Chapter 761 - 263: The Crazy Rush for Tickets (Seeking Monthly Pass)_2

In a women’s dormitory at Modu University of Technology, Chu Yanyan had been feeling troubled recently.

She was secretly photographed while drinking a Tea Color Moonlight milk tea given to her by Xia Zhijin. That picture of her sipping the drink was then uploaded online as an entry for the "Milk Tea Girl" contest.

Almost immediately, she gained the support of numerous "hungry wolves" from Modu University of Technology. Her ranking kept soaring, and she was now approaching the top three.

Zhang Xiulan joked, "Yanyan, why the long face? Shouldn’t this be a good thing?"

"You might even make it into the top three! Tsk, tsk, the prize is 300,000. I’m so envious!"

Sun Junjun quickly nodded in agreement. "Exactly, Yanyan! You’re the face of our Tech University now. After this ’Milk Tea Girl’ contest, if anyone says you’re not the officially recognized campus belle, I’ll have words with them..."

Zhang Xiulan laughed again. "Hehe, I have to say, the person who took your photo is so skilled. They perfectly captured your beauty! And with the falling plane tree leaves in the sunset, the whole scene was just stunning."

"I think even if you don’t make it into the top three, the top ten is basically a lock. The prize for that is 100,000!"

"Yanyan’s a big star at our school now. There’s a long line of boys giving you gifts and confessing their love every day. Hehe, I even heard that a group on the school forum is organizing a campaign to get you more votes."

Chu Yanyan rolled her eyes at her roommates, feeling inwardly annoyed. After Yin Sheng was taken away, she had finally felt as if she’d broken free from her shackles and enjoyed a few days of freedom. But being forced into the "Milk Tea Girl" contest made her fame skyrocket. It felt like she had become the university’s recognized campus belle overnight.

Fame, however, also brought a lot of trouble. While she wasn’t being harassed by anyone like Yin Sheng, the number of boys writing her love letters and confessing with flowers had suddenly exploded, much to her annoyance.

"Sigh, I could do without this kind of fame," Chu Yanyan lamented.

Zhang Xiulan, who was browsing through the various "Milk Tea Girls" on the website, suddenly asked, "Hey, Yanyan, how come your pretty cousin hasn’t shown up online?"

Sun Junjun chimed in curiously, "Right! Your cousin is so adorable. If she entered the contest, she’d definitely win first place."

The girls were all in unanimous agreement about Xia Zhijin’s beauty. She possessed a special kind of pure and innocent charm. Despite having a face that could topple nations, her speech and demeanor were somewhat timid and gentle, making her endearing and invoking a powerful urge to protect her. She was like a lotus flower rising unsoiled from the mud.

Hearing her roommates’ confusion, a small smile touched Chu Yanyan’s lips. She knew the reason perfectly well.

It must be Li Yuan’s behind-the-scenes manipulation.

After all, she and Xia Zhijin were together that day. The person taking the secret photos couldn’t possibly have only photographed her and not her cousin. A picture of her cousin must have been uploaded too, but it just wasn’t selected by the Zhihu website.

Besides, none of Li Yuan’s other girlfriends had appeared in the "Milk Tea Girl" contest either. That made the situation and the reason behind it perfectly obvious.

Hmph, that scumbag Li Yuan knows how to look after his own girlfriends, but he’s happy to throw me to the wolves. Should I call him and ask him to remove me from the rankings too?

Zhang Xiulan, who was scrolling through the column, suddenly shouted in excitement, "Yanyan, Junjun, there’s an update!"

"The official Tea Color Moonlight website just posted an update! This Sunday, January 4th, they’re holding the awards ceremony for the ’Milk Tea Girl’ contest. The top 100 ’Milk Tea Girls’ are invited to attend, and each winner can bring two friends or family members along."

"On top of that, Tea Color Moonlight officially announced that Li Yuan will be at the event to sing for his fans! Tickets will go on sale tomorrow at noon. It’s a flash sale with limited quantities, first-come, first-served..."

After she finished speaking, Zhang Xiulan stared at Chu Yanyan with a look full of excitement and anticipation. "Yanyan, you’re definitely going to the ceremony to accept your award, right?"

Sun Junjun’s gaze was just as expectant, the words "take me with you" practically written all over her face.

Seeing her two roommates’ hopeful expressions, Chu Yanyan wanted to refuse, but she just couldn’t get the words out.

If what Zhang Xiulan said was true, then tickets to this concert-style awards ceremony were clearly precious. After all, this would be the first solo concert for Li Yuan, who was hailed as one of the most talented musical geniuses in the entire music scene.

His hordes of crazy female fans would surely scramble for tickets. They were bound to be nearly impossible to get.

Chu Yanyan opened her mouth, hesitating for a long time. But under her two roommates’ insistent pressure, she finally nodded.

Zhang Xiulan was overjoyed. She immediately jumped up to hug Chu Yanyan, leaning in to plant a kiss on her cheek. "Hehe, Yanyan, you’re the best! MWAH! Let me give you a kiss!"

"The awards ceremony is also a Li Yuan concert! I’m super, super, super excited..."

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The situation was, indeed, just as Zhang Xiulan and the other girls imagined. The official Tea Color Moonlight website confirmed that Li Yuan would be performing at the awards ceremony on January 5, 2009.