Chapter 110: Chapter 64: Fate!

When they arrived at the designated multimedia classroom, Room 302, they were indeed the first ones there.

Unlike high school, university classrooms have seats that slant upwards from front to back, a bit like a cinema. Because several classes might take a public course together, the classroom is large with many seats. If every row was parallel, the people at the back wouldn’t be able to see the board.

On Su Zelin’s suggestion, they chose six seats in the middle of the third row.

Since girls like to sit closer to the front, the first four rows are considered the front. Starting from the fifth row, it’s slightly towards the back, so sitting in the third row gives a good chance to be surrounded by people.

When arranging seats, the other five insisted that Su Zelin sit in the most central seat, the C position. Firstly, this was his idea, and he had prepared props to attract girls. Moreover, he was the best-looking, so sitting in the most noticeable spot could attract girls and thereby secure good resources for the group with his charm.

Although Zelin declined a few times, he didn’t insist and sat in the C position.

The other spots were arranged by drawing lots to test their luck.

Once the seats were arranged, a few girls entered the classroom not long after.

During the first class meeting of college, basically, everyone moved in groups of three or five; it’s nice to have company.

"They’re here, they’re here!"

Room 302 got excited, but it was only Su Zelin who remained calm. He’d seen big occasions and didn’t think meeting a few girls was a big deal.

They quickly picked up books, pretending to read, but were clearly distracted. One of the energetic guys even held the book ’The Love of Intersecting Times’ upside down, which Su Zelin kindly pointed out. Otherwise, the girls would have immediately realized he wasn’t genuinely interested in romance novels and was just using it as a prop for flirting.

The looks of these girls were decent, and except for Zelin, the rest of them had never dated in high school. These five eager guys were already quite satisfied.

MM, come to your bowls!

They prayed silently in their hearts.

The girls looked around the classroom. There were plenty of seats available, and after some hushed discussion between two of them, they walked towards the six guys.

Their hearts raced, even for the relatively more composed Hou Yongjin.

But to their disappointment, while the girls walked into the second row, they sat a bit off to the side, not directly in front of them.

It seemed the decision-makers in the group were conservative, figuring there was no need to sit right in front of boys when options were available. Yet one girl glanced at them, showing a hint of reluctance.

This girl was more open-minded and noticed that among the six in Room 302, two were quite good-looking. One had a rebellious charm, reminiscent of a Hong Kong star like Chen Guanxi, while the other was a fresh-faced guy, both very pleasant-looking. If possible, she’d like to get to know them.

But since her dorm mates sat in the second row, she had to conform, lest she seemed to favor boys over friends.

The five guys collectively let out a sigh.

"Damn, just missed it by a bit!"

The energetic guy regretted, saying, "We should’ve sat on the sides!"

"It wouldn’t have worked; their decision-makers are conservative. If we had sat on the side, they would’ve chosen the middle, trust me,"

Hou Yongjin chimed in wisely.

Everyone has their way of elevating their status in the dorm.

For instance, Old Feng is diligent and eager to do chores, while Hou Yongjin loves to display his wit.

He’s indeed better at understanding people, though compared to an old hand like Su Zelin, there’s no comparison. Although they’d only known each other for two days, Hou Yongjin realized the huge gap in mental sharpness and experience between himself and the third-eldest among them.

"Makes sense!"

Hou Yongjin’s words gained the others’ approval, making him a bit proud.

"Why don’t we switch places now?"

Cai Wensheng cautiously suggested.

"Ah Sheng, you’re so naive, doing that would be too obvious, and it would backfire as they’d grow cautious!"

The lively guy suddenly showed some wisdom.

"Right, sorry!"

Cai Wensheng blushed, realizing he’d given a bad suggestion.

"Uh, Ah Sheng, I didn’t mean to criticize, it’s just my way of talking."

Seeing Cai Wensheng apologize, Zeng Kaiping felt embarrassed too; he was just straightforward, and meant no harm.

"These girls seem pretty nice, I wonder if the others will be as good later."

Hu Xu also commented.

Now everyone but Old Feng had spoken, who just watched with a smile.

This time, Feng Zhongliang wasn’t keen on meeting girls, he preferred hanging out with the guys, but dorm activities needed participation, so he just joined in for fun.

"No rush, the best is always to come!"

Su Zelin calmly said.

The ratio of males to females in the finance college is one to one, which is quite high. Moreover, in his financial management major, there were more girls than boys. Zelin, who had lived this life before, knew the quality of girls in his class was top-notch in the entire department, so he wasn’t worried at all.

Their so-called "Su Banxian" had spoken, and everyone was invigorated.

Zeng Kaiping nodded, "Ah Lin is right, there’s a saying in our Guangdong Province: ’Good stuff settles’, so we should be patient!"

After a while, more people arrived, both males and females.

Indeed, the sneaky types weren’t just in Room 302. Many early-arriving guys chose to sit towards the front, clearly with motives beyond simply attending class.

But no one had the nerve to sit in the second row; after all, it’s usually reserved for girls, and it would be weird for guys to sit that far in front.

"Ah Ping, good thing you reminded us, otherwise we wouldn’t have gotten such good seats!"

Zeng Kaiping was full of admiration for Su Zelin.

Just then, another group of girls walked into the classroom.

There were six of them in total, obviously moving as a group.

Their appearance immediately lit up almost all the boys’ eyes.

The quality of these girls was absolutely the highest in the class so far.

Among them, the girl in the yellow dress walking in front was the most eye-catching.

She was in her prime; her features were exquisite and her grace, stunning.

Her smooth, shiny black hair flowed like satin, tied up in a lively high ponytail, with a perfectly oval face, skin like cream, and a radiant presence. Her bright eyes were spirited and lively, her eyebrows elegantly arched, long and thick lashes slightly curled, and her lips were plump and dewy.

As she appeared, she was like a luminous moon in the sky, dazzling and bright, making all the other girls in the classroom seem dull in comparison.

The boys held their breath, their gaze following her.

The girl casually chatted with her companions; she had particularly beautiful phoenix eyes, and her every smile and frown were filled with a spring-like warmth, much like the sun on a winter day, capable of melting your heart in an instant.

Her gaze swept across the classroom and settled on a spot.

It was right in front of the seats of group 302 and others.

There were actually plenty of other empty seats around, but since there were six of them, they planned to sit together.

After a brief discussion, they walked over and sat down in front one by one.

Group 302 was thrilled. Their hard work paid off, and it was worth arriving early to grab seats.

However, the girls being so close was just the first step; whether they could capture their attention depended on further developments.

The girls in front were engaged in lively conversation, completely ignoring the books and magazines in their hands, which made the five rascals a bit anxious.

How to make an entrance and catch their attention, that was the question.

Only Su Zelin remained calm and unhurried.

He lightly pushed the romance novel in his hand, making it fall under the seat in front.

Casually, he said, "Ah, excuse me, can you help me pick up the book?"

Everyone was stunned, especially Zeng Kaiping.

Ah Lin’s maneuver was really something, he had every trick in the book!

Since they were all classmates, the girls were quite helpful, and someone picked up the book for him, noticing that it was a romance novel, feeling slightly surprised.

It’s not unheard of for a guy to like romance novels, but it’s still quite rare.

A girl who saw the cover suddenly exclaimed, "Wow, ’The Failing Witch’ by Ji Qiu! Do you, as a guy, also read it?"

This girl was exceptionally tall; when she sat down earlier, she was estimated to be around 1.75 meters, quite pretty, ranked second among the girls, but still far behind the girl in the yellow dress.

Su Zelin wasn’t surprised by her reaction, as he had been reborn and was familiar with many of the girls in the class.

The tall girl’s name was Ding Linna, a complete romance novel enthusiast, always dreaming of Cinderella and Prince stories.

"Yes, girls’ romance novels can be quite interesting." He pretended to be amazed, "Are you also a fan of Ji Qiu? This female author from Taiwan has such delicate writing and excellent emotional portrayal!"

In fact, he hadn’t actually read it, but having delicate writing and being good at portraying emotions were traits of all romance novelists.

"Yes, yes, I just love Ji Qiu!"

The tall girl nodded enthusiastically.

Su Zelin excitedly said, "I didn’t expect to find a kindred spirit who likes the same author right after starting college. What a coincidence!"

"Coincidence" was a great excuse to strike up a conversation with a girl, especially since girls who liked romance novels often believed in fate.

The topic immediately expanded; once there was a breakthrough, building rapport became very easy.

"Su Zelin, from Jianglan, Zhejiang Province!"

He proactively extended his hand.

The tall girl hesitated for a moment, but still reached out her hand.

Perhaps she thought now that she was in college, there was no need to be as conservative as in high school, being overly cautious about male-female interactions.

Or maybe it was because the guy was handsome and looked "sincere," with a harmless face that eased the tall girl’s guard.

Moreover, refusing in front of so many people would have been too rude, making her seem petty.

"Ding Linna, from Qilu!"

After a brief handshake, he let go, which made Ding Linna think more highly of him, feeling that this handsome guy seemed quite nice and shouldn’t be the frivolous type.

The five rascals were green with envy.

It had only been a few minutes since the third brother met her, and he already held her hand!

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