Senior, don't be afraid, I'll protect you.

Before the debate began, the audience had not yet arrived, but all the staff members had already arrived.

Su Baizhou was one of the hosts, and there was another male host, a sophomore named Xu Liang.

He is a member of the Jiangnan University Student Art Troupe, the Dance Club, and one of the most handsome men on campus.

Su Baizhou will be in charge of hosting, and he will be in charge of managing the time.

This year's Jiangnan University debate final is destined to be incredibly exciting, both in terms of appearance and ability.

After all, this is the first time that a computer science major has made it to the finals.

Luo Ye was standing next to the fairy senior, looking at the script in the latter's hand.

"Senior, can you remember all these scripts for hosting an event?"

Su Baizhou shook her head and said, "I'll take the manuscript up and read it."

Upon hearing this, Luo Ye showed a surprised expression.

Well, that's a really simple and straightforward solution.

Another host, Xu Liang, walked over. He was dressed in a suit and tie, and because he was a member of the dance troupe, he looked fair-skinned and clean-cut, like a young heartthrob.

"Senior Su, the final rehearsal is about to begin. Shall we go over the lines?"

"Ah."

Su Baizhou nodded.

Then, Xu Liang asked, "Isn't this Luo Ye, the freshman who participated in the competition? I heard he's Professor Gu's younger brother. I've heard so much about him."

Xu Liang said politely.

Upon hearing this, Su Baizhou said calmly, "He is my boyfriend."

"Oh?"

Xu Liang's eyes widened, his mouth agape, revealing an expression of utter shock.

The boyfriend of the aloof school beauty?

Xu Liang couldn't help but look at Luo Ye and exclaimed, "I never expected this..."

Luo Ye walked over and said politely, "Senior Xu Liang, thank you for your hard work hosting."

"It's no trouble at all. I'm just announcing the time. Your girlfriend is in charge of the whole event. Good luck with the debate later."

"Thank you."

After speaking, Luo Ye returned to the group, while Su Baizhou and Xu Liang stood between the two groups and began to follow the procedures.

The fairy-like senior was wearing the same light blue dress from the last freshman party. She looked absolutely gorgeous, just like a real fairy.

Even though Xu Liang was one of the most handsome men at Jiang University, standing next to Su Baizhou at this moment, he could hardly match her ethereal and otherworldly aura.

With this ice queen around, the main character of this debate wasn't even the contestants, but the girl in the center of the stage.

Jiang Da's talented daughter, Su Baizhou.

She is beautiful and talented; she is the school beauty in the eyes of her classmates and a talented woman in the eyes of her teachers.

However, this debate is destined to have other protagonists.

Soon, the debate began.

The registered attendees filled all the seats on the fourth floor of the library, leaving only the first two rows empty.

The first row consists of school leaders and teachers, and the second row consists of student council judges who will be scoring the students.

Student council president Liu Jianglai invited vice principal Li Ping to sit in the middle of the first row, while Li Na sat next to him.

Glancing at her father beside her, Li Na leaned close to Li Ping's ear and said, "If the chair is uncomfortable, I'll get you a sofa."

Li Ping turned to look at him, and said in surprise, "You just know how to make fun of an old man like me."

"Your daughter is worried about you."

Looking at the father and daughter, Liu Jianglai suppressed a laugh.

Professor Li Ping is a very nice person, and he also loves to listen to gossip among his students, so he has a good relationship with many of them.

Once all the audience members were seated, the debate was about to begin.

There are ten people on stage: eight contestants and two hosts.

As Su Baizhou walked to the center of the stage, a chorus of gasps erupted from the audience.

Even though this was Su Baizhou's second appearance this semester, her beauty still amazed everyone.

Because of her disappearance during this period, many people are wondering who can become the next campus belle of Jiangnan University.

But with her appearance here at this moment, there's no need to continue this topic.

As long as Su Baizhou is around, she will always be the most beautiful girl at Jiangda University.

Soon, Su Baizhou picked up her script and microphone and began reading her hosting script.

Although her voice was flat and lacked the clear, resonant tone of a professional presenter, it was enough to quiet the entire venue down, leaving only her voice in the background.

Then, these sounds were transmitted to everyone's ears with perfect clarity.

The topic of the final debate was: [Which is more important, loving or being loved?]

These are two indispensable options, yet they have been separated and made into a debate topic.

Facing a formidable opponent in Chinese language and literature, Luo Ye remained the second debater.

Tang Enqi is the first speaker for the affirmative side.

Soon, she spoke softly, her tone striking straight to the heart, thus drawing the curtain on this debate final.

"You can choose to love someone, but you can't choose to be loved, so loving is more important because I can decide to love."

Upon hearing this, the opposing debater immediately retorted: "It is precisely because being loved is not a choice that it is all the more important and all the more precious."

Then, Luo Ye spoke up, saying, "Opposing debater, I don't agree with your statement that the inability to choose makes it even more important... Is being loved really an inability to choose? Can't loving someone mean you can be loved in return?"

As he spoke, Luo Ye closed his eyes, seemingly thinking of something. He opened his eyes and continued, "When you love someone but don't receive love in return, you desperately crave to be loved. You feel that being loved is more important, but is being loved really the most important thing? No, it's being loved by the person you love. When you love someone, can you really see the love that others have for you?"

"I believe most people have experienced unrequited love. Is the reason because they haven't been loved in return? How many people in this world are mutually attracted from the very beginning? Isn't it the appearance of one party's love that allows one to be loved in return?"

Upon hearing this, the opposing debater retorted: "Opponent, you yourself said that there aren't that many cases of mutual affection. Doesn't that highlight the importance of being loved? If you haven't been loved, can you still continue to love someone?"

Luo Ye smiled slightly, revealing an expression of "I knew it."

The other party has taken the bait.

Next was Shen Qiao's speech.

No one knows how much he longed to be loved.

No one else understood how important it was to love someone.

What has sustained him to this day is his love for Xiaolei.

At this moment, with the first round of exchanges, the audience, whose attention was originally focused on Su Baizhou, gradually shifted their focus to the debate itself.

The young man, in particular, left a deep impression on everyone with his effortless demeanor.

He can respond to anything the other person says.

It seems that he has countless stories in his mind, and he can give examples for every principle.

Moreover, his knowledge of literature is even more extensive than that of students of Chinese language and literature.

His name is Luo Ye.

Luo Ye, second speaker for the affirmative side, Class 1, Computer Science Major.

Although Tang Enqi is excellent enough, this venue and this competition seem to be tailor-made for Luo Ye.

He stood there, as if he had the whole situation under control, and everything was as expected.

He can expand a single sentence into ten, analyzing the meaning of each sentence to leave his opponent speechless.

Moreover, each example was just right, demonstrating an overwhelming advantage despite the seemingly evenly matched topics.

That young man seemed to be shining in everyone's eyes.

Originally, everyone only noticed that Shen Qiao was very handsome. Although Luo Ye was also handsome, he was not as eye-catching as Shen Qiao or Xu Liang.

But Luo Ye is the type of person who becomes more and more handsome once he gets noticed.

Su Baizhou stood in the middle, looking at the young man to her left. She smiled gently and continued reciting her hosting script.

Luo Ye looked at the fairy senior, who was also looking at him.

This was the first time they had stepped onto the same stage. Although they each had their own roles, they only had eyes for each other.

He will try his best to move in her direction.

She will wait for him, notice him, discover his strengths, and turn around and run towards him.

Later on, the debate became like a duet between Luo Ye and Su Baizhou, as if only their voices remained on the stage.

Tang Enqi, Shen Qiao, and Xu Xiaojia also delivered outstanding performances, holding their own even against the Chinese Language and Literature majors.

Xu Xiaojia, the troublemaker, also played her part, making the other side's logic completely nonsensical, and Li Haoyang in the audience almost burst out laughing.

The debate is over.

What a thoroughly enjoyable debate!

Although the result is not yet in, it is obvious to anyone with a discerning eye who will win this match.

The best debater, Luo Ye, was selected almost immediately after the event.

As both debate teams dispersed, the student council quickly scored the debates and soon learned who had won first place.

While a debate champion may not necessarily be from the Chinese Language and Literature major, it seems rather far-fetched for a Computer Science major to win the championship.

The best debater, Luo Ye, received a certificate of merit.

Su Baizhou handed it to him personally.

Standing in front of Luo Ye, she handed him the certificate and said softly, "Congratulations, Best Debater."

"Senior, it was just a fluke."

Luo Ye reached out and accepted the certificate.

He stood on the stage, and for the first time, he was encouraged by the audience's applause.

At this moment, the fairy-like senior was standing next to him, holding a microphone. Her expression was not cold; in fact, she even had a faint smile on her face.

This is an expression that no one has ever seen before.

Dressed in formal attire, Luo Ye stood tall and straight, inheriting the image of his father and mother. His posture on the stage was almost perfect, exuding righteousness and sunshine.

Wearing a light blue dress, Su Baizhou, who looked as beautiful as an angel, stood next to the young man, holding a microphone, with a faint smile on her lips.

She smiled.

They are not as indifferent as before.

The term "CP feeling" appeared for the first time in Su Baizhou's life.

Even Xu Liang from the university's art troupe, standing next to Su Baizhou, never had that feeling.

But this young man was surprisingly comparable to Su Baizhou in terms of temperament, and even gave everyone the feeling that they were a good match.

Everyone used to wonder who could be worthy of this ice queen.

But there's no such thing as being a good match or not.

Just like the topic of this debate.

To love and to be loved.

When they all appear at the same time, everything else becomes less important.

The Ice Queen is not a good match for anyone.

But...did you see the smile on her lips?

The Ice Queen wouldn't... but Su Baizhou would.

When that smile appeared, the girl next to Luo Ye was no longer the ice queen.

It was his plain congee.

After the awards ceremony, Su Baizhou took the certificate from Luo Ye's hand again.

Luo Ye stood there, stunned.

The audience was stunned.

Was this some kind of mistake? Why did the aloof school beauty take the award certificate again?

"Exit."

Su Baizhou stood behind Luo Ye and whispered.

"oh oh."

Luo Ye left the stage, completely bewildered.

Why did Su Baizhou take the certificate in the end? Was it a mistake or intentional?

This question will never be answered.

Because this debate has now completely ended.

After the event, the student union staff stayed behind to clean up, while the computer science students prepared to go out for a meal to celebrate their hard work over the past few months.