future social events without even distinguishing the priorities of each issue. This makes me wonder how he has been serving as the minister in recent years.

"Haha, this... Mr. Huang has a lot of ideas."

Just when Huang Tao was still talking incessantly about his planned socializing program, Teacher Li suddenly interrupted him. Although this sentence seemed to be praising him, it was actually a veiled expression.

Her subtext is very clear, that is, you have too many thoughts, so stop talking!

If he were a wise person, he would have been ready to end the topic at this time. However, it was obvious that Huang Tao did not seem to understand the meaning of this sentence. Instead, he thought he was being praised and hurriedly smiled and said as if to show his courtesy:

"Thank you, Mr. Li. Actually, I have many more plans. For example, I think I can..."

I suddenly felt speechless, and at the same time I felt a little sympathy for Teacher Li who reminded him. Perhaps Teacher Li did not expect that Huang Tao would be such a "smart guy".

It’s just that the atmosphere is like a mirror. If you make it embarrassed, it will also make you embarrassed.

Huang Tao seemed to sense that the atmosphere was a little strange when he was halfway through his speech. His expression became a little abnormal and his voice became smaller and smaller. At the end, he probably couldn't continue speaking and just chose to end it hastily.

I almost burst out laughing when I saw this, but fortunately I had received professional training, so I didn't laugh, but the corners of my mouth couldn't help but rise.

Huang Tao obviously saw my expression, but because he was sitting near Secretary Gao, he couldn't get angry at this time. He had to pretend that nothing had happened, which made him face red and blue.

After he did this, the already somewhat strange atmosphere of the meeting became even more depressing. Even Teacher Li, who had been responsible for smoothing things over, felt embarrassed at this moment.

Several people who originally wanted to raise their hands, due to the atmosphere, put down their hands one after another and chose to continue watching. Suddenly, the whole discussion returned to the original point.

But just when I thought the discussion would end here, I suddenly felt a sharp gaze staring at me. I thought it was Huang Tao's gaze, but I found that this guy was lowering his head and holding his breath, and had no time to pay attention to me.

Could it be that this gaze is——

Thinking of this, I suddenly felt something was wrong and a bad premonition came to my mind.

At this moment, Secretary Gao, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly leaned forward slightly, picked up the microphone beside him and said in a deep voice:

"Lin Ran, what do you think?"

Chapter 51 The Thoughts of the Superior

After hearing what Secretary Gao said, I wondered for a moment if there was something wrong with my ears. But seeing all the eyes around me focused on me and Secretary Gao’s piercing eyes, I realized that it wasn’t just hallucination.

But...why are you asking me?

How can I see it?

Sitting down to watch? Or flying the Armstrong spiral at high speed?

Or maybe he shouted, "Sir! There must be something fishy about this!"

Although I had a thousand complaints in my heart, I still stood up from my seat. I bet that Secretary Gao did not ask me this roll call on a whim, but it was well prepared or premeditated.

My first reaction was that I had offended Secretary Gao in some way, but then I thought that this was the first time I had met him, let alone a festival. I had never even had any contact with him before, so how could I have offended him? Was it by willpower?

Besides, if I really offended someone of the secretary's level, he would not use such childish means to embarrass me, unless Secretary Gao temporarily changed his brain.

Or...does he really just want to hear my opinion?

But there's no reason for that? Am I someone special who deserves attention?

"Boss Lin, the microphone."

"Oh."

Although I was very confused and puzzled about the reason why Secretary Gao personally called my name, but looking at the microphone Zhang Chao handed me, I knew that I didn't have much time to think about it and could only take it one step at a time.

Thinking of this, I cleared my throat and turned on the microphone.

"Hello everyone, I'm Lin Ran."

However, the feeling of being the center of attention was not pleasant, but fortunately I was thick-skinned enough, and this was not the first time I had experienced being the center of attention, so I did not feel too nervous.

After I introduced myself, everyone in the audience looked at me with a hint of curiosity. From time to time, a few people gathered together and whispered, and I didn’t know what they were discussing. However, I was not surprised by their actions. After all, I was the only person present who was personally called by the secretary to speak.

However, it was not pleasant to be pointed at like this, and many people even gave me unfriendly looks. Huang Tao sat on the chair, turned his head to look at me, with a playful look on his face, as if he was curious about what I would say.

The pressure almost took shape and rushed towards me, but I knew it was just the calm before the storm. Thinking of this, I took a deep breath and then slowly said in the calmest and most emotionless tone:

"My point is very simple, that is, the current student union is dispensable, and it is better to disband it and hold new elections instead of reorganizing it."

The conference room suddenly became quiet, with only the whistling sound of the microphone still echoing in the room. The strong contrast was a bit weird, and it even made me feel a little breathless.

Because what I said was like a map cannon, it hit most of the people here in almost all aspects.

In a sense, it can be said that "the whole world is the enemy."

If the people from our college looked at me with some restraint, then the student leaders from the former School of Finance, who were in opposition to our college, looked at me with blatant hostility. Even Bai Yun looked at me with a hint of worry.

It's just that I said this not because I was annoyed by Huang Tao, or because I was so angry that I lost my mind, but because I made the decision after a brief thought -

Secretary Gao is a leader who holds a high position of power and has a practical background. His temperament tells me that he has climbed to this position step by step based on his own strength. He is definitely not the kind of leader who relies on connections or other unsavory means to get to the top.

So the discussion he added before announcing the list today could not have been a whim like some leaders did. On the contrary... this discussion was most likely an important part of his design for this meeting.

Secretary Gao neither praised nor criticized during the discussion. We can roughly guess that he is a person who is very careful about his reputation. After all, as long as he expresses his own inclinations, the content of the discussion is likely to become one-sided, and he may even gain a bad reputation because of it.

As for the new student union roster, the number of student leaders will not change. Even though many members of the student union have resigned, almost half of those present will be laid off.

In this case, Secretary Gao, as the highest-ranking leader of the school's Youth League Committee, can appoint anyone he wants as a student leader, even if the list has been drawn up. But at this moment, no matter whose name he reads, it will actually be a mistake, because he is destined to offend a small group of people.

Although I don't know why he is so restrained in this matter, it is obvious that what he needs now is not advice, but a dissenting voice that can help him publish the list smoothly, an opposing voice that can attract everyone's hatred, a voice that is extreme but extremely correct and true.

The most important thing is that these words can only be said by students, because the student union is related to students. If Teacher Li plays this role, it will have a counterproductive effect. Because her identity is a teacher of the Youth League Committee, she represents the school Youth League Committee, not the students, and what she says is not a suggestion but a decision.

After all, Lu Xun once said that people always like to compromise. When everyone was still worried about layoffs, I turned over the table to indicate that everyone should quit, and then most people would think that layoffs were nothing.

Only in this way can Secretary Gao end up as a mediator rather than a dictator who has the final say.

So he definitely doesn't want to listen to my soft-spoken advice or euphemistic remarks, instead he needs my radical words. If I play dumb, I might end up getting into trouble, after all, I don't think I have the ability to be completely invisible to such a big shot.

But these are just my guesses, and time is limited so I can only analyze it to this point. As for the rest... I can only gamble!

Everyone is happy if the bet is won. Secretary Gao and I play the good cop and the bad cop respectively. Although this may cause hostility from other students, I am going to quit the student union anyway, so I am not afraid that they will put obstacles in my way.

I didn't lose anything even if I lost the bet. At least my speech was more radical than Bai Yun's. This would make other people who have a grudge against Bai Yun transfer their hatred to me, which would protect her.

If I think about it carefully, this is a win-win situation in some sense.

Well...I win.

Thinking of this, I ignored the hostile looks around me, because they were just participants who had the power to make suggestions but not the power to make decisions. There was only one person in this meeting room who really had this power, and that was Secretary Gao who was sitting in the main seat.

The stage has been set up, it just depends on whether Secretary Gao wants to continue singing.

I looked at Secretary Gao and waited for his response, but he smiled barely perceptible and said only two words to me -

"continue."

Chapter 52: Endless Sea of ​​Bitterness

As soon as these words were spoken, I felt an invisible pressure coming over me. Secretary Gao's eyes were fixed on me. The already great pressure suddenly increased. I felt like a mountain was pressing down on me.

This pressure even made me feel suffocated. It’s not that I was really suffocating and lacking oxygen, but the eagle-like sharp gazes and the gazes of the people around me made me dare not even breathe.

Some people say that aura is derived from temperament, others say it is from conversation, and still others say it is from eyes, but I don’t think any of these are true. The so-called aura is a kind of worry about the short-term prediction of the future after you carefully observe some details.

Secretary Gao's smile lasted only for a moment, so much so that I wasn't even sure if he was smiling just now. Even though I thought my guess was almost right, I still didn't dare to guarantee it and said that so calmly -

I bet there's no bullet in your gun!

Feeling the strong aura of Secretary Gao, I wondered whether there was a "bullet" in his "gun" that was aimed at me. After all, if I didn't play this trick well, I might be singing a different tune from him.

After all, I am just an ordinary student, and what I can think of here is already my limit. If I really had the ability to guess the psychology of big shots 100% correctly, I wouldn't be sitting here attending class now.

But no matter what, once the play starts, it must be finished. Now there is no room for me to regret. I have to continue singing even if I have to grit my teeth.

But the good news is that I am not the only one who is under great pressure. Others are also too overwhelmed by the pressure from Secretary Gao to dare to speak out. This is also paving the way for me in disguise. At least before I finish my speech, no stubborn person dares to stand up and refute me after Secretary Gao has spoken.

"First of all, I want to make it clear that the art performance was brought forward to coincide with the school's centennial celebration, nearly a month earlier. As a school-level event, other colleges have almost completed the preliminary work, but our college has not even started work yet."

"Secondly, time is running out. If dinners or social gatherings can solve the current problems, then I think there will be no more contradictions and conflicts in the world. Special times call for special measures. What is needed now is not gentle measures, but drastic measures."

"The problem with the student union is not outside, but here, in this conference room, among the presidents and ministers. If there are shirking of responsibilities, we should assign tasks; if there is slackness in work, we should replace personnel; if there is chaos in management, we should unify the command. Everything should be cut with a quick knife."

"These cannot be achieved by a few so-called arrangements or suggestions, but by people!"

As I was speaking, I observed Secretary Gao's expression, but I couldn't tell anything from his calm face. However, for the leader, not being interrupted meant that I could continue.

As the topic unfolded, I gradually let go of myself, from my original reserved feeling, and even felt a lot of indignant personal emotions. For a moment, I almost thought I had become the leader of a pyramid scheme.

However, everyone can say nice words, and passionate speeches may stir people's emotions, but cold numbers can make people think more, so I have prepared not only this speech, but also some convincing data.

Originally, these data were the supplementary explanations I wrote in my resignation report in order to prevent the Youth League Committee teacher from not letting me go. Anyway, it is easy to find out these data, but no one has sorted them out. I didn't expect that I would use them here today.

After I finished talking about these data, I am very satisfied with the results. Many people put on a serious face and think they are so noble. If I am too gentle, it will not work on them at all. They may even think that I am a soft persimmon that anyone can take advantage of.

Since you have already made up your mind to offend someone, you might as well act a little more ruthless. After all, even a famous actor once said that if you want to pursue excitement, you must carry it through to the end.

This way at least they will think twice before taking revenge, but I don't have to be afraid even if they do. Anyway, I can just run away after the meeting is over.

But even so, there are still some people who are not convinced, like a man named Huang. But I don’t care. Just like Ah San who keeps trying to apply to join the five permanent members, the veto power does not lie with him, but with Secretary Gao.

After expressing my opinion, I handed the microphone to Zhang Chao, who was stunned at the table next to me, and then sat back in my seat.

For a moment, the originally noisy conference room became extremely silent, and I sat on the chair with my eyes closed, quietly waiting for my next outcome. No matter whether my speech was right or wrong, the waiting process was always the most difficult.

This feeling made me feel like I was back in middle school, waiting for the teacher to announce the results, feeling both excited and anxious.

In particular, I neither heard Secretary Gao’s comments nor the applause led by him, which made my heart sink to the bottom. But at this moment, I suddenly heard a burst of applause.

I opened my eyes almost subconsciously, only to find that the person leading the applause was not Secretary Gao, but... Bai Yun, who was sitting opposite me. In the silent conference room, her applause was like a ray of light in the darkness, abrupt and dazzling.

Even though she was the only one applauding me, the smile on her face and the determination in her eyes did not change at all, which actually touched me for a moment, and suddenly I had a thought...my life is worth it.

Maybe... this ending is not bad.

But at this moment, I heard the voices of Zhang Chao and Lao Bai beside me again. Although the voices were very low, I could still hear them very clearly.

"Boss Lin, I support you!"

"Me too."

"Although Brother Lin is dead, he is still my God!"

Shit, please don't mess with me. I'm going to die on the spot, okay? I'm still sitting here.

Then the applause gradually became louder, starting from Zhang Chao and Lao Bai, and then slowly even some student leaders whom I knew or didn't know, were applauding me. There was less indifference in their eyes, and instead there was admiration.

But I know... they don't admire me as a person, but they admire me for saying what they have never dared to say. After all, those who can stay here in such a bad student union environment are more or less people who have some feelings for the student union.

My words were a vomit of their unhappiness and complaints. However, since there are those who suffer in this environment, there are also those who benefit from it. Most of the student leaders of the School of Finance... or rather the Department of Finance, were hostile to me. Only Bai Yun and a few others applauded me.

Secretary Gao seemed to have seen all of this, because although he did not express his opinion at this time, his eyes were scanning the crowd. It was not until everyone stopped talking about Teacher Li's matter that the applause gradually died down.

"Well, Lin Ran's opinion is good. It's good for young people to have this drive, but it's a bit too extreme. The list of the new student union has been drawn up, and it's not realistic to disband and then hold a new election, but..."

Secretary Gao deliberately paused here and then changed the subject.

"Students who have successfully held positions should not think that they can sit back and relax, establish their own factions, take kickbacks, and shirk their responsibilities. I believe that many students will be willing to help you shoulder this responsibility and power."

Secretary Gao's words seem to be a harsh criticism, but just as we learned in elementary school Chinese class, once a sentence contains a transitional word, the focus of the sentence must be on the second half.

To put it bluntly, to borrow my words, it is to warn the students who have successfully held the positions and tell them to "feed the rat with juice", while at the same time to reassure the students who failed not to be discouraged, because failure does not mean there are no more opportunities.

"First of all, on behalf of the school's Youth League Committee, I would like to announce the list of the new student union. The list is as follows—"

Secretary Gao took out a small remote control and pressed a few buttons. The bright lights in the conference room suddenly dimmed, and then a screen slowly lowered behind Secretary Gao. With the projection of the projector, a list full of names and positions appeared on the screen.

It can be seen that this was specially prepared by Secretary Gao in order to avoid risks.

I followed the students present and looked at the list. Some were happy, while others were disappointed. As expected, my name was not on the list. After all, I had already told the Youth League Committee teacher that I wanted to resign, so I was not surprised.