Qin Mengxue

Shanghai, Conservatory of Music.

Liu Qingyan saw the last message Xiao Bei had sent her, and her cheeks flushed slightly.

Just then, someone patted Liu Qingyan on the back!

Liu Qingyan hurriedly put away her phone and turned around, her face bright red.

"Ah! Big Girl, you scared me to death!"

Big Girl, Liu Qingyan's roommate, looked at her with a meaningful expression.

"Qingyan, you're hiding something from us. Something's off with you! Are you dating someone?"

Hearing that, Liu Qingyan averted her gaze and said, "What? No, I'm not. You're just talking nonsense!"

Seeing Liu Qingyan's reaction, Big Girl revealed an enigmatic smile. "Ever since you got back to the dorm from home, you've been glued to your phone. That's not like you at all. I saw it just now—you were chatting with someone on WeChat, and you were even smiling!"

"What are you talking about!"

Liu Qingyan panicked and quickly reached out to cover Big Girl's mouth.

"Mmph, mmph!"

"Alright, Big Girl. Let's go eat!"

Meanwhile, after putting down his phone, Xiao Bei finished his meal beneath the meaningful stares of the other three.

Then they left the restaurant.

To be fair, the food had tasted pretty good.

There was no clichéd scene from a novel where they ran into a beautiful girl being harassed during dinner, Xiao Bei stepped in heroically, and won her heart.

After all, the odds of that happening were very low.

Life was not a novel.

By the time they returned to the dorm, it was nearly six. The four of them were all show-offs, Xiao Bei included.

They all spruced themselves up.

After getting dressed up, the four of them headed out in high spirits.

For the freshmen's first class, everyone in the dorm went their own way. After all, they were not that familiar with each other yet, only with their roommates.

The four walked toward the teaching building.

The three Dog Sons all looked at Xiao Bei with envy written across their faces.

Zhang Zhibo said, "I'm telling you, Fourth, you're already handsome enough. Why dress up like this too? How are we supposed to survive?"

Wang Wei said, "Exactly. Back in high school, I was always the most handsome guy around. How did I end up meeting a son like you in college?"

Hu Jilong said, "Fourth, who are you trying to crush like this?"

Xiao Bei indeed had his own little scheme. It was their first class meeting, and while he still had no idea what the girls in their class were like—

—not using his looks would have made him an idiot.

As he always said, first impressions mattered. Not everyone could see your temperament at a glance, especially in a situation like this.

The better-looking you were, the better first impression you made.

And that meant more opportunities.

Don't believe people when they said inner qualities mattered most. Without getting to know each other, who could tell what you were like inside at first glance? To understand your inner self, there had to be some interaction first.

If you looked like Brother Sharp, who would want to understand your inner self? They would rather inspect your internal organs!

Since they had eaten skewers for dinner, the smell still clung to them when they got back to the dorm.

Xiao Bei took a shower, then changed into a light blue Gucci summer shirt over a white Balenciaga short-sleeved tee, paired with white Givenchy casual trousers and white sneakers.

The top two buttons of his shirt were undone. One corner was tucked into his trousers while the other hung loose, giving the outfit more layers.

He also wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses that gave him the look of a refined scoundrel, with a Royal Oak on his wrist.

He had the same hairstyle as Jackson Wang!

As he walked along, young women frequently stole glances at Xiao Bei.

Amid their joking and roughhousing, they arrived at Building A of the teaching complex.

They quickly found the classroom where the class meeting would be held.

At university, Classes One and Two shared a classroom because they had the same counselor.

The four had arrived a little late because they had spent so much time dressing up. The moment they entered the classroom—

—they saw that it was already full.

In the small classroom, nearly all the good seats in the middle and back had been taken. Only the first three rows remained empty.

The moment the four entered, students from both classes all turned to look at them.

When the boys saw Xiao Bei's group of four, most felt inferior. Each of them had his own kind of handsomeness; even Brother Long, the fat guy, had great looks.

Some girls had arrived early specifically to see whether there were any handsome guys.

Before Xiao Bei and the others arrived, those girls had actually been somewhat disappointed, because there were very few handsome guys in the two classes.

There were only six or seven, and they were merely mildly handsome.

But once Xiao Bei and his group entered—

—all the girls became like a pack of starving wolves.

One after another, they fixed their lovestruck gazes on the four of them.

"Wow, those four guys who just came in are so handsome! Even that chubby guy is so cute!"

"What am I seeing? The Campus Heartthrob is actually in our class!"

"Are you talking about the guy in the blue shirt?"

"Yes, yes, yes! He's so handsome!"

"It's not just that he's handsome. His fashion sense is amazing too!"

"..."

Xiao Bei looked around at the seats.

"What do we do? There are no seats in the back."

"We came too late. We can only sit in the front row."

Hu Jilong spoke as if life had lost all meaning. For students like them, the front row was a danger zone.

The four did not say anything else. Since they had to sit up front anyway, they simply took seats in the first row.

Xiao Bei and Zhang Zhibo sat in the two middle seats, Wang Wei sat beside Xiao Bei, and Hu Jilong sat beside Zhang Zhibo.

The moment they sat down, Hu Jilong said, "Guys, I gave the room a quick scan. There are lots of girls, and a few of them are pretty good!"

"If you want to make a move, do it fast. Too many wolves, too little meat!"

Hu Jilong whispered.

Zhang Zhibo, Xiao Bei, and Wang Wei all rolled their eyes at him.

Hu Jilong scratched his head, looked at the three Dog Sons, and asked in confusion, "Didn't you dress up so flashy for this?"

Zhang Zhibo could not stand it anymore. "Can you shut your mouth? Try to be cool, understand? Cool! Don't be a simp!"

Just then, the sound of high heels approached.

With a creak—

—the classroom door opened!

Immediately, every boy in the classroom went wild. Xiao Bei was also a little surprised.

Because the counselor who had just entered was rather beautiful!

She had a devilishly alluring figure, her curly hair cascading over her shoulders like a waterfall. With striking features, fair skin, and long slender legs, she stole everyone's attention the moment she appeared.

She looked to be around twenty-five or twenty-six, with a cold and lofty temperament.

She wore a black dress, and her exquisitely sculpted features and deep brown eyes gave off an air of aloofness.

She slowly walked to the podium. Though the classroom was packed, her bearing did not falter in the slightest.

She also noticed Xiao Bei's group seated in front, especially Xiao Bei. His temperament was elegant, yet his presence was equally formidable.

Then she smiled faintly and parted her red lips. "Hello, everyone. I'll be your counselor for the next four years. My name is Qin Mengxue. You can call me Teacher Qin, or Old Qin!"