She became a heartthrob among internet celebrities.

Everyone says that summer vacation goes by in the blink of an eye. Aside from the initial difficulty of starting school, once you get used to it, the days at school actually pass by quite quickly.

There are fewer courses in the third year than in the first and second years, but they are still very important. The professors of the major courses are already reminding everyone to think carefully about their future path, "Make plans early so you won't regret it later."

Tang Li slammed the book on the table. "I'm not reading anymore. I'd rather die than read anymore. I will absolutely not take the postgraduate entrance exam. I'll find a job as soon as I graduate."

"Actually, it's not so bad. If you're interested in our current major, you can try applying for postgraduate admission through our school." Li Xiangyue plans to pursue further studies.

Tang Li: "Hey! I'm not reading anymore!"

Zhao Ying turned around: "I'm not going to study anymore. I plan to try taking the civil service exam."

"You don't seem like the type to take the civil service exam," Tang Li said, looking Zhao Ying up and down. "I thought you'd want to work for a game company."

“My major doesn’t match my job!” Zhao Ying spread her hands and looked up at the sky, “I must have been incredibly lucky to get this score back then. I only wanted to apply to good schools and never thought about employment.”

“But our majors do have good job prospects!” Li Xiangyue looked at Jiang Lai, who was busy typing on her phone: “Jiang, what about you?”

Jiang Lai looked up, hesitated for a moment, shook her head, and said, "I haven't thought about it either."

She's not short of money now, she can continue live streaming, and Lingyin said that if she's willing, she can work there after graduation. Directors she's contacted before keep asking if she's interested in acting. Overall, she has a lot of options.

"Don't worry, you're only a junior in college!" Zhao Ying comforted her.

"You misspoke. It should be 'How come I'm already a junior?' I really wish I could start over from freshman year. Studying is better than working, right?" Li Xiangyue shook her head. "But I can't avoid employment by studying."

"Don't think too far ahead! Focus on the present!" Zhao Ying said.

Take care of the present moment—midterm exams are coming.

During exam week, everyone is quieter than usual, and the library is even more crowded than usual, although the Imperial University library is always crowded.

Zhao Ying has stopped playing games recently, and all four of her roommates are now spending their time in the library.

Exam week is also a good time for live streaming. Jiang Lai usually finds a corner in the library, starts a live stream, and doesn't say anything, just studies.

The first subject of the midterm exam was Professor Qian's class. Professor Qian's homework was already difficult enough, but the exam was "even more challenging." In the class's small group chat, everyone complained and groaned countless times.

Professor Qian was not only serious and meticulous in her teaching, but also carefully graded assignments. Her exams were very difficult, and she was strict in grading, so everyone was worried about failing.

Messages popped up in the group chat like crazy.

Cui Yu: I can't take it anymore. Why did you put the most difficult subject first?

Wu Ke: Same question, I'm doomed to fail.

Li Huihui: [Crying cat emoji]

Tang Li: If I fail the first exam, how am I supposed to survive the rest? [crying]

Zhang Yan: +1

Everyone is complaining about this arrangement, but no matter what, it won't change because of the students' complaints.

......

Before the exam, everyone arrived at the lecture hall early. Professor Qian personally proctored the exam. This energetic old lady stood on the podium with bright eyes and said, "I believe you have reviewed well. Don't try anything funny and get caught by me!"

"How dare we, Mr. Qian!" "That's right!" The groans from the audience rose and fell.

"Mr. Qian! No matter how far apart we are, we are still connected by affection. Can't you just give me a passing grade?" someone shouted.

"Yeah!" "Me too!"

Mr. Qian adjusted his glasses and said, "Just do your best!"

After the exam started, Mr. Qian quickly distributed the test papers. Although everyone was laughing and joking before the exam, hoping to pass, and acting like a complete slacker, when the white test papers were placed in front of them, everyone still picked up their pens and wrote quickly.

There was no way around it; Professor Qian's exam papers were not only difficult, but also voluminous.

The earlier questions were always easier, but the difficulty gradually increased. Everyone who was initially relaxed started to look miserable, scratching their heads and unable to sit still.

With the added boost from her studies and her diligent review, the exam wasn't too difficult for Jiang Lai, and she wrote quickly with her pen in hand.

Standing on the podium, Qian Lao could easily see everyone's state. While everyone else was frowning, patting their heads and sighing, Jiang Lai's writing with great enthusiasm stood out.

Professor Qian didn't go down. She knew her authority over the students; if she went down for a walk, some of them would be so nervous that they wouldn't be able to write.

Even while standing on the podium, she still paid special attention to Jiang Lai.

This was a promising student she had her eye on from the beginning; he was very suitable for this major.

......

After leaving the exam room, Tang Li clung to Jiang Lai like a koala, wailing, "Waaah, I'm doomed! I studied so much, but I still don't know anything!"

Zhao Ying also looked like she was about to die. She patted Tang Li's shoulder sympathetically and said, "It's okay, I'm here with you!"

Tang Li's lips drooped, and she said weakly, "Good sister!"

Li Xiangyue comforted him, saying, "You've already taken the exam, and there are other exams to come! Study hard."

"Who invented this exam anyway?! I've learned it, so why am I being tested? Is there no trust between teachers and students?" Tang Li pinched the small privet in the flower bed hard.

......

The grueling exam week is finally over, and after a week of peace and quiet, it's time for the results to be released.

In the group chat, Professor Qian severely criticized several students with particularly outrageous results, and then praised several others, including Jiang Lai.

Tang Li hugged her phone and kissed it a few times. "I can't believe it! I actually did pretty well on the exam!"

Li Xiangyue smiled and said, "So you have to believe in yourself!"

Zhao Ying looked at everyone's scores on the computer and clicked her tongue twice: "Xiang Yue and A Jiang are still the best. Their scores are really high."

She suggested, "How about we treat everyone to dinner?"

“Sure!” Jiang Lai blinked. “I made a small fortune recently, so I’ll treat everyone to a nice meal.”

"what? What?"

"I got a supporting role in a radio drama," Jiang Lai said.

"I really don't understand, Ah Jiang, how do you manage to do so many things at the same time, and do them all so well?"

“Gods are always different,” Tang Li said, shaking her head.

Jiang Lai poked her cheek: "If you keep doing this, I won't treat you?"

"No way! You have to pay! I'm going to bankrupt that tycoon!"

-

Inside the barbecue restaurant, four girls were eating and sweating profusely.

Tang Li buried herself in her food, while Zhao Ying flipped the grill next to her.

"How wonderful! It's so wonderful to have someone grill the meat for you!" Tang Li exclaimed contentedly.

Zhao Ying complained, "Next time, have your boyfriend grill it for you."

Tang Li is now dating her fellow villager and senior from university. He's been busy writing his thesis lately and hasn't spent much time with her.

"What man can compare to sisters?" Tang Li smiled ingratiatingly at Zhao Ying, "Thank you, my dear sister!"

"Tch!" Zhao Ying wasn't buying it, but she still put the meat in her bowl.

"I never expected that Pear would be the first one in our dorm to find a boyfriend," Li Xiangyue said with some emotion, then looked at Jiang Lai: "Jiang, what about you?"

"Me?" Jiang Lai asked, puzzled. "What's wrong with me?"

Zhao Ying and Tang Li chimed in, "Don't play dumb! So many boys in our school are pursuing you, and you're indifferent to them, but what about the others?"

"Yeah! Senior Shen? And your fellow villager who's a sports student! And Qu Su! And the director from your studio?" Tang Li counted on her fingers, very clearly.

"I actually really like you and Qu Su, because he's really good at playing games!" Zhao Ying took a sip of soda.

“I think Senior Shen is great!” Li Xiangyue said with a smile, “But have you been busy with graduation matters lately? You haven’t been around much, have you?”

Jiang Lai asked, "Why don't you mention my fellow townsman and the studio director?"

Tang Li: "I don't know much about them, so I can't really connect with them."

"Seconded!" "Add one!"

Tang Li nudged Jiang Lai with her shoulder: "Tell me, have you been up to anything lately?"

Jiang Lai thought about it seriously for a moment and said, "No, Senior Shen is busy with graduation and the game, he's very busy. My fellow villager went to the training camp and is also very busy. Qu Su is also very busy. The director has his own work and is also very busy."

"??? That's so perfunctory!"

"That's it!"

Jiang Lai said helplessly, "Really, no, I don't know how to say it. I'm fine as I am now. I've never thought about the possibility of becoming a couple with any of them."

"You don't like girls, do you, Senior Wen???"

"Your senior sister Wen is going to graduate school, you really love her!"

"Spreading rumors? I called the police! I still keep in touch with Senior Wen, but she's quite busy."

“Sometimes I think it’s a shame that you, A-Jiang, with such great qualities, are still single,” Zhao Ying said.

"Why don't you look for one yourself?" "I already have a paper doll!"

The four of them were chatting and laughing.

-

"Mr. Fu, we have an invitation to give a lecture at Beijing University. What do you think, should we decline or not?"

Fu Changyuan rubbed his temples. "What lecture?"

"It's a corporate promotional event. Isn't it graduation season already? Our group has a talent transfer partnership with Beijing University, and we've been invited to this lecture in previous years, but other people always went. This time, because of the bidding process, several leaders are busy, so we wanted to ask for your opinion," the secretary reported diligently.

Ye Kongxing walked in from outside and overheard the whole thing. He said, "Little Jiang's school? Then I'll go there! I haven't seen Little Jiang in a long time, I miss her terribly."

The tone was too frivolous, causing Fu Changyuan to frown: "Don't go and ruin those young girls."

“How could that be a menace?” Ye Kongxing plopped down on the desk in front of Fu Changyuan and waved for his secretary to leave.

The secretary received the instructions, glanced at Fu Changyuan, and seeing that he did not object, withdrew.

“Little Jiang is great! I think she meets my mom’s criteria for a daughter-in-law. I also have a good impression of her. We’re both single, so I can pursue her without any problem!” Ye Kongxing said quite seriously.

Fu Changyuan: "Are you really going?"

"Go for it! I did study at Beijing University, after all! I'm an alumnus and a senior executive at a partner company, so it's only right that I go, isn't it?"

Fu Changyuan gently capped the pen. "I'll go with you."

"Ok?"

He glanced at Ye Kongxing and said casually, "It saves you from harassing female college students and ruining our company's image."

This is absolutely slander!!!

“Given your past experiences, I think it’s not impossible.” Fu Changyuan thought to himself. Although he had never met Jiang Lai, he had received her blessings during holidays and had watched her grow up. He couldn’t let her fall into the hands of someone like Ye Kongxing.

Ye Kongxing: ??? What kind of person am I!

......

Jiang Lai was playing games with Zhao Ying in the dormitory, while Tang Li was in a huge uproar in the group chat.

[The Unconscious Room]

Tang Li: @Everyone

Tang Li: Did you know there was a joint university-enterprise recruitment presentation today?

Li Xiangyue: ? What are you trying to say? Isn't this for seniors?

Tang Li: Juniors can go listen to it too!

Zhao Ying: This isn't like you.

Tang Li: I came with my boyfriend. Let me tell you, there's a super handsome CEO here! I think he's from the Fu family?

Tang Li: Come quick, look at this handsome guy! This type of guy is incomparable to the ones in school!

Jiang Lai was about to type a message to refuse when she saw the message Ye Kongxing had sent her earlier, but she hadn't noticed it because she was engrossed in the game.

Ye Kongxing: Little Jiang, I'm here at your school to give a presentation today, and Lao Fu is here too! Want to grab a bite to eat together?

Ye Kongxing: Lao Fu is the major shareholder of Douyin!

Ye Kongxing: You two seem to have known each other before, right?

Jiang Lai thought about it and realized that she had never actually met Fu Changyuan in person. She had only seen him in financial news. Since the system no longer imposed any requirements, she hadn't had much contact with Fu Changyuan.

But no matter what, Fu Changyuan can be considered his benefactor.

Jiang Lai typed back: Okay!

Zhao Ying asked, "Ah Jiang, are you going? Tang Li is going crazy in the group chat. Just how handsome does he have to be? I'm so curious."

Jiang Lai laughed and said, "If you're curious, why don't we go and take a look?"

"Yeah, shall we go?"

"Okay, let's go to the library and find Xiangyue to go with us."

"okok!"

-

On the other side, Ye Kongxing saw the reply and smugly curled the corners of his lips, "It has to be me again!"

He showed his phone screen to the people around him, "Look, Little Jiang has agreed to have dinner together."

Fu Changyuan glanced at it and said, "Oh."

"Oh? What do you mean?"

"Means nothing."

"You'll drive me crazy sooner or later!" Ye Kongxing put away his phone. "I need to check my hairstyle; I have to go on stage in a bit!"

Fu Changyuan looked at the person posing for the phone camera and said calmly, "Be serious when you go on stage later. Don't give the students the impression that people from the Fu family are unreliable."

"I know, I know!" Ye Kongxing looked up at the sky speechlessly. "What kind of image do I have in your heart?"

Fu Changyuan stared at him without saying a word, but his eyes were full of the message, "Don't you know what kind of person you are?"

Ye Kongxing smiled and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely not bring shame to the Fu family."

Fu Changyuan then looked down at the tablet in his hand with satisfaction.

Ye Kongxing: How despicable!