Those Sweet Times - Chapter 1 Part 1

Translated by Team DHH at http://dhh-workshop.blogspot.com.

Those Sweet Times

Chapter 1 Part 1

Name: Xiang Nuan

Gender: Female

Major/Year: School of Economics and Management, Undergraduate,
Year 20XX

Student Number: XXXXXXXX

Reason for Applying: I have a great interest and passion in esports
and wished to join the Esports Club from the moment I entered college.  
I hope to improve myself along with the members of the Esports Club.
Please allow me to have such an opportunity, thank you!

Games you have played: Miracle Nikki

……

Shen Zemu glanced at the application form in front of him, marking it with
a bright red X and throwing it aside. There was a thick stack of applications
which all had been crossed out.

Waiwai sat next to him, flipping through magazines while glimpsing at Shen
Zemu from time to time. When he saw Xiang Nuan’s application, Waiwai
stretched his hand to pick it up. He lightly flicked the paper with his finger
and grinned, “We have to take this person.”

Shen Zemu, with his head lowered, distractedly answered, “En?”

“Young man, I have no choice but to tell you a secret now.”

Shen Zemu glared at him.

“That is-- --any good looking person is destined to get whatever she wants.
Even though the only game she has played before is a teenage girl dress up
game, she will still enjoy the treatment as a goddess for our Esports Club.”

Shen Zemu disapprovingly shook his head, his handsome eyebrows furrowed
slightly. “I disagree.”

“Heh, heh, heh, my friend Shen Zemu, do you need me to remind you that I’m
the president of the Esports Club? How about it, do you regret the fact that you
refused to be the president because it’s too troublesome?”

Shen Zemu put down his pen and got up. “Whatever.” He walked out of the
room as he spoke.

Waiwai giggled as he watched his tall and straight back. “Don’t forget our club
meeting on Thursday!”

……

When Xiang Nuan received the acceptance notice from the Esports Club on
her cell phone, she was beaming.

Finally, she had moved one step closer to Shen Zemu.

She had met him on new student orientation day. She was lost and went into
the boy’s dorm by mistake. Shen Zemu patiently led her to her own dorm and
even got her keys for her.

It was quite warm that day, she walked behind him, watching him drag her red
suitcase in one hand while the other hand casually hung down at his side. She
looked up and saw his black short hair and sweaty neck.

Her heart throbbed the entire way, though she wasn’t sure whether it was from
embarrassment or something else.

Later she found out that Shen Zemu was a junior and member of the Esports Club.

That was how Xiang Nuan turned into this silly girl who was giggling madly
while holding her cell phone.

On Thursday, Xiang Nuan specifically put on a white skirt, popular among men
right now. Her soft long hair flowed over her shoulder. After she arrived at the
meeting room, she found out that there were more girls in the Esports Club
than she had anticipated, about one third of the total members. And each one
was prettier than the other.

So many pretty girls, were they all here because of Shen Zemu?......Wow,
so much pressure.

The purpose of the meeting for the day was to introduce new members.
The newcomers gave self introductions one by one. When it was Xiang
Nuan’s turn, she was a little nervous and stumbled a bit. She got even more
nervous and subconsciously looked at Shen Zemu.

It just so happened that Shen Zemu was looking straight at her too. He
was leaning against the chair, laid back without much expression. Caught
off guard when they locked eyes, Xiang Nuan’s brain went totally blank.

Time seemed to have stopped, Xiang Nuan seemed to hear laughter.

President Waiwai, seeing her red face, cheered her on, “Alright, Xiang Nuan!”

Xiang Nuan was somewhat moved by the gesture.

But she was somewhat depressed. Because…...Shen Zemu didn’t seem
to recognize her……

Actually, it should be normal that he didn’t remember her since they had
only met once that day.

Toward the end of the meeting, Waiwai let everyone join the WeChat
group of the club. Xiang Nuan looked for Shen Zemu in the group and
sent out a friend request.

Unexpectedly, the friend request was quickly accepted.

Before she had time to feel excited, she heard the two girls next to her
exclaim in a lowered voice.

“He added me! He added me!”

“Me too, me too. Xuezhang[1] is so nice!”

Xiang Nuan then realized that Shen Zemu was simply accepting all the
requests without even noticing who it was.

[1]: 学长, pinyin: xue zhang, means male upperclassman the same
as “senpai” in Japanese

Translated by Team DHH at http://dhh-workshop.blogspot.com.