"Niannian, I want to ask Officer Chen out for dinner. Can you help me with that?"
After the lecture, Su Yue and Li Niannian were walking along a campus path. Just as her best friend was gushing about her boyfriend's uncle, Su Yue blurted this out.
"What are you thinking?" Li Niannian was stunned at first, then speechless. "He's Chen Cheng's uncle. How can I ask him out? Chen Cheng is terrified of him, let alone asking him to invite..."
"I don't care, you're my best sister, you help me ask."
She turned to face Li Niannian. Su Yue was very beautiful, and more frighteningly, she was good at expressing her emotions. For instance, at this moment, her lips were slightly pouted, her brows were furrowed, and her big eyes were filled with dissatisfaction and pleading.
Li Niannian was a straightforward girl and doted on Su Yue. Seeing her like this, she knew she had to agree.
"Then I'll try, alright? I shouldn't have encouraged you to come."
Su Yue's face immediately broke into a bright, sunny smile. She slung an arm around Li Niannian's and said with a hint of coquetry:
"You're the best! I need to get ready for the debate competition. Our school finals are at the beginning of next month. Only after winning the finals can we qualify for the national college competition. My teammates are waiting for me."
Anyone who knew Su Yue knew that her greatest passion was debate, followed closely by tennis. She attended the Foreign Language High School, and in her first year, at her deskmate's encouragement, she joined the school debate team and was hooked ever since.
Li Niannian said goodbye to her and then went to find her boyfriend Chen Cheng.
"Su Yue wants to ask my uncle out?" Chen Cheng, also a student at the Police University and Li Niannian's classmate, was somewhat surprised by this news. "She is indeed outstanding, but my uncle isn't that easy to get close to... He's broken many girls' hearts over the years. How should I put it? I think he's either asexual or his sexual orientation is, well... you know."
"She didn't say she wants to date your uncle. I think she just wants to see a handsome guy."
"There are so many people chasing her, surely there's not a single handsome one?"
"Anyway, she wants to ask your uncle. You figure it out. Our Yue Yue is so excellent, perhaps your uncle will take a liking to her."
Su Yue only returned to her dorm at nine in the evening after a busy day. On the way, she saw a message from Li Niannian stating that Chen Ziming would be free tomorrow evening and could join them for dinner. Her mood brightened considerably.
"Is that Officer Chen any good?" Zhang Feiran, who was in the bunk below her, asked. The previous time Chen Ziming gave a lecture, everyone in the dorm except Su Yue had attended, and they had praised him extensively to Su Yue upon their return, so they all knew Su Yue's intentions for the afternoon.
"He's alright." Su Yue hid her joy and replied nonchalantly.
"Are you sure?" Zhang Lu, who lived opposite Su Yue, couldn't help but laugh. "I heard from Niannian that you're planning to make a move!"
"If our Yue Yue makes a move, Officer Chen might not escape," Qin Xiaoxiao chimed in.
As everyone knew, Su Yue was no ordinary girl.
She knew exactly how to make people like her. Faced with numerous suitors, she could reject them appropriately while leaving them some space to remain in her presence, making the men feel as if she were an ethereal being.
"I just can't bear to see such a cute boy get hurt."
This sentence, spoken when she was a freshman and being pursued by a sophomore boy, became her mantra for dealing with relationships. Anyone she found even slightly interesting, she would maintain a precisely measured distance from.
Never crossing the line, nor being distant.
And yet, one couldn't fault her. She was polite, considerate, sweet-spoken, academically accomplished, and exceptionally skilled in debate and tennis.
As a result, in her sophomore year, she was voted the most popular campus figure by the campus network.
Hearing Qin Xiaoxiao say that, Su Yue chuckled softly. "Xiaoxiao, don't just talk about me. Nan Xiangyu from our debate team asked about you several times today. He still remembers you from that time he saw you on the tennis court. Sigh..."
Qin Xiaoxiao blushed and turned away, remaining silent. The dorm was filled with laughter. Su Yue loved the atmosphere in their dorm; they were carefree, and when they got together, they only thought about how to have fun and tease each other.
However, tomorrow's dinner with Chen Ziming... she really needed to prepare.