Lin Yu felt a bit of a headache; he really didn't want this kind of notoriety.
But since it had already happened, there wasn't much he could do about it. He might as well just pretend he didn't know.
After all, weird things happened all the time in university. In a few days, after a couple more shocking incidents, everyone would forget about this.
The big lecture ended, and it was still early. Lang Hua, full of enthusiasm, wanted to drag the three of them back to the dorm to play games together.
Both Lv Pengju and Lin Yu were all for it. They had nothing else to do anyway, might as well play a few rounds.
Wu Zhen, who usually loved teaming up with Lang Hua the most, shook his head this time and refused, saying:
"You guys go ahead."
"I want to go check out the clubs."
"I'll play with you guys when we get back tonight."
"Check out clubs?"
Lang Hua and Lv Pengju exchanged a glance, then looked at Wu Zhen and said:
"Then let's all go together. We haven't joined any clubs either."
After saying this, Lang Hua looked at Lin Yu and asked:
"What about you?"
"Wanna come check it out too?"
Lin Yu smacked his lips. Nowadays, hearing the word "club" made him immediately think of those women who would inexplicably come up to chat him up.
They always used the excuse that their club was short on members, wanting him to join, yet they wouldn't let others join. Their eager manner was exactly like a human trafficker!
But...
Lin Yu was still somewhat curious about university clubs.
He was also interested in joining a club he found appealing, but after being pestered by that group of women, he now had a bit of a knee-jerk reaction just hearing the word "club"!
After thinking it over, Lin Yu decided to go check it out with the other three.
It was just looking anyway, might as well treat it as a stroll. It'd help him eat more at dinner!
These days coincided with the school's club recruitment fair. On both sides of a specially designated long street, many club recruitment booths were lined up one after another, like stalls at a food street.
A table, a sunshade, one person sitting behind the table, a few people standing in front, enthusiastically beckoning passersby to come taste the delicacies...
Bah!
To join the club!
The four of them, Lin Yu and his friends, strolled leisurely down this long street. There were many clubs, a whole bunch that Lin Yu had heard of and hadn't heard of.
Lang Hua, a pure internet-addicted youth, immediately set his eyes on the e-sports club among the many clubs and eagerly went up to sign up.
Lin Yu was also very interested in this e-sports club.
Coming here every day to play games for free? How great!
Thinking that the e-sports club was usually full of guys, and he wouldn't be inexplicably hit on or harassed, Lin Yu was even more tempted.
Noting the e-sports club's location, Lin Yu planned to come back later to ask for more details. If there weren't any other better clubs, he intended to go with the e-sports club.
It worked out well since Lang Hua was there too; they could keep each other company.
After wandering a bit more, Lv Pengju also found a club he liked, went up, filled in his name, and left his phone number.
During this time, Lin Yu noticed another club.
The Martial Arts Society.
Seeing the words "martial arts," Lin Yu couldn't help but feel a sense of nostalgia.
His past self had suffered plenty because of these two words. Looking at them now, all that remained was a sigh for how things had changed.
Lin Yu let out a soft sigh and prepared to leave.
He had no interest in joining this so-called Martial Arts Society. Practicing martial arts was hard work. His life was perfectly fine now, why would he willingly seek out that hardship?
Moreover, modern martial arts leaned more towards performance.
Back then, what he learned at the martial arts school were practical combat styles like sanda, boxing, jeet kune do, Muay Thai.
He never learned how to do seven or eight consecutive flips!
As Lin Yu lifted his foot to leave, a sharp-eyed young man from the Martial Arts Society spotted him.
"Holy crap!"
"Lin Yu!"
The young man's shout drew the attention of a large crowd.
Most of them didn't know the name Lin Yu, but upon seeing that distinctive dark face, they instantly remembered the protagonist who wreaked havoc in that violent fight video.
The young man who called out Lin Yu's name excitedly stepped forward, saying eagerly:
"Lin Yu, are you here to join a club?"
"How about considering our Martial Arts Society?"
"No, no, no."
Lin Yu repeatedly waved his hands in refusal.
The young man clearly didn't want to let go of a super expert like Lin Yu so easily and chattered on, promoting the club:
"Just hear us out."
"Our Martial Arts Society is quite famous. We often participate in city-level and provincial-level competitions!"
"Any prize money from competitions is fully distributed to the participants, and the school gives additional rewards!"
"Not interested, not interested."
Lin Yu kept shaking his head. He wasn't short of money; there was no need to put himself through that ordeal.
The young man followed Lin Yu for over ten meters. Seeing that Lin Yu wasn't the least bit tempted, he reluctantly gave up on the idea of persuading him to join and turned back.
After the young man left, Lang Hua nudged Lin Yu with his elbow and asked curiously:
"You're not joining the Martial Arts Society?"
"Seeing how smoothly you moved during that fight, you must know a thing or two, right?"
"The benefits in the Martial Arts Society are really good."
Lin Yu shook his head and said flatly:
"Not interested. What would I go there for?"
"To flip around for people to watch?"
"Might as well join a sanda club if I had the time!"
"No, no, no, no."
Lang Hua shook his head vigorously, earnestly explaining to Lin Yu:
"Our university's Martial Arts Society isn't just about performances."
"Sure, there's a part that's more for show, but there's also a part that's genuinely focused on real combat."
"They've even won places in provincial mixed martial arts competitions!"
"Don't look down on them!"
Lin Yu raised an eyebrow, his opinion of S University's Martial Arts Society rising a notch in his mind, but that was all.
It still came back to the same thing.
He wasn't worried about food, clothing, or money. Why would he go looking for trouble, joining some Martial Arts Society to suffer?
What a pain in the ass!
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