Chapter 278: The Class Drama

On the stage, the counselor first announced: “Duan Yi, seven votes.”

Hearing this, nearly half the class looked surprised, and Xia Yu was no exception.

Seven votes were too low. There were thirty students in the class, and nineteen of them were girls.

Xia Yu seemed to realize something and looked at Yi Shiyou. Yi Shiyou’s face briefly revealed a smirk of satisfaction.

Undoubtedly, this was Yi Shiyou’s trickery.

But how had he managed to manipulate so many girls’ votes, leaving Duan Yi with only seven?

Had this guy’s methods really become this terrifying?

Compared to Xia Yu, Duan Yi was even more shocked. She turned her head to look at the girls.

Had so many betrayed her?

The counselor continued reading the results, calling out another girl’s name:

“Wang Lili…” The counselor deliberately paused and took a sip of tea.

Duan Yi immediately turned her head, glaring sharply at Wang Lili.

Xia Yu couldn’t help but admire Yi Shiyou’s ability to divide the girls. What a clever strategy.

However, this method was a bit despicable.

“Six votes,” the counselor continued.

Duan Yi quickly calculated in her mind. There were nineteen girls in total. Now seven had voted for her, and six for Wang Lili. Where were the remaining six votes?

Xia Yu and Yi Shiyou were equally puzzled.

However, Yi Shiyou didn’t seem to care. He thought he could basically secure all the boys’ votes, nearly ten votes. Even if fewer, it should still be more than Duan Yi’s seven. His position as class monitor was basically secured.

His facial expression changes did not escape the counselor’s notice. The counselor took another sip of tea, clearly pleased.

Having worked as a counselor for so many years, he had seen everything. He had been observing the rivalry between Duan Yi and Yi Shiyou and found it quite entertaining.

This was the most exciting one since he started teaching.

Looking at the list in his hand, the counselor chuckled and continued: “Xia Yu, eight votes.”

This surprised Xia Yu. He hadn’t expected anyone to vote for him.

Duan Yi turned her head, gave Xia Yu an expressionless look, and then turned back to glare at Wang Lili.

Yi Shiyou looked at Xia Yu with an “I knew it” expression. He had never really believed Xia Yu’s words about not wanting to be class monitor. Now, the other side had indeed competed!

But it was useless. There were thirty students in the class. Nine votes remained, and the position of class monitor was still his!

Recalling how he had defeated Duan Yi and Xia Yu, Yi Shiyou felt an immense sense of satisfaction and pride.

Seeing Yi Shiyou’s emotions reach their peak, the counselor’s smile also reached its brightest.

He shifted his gaze from the bottom of the list and began reading the deliberately skipped name:

“Yi Shiyou, two votes.”

Seeing Yi Shiyou’s face filled with disbelief, confusion, and bewilderment, the counselor felt deeply satisfied.

Yi Shiyou clenched his fists and stood up, wanting to say something, but his rationality returned in time, and he sat back down.

The counselor read the last name: “Qin Youliang, seven votes.”

Qin Youliang, who was chatting with his six close friends, was taken aback.

“You! Tell me if you voted for him!” He looked at his six friends.

The newly added boy chuckled: “That guy Yi Shiyou is a bit disgusting. None of us wanted to vote for him.”

“Did he think we couldn’t see through his schemes? He doesn’t have any real skills. Relying only on a little flattery, who cares!”

“His two votes must be from you and himself!”

“Don’t worry, anyway, Xia Yu has the most votes, followed by Duan Yi and you with the same number. You won’t become class monitor.”

After hearing his friends’ words, Qin Youliang felt reassured.

Such elections only mattered if you won; otherwise, it was like having no votes. So he was equal to having no votes.

Qin Youliang continued chatting with his friends.

On the stage, after appreciating Yi Shiyou and Duan Yi’s expressions, the counselor said to the students below: “Well then, the person with the most votes is Xia Yu. Xia Yu, you will be the class monitor.”

“…” Xia Yu hadn’t expected that he would have to refuse the counselor again.

Two boys voted for Yi Shiyou, and six for Qin Youliang. Among his eight votes, there should be two boys and six girls.

The two boys probably didn’t want to vote for Yi Shiyou and also didn’t want to support the girls, so they chose him.

As for those six girls, they probably thought that one less vote wouldn’t matter, so they used it to support him.

It was obvious that the students wouldn’t choose someone who only attended two days of military training to be class monitor.

Thinking about this, Xia Yu stood up and said: “Besides school, I have other things to do, so I’ll pass on being class monitor. I really don’t have time.”

Everyone thought he was referring to An Siyao and, after some teasing, agreed to his refusal.

“Then it’s Duan Yi and Qin Youliang. What do you two think?” The counselor looked at the two of them.

Duan Yi stood up first: “I feel that I’m not mature enough, and my leadership skills are also insufficient. I’ll pass on being class monitor.”

“Where is your lack of leadership skills?” A girl protested.

“Just twenty days ago, the original nineteen girls have now split into three factions. If you give the class to me, it will be disbanded within a semester.” Duan Yi sarcastically remarked.

The girls who had voted for Wang Lili and Xia Yu felt somewhat uneasy.

“Then it’s Qin Youliang. Don’t refuse anymore. The organization has decided it’s you.” The counselor didn’t give Qin Youliang a chance to decline. He didn’t want to hand the class over to Wang Lili or Yi Shiyou.

The class monitor should have less scheming, or else he might end up being sold out by them.

“Eh?” Qin Youliang stood up with a confused expression.

He was still holding his phone, playing a card game.

“Alright, you’re the class monitor. As for the Youth League branch secretary, it will be Duan Yi. We also need someone from the girls.” The counselor looked at Duan Yi again.

“I still feel my abilities are insufficient. Give the Youth League branch secretary to Wang Lili instead.” Duan Yi had completely lost heart and didn’t want to deal with anything anymore.

She originally didn’t want to be class monitor. It was the girls who pushed her forward. She hadn’t been insincere, doing every task thoroughly, only to be backstabbed.

Seeing that Duan Yi genuinely didn’t want the position, the counselor had no choice but to give the position to Wang Lili.

Next, there were some minor positions like the propaganda committee, which Xia Yu, Duan Yi, and Yi Shiyou did not accept.

Xia Yu was calm, Duan Yi was somewhat resentful, and Yi Shiyou was very depressed.

After the class meeting, the class started.

The morning classes passed, and after the class bell rang, a group of people went to the cafeteria for lunch and then returned to their dorms.

Xia Yu also came to the dormitory to celebrate Qin Youliang’s election with some teasing.

Qin Youliang was somewhat concerned about Yi Shiyou’s feelings after losing the election, but Yi Shiyou didn’t return to the dormitory at all.

After this incident, Xia Yu thought for a while and gave up on the idea of having Yi Shiyou join him in starting a business. Yi Shiyou had some abilities, but his character had some significant issues.

So, who else could he find?

With this question, Xia Yu returned home.

He received a call from Kong Hanyue. She told him that to prevent Zhong Yunxin from causing trouble at the last moment, she had already sent Zhong Yunxin to him.

Zhong Yunxin’s flight was at noon and would arrive shortly.