Chapter 56: Tonight's Acting Was at the Pinnacle

After the banner was hung up, taking advantage of the buzz from the Humanities and Social Sciences Department's freshman gala, students—whether they were heading to the cafeteria to eat or just passing by the University Student Activity Center—all saw the address "Teaching Building Z, Room 101."

Room 101 in Building Z belonged to the teaching building, right next to the parking lot, with the West Gate and other teaching buildings nearby; students all knew of this place, so in terms of effectiveness, the advertising was much better than the merchants at Hejiaying.

At 7:00 PM on Friday, the Humanities and Social Sciences Department's freshman gala officially began; perhaps because it was the 50th anniversary of the school, Vice Dean and Youth League Committee Secretary Xia Deming, who had met Yang Tianxing once before, was also invited to attend the venue.

Yang Tianxing also saw Sun Nan; he had something he wanted to request, so he walked over and greeted him: "Secretary Sun."

"Tianxing, the gala is well-prepared."

Sun Nan was in a good mood tonight; he patted Yang Tianxing on the shoulder and took the opportunity to introduce him to Xia Deming.

"President Xia, this is the freshman entrepreneur I mentioned before, a young man with a lot of drive."

Xia Deming smiled and shook hands with Yang Tianxing: "This isn't the first time Student Yang and I have met."

Sun Nan and the Head of the Humanities and Social Sciences Department, Pang Wenliang, were both quite surprised; Sun Nan didn't know when Yang Tianxing had met Xia Deming, and Pang Wenliang didn't know there was an entrepreneurial student in his department.

Xia Deming briefly explained what had happened during military training, and only then did Sun Nan understand.

Taking this opportunity, Yang Tianxing quietly said to Sun Nan: "Secretary Sun, I'd like to move some tables and chairs into 101 and 102 this Saturday; otherwise, it's empty and doesn't look right."

Sun Nan agreed without hesitation: "No problem, I'll have a word with the administrator of Building Z and have them help coordinate it."

The university wasn't short on tables and chairs, and besides, it wasn't his own property; the two packs of Zhongnanhai cigarettes hadn't been finished yet, and Sun Nan was perfectly clear on that, plus Xia Deming had revealed his appreciation for Yang Tianxing in his words, so Sun Nan agreed very readily.

Yang Tianxing spoke while accompanying the department leaders into the activity center to take their seats.

While in the aisle, he also saw the Vice President of the Department Student Union, Wen Xiubo, who was standing there smiling like a greeter, but after this group walked past, Wen Xiubo's expression immediately darkened.

Seeing this scene, Jiang Minling immediately said to Zhang Wei: "Yang Tianxing has offended Wen Xiubo."

Zhang Wei was surprised: "Wen Xiubo is keen on bureaucratic culture, while Yang Tianxing is clearly interested in entrepreneurship; how did they end up in opposition?"

Jiang Minling pointed to the seat where Yang Tianxing was sitting: "That was the throne Wen Xiubo saved for himself."

Zhang Wei was speechless; what was the big deal about a seat?

The hosts of the freshman gala were very eye-catching; the man was handsome and dashing, the woman charming and beautiful; it was hard to imagine freshmen having such conversational poise. If the Finance Institute dared not claim anything else, its average level of attractiveness was truly capable of crushing surrounding schools without any issue.

The content of the gala was arranged by the Publicity Department; the Humanities and Social Sciences Department was a large department in the college, and with abundant human resources, the quality of the programs was also quite good. Public Administration Class 2 had two programs: a poetry recitation and a dance performance.

Yang Tianxing applauded loudly when these two programs were performed, which made Xia Deming and Pang Wenliang feel a bit strange. Yang Tianxing explained with a smile: "I am the monitor of Public Administration Class 2; these are my classmates' programs, and I am sincerely happy to see their wonderful performance."

In truth, Yang Tianxing didn't know a damn thing about these kinds of programs; at most, he could appreciate the beauties on stage competing in glamour.

However, Xia Deming and Pang Wenliang looked at each other and smiled after hearing this.

In all fairness, during the entire two-hour gala, this was the only exchange Yang Tianxing had with the department leaders; if he had known that even this could offend Wen Xiubo, Yang Tianxing probably wouldn't have bothered to invite such trouble.

Of course, if trouble came looking for him, he wouldn't be afraid either.

At 9:30, the gala ended, and the department leaders and freshmen gradually dispersed. The Student Union members had to clean up the venue before they could leave. Yang Tianxing found Liu Jiaoyue's location: "I'll come find you downstairs in a moment; I have something to tell you."

He Yulin, who was nearby, rudely interrupted: "It's too late; if you have anything to say, say it tomorrow."

Yang Tianxing thought to himself that this tomboy was being too nosy; he was trying to pick up girls, not her.

"Little He, do you know what single people are busy with every day?"

"Busy with what?"

"Providing emotional advice to people who are in relationships."

After saying this, Yang Tianxing left dashingly. He Yulin was stunned for a long time before she reacted, but not knowing what to say, she could only yell at Yang Tianxing's retreating back: "Scumbag!"

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After the cleaning was finished, Yang Tianxing and Liu Jiaoyue went for a walk in the corridor of the small garden downstairs from the women's dormitory.

The bright moonlight passed through the gaps between the vines and leaves, scattering in fragments on the ground; late autumn in Chang'an truly revealed a sense of sorrow everywhere.

"My classmates are coming to the Finance Institute tomorrow; they want to see Z Building 101. Do you want to meet them?" Yang Tianxing asked.

Liu Jiaoyue had originally planned to take advantage of the weekend to carefully clean 101 and 102, and now she was a bit hesitant after hearing what Yang Tianxing said.

Yang Tianxing's eyes were gentle: "I hope you come; they are all my high school classmates, and I want them to get to know you."

However, Yang Tianxing suddenly frowned and changed the subject: "In that case, my parents will also know about us."

Liu Jiaoyue had already been hesitating, and upon hearing that Yang Tianxing's parents might find out, she immediately shook her head and said: "Too, too fast. Let's go to the library to read books tomorrow."

"Is that so..."

Yang Tianxing sighed lightly, pretending to be a bit regretful, but ultimately agreed: "Then let's do it next time; there will be plenty of opportunities anyway."

"Mm."

Liu Jiaoyue nodded softly, then stopped walking and stood still.

The section of the corridor ahead had stone benches; at night, one didn't know how many couples were flirting in the hazy darkness.

"Then you should go back; it's a bit cold outside."

Yang Tianxing seemed particularly understanding tonight.

After watching Liu Jiaoyue return to the dormitory, Yang Tianxing thought that his performance just now should have been flawless.

He was looking forward to Liu Jiaoyue meeting his high school classmates, yet he understood the worries in her heart, and finally, he respected her choice while expressing a tiny bit of regret; all three emotions were fully released, and his acting skills were bordering on the pinnacle.

Having resolved this matter, Yang Tianxing finally felt completely at ease and whistled as he stepped into this corridor filled with hormones.

Every three or five meters here, there were couples hugging each other; the most amazing thing was that they were all able to engage in their own intimate moments, not affecting others while not being affected by others, completely immersed in the sweet talk of love.

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When passing by the University Student Activity Center, Yang Tianxing took the opportunity to take down the "Z Building 101" banner; he didn't expect that there would still be someone inside the activity center.

The main lights had already been turned off, with only some small lights on, and he could vaguely see a girl with long hair on stage debugging the projection equipment.

"Are you not leaving yet, classmate?"

Yang Tianxing asked.

"I'm debugging the equipment; I didn't expect it to get stuck."

This girl had shoulder-length hair, wore glasses, and was about 1.65 meters tall.

If it were any other time, Yang Tianxing would definitely be too lazy to ask, but tonight, after settling the "king meets king" problem between Liu Jiaoyue and Tan Zhizhi, he actually acted out of kindness and took a look: "This kind of projector is prone to problems; I'll help you adjust it."

While tinkering, Yang Tianxing teased, "A young girl out here so late, aren't you afraid of ghosts?"

The long-haired girl smiled calmly: "How could there be ghosts in a school?"

"I'm talking about a lecherous ghost."

Before long, the projector was fixed, and the girl asked: "Which major are you in, classmate?"

Yang Tianxing was just about to give his own name, but suddenly looked up and discovered that the girl's eyes under the dim light were overly mature.

His heart stirred, and he changed the words on his lips to: "I am Fu Yiming from Class 2, Public Administration, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences."

On the way back, the more Yang Tianxing thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong; this damn person seemed to be a teacher.

At the convenience store downstairs, Yang Tianxing bought a bottle of cola to take back to the dormitory.

When handing the drink to Fu Yiming, he also handed him a cigarette: "Old Fu, I bought this for you."

Fu Yiming looked pleasantly surprised: "Number Two, why are you suddenly so good to me?"

"Emmm, I've just been finding you particularly pleasing to the eye lately."