After ten in the morning, the number of new students and their parents arriving at the school increased slightly.
The sophomores, both male and female, gradually grew accustomed to their roles in welcoming the new students. Under the organization of the student union and class presidents, they each performed their duties, guiding the newcomers through a series of registration procedures in an orderly fashion.
The responsibility for welcoming new students primarily fell to the sophomores. Many of the juniors and seniors were also actively involved.
These few days of new student registration were a prime opportunity to earn living expenses and achieve financial independence.
As a result, under the shade trees at some of the campus's busier intersections, senior students could be seen setting up stalls to make money.
Everything from toothpaste, toothbrushes, shampoo, and body wash to pots, pans, mosquito nets, and sleeping mats, even second-hand appliances and computer monitors, were available.
Anything a new student might need could almost certainly be found at one of these stalls.
Many seniors also collaborated with external vendors, assisting in the promotion of SIM cards and dormitory broadband services.
The fierce July sun had risen, but the sweltering heat did not significantly impact the youthful campus. Laughter and chatter could be heard everywhere; it was extremely lively.
It wasn't yet the busiest period. Qin Tian, the class president, openly took advantage of the downtime and hid in the shade, mostly playing on his phone.
Xia Nuannuan, however, was not as shameless as him. She shuttled between the school gate and the departmental reception points, appearing as if she intended to do his work as well.
Qin Tian tried to persuade her twice without success and could only let her have her way.
"Class president, aren't you afraid some junior students will take a liking to your Nuannuan!"
From under the shade tent, a girl in their class said to Qin Tian, who was playing a game on his phone, with a smile.
Qin Tian didn't even look up, continuing to play a match-three game. "What's there to be afraid of? Nuannuan has already brought several groups of people over. Have you seen any boys?"
The girl was stunned.
The other girls around them also looked surprised, realizing that the people Xia Nuannuan had brought over so far were indeed all junior girls.
Lu Lei, sitting next to the girl, smiled and said, "Don't worry yourselves sick. Nuannuan wouldn't do anything that would make him jealous or misunderstand. And our classmates wouldn't give those junior boys any opportunity."
Hearing this, the girls understood.
Qin Tian and Xia Nuannuan, the two class presidents, were the absolute core figures of their Class 1 in the Economics department. This model couple was also the pride of their class.
If they were at the school gate, they certainly wouldn't let the newly admitted junior boys approach Xia Nuannuan.
In the eyes of everyone in Class 1 of Economics, Qin Tian and Xia Nuannuan were a match made in heaven. Although they often found their public displays of affection a bit too much, they had grown accustomed to it and were willing to accept it.
Now, if they didn't see the two of them show affection for a while, they felt something was missing.
"Speak of the devil, look over there, Xia Nuannuan is coming."
"Huh? Who is that beautiful girl next to her?"
"I don't know. Such a pretty junior girl, but why does she look a bit familiar?"
"I know, I know! Isn't that the girl who drove a sports car to the boys' dormitory building to find the class president before!"
"What?"
A group of girls gasped at this, staring dumbfounded at the two approaching, then glancing back at Qin Tian.
Qin Tian frowned slightly and also looked up. He saw Xia Nuannuan walking over with Lu Yaoyao.
Since she lived nearby, Lu Yaoyao didn't bring much luggage, only carrying a designer handbag.
Seeing him look over, Xia Nuannuan gave him a sweet smile.
Lu Yaoyao, due to yesterday's events, timidly lowered her eyes, not daring to look at Qin Tian.
Since Xia Nuannuan had brought her herself, Qin Tian didn't pay much attention. His attention soon shifted to not far behind them.
There was a rather handsome young man carrying a suitcase, following them at a distance.
Upon noticing his gaze, the young man, for some reason, displayed obvious hostility in his expression and eyes.
Qin Tian's first reaction was to guess that he might be a suitor of Lu Yaoyao, but he quickly felt something was wrong.
This guy seemed to have his precious darling as his target!
Lu Yaoyao had apparently enrolled in Business Administration. Xia Nuannuan pointed to the reception point for Business Administration next to them and told Lu Yaoyao to go fill out the form.
Afterward, Xia Nuannuan, smiling, came over to Qin Tian's side.
"I brought her here to register."
"Oh!"
Qin Tian rolled his eyes helplessly and nodded toward the boy who had stopped not far away, asking, "Who is that?"
"Who?"
Xia Nuannuan looked over, and then her delicate eyebrows immediately furrowed, her expression displeased. "Why is he still following us? So annoying!"
"What's going on?"
Qin Tian asked in confusion.
Lu Lei and a few other girls from the class also looked at Xia Nuannuan with curiosity.
"I don't know him. He's just a new student who came in through the school gate and immediately asked me to help him register. I didn't want to agree, but he kept pestering me, which was very bothersome. I happened to see Lu Yaoyao enter the school gate, so I brought her along, hoping to get rid of him. I didn't even notice he followed us."
Xia Nuannuan explained concisely.
Qin Tian's expression was calm, and he nodded slightly.
"This is too much of a coincidence, Nuannuan. We were just discussing how you weren't worried about junior boys taking an interest in you, and then you brought this tag-along over,"
a girl from the class said with a bright smile.
Xia Nuannuan looked at her and gave a helpless, wry smile. "Stop teasing me. I'm so annoyed. I told him clearly that I have a boyfriend, but who knew..."
"There's no help for it, Nuannuan. You and Qin Tian are both too charming! These things are unavoidable."
"Yeah, this junior student is also pitiful. He hasn't even started a relationship, and it's already over."
"Hahaha... You've hit the nail on the head."
"But speaking of which, this junior student seems quite confident. He doesn't seem to have given up seeing our class president."
"Indeed, look at his expression, it's like he's going to challenge the class president!"
"That's because he just arrived and hasn't heard about our two class presidents. If he heard, I bet he'd immediately retreat."
"..."
The girls chattered and giggled with amusement, their lively discussion filling the air.
"Class president, what are you going to do?"
Lu Lei turned to look at Qin Tian, asking curiously.
Even she couldn't resist the innate feminine curiosity for such a spectacle.
Qin Tian withdrew his gaze from the young man and beckoned Xia Nuannuan over.
Xia Nuannuan was startled, thinking he wanted to whisper something to her. She bent her head and leaned her face closer.
Unexpectedly, Qin Tian placed his phone on his lap, cupped her face with both hands, and kissed her alluring lips.
Xia Nuannuan's eyes widened, and then a blush rapidly spread up her neck.
The surroundings instantly fell silent. The girls were all dumbfounded.
Not far away, the young man's face instantly darkened, his eyes staring at them as if burning with flames.