In the next five minutes, Guxiaole briefly explained how she mysteriously got exchanged from Dongda to Tanhua, mingling a lot of complaints about her dad.
After the story was told, both the Ji Family sisters and Cui Xiaoyu looked extremely surprised, and they all seemed quite pleased (Ji Xiaodao didn’t frown, so it seems she was quite happy).
"That’s great! From now on, Xiao Le, you’ll be our senior!"
Ji Xiaoge jumped up happily, shaking Guxiaole’s hand: "According to your customs, should I call you senpai?"
Guxiaole chuckled and joked, "Of course, you have to serve tea, pour water, do laundry and fold quilts for your senpai!"
"This really is... sudden..."
Ignoring the ruckus made by Ji Xiaoge and Guxiaole, Ji Xiaodao squinted her eyes slightly, murmuring, "Not just our friends and their children, even Xiao Le is..."
Motan looked at her curiously, "What did you say, Ji Xiaodao?"
"Nothing."
Ji Xiaodao immediately stopped whispering, habitually putting on that pretty but rarely expressive face.
"It’s so lively here."
Cui Xiaoyu smacked her lips, saying with a hint of longing, "Though I’ll miss the friends from my previous school, I have a feeling campus life here will be worth looking forward to."
"I feel the same!"
Ji Xiaoge waved her tiny fist in the air towards Cui Xiaoyu, then turned to Guxiaole and asked, "So you guys are here today for..."
"Oh, I want to handle the procedures first, and let Tan Jiang help me get familiar with the place."
Guxiaole smiled, then her expression suddenly turned notably gloomy, and she said in a neurotic tone, "The deadline... the deadline is in October... I originally thought there would be enough time, but suddenly having to come here for school... I... the deadline... the deadline! I have to finish everything quickly and then go into seclusion to rush the draft, otherwise I’ll... I’ll... I’ll..."
She shivered violently, seemingly scared by what she just said.
"What do you mean?"
Cui Xiaoyu, with his elegantly delicate features yet broad shoulders, turned to Motan and curiously asked, "What deadline?"
Fearing that the topic would lead to Guxiaole drawing Cui Xiaoyu into her book, Motan immediately shook his head and said gravely, "Some things are better left unknown."
"Let ’Tan Jiang’ help you get familiar with the place?"
With apparent knowledge about Guxiaole’s ’drafts,’ Ji Xiaodao stiffened and smoothly switched the topic, "Aren’t you afraid he might lead you to the canteen by way of neighboring T City?"
Motan laughed awkwardly but said nothing.
"Don’t worry! I actually know the way; I just want someone to accompany me. When Yi Dong has something, I turn to Tan Jiang."
Temporarily setting aside deadlines and pretty boys, Guxiaole shrugged and pulled the equally lively Ji Xiaoge along with her, laughing, "Since we’re all doing the procedures, let’s go together!"
Ji Xiaoge readily agreed, and there was no reason for the others to object, so the duo turned into a group of five, with the three girls walking ahead, chatting as cheerily as blossoming flowers (though Ji Xiaodao would occasionally smile), while Motan and Cui Xiaoyu brought up the rear in casual conversation.
"Hey, Motan, are you in any clubs? I heard our school’s club activities are quite vibrant, with some even recruiting early?"
"No."
"Why not?"
"I was busy in my freshman year, and though I’m less busy now, The Realm of Innocence opens at seven, which is exactly when most club activities start."
"Oh shoot! I forgot about that!"
"How’s it been going inside the game?"
"Same old, wandering around Academy City, much livelier than Sky Pillar Mountain, I prefer big cities."
Cui Xiaoyu smacked his lips, giving Motan a puzzled glance, "Aren’t you also in Academy City?"
Motan just then realized how muddled his sense of time had become, not that it was entirely his fault; few people kept as tight a gaming schedule as he did, just last night felt like a whole month’s passing.
But Cui Xiaoyu didn’t seem interested in dwelling on the topic, instead lowering his voice to ask, "You and Sister Xiao Le..."
"Clean and innocent."
Motan rolled his eyes at his gossip-loving friend and pointed out sharply, "You’re also with Xiaoge and them, and I’m not wildly speculating about you, am I?"
"What’s there to speculate about, Xiaoge isn’t my type. Sure, she’s stunning, but I dare not provoke someone who could kill with a frying pan."
Cui Xiaoyu smirked, exaggerating, "As for Xiaodao, I suspect she doesn’t even need a frying pan to kill."
Motan chuckled, recalling Ji Xiaodao gently caring for the kittens downstairs at her community, fairly commenting, "Actually, Xiaodao has a kind heart."
"Yes, yes, kindhearted."
Cui Xiaoyu absentmindedly agreed and then murmured longingly, "My ideal girlfriend is the gentle, virtuous, kind, intellectual literary type, the kind that invokes a protective urge... uh... Not Yu Chen, she’s the small animal type, seriously though, you and Yu Chen, what’s the deal..."
He didn’t get to finish because, right then, a loud ’The wind rises! Surprises the clouds! Heroes are affectionate! Beauties are charming!’ blared from his pocket, to which Motan felt quite relieved.
"Wanyang?"
Cui Xiaoyu glanced at the caller ID in confusion, then suddenly slapped his forehead, exclaiming, "Oh no, I promised him and Kanglan we’d play billiards today!"
Then he quickly answered the call, and the voices of Wanyang and Kanglan questioning him rang out.
"Ah, I’ve got a little something... uh, something came up, not that I forgot... Yes, yes, I know, I lost the bet and will honor it, I’ll definitely cover us! Hey, do I look like the kind not to own up!"
Cui Xiaoyu confidently assured the two bet winners on the phone, then motioned to Motan.
Unfortunately, he wasn’t Yi Dong, and Motan didn’t get it.
’Can you handle things here?’
Having no choice, Cui Xiaoyu formulated the words with his lips, silently speaking to Motan: ’I lost a bet, have to treat them to billiards and karaoke, and tonight we’re heading to a bar to chat up pretty girls.’
Motan gave a wry smile, glancing at the three girls up front who had stopped and were looking back at them, and nodded helplessly.
"Alright then!"
Grateful for the reprieve, Cui Xiaoyu nodded his thanks before saying a few more words into the phone, giving an offhand wave to the trio of girls before dashing off.
So Motan found himself explaining to the trio, who fortunately seemed not to mind.
"Actually, Tan Jiang, you could join them for billiards."
Guxiaole smiled playfully, winking as she clung to Ji Xiaoge’s arm tightly, "I’ll have Xiaoge and Xiaodao with me."
Motan hesitated for a moment, finally deciding to go all the way, reasoning that if no one else was around, he’d have little chance of finding the billiard hall and KTV on his own the next day.
Thus, the five of them became four again, entering the main building and taking the elevator all the way to the top floor’s large office area, then—
"Oh! Motan!"
A familiar soft call came from not far away, and the four turned to see Yu Chen and her best friend and roommate Nangong Na standing by the elevator in front of an office, alongside a woman Motan knew but who probably didn’t recognize him.
She was a tall woman in her thirties, dressed in a smart women’s suit, wearing a watch on her wrist that cost almost as much as Yi Dong’s car, with a delicate and makeup-free face and impressive beauty.
As for why Motan felt like he knew her, though she didn’t seem to know him, it was very simple.
Almost no one in this school didn’t recognize the woman, dressed sharply and exuding a powerful aura.
Because she was the largest shareholder and a board member of Tanhua University, as well as the leader of the well-known private business group, Yao Group.
Outsider—[Heavenly Listener]Yao Qianhan.
Chapter 1251: The End
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