Zhongjiang University, Teaching Building No. 14, Classroom 2304.
The students of Public Administration Class 3 gradually arrived and took their seats.
There were a total of 58 students in the class, including 38 girls and 20 boys, making the gender ratio close to 1:2.
“Why hasn’t Jiang Qiuli come? Is she skipping evening self-study today too?”
Vice Class Monitor Ye Huiqing roughly counted the number of people in the classroom and found one missing.
“Li Ping, did you see her in the dorm?”
The girl called Li Ping shook her head. “She didn’t return to the dorm after afternoon classes. We haven’t seen her since.”
“Alright.” Ye Huiqing nodded, opened Jiang Qiuli’s profile, and sent her a private message. Then she walked to the podium and said, “Everyone, quiet down.”
“Our class monitor, Ye Fei, had a bit of an accident yesterday and is currently hospitalized. This afternoon, a few of us class cadres went to visit him with Teacher Wang. He’s in good condition, so there’s no need to worry.”
Hearing this, the girls in the class showed surprise and concern.
“The class monitor got into an accident? No wonder he hasn’t shown up all day.”
“That’s a pity. The counselor said our class would organize a group activity this month. I was planning to suggest something to him.”
“Looks like the group activity this month is canceled. Might as well just stay in the dorm and sleep!”
The girls whispered among themselves, lively and engaged. Meanwhile, the boys sitting in the back continued playing on their phones as if they hadn’t heard anything.
It wasn’t that they lacked camaraderie… but in their eyes, Ye Fei was nothing more than a hopeless simp.
He became class monitor just to blend into the girls’ circle and flatter them endlessly. Whenever there was work to be done, only one-third of the boys were assigned. If there were activities, priority was always given to the girls’ needs.
He traded the interests of all the boys in exchange for the girls’ favor.
Hearing that he was hospitalized, the boys refrained from cheering only out of basic decency.
Standing at the podium, Ye Huiqing continued, “During Ye Fei’s hospitalization, class affairs will be handled by the new class assistant.”
“In a moment, the counselor will bring the assistant over. Everyone, pay attention to maintaining the image of Public Administration Class 3!”
After saying this, Ye Huiqing prepared to step down.
A girl sitting in the front row raised her hand and asked, “Then will this month’s group activity also be handled by the new class assistant?”
Ye Huiqing nodded. “According to the plan, our class was supposed to arrange a group activity this month. But with Ye Fei hospitalized, I’m not sure if it will proceed. If it does, then yes.”
At this moment, the boys in the back who had been playing on their phones finally lifted their heads, their eyes leaving the screen of “Happy Landlord.” You are reading on novelping.com, the official source.
“Hey, I heard this new class assistant is also a guy. Do you think he’ll be like Ye Fei, a simp?”
The roommate beside him shook his head and whispered, “I don’t know if he’s a simp, but he’s definitely better than Ye Fei. After all, reaching Ye Fei’s level takes a special kind of person.”
“That’s true.”
For convenience in management, Class 3 had two logistics committee members, one male and one female.
The one speaking now was the male logistics member, Zhao Jin.
He cleared his throat. “Ahem, alright, everyone keep it low-key. Put your phones away and pay attention to your image.”
“Let’s leave a good impression on the new class assistant.”
“Final exams are coming soon, and since he’s a third-year student, he can definitely help us get the exam scope.”
The boys had been indifferent before, but upon hearing the last sentence, they immediately put their phones into their pockets and took out their books in unison.
This was what you called seeing the bigger picture.
Outside the teaching building, Jiang Qiuli arrived on her electric scooter with Chen Zhuo.
“Hurry, hurry, we’re running out of time!”
After parking the scooter, Jiang Qiuli urged Chen Zhuo to get off.
Reluctantly, Chen Zhuo let go and stepped down, then asked curiously, “Why are you in such a rush? Being late for evening self-study in university isn’t a big deal.”
As she shifted her pink backpack from her front to her back, Jiang Qiuli explained, “But if you arrive late, everyone will stare at you. It’s embarrassing!”
With that, she dashed into the teaching building as if fleeing.
Chen Zhuo watched her retreating figure and touched his nose.
This seemingly cold and distant girl… acted completely differently in front of him.
“Chen Zhuo, you’re here!”
At that moment, a female voice called out from behind him. It was Teacher Wang, the counselor for the second-year students.
“Teacher Wang, it’s time. I can’t keep the students waiting,” Chen Zhuo replied calmly.
His tone was neither servile nor overbearing, carrying a composed confidence that ordinary university students rarely possessed… a temperament shaped by experiencing the ups and downs of society.
Teacher Wang nodded in appreciation. “No wonder you can run such a large supermarket on campus at such a young age. Let’s go. Class 3 is lucky to have you as their assistant.”
Two minutes later, Teacher Wang appeared at the classroom door.
“Is everyone here?” she asked.
Vice Class Monitor Ye Huiqing nodded. “Everyone’s here, teacher!”
Teacher Wang scanned the classroom and spotted Jiang Qiuli sitting quietly in the back corner. She gave a slight nod, then said, “Alright, everyone, please welcome the new class assistant of Public Administration Class 3, an outstanding third-year senior, Chen Zhuo!”
Thunderous applause erupted in the classroom.
However, in one corner, a girl’s eyes widened like bells as she stared blankly at the doorway.
Amid the enthusiastic applause, Chen Zhuo walked in.
His steps were steady and confident. Combined with his handsome appearance and the unique aura he carried, he instantly drew cheers from the girls sitting in the front rows.
“Ahh—!”
Only after he reached the podium did the cheers gradually subside.
“It seems everyone is very welcoming toward our new class assistant!” Teacher Wang said with a smile. “Now, let’s have Chen Zhuo introduce himself.”
She was clearly pleased. After all, if Chen Zhuo was well received, her job as a bridge between students and administration would become much easier.
Chen Zhuo nodded slightly and began, “Hello everyone, my name is Chen Zhuo. I’m a third-year student majoring in Public Administration. I don’t usually participate in student activities, so many of you might not know me.”
“But I also have another identity… I’m the owner of Qingning Supermarket next to the cafeteria.”
That supermarket was so prominent that almost every student on Zhongjiang University’s main campus had bought something there.
At this moment, the entire class widened their eyes in surprise.
None of them had expected their new class assistant to have such an identity.
Chen Zhuo continued, “Since I’m now your class assistant, I should bring you some benefits. I hereby announce that all students of Public Administration Class 3 will receive a 10% discount on fruits and snacks at my supermarket!”
“Awesome!”
“Class assistant, you’re amazing!”
“Long live the class assistant!”
“Dad! You’re my dad now!”
This time, the whole class erupted into cheers.
The girls in the front were relatively restrained.
But the boys in the back… especially the ones who liked to joke around… had already started calling him “dad” on the spot.