She became a heartthrob among internet celebrities.

Chapter 39 Shenyi x Forum

When Jiang Lai got up in the morning, Tang Li was already awake and applying lotion to her face. Seeing that Jiang Lai was awake, she turned to look at her and said, "Jiang Lai, shall we go to the cafeteria for breakfast together?"

"Okay—" Jiang Lai yawned, then got up and got out of bed.

Ruffled her messy hair, Jiang Lai went to the bathroom.

She only noticed the difference now after yesterday's "facial optimization".

The face is still the same face, but it feels much more comfortable, and each part looks more refined... But if you don't look closely at the face, those subtle differences are really not obvious.

"I feel like I've lost out." Jiang Lai brushed her teeth in front of the mirror while silently complaining to 001, "Would anyone notice that my nose bridge has increased by 0.1 centimeters? No one."

001: "...No returns or exchanges once sold?"

Jiang Lai spat out the mouthwash from her mouth and said, "Get up."

After coming out of the bathroom, Jiang Lai took off her nightgown and changed into the dress she had prepared the night before, then asked Tang Li, "Shall we go?"

Tang Li: "Let's go, let's go, I'm starving!"

When the two left the dormitory together, Zhao Ying and Li Xiangyue were still asleep.

"When we're done eating, we'll message them and ask if they want any breakfast."

"Row."

Imperial Capital University is huge, with four canteens alone. Jiang Lai originally wanted to go to the closest one, but Tang Li pulled her away, saying, "Let's go to the small canteen next to Wanhu Lake! Their breakfast is the best!"

Jiang Lai genuinely didn't know this, so she asked curiously, "How did you know?"

"Hehe, before school even started, I had already figured out the school and the surrounding area by using Weibo, Baidu Tieba, and other forums! I guarantee that some upperclassmen don't know as much as I do!"

"The pan-fried buns at the cafeteria are especially delicious! The chef has been making them for decades!"

Jiang Lai was intrigued: "Really? Then I really can't miss it. Thank you, my Bai Xiao Li."

"Hahaha, that's right, I am the campus know-it-all!"

The two girls walked happily toward the evening lake.

Evening Lake is a famous photo spot on the campus of Beijing. The lake is neither too big nor too small; when the setting sun shines in the evening, the entire surface shimmers with golden light, making it exceptionally beautiful. The logistics department responsible for the school's landscaping also keeps a flock of swans in the lake, which gracefully float on the water all day long. Extending from the lakeshore, there is a wooden pavilion in the very center of the lake, where people often take photos.

Besides many couples dating here, there are also many people who choose to jog around the lake in the morning. In short, there are quite a lot of people here.

When Jiang Lai and Tang Li passed by Wanhu Lake, since it was still early, Tang Li pulled Jiang Lai to the pavilion in the middle of the lake to take pictures of the lotus flowers in the lake.

"So beautiful, just about to bloom." Tang Li snapped a couple of photos with her phone, while Jiang Lai squatted down beside her. "They are quite beautiful."

When Shen Yi saw her, Jiang Lai was reaching out to touch the lotus flower.

The girl's slender wrists complemented the delicate yet upright flower stems, and her fair and delicate hands touched the pink and white buds, making them appear even more tender.

The morning sunlight shone on her, giving her a hazy, ethereal beauty.

The lotus flowers and the woman's face complement each other beautifully.

Instinctively, Shen Yi stopped in his tracks.

He used to take a walk to Wanhu Pavilion to recite his lessons every day after breakfast, but he never expected to see two girls taking pictures today.

Shen Yi wasn't a romantic guy; after all, he was a computer science major and mostly interacted with guys. For him, nothing was more captivating than code. Those exquisite programming languages, formulas, and numbers were more beautiful than anything else in the world.

But at this moment, he seemed to have found something even more captivating than code. The girl's excessively beautiful eyes and melodious voice instantly made him lose his composure.

He stood there blankly, not knowing what to do.

The next second, someone tapped him on the shoulder, "Hey, why are you just standing there spacing out?"

Shen Yi then realized it was his roommate.

His roommate followed his gaze and saw two girls, both very beautiful, one of whom could be described as having "ethereal beauty".

"Holy crap?" he exclaimed.

Jiang Lai and Tang Li were drawn by the sound and looked in the direction of it.

The moment Jiang Lai turned her gaze over, 001's voice rang out, "Detectable target: Shen Yi."

He was a clean-cut and neat-looking boy with a slender build. Standing next to him was another boy wearing a gray short-sleeved shirt.

Jiang Lai remained calm and then pulled Tang Li away. As they passed the two boys, she gave them a slight smile.

Shen Yi seemed startled and immediately took a step back. The other boy, on the other hand, seemed eager to try, but ultimately didn't go up to chat.

Once Jiang Lai and her companion had walked away, the roommate hooked his arm around Shen Yi's neck and exclaimed, "Holy crap! You're amazing! What luck you had to run into such a beautiful girl today!"

Shen Yi pried his hand away.

“She’s so pretty—” my roommate was still muttering. “How come I’ve never seen her before? Is she a freshman? I wonder how many girls will get into our department this year. The Computer Science department isn’t a monastery, but there aren’t many girls either.”

"No way, that girl is too pretty, she looks a bit like my favorite anime goddess! I have to find out her name!" My roommate took out his phone.

Shen Yi then reacted and asked, "What do you want to do?"

"I'll post my confession on the Haidilao wall!"

Shen Yi frowned, "You only met once and you confessed your feelings..." His words were full of disapproval.

My roommate casually remarked, "A confession wall isn't necessarily for confessing your feelings. You're too naive, genius! I just wanted a friend spot with a pretty girl. Even though there's a high chance she won't reply, there's no harm in trying. My goddess, here I come!"

Shen Yi stood aside and watched him operate.

After walking a distance, Jiang Lai asked 001, "That boy's name is Shen Yi? How much does he like me?"

"90!!!! Love at first sight, yyds!"

Jiang Lai paused for a moment, "Did he really fall in love with me at first sight? He was quite startled when I walked past him!"

"This is what a pure, innocent virgin looks like!"

Jiang Lai and Tang Li went to the small canteen. As expected, pan-fried buns were everyone's first choice. When they arrived, they were lucky that there were still a few left.

Jiang Lai packed up the remaining four portions, and then bought two boiled eggs and two bowls of congee with preserved egg and lean pork.

Tang Li went to find a seat, while Jiang Lai took the breakfast for two and went to find her herself.

"Ah Jiang! Over here!" Tang Li called out to her.

People around her were drawn to her voice, and Jiang Lai quickly walked over and sat down.

"Wow! These are all the foods I want to eat!" Tang Li exclaimed happily.

"These two portions are ours. We'll take these two portions of pan-fried buns back to Zhao Zhao and Xiang Yue."

"Mmm!" Tang Li paused for a moment, "Ah Jiang, have you noticed that a lot of people are watching us?"

"Don't worry about it," Jiang Lai said calmly.

"Waaaaah, it's all because of you!" Tang Li said. "Your preppy outfit today is so pretty—"

"Alright," Jiang Lai fed her a pan-fried dumpling, "You're cute too, be good, eat your food."

"Waaaaah, my beautiful lady is feeding me! I'm so happy!" Tang Li exclaimed.

"Eat quickly!" "Roger!"

The two began eating their breakfast, ignoring the glances they were receiving from those around them.

Meanwhile, Shen Yi and his roommate arrived at the classroom.

My roommate was scrolling through his phone. He had already posted a missing person notice on the confession wall. I guess it's because it's the beginning of the semester and there aren't many jobs yet, so the other party approved it and posted it quickly.

Beijing University's Confession Wall: [Looking for Someone]

Wow, this is a picture of a girl taking photos at the pavilion in the middle of Wanhu Lake! She's wearing a blue plaid skirt, a white short-sleeved top, and a blue bow! She's so pretty! Her smile is gorgeous! There was also a petite girl next to her, but I can't remember what she was wearing.

Comments appeared quickly below:

"This must be a picture of Haidilao (a hot pot restaurant chain) posted by a computer science guy, right? The plaid skirt and stuff."

"This programmer has been offended."

"She's probably wearing a JK uniform, right?"

"There aren't even any photos of it, how are we supposed to retrieve it?"

"Short-statured girl: I don't even deserve to wear clothes??"

"I should have asked for their contact information back then!"

My roommate had a book open in front of him, but he wasn't reading it; he was just scrolling through his phone. "A bunch of idiots, not a single one of them is actually helping. And they say I look like a computer geek—humph—"

"Alright, if I can't get it, I'll check the forums again."

"Forum?" Shen Yi asked.

"No way, you've never even been on our school's forum once?" My roommate was extremely surprised. "Three years, and you haven't been on it even once?"

Shen Yi shook his head.

"Let me tell you! Most students in our school spend a lot of time on forums. There's all sorts of information there, including buying and selling secondhand books..." Shen Yi's roommate showed him a mini-program.

“Look, this is it—” my roommate gestured twice.

Does anyone know who this girl was during the live broadcast of the opening ceremony?

Does anyone have the video recordings of Professor Yang Jian's "GIS Archaeology and Spatial Analysis" course from the Institute of Archaeology?

[Teito University organizes offline esports competition]

Who is this freshman?!

[This junior is so pretty, she must be the school beauty!]

Looking for someone—

When does the breakfast shop downstairs on the 9th floor open?

[I saw an amazing female student in the cafeteria!!! Click in now! Live broadcast!]

Shen Yi glanced at it a few times and said, "Oh."

My roommate put his phone away and said, "I'll go see if anything interesting has happened lately."

He randomly clicked on a post: "Does anyone know who that girl was during the opening ceremony livestream?"

"I'll show you the main post! Here's a screenshot of the girl! [Image]"

—Wow, the newborn girl is so beautiful!

— Nuwa was somewhat biased when she created humans.

—So beautiful! She doesn't look real at all!

—How can this face withstand a 4K lens?!

Shen Yi's roommate excitedly patted his arm, "God! I saw my goddess!"

Shen Yi: "?"

"Look!" His roommate handed him his phone.

It was a screenshot; the girl in the picture was resting her chin on her hand and smiling gently.

Shen Yi tightened his grip on the pen.

"Isn't this the goddess we just met?! She really is a freshman. Let me see if there's any other information..." The roommate didn't expect Shen Yi to give any reaction and continued talking to himself.

[This junior is so pretty, she must be the school beauty!]

"I'm a junior in the business school, and today a stunningly beautiful freshman girl from the finance department enrolled. I declare her to be a campus beauty queen, anyone disagree?! [Image]"

—My junior looks so beautiful when she bows her head to sign; 5555 that gentle look is the most captivating.

—Finance major? I'd only believe it if you said this face was from an art major.

Beautiful and strong!!!

—Wow! A second-year finance major is in for a treat!!!

—What's the junior's name? We should nominate her for the campus beauty pageant! It's time for our business school to shine!

Although Imperial University is a key university, its students are not all bookworms. There are still many activities, and some small-scale selections are held for fun.

For example, there are pageants for "campus beauty" and "campus hunk." However, these are all initiated by alumni on the forum, and the school doesn't participate. In the past, the titles of "campus beauty" and "campus hunk" always went to the art school, and others didn't care. But this year, the business school has such a beauty, and it would be a waste not to elect a campus beauty.

"So the junior is in the finance department!" Shen Yi's roommate's voice reached his ears. "A lot of people are asking for her contact information!"

Shen Yi stopped writing and waited for his roommate's next words.

"My junior used to eat at the cafeteria! Does that mean I can try my luck there from now on?"

[I saw a gorgeous female student in the cafeteria!!! Click in now! Live broadcast!] In this thread, the poster named "Hai Da Pang" only had a title in the main post; all the other posts were filled with candid photos.

In the photo, Jiang Lai and Tang Li are having breakfast.

—So it was this junior student!

—OP! Is your junior still around?

—Isn't it inappropriate to take photos like this? Did they agree to it?

"Yeah! How could you take pictures of someone without their consent!" my roommate protested.

“?” Shen Yi looked at him.

"My goddess was eating, and someone took a picture and posted it on the forum."

Shen Yi stood up.

"Where are you going?" "To the toilet." "Oh."

My roommate sat in his chair and continued browsing the forum, but five minutes later, the post disappeared.

"Huh? The forum is down?"

The entire forum's posts were displaying garbled text.