A vida universitária de Chen Zhixuan

“Beep beep beep beep.”

“Xuan, are you afraid to show your face because you think you’re ugly? Don’t worry, the seniors won’t eat you alive.”

“Maybe he’s just scared the freshman girls won’t like him. Look, he never talks in the group chat, only messages people privately. Freshmen these days, huh?”

The person being called out was Chen Zhixuan, an incoming college freshman who had gritted his teeth for three years and finally made it to university. The moment he received his acceptance letter, he’d immediately joined the freshman group chat, pouncing on every new acquaintance like a wolf starved for three days.

“Don’t say nonsense, I wouldn’t call myself handsome, but ugly? Impossible. I’m not one to shy away from the light.” After typing this reply, Chen Zhixuan scrutinized his face in the small mirror beside his computer, as if he were checking for monsters, worried something unsightly might appear.

“Cai Xia, Mingyue, what majors are you two in?” Cai Xia and Mingyue were also freshmen, and just a few days ago, their photos had been posted in the group chat. Chen Zhixuan had thoroughly enjoyed this, tagging them every day, hoping to get acquainted and maybe befriend them first.

“Media studies. What about you?” Mingyue was more talkative than Cai Xia and often played along with the seniors’ jokes.

“I’m in Media too! What a coincidence. We have to meet up when school starts.” In truth, Chen Zhixuan had been assigned to Information and Electronics, not his first choice. The moment he saw his name under that major, all his excitement