"In life, you have to rely on yourself. Relying on a woman? That train is bound to wreck sooner or later," Chen Mo sneered.
It would be hilarious when Boss Su finally dumped Lin Xuan.
"Relying on a woman? Relying on yourself?" A female student looked at Chen Mo in confusion. "What are you talking about?"
"Nothing, just thinking out loud."
Chen Mo didn't dare admit he was talking about Lin Xuan.
He knew all too well how fanatical these female students were about him.
"Oh."
The girl lost interest in him and went back to excitedly discussing Lin Xuan with her friend.
"I originally thought this school project was nothing special, but now that our idol is participating, I bet it's actually a big deal. We get to be part of a major project and see our idol? We have to work hard to get selected!"
"Right, exactly! I definitely have to perform my best later."
Even the male students who didn't harbor jealousy toward Lin Xuan shared similar thoughts.
This project was clearly significant.
They were determined to do whatever it took to get involved.
Lin Xuan walked into the office.
The female students grew even more excited.
It was true!
Their idol really was going to participate in the research project.
Two professors were already waiting inside. To be a professor at Qing University required a high level of expertise; these were individuals highly respected in the academic world.
They were aware that Lin Xuan intended to research photolithography chip technology and were brimming with excitement.
As soon as they saw Lin Xuan enter, they immediately stood up to greet him.
"Hello, Student Lin Xuan. We are here to assist you with the interviews."
"Mm." Lin Xuan nodded.
He sat down in a chair.
"Hua, I've got some things to take care of at school right now. When I'm done, if it's still early, I'll come to the company to find you," Lin Xuan said into his phone.
"Okay." Su Hua nodded, her eyes curving into a smile. "Then I'll be waiting for you, Xuan."
Lin Xuan hung up the phone.
He spoke up: "Let them in."
"Alright, Student Lin Xuan," one of the professors nodded.
He stood up, went to the door, and announced loudly, "Candidate Number One, Sun Xiaoli, please come in for your interview."
Seeing that Lin Xuan hadn't come out yet, Sun Xiaoli knew he must still be inside the office. She nervously stood up from her seat and smoothed out her clothes.
She also tidied her hair.
Taking a deep breath to psyche herself up, she walked in.
The other students looked confused.
"What's going on? Sun Xiaoli is Number One, so when Lin Xuan went in just now..."
"Someone as impressive as Lin Xuan definitely has special privileges. He can probably enter the interview room to wait whenever he wants. However, there's another possibility: he isn't here to interview at all, but just came to find one of the interviewers for something."
Hearing this, disappointment washed over the girls' faces.
"If my idol isn't participating in the project, I don't want to participate either. Forget it, I'll just phone it in during the interview. I'd rather go join a corporate R&D project."
That would carry more weight on a resume anyway.
If she actually helped develop something there, she could land an important position at the company right after graduation.
As soon as Sun Xiaoli walked in, she saw Lin Xuan sitting in the lead interviewer's seat.
A look of astonishment appeared on her face.
Her idol wasn't here to be interviewed; he was here to be the interviewer...
Lin Xuan spoke, "Student Sun Xiaoli, I'm going to ask you a few questions. Just answer them."
"Oh, okay," Sun Xiaoli replied, stunned.
While Lin Xuan was conducting Sun Xiaoli's interview inside, more students arrived outside.
These were outstanding students newly selected by the teachers at the principal's request.
Lin Jingyue, the girl Chen Mo had always liked, was among them.
Seeing Lin Jingyue, he walked over excitedly.
"Student Lin, long time no see," Chen Mo said gently, suppressing the thrill in his heart.
However, Lin Jingyue didn't even glance at him. She walked right past him to talk to her best friend.
Chen Mo's expression froze.
A sense of defeat rose in his heart.
He was the heartthrob of the department, and plenty of women liked him, yet the one woman he liked wanted nothing to do with him.
"Yueyue, guess who I just saw?" her best friend, Chen Ting, said excitedly.
"Who?" Lin Jingyue asked curiously.
"Lin Xuan! I just saw Lin Xuan go into the interview room, and he hasn't come out yet. I suspect he's participating in this research project too," Chen Ting speculated.
"Really?" Lin Jingyue's face showed disbelief.
"Really!" Chen Ting replied. "Why would I lie to you? Listen, we have to perform well later and fight to stay in this project. That way, we'll have plenty of chances to see Lin Xuan in the future."
"Okay, I'll definitely do my best," Lin Jingyue nodded excitedly.
"Tingting, look at me. Is there anything wrong with my outfit?" Lin Jingyue asked nervously, straightening her clothes.
Chen Ting smiled. "No problem at all, Yueyue. Don't worry, you look elegant and poised. If Lin Xuan notices you, it will definitely leave a good impression."
"That's good." Lin Jingyue let out a small sigh of relief.
They knew that Boss Su was Lin Xuan's girlfriend, so they had no chance of being with him.
However, that didn't stop them from treating him as an idol.
Who wouldn't want to leave a good impression on their idol?
"But I heard this research is about hardware technology. Lin Xuan is a Computer Science major; are you sure he'd be participating in this kind of research?" After calming down a bit, Lin Jingyue couldn't help but ask.
"I'm not sure about that," Chen Ting shook her head. "We'll just have to wait and see. Tech projects often require computer science knowledge, so it's still very likely that Lin Xuan is involved."
Lin Jingyue shook her head and said, "Forget it, it doesn't matter. We'll find out what project my idol is working on soon enough."
"Lin Xuan rarely comes to campus, so seeing him is incredibly rare. Whether he's part of this project or not, just being able to see him today makes me so excited," Lin Jingyue said, cupping her face in her hands.
Lin Xuan was the first man she had ever liked.
It was a pity he already had a girlfriend. If he were single, she definitely would have pursued him.
Chen Mo heard their entire conversation clearly.
Thank you to Luo Mingming and the other darlings for the gifts.
to panic—he has a system. As long as an investment target dies, he can claim a reward. And since he is immortal, the one thing he has plenty of is time. ... Countless years later. “Immortal Emperor of Longevity? I invested in him.” “Supreme Celestial Venerable? I invested in him.” “Undying Empress? I invested in her.” “...” “Heh. Once they’ve all died, even the Heavenly Dao will have to kneel and call me Dad.”
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d intelligence to keep the plot moving, and sometimes even the protagonists are forced into absurdly dumb decisions. Why does the A-list celebrity heroine in urban romance novels ditch the top-tier movie star and become a lovestruck fool for a pockmarked male lead? Why do the leads in historical tragedy novels keep dancing between love and death, only for the blind healer to end up suffering the most? And Gu Wei never expected that after finally landing a villain role to stir up trouble, she’d pick the wrong gender! No choice now—she’ll just have to crush the protagonists as a girl!
he colors of other people’s emotions. Light red meant anxiety. Gray meant exhaustion. Orange meant excitement. Yellow... meant repression. At the same time, he could gain unlimited control over one of those colors. Pale cyan: relaxation. Using this ability, he started offering “two-yuan hugs,” spending an afternoon exchanging emotional-color experiences with others. Then came his final female customer of the day— a girl whose emotional color was pure black... —— A week later, Xu Chuan had become skilled at using pale cyan—Relaxation—treating it like a bottle of menthol balm whenever he needed it. That was when he discovered he had unlocked another unlimited emotional color: Purple, the color of fear. So these emotional colors refresh every week? Fine, I take it back—I’ll never call you useless again... —— Much later, after Xu Chuan had accumulated countless emotional abilities, one night, he suddenly found himself inside someone else’s dream. There, he could use the emotional colors he possessed to paint. And in her dream, he painted her a shower of pink shooting stars, spreading across the depths of the night sky...
