novelraw Chapter 22
Chapter 22
22. Student Council
The place Modu asked Meng Lian to meet was the usual spot, that coffee shop.
But when Meng Lian arrived, she discovered that Modu had been waiting for quite some time. Standing beside her was a purple-haired girl in a black-and-white short-skirt uniform.
The girl wore an armband reading "Student Council" and was currently arguing heatedly with Modu.
What was going on?
Meng Lian was quite puzzled, because the purple-haired girl looked emotionally agitated, wearing an expression of grievance, like a wife whose husband had cheated on her.
Meng Lian stepped closer and caught their conversation. Just one sentence nearly made her lose her composure.
"Modu! You said you liked married women, so I specially found a girlfriend, but how could you sleep with my girlfriend? Would you rather sleep with her than consider me?"
Oh my. Senior Sister plays that wild?
Modu's expression had been unchanged, even leisurely sipping coffee, but when she caught sight of Meng Lian's figure, a rare flicker of panic flashed through her eyes.
She furrowed her brows, her tone somewhat impatient. "Lei Ying, there's nothing to say between us. Aren't you the Student Council Vice President? How are you so free? How do you have time to come here and spout all this nonsense?"
"You!"
The girl named Lei Ying was so angry she laughed.
"Fine, fine, fine. Modu, I see you clearly now. Watch yourself!"
With that, Lei Ying turned and stormed off.
As she passed Meng Lian, Lei Ying glanced at her. Seeing that Meng Lian seemed to be there for Modu, tears welled up in the corners of her eyes again.
Another one?
And why was this one so beautiful?
Modu, just you wait!
She shot a fierce glare at Meng Lian before leaving, her face full of grievance.
Seemed like a misunderstanding...
Dragged into a strange drama for no reason, Meng Lian felt rather speechless.
She was just passing by!
"Senior Sister, sorry. I got delayed on the way."
"No problem. I just arrived myself."
Modu's expression was perfectly normal, as if what had just happened was merely a hallucination.
"Senior Sister, who was that just now?"
That girl wasn't exactly invisible. Meng Lian couldn't just ignore her.
Hearing this, Modu coughed, a guilty look flickering in her eyes.
"Ahem. That was the Student Council Vice President, Lei Ying. We... have some misunderstandings between us."
Oh~ Misunderstandings, huh...
Do I look like I believe that?
Meng Lian sighed internally. Modu was clearly treating her like a child to be placated.
It seemed Senior Sister Modu had quite a few romantic entanglements, but those had nothing to do with her.
At this moment, Meng Lian noticed a term Modu had just mentioned.
"Student Council? What is that?"
Meng Lian remembered that Anmir had mentioned Chen Li was also a Student Council cadre. Anything connected to Chen Li demanded Meng Lian's attention.
After all, she was worrying about how to make contact with Chen Li.
"The Student Council... well, it's a bit complicated to explain. Simply put, you can think of it as the official organization of the Witch Academy."
Modu's expression turned complicated when she mentioned the Student Council.
She was, after all, an old friend of the Student Council, in every sense of the term.
Official organization?
Hearing this, Meng Lian's heart stirred.
"The Witch Academy is massive. This entire planet is the Witch Academy. Teachers alone can't manage everything, so the Academy established the Student Council, granting them certain powers to let students manage students."
"As for what the Student Council does... well, organizing academy events, maintaining campus security, catching those who violate school rules. Of course, sometimes the Student Council also acts as an enforcement agency, arresting people with impure intentions."
"For example, that undercover witch from this morning."
What!
Hearing this, Meng Lian was shocked.
Chen Li had been arrested by the Student Council!
Meng Lian hadn't expected such an unexpected surprise from this trip.
"Haha, don't be so surprised. Arresting spies, interrogating spies, imprisoning spies... that's always been the Student Council's duty. Any senior student knows that."
Seeing Meng Lian's reaction, Modu didn't think much of it, assuming it was just the shock of learning something new.
Imprisoning spies...
Meng Lian pressed her lips together. She felt fortunate to have come to see Modu. Her Senior Sister had given her too many surprises.
Just moments ago, she had been worrying about how to contact Chen Li, and now she had the answer.
The Student Council. She would have to find a way to join the Student Council. Only then would she have a chance to get close to Chen Li.
"What, does my Junior Sister want to join the Student Council?"
One look at Meng Lian's expression and Modu knew what she was thinking. She wasn't surprised. Plenty of people wanted to join the Student Council. It wasn't strange for Meng Lian to have this idea.
"Mhm. The Student Council has so much power. I do have that thought."
Hearing Modu voice her inner thoughts, Meng Lian panicked for a moment but quickly composed herself.
Joining the Student Council wasn't anything shameful. If she panicked first, it would only make her look suspicious.
"Joining the Student Council is nice, but..."
But Meng Lian was from the Illusion Academy.
The Illusion Academy had always been a key target of Student Council scrutiny. If they found out Meng Lian was from the Illusion Academy, she would probably face stricter assessments than others.
However, Modu didn't mention this to Meng Lian. She had only just found a Junior Sister, and Tao Zhuo hadn't found another freshman who could see the Shadow of the Mirage Dragon in days. If she scared away her one and only Junior Sister, she would cry her eyes out.
Seeing the confusion in Meng Lian's eyes, Modu didn't explain further. She just offered a reminder. "If my Junior Sister wants to join the Student Council, that's fine. You can start preparing now. If I remember correctly, Student Council recruitment is in just one month."
That soon?
Hearing this, Meng Lian was startled. Only one month. What could she do?
"Junior Sister, you might want to try running for Class Monitor first. Although freshmen don't have an advantage in Student Council recruitment, if you're the Class Monitor, having that leadership experience should help a little."
Modu shrugged. "I don't really know how else to help you. After all, there don't seem to be any Student Council members in our Illusion Academy."
That was certainly true. With the Illusion Academy's reputation, it would be a miracle if anyone got into the Student Council.
So Modu didn't have high hopes for Meng Lian. If Meng Lian actually made it into the Student Council, it really would be something extraordinary.
But Meng Lian didn't know any of this. She expressed her gratitude with sincere earnestness.
"Senior Sister, you've already helped so much. Thank you."
She really had helped a lot. She had practically pointed out a clear path for Meng Lian.
Earlier, when Bai Wei had asked Meng Lian to take the Class Monitor position, she had been somewhat reluctant, thinking it was a thankless job. But after what Modu said, Meng Lian suddenly found the position of Class Monitor quite appealing.
Who said being Class Monitor was bad? It was practically perfect.
She would have to tell Bai Wei as soon as she got back. She just hoped Bai Wei hadn't given the position to anyone else.
"It's nothing. You'll learn all this eventually. I just told you a bit earlier, that's all."
Modu shook her head, then turned to the main topic.
"Here. These are your clothes. Go back and try them on to see if they fit."