I Like You So Much - Chapter 44
Chapter 44
“Alright, students who haven’t found their seats yet, please quickly find a seat and settle down.”
A sudden voice interrupted Li Jiao’s words. She turned her head to look towards the podium.
An elderly man, dressed in a neat, old-fashioned black suit, with a full head of gray hair and a spirited demeanor, wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses that exuded wisdom and erudition.
The entire lecture hall gradually quieted down upon hearing his voice, and everyone turned their attention to the old man on the podium.
Seeing this, the old man smiled, his wrinkled face revealing a kind and benevolent expression.
“Hello, students…”
The first class of university life had a full attendance, and everyone listened with great focus.
Time flew by, and it felt like the class was over in no time.
Li Jiao and her classmates had to return to their classroom for a class meeting, mainly to discuss the upcoming freshman welcome event. Additionally, their academic advisor would come to address some matters.
University advisors typically oversee several classes and can’t manage too much. Li Jiao’s class advisor was a female teacher who was quite responsible. She had even come to check on Li Jiao when she fainted earlier.
The advisor, surnamed He, had short hair and looked very efficient and sharp. She walked in wearing a pair of white high heels and a black women’s suit, striding confidently.
Since she had to manage so many classes, she quickly said a few words before rushing off to the next class.
After the advisor left, the class held a small meeting. Zhang Yue, as the class monitor, naturally took on the role of hosting.
She strode up to the podium and patted the computer, making loud banging noises.
The noisy class instantly quieted down. Only the voice of someone from the campus security department could be heard shouting.
“Zhang Yue!!”
“Be gentle! If you break it, our class will have to pay for it—”
“Hahahaha—”
The quiet class erupted into laughter.
Zhang Yue sheepishly nodded at him, “Got it, got it.”
After that, she looked at the students below, cleared her throat, and said, “Alright, everyone, please quiet down. The main purpose of this class meeting is to discuss our upcoming freshman welcome party. Each class needs to prepare two performances. Let’s have Li Jiao come up and explain.”
Li Jiao, who had been sitting in the third row, looked up in confusion upon hearing her name. She put down her phone and walked up to the podium.
Out of the forty students in the class, if you asked who left the deepest impression during the military training, everyone would unanimously answer: “Li Jiao!”
As the girl who had thrown a shoe at the instructor and was dubbed “the white girl who lost her crystal shoe,” and who was also the only one in the class to faint and be taken to the hospital by ambulance, Li Jiao’s notoriety was off the charts.
As soon as she stood on the podium, a familiar classmate teased her.
“Jiaojiao, why don’t you sing a song at the welcome party? I’ll vote for you to win first place!”
Every year, during the freshman welcome party, the performances were ranked, with the top three receiving different rewards.
Hearing this, other classmates joined in the teasing.
“Yeah, Jiaojiao, you should sing a song. Our Class 19.1 will collectively debut you, walking the flower path!”
“Jiaojiao, I can dance. I’ll perform a dance with you!”
“Hey, Jiaojiao, I have a white belt in taekwondo and can’t do much, but I can perform how to embarrass myself!”
“Then I’ll perform what it’s like for a fairy to descend to earth.”
“Pfft—”
A classmate nearby burst out laughing, shoulders shaking as he turned to look at her.
“First time seeing a fairy land face-first, hahaha—”
“You, Chen Chen!” The girl punched him. “You look more like a toad eating mosquitoes in a dirty ditch!!”
“Hahaha—”
Li Jiao stood on the podium, having said nothing yet, while the class below had already turned into a sea of laughter.
Hmm, maybe she had the potential to be a comedian?
She raised her voice to regain control. “Alright, everyone, please quiet down. Let me explain the details of our department’s welcome party.”
“Each class needs to prepare at least two performances. It can be solo, duo, or group acts. You can sing, dance, perform skits, or magic. Everyone has a chance to showcase their talents.”
“The department encourages each class to participate enthusiastically, and the more performances, the better. If anyone in our class wants to showcase their talent, please come to me to sign up.”
After she finished, the students began discussing among themselves, whispering and exchanging ideas.
“Hey, Lulu, are you going to participate?”
“Fatty, want to go on stage and perform a somersault, landing on your head?”
“Performing is not for me. I’ll just go watch the handsome guys and pretty girls.”
“…………”
“Hey, Jiaojiao, why don’t you sing a song or dance on stage and let the instructor come watch?”
Su Linlin, who had snuck up to the podium from the third row, looked at her with a somewhat “mischievous” smile.
She was just thinking of Li Jiao’s best interests, suggesting that the instructor come watch her performance to deepen their relationship.
Zhang Yue, who was standing nearby, frowned and asked, “Are you sure you want the instructor to hear Jiaojiao sing?”
Hearing this, Su Linlin’s smile froze, and she paused for a moment. Then, a very strange expression appeared on her face.
After a moment, she facepalmed and said, “Forget it.”
While Li Jiao was quite good at drawing—having loved it since childhood, possessing natural talent, and having studied it for years—she had even entered Nanjing University with the second-highest professional score, an outstanding achievement.
But…
As the saying goes, when God opens a door, He closes a window.
While Li Jiao’s artistic achievements were admirable, her singing… well…
Su Linlin couldn’t help but recall one evening during military training when they were playing a game, and it was Li Jiao’s turn to sing a song. The girl had sung something like, “Just like this, inexplicably, I fell in love with you~”
Good heavens, the tune was so off it was practically galloping across the grasslands with the horses, “clip-clop, clip-clop,” giving everyone a headache.
What’s worse, it was incredibly catchy. The next day, both she and Zhang Yue couldn’t get it out of their heads.
“Ah, why did you fall in love with me~”
“It’s so inexplicable, ahhh~”
“…………”
So Su Linlin decided that Li Jiao should just remain a beautiful little fairy. She shouldn’t descend to earth, lest she scare the instructor away.
Li Jiao was also quite helpless. She didn’t want to be like this. She had never been musically inclined—in fact, she was tone-deaf.
The only bit of musical accuracy she had was reserved for the national anthem and military songs, as their powerful spirit could rein in her wayward notes that tended to gallop off to the grasslands of Hulunbuir.
Honestly, singing was just too hard.
“Alright, does anyone want to participate in the welcome party?” Li Jiao asked.
A chubby boy named Huang Yuan quickly raised his hand, waving it vigorously.
“Me, me! I want to showcase my self-created ‘Domineering Fist’!”
Another boy chimed in, “Dad Fist?”
“Is there a Mom Fist?”
“Hahaha—”
“…………”
The art students were multi-talented. Besides painting, some could sing, dance, or even walk the runway.
Li Jiao’s class exceeded the requirement, ending up with four performances.
With that matter settled, Zhang Yue continued, “Besides the welcome party, we class officers have discussed and would like to ask for everyone’s opinion on whether we should have a class dinner.”
“After all, we’ll be classmates for the next four years. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, we’ll likely be each other’s last classmates in life.”
“So, we’d like to ask everyone…”
…………
Regarding the class dinner, everyone agreed it was a good idea. Initially, many thought that university friendships might be more distant.
But after the military training, everyone had grown closer, forming warm bonds. Such camaraderie was rare, and it was indeed worth gathering together.
After roughly deciding on the time and place, the small class meeting concluded.
In the following days, Li Jiao was particularly busy. As the class’s entertainment representative, she also had to help with the department’s welcome party. Moreover, she had recently applied to be a committee member in the department’s entertainment club and was in the probationary period. Tasks like borrowing props and securing venues required her attention.
Later, when Zhang Jiuling came to pick her up for dinner, Li Jiao was still at the performance venue, discussing stage arrangements with her classmates.
“Hey, yes, we can place this here later.”
“Also, move that a bit to the left. Yes, thank you.”
“I think we’ll need to hire someone specifically to adjust the lighting.”
“…………”
Her bag suddenly vibrated, and Li Jiao thought it was the delivery guy for the milk tea she had ordered earlier. The group had been busy all afternoon without even a sip of water, so she had treated everyone to milk tea.
Without looking at the screen, she answered the call while continuing to discuss matters.
“Hey, yes, go on. Hello, is this the delivery? Is it the milk tea I ordered?”
“I’m currently at the performance venue. Can you find it? Just come straight in through the main entrance.”
“Yes, yes, the lighting can be a bit dimmer later, yes.”
“Sorry, I’m a bit busy right now. If you can’t find it, just call me when you’re at the performance venue, and I’ll come out to get it. Thank you, bye.”
“Beep… beep… beep…”
Looking at the disconnected call on his phone, Zhang Jiuling’s long, dark eyes slightly narrowed, and he frowned.
Did she just mistake him for a delivery guy?
They had only just started dating, and after not seeing each other for a few days, had their feelings already cooled?
Didn’t she just message him saying she was at the performance venue? Had she already forgotten?
Question: What should you do when your girlfriend mistakes you for a delivery guy?
Milk tea?
The spacious performance venue, with its artistic, tiered design and futuristic feel, resembled a sci-fi museum. Rumor had it that it was designed by a foreign architect. Normally, Nanjing University used it for large-scale performances and events.
Any college or department that wanted to use it had to contact the venue manager in advance. This time, the art department’s entertainment club had to negotiate extensively to borrow it for the welcome party.
