Chapter 294: School Belle Yang Liu

Ye Cheng looked over; this was Yang Liu, their class flower and school flower.

Compared to high school, well, the immaturity faded, she gained a womanly charm, like a ripe apple; those male classmates all looked at her with shining eyes.

However, Yang Liu's face remained as cold as ever, with an air of an ice beauty; seeing Wu Bin come over to greet her, she merely gave a slight nod and followed him inside.

Hu Xiao Li glanced at Yang Liu jealous; since Yang Liu entered, those male classmates no longer looked at her—tch! She even said she was a fox spirit, but this one is the real fox spirit.

(The nickname "fox spirit" for Hu Xiao Li in class comes from her surname Hu and because she's more open, able to joke with male classmates.)

"Sorry, I'm late." Yang Liu gave a slight smile to the classmates and sat down.

"Ah, what's early or late—having you here makes our whole class gathering shine, hahaha." Wu Bin laughed proudly, his gaze toward Yang Liu also gaining a hint of greed.

Actually, it's not just Wu Bin who feels greedy; other men are the same—who wouldn't be moved by a beauty?

Ye Cheng mentally compared Yang Liu and Xiao Rou: Xiao Rou is the sunny, athletic type, while Yang Liu belongs to the icy type, later called an ascetic goddess.

Compared to athletic girls, this ascetic goddess has a greater impact on men and a stronger desire to conquer.

"I've tried to invite our school belle many times; she's busy, hard to get. Come, let me introduce you to the classmates—those still in Donghai Shi, some have gone elsewhere; I'll call again after New Year." Wu Bin enthusiastically introduced them to Yang Liu.

He introduced what each person does; it's clear those Wu Bin invited are doing well—some are teachers, some run their own shops.

"This is Ye Cheng, you remember? He used to sit at the back with Li Ming in class; now he's gone back to the fishing village to fish." When introducing Ye Cheng, Wu Bin deliberately mentioned his return to the fishing village to fish.

Yang Liu gave Ye Cheng a slight nod; Ye Cheng also nodded, acknowledging the greeting. They had hardly interacted in class, merely classmates.

Of course, Ye Cheng also admitted he had once secretly admired her.

Originally, after the introductions it would have been done, but Wu Bin added another sentence,

"Our school belle now works at the Ocean Research Institute; here she actually has the most connection with you, Ye Cheng."

"Yang Liu at the Ocean Institute—this place is good, relaxed, with stable income."

"Exactly, no wonder she's our top student; an institute like this isn't accessible to ordinary people."

A bunch of people followed up with flattery, each eager to press their faces against hers.

The atmosphere warmed up, and Wu Bin then asked,

"Yang Liu, what do you mainly do at the Ocean Institute? Please introduce it to us so we can broaden our horizons."

Yang Liu isn't much of a talker, so she hadn't spoken much earlier; now that Wu Bin brought up her specialty, she started speaking more.

"Oh, I mainly study marine animals, primarily the protection of some endangered species.

Actually, our work isn't as leisurely as everyone imagines; we often go out to sea, search for traces of those endangered animals, keep good tracking records, observe their living environment, then see how to better protect them."

Yang Liu spoke at length, but summed up it's just about protecting animals—something everyone can understand.

"What meaningful work! Unlike us, we're just chasing money every day, haha." Wu Bin said.

"Exactly, I deal with patients every day; I used to think I was great, but compared to you protecting the Earth, I'm pathetic." Hu Xiao Li said with a somewhat sarcastic tone.

"All the ulterior motives at this table—Ye Cheng was speechless."

Dishes came one after another; after Wu Bin kicked things off, everyone began drinking.

However, mostly it was the people at the upper table toasting each other; Ye Cheng and Li Ming, having no useful value, naturally got no one to proactively toast them.

Ye Cheng also couldn't be bothered; he pulled Li Ming to start feasting, enjoying the food here at Wang Ke's place.

Donghai Shi still focuses on seafood; today Wu Bin also went all out, preparing a lot of seafood, big and small.

Small Blue Dragon, big Blue Crab, and East Star Grouper—all were extremely fresh, preserving the seafood flavor to the greatest extent.

Ye Cheng usually catches plenty of these, but doesn't eat much; now, with those people socializing, he let himself eat heartily.

Li Ming thought similarly—rarely does one get a good meal, so why not eat it?

So, a class gathering quickly turned into two obvious groups.

One group gathered around Wu Bin, Yang Liu, and Hu Xiao Li drinking; the other side was Ye Cheng and Li Ming, the two foodies.

After Wu Bin had downed several cups of wine, he felt a bit full, wanted to pick up some dishes, only to discover those two had almost finished all the good food.

His face darkened; "Damn, it's already good that you guys showed up, yet you're eating like there's no cost, right?"

"Ye Cheng." Wu Bin called out.

"Huh? What's up?" Ye Cheng, still peeling a crab, wondered why someone suddenly called him.

"You didn't even come to toast our great beauty Yang Liu; she's from the Ocean Research Institute, you're a fisherman—if you catch something good, she could help you find a sales channel."

Yang Liu hadn't drunk alcohol; hearing Wu Bin say that, she quickly said,

"We mainly do animal protection research; we don't take fish. But if you discover any protected animal, you can give us a lead, and I can help you apply for a small stipend."

Ye Cheng uttered an "Oh," quickly removed the crab meat from his hand and stuffed it into his mouth, then casually said,

"Does a white dolphin count? I actually saw one today."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yang Liu sprang up, delighted, and said,

"What did you just say? White dolphin? You saw a white dolphin? Where?"

A barrage of questions left Ye Cheng bewildered—really, that exaggerated?

Seeing Yang Liu so excited, others also gathered around, making Ye Cheng feel embarrassed to keep eating.

"Ah, it's a white dolphin—I saw one while out fishing today, and I even helped clean off its barnacles."

"Huh? Really? White dolphins are extremely rare now; we've wanted to study them but can't find any. I'll add you as a contact—if you see one, you must find me." Saying this, Yang Liu actually stood up, walked over, and proactively asked for Ye Cheng's phone number.

Wu Bin watched this scene with a grim face; he had invited Yang Liu hoping to get close and win the goddess, not to let Ye Cheng show off.