Senior, don't be afraid, I'll protect you.

"Hmm? Senior ordered two milk teas in the private room?"

Luo Ye received the message at the bar, then quickly started making milk tea, went upstairs, and delivered it to his senior.

Upon opening the private room, he saw Tang Enqi wearing headphones, looking every bit the e-sports girl, while the fairy-like senior was beside her, staring at Tang Enqi's computer screen.

Luo Ye's lips twitched. He walked in, sat down opposite her, placed the milk tea on the table, and asked, "Senior, what kind of plan is this?"

"study."

"Is this what learning is?"

Luo Ye wore an incredulous expression.

Senior, you're a talented woman, but I'm not stupid. You guys are clearly just playing video games.

“You’ve come at the right time. Come over and play co-op mode with her. I’ll go downstairs and watch the bar.”

The collaborative mode, also known as the two-person mode.

Luo Ye asked in surprise, "No, senior, are you really sure you don't care about a man and a woman alone together like this?"

Su Baizhou glanced at the monitor, then looked at Luo Ye and said coldly, "I'm not worried."

Luo Ye: ...

Before Luo Ye could refute her, she had already left the private room.

When she returned, she brought up the computer that Luo Ye had left on the first floor, and then left again.

Neither Luo Ye nor Tang Enqi spoke in the private room.

Neither of them felt good because they weren't with the fairy-like senior.

The two who almost fell in love with each other are now both thinking about another girl. Life is truly unpredictable, like a big intestine wrapped around a small intestine.

They both sighed at the same time.

“Let’s begin, I can play this game too,” Luo Ye said.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Luo Ye."

The two sat facing each other, with a table and two laptops between them.

Influenced by the fairy senior, Luo Ye chose the Zerg race, focusing on mass production of units.

However, the cooperation model does not require producing too much at all.

They played for an entire afternoon.

Tang Enqi's hand speed has improved significantly compared to noon, and she is at least no longer unfamiliar with the keyboard.

The two left the private room and played games all afternoon. Tang Enqi felt it was time for her to get back to work at the bookstore.

The second floor was completely quiet; even the sound of footsteps was crystal clear.

At each table sat a graduate student studying diligently.

It's already November, and in just over a month, they will be taking their exams.

If you don't pass the exam, you have to wait another year, so everyone is studying hard.

Luo Ye arrived on the first floor, found a table at random and sat down, then looked out the window.

The bookstore is in a great location, right on the corner of the crossroads, and facing the setting sun, it can be directly covered by the red glow of the sunset clouds.

Looking out the window, Luo Ye wondered how far the sports meet had progressed.

Tomorrow, the third day of the sports meet, team events such as relay races and tug-of-war will be held in the morning.

The afternoon will feature fun sports meets, teachers' sports meets, and other recreational activities.

"By the way, senior, where did Senior Qin go?"

"She went home; relatives came to visit her."

"That's it."

Not long after, a figure entered the bookstore.

Seeing Su Baizhou behind the bar, she smiled slightly and said, "Everyone says you own this bookstore. I came to see for myself, and it turns out it's true."

Upon hearing this, Luo Ye looked over and found the person in front of him to be somewhat familiar.

Oh right, this is Fairy Senior's roommate, Ye Qing.

Upon seeing her, Su Baizhou didn't react much, but instead asked directly, "I heard you didn't get accepted into a graduate program?"

"Ah."

Ye Qing didn't care. Instead, she walked over and said softly, "I give up."

"why?"

"My family put pressure on me."

Ye Qing smiled helplessly and said, "I'm already twenty-three. After I finish my master's degree, I'll be twenty-five. Knowing my personality, I'll definitely pursue a doctorate, which will make me almost thirty. My family thinks I'll never get married..."

“They don’t understand,” Su Baizhou said calmly.

"Yes, they don't understand, but what can I do? My family isn't well-off, and I have younger siblings who need to go to school. My father's health is getting worse, and I need to graduate and start working as soon as possible."

Upon hearing this, Luo Ye said from the side, "But, Senior Ye Qing, if your family is in this situation, and you start working now to earn money to support your family, what will you do?"

Once she starts working, she will definitely have to transfer her money home.

This also means that she will gain nothing, will no longer be able to afford a motorhome, and will have to drift along with the tide until she finds a man with good conditions to marry.

There is still a chance.

At this moment, Su Baizhou looked at Ye Qing and said, "You just didn't pass the postgraduate recommendation exam, you can still take the postgraduate entrance exam."

"I'm not going to participate. Professor Qi tried to persuade me, but I really can't help it."

With her second-highest score in the entire department, she has a 90% chance of becoming a graduate student if she takes the exam.

After chatting for a while, Ye Qing left.

She seemed to have come to say goodbye, so she came over and spoke with Su Baizhou.

Watching her figure outside, Su Baizhou remained silent.

The rival I've been competing with throughout college has ended up like this.

"Senior... If I were a father, I would feel incredibly guilty when I realized I might be a burden to my children. How could I let them give up their studies?"

"Everyone's family circumstances are different, and not everyone has the right to choose their own life..."

Su Baizhou felt very lucky.

Although she had a terrible father, she still had a mother who loved her.

Her cousin's family was also a source of good fortune for her.

But what if your parents and relatives are all the same?

Home did not become a safe haven, but rather a place that sucks blood; just thinking about it brings back a wave of pressure.

Abandoning one's family is unfilial, giving up one's future... is sacrificing oneself.

With two options, how should one choose?

Sudden.

Ye Qing turned back. She stood at the entrance of the bookstore, stared at Su Baizhou, and said resolutely, "I want to try again."

"Ah."

As if she had known all along that the other party would make this choice, Su Baizhou also looked at her.

Ye Qing could say goodbye to anyone, but she chose to talk to Su Baizhou to cheer herself up and give herself courage again.

This is the person she's been chasing for three years; how could she be willing to give up in front of him?