It didn't take long before the three boys left Room 501 together .

They made the unanimous decision to skip the afternoon cla.s.ses and marched through the shopping mall . It was only around six in the evening did they finally return with numerous shopping bags in hand .

The following afternoon, Lin Jiage and Lu Benlai hectically took a bath and switched from one clothes to another . With each set of clothes put on, they would seek the opinion of Xia Shangzhou—"How do I look in this?", "How about this?" . . . This continued on for over an hour before the three of them finally began making their way over to the open French elective cla.s.s .

. . .

At first, the ones who were interested in attending the open French elective cla.s.s were s.h.i.+ Yao and Leng Nuan . Following that, when He Tiantian and Jiang Yue saw that two of their roommates were going to attend the cla.s.s, they decided to follow suit .

As the group of four arrived a little late, the seats at the front were already filled by the time they entered the cla.s.sroom .

There were still a couple of empty seats at the front, but they were separated from one another . Left with no choice, the girls headed further back in the cla.s.sroom and took four adjacent seats .

Soon after, the cla.s.s bell rang .

The lecturer was a Frenchman . As he walked into the cla.s.sroom and settled onto the podium, the cla.s.sroom door flung open . Three boys stepped into the cla.s.sroom, right as the bell rang .

These three boys are no stranger to s.h.i.+ Yao and her group .

The first one to step in was Xia Shangzhou . The cla.s.s was unfazed by his entrance . As the lecturer had not commenced the cla.s.s yet, the students continued to tap away on their handphones and soft murmurs could be heard from the crowd . The cla.s.s was still in disarray .

The second one to step in was Lu Benlai . He was dressed in a flamboyant pink T-s.h.i.+rt that drew gazes from the crowd . The cla.s.sroom started to quieten down .

The third one to step in was Lin Jiage . He was dressed in white, as usual . However, the b.u.t.toned s.h.i.+rt he wore today shaped his lean figure beautifully . Coupled with his waxed, sideward hairstyle which highlighted his forehead—a contrasting difference from his usual flowing hairstyle—he looked like a male lead that had come straight out from a Korean drama .

In the first place, Lin Jiage was a well-known figure in G University . There was a saying amongst the student populace, "If 9 out of 10 students know the name of their princ.i.p.al, all 10 of them would know who Lin Jiage is . "

From the moment he stepped into the cla.s.sroom, all eyes were on him and silence ensued .

However, this silence did not last past a few seconds before s.h.i.+ Yao heard whispers sounding all around her .

"Wow! Lin Jiage is so handsome!"

"Exactly! This is the first time I am seeing him in person . I have never thought that he would attend this French elective cla.s.s . "

"If I am not wrong, the next French elective cla.s.s will be filled to the brim with people . "

Needless to say the others, even s.h.i.+ Yao was dazzled by Lin Jiage the moment her eyes laid on him .  

Ignoring the stares and whispers, Lin Jiage calmly followed Lu Benlai to the back of the cla.s.sroom .

The gazes of the crowd followed Lin Jiage to the back of the cla.s.sroom .

Being similarly curious as to where the boys would sit, s.h.i.+ Yao, too, allowed her gaze to wander along with the movements of the group toward the back of the cla.s.sroom .

But, as Lin Jiage got closer and closer towards her, s.h.i.+ Yao started to tense up .

To make matters worse, his steps started to slow as he arrived at the row she was sitting at . Her hand unconsciously tightened around the pen she was holding .

Lin Jiage . . . Could it be that… he was intending to sit beside her?