Chapter 48: Chapter 47 Campus Pop Idol Contest (Part 1)

"Knock! Knock! Knock!"

Gu Yu gently knocked three times on the door of the publicity office, and a female teacher in a white shirt and a tight skirt opened the door.

It was his academic advisor, Zhou Ying.

"Teacher Zhou!"

"Hello, Teacher Zhou!"

Gu Yu took the lead in greeting her, followed by Lin Xinyue who also greeted her. S~eaʀᴄh the nôᴠel Fire.nёt website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

"Oh! Gu Yu and Lin! You two have finally arrived! Please come in quickly!"

Zhou Ying's face lit up with surprise, and she hurriedly opened the door wider, inviting them inside.

Gu Yu stepped into the publicity office first and noticed there were three other teachers inside, two men and one woman.

He recognized the fifty-year-old female teacher as Vice Dean Li Qian from the Software College.

There were also a male and a female student standing beside them, dressed in business attire, both of them looking polished and familiar, but Gu Yu couldn't recall who they were at the moment.

"Good afternoon, teachers!"

Gu Yu and Lin Xinyue politely greeted the three teachers.

All three teachers smiled and nodded at them, "Hello, Gu and Lin!"

Vice Dean Li Qian came over, took Gu Yu and Lin Xinyue by the hands warmly, and introduced, "Let me introduce you to these two teachers. On the left, we have Mr. Jin from the publicity department, and on the right is Mr. Du from the admissions office!"

The two teachers sized up Gu Yu and Lin Xinyue, their smiles growing wider.

Initially, they thought the two students they had seen on Dou Ying were beautified through some digital effects, but now, seeing them in person, they realized Gu Yu and Lin Xinyue were even more attractive!

The boy's bright eyes and white teeth made him more handsome than Pan An, and the girl's fine features made her seem like a fairy!

Just based on looks alone, these two were a match made in heaven!

Moreover, before their arrival, Vice Dean Li Qian had briefly mentioned their credentials: one was the top student of Software College and the other was from the Business School!

A match not only in looks but in talent as well!

The more the two teachers looked at them, the more satisfied they felt. Such students could undoubtedly create significant media traction as image ambassadors of Haidong University!

They shook hands with Gu Yu and Lin Xinyue in succession.

After introducing the two teachers, Vice Dean Li turned to the other two students, "These are Mr. Bi Jian and Ms. Shu Yinyin, the school's image ambassadors from last year. They are here to hand over their responsibilities to you two."

Hearing Vice Dean Li's introduction, Gu Yu reached out proactively to shake their hands.

Shu Yinyin crossed her arms and simply gave him a cold glance without making a move.

Gu Yu felt a bit awkward and extended his hand towards Bi Jian instead.

Bi Jian did not refuse and promptly extended his hand to shake Gu Yu's.

But as soon as their hands met, Gu Yu felt something was wrong!

Bi Jian was intentionally gripping his palm tightly and gradually increasing his grip, clearly trying to mess with him!

Gu Yu looked into Bi Jian's eyes. Although Bi Jian was smiling, his eyes were clearly provocative!

Gu Yu scoffed in his mind. A regular person might have fallen for this trick, but he was not just anyone!

Not to mention his combat skills, his athletic physique alone was enough to give Bi Jian a hard time!

He initially relaxed his grip slightly, letting Bi Jian think he was underestimating him.

When Bi Jian felt Gu Yu's grip loosen slightly, he assumed Gu Yu couldn't hold on anymore and directed all the strength of his entire arm down to his wrist and fingertips!

The challenging intent in his eyes was evident!

A trace of smugness flashed across his smiling face as he anticipated Gu Yu would flinch from the pain any second and embarrass himself in front of the teachers and Lin Xinyue!

Just as he squeezed all his strength into Gu Yu's hand bones, Gu Yu looked at him, with a sudden upward curl of his lips.

"Mr. Bi was a bit too enthusiastic for a first meeting," Yu remarked.

No sooner had she spoken than Gu Yu clenched his hand, channeling the full force of his arm into his palm.

The surrounding teachers finally realized the sudden contest unfolding between the two, but it was too late to intervene!

"Crack—"

"Ah! Hiss—"

A sound of dislocated bones came directly from where their hands met, and Bi Jian's face instantly turned from white to red, his temples bulging with veins.

He sucked in a deep breath of cool air, gritting his teeth in silence without screaming.

Gu Yu didn't press his advantage; he let him withdraw his hand while maintaining a calm, light smile.

He was good-natured, but that didn't mean he would let himself be bullied!

Moreover, he had no prior grudges with Bi Jian, yet the latter had tried to show him up on their first meeting!

It was already a mercy he hadn't broken Bi Jian's hand.

"Ah! Bi, your hand!"

Shu Yinyin saw that Bi Jian's hand bones were dislocated and said with a distressed expression.

Bi Jian was too pained to speak, merely stuffing his hand into his sleeve continuously.

Shu Yinyin immediately pointed at Gu Yu and said, "What's wrong with you? Bi Jian was giving you face by shaking hands with you! And you just went and hurt him like that?"

Gu Yu frowned and was about to argue back when Lin Xinyue suddenly stepped in front of him and fiercely retorted.

"Don't twist the facts! It was clearly him who provoked our Yu first! Yu had already let go, but he kept on applying force! He was obviously looking for trouble! If you don't believe it, we can ask Mr. Jin to check the surveillance footage!"

Lin Xinyue's expression was cold; she had witnessed the entire handshake between Gu Yu and Bi Jian!

Initially, Gu Yu was merely being polite by shaking hands with Bi Jian, but the latter had started to apply force provocatively from the get-go!

This Bi Jian was simply asking for it!

"Let's check then! I don't believe that our Bi Jian would provoke someone on purpose!"

Shu Yinyin was not to be outdone, prepared to face Lin Xinyue head-on in proving the truth. She was the president of the school's dance club, always at odds with Lin Xinyue's vocal music club, and today seemed like a good opportunity to expose Lin Xinyue!

But as soon as she uttered those words, Bi Jian hastily intervened, "No need! It was just a normal handshake. It was my posture that was incorrect, which caused the dislocation of my fingers!"

As the instigator, he dared not call for the surveillance footage—that would be shooting himself in the foot.

The teachers nearby had already sensed something amiss, as blaming a dislocated finger on improper handshake posture seemed far-fetched.

But since Bi Jian had actively fabricated an excuse, they decided not to pursue it further.

The main agenda for today was still to discuss the ambassadorial duties with Gu Yu and Lin Xinyue, so it was best not to strain relations further.

"Bi Jian! How can you just let it go like that..."

Shu Yinyin was about to say more, but Mr. Jin from media interrupted her.

"All right, Shu Yinyin, the reason we called the four of you here today is to hand over your responsibilities. Now you and Bi Jian should transfer the management of the FeiXin campus public account and the Bilibili certified account over to Gu Yu and Lin Xinyue," he stated.

Hearing Mr. Jin's instructions, Shu Yinyin's complexion immediately worsened.

"What? So soon! Mr. Jin! I've been managing the Bilibili channel for a year, and it's gained fifty thousand followers! Why should I just hand it over to them?"

Ever since she became an image ambassador for Haidong University, she had enjoyed many benefits.

She earned substantial revenue and received gifts from live streaming with the university's official account on Bilibili.

Although the follower count wasn't huge, she had earned a tidy sum over the year!

Not only was Shu Yinyin reluctant, but Bi Jian also appeared unwilling; he too had profited considerably from managing the FeiXin public account.

"This is not my requirement; it's a school regulation! Your one-year term has ended, and as the accounts are school property, they naturally need to be reclaimed," Mr. Jin explained.