The First Signed Author

"I am Li Haoyang from the Computer Science Department, and I am running for Student Union President."

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone looked toward Li Haoyang onstage, waiting to hear what he would say next.

Like everyone else, he gave a brief introduction of himself.

Then...

There was no then.

He stood onstage with a solemn expression, seeming as though he wanted to say something but had no idea what to say.

Just as everyone began to wonder, Li Haoyang silently pulled a small note from his sleeve, glanced at it, and only then began his speech.

Everyone:...

Luo Ye:...

He had almost forgotten. Although Coach was dependable and capable, he was terrible with words. Whenever he hosted a class meeting, he had to practice in the dorm for a long time beforehand.

But class meetings had PPT slides. Most of what he hosted was written on the slides, and as soon as he saw them, he knew what to say.

Running for a position was different. For an election speech, he could not look at anything and could only rely on memorization.

And that happened to be what Li Haoyang was worst at.

Despite all those muscles, he was not some brawny fool.

On the contrary, his mind worked quickly, which was why he had chosen a computer science major.

But he was slow at memorizing things. Back in his third year of high school, he had barely managed to keep English and Chinese from dragging down his grades.

After saying a couple of sentences, he stood there again, unable to squeeze out another word.

Yet unlike others who forgot their lines and stammered onstage, he stood tall with his chest out, his face brimming with confidence.

Anyone who did not know better might have thought he