047 The Visible Risk
After Wang Heng left, Sun Xingsi sat alone in the empty classroom, dazed for a long time.
He really wanted to run for class president, not just to add a line to his resume in the future, but also to influence his classmates. He had heard a saying from his elders that he deeply agreed with: the relationships formed with university classmates are the most precious.
Compared to high school classmates, university classmates would be closer to him in terms of cognitive level and future direction, and were more likely to become his support in the future. And if he became a class officer, perhaps it would be more convenient to enter the school’s student union and thus gain a greater voice.
But the reactions of his classmates over the past two days made Sun Xingsi realize that there was a problem with his campaign strategy.
“Just making empty promises is not the way to go…”
Sun Xingsi muttered to himself, recalling Wang Heng’s righteous speech from just now.
University is not a paradise for dating, but a palace of knowledge?
You can’t just judge by looks; what’s more important in making friends is the heart, the values?
How could that be!
They were all eighteen or nineteen-year-old boys of the same age. Who didn’t know what was on their minds? Of course, they had to study, but outside of studying, if there was a chance to meet cute girls, who wouldn’t be howling and rushing forward?
Sun Xingsi expressed his strong contempt for Wang Heng’s extremely hypocritical words. But on second thought, why would he say such hypocritical things? Wasn’t it just because he thought he couldn’t do it, that he wouldn’t deliver on his promise!
“Just you wait. I’m not one of those opposition parties. I’ll show you what it means to keep your word!”
Sun Xingsi made up his mind, took out his phone, and called his cousin.
His cousin was at the University of Finance and Economics and was an officer in the student union. You see, the gender ratio at the University of Finance and Economics was also imbalanced, and it was the exact opposite of their school: the number of girls was overwhelmingly greater than the number of boys. So the female university students there were also worried about not being able to find a boyfriend…
The call connected.
Sun Xingsi said fawningly, “Sister, have you been busy lately?”
The other party said bluntly, “If you have something to say, spit it out!”
Not only his voice, but even the expression on Sun Xingsi’s face subconsciously became a little more sycophantic. “It’s about the mixer we talked about last time. Our military training ends next week, and then we have a weekend off. Everyone is pretty free. So I wanted to ask, is it convenient for you, sister?”
“I’m not too busy… But what’s the quality of the boys in your class? Don’t tell me they’re all a bunch of ugly mugs!”
Sun Xingsi quickly guaranteed, “Absolutely not! Sister, there are a lot of handsome guys in my class. There are even a few who are more handsome than me!”
“Give me a break. Don’t bring out anyone uglier than you. I’d be too embarrassed to introduce them. By the way, you took pictures, right?”
“Of course! Sister, wait a moment.”
With that, Sun Xingsi hung up the phone and sent over a few photos he had secretly taken. Over the past two days, while interacting with his classmates, he had specifically taken candid shots of the best-looking boys and had gotten quite a few good ones. For example, Student Wang Ke from dorm 414 had a medium-close-up side profile shot that even Sun Xingsi, as a fellow boy, had to admire.
After a moment’s hesitation, Sun Xingsi also sent Wang Heng’s photo. Before talking to Wang Heng just now, he had specifically found a good angle to take a candid shot. At that time, Wang Heng was focused on his phone and naturally couldn’t have noticed.
“You mocked me, but I’m introducing a girl to you. What do you call ‘repaying evil with good’?” Sun Xingsi marveled at his own generosity. “Tsk, tsk, if they still don’t vote for me after this, would that be right?”
Soon, his cousin called back. “The photos you just sent, the first and the last one are great, and the others are not bad either… Can you guarantee that they are all your classmates?”
Sun Xingsi: “Of course! The first one is named Wang Ke, the last one is Wang Heng. You can pick any of the others, and I can tell you their names too.”
“Alright, as long as you’re not lying to me. You can bring other boys to make up the numbers, but you have to arrange for those few to be there!”
Sun Xingsi: “Roger that!”
**
What do you call it when the tree wants to be still, but the wind won’t stop?
Wang Heng felt that this was exactly the case at this moment.
He was looking at the news on the Bitcoin market, dreaming of a beautiful future as a single nobleman, but suddenly, his roommate Tang Hexing reminded him that the class group had exploded.
He opened it and saw that Student Sun Xingsi had sent a message:
【After the military training is over, next Saturday at 4 p.m., a mixer with the girls from the University of Finance and Economics is waiting for everyone. Tentatively set at the coffee shop near the school gate. We’ll chat for a while, go to dinner, and then to a KTV. All expenses will be transparent and split equally, including the girls. They won’t take advantage of you. In short, interested students can sign up with me.】
Right below it was Fu Hanwen’s message with a cheering emoji: 【Long live Brother Si! Count me in!】
Following that were messages from many other students in the class—of course, all male students.
【Please, let them take advantage of me.】
【How many girls? Are they pretty?】
【Coffee shop, dinner, and KTV, won’t the whole set be too expensive?】
【Exactly, can’t we be more direct?】
【Like going straight to a hotel?】
【That’s a bit too direct…】
【Don’t be like this, there are female students in the group.】
Finally, there was a message from a girl, from a classmate named Zhang Hui: 【It’s okay, you guys discuss your thing. Don’t mind us. If you succeed in picking up a girl, remember to post some pictures and videos in the group. We’re curious too.】
After that, it was more excited discussion from the boys…
Seeing this, Wang Heng suddenly heard a voice from behind him. It was Tang Hexing speaking:
“Teacher Wang, do you want to go too?”
Wang Heng suddenly turned his head. “You’ve decided to go?”
Tang Hexing nodded.
Fu Hanwen, who was beside him, said, “It’s not just him. We’ve all decided to go. Why not?”
Wang Heng: “No, Little Tang, didn’t you say you liked someone in our class? Why are you looking at girls from another school?”
Tang Hexing scratched his head shyly. “I thought about it. I still think I shouldn’t be so narrow-minded. I need to see more of the world!”
Wang Heng was speechless.
What was that saying again? The essence of a boy is to be fickle! Seeing his roommate like this, Wang Heng felt very heartbroken!
Fu Hanwen said, “You should come with us too, Teacher Wang. That way you can give us live instruction.”
The corner of Wang Heng’s mouth twitched, and he forced a smile. “I’d like to go with you, but I’m very busy lately…”
At this moment, Wang Ke suddenly spoke up. “Sun Xingsi just messaged me privately, trying to persuade me to go.”
Fu Hanwen: “You were going to go with us anyway.”
Wang Ke nodded. “So I agreed.”
For some reason, Wang Heng suddenly had a bad premonition. The next moment, he saw a new message notification flashing in the bottom right corner of his computer desktop.
He opened it. Sure enough, it was from Sun Xingsi: 【You’ll be there next Saturday, right?】
Facing the screen, Wang Heng hesitated. How can I refuse in a way that seems reasonable?
