"Damn Old Third, you came empty-handed?"
Huang Haibao was the first to complain, "You're such a big boss now, and you rarely come back. Couldn't you bring something?"
"Bring something? Coming back to see you guys is gesture enough!"
Shen Yuan said with a laugh, scanning the dormitory before looking at everyone's faces, "Same old ingredients, same old recipe!"
Huang Haibao chuckled, "Old Third, you should just move back in. Living in a luxury villa is just for fun. If you want to learn something, you have to be in Dorm 503. E disk recently has some top-shelf stuff; let's watch it together tonight."
Shen Yuan pretended to sigh, "Ah~ I wish I could, but if I really stayed in the dorms, I'm afraid you guys would be overwhelmed."
"Sure, sure. The moment you're back, you reclaim your throne."
Huang Haibao shook his head, while Yan Song chuckled, "Shen Yuan, I heard you're back for the opening ceremony. Have you prepared your speech?"
"The School Youth League Committee's staff have prepared the speech for me. They'll give it to me when I get there."
"Jealous again. I'm so envious. Living in luxury cars and villas is one thing, but having all those girls chasing you at school, and even your speech prepared for you..."
As Huang Haibao was speaking sourly, he was simultaneously chatting on his phone with a junior he had just added.
There were many junior girls interested in gossip, including second and third-year students hopeful to participate in the startup hub selection. But Huang Haibao knew nothing about the insider details.
He could only vaguely respond while casually trying to learn their heights and measurements.
But girls these days are smart. Old Huang had been chatting for quite a while and they wouldn't even tell him which class they were in, let alone their measurements.
Looking over casually, Shen Yuan couldn't make out the contents of the chat, but he saw Huang Haibao's fingers flying across the screen, chatting with several girls at once, and suddenly felt that his speed resembled how he himself usually texted.
"Old Huang, not bad, gaining so many contacts just over one summer."
Huang Haibao said proudly, "Old Third, that's called charm. If a guy has charm, what does he have to worry about girls approaching him?"
Cao Shunjin's lips twitched, but he didn't burst Huang's bubble, thinking you have no charm, dude, poaching girls under Old Third's banner and still pretending!
Shen Yuan patted his shoulder, knowing full well Old Huang loved to brag and didn't take it seriously.
"Alright, I've got to go address the freshmen. Let's have lunch together in the cafeteria."
Huang Haibo waved his hand grandly, "Fine, since it's the large cafeteria, let the young master Huang treat!"
Shen Yuan left Dorm 503 with a smile, missing the silly fun of his dorm mates. Despite having no money back then, he was content every day.
"Too bad I can't go back now!"
After Shen Yuan left the dorm, the others resumed chatting. Yan Song sighed, "Shen Yuan is still the same as before, hasn't changed much. It's rare to remain so grounded."
Ye Zhiyang nodded in agreement, "Yeah, Li Zhanpeng acts all high and mighty just for buying a 3 Series, while Shen Yuan, despite his wealth, is still so down-to-earth."
Cao Shunjin chuckled, "Li Zhanpeng has grown up too. I just called him and he didn't even dare to come in."
"You guys don't get it."
Huang Haibao said matter-of-factly, "Old Third came back mainly because of me, Huang Haibao. Otherwise, he wouldn't have returned to 503. You guys are just basking in my reflected glory… Hey, where are you going?" ᴛhis chapter is ᴜpdated by novel·fire·net
The three left the dorm without looking back. An opening ceremony was typically attended by sophomores just to buzz, but upperclassmen usually didn't care much. However, this time was different, because of Shen Yuan's speech.
Seeing Shen Yuan show off in front of the whole school gave them a sense of achievement and bragging rights.
"Look, Shen Yuan is from our class, we're tight!"
"See that? Shen Yuan and I were dorm mates. I was there for him during his toughest times!"
"Where are you guys going?"
Huang Haibao, from the hallway, shouted after their departing figures.
"We're heading to the field."
"Damn, checking out freshman girls and you didn't even invite me!"
Huang Haibao spit into his hand and ran his fingers through his hair, then hurriedly followed them.
On his way to the field, Shen Yuan attracted quite a bit of attention; some even secretly took photos. Although he felt pleased, it made him feel like an animal in a zoo.
"Seems being too famous isn't necessarily a good thing. I should come to the International campus less often."
A few bold girls ran up to ask for his WeChat; Shen Yuan just played it by ear, adding those who looked alright.
It was nearly 10 o'clock now. The freshmen on the field had already formed squads, their camo uniforms uniform and faces still naive and young.
"All these cute freshmen~"
Shen Yuan was about to head to the podium when a student in a white shirt, a student union cadre, stopped him.
"Student, that's for the leaders. If you want to watch the opening ceremony, please do so from outside the field."
The student union cadre spoke as if she were by the book.
Shen Yuan smiled, "Don't you recognize me?"
"Not recog... Hey, why are you pulling me?"
Before the student cadre could finish, another student union cadre pulled her aside, whispering, "That's Shen Yuan. He's speaking at this year's ceremony as a representative of old students."
The student cadre widened her eyes, "Ah? That's Shen Yuan?"