Yan Fei felt that the role of the Youth League Secretary seemed to involve fewer responsibilities, mainly managing students' records—which could be quite beneficial for him when looking for talent in the future. Plus, the workload wasn't heavy, so it seemed like a good fit.
Therefore, he didn't consider that being the Youth League Secretary was typically a role filled by female students and confidently announced his ambition to take on the position.
In reality, as a student who worked by fits and starts, he was unaware that the position of the Youth League Secretary was predominantly held by girls. From elementary school to junior high, he remembered clearly that Yang Yang, a girl who had always looked out for him, had been the class president for several years, and continued to be so into junior high. During high school, he was only aware of who the class president and youth league secretary were but never really interacted with them much.