With global currency devaluation, I'll wear these back and take my whole family flying!

That very evening, Shen Li couldn't wait to tell her sister the good news.

Although her teacher reminded her that, according to the production team's requirements, the identities of the lead actors should be kept secret for the time being and would only be announced at the press conference for the start of filming.

But Shen Li still secretly told her sister, as she couldn't help but want to share the good news with her sister as soon as possible.

Not daring to talk on video, Shen Ci could only secretly send text messages. Looking at the messages her sister sent, she could almost see her sister's joyful and excited expression through those words.

"What are you laughing at?"

When Gu Lianxing pushed open the door, she happened to see Shen Ci smiling like an aunt while looking at her phone, and couldn't help but ask.

Shen Ci smiled and shook her head: "It's nothing. Why did you run so fast today?"

Gu Lianxing goes to the playground to run every night. The length of time she runs depends on the calories she consumes that day, but it is usually no less than an hour.

"The new shoes are rubbing my feet a bit, I'll change them when I get back." As she spoke, she casually tossed something to Shen Ci: "A boy downstairs asked me to give this to you."

"Huh?" Shen Ci was taken aback and subconsciously reached out to catch it.

Gu Lianxing smiled and said, "Don't be afraid, it's not Li Xiao, just an ordinary boy."

Shen Ci looked at the sealed package in her hand with a surprised expression. She gently weighed it in her hand, and the contents inside made a rustling sound.

Not knowing who it was or what it was, Shen Ci simply opened it.

Peeking inside, I saw it was a packet of black goji berries.

Shen Ci was completely bewildered, having no idea who would give her a bag of black goji berries for no reason.

Gu Lianxing saw it and smiled: "This is good stuff!"

Shen Ci looked at the bare, unmarked, silver sealed bag and asked, "There's nothing inside. Would you dare to eat it?"

"I'm not going to eat this that someone gave you." Gu Lianxing said, having already changed her shoes, she waved to Shen Ci and went out.

Shen Ci closed the sealed bag and casually put the black goji berries into the cabinet at his feet.

The next day, she found out who had sent it.

At the USTC cafeteria, Shen Ci and Gu Lianxing had just finished getting their food and found seats when a cup of milk tea appeared beside Shen Ci.

She turned her head in surprise and saw a boy in a gray T-shirt looking at her shyly.

Indeed, Shen Ci saw "shyness" in the boy's expression—the kind of gaze that wanted to look directly at her but also avoided her.

The boy was wearing khaki shorts with some noticeable stains that hadn't been washed off, or perhaps they were beyond cleaning.

His hair was medium-length and shiny, with some parts flattened on his scalp and others standing up irregularly, all covered in dandruff.

Before Shen Ci could even speak, he turned and ran away.

Those around couldn't help but chuckle at the sight. The scene was so incongruous. Didn't they even consider washing their hair before pursuing Shen Ci?

Gu Lianxing's expression was even more exaggerated than Shen Ci's. She stared at Shen Ci with wide eyes, both disgusted and shocked, and said, "Darling, the bag of black goji berries you had last night was given to you by him!"

Then she hurriedly explained to disclaim responsibility: "But it was a bit dark last night, and I really didn't see what he looked like. He just looked ordinary, and I didn't pay attention to anything else."

The milk tea on the table was still hot. Gu Lianxing picked it up and threw it into the trash can next to her feet: "Don't drink this. And throw away that packet of black goji berries too. It's disgusting to think about it now."

Shen Ci snapped out of her daze and looked at Gu Lianxing with a puzzled expression, saying, "I don't know him!"

Gu Lianxing wasn't too surprised: "I guess a lot of people already know that you and Li Xiao broke up. Before, because you were with Li Xiao, no one dared to express anything to you. Now it's not surprising that so many admirers have emerged. It's just that this one today is a bit too abstract."

It's not even worthy of being called a toad trying to eat swan meat.

Even a toad knows to jump into the water and wash itself.

Shen Ci, on the contrary, felt a little apprehensive, feeling that being targeted by such a person was terrifying.

"Shen Ci, his name is Hao Penghui."

Just then, a girl at the next table suddenly leaned over and whispered, "She's a classmate of mine, from Liangshan."

Gu Lianxing quickly asked, "Excuse me, which department are you in? Has he always been like this? I mean, his appearance..."

The girl nodded: "I'm a math major. It seems like he hasn't washed his hair much since he enrolled, and his clothes are always dirty. But his family isn't well-off, so we didn't say anything. It's just that nobody wants to get too close to him."

She pointed to her head and said, "My classmates all think he's sometimes a little crazy, but he gets really good grades. Anyway, Shen Ci, just ignore him."

After hearing the classmate's description, Shen Ci felt even more frightened.

Gu Lianxing also felt that the other party's actions were too abrupt. Even if he was mentally unstable, he wouldn't give a girl black goji berries and buy her milk tea for no reason, right?

It would be one thing if it were someone else, but Shen Ci? Does he really think he's good enough for Shen Ci?

"Let's eat first."

Shen Ci calmed herself down a bit, thinking that if the other party made any further moves, she would talk to them.

Two days later, the production team notified Shen Li to go for a makeup test.

The address is Lu Jinzhao's "Jinxiao Media" company.

When Shen Li arrived, the scene was chaotic, with a large number of actors waiting for their makeup tests gathered in the corridor outside the dressing room.

Wang Chuhan, who had no classes today, accompanied Shen Li. Seeing such a scene for the first time, she couldn't help but stare in disbelief: "My God, with so many people, when will we ever get to the next round?"

Shen Li hadn't expected so many actors to be doing their makeup tests today, and she said to Wang Chuhan somewhat embarrassedly, "Chuhan, why don't you go back first? I'll wait here by myself; it'll probably take a long time."

"Since we're already here, we might even meet a big star. I'll wait with you," Wang Chuhan said without hesitation.

At this moment, Xu Zishan appeared from behind, accompanied by a classmate.

She glanced at Shen Li with disdain and chuckled softly, "In the original story, the Fourth Miss is an illegitimate child, and her daily attire is very shabby. Do you need to do a makeup test to play her maid? You should be wearing no makeup to better fit the character!"

Shen Li's face darkened as soon as he opened his mouth with a sarcastic tone.

Seeing that she didn't speak, Xu Zishan pouted in annoyance and pulled her classmate to squeeze to the front.

"A petty person who has achieved success? Bah!" Wang Chuhan spat at her retreating figure.

Shen Li asked, puzzled, "I don't know her either, why is she targeting me?"

"She's just jealous," Wang Chuhan said. "People who are born with an ego will get jealous when they see someone better than themselves. Just ignore her."

"Shen Li! Has Shen Li arrived?"

At this moment, a staff member came out with a folder, calling out as he scanned the scene.

Shen Li quickly raised her hand: "I'm here!"

"Go into makeup room A and ask Teacher Wenxuan to do a makeup trial."

Shen Li nodded, and then the staff member said, "Liu Meng, Xu Zishan, Zhang Yuanyuan..."

He rattled off the names of more than a dozen people in one breath, then pointed to the innermost room: "You guys, go line up in that room!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Zishan's eyes widened suddenly. Why could Shen Li try on makeup immediately, while she had to queue up with more than a dozen other people?