Chapter 156: The Gloomy and Suffocating Zhou Jingchen

Yu Qian's military training proceeded normally without any major twists and turns.

However, the situation was quite different for Zhou Jingchen.

Although Jinghua University was packed with academic prodigies and geniuses, that did not mean these top students didn't chase after celebrities.

After a single night of fermentation, if not every freshman knew about it, at least half of them were aware that Zhou Jingchen was attending the same university. For star-struck girls, wasn't this a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get close to their idol?

As soon as the four roommates arrived at the cafeteria in the morning, they noticed it was already packed with people, almost all of whom were holding paper and pens. The moment they saw Zhou Jingchen step through the door, their eyes lit up brighter than light bulbs.

Having experienced being chased and cornered by fans countless times, cold sweat instantly broke out on Zhou Jingchen's forehead. "Run!"

He turned around and bolted at the front.

The other three snapped out of their shock and hurriedly gave chase.

Thus, the students of Jinghua and the instructors on duty watched with their own eyes as a young boy sprinted ahead as if a wild dog were chasing him, followed closely by three other boys, with a shrieking mob of girls trailing behind them all.

"Ha-ha, this year's freshmen are rather lively," Jinghua's head of student affairs smiled awkwardly at the instructors.

"......"

Was this bloody thing called "rather lively"? This was downright psychotic!

In the end, breakfast for the four of them had to be bought by Han Su and Yu Yang.

With a depressed expression, Zhou Jingchen gnawed on a steamed bun and muttered, "I've always said I should just quit the entertainment industry!"

"Quit then, go ahead and quit!" Han Su rubbed his temples. He had originally thought there would be fewer celebrity-obsessed weirdos at Jinghua University, allowing him to finish his studies in peace, but it turned out crazy fans were everywhere, with zero difference between schools.

After finishing his bun, Zhou Jingchen looked even more gloomy. "But my contract with Sister Xiu still has two years left."

It wasn't that he didn't want to quit. Back then, sweet-talked by Wen Xiu, he had signed a five-year contract. If he quit before the contract expired, he would have to pay a hefty penalty for breach of contract, even though she was one of the studio's bosses.

"Then just grit your teeth and tough it out. It's only two years anyway," Yi Ting said without raising his head, sipping his soy milk.

Three years had already passed, what were two more? He would just endure it and it would be over soon.

Xiao Yize and Huang Songyu, the engineering geek, remained silent. The two of them had only known Zhou Jingchen for two days and had no standing to speak.

Hence, they dared not ask anything, nor did they dare to say anything.

Quietly gnawing on a steamed bun was enough.

As the assembly time drew near, the six of them headed toward the playground.

At this time, there weren't many people on the road, and Zhou Jingchen felt much more at ease—right up until they reached the playground.

From the very first step he took onto the playground, Zhou Jingchen had the eerie sensation of being stared at by countless burning gazes.

He even felt as though the looks from some people were trying to strip him bare, making his entire body crawl with discomfort.

Stiffly walking over to his class's formation, he finally let out a sigh of relief only after the instructor blew the whistle.

Fortunately, he had chosen computer science, which had only a handful of girls. If he had ended up in a department packed with girls like some of the others, his military training might have been truly impossible to get through.

Compared to other departments, his class's performance on the first day of military training was significantly better.

Instructors were always willing to cut some slack for students who brought glory to them, so during the noon break, he directly led them to the cafeteria for lunch ahead of schedule.

Zhou Jingchen had thought that going early would help him avoid those fans, but he hadn't expected to run into upperclassmen from other grades. Having learned from the school forum that Zhou Jingchen was a freshman at their school, those who could make it back early had rushed right over.

Being watched by a crowd while trying to eat, Zhou Jingchen almost suffered from indigestion.

When he finally couldn't take it anymore and prepared to return his food tray and head back to the dorm, he was ambushed and surrounded once again at the cafeteria entrance.

Having been lectured strictly by Wen Xiu for three years never to come into conflict with fans, Zhou Jingchen couldn't pull a long face with these people. With a helpless sigh, he had to take the paper and pens handed over by them and sign his autograph!