Chapter 73: Conflict

In mid-September, military training finally ended. All the new students of Linchuan University gathered on the main campus training field for the final inspection drill.

The scene was packed with people, grand and lively beyond words.

Among them, one-fifth participated in the inspection while the other four-fifths served as the audience in the stands. However, the audience wasn’t very interested in the military training inspection, instead paying more attention to the campus belle showdown. They each held their phones, muttering to themselves.

As the instigator of the campus belle battle, Jiang Qin sat at the very back of the stands, undergoing Gao Wenhui’s interrogation.

“Why is Feng Nanshu a banned word on your forum?”

“No choice, her beauty broke the rules.” Jiang Qin spread his hands.

Gao Wenhui was so sour her teeth nearly fell out, “Your overt and covert compliments are truly seamless, no wonder Nanshu sticks to you every day. But I protest, it’s unfair to not have Feng Nanshu participate!”

“Sister, I planned the campus belle theme to stimulate everyone’s passion for discussion. Debate is necessary. Now the goddesses from each department are evenly matched. In this situation, forum users won’t submit to each other, easily getting fired up. The popularity can be sustained. But if Feng Nanshu enters, it’s over. Who would dare overestimate themselves and claim to be the campus belle? They’ll directly cease fighting.”

“You used so many idioms, preparing for the graduate entrance exam?” Gao Wenhui looked unconvinced.

This feeling was quite normal. I have a fairy-like roommate but I can’t boast about her, it’s too stifling.

Gao Wenhui’s entire face wrote “I want to show off” three times.

“Xiao Gao, actually you haven’t thought it through. If the forum evaluates a top campus belle in the end who still can’t compare to your roommate’s looks, won’t you feel even more smug inside?”

Gao Wenhui tried imagining it, then furrowed her brow, “That’s internal smugness, no one knows, smugness without anyone knowing isn’t smug at all!”

At this time, Fan Shuling suddenly turned her head, “Jiang Qin, that popularity first place campus belle candidate Chu Siqi is your ex-girlfriend right?”

“Hm?”

“I saw her arguing with third place Hong Yan about you that day on South Street and you were present too.”

Fan Shuling’s voice was a bit loud, perhaps intentionally, causing the boys in Finance Class 4 to uniformly turn their heads and glance at Jiang Qin. They only felt their scalps go numb and even gnashed their back molars.

The prettiest fairy-like girl sticking to him every day was one thing, how could the two highest popularity goddesses from the law department also be related to him?

What was this bastard doing, playing some new character collection game?

What gave him the right?

Ever since Feng Nanshu found him to unscrew a bottle cap, all the boys had been pondering this question.

If you say Jiang Qin was handsome, he indeed was a bit, but those more handsome than him weren’t non-existent. How did these aloof beauties immediately change upon seeing him?

Jiang Qin now had a slight understanding. No wonder Fan Shuling had a bad expression that day at the meal, full of hostility. Turned out there was still this matter.

“That day was just a simple meal between friends.”

“Scumbag!”

Right as they were speaking, a fierce commotion suddenly came from the right side of the stands. A water bottle whooshed over, hitting the protective board behind the stands with a loud bang.

Seeing this, everyone in the stands turned to look. They discovered four boys were brawling and a girl was shouting beside them. The boys sitting near them were also glaring, seeming eager to join.

The student council officers responsible for maintaining order yelled “Stop!” while anxiously rushing over.

“What’s going on?”

“A guy from the design department came to occupy a seat in our department, shoving our department’s people. A girl from our department took action without regard for the severity, scratching a design department boy’s face.”

Jiang Qin stood up to leave but was given a look by Fan Shuling, “Where are you going? The previous matter still hasn’t been clarified!”

“I’m going to pee, you want to join?”

“Scram!”

Jiang Qin grinned, walking along the aisle beside the stands. The restroom entrance was right behind where the argument was happening. He tried squeezing through twice but failed. Helpless, he could only wait on the side.

At the same time, a ponytailed girl from the design department stood in the center, loudly cursing, insisting the School of Finance apologize first. Zhu Feng and a few officers also argued on principle but their voices combined weren’t as loud as that one girl’s.

But it was very clear, regardless of whose voice was louder, neither the design department nor School of Finance was willing to apologize.

What a joke. This was the inspection assembly with all the new students watching. If even the student council leaders lowered their heads to an outside department, what prestige would they have in the future? How could student work be carried out?

“Someone from your department came to occupy a seat in ours first, you must apologize first!”

“Seat occupation was wrong but your department hit someone first, apologizing first is impossible!”

“Is your design department reasonable?”

Seeing the two sides about to fight again, Jiang Qin couldn’t hold back anymore, “Enough, can you stop arguing? I’m about to piss my pants. Is this tiny matter worth yapping about?”

Hearing this voice, the two student council people turned to look at him.

“A grown man going to another department to take a seat? Is your butt that big the design college’s seats aren’t enough for you? Really brings honor. Your side should apologize first!”

Hearing these words, the School of Finance’s student officers couldn’t help furrowing their brows. What Jiang Qin said made sense but the other side was clearly clinging to the point of “hitting first”, quibbling unreasonably. They definitely wouldn’t apologize first.

Sure enough, the scratched boy had no intention of apologizing and even angrily prepared to continue cursing.

Jiang Qin furrowed his brow, looking at the ponytailed student officer from the design department, “Xuemei, if you’re in the wrong, admit it. Work and studies are both like this.”

“Fine, you’re the boss after all.” Lu Xuemei gritted her teeth, glancing at the boy beside her. “Apologize.”

“I…” The scratched boy gnashed his teeth, very unconvinced, but in the end still said sorry.

Jiang Qin looked at the School of Finance side, “The one who scratched should also apologize. Additionally, the School of Finance send someone to take him to the infirmary, put on a Band-Aid or something. Don’t affect his future dating.”

“I’ll go then.”

The School of Finance’s publicity department head Xu Junli recognized at a glance that Jiang Qin was that day’s Bentley young master. He originally wanted to find a chance to befriend Jiang Qin. This kind of favor he definitely had to give.

Seeing the School of Finance’s student officer voluntarily accompany the person, much of Lu Xuemei’s anger also dissipated. She didn’t say much more.

Just like that, a conflict that seemed like it would escalate abruptly ended. Jiang Qin then took two steps at a time into the restroom. When he came back out, his expression was relaxed.

“Isn’t that Feng Nanshu’s boyfriend?” The School of Finance president Zhu Feng was puzzled. “We argued for so long, not as effective as a sentence from him?”

Vice president Ma Jiangming also scratched his head, “Maybe because what he said was more reasonable? The design department people were convinced?”

“Are you drunk? I also said what he did, more than once!”

“Then I don’t know.” Ma Jiangming shook his head.

Zhu Feng was even more confused, “Forget the design college, how could Xu Junli, a department head, also listen to him, a new student?”

“Then I really don’t know.”

“Who is the president of our department?”

“Of course it’s you, Senior Sister Zhu.”

“Then who is Jiang Qin?”

“An ordinary new student.”

“But why do I feel I’m not as much like a president as him?”

“Misconception, all a misconception.”

Zhu Feng thought for a moment, “Ma Jiangming, go ask later if he’s willing to join the student council.”

“He’ll definitely be willing. I’ve never seen anyone unwilling to join the student council.” Ma Jiangming patted his chest in guarantee.