Flattered

What is the purpose of studying?

Regarding this question, every student can give a different answer. Some people study hard because they are genuinely interested in a certain field, like Chen Yusheng; but most students probably just do it to secure a higher salary in the future. After all, everyone has to make a living!

However, there are also many people who aren't interested in working for others either. After all, the job market in this day and age is indeed quite frustrating.

Some girls think to themselves, since that's the case, they might as well start a business.

Obviously, marrying a rich guy is the easiest way to start a business. Although it's said that marrying into a wealthy family comes with its own various problems, at least it looks easier than grinding through studies and work.

A path that looks easy and glamorous always easily attracts countless people like moths to a flame.

And the legendary boss of White Night Holdings was exactly this kind of target. The key was that he was young, still a college student, and compared to the wealthy men in society, he seemed much easier to fool.

Li Xingya couldn't help but size Su Bai up again.

Hmm...

If he really was the boss of White Night Holdings, then he probably wasn't the pure and foolish Xiao Chunan type. Those female students were going to be disappointed, heh.

He looked quite shrewd. Although his attitude was gentle and friendly, that was just him being well-mannered.

Just because there were many girls around him didn't mean that anyone could come and get a piece of the pie.

Thinking of the envious and yearning expressions on the faces of the girls she knew when they talked about Su Bai's female confidantes and the hundred thousand yuan monthly allowance... Li Xingya couldn't help but smile faintly.

Why think so much?

So you are the mysterious person who sponsored the competition...

Not really mysterious. Our company isn't some shell company with layers of subcontracting. If you want to check the organizational structure, it's all searchable, Su Bai joked.

Haha, I mean, I always hear my classmates talking about you, and I never expected to actually meet you in person.

Li Xingya had just finished her breakfast, so the two of them walked toward the Entrepreneurship Park building along the neat pedestrian path.

The traffic in most parts of Jiangcheng was actually quite chaotic. The area near the industrial park was a rare, relatively orderly zone. The winter leaves carried a slightly withered yellow hue, and amidst the dappled shadows of the trees, Li Xingya spaced out a little.

As expected of a prestigious university, the environment was indeed excellent.

Some people said Jiangcheng University was an internet-famous university. There was a teasing undertone to this, but it also proved from another angle that Jiang U, at least on the surface, was quite grand.

Su Bai didn't have much intention of prying into a girl's privacy. To go straight to the point and ask about personal situations right away would be a bit deliberate. He already had plenty of female confidantes now and wasn't in a rush to conquer a new S-class goddess.

They mainly talked about the competition and things related to the computer science major.

After all, running over from the neighboring Normal University to participate in the competition, Su Bai felt that Li Xingya must be interested in the major. If her skill level was high and she had enough enthusiasm, he could just throw her to Shengsheng for training.

A genius girl naturally needed her own subordinates; she couldn't do everything herself. Modern scientific research was no longer a one-man show where a lone wolf handled everything independently.

Many big professors didn't even bother with the details of the research at all; they were only responsible for securing funding and determining the general direction.

Ah, academic tycoons.

As for Li Xingya, her tone gradually became smoother, and her mood relaxed. Originally, she had harbored a trace of that kind of thought regarding Su Bai's approach, wondering if this rich guy was trying to expand his harem.

She had heard her classmates talk about how much of a playboy this young master was.

Although he only had one official girlfriend on the surface, in reality, he had absolutely nothing to do with being devoted.

Yet, all he talked about with her were professional matters.

I didn't expect you to know quite a bit...

Come on sis, I'm from the computer science department after all, I should know basic common sense... By the way, it's a bit surprising that this isn't your major. Su Bai originally thought Li Xingya was from the computer science department of Jiangcheng Normal University, but it turned out she wasn't.

She was studying law...

She was a junior this year, two years senior to Su Bai.

Thinking of this, Li Xingya's face showed some helplessness. When I was applying for college, I originally planned to apply for an engineering major with good employment prospects. After all, my family doesn't have many resources, so finding a job easily is more important... But my parents secretly logged into my account and changed my choices.

...Alright then. Su Bai thought to himself that indeed, many parents had quite a twisted desire for control.

It wasn't that studying law was terrible, the problem was that the girl herself didn't want to.

Fortunately, people aren't without chances to infinitely revive their youth. After starting college, Li Xingya still put a lot of extracurricular effort into the major she liked, such as taking a double major...

Su Bai thought for a moment. A second degree in computer science from Jiangcheng Normal University probably had little value in the job market, and recruiters wouldn't really recognize it. Recruitment nowadays was crazy; they not only looked at your final degree but also your first degree, like they were checking your damn household register.

But well, our White Night Holdings, or Bangbang Technology, or even Wang Haoran's mobile game studio, completely didn't need to follow the routines of large enterprises. As long as they were suitable employees, they could be hired, in his opinion.

It feels like you really want to work in this field. Since that's the case, after the competition is over, I'll introduce you to my girlfriend. She works on projects with her mentor and is very experienced.

Eh? Oh, oh... Thank you, thank you!

Li Xingya was a bit flattered, even stunned.

She thought it was just a simple casual chat; she didn't expect him to actually help her.

She knew that it was very convenient for undergraduates at Jiangcheng University to do projects with teachers, and she was quite envious. After all, at her school... the projects the teachers had were really not that great. Plus, she was a latecomer to the field, so the teachers' attitudes toward her were relatively cold.

If Li Xingya relied solely on herself without any help to do a project with a teacher from Jiang U, it would be extremely difficult.

Even though she had already accumulated some experience from various open courses and competitions and was considered very hardworking among undergraduates.

But in this world, the last thing it lacked was hardworking people.

Opportunities and connections were the most sought-after paths for upward mobility.

Obviously, Su Bai could provide her with this opportunity, but why?

Li Xingya knew that no one would be good to you for no reason.

She wasn't the kind of naive college student who knew nothing about the world.

Thinking of this, a blush crept up her pretty, makeup-free face.

Could it be that Su Bai really took a fancy to her... That couldn't be. What was so good about her to be worth the effort of a young master of Su Bai's caliber?

Li Xingya knew she was quite pretty, but she felt that the gap between her and those top-tier beauties was truly unusually large. Mainly, she didn't know how to do makeup or dress up, her conversation was rather dull, and her family conditions weren't good. Every day, she was wholly focused on figuring out how to work and make money. This was also why not many boys in school chased her. Someone like her probably seemed very boring, right?