Nathan Zhou felt as if he had just witnessed something extraordinary. In the last second, Ethan Chen, who was said to have grown up eating cuteness, was still cursing. In the next second, when someone approached, he lowered his head to hit the balloon again, like a poor little kid being bullied.
The one who came over was here to support him, staring at him unkindly: "Nathan Zhou, do you want to talk to us about something? If you have anything to say, remember to speak nicely. This is not your study department."
Nathan Zhou couldn't spit out or swallow, as if he had chronic pharyngitis. Soon, other people from the Propaganda Department came over, as if they were surrounding him from all sides.
He had no choice but to snort coldly and turn away.
A tall member of the publicity department gave him the middle finger in disdain: "You are such a drag."
Cai Duo asked Ethan Chen with concern: "He didn't bully you, did he?"
Ethan Chen smiled and said, "No, thank you, Minister."
"It's okay. If he bothers you again next time, just call me." As soon as Cai Duo finished speaking, other members who knew Ethan Chen nodded and expressed their willingness to help.
Some people couldn't help but ask: "Is that true?"
This time, Ethan Chen no longer stayed out of the matter and answered with certainty: "No, but he thought it was me who spread the rumor."
Everyone had no doubt about what Ethan Chen said. Ethan Chen was a hermit who would never show up unless someone approached him. He even refused the minister's offer to promote him. How could he spread rumors just to attract attention?
There must be something wrong with Nathan Zhou's brain.
At this time, Ryan Yang came over after getting his hair permed. When he heard about Nathan Zhou's situation, he was also very angry.
"Tomorrow I will write a report and publish it in the school newspaper, exposing his true face as an idiot! I want a Chinese and English version, I can't stop him!"
Ethan Chen was so amused that he said, "Aren't you afraid that your leader will blow your head off?"
Ryan Yang shuddered subconsciously, but still stood firm with his backbone, "How could it be? It's so fashionable to have Chinese and English translations! What's wrong with him looking down on us? He really pissed me off. I'll go to the next door and invite a few Japanese, French, and Russian students to scold him to death in eight languages! I guarantee that he will be famous in many universities!"
Nathan Zhou, who was walking on the road, suddenly shuddered.
In the meeting room, everyone was laughing happily because of Ryan Yang's words, and the atmosphere was harmonious. Ryan Yang simply stayed to help and got a box lunch.
The dance officially began at seven o'clock in the evening.
Ryan Yang went to meet up with his friends from the press corps to prepare for a special report.
Ethan Chen was free but still didn't want to leave, so he simply asked Cai Duo for a staff badge and stood in a corner near the beverage area, killing time with a glass of orange juice.
Someone was playing the saxophone on the stage, and the lazy jazz music was swaying under the blurry lights.
The next moment, the music style suddenly became bright, breaking the ambiguous atmosphere.
"Oops..." The girl in the long skirt accidentally stepped on her partner's foot and her face turned red. The saxophone player blinked mischievously, looking wicked.
Most of the freshmen were still reserved. It was only when they were immersed in such a happy occasion and urged by the laughter in the room that they bravely joined the sea of carnival.
Ethan Chen actually likes this kind of scene very much, with a peaceful mind and a bustling body. Especially the feeling of watching from the side, you are in it, but not in it, even the hustle and bustle has become a compliment, it is very good, very great.
"Hey, hey, hey, look at this picture. This angle is amazing. With this composition and this lighting, I'll be the winner of the Pulitzer Prize next year!" In the other corner, Ryan Yang proudly boasted to his companions.
"Look at you, no matter how good your photos are, what's the point? We want the highlights, the highlights!"
"Has Aiden Pei arrived? Why didn't I see him?"
"Is he really not coming?"
"No way? Didn't you say you would arrange for someone to look for him?"
...
Ryan Yang had a feeling that Aiden Pei would definitely come tonight. Thinking of this, he took out his phone, opened a WeChat group called "Citywide Chicken Dinner", and quickly sent a message.
YSL: Where is Aiden Pei? Have any of you seen him?
Northeastern Daban: Not in the North Canteen.
Sanwu Layman: Half an hour ago, someone saw him in the coffee shop in the library! The girls in our class saw it with their own eyes. The junior bought a cup of American coffee.
YSL: Dog brother, dog brother, call dog brother!
Brother Dog: Yes.
YSL: Where are you?
Dog Brother: Behind you.
Ryan Yang suddenly turned around and was so scared that he almost dropped his camera: "Brother Gou, why are you walking without making any sound?"
Gou Ge, whose full name is Gou Yi, is the head of the school press corps. Gou Ge is a tough guy who doesn't talk much. He gave a look to the crowd: "Lily Su."
"What?" Ryan Yang turned around and immediately saw Lily Su in a long dress, because she was indeed the most dazzling person in the crowd. The dress was the color of the starry sky and looked particularly dazzling under the lights of the venue.
Compared with her, the young and green girls in elementary school naturally pale in comparison.
"We've found out about the rumor. It was spread by one of Lily Su's roommates." Dog Brother crossed his arms and dropped a thunderbolt as soon as he opened his mouth.
"Brother Gou is awesome!" Ryan Yang didn't expect that he really found out. He was indeed the leader of their paparazzi group... oh no, the head of the press group. The next second, Ryan Yang's mind turned again and asked, "Did she do it on purpose, or did she let it slip by accident?"
Gou Yi shrugged and said nothing.
Ryan Yang instantly imagined countless stories of love and hate, and at this moment, Lily Su finally saw Ethan Chen leaning in the corner, smiled at him from afar, but did not walk over.
There was a commotion coming from behind her - Nathan Zhou had also arrived.
Ryan Yang stared at the two people walking together with his eyes wide open, and subconsciously grabbed Gou Yi's arm: "Brother Gou, Brother Gou, what is this operation?!"
Gou Yi rolled his eyes: "It's just an attempt to cover up the incident."
Ryan Yang immediately understood the key.
Nathan Zhou has been having a miserable time recently. First, his confession was rejected, and then his title of school idol was taken away. In just two days, he has been ridiculed and mocked all the time - who made him so undistinguished before?
Lily Su seemed to be unaffected, but it was her roommate who actually spread the rumor. Her image outside has always been that of a perfect goddess with great popularity, so she probably cannot accept any flaws.
Then, if Lily Su and Nathan Zhou finally got together, the rumors would be self-defeating. There was no rejection of Nathan Zhou, no confession of love by Lily Su, only their mutual affection.
But what about the third person in this story? It's just awkward.
Sure enough, when Lily Su put her arm around Nathan Zhou, the whispers around him made Ryan Yang frown.
"Wow, I told you, how could Lily Su possibly like that Ethan Chen?"
"A handsome man and a beautiful woman are the standard match..."
"That Ethan Chen just wants to be famous. He's been doing so many things in school. Why doesn't he just become an internet celebrity? Aren't little milk dogs popular now? Hahaha..."
"Keep your voice down, Ethan Chen is here too!"
"He's there too? Where? Where?"
...
Ryan Yang couldn't stand it anymore and was about to stand up and argue with them. However, he had just taken two steps when he met Ethan Chencong's gaze.
That familiar smile made Ryan Yang's heart skip a beat - it was over, it was over, the explosion was online.
But he also felt inexplicably excited, and as an idea suddenly occurred to him, he sent a message to Ethan Chen about Lily Su's roommate.
Ethan Chen nodded to him from a distance, and Gou Yi looked back and forth between the two of them, finally fixing his gaze on Ethan Chen.
At this moment, Ethan Chen walked out slowly from the dark corner and stood in front of everyone. He was wearing an ordinary beige long-sleeved shirt and a pair of ripped jeans. Compared with other people who came to the dance, he was too casual.
In Gou Yi's impression, Ethan Chen is such a person. He has a cute face full of vitality and looks well-behaved, but his style of doing things reveals a calm and indifferent feeling.
Now…what will he do?
Gou Yi suddenly felt very curious, and stared at Ethan Chen, as if he had seen a big moving news.
Amidst the muted noise, Ethan Chen walked straight to Nathan Zhou and Lily Su, but he was looking at more than just them. He swept his eyes around them, and finally fixed them, saying, "I know some people think that I spread the rumor just to attract attention, and your presence is just the most powerful evidence."
Lily Su moved her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but Ethan Chen interrupted her: "But I have a question, since you are already together, why don't you dispel the rumors?"
The sincere and clear gaze was like a sharp arrow, and it was particularly piercing when delivered by the cute and likable Ethan Chen.
Nathan Zhou looked unhappy, but Ethan Chen didn't even give him a chance to reply and continued to interrupt, "Also, this is not the way to attract attention."
After saying that, Ethan Chen turned around and walked towards the stage.
Nathan Zhou's face became more and more solemn, and he was about to step forward to stop him, but was blocked by Gou Yi. In just a few seconds, Ethan Chen had already walked in front of a classmate near the stage and asked politely: "Excuse me, can you lend me your headband?"
The other party was stunned for a moment, but quickly took off the headband and gave it to him.
Later, Ethan Chen borrowed a vintage wolf-patterned silver ring and a black ear clip from other classmates.
Without stopping, he put on his rings and ear clips neatly, then tied the black and white striped sports headband around his head, lifted his bangs to reveal his ears, then bent down and ripped the holes in his jeans even more wildly.
The stage is just around the corner.
Ethan Chen supported himself on the edge of the stage with one hand, and easily jumped up with the help of force. At this moment, everyone was stunned. Even Ryan Yang did not expect Ethan Chen to be like this.
By the time Ethan Chen sat down in front of the drum set, picked up the drumsticks and tried to hit the first note, the whole audience was already silent.
Is he going to play the drums?
Nathan Zhou couldn't help but clench his fists, and instantly understood what he had just said - this is not the way to gain attention, so how do you gain attention?
Like now?
"Da, da." Ethan Chen regained his touch, raised his drumsticks and hit them against each other, foreshadowing the coming of the strong wind. The lights of the stage were all gathered above his head, and the boy with a headband lost some of his cuteness and immaturity, becoming full of heroism, as if he had walked out of a comic book.
The next moment, the sound of the exploding drums made people's scalps numb. Like a violent storm, it was unstoppable, and with every swing of his bat, the black earrings flashed a subtle but dazzling light, and the wolf pattern ring on his finger was another kind of wildness.
"Listen! Listen!" Ryan Yang was very excited.
Everyone in the ballroom went crazy, especially the women, who looked at Ethan Chen with shining eyes. What did they see? Was this still the same little cutie? !
This is obviously a boyfriend!
What Lily Su or not, the boyfriend is ours!
The excited crowd immediately surrounded the stage. Nathan Zhou and Lily Su were squeezed in the crowd because they were close to the stage and couldn't get away.
But they have never been as eager to get out of the public eye as they are now.
To gain attention? Ethan Chen had already shown them what it meant to gain attention with his actions. He could do it easily, so no one would go to such great lengths to spread rumors!
The more I thought about it, the uglier their faces became, and the more I wanted to leave.
But Ryan Yang blocked their way behind them maliciously, and together with his friends from the press corps, he blocked all their retreat routes. Soon, it was heard that the Whiplash Drummer had hit the last accent, ending the performance.
The audience was still immersed in the drumbeats for a long time and couldn't come back to their senses.
Ethan Chen stood up and walked to the edge of the stage, half squatting and looking at Nathan Zhou and Lily Su in the crowd. The distance was so close that everyone could hear his slightly disordered breathing and see the sweat on his forehead.
He smiled, with one corner of his mouth raised: "You two, don't believe the rumors. Study hard and make progress every day."
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