Study System: I'm a 38-Year-Old Student-Chapter 201 - 147: The Legendary Love at First Sight
"He’s our sophomore senior from the department!"
"I saw him during the welcome party, but he seemed so aloof, didn’t say more than two words the whole time."
Wang Shihan whispered.
"He wouldn’t be that campus heartthrob, Xiao Sinian, from the forum, would he?"
Gao Shanshan quietly agreed.
"Seems like it’s him."
"The forum says he’s super handsome; he sure is!"
Wang Shihan propped her chin on one hand, unabashedly staring at Xiao Sinian.
The other party, after glancing around with his tray, sat down at the empty spot back-to-back with Shen Yanran.
There were already four girls sitting at that table with six seats; they were probably from the same dorm, and before Xiao Sinian sat down, they were chatting and laughing.
After he sat down, the four girls were initially stunned, then stopped talking, exchanging looks and sneakily glancing at the campus heartthrob Xiao Sinian.
As for Shen Yanran, knowing he was sitting behind her, she seemed frozen, not daring to move for quite a while.
Sitting opposite her, Chen Jiahuan naturally noticed her odd behavior. She pointed at Shen Yanran’s back deliberately, took out her phone, and snapped a picture of the two sitting back-to-back.
Seeing her roommate’s antics, Shen Yanran widened her beautiful eyes and made a threatening gesture with her little pink fist.
But Chen Jiahuan wasn’t bothered at all; she stuck out her tongue playfully, made a face, and then took a few more photos from different angles.
Sitting behind Shen Yanran, Xiao Sinian had no idea of Chen Jiahuan’s actions, but he did notice Shen Yanran; after all, the two had exchanged glances earlier.
This freshman girl in camouflage was stunning, far surpassing those girls flitting around him like little butterflies dressed to the nines.
But Xiao Sinian merely admired the beauty of his junior in his heart.
As for any other thoughts, there were none!
Only he knew what burden he carried!
Dating?
For him at this stage, it’s a luxury!
So, although university life is colorful.
It has nothing to do with him.
Xiao Sinian hails from a harsh rural area, the first in his village to get into a 985 university, truly "the hope of the whole village"!
He’s a sophomore in journalism, and only after entering university and broadening his horizons did he realize today’s journalism isn’t what he imagined.
Employment is tough, you need to compete for background!
And the thing he’s most lacking is background!
Therefore, besides working and studying to support himself, Xiao Sinian can only keep striving to enrich himself.
As a sophomore, he’s already passed the sixth level in English, and he’s currently taking elective accounting courses, preparing to obtain all certifiable credentials before graduation.
Thus, Xiao Sinian’s university life has no romance, only hard work!
Others might take three generations of effort to root from a remote rural area to a metropolis.
Xiao Sinian hopes to complete that journey himself!
His tray contained one meat dish, one vegetable dish, plus five taels of rice, along with a free bowl of soup from the cafeteria.
Unlike other students who either chatted or used their phones, Xiao Sinian just focused on eating, never once reaching for his phone. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎
The four girls at his table kept sneaking peeks at him intermittently.
Finally, one girl couldn’t suppress her heart’s flutter, handed her phone to Xiao Sinian, and said blushing, "Senior, can I add you on WeChat?"
Xiao Sinian looked at her briefly and decisively shook his head, "Sorry, I don’t add strangers on WeChat."
After speaking, he went back to his meal.
He’s encountered similar scenarios countless times, realizing how societal norms have changed. Girls are no longer as reserved as before.
More and more are willing to take the initiative.
If a girl says to you, "I’m a slow warmer."
You can directly block her!
She’s not just a slow warmer; she’s only slow-warming to you!
She’s likely preparing to string you along.
The rejected girl took back her phone in disappointment, then winked at her companions.
Chen Jiahuan, witnessing all this, nudged Shen Yanran sitting opposite her, whispering, "Pretty upstanding guy!"
Shen Yanran said nothing; she was quite curious about the girl who wanted the WeChat, wondering how she looked.
But she was also worried that turning around might accidentally bump into Xiao Sinian sitting behind her.
This cafeteria they were in was the school’s 1.0 version, with the most old-fashioned type of tables and chairs fixed together, with just enough space for a walkway between two rows of tables.
If both people were quite large, sitting back-to-back could easily lead to bumping into each other.
Sanjiang University certainly had more than just this cafeteria, but this one was closer to the sports field where the military training was held, so the famished "military lords" generally wouldn’t go further than necessary.
Focused on eating, Xiao Sinian quickly finished the food on his tray.
The stainless steel tray was spotlessly clean, not a grain of rice left.
He stood up, picked up the tray with one hand, and grabbed the black backpack under his feet with the other, instinctively slinging it over one shoulder.
However, he overlooked the person sitting behind him, and the backpack accidentally brushed against Shen Yanran’s head.
"Ah!"
Shen Yanran exclaimed, furrowing her delicate eyebrows.
"Sorry!"
"Hey there, are you okay?"
Realizing his backpack had hit someone, Xiao Sinian quickly apologized and turned around to check.
"It’s alright."
Shen Yanran rubbed the back of her head. The bump earlier wasn’t really painful, it just startled her when something suddenly hit her.
Seeing Shen Yanran say it was fine, Xiao Sinian didn’t say anything more, gave an apologetic nod, and was ready to leave.
"Uh, wait a minute."
Seeing Xiao Sinian about to go, Shen Yanran called out to stop him.
"Do you need to go to the clinic?"
Xiao Sinian looked again at the rather "unpredictable" pretty junior.
"No need for that."
"But since it’s your head that got hit, being fine now doesn’t guarantee it’ll be fine later, so I’ll need your contact information!"
"Just in case I can’t find you when needed!"
Shen Yanran argued confidently.
Although she felt a bit shy when she first made eye contact with Xiao Sinian, Shen Yanran ultimately wasn’t the timid type.
She had been cheerful and optimistic all her life, and like almost all girls her age, she certainly anticipated a sweet romance.
It’s just that, until now, she hadn’t met someone who made her heart skip a beat!
But the senior in front of her had instantly "knocked" open the door to her heart.
Snapping out of it, Shen Yanran wasn’t timid at all, simply finding an excuse to ask for his contact info.
After hearing Shen Yanran’s words, Xiao Sinian frowned slightly. The pretty junior spoke earnestly, not as if she was joking.
Could she be trying to scam me?
But her request seemed quite reasonable.
Xiao Sinian, helpless, had to take out his phone and show his WeChat QR code: "If there’s any issue, just message me!"
"Okay, send me your major, year, name, and phone number as well."
Shen Yanran said with a straight face.
"Alright then."
Xiao Sinian thought this pretty junior was a bit troublesome, but he had to agree.
He sent over his basic information as Shen Yanran requested.
Just then, a person noted as "Sister Zhang" suddenly sent a WeChat message: Xiaoxiao, can you come earlier today? There are too many new students, I can’t manage!
Okay!
Xiao Sinian replied simply with one word, then quickly walked towards the cutlery return area.
Once he returned the tray, he hurriedly ran downstairs.
On his way down from the second floor to the first, he saw a group of "military guys" in camouflage uniforms. Xiao Sinian had to dodge his way down.
However, the bag hanging on his left shoulder caused trouble again, accidentally hitting someone else’s shoulder. But this time, Xiao Sinian was in a hurry to help at the bubble tea shop where he worked, so he didn’t notice the bag hit someone again and dashed down the stairs.
Rubbing his shoulder after being hit by the bag, Shen Qiushan watched the quickly disappearing figure in the crowd, pouting, "Little brat, how rude!"
"Looks like he’s a sophomore or junior, not wearing military training uniforms."
Feng Sicong speculated.
"Dare to bump into Uncle Shen!"
"I better not run into that little rascal again~!"
Bao Beibei clenched her chubby little fists and pretended to scold.
Upstairs.
Having successfully gotten Xiao Sinian’s WeChat, Shen Yanran smiled brightly. His WeChat nickname was simply "Sinian," so there was no need to change the label.
She opened his Moments, only to find it empty.
There was only a setting to display content from the past three days, obviously he hadn’t posted any Moments recently.
"Yanran, you’re amazing, you snagged the campus heartthrob just like that!"
Wang Shihan, who witnessed everything, exclaimed.
"I thought you were going to back down at first!"
"Didn’t expect you to be gearing up for a big move!"
"Seriously impressive, that senior Xiao Sinian was totally stunned!" Chen Jiahuan said with a laugh.
Gao Shanshan touched her chin: "Could this be the legendary love at first sight??"
"It absolutely is!"
"Didn’t you see Yanran’s face just now? It was all red!"
Chen Jiahuan nodded in agreement.
Hearing the words "love at first sight," Shen Yanran fell into deep thought, her mind wandering to the moment a few minutes ago when their eyes met.
Shen Yanran could affirm that at that moment, an unprecedented fluttering emotion had indeed occurred inside her!
Is this what they call "love at first sight"?
Perhaps, yes!
"There’s no such thing as love at first sight."
"It’s all just being smitten by appearance. Every so-called love at first sight is built on looks!"
"You never see those love at first sight scenes in movies with ugly people!"
Wang Shihan took the conversation further.
"Hmm, that seems to make sense!"
Chen Jiahuan nodded in agreement, then giggled and said, "But this term still suits Yanran and Xiao Sinian well!"
"After all, they’re the campus beauty and the campus heartthrob!"
