In the dorm-
Xiao Zhen- "So have you all decided what we're going to do for the annual function this year at the end?"
MeiMei- "No idea, but I was thinking that maybe we could participate in the dance competition this year."
Xiao Zhen- "Are you kidding? Do you even know how to dance?"
YaoYao- "I learned traditional dancing in my childhood but it was only for two years."
Xiao Zhen- "I can not for the love of god move my limbs in any way! My body is as stiff as a stick of wood!"
"What are you guys discussing?" Mingyue, who just came back from outside, asked.
"That same topic from before, the annual event," YaoYao said.
"Meimei said we should participate in dancing. Tell me anything funnier than this?" Xiao Zhen rolled her eyes.
"Hey I was just suggesting!" Meimei protested with a humph.
"That was a bad suggestion all together."- Xiao Zhen
"Okay okay stop bickering you all, even if we consider what Meimei said it would not have been possible to participate in the first place." - YueYue.
"Why is that?"- Meimei
"Because this year there will be a pair dance. You have to dance with a male partner if you are a female and vice versa."- YueYue
"Wow! This is very interesting! Who came up with this idea?"- Xiao Zhen asked, visibly excited.
"Who else even? Must someone from the dance club. After all, they are the one hosting and organising the competition." Xue Yao said.
"They are onto something huh! Honestly this is very interesting." Meimei
"Also it's open to all which means regardless of any department anyone can invite the person they want to, one does not have to be limited within their own department"- Xue Yao.
"That sounds so provocative. I have never heard of something like this happening in our university before." - Mei Mei.
"Yes, this is the first time." - Yue Yue.
"True! But I kind of feel like they have intentionally done this." Yao Yao
"Why?" - Ming Yue
"They must have done it so that people will look for the partner they have already been interested in from before. This serves as a golden opportunity to increase interaction amongst them. Some of them may even come out as official couples after the competition is over." Yao Yao.
"Woah, they planned it very meticulously. Clearly whoever has decided may have had a crush on someone tee-hee." Meimei
"You are right! Also boys especially will use this chance well, some girls will also want to do the same "- exclaimed Xiao Zhen.
"Hey why are you getting excited all of a sudden? Don't tell me you are planning to join the competition now that you have heard it's a pair dance?" - Mei Mei pointed towards Xiao Zhen who was tittering.
Xiao Zhen immediately replied- "Who said anything about me joining it?"
"Right, who's going to even scout you as their partner?" Meimei snickered.
"YOU!" - Xiao Zhen exclaimed.
"Me what? Did I say anything wrong? - Mei Mei.
"Oh come on, stop teasing our Xiao Zhen." - Mingyue said while laughing.
"By the way someone is here amongst us who is going to have a plethora of invitations from guys all across the department." As soon as Xue Yao Yao finished her sentence all three of them looked towards Mingyue. They had a playful smile in their eyes.
"Hum what can I do? I am such a diva." - Mingyue grinned.
"Oh look at our diva acting so cocky." - Three of them laughed and teased her.
"But what does it matter anyway, our diva is gonna reject all of them as usual." Mei Mei sighed.
"Yeah she is waiting for her mr. right, so it does not matter if it's a pair dancing invitation or love confession, she will reject them all." - Xiao Zhen.
"So nobody is joining that pair dancing thing right?" She asked again.
"Not unless someone asks us out and the chances are low."- Xue Yao.
"Yes, especially for Xiao Zhen, it's true." - Meimei teased again.
"YOU Mei Mei come here let's have a detailed conversation about what's true and false." - Xiao Zhen said while moving towards Mei Mei.
"Okay okay I will stop here for today." Mei Mei snickered and replied, moving away from Xiao Zhen and said again "Hey since we are discussing competitions, we will participate in the hacking competition right?"
"Of course we will! Duh!" - Xiao Zhen.
"Yeah we will participate this year too.'' - Yao Yao
"Right, we also have another reason which you all know."- Xiao Zhen looked at others with a smirk.
"It's that time of the year again right Mingyue?" - Meimei asked.
"That's right, this time we need to find more talented people, it's time where we need to expand more." - Mingyue replied.
"Last year's result was not that promising, we did not find anyone particularly eye-catching." lamented Xiao Zhen.
"Hopefully this year the scenario will be different. There might be some talented individuals amongst freshers this time."- Xue Yao said.
"Let's wait and see." Mingyue said.
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'Ding!'
Wei Yichen was working on his laptop as usual, upon hearing the text notification he looked away from the screen and picked up his phone. There he saw a new text message from Bai Li Hua, someone he hadn't spoked to for years. It said-
"Brother Yichen, how have you been?- Bai Li Hua
"I am fine." - Yichen
"I heard you are attending this year's annual event of our university and also will be giving an alumni speech?" - Li Hua asked
Seeing that he typed-
"Yes."
"That's great! I am also attending this year's event. Perhaps you already know." Li Hua texted back.
"I did not hear about it." - Yichen.
"Oh, it does not matter, now you already know lol." - Bai Li Hua.
"Hum it's good." -Yichen
"I am coming back in two weeks. Let's meet after that and catch up." Bai Li Hua said in the message.
"I have a few business trips in the next few weeks so I can not guarantee. You can meet with others and catch up with them."
"It's okay we can meet after you come back. I will arrange everything." - Bai Li Hua.
"Hum." - Yichen replied.
"Okay bye brother Yichen I have something to do."- Bai Li Hua said.
"Alright." Yichen replied back and kept the phone aside to focus on his work again.
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[*Xue Yao, Yao Yao and Xue Yao Yao are same if anyone is having any cofusion. same way Ning Mei and Meimei are same & Ming Yue= Yue Yue]