Chapter Five: The Runaway

  Huang Xiaoyu poked her head in, looking at Ji Suoyun with a puzzled expression, her back against the door, squatting on the ground. "Suoyun, what's wrong? Is it your aunt's greeting? Hmm? Why are you squatting on the ground?" Ji Suoyun immediately realized that her body could move again, and she quickly picked up her glasses and put them on, hastily replying: "No! Nothing! My glasses just fell to the ground by accident, my aunt hasn't come yet, maybe it's just a prelude." Huang Xiaoyu looked at Ji Suoyun who had turned around, but didn't notice anything unusual. "Oh! Then hurry up and come out! Class is about to start, if we go quickly we can still make it." "Mm! Let's go!" Ji Suoyun quickly walked out of the bathroom, not daring to look back.

  When the two rushed to the classroom, someone was already speaking at the front podium. The two entered from the back door, and Ji Su-yin suggested that it would be fine to sit in the back as well. Huang Xiao-yu had no objections and nodded in agreement. The classroom was large enough, with the black-clad man sitting in the first row and Ji Su-yin sitting in the last row. Her eyes didn't feel uncomfortable again, and she slightly put her mind at ease. It seemed that even handsome men could be poisonous, so one had to be cautious when admiring them!

  The large international trade department is divided into two classes this year, namely Class 7 and Class 8, both of which are led by a female doctor surnamed Yang. Each class has around seventy students with a balanced male-to-female ratio. After listening to the self-absorbed Dr. Yang ramble on for half a day about the strict rules of the class, it all sounds good but who actually enforces them? Finally, after she finished talking, they started taking roll call and it turned out that the guy in black was named Qi Xiu, which means "cultivate oneself and govern one's family", what a great name.

  When her name was called, Ji Suyin was in a daze. She didn't respond until the third call, when Huang Xiaoyu nudged her and she quickly stood up to answer. Her voice was loud and clear, thanks to her high school days as an athlete under the strict training of their military instructor, it was purely a conditioned reflex.

  After finishing, Ji Su-yin knew he was done for. The whole class fell silent, and then burst into laughter. Teacher Yang smiled and nodded in approval, loudly praising: "Hmm! This student answered very well! Very youthful and energetic! Just like... just like that thing... oh! Like the female soldiers in the Red Detachment of Women!"

  The whole class laughed even louder, Ji Su's face turned bright red with embarrassment, and she unconsciously glanced at the front row, only to meet Qi Xiu's gaze head-on. She quickly looked away, and Qi Xiu raised an eyebrow upon seeing her reaction.

  On the first day of school, Ji Su-yin became famous and got a nickname - Season Girl! Who let everyone take advantage of her, at first she was still angry, but after calling out several times, she got used to it. Anyway, with her temperament, there were only a few people who dared to take advantage of her.

  Then, it was a half-month military training. Due to the climate here, it would either rain or be overcast whenever there was military training, which delighted the girls as they wouldn't get sunburned. Fortunately, their class had many people and was divided into two small groups for training.

  For the past half month, Ji Su Yin had been trying every means to keep a distance from Qi Xiu Yuan. It would be best if they wouldn't appear in each other's line of sight, although this might lead to some misunderstanding. After all, Qi Xiu Yuan didn't know her, Ji Su Yin, so why would he intentionally try to get close to her? Even if he really did recognize her, he still wouldn't want to get close to her!

  However, for self-protection, Ji Su-yin insisted on implementing radar mode and adopted a resolute avoidance policy towards handsome creatures like Qi Xiu. Although they were in different classes, it was inevitable that they would meet every day. However, each time Ji Su-yin would carefully observe the classroom, locate Qi Xiu's seat, and then choose one that was farthest from him.

  Fortunately, Qi Xiu seems to have a crush on the front row, so Ji Su usually sits in the back row. Sometimes Huang Xiao Yu also accompanies her to sit in the back row, because there are many playful guys in the back row, and many of them are quite interesting.

  Yan Fen and Ji Huali are always competing for the front seat, pretending to love learning, but who can't see that they both like Qi Xiu? Alas, those girly hearts! Ji Suoyin asked Huang Xiaoyu why she didn't go admire the handsome guy, and Huang Xiaoyu coolly retorted: "He's handsome, but not my type!" Ji Suoyin immediately gave a thumbs up, repeatedly praising: "You're awesome!"

  The days passed quietly, and Qiu Su was very much enjoying the peace and quiet. It seemed as if the chaos and weirdness at the beginning of school had never happened. Every day she would attend classes, read books, chat with her seniors and classmates, go shopping with her roommates, call home every three or four days, and bicker with her parents. This kind of life was simply... happiness!

  It was an open class, with both the first and second year classes attending together. As soon as Ji Suoyu and a few others entered the classroom, they were called out to by Tian Haiqing, who had already saved them seats.

  For a large class like this, it's usually an attendance-checking class and doesn't count towards the final grade, so as long as you show up, you'll get the credits. Therefore, they generally don't pay much attention to the lecture and just occupy the back seats, chatting loudly with their friends. Of course, making too much noise is not allowed, so either they chat quietly during self-study time or use their phones to text each other! The ones sitting next to Tian Haiqing are all from the same dorm or class as him, and have long been familiar with Ji Suyan's dorm-mates.

  Today, the old professor's throat wasn't feeling too well, and after coughing a few times, he left behind a sentence "Everyone study on your own!" along with the lesson plan and walked away. The classroom suddenly erupted in a buzzing chatter. "Hey~ Ji Niangzi! How come you haven't been seen for days, and your waist has gotten thicker again?" The speaker was Tian Haiqing's roommate, Nie Yuan.

  He's as thin as a long bamboo pole, and his mouth is really cheap! When he sees a beautiful woman, he can say all sorts of cheesy lines, but for non-beautiful creatures, it's only getting cheaper without being the cheapest! Ji Su-yin has never seen him tease Ji Hua-li even once, from the first day they met, almost every day he would come to poison the ears of the other three people in the dormitory, Huang Xiao-yu and Yan Fen-er are relatively less affected, but for Ji Su-yin, it's getting worse.

  Ji Su-yin always quarrels with him every day, but never takes it to heart. Even if she did take it to heart, Nie Yuan would just smile and bring some snacks to apologize, so it's not a big deal, and the anger wouldn't last long. Yesterday, Nie Yuan even teased her, saying that her fingers were twice as thick as those of Ji Mei-nu, like ten sausages. Ji Su-yin directly slapped the English-Chinese dictionary on Nie Yuan's head, making a loud noise! Today, she still hasn't gotten over it and he comes to provoke her again. Ji Su-yin slaps Nie Yuan's messy hair and scolds: "Even if my waist is thick, it's not as thick as your skull!"

  Nie Yuan dodged with a tilted head, laughing and saying: "Hey! Your waist is as thick as a boy's now!"

  Ji Su's voice rose, "Have you ever seen a guy with such a thick waist...?"

  She was so angry that she didn't even realize what she had said. For a moment, the nearly two hundred people in the classroom were silent, and Nie Yuan stared at her with a shocked expression, stuttering: "N...no...haven't seen it before!"

  Suddenly, the classroom erupted in a huge burst of laughter. Ji Su-yin glared viciously at Nie Yuan, that scoundrel! You're really something else! Adding insult to injury! Ji Su-yin was so embarrassed that she buried her face on the desk and didn't lift it up for the rest of the class. Nie Yuan tried to coax her from the side, while Huang Xiao-yu seized the opportunity to scold Nie Yuan, that idiot.

  Nie Yuan finally agreed, and in the evening, he took a few sisters to compress the horse road, to relieve Ji Niangzi's anger. Ji Su immediately raised her head, smoothed out her disheveled hair, smiled at Nie Yuan, who was stunned, and turned to call out: "Sisters, don't eat dinner, follow sister, don't be polite!"

  Huang Xiaoyu cooperated with Ji Suyin, smiling slyly: "Since you've already promised, how can I not agree?" Nie Yuan quickly looked pitiful and rushed to the side of He Hu, "He Hu! This time you have to take good care of your brother me! If I get sucked dry this time, how can I go pick up girls? Tonight, let's go with my brother!"

  He Hu adjusted his glasses and glanced at Huang Xiaoyu, nodding: "Alright! I'll go!" He Hu liked Huang Xiaoyu, but unfortunately, the flower had intentions, while the water was unfeeling. Was Nie Yuan creating an opportunity for He Hu? The few of them tacitly agreed to sneak out of their dorms at night and have a good time, with Nie Yuan and He Hu footing the bill, and the other two boys making up the difference if it wasn't enough.

  They were chatting happily when the bell rang, signaling the end of class. Several people slowly gathered their things and discussed where to go for lunch. Ji Su suddenly looked up and spoke to Nie Yuan, who was standing up, but through his shoulder, she saw Qi Xiu walking towards her with a single-shoulder bag, already halfway across the classroom. It seemed like he was going to pass by Ji Su and exit from the back door. Ji Su's eyes widened in an instant, and she hastily grabbed the books on her desk, saying "I'm leaving first, something urgent has come up!" before turning around and quickly running off.

  Nie Yuan and several others watched as Ji Su's figure disappeared, looking at each other in confusion. Qi Xiu, who was walking towards the back door, stopped for a moment before continuing on his way, unaffected by the admiring gazes of Ji Huali, Yan Fen'er, and the other girls behind him. Nie Yuan curled up her lip in disdain, her face unimpressed. Ugh! Just because you're handsome doesn't mean you're anything special! Pretty boy!