After everyone had cast their votes, one of the school leaders picked up the box, took out all the ballots, and began to count them.
The results came out shortly afterward.
Once the final winner was known, the principal, with a smile, picked up the microphone, "The results are now in, so who exactly is the new President of the Student Council?"
Hearing this, everyone turned their attention to the principal, waiting for what he would say next.
The principal did not disappoint and continued, "It is..."
Just as everyone was eagerly waiting, he suddenly stopped, picked up the glasses beside him, and said with a chuckle, "Sorry about that, my eyes aren’t what they used to be. Let me put on my glasses before I read the name; otherwise, it’d be embarrassing if I got it wrong."
An exasperated murmur rose from the crowd.
"Ahem!" The principal coughed lightly, signaling everyone to quiet down, and when no one was speaking, he finally said, "The new President of the Student Council is... It is Gu Zhihan from Class 2-20!"
As the words fell, applause erupted from below—
Luo Mengmeng’s little hands were almost swollen from clapping.
"Stop clapping." Gu Zhihan was at a loss for words, took her small hands, and started massaging her palms.
Anyone who didn’t know better would surely think she had won the position of Student Council President.
Luo Mengmeng’s eyes curved into cute crescent shapes, "Gu Zhihan, congratulations on becoming the Student Council President, I’m just so, so, so happy!"
"I should be thanking you for campaigning for me everywhere." Gu Zhihan ruffled her hair.
"What’s our relationship, no need for thanks!" Luo Mengmeng said and then blinked her eyes rapidly, rubbing her hands together and shyly asked him for a position, "So, I heard that the Student Council President can have an assistant to help manage matters within the council, could you make me your assistant?"
The affairs of the Student Council are many and complex, so presidents usually have an assistant.
"Well..." Gu Zhihan was about to agree when a girl with long flowing hair came up to him with a blushing face, somewhat embarrassedly asked, "Gu Zhihan, Can I be your President’s assistant?"
Luo Mengmeng saw someone competing with her, and her brow immediately furrowed, "Who is she?"
"That’s Wu Qiaoqiao from class two, also chosen as the school beauty by the boys," Tong Mo hurriedly explained to her.
Mengmeng shrugged her shoulders, crossed her arms, and looked at Gu Zhihan, waiting for his answer.
Wu Qiaoqiao was also waiting for his answer.
"Gu Zhihan, can I be your assistant?" Not having received a response, Wu Qiaoqiao couldn’t help but ask again.
Gu Zhihan outright refused coldly, "No."
"Why?" Wu Qiaoqiao asked, looking hurt, her beautiful face was flushed to the extreme, tears welling up in her eyes, as if they might fall at any second.
"My assistant has already been chosen," Gu Zhihan said as he patted Luo Mengmeng on the shoulder, "She is my assistant."
"Is that so..." Wu Qiaoqiao immediately glanced at Luo Mengmeng, her gaze unavoidably showing a trace of hostility.
However, the hostility was fleeting, and she bit her lip, "But I also really want to be your assistant; it could earn me a lot of academic credits, so I would like to compete fairly with Luo Mengmeng."
She had fallen hopelessly in love with him from the moment she saw his picture at the start of the election campaign, and seeing such a great opportunity to get close to him, she was not willing to give up easily!