After listening to several principals' endless speeches, the students below applauded one after another, clapping until their palms turned red. The patriotic flowers, who were originally sitting upright, were also exhausted and slouched before it was finally over.

Even the energetic Lin Yu couldn't resist it. Vaguely, all she heard was something about military training, and she immediately woke up.

"Gaoyuan, did you hear what the teacher just said about military training? I didn't catch it clearly, when does it start?"

"Tomorrow... is going to be tough. We have to start the semester with military training, which doesn't contribute to academic improvement or help with dating. What's the point..." Gao Yuan drooped his head, wearing an unwilling expression.

"What do I need to prepare then?" Lin Yu found it intriguing. Previously, she had listened to her grandfather talking about many things from their era, and she always felt that wearing a military uniform would definitely make one look exceptionally cool.

"We don't need to. We'll go and pick up our clothes later... Oh, Lin Yu, which dormitory are you staying in? I visited all the boys' dormitories in our class yesterday and didn't see you." Gao Yuan scratched his ear, stood up with the crowd, and quietly spoke to Lin Yu while everyone else was singing the national anthem with great enthusiasm.

"I live in B305, what about you?"

"What the hell? B305!" Gao Yuan's jaw dropped. Who wouldn't know that the president of the student council lives in this dorm room?

Lin Yudian nodded, as the national anthem came to an end. She quickly pulled Gao Yuan to sit down and asked, "Which dormitory are you in?"

"I'm in B509! Oh my god, Lin Yu, do you know who lives in your dorm?" Gao Yuan's eyes were almost popping out.

"Sure, I know. Su Yi and Jiang Yu. Yesterday, Su Yi even took me on a tour of the campus. They seem to get along really well," Lin Yu smiled unknowingly.

"You're really lucky!" Gao Yuan returned to his normal state and then lowered his voice, saying, "Su Yi is the president of the Student Union. He's impressive. You should suck up to him more since you're living with him. Maybe he can help us speak well of us to the homeroom teacher, so we won't be treated differently too blatantly."

"Ah?" Lin Yu was dumbfounded. He had only heard Jiang Yu mention that he was a student union cadre, but he never expected him to be the chairman as well. This is bad, really bad... I was so unfriendly towards him last night, I hope he doesn't hold a grudge against me, right?

"Good morning, fellow junior students!"

The familiar voice flowed into Lin Yu's ears from the speakers. She suddenly looked up and indeed, Su Yi, looking elegant and poised, stood at the center of the podium, delivering a speech into the microphone.

In contrast to the principal's speech, which left everyone feeling dispirited, the sight of Su Yi instantly revived all the freshmen. Their eyes were fixated on his handsome face, unable to tear their gaze away.

"Senior is really handsome... Coming here after passing the exam was definitely not a mistake."

The girls in the front row were already getting excited. Lin Yu couldn't help but curl her lips. If they knew that the senior they admired was gay, they would definitely faint.

However... Lin Yu raised her head, although she was watching him from a corner, she still felt a strong sense of intimacy. She tilted her mouth slightly, thinking that he did look quite handsome when he wasn't getting into conflicts with himself...

Su Yi's speech ended, and the opening ceremony also came to a close. All the students exited in order, with Lin Yu and Gao Yuan at the very back. Just a moment ago, Lin Yu didn't feel anything, but this stop made him feel extremely embarrassed.

His own height wasn't considered short, so why was Gao Yuan towering over him by such a significant margin? In comparison, it seemed that Su Yi, who was standing beside him, wasn't as tall as Gao Yuan either. He couldn't fathom what kind of magical force had caused Gao Yuan to grow so much taller.

"Ah, ah... Gao Yuan, stay away from me a bit. Your tall stature makes me look even shorter." Lin Yu grasped onto Gao Yuan's arm, instructing him to walk behind her as they hurried forward.

"I don't think so. Who made you so short? Haha!" Gao Yuan also held onto Lin Yu, laughing as he said, "Anyway, they're all up ahead and can't see how short you are. Do you really have to constantly maintain your image, ready for a romantic encounter with you at any moment?"

"Don't talk nonsense!" Lin Yu shouted at the top of her lungs. "I came here to study hard, not for any romance!"

Although she said so on the surface, her heart was filled with anxiety... She had watched numerous youth-themed movies throughout the entire summer vacation, and she couldn't deny the small sparks of attraction between young boys and girls. However, Lin Yu was filled with self-doubt and feared that even if someone had feelings for her, they wouldn't be interested in her.

The two quickly became friends and started playing at the back of the line. They were not making much noise, and the teacher only turned around and gave them a stern glare, but didn't intervene further.

With this tall person as a backdrop, Su Yi suddenly saw Lin Yu in front of him. He observed their every move, and for some reason, Su Yi suddenly felt very unhappy. He patiently waited for Lin Yu to approach the door, but unexpectedly, Lin Yu was only focused on chatting and laughing with classmates and didn't even notice Su Yi.

"Lin Yu."

Ah? Lin Yu turned around and found Su Yi looking at her with a frowned brow. "Senior, you haven't left yet? Your speech just now was excellent!"

Facing Lin Yu's thumbs up, Su Yi smiled helplessly and said, "Do you know where to get the clothes?"

Lin Yu and Gao Yuan exchanged a glance. It was already quite good that they could hear the news of having military training later in the afternoon, just when they were about to doze off.

"I'll take you there," he said.

Su Yi glanced at them indifferently and then walked out.

"Wow, Lin Yu, you're amazing! The senior actually stayed here to take you to pick up your clothes. Looks like I'll have to follow you from now on!" Gao Yuan chuckled and leaned in close to Lin Yu's ear.

Lin Yu smiled awkwardly and looked at the back of Su Yi in front of her. In an instant, she felt a warm sensation, but... still felt something was off, making her feel uncomfortable, especially after Gao Yuan's words to her.

"This is it, Lin Yu. After you collect your clothes, come back with me."

"Ah? Senior, don't you have class?"

"For your school opening ceremony, the class teacher gave me the morning off, so I don't need to go back anymore. I've already learned all the things he talked about, so it doesn't matter if I listen or not."

"Um... Senior Su Yi, hello, my name is Gao Yuan... Can I go back with you guys? I clicked with Lin Yu right away, and we haven't finished talking yet." Gao Yuan bent over, smiling sincerely, but was met with Su Yi's merciless rejection.

"No, you can't. I don't like strangers entering the dormitory. Oh, Lin Yu, I forgot to tell you yesterday, don't bring anyone into the dormitory. Do you understand?"

"Oh." Lin Yu rolled her eyes at the military uniform in her arms. She had just thought he was good, but it didn't take long for his true colors to show... She turned her head and glanced at the defeated Gao Yuan, nudging him with her arm. "Let's go."