Forced Me to Regress, Huh?

“My name is Chen Jieyu, your counselor. You may call me Teacher Chen.” She stood on the podium, looking around the classroom.

The students sitting below stared at her.

The boys, in particular, were visibly thrilled.

Chen Jieyu, standing around 165 cm, wore a short-sleeved cream blouse paired with loose black wide-legged pants.

Her exquisite makeup, fair skin, and gold-rimmed glasses gave her a mature charm that college students didn’t have. She was undeniably eye-catching.

While she couldn’t quite match Lin Lu and Shen Qingning in looks, she was undeniably more striking than any of the girls in Computer Science Class 2.

She was similar to Yezi, both embodying the vibe of a sophisticated, urban young woman. However, Yezi exuded a sultry allure, while Chen Jieyu carried intellectual elegance.

Moreover, her identity as a counselor, with its subtle hint of taboo, only added to her appeal.

The boys of Computer Science Class 2 never imagined they’d have such an exceptional counselor.

The few girls in Class 2 were equally taken back. None of them expected that the one who outshone everyone would be a member of the school staff.

In the end, she became the goddess of many boys’ dreams.

Cheng Zhu looked at the woman on the podium and thought, I didn’t expect the counselor to be Chen Jieyu.

He had heard of her name in his past life. She was known as the goddess counselor of the School of Information Science and Technology at Sci-Tech University, and many even regarded her as the most beautiful counselor at the university.

He had graduated from Sci-Tech University years ago and experienced much in life. It seemed strange that he would still remember a counselor he had never interacted with.

The main reason was that Chen Jieyu was quite famous at Sci-Tech University and was often surrounded by controversy.

When she first became a counselor, many claimed it was because a distant relative in the school leadership had helped get her position through the back door.

However, this woman carried an air of superiority. She was quite pragmatic, and sometimes, her words could be sharp and harsh.

Later, rumors spread that her family background was actually ordinary. She just knew how to present herself, though it was unclear what she hoped to achieve by constantly pretending.

A counselor of her level certainly had male professors or counselors pursuing her, but none of them succeeded.

Some men would claim the grapes were sour when they couldn’t eat them.

After failing to win her over, they spoke ill of her in frustration.

Chen Jieyu was also rumored to be a staunch non-marriageist, allegedly influenced by her family background.

Speaking of which, a scumbag like Cheng Zhu was somewhat intrigued by so-called non-marriageists.

How wonderful, right?

But the real reason he had such a deep impression of her was that, during his second year, this famous female counselor… had attempted suicide.

This incident shocked the entire school.

After such a major event, rumors and gossip spread uncontrollably. Many people came forward to share their versions of the story, leaving onlookers confused about the real cause.

Eventually, the female counselor resigned.

I only knew she was a counselor in the School of Information, but I didn’t know she was in charge of Computer Science Class 2, Cheng Zhu thought.

Counselors in universities held a somewhat special position.

The relationships between counselors and students largely depended on the counselors’ personalities.

Some counselors got along very well with students, calling each other brothers and sisters.

Others, however, kept a stronger sense of distance.

Chen Jieyu was likely the latter type.

After a brief self-introduction, she asked the students to take turns coming up to introduce themselves. “Let’s start with the first row, going from left to right.”

With that, she stepped off the podium and stood by the front door.

Throughout the self-introductions, Cheng Zhu only thought, As expected of compsci students.

The first boy to go up shared his name and hometown, then launched into a detailed explanation of his League of Legends rank and preferred role.

With this kind of opening, quite a few others followed suit.

A skinny boy was even more over-the-top. He said he worked as a booster, could take orders, and bragged about being invincible in the jungle, capable of slaughtering everyone in his path.

Chen Jieyu stood at the side, expressionless, her thoughts unreadable.

Soon, it was Cheng Zhu’s roommates’ turn to go up.

First was Liu Feng, the group’s mood-maker. His self-introduction livened up the class, drawing occasional laughter from the students.

Cheng Zhu suspected he was trying to take the funny guy route, aiming to use his humor to land a girlfriend in college.

Apart from joy, I have nothing else to offer you.

Next up was Dong Dong, whose self-introduction was all about showing off. He claimed his hobbies included trendy fashion, acting as if he were part of the fashion industry.

But since he said so, even if the students didn’t recognize the brands of his clothes, they would automatically assume they were some expensive streetwear labels.

As for Zheng Qingfeng, well, not much was said. The aloof guy simply stated his name and hometown, performing a display of facial paralysis on stage, and then stepped down without a change in expression.

Cheng Zhu felt he should have at least mentioned his age. Otherwise, his aged appearance could easily make others mistake him for a returning mature student.

After his three roommates introduced themselves, it was finally Cheng Zhu’s turn.

As soon as he stepped on stage, he immediately felt the attention of the girls in the class on him.

To be fair, his looks and demeanor stood out sharply from the stereotypical image of a computer science guy.

He picked up a piece of chalk and wrote his name on the blackboard.

He was also the first one to leave his name on the blackboard. His two big, bold characters were written beside the name of the counselor, Chen Jieyu.

Before he even put the chalk down, faint murmurs of surprise rippled through the room.

“Huh? Cheng Zhu? The one on the forum?”

Some students were puzzled, while others couldn’t help but look at him a few more times.

Dong Dong, this cunning bastard, immediately chimed in, “Yes, it’s the one on the forum!”

Though his voice wasn’t particularly loud, it carried enough for everyone to hear.

On the one hand, he was hyping up his roommate. On the other hand, he had his own little scheme in mind.

Attention all ladies: This guy hangs out with two campus belles. Don’t even think about getting involved!

We ordinary mortals should stick to our own league. Different circles don’t mix. Don’t force it.

As long as I hype Cheng Zhu up enough, rounding it off, won’t I become the class hunk of Class 2?

For a moment, the classroom buzzed with chatter, growing increasingly noisy.

“Quiet,” Chen Jieyu said, frowning as she stood with her arms crossed.

Behind the gold-rimmed glasses, her eyes swept briefly over Cheng Zhu on stage, a flicker of surprise in them.

Don’t think that students’ gossip didn’t make its way to the faculty.

She had only skimmed the student profiles without paying much attention and hadn’t expected this first-year ‘celebrity’ to be in her class.

On stage, Cheng Zhu didn’t bother with any flashy self-introduction. He spoke a few simple lines calmly, showing not the slightest hint of stage fright.

What’s the point of saying so much? My face and figure are the best calling cards.

Sure enough, when he stepped down from the stage, the applause was noticeably louder than it had been for the others. After he returned to his seat, several girls in the back rows kept staring at his back.

Once everyone had finished their introductions, Chen Jieyu returned to the stage and announced, “Next, we will select two temporary leaders for the duration of military training, one male and one female.”

These temporary leaders were essentially acting class monitors.

Class committee roles in college came with some unspoken perks.

Opportunities for scholarships, financial aid, and Party membership were significantly greater.

In addition, the counselor’s good looks stimulated the enthusiasm of many male students. After all, class committee members had the most chances to interact with her.

Serving as a temporary leader during military training was actually a great stepping stone. A strong performance could significantly improve the chances of securing a committee role.

Of course, Cheng Zhu wasn’t the least bit interested in any of this.

While he was undoubtedly a master of time management, between studying, earning money, and picking up girls—possibly more than one—he was already swamped.

Class committee positions were both an honor and a responsibility. With his personality, he wasn’t the type to occupy a position without fulfilling his duties. If he took on the role, he would definitely shoulder the responsibility.

Liu Feng whispered to his roommates, “Is it true that being on the class committee or joining the student council in college can help when looking for a job later?”

“I don’t know, but my dad owns a company. I’ll ask him later.” Dong Dong started showing off again.

Zheng Qingfeng replied indifferently, “It depends.”

As for Cheng Zhu, he had already zoned out.

Throughout the entire process, Chen Jieyu, standing at the podium, glanced at him a few times. She noticed that this new student, already famous on the first day, had completely spaced out and was staring vacantly out the window.

The competition for the two temporary leadership positions was quite intense.

Liu Feng hesitated several times but ultimately didn’t dare to compete.

Finally, a boy from the back row and a girl named Chen Tingting were selected.

The three horndogs from Room 309 all agreed that Chen Tingting was quite good-looking.

She hadn’t even worn makeup, yet she was already among the top three in the class in terms of looks.

If she wore makeup, she might be the prettiest girl in the class!

Cheng Zhu took a glance and scoffed. No makeup, my ass. It’s called the no-makeup makeup look, a kind of fake bare-faced effect.

You think she looks good naturally without makeup? In reality, she put in a lot of effort to achieve this effect.

Next, everyone went to collect military training uniforms and handle other trivial matters.

In addition, Chen Jieyu created a WeChat group for Computer Science Class 2 and left her phone number in the group for the students to save.

After finishing her tasks, she left, and the students were free to go. Tomorrow would be the official start of military training.

Watching the beautiful figure of the counselor leave the classroom, Dong Dong couldn’t help but say, “By the way, is it okay to add the counselor on WeChat?”

Liu Feng immediately leaned over to look at Dong Dong’s phone.

He had already clicked on Chen Jieyu’s profile in the group but hadn’t sent the friend request.

“It should be fine. She’s our counselor, and we’ll need to contact her sometimes. She probably won’t reject friend requests,” Liu Feng analyzed.

But in the end, for some reason, all three of them turned to Cheng Zhu, and Liu Feng asked, “Brother Zhu, what do you think?”

Cheng Zhu looked at the three of them, waved his phone, and said casually, “Hmm, let me see. She already accepted my friend request.”

“Holy crap, you added her right after joining the group?” Dong Dong asked.

“Why not?”

Adding a counselor on WeChat wasn’t a big deal. Cheng Zhu figured he’d be asking her for leave for various reasons in the future.

He didn’t want anything else from her except for her to be quick and straightforward in approving his leave requests.

If she turned out to be stingy with approvals, Cheng Zhu might have to use some methods to get what he wanted.

As for what these methods might be, it was best not to inquire!

Speaking of which, if she follows her original path and attempts suicide during my second year of college, she’ll still quit, right? That means the class will have to change counselors, Cheng Zhu thought.

Such a good person, what could’ve pushed her to make that decision?

She seems pretty normal today…

Then again, it’s a whole year away, so who knows what will happen. Nowadays, a lot of people have a lot of things building up inside, but you can’t tell just by looking at them.

Many people don’t know how to let go. They just keep bottling things up inside.

At this moment, the group of useless boys, after seeing that Cheng Zhu had added the counselor as a friend, started asking other guys if they had done the same.

When they found out that no one else had acted so quickly, they decided to hold off on sending their friend requests, thinking they’d do it later.

“I really don’t get what’s going on in the minds of your college boys.” Cheng Zhu was speechless.

“Brother Zhu, aren’t you a college boy too?” Liu Feng mumbled.

Then the three horndogs crowded around and treated Cheng Zhu’s phone like a precious treasure. They licked their lips and said, “Brother, let us see what Teacher Chen’s Moments looks like.”