Chapter 46 : Yun Xia Wants to Investigate Thoroughly
46: Yun Xia Wants to Investigate Thoroughly
Saturday—this date was happy and joyful for university students.
On this day, university students who hadn't yet entered working society could briefly indulge themselves from busy studies. Even prestigious Su University inevitably followed this pattern.
However, not all university students would indulge themselves. Su University Student Council President Chu Tianlan was one of the exceptions.
As Student Council President of Su University with tens of thousands of students, this position involved far too many responsibilities in daily life.
Not to mention the basic daily student council work that anyone who attended university would know—universities had various clubs like esports clubs, anime clubs, tennis clubs, football clubs, street dance clubs, etc. Besides satisfying students' unified hobbies, these clubs also needed cultural exchange and promotion, such as basketball club competitions with other universities and anime club cosplay parties, all requiring student council approval.
Setting aside these small matters, as a prestigious university, Su University regularly held various evening parties, dances, sports meets, debate competitions, etc., all under the student council's complete responsibility.
Although Chu Tianlan, who had become Student Council President in her sophomore year, had accumulated a year's experience and handled matters quite skillfully.
Today's sudden school directive to organize a cultural performance next Wednesday evening still gave her a headache.
After all, cultural evening parties needed themes, programs, depth, and eye-catching elements—troublesome in every sense!
At 3 PM, after hours of discussion, this troublesome task was finally satisfactorily resolved.
With the cultural evening program confirmed, student council members gradually left the office. Having handled all major and minor matters, Chu Tianlan slowly closed her eyes, somewhat tiredly placing her soft, warm fingers gently over her eyes.
After gentle pressure, feeling the soreness and tension from her eye area, she silently sighed that growth indeed came with thinking and pain. To relax her mind, Chu Tianlan decided to think about some interesting things as usual, dispersing work-related fatigue.
Carefully recalling recent interesting events around her, unlike before when Chu Tianlan first thought of her nephew and niece's mischievous antics at home.
Today Chu Tianlan surprisingly discovered that the most interesting thing in her mind was last night's parting scene with Su Mo at her home, his dazed expression after she pinched his cheeks.
Thinking of how until she left, Su Mo had been speechlessly stammering, his deer-like shocked expression so pitiable it made her want to hold him tight and cuddle.
Chu Tianlan's serene, beautiful face involuntarily showed a gentle, warm smile. Just as Chu Tianlan was thinking about whether to pinch that cute junior's cheeks again tonight when she saw Su Mo.
"President Chu, what made you so happy?"
Suddenly hearing a light, sweet girlish voice from beside her.
Instinctively looking aside, Chu Tianlan saw a girl in a sky-blue dress full of sweet vitality, blinking her big eyes curiously at her.
As Student Council President, Chu Tianlan naturally knew the student council members, especially this junior who was two years below her—like fate itself—who had been her elementary school junior, middle school junior, high school junior, and now university junior and anime club member Yun Xia.
Looking at Junior Yun Xia who had followed her through schools like a little tail, her peach blossom eyes full of curiosity and a barely detectable admiration, like a perfectly obedient, cute little sister, Chu Tianlan couldn't help but think of Su Mo.
If Yun Xia was like a little sister, then Su Mo leaned more toward a little brother role.
After small internal celebration that she now had both a little sister and brother, Chu Tianlan gently patted obedient Yun Xia's head, softly answering her question.
"Me? Yesterday I found a tutor for the two little ones. He's your senior, quite interesting."
Yun Xia, enjoying being petted like a cat, heard her idol senior mention a 'male senior.'
Unlike casual conversation's light indifference, as Chu Tianlan's little fangirl since childhood, Yun Xia could clearly feel that when saying this, Chu Tianlan was very pleased—even the teardrop mole under her left eye had moved up slightly from smiling.
Seeing her longtime idol senior so happy because of a 'male senior,' although knowing romantic feelings were normal, Yun Xia's face still flashed with loneliness. However, this loneliness was quickly concealed.
"Oh, it sounds like Sister Chu quite likes that senior. Could it be legendary romance?"
Not noticing the fleeting change in Yun Xia's eyes, Chu Tianlan, as a mature big sister.
Regarding romance issues, she didn't have a young girl's awkwardness.
After carefully considering her feelings when interacting with Su Mo, she didn't avoid the topic and spoke directly: "Probably not romance. He just gives me a feeling of a gentle little brother that I want to take care of."
Hearing Chu Tianlan's response, Yun Xia, like candy full of sweet breath, showed momentary stiffness on her fair, delicate face. At this moment, she looked exactly like Hoshino Hinata from certain sister-complex anime, discovering her sister had found another surrogate little sister.
Fortunately, as an expression management master, Yun Xia's expression recovered extremely quickly.
"Who is that senior? Sister Chu, tell me about it. I might know him too!"
Looking at very gossipy Yun Xia's burning gaze, Chu Tianlan gently tapped her forehead.
"You little gossip spirit."
After teasing, thinking that her relationship with Su Mo wasn't unspeakable, facing her longtime little fangirl's request, Chu Tianlan didn't hide anything and spoke generously.
"His name is Su Mo, a Su University sophomore, one year above you!"
Watching Chu Tianlan's unconscious smile and curved eyelashes' pretty appearance after mentioning Su Mo's name.
Yun Xia silently clenched her small pink fists hidden under the table.
Because Chu Tianlan's gentle expression clearly had girlish spring feelings.
Thinking that if idol Sister Chu really dated 'Su Mo,' wouldn't her time with herself decrease? Thinking this, Yun Xia's sweet cherry lips pouted slightly in dissatisfaction.
But after carefully recalling the name Su Mo, she suddenly felt familiar.
Silently taking out the student ID she'd picked up yesterday morning while working part-time at her aunt's hair salon, Yun Xia uncertainly pointed at the photo and asked:
"Is it him?"
Chu Tianlan looked at Su Mo's student ID and was stunned for a few seconds.
Although the person in this student ID was clearly Su Mo, looking at the photo, freshman Su Mo from a year ago compared to yesterday seemed particularly discordant!
She'd compare again tonight during tutoring.
During Chu Tianlan's two seconds of hesitation, unbeknownst to her, this unconscious action had already labeled her as liking Su Mo in Yun Xia's view.
Thinking of this possibility, her clear, bright candy-sweet eyes flashed with contemplation.
Su Mo senior, huh? For my idol sister, to prevent you from hurting her, it seems I need to thoroughly investigate your character!
Regarding little fangirl Yun Xia's intention to investigate Su Mo, Chu Tianlan was completely unaware and hadn't thought in that direction.
Rather than guessing the little sister's thoughts, Chu Tianlan, now holding Su Mo's student ID, was more inclined toward another matter.
How to tease this careless little junior tonight.
Bringing her left wrist to her eyes, seeing the watch hands at 4 o'clock, Chu Tianlan felt some anticipation—one more hour until they'd meet.
Really looking forward to it, Junior Su!