Jiang Chen walked up to Ye Yuwan, looking at her lightly made-up beauty that was almost beyond description, and let out a wistful sigh, "Can't you disguise yourself for once, maybe look a little less stunning?"

"I haven't seen you for a few days, and I wanted to appear before you in my most beautiful state!" Ye Yuwan replied with a smile, her eyes deep with meaning as she looked at Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen was speechless for a moment, taking it as a joke from Ye Yuwan, and reached out to pull up her arm, leading her forward. At the same time, he silently circulated his Cultivation Technique, forming an invisible flow of air around him that made the students in front involuntarily move to the sides, as if they were gently pushed by Jiang Chen himself.

As he sat with Ye Yuwan in his chosen spot, Jiang Chen frustratingly realized that although he only wanted to hide in a corner and quietly watch the evening's performances, Ye Yuwan's high profile had suddenly made him the focus of all the students.

"Hey! Isn't that the King of the Freshmen?"

"Yeah! He's the one who drove the luxury car to enroll and got the chief instructor to personally apologize after hitting an instructor!"

"Is Ye Yuwan with him?"

"Truly, celebrities stick together!"

"Why don't I have such abilities! If I did, the goddess would be mine!"

Recognizing Jiang Chen, the students reacted with envy, jealousy, and displeasure!

In the center of the venue, a soft-featured girl glanced at Ye Yuwan and then at the crowd of boys who had been circling her, but were now staring straight at Ye Yuwan, feeling a surge of resentment in her heart.

Xiao Yunna, one of Dingjing University's three beauties and the piano princess of the school, was just as famous as Gong Yue.

Before Ye Yuwan arrived, Xiao Yunna had been the center of attention, but now she was being ignored by everyone.

Glaring at Ye Yuwan for a moment, Xiao Yunna glanced at Jiang Chen beside her with contempt in her eyes.

"So what if she's a star? What's so great about that? Look at that Jiang Chen, he's just a bit rich. His outfit is so tacky, and at first glance, he seems like someone with no substance. Ye Yuwan's taste in men is seriously poor!" she muttered to herself, the corner of her mouth curling into a sneer filled with jealousy.

In a dimly lit corner, Gong Yue met up with Xu Zhiyan.

"How's it going? Have you made arrangements?" Gong Yue asked in a low voice, glancing at the direction of Jiang Chen and Ye Yuwan.

Xu Zhiyan smiled faintly and nodded toward Xiao Yunna, "There's no need for me to arrange anything. Just look at Xiao Yunna's face. With a little instigation from me, we don't even need to take action. She'll handle that guy herself. Xiao Yunna taking action is far more effective than if I did it myself. After all, she's a campus beauty on par with you!"

Gong Yue glanced at Xiao Yunna, chuckled lightly, and nodded, "Alright, you go talk to her! Just make sure that Jiang Chen makes a fool of himself, and I will agree to your date request!"

"No problem, leave it to me!"

Xu Zhiyan's eyes lit up, and his gaze toward Jiang Chen was filled with triumph, as if he had already claimed victory over him.

...

"Ye Yuwan, give us one!"

"Ye Yuwan, sing one for us!"

"Goddess, give us a song!"

"Ye Yuwan! Ye Yuwan!"

As the evening's event progressed, the venue suddenly filled with synchronized chanting.

Ye Yuwan looked around and then turned her head to Jiang Chen.

"Why are you looking at me? If you want to go up, go ahead. If not, then don't. But, you might as well sing one to avoid being considered too aloof," Jiang Chen said, laughing lightly.

Ye Yuwan nodded, stood up, and made her way to the front of the venue's stage, with a group of teachers quickly lining up along the corridor to hold back the eager students.

Jiang Chen's seat was near the edge of the stage, not too far from it; otherwise, a dozen teachers wouldn't be able to hold back so many students.

"Hello everyone, I am Ye Yuwan," she said with a light laugh as she reached the stage.

"Ah! The goddess!"

"Ye Yùwǎn, I love you!"

"Ye Yùwǎn, marry me!"

"Goddess, you are the woman of my dreams!"

Shouts rose in waves. Yu Wan smiled and swept her gaze around the room, then raised her finger to her lips in a silencing gesture, laughing softly as she said, "I'm going to sing now, if you keep shouting, you won't be able to hear."

The venue instantly quieted down, with all the students staring intently at Yu Wan on stage.

"Just thinking of you I... oh... the void scars long dreams..."

As soon as she finished singing her hit song "Grain in Ear," the whole venue erupted.

"Ah! I'm dying!"

"It's so beautiful!"

"Goddess, I love you even more!"

"Goddess, I must marry you—even the King of Freshmen can't stop me from steadfastly winning your heart!"

"Goddess, I want you to be my wife!"

The students shouted frantically, and amid the cacophony, Yu Wan returned to Jiang Chen's side.

"Look at that, with just one appearance, you've gained so many 'husbands'!" Jiang Chen teased.

Yu Wan gave Jiang Chen a glance, her words loaded with deeper meaning: "No matter how many people like me, there is only one person in my heart."

"Hmm? Our Yu Wan has someone she likes?" Jiang Chen looked at Yu Wan in surprise.

Yu Wan gave Jiang Chen another glance and turned her head to whisper: "Blockhead!"

In the distance, Xiao Yunna watched Yu Wan with resentment on her face. The more popular Yu Wan became, the more jealous she grew, and the more she inwardly scorned Jiang Chen. She didn't really have anything to scorn about Yu Wan herself, so she took it out on Jiang Chen to vent her frustration.

At that moment, Xu Zhiyan came up to Xiao Yunna amid the chaos and whispered, "Xiao Yunna, you also find that Jiang Chen unpleasant, right? I have a plan that can make that guy embarrass himself big time. Want to hear it?"

Xiao Yunna's eyes lit up. Making Jiang Chen look foolish was essentially the same as making Yu Wan look foolish, wasn't it?

"Speak, what's the plan?" Xiao Yunna asked Xu Zhiyan eagerly.

Xu Zhiyan smiled slightly: "Your performance is coming up soon. After you finish playing the piano, single out Jiang Chen and challenge him to come up and play a piece. He's just a good-for-nothing living off a woman; he definitely won't be able to play. When that time comes, what Freshman King? Probably the whole school's freshmen will remember his embarrassment."

"Great idea," Xiao Yunna said, her face lighting up with joy as she nodded: "Let's do that."

Before long, it was time for Xiao Yunna's performance.

"Next, please welcome our school's Piano Princess, Xiao Yunna..."

With the host's call, Xiao Yunna stood up.

"Clap, clap, clap, clap—"

At the same time, thunderous applause erupted from the audience. Some people had even started chanting in unison:

"Piano Princess!"

"Piano Princess!"

"Piano Princess!"

...

Amid the resounding chants that shook the entire venue, Xiao Yunna stepped onto the stage.

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