She became a heartthrob among internet celebrities.

After Jiang Lai thoroughly explored the area around the university town, Imperial Capital University welcomed its new students.

The volunteers will arrive at the school earlier than the freshmen to facilitate the subsequent work.

Jiang Lai and Zhao Ying are both members of the Volunteer Association, and Zhao Ying's home is relatively close, so she also signed up for the freshman guidance work.

School opening days are all the same: scorching sun, crowded school gates, vehicles coming and going, and parents carrying large and small bags of students.

Jiang Lai and Zhao Ying, dressed in volunteer uniforms and wearing red hats, were in charge of welcoming the new students of their college.

"I guess our college is rich. At least the registration area is cool. Even with tents at the school gate and on the playground, it's still very hot." Zhao Ying held a small electric fan and blew it on herself.

Jiang Lai was still holding her phone, recording a video. She planned to make a vlog documenting the start of the school year and her volunteer activities.

"There aren't many people here yet?" Zhao Ying looked up at the outside of the venue.

"It's the first day, and it's still morning, so no one's here yet," an experienced senior student remarked. "The crowd will pick up soon."

Seeing Jiang Lai fiddling with her phone, he asked, "Junior, are you going to film a video?"

"Yeah, okay?"

"Why not!" the senior student in charge said generously, "Junior, you don't know, I also watch your live streams..."

Jiang Lai gradually turned into a fake-smile girl. Senior, please have mercy! I really don't want to hear flattery in person!

Just then, Jiang Lai's phone vibrated in her pocket; someone had sent her a message.

"Senior, I need to reply to a message." Jiang Lai quickly took out her phone and walked to the side. Zhao Ying was amused by her reaction.

Whoever this person is, they are a good person! Jiang Lai thought to herself as she saw the person who sent the message.

Shenyi.

Are you volunteering?

Jiang Lai typed: Yes, senior saw me?

Shen Yi: Yeah. I went back to school early and just happened to see you.

Jiang Lai: 2333 I see!

Shen Yi didn't reply, and Jiang Lai didn't send another message either. They turned around and went back to the welcoming area.

-

Half an hour later, people started arriving one after another, and the volunteers became busy.

Jiang Lai and Zhao Ying were assigned to the intersection of the business school to give directions to freshmen who didn't know the way.

"Hello, senior! Is this where we register for the business school?" A neatly dressed boy approached Jiang Lai.

Jiang Lai smiled broadly, "Yes, if you go straight along this road, you'll see a large hall that belongs to the business school. There are registration points for each major inside."

"Is the senior student responsible for leading the way?" "Yes."

Just then, a junior student came to Zhao Ying's side asking for directions. She was carrying quite a few things.

Seeing this, Jiang Lai said, "Let us take it inside for you!"

"Thank you!"

Jiang Lai and Zhao Ying helped their junior carry her things to the registration area, and their junior also lent a hand.

The female student thanked him politely, and the male freshman smiled warmly and said, "Thank you, senior! Can we add each other on WeChat? I'll treat you to milk tea later!"

"No need for that! It's just my job. Hurry up and line up to report! Otherwise it'll be very crowded later," Jiang Lai reminded her.

The boy put down his phone, somewhat disappointed. "Thank you, senior."

Zhao Ying witnessed all of this and teased, "If I were you, I would have added you on WeChat."

"what?"

"At least there's still a cup of milk tea, and that junior is quite handsome too."

The junior student was wearing sportswear, had a delicate and cute face, and was a very obvious "puppy dog" type.

"Please always remember that your orientation is towards men with overflowing hormones."

"Who says tastes don't change?"

The two chatted as they walked out again, returning to the original intersection to continue serving as proper "road signs."

There were many new students coming and going. Some were dressed fashionably, while others were still in high school and dressed a bit unfashionably. But no matter what, they were all full of expectations for university.

Jiang Lai was dressed in a bright and cheerful style today, and she was also wearing makeup. Many freshmen couldn't help but come up to her to ask for directions and chat. Some freshmen who had watched her live stream even came over to "recognize her as a relative".

"I really deserve this work time today, it's just too hard," Zhao Ying complained.

At first, it was fine inside the venue, but later, when I was giving directions at the intersection outside, I was standing in the scorching sun and had to keep answering questions. It was really tiring and hot.

"Aren't you hot?" Zhao Ying asked sincerely, looking at Jiang Lai who still looked refreshed. "Are you the Ice Queen?"

Jiang Lai touched her chin and answered her seriously, "I'm not, but I have skin as white as ice and bones as jade."

"So you're cool and sweat-free?" Zhao Ying wailed, "Comparison is the thief of joy."

She squatted down on the ground. "I really want to drink milk tea! It's so hot, so hot, so hot. I really want to turn on the air conditioner." Her handheld electric fan had long since run out of power, and what she was holding to fan herself was a freshman registration guide.

Jiang Lai checked the time. "Almost there, just hang in there a little longer."

Zhao Ying wanted to say something more, but then she saw someone else walking over.

"Ah Jiang, please treat me to something. I'm really tired of talking."

Jiang Lai subconsciously said, "Hi classmate, if you're registering for the business school, just walk straight along this road until you see the clubhouse!"

"School girl."

"Huh?" Jiang Lai then noticed that the person who came was not a freshman, but Shen Yi, who was holding two cups of milk tea.

"Why are you here, senior?"

"I brought you two cups of milk tea. Should I share them with your roommate?" Shen Yi handed over the bag in his hand.

Zhao Ying immediately stood up from the ground. "Thank you, senior! I'll go take a break now, you stay here and keep our Ah Jiang company for a while."

After saying that, she grabbed a cup of milk tea and ran off, shoving the other cup into Jiang Lai's hand.

Jiang Lai smiled and asked Shen Yi, "Is there anything I can help you with, senior?"

"I—" Shen Yi hesitated for a moment before saying, "Didn't Thunderbolt ask you to voice another character before?"

"Yes, what's wrong? Still not working?"

"No, if there are no problems, this game should be released soon, and it will soon be in the closed beta phase."

"Really? That's great! What about the game you guys developed before?"

"It's not bad, it's already been released on the gaming platform."

"Congratulations!!" Jiang Lai was genuinely happy for them, especially since she had contributed to the game.

The two were silent for a moment, then Shen Yi said, "Then I'll be going now?"

"Uh, okay, thank you for the milk tea, senior. I'll treat you to a meal next time."

"Okay," Shen Yi said, and then walked away.

Zhao Ying stood in the shade not far away. As soon as she saw Shen Yi leave, she ran back immediately. "How come you finished talking so quickly? I barely drank any of my milk tea! I was so thoughtful to walk away. But he's improved this time. He even remembered to bring a cup of milk tea for his roommate."

"Senior Shen didn't have anything to say, he just told me about the voice acting he did for the game before." Jiang Lai mentioned the game, which drew Zhao Ying's attention away again.

"I'll definitely play the games you voiced! And I'll make the characters you voiced my favorites!"

"No need for that, because I have three roles. A person can't have three true loves, right?"

"why not?"

-

Shen Yi returned to his dormitory and took out his constantly buzzing phone.

Sun Zhengyang: How are you? How's our junior doing? It must be so tiring to be volunteering in this heat!

Sun Zhengyang: I gave you some pointers, telling you to deliver milk tea to your junior. Did you do it?

Sun Zhengyang: Did she buy one for her roommate too?

Sun Zhengyang: Did you chat with the junior for a while? Did you ask her out for dinner?

Shen Yi: It is indeed quite hot, but she seems to be in good condition.

Shenyi: I bought milk tea, and her roommate got some too.

Shenyi: I chatted with her about the game for a bit, and she said she'd treat me to dinner next time.

On Sun Zhengyang's end, it showed that the other party was typing...

Sun Zhengyang: ? ? Don't tell me you only chatted for a short while.

Sun Zhengyang: ?

Shen Yi: Hmm.

Sun Zhengyang: Huh? What are you talking about! Who would want to chat with you if you're so cold!

Sun Zhengyang: I... (unintelligible)

Sun Zhengyang: I found out where she was from my junior and told you so you could go and try to win her over, and this is what you did? How are you going to get closer to her?

Sun Zhengyang: I paved the way, I provided the support, I was hoping you would amount to something, but I never expected this!

Sun Zhengyang: My computer code is wrong, but your brain is truly useless. I can't teach Shen Yi like this.

Sun Zhengyang: Forget it, I won't get angry if others do. Getting angry will only make you sick, and no one can take your place.

Sun Zhengyang: At least you accompanied the female freshmen to welcome the new students, so it's not a big deal to do something for her, right?

Sun Zhengyang: Are you even capable?! If not, let me do it! I think the junior girl really likes me.

Sun Zhengyang: Because I'm someone who has a mouth and can speak! (And I'm also very handsome)

Shenyi:

Shenyi has a bit of a headache.

He was the only one in the dormitory. Due to some academic problems, he had to return to school earlier than the others, and he was unusually frustrated at this moment.

Aside from the previous competition, he rarely contacted Jiang Lai unless there was a legitimate reason, such as gaming or work. He wasn't good at finding topics to talk about, or perhaps he was worried that she would dislike him, so he was always very restrained when chatting with her.

He can type out hundreds or thousands of lines of code on the keyboard, but when he's in her chat window, he always feels awkward saying anything.

Sun Zhengyang was different from him; he could chat with anyone and never annoyed anyone.

Sun Zhengyang found out that Jiang Lai and her roommate were going to do volunteer work. He specifically told himself to buy milk tea and send it over as a token of appreciation, and to chat more with them to get closer.

When pursuing a girl, take it one step at a time. That's what Sun Zhengyang told him.

However, it was quite difficult for Shen Yi. He didn't usually talk to girls, and he always seemed awkward when facing Jiang Lai.

Furthermore, Shen Yi lowered his head, but it seemed that he hadn't hidden his thoughts very well.

He couldn't tell how she felt about him. He wanted to get closer to her, but he always felt timid and at a loss. So this is what it's like to like someone.

-

"Good morning, everyone!" A pleasant alarm clock rang, and Jiang Lai sat up in her bed, greeting the camera. "Due to popular demand, I'm recording a vlog today. It's about my day as a volunteer welcoming new students, from the moment I woke up this morning!"

The camera panned from the bed to the bathroom, where Jiang Lai was taking pictures in the mirror with her phone, her right hand holding a toothbrush. After washing up, she did her skincare routine, and then went out for breakfast.

“My roommate and I are volunteering together, but she wasn’t up when I left. I’m going to the cafeteria for breakfast now, and then I’ll bring some back for her.”