CHAPTER 420: CHAPTER 142: OFFICIALLY STARTING THE DEPARTMENT (PART 2)_3

How come in just half a month, the paper-thin window between these two has been poked through a little? Previously, He Yuan wouldn’t stand alone with Chen Si... and so close at that.

He Yuan and Chen Si were on the third floor, which is also the floor where their office is located. When Du Xixi went over, she realized that not only He Yuan and Chen Si were there, but also Wenren Yu and Zhang Ye. However, the two of them were just sitting in chairs on the side, so Du Xixi didn’t notice them at first.

Not sure if it was regret or what, Du Xixi sighed inwardly but maintained a gentle smile on her face and greeted, "Long time no see, everyone. Have you been resting well lately?"

"Hehe, this question should definitely be directed at Zhang Ye!" Wenren Yu raised his head and was the first to speak. However, he didn’t answer directly but instead looked at Zhang Ye with ill-intentioned glee, making his schadenfreude unmistakably apparent.

Chen Si and He Yuan couldn’t help but start giggling, but Zhang Ye himself wasn’t in such a good mood. He pursed his lips and was about to turn his head away, but Wenren Yu quickly and deftly locked his neck, facing Du Xixi.

"Don’t chicken out, tell Xixi about your grand exploits." He Yuan said slyly, her eyes darting all around, "If you don’t tell, we’ll help you tell!"

Is it more embarrassing to say it himself, or for others to say it? Zhang Ye, with a face that looked like he was holding back tears, decisively chose to speak for himself.

He sniffed, and under Du Xixi’s curious gaze, said, "At the start of our holiday, I couldn’t resist and climbed the building. As a result, I got caught red-handed by the school security and was directly put in confinement by Director Lin! I only got released yesterday."

At the time, Lin You saw how hard the folks in the Food Department were working, so she wanted them to have a good rest. She personally locked the doors and windows of the Food Department just to prevent them from sneaking in to practice cooking.

Lin You had good intentions, but she never imagined Zhang Ye to be such a genius in bad behavior. He couldn’t resist on the first day itself. Seeing that he couldn’t get in from the ground floor, he began climbing the building in the pitch-black night, thinking of sneaking in to cook something at midnight.

But how important is Blue Star University! For the safety of research labs, security guards patrol back and forth every day, and the night patrol guards work in no particular order. Zhang Ye must have been out of his mind to think of climbing the building.

Can’t climb it in broad daylight, and even less so at night!

The result of Zhang Ye’s building climbing is self-evident; naturally, he got caught red-handed by the security guards. If it weren’t for him quickly proving his professor identity, they almost hauled him off to the station!

That night, Zhang Ye spent entirely in the security room. Early the next morning, Lin You, who received the news, rushed over in a hurry. She couldn’t hit or scold Zhang Ye, and in the end, out of sheer exasperation, she just put him in confinement.

Du Xixi, upon hearing this, also felt an urge to laugh and cry at the same time, not expecting that a perfectly good short holiday turned into a confinement period for Zhang Ye. No wonder Wenren Yu and the others found it so amusing when this topic came up.

"Hmph, you should be grateful!" Lin You arrived at this moment. She walked up to Du Xixi and looked at Zhang Ye with an expression of utter disappointment, "If you were climbing a different building instead of the Food Department’s, I could’ve charged you with espionage and had you put in jail!"

Since the establishment of Blue Star University, those put in confinement were either students who made mistakes or students attempting to make mistakes. A professor like Zhang Ye ending up confined for climbing a building to practice cooking was the first case in hundreds of years!

Hearing Lin You’s words, Zhang Ye felt even worse, with a pouty face that looked on the brink of crying. Du Xixi just coughed lightly, stifling her laughter, and said, "Sister Lin You, is there something you needed?"

The next couple of days are when students come to school to register. Lin You, as the director of campus affairs, should be very busy with all the major and minor campus matters. So, how did she have the time to come to the Food Department now?

When facing Du Xixi, Lin You’s expression softened. She eased her tone and said, "I just received news from the registration office that all sixty-three students from the Food Department have arrived. I’m here to ask whether you want to start military training early, or have them report to the classroom in advance."

Each department has a different number of students, and the times they arrive at the school are different too. It often happens that all students in one department have arrived, while the other department’s numbers are still incomplete.

Because of this, in recent years, the military training for the departments at Blue Star University has been conducted separately. After all, Blue Star University is large enough that dividing the field into dozens of sections still leaves plenty of space, so it won’t interfere with each other. If the Food Department wants to start military training early, it’s doable.

This isn’t particularly why Lin You made a special trip, though. She could’ve just sent a notice, but it’s been a while since she last saw Du Xixi, and she did miss her a bit. Just before the busiest time for the campus affairs office came, Lin You managed to wrap up her urgent tasks and came over personally.

"This..." Du Xixi was stunned, not expecting the Food Department students to arrive so quickly, considering the simulated sun on the horizon had just risen. However, Du Xixi soon reacted and smiled at everyone, "Since it’s a matter of our Food Department, let’s leave it to the department head to decide."