Pursuing Her Best Friend after Confession Failed

Chapter 633 - 224: Club Recruitment, Someone Showing Off in Front of Me?_2

Suddenly, Liu Jia leaned in and whispered into Li Yuan’s ear with a chuckle, "Yuan, what do you think of our class president?"

"The class president? What do you mean?" Li Yuan was rather confused.

Their class president, Xiang Qinyanqiu, was quite serious and responsible. She was also very beautiful, second only to Xia Zhijin and on par with Wang Jierong. According to Liu Jia and the others, many boys in their class had pursued Xiang Qinyanqiu, but none were rumored to have succeeded yet.

Liu Jia smiled mysteriously, pointed at Xiang Qinyanqiu sitting on the other side, and said with a sly grin, "Yuan, I think the class president must have a secret crush on you."

Li Yuan froze, an exasperated look on his face. He tapped Liu Jia on the head. "Liu Jia, can you stop talking nonsense? Stop assuming everyone has a crush on me. I’m not money, you know; not everyone is going to like me."

Unfazed, Liu Jia continued with a mischievous smile. "Yuan, I’m not just making this up. The class president has secretly asked me about you several times. She was inquiring about your situation and seemed very concerned."

"If that’s not a secret crush, what is?"

Li Yuan laughed in disbelief. "You call that a secret crush? Liu Jia, is your head full of mush?"

"Isn’t it more likely that she’s just worried I’ll fail? I skip so many classes, she’s probably afraid I’ll drag down the class average."

Liu Jia smiled sheepishly but stuck to his opinion.

"No, I still think she has a crush on you. Yuan, didn’t the class president add you on QQ? Hasn’t she chatted with you at all?"

"I bet if you just showed a little interest, you could win her over for sure."

Li Yuan was speechless. "Liu Jia, if you like her, then go after her yourself. Stop trying to drag me into everything, okay?"

Although Xiang Qinyanqiu is good-looking, there’s still a huge gap between her and Xia Zhijin, Zhong Tingyue, or Bai Weixi. Even our instructor, Qi Siyu, leaves her in the dust. I’m not Jingdong Liu, who claimed to be face-blind despite how beautiful Milk Tea Girl was. I, at least, can still tell the difference between attractive and plain...

Xu Ziqiang suddenly interjected, "I heard Zhou Tianyu has been pursuing the class president. I wonder if he’s made any progress?"

Liu Jia glanced to the side. Zhou Tianyu wasn’t sitting with the four of them but with a group from the neighboring dorm.

"That guy Tianyu rarely even comes back to the dorm anymore. I think he rented an apartment off campus."

"Who knows? He’s living it up these days, hanging out and flirting with a bunch of girls every day. Now he doesn’t even sit with us anymore."

Hearing them talk about Zhou Tianyu, Li Yuan frowned slightly, a chill in his heart. Last week, he had asked Tan Zhonghua to send Zhou Tianyu a letter from his lawyer. It included evidence that he had been spreading rumors behind his back.

That guy must be terrified right now.

Liu Jia looked at the others and asked, "On another note, I heard the Student Council, Qingmeng, and other clubs are starting to recruit new members today. Are you guys planning to join anything?"

Wu Hao quickly asked, "The clubs are recruiting? I heard that being a class officer or joining the Student Council can help you join the Party. I wonder if that’s true."

Listening to Wu Hao, Li Yuan suddenly remembered that he was from Shandong Province and had an inexplicable obsession with landing a government position.

"Mouse, are you planning to join the Party so you can apply for the selected recruitment programs after graduation, or maybe take the civil service exam?"

As soon as Li Yuan spoke, everyone except Wu Hao looked a little surprised.

Liu Jia exclaimed, "Mouse, you’re a student at a prestigious 985 university. You’re not actually thinking of becoming a civil servant, are you?"

Wu Hao smiled sheepishly and explained, "No, no, I was just asking. I’m not interested in that. The salary is too low."

Li Yuan just smiled without saying anything. Is a civil servant’s salary really that low? Not necessarily. It depends on the location. The pay in places like Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Guangdong is worlds apart from other regions. In this era, the competition for those exams isn’t too intense yet. Once those three specific years arrive, however, it will become ridiculously competitive.

Liu Jia chimed in with a hearty laugh. "Exactly! Yuan is so awesome now, we can already work part-time at his company. After graduation, if we stick with him, we’ll be living the good life. Am I right, guys?"

Wu Hao and Xu Ziqiang nodded quickly. Their faith in Li Yuan was even greater than his own.

A smile touched Li Yuan’s lips as he looked at his three roommates. When he first started university, he had thought his relationships with Yi Jing and Zhou Tianyu would have been a bit better. But now, for some reason, his relationship with Yi Jing had become distant; Yi Jing would rather work a part-time job in the library than come to his company. As for Zhou Tianyu, he was even worse, even backstabbing him... In contrast, his relationships with Wu Hao, Liu Jia, and Xu Ziqiang—the three he often played basketball with—were quite good.

Regarding these three roommates, Li Yuan didn’t mind helping them out. It was a small effort on his part, after all.

"Yuan, are you planning to join the Student Council?" Liu Jia suddenly asked, curious. "If you join, with your current prestige, the presidency would be in the bag."

Wu Hao snorted with laughter and shook his head. "Yuan probably isn’t interested in that. He’s already a big shot. Why would he bother with child’s play like the Student Council?"

Li Yuan nodded with a smile. "I’m really not interested, but if you guys are, you should give it a try."

That’s what he said out loud, but inwardly he was thinking, The university’s Student Council? As if it’s worthy of my participation. I’m already on friendly, conversational terms with the vice-chancellor of the school, you know.

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After class, Li Yuan walked hand-in-hand with Xia Zhijin, with Liu Jia, Li Lanrong, and the others following alongside, all of them chatting and laughing along the way.