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

"I am Li Haoyang from the Computer Science Department, running for the position of Student Council President."

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone looked at Li Haoyang on the stage, eager to see what he would say next.

He did the same simple self-introduction as everyone else.

then……

There's no after that.

He stood on the stage with a serious expression, looking as if he wanted to say something but hesitated, unsure of what to say.

Just as everyone was wondering, Li Haoyang silently took out a small note from his sleeve, glanced at it, and then began to speak.

Everyone:...

Luo Ye: ...

I almost forgot, although the coach is down-to-earth and capable, he is very bad at talking. He basically has to practice for a long time in the dormitory before he can host a class meeting.

However, since the class meetings use PowerPoint presentations, the content he leads is basically all in the PowerPoint slides. As soon as he sees the PowerPoint, he knows what he needs to say.

But it's different for campaign cadres; they can't read any of the campaign speeches and can only memorize them by rote.

But this is precisely what Li Haoyang is least good at.

Despite his muscular physique, he is not a simple-minded person with only physical strength.

On the contrary, he was quick-witted, which is why he chose computer science as his major.

However, he memorizes things very slowly. Back in his senior year of high school, he barely managed to keep his English and Chinese scores from dragging him down.

After saying a couple of sentences, he stood there, unable to utter another word.

But unlike others who forget their lyrics and stammer on stage, he stood tall and confident.

Anyone who didn't know better would think he had already won the election.

Seeing Li Haoyang's unwavering confidence despite having clearly forgotten his lines, the teachers in the audience felt embarrassed.

As the saying goes, as long as he's not embarrassed, it's others who are embarrassed.

Ultimately, the two sides reached a stalemate, and Liu Jianglai, from the second row, said, "Student, you can look at the manuscript."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Haoyang immediately unfolded his manuscript and began his speech in a loud and clear voice.

As Tang Enqi's strongest competitor, he has completely lost his competitive edge this time.

Even so, Li Haoyang just wouldn't become the student council president, but he could still choose any of the other student council officer positions, given his abilities.

After Li Haoyang stepped down, the other candidates went up one after another and began to passionately talk about their lofty ideals.

After the leadership transition meeting, the final vote count was not announced; it was said that the results would be given at noon the following day.

Luo Ye left and sat by the door, waiting for his roommate to come out.

Not long after, Li Haoyang sat down next to Luo Ye, looking utterly dejected and as if he were doomed.

Luo Ye comforted him, "Coach, don't be too sad. If you miss this opportunity, there will be another one."

"Nothing."

Li Haoyang said expressionlessly, "Unless I repeat a year."

Luo Ye choked on his words.

What was he just saying?

There's no chance for another one.

"but……"

Li Haoyang suddenly laughed and said, "The student council president just asked me if I could be the head of the sports department, and I said yes."

Seeing that the coach's expression returned to normal instantly, Luo Ye said helplessly, "You're really easy to please."

"I was originally planning to become a minister or something, the pressure of being the student council president is too much."

Upon hearing this, Luo Ye asked in confusion, "Then why are you running for student council president?"

"Because I know I definitely can't beat Tang Enqi, if I run for student council president, I'll be assigned to another position."

Running for other positions directly means facing other candidates.

However, when he runs for student council president, he will only be facing Tang Enqi alone.

Even if he loses the election, as a candidate for student council president, he can be transferred to another department and given a good position.

Luo Ye suddenly realized.

I never expected that the coach, who is just an honest person, would be so quick-witted.

"That's all for now, Coach, I'm going to the bookstore."

Upon hearing this, Li Haoyang tilted his head and asked, "Brother Luo Ye, don't you get tired of going back and forth between the staff quarters, the classroom, and the study every day?"

"how about you?"

Luo Ye countered, "With all the work, classes, and running around every day, aren't you tired?"

"tired."

Li Haoyang sighed and said, "I regret every single day that I joined the student council in my freshman year, but... if I give up now, I feel like all my efforts have been in vain, and I'm very unwilling to accept it."

During his freshman year, he and Xu Xiaojia often argued because of these trivial matters.

But it's fine now.

They never argue anymore.

To be honest, I wasn't used to it at first, and I felt unmotivated to do anything.

And now, he still isn't used to it.

As long as he still likes Xu Xiaojia, he will never get used to it.

Thinking of this, Li Haoyang became dejected again. He started walking away and prepared to return to his dormitory.

Luo Ye also rode his electric scooter to the street in front of the bookstore.

As soon as I got off the car, I looked in the direction of the bookstore and saw a familiar figure squatting at the entrance, resting his chin on his hand, lost in thought.

Luo Ye walked over, waved his arms twice in front of the fairy-like senior, and asked, "What's wrong, senior? What are you thinking about?"

Su Baizhou glanced at Luo Ye, but kept her head still, staring at a certain spot, and said in a flat tone, "Junior, there's a bird over there."

Upon hearing this, Luo Ye looked over and found a small bird not far away, chirping incessantly.

On a nearby tree, a large bird stood on the trunk, gazing anxiously, as if its young had fallen.

Luo Ye walked over and picked up the little bird that couldn't fly yet.

Caught by humans, the little bird looked terrified and frantically flapped its wings, trying to break free of its restraints.

The mother and father birds also started calling from the tree.

next moment.

Luo Ye placed the little bird in the flower bed at the entrance of the bookstore.

Actually, the most dangerous thing for a bird that falls to the ground is being crushed by a passing pedestrian or bicycle.

Placing it in a flower bed will prevent this from happening.

As for the rest, its parents will help it and find food for it.

At this moment, Su Baizhou also arrived at the flower bed and asked, "Will it work?"

"OK."

Luo Ye explained, “When I was a child, a little bird fell on my doorstep. I took it home, and then its parents found it and brought it food every day until it could fly on its own.”

Upon hearing this, Su Baizhou nodded.

The two returned to the study.

At the entrance of the bookstore, by the window, is Luo Ye's favorite spot to sit.

But now, someone else is sitting here.

Upon seeing Luo Ye, she stood up and smiled slightly, "Senior Luo Ye."

"Long Jin? Are you here to read?"

"No, it was Senior Su who asked me to come."

Upon hearing this, Luo Ye looked at the fairy senior.

The latter said casually, "She is the one who frequently publishes works in books and magazines, the one who is 'early bird catches the worm'."

Upon hearing this, Luo Ye showed a surprised expression.

No wonder he found the works of "The Early Bird Catches the Crow" very familiar; it turns out their styles are similar to "The Caged Bird".

“Junior, I’m planning to create a network of contracted authors for Zhouye Bookstore and pay authors who actively publish articles in books and magazines. That’s why I called her over. I’m going to start by trying things out with her.”