Why did the system take my request to take photos with a cosplayer seriously?

But Qian Pu had no appetite and simply collapsed onto the bed.

Liu Chiwang picked up a piece of red sausage and fed it to Qian Pu's mouth: "What's wrong? You look so lost."

"nothing."

Qian Pu bit into the sausage and mumbled a response.

Just as Liu Chiwang was about to ask another question, his phone suddenly vibrated.

"Hey, a message in the class group chat."

Ding Heng also picked up his phone.

In the class group chat, Bai Zhiya tagged all members.

[Bai Zhiya]: @All Members

[Bai Zhiya]: Tonight at 6:30, there will be a class meeting in Classroom 201 of Teaching Building 2. The arrangements and precautions for the new semester will be explained. Please make sure to be there on time. No one may be absent except in special circumstances.

Liu Chiwang put down his phone and turned to Ding Heng: "Old Ding, are you going?"

"Go ahead."

Ding Heng put his phone back in his pocket: "It's just a little delay, don't make things difficult for the counselor."

Qian Pu casually complained, "Why not just post any announcements in the group chat? Is it really necessary to make a formality like this in class meetings?"

Chen Mo asked curiously, "Why is it Bai Zhiya @? Where's the class monitor?"

"The class monitor has some family matters to attend to and will be a week late for school. Bai Zhiya will be acting as the class monitor for now."

Liu Chiwang's tone suddenly became subtle: "You guys be careful, this woman seems to have been on edge all the time, maybe because she ate firecrackers during the New Year! She had a cold face the whole time during the student council meeting yesterday."

Qian Pu chimed in: "There must be a problem. She hasn't updated her social media since the 29th, whereas she used to post one post a day."

Liu Chiwang said with a playful tone, "You're spying on them, aren't you?"

What does "stalking" mean?

Qian Pu coughed awkwardly: "I just happened to see it and followed you on a whim."

"Come on, you."

Liu Chiwang chuckled: "Let me warn you, Bai Zhiya is not someone to mess with. Don't go looking for trouble."

Qian Pu retorted, "What's so difficult about her? It's not like I haven't spoken to her before, and she's always been quite friendly."

That's just the surface.

Liu Chiwang said confidently, "You haven't seen how rude she is when she refuses others. Don't even think about trying to eat a swan."

Qian Pu felt a little embarrassed by what he was being said, and retorted, "You're the toad! What if I actually manage to win her over?"

Liu Chiwang's expression changed from surprise to amusement, and finally to a scrutinizing look that seemed to ask, "Are you serious?"

"Don't even mention you..."

He exclaimed dramatically, "Whoever in our dorm manages to win her over, I'll call them 'Dad'!"

The two started arguing back and forth, with Chen Mo and Ding Heng occasionally chiming in to make a laugh. Before they knew it, it was noon.

Lake University Second Canteen.

Wenjing followed Ding Heng to get her food and then found a seat nearby.

Ding Heng picked up his chopsticks and casually asked, "How was the start of school?"

"Fortunately."

Wenjing picked up a piece of shiitake mushroom, put it in her mouth, chewed it, and swallowed it.

Ding Heng turned to the side and pinched the girl's cheek.

"Speak your mind, don't hold it in."

"Waaaaah..."

After struggling for a moment, Wenjing sighed and said, "My roommates seem to have gone out to play together during the winter break."

"That's all?"

"Ah."

Wenjing's tone was slightly disappointed: "When I went back to the dorm this morning, I heard them chatting and saying it was posted in the group chat, but I didn't see any messages in the group..."

It's obvious that there's already a small group chat in the dorm without her.

"Take it easy."

Ding Heng snatched a piece of chicken from Wen Jing's bowl: "When we're sophomores, we'll rent a place off-campus."

Wenjing blinked, as if digesting the information in those words.

Renting a place off-campus means three people living together every day.

If the three of them live together every day, wouldn't they be...?

But it's good that I can cook for Ding Heng and Yan hope myself, which saves money and is healthier.

6:30 p.m., Room 201, Building 2.

People came in one after another, and found seats in twos and threes.

Ding Heng and his three roommates walked to the back row as usual when they suddenly heard a voice coming from the front row.

"Students in the back, move forward a bit, don't slouch too much."

Bai Zhiya shouted from the podium: "We're going to take pictures later, it doesn't look good if you sit too far apart."

Liu Chiwang muttered something and reluctantly moved his buttocks to the front row.

The four moved to the third row. Ding Heng had just settled down when Bai Zhiya walked over and plopped down next to him.

She put down the list and pen in her hand, turned to face Ding Heng, and said naturally, "Happy New Year."

Ding Heng politely replied, "Happy New Year."

How was your Chinese New Year?

"Not bad, how about you?"

"It's alright."

Bai Zhiya smiled, her back straight, her smile appropriate.

The greeting was nothing out of the ordinary, and it made no sense that he had been humiliated in public by Lin Man at the food stall that day.

Liu Chiwang stared wide-eyed and mouthed to Qian Pu, "What's going on?"

Qian Pu also looked bewildered, shrugged, and couldn't understand when Bai Zhiya and Ding Heng had become so familiar.

"I'm sorry about what happened that day."

Bai Zhiya's voice was very soft, and a little pitiful.

Ding Heng chuckled and said, "Why are you apologizing?"

Bai Zhiya smiled self-deprecatingly: "I was too vain that day, pretending to know what I didn't, and made a fool of myself... Thinking about it afterward, it was quite embarrassing."

Ding Heng said casually, "They're all minor matters. At eighteen or nineteen years old, who hasn't made a fool of themselves or lost face?"

Bai Zhiya paused for a second, then chuckled softly, "You're quite open-minded."

"You have to come to terms with it, even if you can't. Life goes on."

"That's true..."

Bai Zhiya nodded and breathed a sigh of relief.

She looked down and fiddled with the pen in her hand: "By the way, the student council is organizing an event for the Lantern Festival tomorrow and needs a photographer. I'd like to ask you for help, is that alright?"

Ding Heng politely declined, saying, "It's not convenient; I have to be with my girlfriend. Maybe another time."

Bai Zhiya's smile froze for a moment, but she quickly recovered.

"Okay, you go ahead and do your thing."

She then added, her tone tinged with envy, "You're so good to your girlfriend."

Ding Heng did not respond.

The classroom door was pushed open, and counselor Zhou Zheng walked in, placing his thermos on the podium. The class meeting officially began.

It was nothing more than the same old stuff—new semester arrangements, credit reminders, safety precautions, and a bunch of other miscellaneous forms to fill out.

Bai Zhiya stopped talking to Ding Heng and seemed to be taking notes.

The class meeting ended close to eight o'clock.

Ding Heng returned to his dormitory, lay down on his bed, and took out his phone.

Several more messages popped up in the class group chat. He scrolled through them and was about to exit when a private message popped up.

[Bai Zhiya]: Can you reconsider the Lantern Festival activities? You don't need to answer me now. If it's convenient, just let me know anytime.

Ding Heng: Okay, I'll consider it if it's convenient for me.

The other end quickly replied with a "OK" and then added a smiley face emoji.

Ding Heng exited the chat window, scrolled down, and clicked on Hua Qing's profile picture.

[Ding Heng]: What are you doing, senior?

The message was sent, and I waited for about half a minute.

【A Sunny Day Amidst a Sea of ​​Flowers】: I'm preparing videos for the students' preliminary auditions for the Beijing Dance Academy. I might accompany them to the capital for their subsequent auditions.

[Ding Heng]: Senior, are you going alone?

【A Sea of ​​Flowers Under a Sunny Day】: Their parents will also accompany them.

[Ding Heng]: Does the senior need her parents to accompany her?

There was silence on the other end for a few seconds.

Hua Qing was probably torn between scolding him or pretending not to see it.

【Flower Sea Sunny Day】: You should just focus on your studies.