An 80s female translator was spoiled rotten by a rough and jealous man.

Chapter 89, 5:1
The exchange activities proceeded smoothly, and the course schedule became more and more packed each day.

After a few days, Meng Youyou discovered that Chu Yao's learning ability was truly remarkable, with both her ability to memorize and comprehend knowledge being exceptionally outstanding.

For no apparent reason, Meng Youyou recalled a time when her second foreign language teacher casually shared her college life during class during her junior year. She mentioned that when she went to college, the ratio of male to female students admitted to universities was more than 5:1, and even in the foreign language department, there were fewer female students.

"5:1", so she must have been a survivor who broke through the encirclement in an environment with a ratio close to 5:1, right?

How outstanding must she be? Meng Youyou now has the answer.

Whenever she encountered something she didn't understand, she would ask Chu Yao, and Chu Yao knew the answer to everything.

In just a few days, Meng Youyou got to know Chu Yao, who was meticulous, logical, calm and composed.

Chu Yao was glowing.

In the cafeteria, the two got their food and sat facing each other.

Meng Youyou continued to shower her with praise: "Wow, you're amazing! You actually managed to hand in your paper half an hour early this morning, while I hadn't even finished."

Chu Yao remained calm and composed, politely replying, "Diligence can make up for lack of talent."

Meng Youyou almost choked on a mouthful of white rice. After swallowing it with difficulty, she coughed and was momentarily speechless: "..."

Within a week, Meng Youyou heard the phrase "diligence can make up for lack of talent" uttered by two different people, and her lips twitched involuntarily.

Chu Yao quickly returned the compliment: "I've noticed that translators from other units often ask you questions. I've heard you're fluent in three languages, which is impressive."

She didn't consider Meng Youyou a friend; she just felt that it wouldn't do any harm to befriend someone of that status.

Meng, who truly believed that diligence could make up for lack of talent, now felt somewhat unworthy of using the phrase. She smiled awkwardly and said, "It's alright, I guess." Just then, Zhong Heng and Zhang Yong also came over with their trays.

As soon as Zhong Heng sat down, he started complaining: "Luckily, the mine I defused during the assessment this morning wasn't a real mine, otherwise I would be a pile of ashes by now. Speaking of which, that mine was really too difficult to defuse."

Sun Bin, who was standing next to him, immediately interrupted, saying, "That mine was just a Lingyun PMN-1, with few anti-disposal devices and limited complexity. They didn't even ask you to dismantle the second-generation mine."

Zhang Yong couldn't help but add insult to injury, saying, "Your first reaction after the simulated mine exploded was so pathetic, I could laugh at you for the rest of my life."

Zhong Heng was naturally unconvinced and began to save face for himself: "Everyone has their own expertise, and I don't know much about mine clearance."

But Sun Bin, how dare you say that? Your short-range moving target shooting score would be at the bottom of our company.

And you, Zhang Yong, didn't win a single close-quarters fight this morning, getting completely thrashed by the other units. You were just lucky the battalion commander wasn't there today. If he'd seen you disgracing the 624th Regiment like that, what would have happened to him?"

Meng Youyou was initially in a pleasant mood as she listened to the group of people joking around, but when she suddenly heard the man's name, a sense of melancholy washed over her.

Before he left, Meng Youyou asked him, "Will you come back to Ximing City?"

He told her that if the mission went smoothly, it would end soon and they would come back.

Five days have passed, and the exchange activity is scheduled to close this afternoon, but he still hasn't returned.

There has been no news, and the end date seems far off.

Meng Youyou couldn't help but imagine all the worst possibilities. Was it because the mission wasn't progressing well? Or...?