Rejected by the Campus Belle, I Find My True Love-Chapter 74: The First Gift for Xue Yang, It Must Not Be Too Bad
Noticing Zhou Wenqian’s gaze, Chen Ying looked up, puzzled. "What’s up?"
"Vice President, let me ask you, how many Xue Yangs are there in our school?"
"Just one, I think. Why do you ask?"
"Is he a finance major?"
"Yes."
Chen Ying was getting extremely annoyed. If only I hadn’t been so impulsive and deleted his contact information. Now I can’t even see his social media page.
Xue Yang’s QQ signature still read, "I only love you, and you are my only one."
That signature had been set specifically for her. In the past, she found it incredibly annoying, but now, as long as it remained unchanged, it meant Xue Yang still had her in his heart.
"Vice President, guess what I saw?"
Chen Ying was growing impatient. "What did you see?"
"Xue Yang’s name is on the finance class tutor’s letter of recommendation."
Chen Ying was taken aback. She quickly snatched the letter from Zhou Wenqian’s hand, and sure enough, Xue Yang’s name was on it. This meant that Xue Yang had planned to join the student council all along; she just hadn’t known.
"See? It’s all thanks to the Vice President’s charm. Xue Yang followed you all the way to the student council."
Zhou Wenqian was a fan of Xue Yang’s looks and also shipped him and Chen Ying as a couple. She had always felt that the Vice President and Xue Yang were a perfect match. Besides, Xue Yang had been pursuing Chen Ying for so many years. If they didn’t end up together, how could she ever believe in love again?
Chen Ying’s expression remained neutral, but her knuckles, pale with tension, gave away her inner excitement.
So, Xue Yang was just being stubborn. I knew it! How could he possibly not care about me?
"Hurry up and finish organizing. Let’s head back early and get some rest. We have interviews tomorrow."
The thought of Xue Yang’s interview tomorrow made time seem to drag on endlessly. She took out her phone and glanced at the date. Tomorrow was December 24th. Isn’t that Christmas Eve?
Christmas Eve... A thought struck her. Chen Ying gave a few instructions and then left the student council office. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂
The others continued to organize the files for tomorrow’s interviews. There wasn’t much left to do, so they would be able to leave soon as well.
「...」
The next day, when Xue Yang arrived at school, he was summoned to Master Miejue’s office.
"I’ve been so busy lately that I forgot to tell you—I signed you up for the student council president election. There’s an interview this afternoon, so make sure you attend."
Xue Yang had never imagined that Master Miejue would sign him up for the student council.
"Teacher, I’ve been really busy with the Lin Corporation project lately. I might not have the time..."
Master Miejue sat at her desk, hands resting on the edge, and looked at Xue Yang. "Joining the student council is an excellent opportunity to grow," she said. "The student council is a platform that unites students and serves them. In the council, you can learn many skills in communication, collaboration, and event organization. These skills will be a great boost to your future development. Participating will allow you to constantly improve your abilities and character through practical experience.
"Joining the student council can also broaden your social network. It’s a big family composed of students from every grade and major. Once you join, you will meet students from different backgrounds and fields of study, allowing you to learn from each other and build an extensive network. These connections will be a great help in your future job search, entrepreneurial efforts, and other endeavors. You’re an exceptional student, but you just lack practical experience. I hope you’ll participate in more group activities to address this..."
It was a long speech, all about the benefits of joining the student council. If Xue Yang still refused, he would seem rather ungrateful.
"Teacher, I understand. I’ll attend the interview. Thank you."
Exiting Master Miejue’s office, Xue Yang took a deep breath. What’s meant to be is meant to be. There’s no escaping it.
"I’ll just have to roll with the punches," he said.
"See? I knew Master Miejue wouldn’t let you off so easily. You’d better just go to the interview," Cui Hao remarked.
"But I’m completely unprepared."
"I have faith in you. You don’t need any preparation to crush the student council interview. Of course, you can only crush everyone else, not me, haha!"
"..."
Ignoring Cui Hao, Xue Yang began to urgently prepare his speech for the afternoon’s interview. He disliked going into a battle unprepared. Since he had decided to participate, he was going to give it his all.
Cui Hao said a few more things, but seeing Xue Yang’s indifference, he muttered about how boring it was and went to do his own thing. His interview speech had been ready for a long time.
In some ways, Cui Hao and Xue Yang had similar personalities. Whenever they decided to do something, they strived for perfection. This was especially true for Cui Hao; since he was aiming for the position of student council president, he was even more focused.
「...」
After Xue Yang left for school, Lin Xi sat at the table, admiring the two Christmas trees he had grown himself.
"Xue Yang is really amazing. He actually managed to grow real Christmas trees."
Compared to the two from yesterday, these two feel so much more meaningful. Today is Christmas Eve. What should I get Xue Yang as a gift?
After sitting and thinking for a while, she bundled herself up, grabbed a small purse, and headed out the door.
Following the route from memory, she arrived at the Yonghui Supermarket where she and Xue Yang had shopped before. Even though it was morning, the supermarket was already quite busy.
The entrance to the mall was draped in neon lights, announcing the arrival of Christmas. A giant Christmas tree glittered with flashing lights that shone brightly even in the daylight, creating a festive atmosphere. Many parents were taking pictures of their children in front of it as keepsakes.
Lin Xi stood beneath the towering Christmas tree, looking up for a moment before entering the mall.
She went to the Berluti belt counter to check the styles and prices. The cheapest one, even after a discount, was still over 3,000 yuan. Buying an ordinary belt felt too cheap.
The first gift I give Xue Yang has to be perfect. So expensive. In the past, I wouldn’t have even bothered to look at prices like this. All my things were custom-made by luxury brands and were priceless. Now, however, it put her in a difficult position.
Lin Xi opened her purse to see how much money she had.
Less than 2,000 yuan.
That meant if she wanted to buy a Berluti belt, she was short by at least another 1,000 yuan.
Lin Xi, who had never had to worry about money, felt its importance in that moment more deeply than ever.
After some thought, she returned home. She went into the spare bedroom and picked out a few brand-new clothing items she had barely worn, planning to sell them at the flea market.
These were trendy clothes a brand had sent me. If I only sell one or two pieces, Xue Yang probably won’t notice, right?
「...」
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