Chapter 4: Roommate or Classmate

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Li Yuwei proceeded with the process. Logically, it was time to select class officers. Li Yuwei invited those with aspirations to step forward, mentioning that the missions during military training would also be delegated to the class president and vice president.

Lin Beixiu remained motionless. He was not very interested in these matters, thinking it best to just live honestly.

Soon, people started going up, one by one introducing themselves. Some positions were decided on the spot, like one girl who took on the role of the cultural committee member.

However, neither the class president nor the vice class president positions were contested.

Li Yuwei was not pleased. “Isn’t there anyone who wants to be the class president? If not, I’ll have to appoint someone.”

Then, Li Yuwei’s gaze swept over the crowd, finally settling on Lin Beixiu, who was looking out the window.

“That student, come up and run for election.”

At first, Lin Beixiu didn’t realize he was being called until he heard the sound of a desk being knocked on.

Turning his head, he saw Qin Muxue turning around to knock on the desk, reminding him, and upon looking again, he found the eyes of the entire class on him.

Lin Beixiu was stunned, feeling nervous with so many eyes on him, his hands clenched tightly.

“The teacher is asking you to come up and run for class president,” said Qin Muxue before turning her head away.

“Lin Beixiu, right? Please come up and run for class president.”

Li Yuwei smiled at him, and Lin Beixiu hesitated for a moment before walking up.

“Hello, everyone, my name is Lin Beixiu, and I… don’t want to be the class president,” Lin Beixiu said, somewhat helplessly.

“Pfft!”

“Ha ha ha ha.”

“The handsome guy has such a funny side.”

Li Yuwei’s face turned green. “Take this seriously, or I’ll just appoint you as the class president.”

Lin Beixiu tensed up and managed to stammer out his lines, saying he would care for his classmates and serve the class.

In the end, Lin Beixiu walked down with a twitching corner of his mouth, his back soaked with sweat. He had never been so nervous before. He sat down, feeling his heart racing and his legs weak.

Li Yuwei nodded in satisfaction. After Lin Beixiu went up, more people participated in the election, and the atmosphere became much livelier, with three people running for vice class president.

Lin Beixiu watched the blackboard with a vacant expression, sighing softly. It seemed he was the only one for the class president.

“Not bad, the class president will be Lin Beixiu.”

Li Yuwei looked teasingly at Lin Beixiu in the back row, and the class laughed.

The vice class president was another girl named Zhang Xuerong.

All other positions were also filled.

Perhaps the only one not happy about this was Lin Beixiu, but there was nothing he could do.

Li Yuwei called Lin Beixiu up again, and they added each other on WeChat for easier communication, then asked him to create a class group and add everyone.

Lin Beixiu could only hold the QR code, letting them scan one by one, with some bold girls even asking for Lin Beixiu’s WeChat, all of whom he refused.

When it was the boys’ turn, Hu Feng and others joked, “Class president, please take care of us.”

Lin Beixiu’s mouth twitched, and he shook his head expressionlessly.

Hu Feng and the others: ……..

“Alright, the fair and handsome class president Lin.”

Lin Beixiu was speechless. This was college, after all. Being class president was quite useless and busy, a thankless job.

Then he approached Qin Muxue, placing his phone in front of her, “Classmate, join the class group.”

Qin Muxue nodded, took out her phone, scanned, and joined.

After finishing all this, the bell for the end of class rang.

“Okay, class is over. I have one last thing to say. Those who are not boarding and those who live in the city and want to go home, come here to register. For your safety and responsibility, I need to know.”

Hearing this, Lin Beixiu stood up, followed by Qin Muxue and four other students, who either lived in the city or outside the school.

When it was the last two’s turn, Qin Muxue wrote down her phone number and address first.

However, Li Yuwei found it strange when she saw that both of their addresses were the same.

“You two are?”

Lin Beixiu’s mouth twitched, unsure of how to answer.

Instead, Qin Muxue, who hadn’t left, answered first, “We’re renting together.”

Li Yuwei didn’t delve further, nodding and signaling they could leave.

Lin Beixiu watched Qin Muxue leave first, then went back to his seat to pack up and leave the classroom.

There were no classes in the afternoon, and military training would start tomorrow. After class, everyone could go pick up their military uniforms and then go home.

Lin Beixiu, not in a hurry to go home, went to a nearby market to buy some vegetables before heading home.

When he opened the door, he saw Qin Muxue had already returned, sitting on the sofa eating her takeout, only glancing up when Lin Beixiu entered.

She was also curious about the vegetables in Lin Beixiu’s hand.

Lin Beixiu went into the bedroom to put away his things, then entered the kitchen, rolled up his sleeves, and started cooking. Soon, the kitchen was filled with the aroma of food.

Qin Muxue watched Lin Beixiu busily working in the kitchen, staring blankly.

He could actually cook, and it smelled so good.

Lin Beixiu brought two simple dishes to the dining table, took out the takeout from downstairs, and then sat down to eat.

Compared to ordering takeout, he felt cooking was more economical, and his cooking skills were self-taught, although initially, even dogs wouldn’t eat his food.

Lin Beixiu glanced at Qin Muxue still eating in the living room, hesitated for a moment, and said, “Um, I made something. If you don’t mind, you can come and try it.”

This was the first time Lin Beixiu had spoken to a member of the opposite sex, appearing somewhat stammering, his hand holding the chopsticks unconsciously tightened.

Qin Muxue was surprised Lin Beixiu invited her, looking at her half-eaten takeout, she thought for a moment and then took it over to sit opposite him.

“Thank you.”

“No… no problem.”

Lin Beixiu lowered his head, slowly saying, “I didn’t expect we’re not only neighbors but also classmates. If there’s anything, please give me your guidance.”

“Sure, guidance.”

Qin Muxue looked at him, even seeing his ears turn red, and for some reason, her lips curved into a smile.

But Lin Beixiu, focused on eating, obviously didn’t notice. At that moment, he felt his heart might jump out.

“Thank you, it’s delicious.”

Qin Muxue thanked him again, speaking the truth. It was indeed delicious, enough to show how good Lin Beixiu’s cooking skills were.

She felt these two simple dishes were no worse than those made by professional chefs.

After finishing eating, Lin Beixiu was about to clean up when Qin Muxue stopped him.

“To thank you for the meal, I’ll do this.”

Lin Beixiu couldn’t refuse her, so he let her wash the dishes. Watching her back, Lin Beixiu breathed a sigh of relief, feeling relieved that even though they were cohabiting with someone of the opposite sex, nothing unpleasant had happened.

Looking at their personalities, both were the quiet type, likely not talking much. It seemed they might not speak more than ten sentences while living together.

But Lin Beixiu was already trying to change, for his grandfather’s sake.

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