Standing on the podium like a queen surveying her subjects, Lan Yu scanned the crowd with an air of haughtiness. Each glance she cast would occasionally be accompanied by a slight frown, a shake of the head, or a pursing of the lips, all very cute actions. The boys, full of hope, would droop like defeated roosters when they didn’t receive the affirming look they longed for, losing all their spirit.
The atmosphere grew tense. The restless youths, all eager for the queen’s attention, were on edge, waiting for her gaze to land on them, like the sudden onset of a special battle where the numbers were mismatched, but the power disparity was even more skewed. The battlefront pushed back row by row, with more defeated roosters appearing, and those in the back rows who hadn’t yet been scanned felt both excited and anxious, fearing they might be next to fall but also worried the queen’s gaze might not reach them in time.
The battle was completely one-sided. Finally, when Lan Yu’s gaze settled on the most inconspicuous corner, on Sun Dasheng’s head, it stopped. With a radiant smile, under the envious and expectant eyes of everyone, she walked towards her chosen target. “It’s me! She’s looking at me! She’s smiling at me!” Sun Dasheng was overjoyed, nudging his desk mate and idol, Lin Feng, “Buddy, bear with it, I’ll treat you after school!”
Lin Feng frowned, whispering, “Fool, don’t pay attention to her!” Sun Dasheng pleaded, “I’ll buy you lunch for a week, a month, brother, please!”
Lin Feng, speechless, prepared to get up. Lan Yu stopped in front of Sun Dasheng, “Classmate, my name is Sun Dasheng, just call me Dasheng. Please come this way.”
Sun Dasheng was thrilled and tried to hurry Lin Feng out of his seat. At that moment, his idol, Lin Feng, became an obstacle he wished to kick away.
“Dasheng, can you help me out?”
“No problem, no problem! Wherever Lan Yu wants to sit, just tell me.”
“Could you move to another seat and let me sit here?”
“Okay, okay, no problem!” Sun Dasheng’s legs went weak, and he collapsed back into his seat, saved only by Lin Feng’s quick reaction.
