Chapter 138: Long Time No See

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Lin Xu slowly walked in from the entrance of the hall and instantly attracted everyone’s attention.

She greeted everyone with a faint smile before she went backstage.

The opening ceremony was about to begin.

Seeing the person called Lin Xu disappear, Yang Xin looked at Murong Qiao beside her.

It seems that Lin Xu wasn’t that good-looking.

“Look, it’s Zheng Yue!” Yang Xin, who was sitting on the far right, suddenly spoke, attracting everyone’s attention.

Murong Qiao followed everyone’s gaze and looked at the person standing near the podium.

It was indeed Zheng Yue. It could be seen that she valued today’s opportunity very much. She was even wearing a more formal outfit and a little makeup. She looked prettier than usual.

She was a little far away, so they couldn’t see her expression clearly. However, Zheng Yue turned around and waved in the direction where they were sitting, as if she had seen them too.

“Students, please sit down. The opening ceremony is about to begin.”

Someone shouted into a microphone.

The event location immediately regained its order and became quiet again.

Accompanied by melodious music, two people slowly walked out of the stage and appeared in front of everyone.

It was Lin Xu and another soph.o.m.ore boy representative called Qian Guanghe.

The two of them took on the opening role and welcomed the two new student representatives at the same time.

“Let’s welcome Zheng Yue and Huo Yichen together!”

As Lin Xu’s gentle voice fell, she read out the names of the two people who would go on stage next.

Zheng Yue walked up with a tall and handsome figure beside her.

Murong Qiao was slightly stunned to see his familiar figure. She was a little surprised to see Huo Yichen standing there, but then she wasn’t surprised.

According to Huo Yichen’s grades, it was only natural that he could become a freshman representative.

Seeing him standing there, Murong Qiao couldn’t help but recall the unhappy scene from before.

At that time, the other party’s fierce tone and att.i.tude towards her had left a deep impression on Murong Qiao.

Initially, Murong Qiao thought that the previous incident might be an insurmountable chasm for Huo Yichen. However, now that she saw the other party appear at Hui University, Murong Qiao was worried and couldn’t help but heave a sigh of relief.

He had kept his promise and came to Hui University.

At the thought of this, Murong Qiao felt an indescribable sense of disappointment.

But so what? In her opinion, the friendship between the two of them had already been clearly broken when Huo Yichen chased her away.

“h.e.l.lo, everyone. I’m Huo Yichen from the Finance major.”

Hearing the other party’s self-introduction, she felt that the two of them would not have any interaction in the future.

They were not even from the same faculty. The probability of meeting in such a huge school was almost zero.

This was not bad either.

Murong Qiao’s heart calmed down as she looked at Huo Yichen, who was speaking on stage.

However, Huo Yichen was not as calm as Murong Qiao. He suppressed the impetuousness in his heart and smiled as he said his lines according to the rehearsal. However, his gaze could not help but search the audience.

He didn’t expect Zheng Yue to be his partner.

According to tradition, the representative should be the person with the best results.

When Huo Yichen agreed to this, he had already seen Murong Qiao’s results and knew that she was number one, so he was expecting her to be his partner.

However, when he saw Zheng Yue looking for him backstage, Huo Yichen frowned subconsciously.

Why wasn’t it her?

Huo Yichen had asked Zheng Yue the same question at that time, but he had learned from her that Murong Qiao had refused to represent them and recommended Zheng Yue instead.

Therefore, ever since he went on stage, Huo Yichen had been in a bad mood.

He used the advantage of standing on the stage to look at the crowd below, trying to find that familiar figure.

“As the representative of the freshmen, do you have anything to say to everyone?” Lin Xu turned to Huo Yichen, who was standing on the other side.

But at this moment.

Huo Yichen’s eyes darkened. He adjusted his emotions and took over Lin Xu’s words. He stood straight on the spot. His upright posture mesmerized many people.

“I’m very happy to be the representative of the freshmen. Faced with the upcoming university life, 1 want to say to everyone…”

Lin Xu watched Huo Yichen speak with a hint of admiration in his eyes.

During yesterday’s rehearsal, Lin Xu got to know Huo Yichen for the first time and greeted him. She had become interested in him. Just his temperament and face were enough to attract attention.

Huo Yichen’s image had already entered Lin Xu’s heart, and the smile on her face became more sincere.

However, Huo Yichen did not give up on looking for Murong Qiao. He lowered his gaze and finally found Murong Qiao in a remote corner.

Although it was a little far away, Huo Yichen could vaguely recognize that the person was Murong Qiao through the lights.

His eyes were burning, and his speech unconsciously became faster. Looking at the other party’s lowered head, he felt a little anxious.

“Am I imagining things?” Yang Xin scratched her face and glanced at the person on stage. “That Huo Yichen, has he been looking in our direction?”

When Jiang Weiwei heard Yang Xin’s words, her eyes flashed and she slowly raised her head to look in Huo Yichen’s direction. She also saw Huo Yichen’s gaze sweeping over.

Under the cover of the crowd, Murong Qiao did not panic at all.

“He’s probably nervous. After all, isn’t Zheng Yue the same when she goes on stage to speak?” Murong Qiao waved her hand and lowered her head to look at her cell phone. Her gaze did not move away at all.

In any case, there were so many people. Huo Yichen probably wouldn’t be able to see her even if he searched everywhere.

Murong Qiao didn’t feel any psychological pressure at all from the surrounding noise. Moreover, even if Huo Yichen saw her, what could he do?

“Is that so?” Jiang Weiwei said softly.

She didn’t think Huo Yichen was nervous.

Jiang Weiwei stared at Huo Yichen. She felt that he had been looking at them from the beginning to the end. Other than glancing at them when he first came up, his gaze seemed to be stuck to them for the rest of the time.

Other than the representatives at the opening ceremony who were good-looking, the overall process still could not change the boring nature.

Fortunately, it didn’t take long. After a few words were shared, everyone was kindly allowed to leave.

Looking at the dark night outside, Murong Qiao touched her arm and felt a little cold.

She planned to return to the dormitory as she had not finished her previous plan, and not to mention that cla.s.s would start tomorrow. It would not be good to sleep late.

Yang Xin and Jiang Weiwei on the other hand, prepared to go to the supermarket which was in the same direction as their dormitory.

Thus, the three of them followed the crowd and walked together.

“Wait a minute.”

Suddenly, a figure blocked their path.

Murong Qiao stopped in her tracks and looked at the person who stopped them.

Huo Yichen?

She did not expect it to be this person. At this moment, Huo Yichen was standing in front of her. His clothes looked a little messy, as if it was caused by him rushing over. However, he stood in front of her without any expression, confusing Murong Qiao.

“What’s up?” Murong Qiao asked him.

It had clearly only been a while, but when Murong Qiao saw him again, she even had to raise her head slightly to see his face.

He seemed to have changed a lot.

Sensing that Huo Yichen had changed, Murong Qiao couldn’t help but sigh.

“Long time no see.” Huo Yichen sighed and fixed his gaze on Murong Qiao’s face.. “Are you free tonight?”