Working Warrior

Regarding this wild S-class goddess who popped out of nowhere, what Su Bai was most curious about was her actual capability.

Perhaps because she was wearing rather loose clothes, he couldn't tell at all.

Facts proved that the saying "clothes make the man" was, in a sense, absolutely correct.

Su Bai guessed that this girl was intentionally wearing clothes that hid her figure and looks. Her hairstyle was simple, and she wore no makeup. The overall effect was that she just looked like an ordinary, somewhat pretty girl, completely lacking the eye-catching presence an S-class goddess should have.

This was actually a very normal habit. Judging from her outfit and demeanor, her family background was probably quite ordinary.

Girls from ordinary backgrounds who are born with pure, otherworldly beauty are often subjected to all sorts of harassment from a young age. If they want to focus on their careers and shield themselves from this harassment, the best method is to avoid dressing up, or even dress down intentionally.

After all, in this day and age, everyone's aesthetic threshold has been raised by the beauty filters on short videos.

The best proof was that even though the breakfast shop was crowded right now, surprisingly few people paid attention to Li Xingya's table.

Normally, people would pretend not to care while stealing glances, and if they accidentally made eye contact, they would fix their hair or scratch their heads to cover it up.

The fact that none of this was happening proved that this girl named Li Xingya had perfectly blended into her surroundings.

Not bad. This girl looks like someone focused on her studies, making her a perfect fit to be Chen Yusheng's subordinate... I just wonder how good she actually is and if she can keep up with the pace of scientific research.

Su Bai thought to himself.

His attitude towards his female confidantes was different from simple womanizing. He felt that he really needed to find something for everyone to do; that was a healthier relationship.

If this girl joined the team, she would definitely have things to do. Chen Yusheng was currently in a position where Professor Luo would support any project she wanted to do, so having an extra helper was a good thing.

Just as Su Bai was observing her, Li Xingya noticed his gaze and couldn't help but peek back from the corner of her eye.

In fact, ever since she learned how to "dress down," the probability of Li Xingya being stared at by men when walking outside had decreased significantly.

After all, not every man would be interested in a straight-laced STEM girl wearing a windbreaker and sweatpants all day...

Yet today, she still noticed someone paying attention to her.

Li Xingya was very sensitive to outside attention. Perhaps introverts are just like that, possessing a highly sensitive tendency to some degree.

Sometimes when you see people who don't like to speak up, it might just be because they are too lazy to talk nonsense; it doesn't mean they aren't completely aware inside.

For example, when it came to the covetous looks of boys, Li Xingya understood them perfectly.

However, she was timid. When encountering difficult or bad people, she only dared to avoid them and tried her best not to cause conflicts... getting into conflicts easily outside often led to being taken advantage of.

So she cautiously looked back using her peripheral vision.

As a result, she saw a handsome guy who could be considered a rare find in real life.

Even though he was just sitting there, she could tell he had a tall and straight figure. His looks belonged to the masculine and handsome category, unlike the effeminate pretty boys currently popular in the entertainment industry.

Thus, Li Xingya couldn't help but look at him directly. Seeing Su Bai generously smiling at her, she stared blankly for a few seconds. Then, she shyly lowered her head and vigorously took a few bites of her hot dry noodles.

Mmm...

Li Xingya felt her cheeks burning. Seriously, is he some kind of celebrity? But then again, she hadn't seen this face before, nor had she heard her female classmates discuss him. Plus, would a celebrity really eat at a roadside breakfast stall like this?

That's way too down-to-earth.

Actually, she also had a desire for romance, but her circumstances were what they were. Her family's situation wasn't exactly bad, but they were just a working-class family barely making ends meet. If she wanted to change her destiny, studying hard was the only right path.

As for relying on her looks to "start a business," that was something Li Xingya found disgraceful.

Su Bai's appearance caused her calm heart to experience some long-lost ripples. Li Xingya was definitely not someone obsessed with looks. She knew that good looks were just that; many exceptionally handsome men had very hollow or even ugly hearts.

Could an incredibly handsome boyfriend help me earn a few thousand more bucks at my part-time job?

That's just how a part-time worker thinks.

However, Su Bai's looks had definitely broken through a certain threshold, making even Li Xingya unable to stop some weird fantasies from popping into her head.

After a while, Su Bai finished his food. On his way to pay the bill, he walked past Li Xingya's table, glanced at her study materials, and asked naturally, "Are you here to participate in the White Night Cup?"

"Ah? Oh... yeah." Being approached by Su Bai made Li Xingya feel a bit flattered. "Are you too?"

"No, I'm with the event organizers. White Night Holdings is my company."

"..."

This sentence almost made Li Xingya's facial expression crumble completely.

Bro, seriously...

Actually, she was quite happy that Su Bai struck up a conversation with her. After all, he was one of the very few boys who could make her heart flutter purely with his looks. In theory, he shouldn't have noticed her at all, because she looked rather plain and dusty. A top-tier handsome guy like Su Bai should be surrounded by all sorts of glamorous girls; how could he possibly take a fancy to her?

Yet he did approach her. She didn't know if he had that kind of intention or if he just saw the study materials she was reading and asked casually.

But the subsequent development made Li Xingya lose her composure a bit. She originally thought Su Bai was also a participant, but he actually claimed to be the boss... Oh, wait!

Li Xingya suddenly remembered that in the event's Q&A group, some busybodies had gossiped that White Night was a newly established company, reportedly started by a rich guy from Jiangcheng University.

Young, wealthy, and well-educated. If his looks were also on point, he would simply be a flawless, all-around perfect male god.

Because of this, some participants harbored less-than-pure motives.

For example, at Jiangcheng Normal University where Li Xingya studied, there were girls who joined with the goal of meeting the rich guy, even though they had absolutely no interest in programming or development...

Li Xingya found this incredibly absurd when she heard it. Have gold diggers become this competitive nowadays? Just to get closer to a rich guy, they have to learn to code, configure environments, and figure out development frameworks first?

My goodness, if they went through this whole process during the internet pioneering era a decade ago, they could probably have joined a small company and earned a monthly salary of tens of thousands...

It just had a certain beauty of putting the cart before the horse.

At least, that was what Li Xingya thought. As for what her female classmates thought, that was a different matter. Based on her observations of her peers, for many girls at the normal university, marrying a good husband was their main priority, while studying itself had become merely a side quest in life.