I want to have a normal campus romance

"Isn't it?"

"No, this photo is obviously photoshopped! It must be a gossip fabricated by an unscrupulous editor to gain traffic."

However, even though I explained it this way, the three of them obviously didn't buy it. If the paparazzi hadn't taken a picture of my face, I think I would have died here tonight.

Fortunately, the matter was suppressed that night, and even the article disappeared. It was obviously the public relations company behind Xia Xiaoyao that took action, which made me breathe a sigh of relief.

But in my heart I still cursed the paparazzi who took the photos. What happened this morning became a hot topic in the evening, and these photos played a big role in it. If I didn’t know what happened myself, based on those photos, I almost thought that Xia Xiaoyao had become my girlfriend.

...

Although the next day was Monday, luckily due to the merger of the two colleges, our class schedule was greatly changed. There were no classes all day on Monday, so I could finally sleep in... No way!

Early in the morning, someone knocked on our dormitory door, and I woke up from my sleep. No one would be happy to be woken up by someone, and twice! Yesterday was fine, but the counselor came to see me.

There is absolutely no reason for Xiao Jingwen to come today. I want to see which kid has nothing to do so early in the morning!

Thinking of this, I jumped off the bed, strode to the door, opened it, and was about to take out the unused three-in-one set of quality equipment from yesterday, but I found that the person outside the house was not the rough guy I imagined, but a girl wearing a mask and sunglasses, which scared me.

What the hell? Did someone in our single dormitory betray us? A girl actually came to our door!

Thinking of this, I swallowed the three qualities I had just prepared and asked in a low voice:

"Um, beautiful lady, who are you looking for?"

When the girl heard what I said, she looked around cautiously. After she saw no one around, she took off her mask and sunglasses, then raised her head and spoke to me word by word:

"I—am—looking—for—you—"

!!!

Looking at the girl in front of me, I instinctively stepped back. A sense of illogicality and illusion filled my heart. That weird feeling made me feel as if I was in a dream.

What's going on? Am I seeing things wrong? Or is there something wrong with the way I open the door? This doesn't make sense!

Am I not awake yet?

Thinking of this, I pinched my thigh hard, and the pain from my thigh told me... everything in front of me was not a dream.

The person standing outside the door was indeed "Xia Xiaoyao" herself!

Why did Xia Xiaoyao come to see me? No... How did she know where I live?

"Lin Ran, who is that?"

When I heard what the fat guy said, I shuddered instantly. If he saw that Xia Xiaoyao, the girl he had been thinking about, was right in front of me, wouldn’t he blow the entire ceiling of the dormitory away?

"No...it's okay. The student union wants me to go to a meeting."

I said as I stepped forward to block Xia Xiaoyao, and turned my head to tell the fat man a lie. Fortunately, the fat man did not doubt me, and after hearing what I said, he lay down and went back to sleep, and after hearing what I said, the other two also turned over and continued to sleep soundly.

Seeing this, my heart finally settled down. Although I had countless questions in my mind, the dormitory was obviously not a place to talk. I asked Xia Xiaoyao to wait for me downstairs, and then I washed up in the dormitory, changed clothes, and then hurried downstairs.

Until I walked out of the dormitory building, I still felt a sense of unreality. A popular female star waking you up early in the morning didn't seem like something that could happen in the real world. It was more like a plot from an anime.

After I walked out of the dormitory building, I was surprised to find a black Audi sedan parked at the door. The young assistant I met last time got out of the car, opened the back door and nodded to me.

I saw Xia Xiaoyao sitting in the back seat. Although I was a little worried about whether it would be inappropriate to sit with a big star like Xia Xiaoyao, I changed my mind and thought, if she is not afraid, why should I, a grown man, be afraid?

In addition, although it was not yet the peak time for people going to and from the dormitory building, there were already quite a few people around the dormitory building, and many people were even looking over here. If they met any acquaintances, wouldn't it just make things worse?

Thinking this way, I simply put everything behind me, thanked the young assistant, and got into the car.

Although I have ridden in Audi many times, I still invested in an Audi A8. The price tag of over one million directly discourages most people from buying the car. I even saw a few students passing by looking at me with envy, obviously thinking I was some kind of rich second-generation.

Looking at Xia Xiaoyao sitting next to me, I had countless questions in my mind, but I didn't know where to start. After all, there were too many things I wanted to ask. She seemed to see what I was thinking and whispered to me:

"Lin Ran, you are 21 years old this year, and you are a sophomore in the School of Economics and Management of Haijin University. You live in Room 404, Block A, Male Dormitory, and have served as a student leader for many times. Of course, I know that there is more to it than that..."

As Xia Xiaoyao spoke, she took off her sunglasses and mask, and also took off the octagonal hat on her head. Her long brown hair cascaded down like a waterfall. I have only seen that kind of softness in shampoo advertisements. It was accompanied by a lavender-like scent that made people feel relaxed and happy.

"All your information, which was passed through the school yesterday, is now here."

Xia Xiaoyao said this and showed me her phone. When I saw all the information on it, I thought my file had been torn apart. At the same time, I secretly complained in my heart that the school had sold me out. They said they would protect the privacy of every student.

"Why do you want my information? No...why did you come to me?"

Although I only asked the question in my heart unintentionally, this sentence seemed to have touched Xia Xiaoyao's pain point. After hearing what I said, she said to me in a helpless and complaining tone:

"It's not because of you!"

"Ah? What does it have to do with me? I didn't kill anyone, and I didn't set any fire. I'm just sitting at home, and the blame is coming from the sky!"

"Didn't you see the headlines yesterday?"

Hearing what Xia Xiaoyao said, I suddenly remembered what happened last night. To be honest, after a good night’s sleep, I almost forgot about it. After all, I thought everything was over. But after hearing what Xia Xiaoyao said, is she here to find me and call me to task?

Are you asking me to compensate you for the cost of hiring a PR company? Even if you sell me out, I can't afford it!

"Ahem... I took a look."

Thinking of this, I pretended to remain calm. After all, no matter what, it’s better to lose the battle than to let others look down on me.

"Yesterday, my agent told me that this incident caused a big stir. Although it was suppressed in time, it still caused a lot of impact. Now many people on the Internet still have screenshots of the original article, and they are spreading it wildly on various chat platforms." Xia Xiaoyao rubbed her forehead helplessly. "The new album MV is about to start shooting. If the impact of this incident cannot be suppressed in time, it may have a very bad impact on the subsequent publicity."

Hearing what Xia Xiaoyao said, my heart couldn't help but skip a beat. If they really had to pay compensation, it would not be a matter of tens of thousands to settle. But on second thought, if they really wanted to ask me for compensation for such a serious public relations matter, then the one who would come to me would not be Xia Xiaoyao, but a cold lawyer's letter.

"So, what are you going to do?"

"The company's intention is to make the best of a bad situation and promote the pictures that were originally secretly taken as the pictures that were leaked from the MV. This way, not only can the bad influence caused be eliminated, but the popularity can also be used to promote the MV."

This kind of public relations method of leveraging one's own strength is indeed a good method, and it is also a strategy often used by public relations companies to cover up the truth, but...what does all this have to do with me?

It's impossible that you would go through so much trouble just to come here and inform me, right?

Xia Xiaoyao saw the doubt on my face, took a deep breath, and then, as if mustering up courage, turned her head and thought about me and continued:

"So I want you to be the male lead in the MV and shoot with me."

"What?"

For a moment I thought there was something wrong with my ears. To be exact, I thought Xia Xiaoyao was joking.

Being the male lead in a music video, what a joke! I am not a student majoring in film and television, nor do I have any experience in the related industry. If I were to act, wouldn’t that just be fun?

Besides, with Xia Xiaoyao's status, she can find any kind of actor. How many people want to cling to her thighs? Uh...

Thinking of this, I was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously looked at Xia Xiaoyao's snow-white thighs. The absolute range of the pleated skirt matched with the black stockings is simply the strongest real damage to every man. Seeing this, I couldn't help swallowing my saliva... Ah, no, it's already this time, what on earth am I thinking about!

"Then you don't have to choose me, right?"

For others, shooting a music video with a star will definitely be something to brag about in the future, but it also brings countless troubles.

Just kidding, the Internet environment is very chaotic now. First, a junior was falsely accused of sexual harassment by a senior student, and then there was a headphone theft scandal in a certain university. If I get involved, who knows what will happen.

Xia Xiaoyao seemed to have anticipated my reaction and continued to explain to me:

"The director chose you as the leading actor because he has a lot of power. The company needs to consider his opinion. Otherwise, it will be difficult for the company to handle the public relations alone."

Director? Is he the middle-aged man who was full of literary and artistic colors yesterday? To be honest, based on my first impression, it is difficult for me to associate him with the identity of a director.

Listening to Xia Xiaoyao, the uncle seems to be a well-known director. Although I am not questioning his identity as a director, I still want to say, is this director blind? Choosing a student like me who has no acting experience to play the leading role is not a good idea no matter how you think about it.

Moreover, let's take a step back...not only will I lose time shooting the MV, it might also affect my part-time job, and that would mean a lot of money lost.

"Excuse me..."

Just when I was about to refuse, Xia Xiaoyao seemed to have thought of something, took out her phone, looked at it, and said to me:

"By the way, if you play the male lead, the crew will also pay you a salary. Of course... the amount may not be much."

Xia Xiaoyao said this and made a five gesture to me. I was somewhat tempted when I heard Xia Xiaoyao say that there was actually a salary to be earned. You know, five hundred yuan was only this much I earned in a week's work.

"Five hundred! That much?"

"It's five thousand!"

After hearing what Xia Xiaoyao said, I couldn't help but shudder. I sighed that poverty limited my imagination. At the same time, I couldn't help but complain that making movies is too profitable these days?

After hearing what Xia Xiaoyao said, the words I was about to say to refuse turned into -

"Ahem, in that case, I'll give it a try. Let me make it clear... I've never learned acting, so don't look for me if you have any problems."

Ahem... Money is not important. As a college student on campus, you should broaden your horizons, improve your realm, and become a contemporary youth with all-round development of morality, intelligence, physical fitness, aesthetics and labor in the new era.

Thinking this way, I feel a little more noble.

However, when Xia Xiaoyao saw the conflicted look on my face, she felt angry and wanted to laugh at the same time, and looked at me as if I were a weirdo.

"You are really a weird person. Others are willing to pay money to act with me, but you just want to leave as soon as possible."

"That's because others want to cling to your thighs! Otherwise, who would like to be treated coldly?"

"Varied--"

I saw Xia Xiaoyao's cheeks getting hot quickly, and her handsome face suddenly turned red. Then I realized that I had said something wrong. I was used to joking around with my roommates in the dormitory, and I spoke too quickly and said whatever came to my mind. Now, I had offended my financial sponsor before I even started working.

Thinking of this, I quickly changed the subject and asked Xia Xiaoyao:

"So, when do we start working?"

If it conflicts with class time, I don't know if I can ask for leave. But even if not, Xiao Jingwen should be easy to talk to. Asking her for a sick leave should not be a difficult task.

"Now!"

"Uh...ah?"

Hearing Xia Xiaoyao's words, I couldn't help but be stunned, and the car that had been driving at this time slowly stopped. I looked out the window and saw that the car had arrived at the old campus at some point. There were many people who looked like a film crew around, running around with all kinds of equipment, and more equipment and various parts were piled messily on the ground.

Xia Xiaoyao opened the car door, walked out, and gave me a look, signaling me to follow her. Almost the moment she walked out, the busy people around all cast their eyes in this direction.

I was startled by this sudden look, but when I thought about it, no one knew me here, and I couldn't be outdone by Xia Xiaoyao no matter what I did.

As I was thinking this, I took a deep breath, then stepped out of the car, ready to give a charming smile like "Melody - Kennedy", but what I didn't expect was that my feet suddenly slipped for no reason, and then my body fell forward uncontrollably.

And this is not even worse. What’s worse is that in front of me is Xia Xiaoyao, who is walking not far ahead of me and is completely defenseless.

At this moment, there is only one thought left in my mind -

Acting is such a bad thing!

Chapter 4 Sending propositions

I used to think that this kind of thing where a guy slips and pounces on a girl only happens in the anime on Bilibili. After all, there is no such a coincidence in reality. But when it happened to me, I finally understood what it meant to be——

The ancients do not deceive me!

If I had known I was going out today, I should have checked the almanac before going out!

Although I didn't know what I stepped on, that's not the point. The point is that I'm now like a pedestrian who has lost his balance on the ice. My whole body is completely out of my control. Seeing Xia Xiaoyao's slim figure getting closer and closer to me, I didn't even have time to tell her to get out of the way, and my body had already pounced over very honestly.

At this moment, I felt as if time had stood still. I kept praying in my heart that Xia Xiaoyao could walk a few steps faster, or notice something strange behind her and dodge away, or some miracle would happen. It seemed as if God had also felt my prayers, and Xia Xiaoyao seemed to have discovered something, and suddenly... turned around!

Ok? ? ?

Wait a minute, this isn't the miracle I want! RNM, back off——

Peng——

"ah!"

With a muffled sound, I felt like I had fallen into a marshmallow, soft and filled with a faint milky aroma. This smell even brought back my childhood memories... No! Now is not the time to reminisce!

After years of experience watching various animations, I am not so stupid as to not be able to figure out such a stupid question, or even need to use my hands or eyes to confirm it.

I reacted instantly and realized what was going on. I quickly raised my head and found myself hugging Xia Xiaoyao in an ambiguous posture that even the police would call "this is cruel". I could even feel Xia Xiaoyao's body temperature and the lavender-like scent she exuded.

To be honest, I didn't want to end up like this, but controlling my body and not pouncing on Xia Xiaoyao was the limit of what I could do. As for the current posture... anyone who loses their balance will grab anything they can around them, right? This is really just a subconscious action!

Looking at Xia Xiaoyao's blushing face and those captivating eyes, at that moment I even felt as if I had become a stone statue, until the sudden "click" sound of something falling beside me brought me back to reality.

I turned my head stiffly like a rusty machine and looked towards the direction where the sound came from. I saw that the people who were busy running around just now seemed to have pressed the pause button. They all looked at me with eyes as if they saw something incredible. Seeing this scene, I couldn't help but be shocked.

At this time, I finally realized what was going on and quickly let go of Xia Xiaoyao who was tightly in my arms.

Feeling the suffocating atmosphere in the air, I subconsciously coughed twice to ease my own embarrassment. Maybe I should say something to liven up the atmosphere?

for example......

OK, guys, everyone, look at me, I am a LSP, nothing wrong with me... What a head! If you say this, you will definitely be treated as a pervert and thrown into the police station for tea, right?

"Hey, what are you all doing standing there? The filming is about to start, hurry up and set up the set!"

A rough, urging voice came from afar, but at this moment it sounded like the sound of nature in my ears. The frozen time began to flow again. Although there were still many people looking at me, at least I was not surrounded by people and admired as some rare animal like before.

Before I could breathe a sigh of relief and be thankful that I had escaped danger, Xia Xiaoyao suddenly grabbed my hand and walked towards a makeshift tent that seemed to have just been built in the distance. Before I could say anything, I was dragged into the tent.