System: Master Your Life
Chapter 65 - 63: Trending!

Chapter 65: Chapter 63: Trending!

In the afternoon, Xu Lin and Xie Zhengrong went to the lab building and fetched two sets of military training uniforms, which were for the upcoming training sessions.

At four in the afternoon, we still had to assemble at the large playground to form lines and meet the instructors, as tomorrow officially begins the military training.

Xu Lin’s training would be within the school, much easier compared to Yu Xinyan’s training at the military camp.

The military camp is much tougher, with crowded dormitories and strict military management.

Yu Xinyan mentioned that she heard boys complaining about twenty of them living in one dorm, drenched in the stench of sweat.

Listening to that, Xu Lin felt uneasy; every guy knows that sweaty smell is quite intense, and this is twenty people together!

Yu Xinyan: "Xu Lin, it’s a relief you don’t have to go to the military camp for training, the conditions are harsh."

Yu Xinyan: "Xu Lin, have I gotten tanned?"

Yu Xinyan sent Xu Lin a selfie; she was wearing a shirt-like military training outfit with a high ponytail and looked quite good.

Xu Lin: "I don’t think so, aren’t you still very fair-skinned?"

Yu Xinyan: "But I feel like I’ll turn dark in a couple of days, what should I do?"

Xu Lin: "I can still recognize you, so why worry?"

Yu Xinyan: "Humph!"

Yu Xinyan was texting Xu Lin a lot, seems like after entering university, she felt even lonelier and wasn’t keen on making friends.

Just as Xu Lin was about to take a nap, Yu Xinyan messaged again.

"Xu Lin, you’re trending!"

Trending?

Trending for what?

Xu Lin had trended once before, during the incident of righteous bravery.

When Yu Xinyan sent the message, Xu Lin realized he’d become popular today due to speaking as a freshman representative, many recorded videos, uploaded them on Douyin, and they became popular locally.

Jiangdu is a big city, being popular here attracts a lot of attention, quickly becoming viral among campuses, and eventually trending, although the rank wasn’t high, just around the twenty-something mark on short video platforms, but still received much attention.

Trending: Jiangdu University of Finance and Economics Freshman Representative.

Xu Lin clicked in and opened the video with the most comments and likes.

Almost three hundred thousand likes, over ten thousand comments.

The popularity indeed wasn’t low.

Xu Lin checked the comments.

"Look at their freshman representative!"

"So handsome, could he be the most handsome freshman representative ever?"

"Jiangdu University of Finance and Economics, a key university! And so handsome, could I date someone like this?"

"As a thirty-year-old aunt, I finally understand how old men feel looking at eighteen-year-old girls!"

"Handsome! Calm! Powerful in speech! Truly perfect! Who’s dating this kind of guy?"

Xu Lin glanced over, not very interested as he’s not into online fame.

Moreover, Xu Lin thought this kind of online exposure wasn’t good, especially with internet celebrities, even trivial matters get magnified, sometimes exponentially.

Xu Lin isn’t into online fame, so too much attention isn’t good.

Yu Xinyan: "Xu Lin, you were so handsome today! Blushing.jpg"

Xu Lin: "Stay calm!"

Yu Xinyan: "Humph!"

After chatting a bit, Xu Lin checked Lei Haolong’s account; Lei said he’d seen him trending in the class group.

Actually, Yu Xinyan also saw the news via the high school class group, someone had posted a screenshot of the trend in the group.

Everyone was astonished, Xu Lin, the guy who got into Finance University with 552 points, now became a freshman representative.

By this time, those who were heading to university had already left, full of youthful determination they hadn’t yet experienced the highlights of the start of school; once vigourous, they found many more impressive people in university, realizing they might just be ordinary members, feeling the discrepancy between ideals and reality.

Turns out Xu Lin, who was a slacker in class, shone so brightly.

He’s trending again!

And this guy is truly good looking!

Secretly observing everything, Zhao Yifei was already envious to the point of distortion, wishing he could replace Xu Lin.

Why Xu Lin?

Why not him, Zhao Yifei?

Lei Haolong was thrilled.

Lei Haolong: "Damn! Xu Lin, how did you become freshman representative!"

Lei Haolong: "This is crazy! And you were damn handsome today!"

Lei Haolong @Zhao Yifei: "Class leader didn’t witness my buddy Xu Lin’s speech, did you feel excited?"

This was Lei Haolong’s message in the class group, specially @Zhao Yifei, almost making Zhao Yifei want to kick Lei out.

Damn!

This brat is truly infuriating!

Then.

Lei Haolong sent over a dozen messages to Xu Lin, Xu Lin felt he was getting incoherent.

Xu Lin: "What? Look down on me?"

Lei Haolong: "Xu Lin, you are genuinely awesome!"

Lei Haolong: "Xu Lin, my class only has five girls, but one of them is really pretty, although much less compared to Yu Xinyan, still very pretty!"

"You like her?"

"Honestly, have a good impression."

In guy terms, having a good impression usually means liking, especially for the shy ones, that’s referred to as ’insect brain’.

"Don’t worry, she won’t become your girlfriend."

"Xu Lin, you jerk, can’t you say something encouraging?"

"Go for it."

"Xu Lin, you’re so mean, I’m not talking to you anymore!"

Xu Lin also exited the chat interface with Lei Haolong.

Today Xu Lin showed off in front of everyone and even made it to the hot search.

The high school class chat group is buzzing, no need to mention it.

The university class chat group is about the same.

Xu Lin skipped it all.

The counselor, Shang Wanjun, also sent a message: "Xu Lin, young and famous, congratulations!"

Seeing the message from this artistic counselor, Xu Lin pondered for half a minute and finally remembered a poem by Tao Yuanming.

"From a young age, I didn’t fit into the crowd, inherently loving hills and mountains. The chaos prevents me from finding peace. Teacher, can you relate to that feeling?"

"That’s why you must cultivate your heart, calm your mind, and naturally find peace."

"Perhaps I’m too young, my heart can’t be at peace."

"But you’re already amazing; standing on a high platform, you remain calm despite the chaos. Many people older than you can’t do that!"

Shang Wanjun: "And you’re still young, no need to deliberately pursue tranquility. Young people should have youthful spirit, go for what you desire. I have high hopes for you!"

"Thank you, teacher!"

"Go for it, hehe.jpg"

Shang Wanjun sent over a cute emoji, which slightly mismatched her literary style.

Xu Lin didn’t think much of it; after all, he was just casually chatting with the counselor.

Xu Lin’s mom, Ms. Ren, also sent a message.

She sent a screenshot of the hot search video.

"Is this boy you?" Mom asked.

Xu Lin: "You don’t recognize your own son?"

"I just can’t believe my son is so excellent and handsome, too."

The selfie Xu Lin sent in the morning was conservative, and now Ms. Ren saw the video.

Wow!

My son is actually so handsome!

More than that.

His speech on stage was so impressive!

In the end, the principal greatly acknowledged him!

Ms. Ren was completely shocked, practically in disbelief.

Excited, Ms. Ren rushed out of her office and shared with her colleagues at the law firm.

"Everyone, this is my son. He’s on the hot search again, and this time, he’s the new student representative of Jiangdu University of Finance and Economics!"

Ms. Ren was extremely proud.

"Sister Ren, your son is amazing, being a new student representative!"

"Lawyer Ren has taught him well, raising such an outstanding son!"

"Absolutely incredible, my son has trouble even getting into high school. Lawyer Ren’s son has looks and talent, I’m really envious!"

Everyone praised enthusiastically.

On the surface, Ms. Ren remained composed, appearing nonchalant, but inside she was bursting with joy.

Who would’ve thought that during the third mock exam in high school, just before the final big exam, even with leniency to boost students’ confidence, Xu Lin hadn’t reached the Tier 1 score line, which was 543, while Xu Lin scored 530.

Yet, in the following college entrance exam, he surpassed the Tier 1 line. While this wasn’t much, the key point was he got into a prestigious university by chance, now becoming the freshman representative for his courageous deeds and giving an outstanding speech as the representative.

Ms. Ren truly didn’t expect it!

Ms. Ren was so happy, she immediately transferred ten thousand yuan to Xu Lin.

"Take it and spend!"

"Thank you, Ms. Ren!"

Xu Lin gladly received the ten thousand.

[Fortune: 498075.43 yuan]

Unexpectedly, Chi Linyue also sent a message.

"Is that you on the hot search?"

"As you see!"

"You’re awesome, and pretty handsome too. Your speech was impressive, really eye-opening. You give off a sense of calm and presence that seems beyond your age, truly exceptional!"

"Thanks for the praise, big sister."

"Hehe.jpg"

Then Chi Linyue sent Xu Lin a screenshot of a delivery, saying, "Your computer will arrive tomorrow, don’t forget to pick it up."

Xu Lin: "Okay."

Xu Lin took a glance, the delivery was air-shipped; it’ll arrive in Jiangdu tonight, he can pick it up tomorrow.

Xu Lin handled what he considered important messages, like from Yu Xinyan and others, then soon went to sleep.

Xu Lin set an alarm to wake up at three-thirty in the afternoon.

At that moment, Xie Zhengrong was playing Black Monkey, and Hu Donghai was watching a movie, probably a horror movie.

Liu Longsheng was listening to music.

Xu Lin lay on the bed, preparing to sit up.

[Your panel status has been updated.]

Oh?

Xu Lin took a look.

[Your reputation has changed: Slightly Famous.]