The start of the third year is much easier than the second year, with freshmen being greeted by second-year students.

Third-year students just need to attend classes diligently.

In Shi Jing's dormitory, apart from Nan Zhuowen who needed to contribute as a student council member, the others only needed to come before the start of the semester and attend classes as scheduled.

During this period, Qi Shuang's film project was finalized.

Although it's a foreign production, it's still a movie, and the other party is quite influential, which is good for Qi Shuang and Shi Jing's careers.

After signing the contract, Qi Shuang, Jin Ye'an, and Wu Yun went back to school to apply for a vacation.

When Shi Jing met Jin Ye'an, he smiled and told her about some promising young talents in Qi Shuang's class.

Shi Jing was quite interested in the students in Qi Shuang's class; there were quite a few promising talents among them.

However, some well-known companies had already established partnerships, while others were still in the accumulation phase due to the rule that freshmen and sophomores were not allowed to take leave to take on roles. Shi Jing did not have much contact with them.

Now that I'm a junior, it's time to start exploring the things I need to explore.

Jin Ye'an clearly shared this intention. Besides helping Qi Shuang with her leave application, her most important purpose was to meet with several promising young talents she had her eye on.

Shi Jing knew that she had already made plans, so she didn't interfere.

After not seeing each other for a summer vacation, the few of us from the dorm had a good get-together.

Shi Jing's little gifts were very popular in the dormitory, and everyone was especially happy to receive them.

The others also brought small gifts, but Jian Rong's was the most practical. She brought homemade snacks, especially mushroom and beef sauce, which were very popular with everyone.

I always bring these with me when I go to the cafeteria.

Tao Yue made several small models for them. I heard that she made them based on her own designs when she was learning from her designer mentor during the summer vacation.

She seems determined to change her major during graduate school.

Her roommates all thought her interested exploration was quite good, and since it was also part of her design, it helped her get over the heartbreak of her breakup without too much sadness.

Tao Yue has long since let go of her failed first love. Not only is she not upset, but she also enthusiastically shared a piece of melon with Shi Jing and the others.

Besides Qi Xing, there were other classmates studying in southern cities. One of them happened to be in the same school as Qi Xing, that scumbag boyfriend. This time, when Tao Yue went home for summer vacation, she heard a lot of gossip about Qi Xing from him.

Last year, after the affair between the scumbag Qi Xing and two men was exposed, the other party made quite a fuss, and many of their mutual friends learned that they had fallen out.

Since Tao Yue didn't even go home, the matter of Qi Xing not being able to find her could only be left unresolved.

Without Tao Yue as his support, Qi Xing became fixated on clinging to another girl.

That girl was truly naive and inexperienced, her mind filled with romantic notions of love and romance. She was easily deceived by Qi Xing, convinced that she was his true love and that Tao Yue was simply taking advantage of having known Qi Xing for a long time.

This kind of love-struck mentality is beyond the reach of even the strongest opposition from family members.

The girl came from a very wealthy family, and Qi Xing was unwilling to give her up easily. The two were inseparable for a while.

Later, the girl's family saw that she was truly beyond redemption and had no choice but to give up.

Their own daughter is a disappointment, only willing to give herself away, and the girl's parents are so angry they feel like their hearts are about to explode, but to no avail.

Later, someone gave them advice: if they didn't break up, they should just cut off their daughter's allowance.

At first, Qi Xing persevered, even though his girlfriend no longer had living expenses, he gritted his teeth and continued to support her.

But the girl was pampered from a young age, and how could a boy from an ordinary family with an average living allowance afford to support her?

A few months later, he began to lose his temper.

The two sides had a number of conflicts, and many students from the same school knew about it and talked about it behind their backs.

The two of them persisted, arguing and fighting, but they just wouldn't break up, which made them a laughing stock among their classmates.

When Tao Yue heard the news, she was no longer moved. She thought it was better to know that the two of them were torturing each other, which would save them from harming others in the market.

"Even after all this, she still won't break up. What's this girl after?" Jian Rong exclaimed in bewilderment.

Nan Zhuowen rubbed the back of Jian Rong's head and laughed, "Perhaps to prove that her choice was not wrong?"

Shi Jing thought this was highly likely.

If there was still a love that was blinded before, after this year of ups and downs, how much love is still there that cannot be dispelled?

Rather than saying there was still love between them, it's more accurate to say that they both had ulterior motives.

Qi Xing cheated on Tao Yue when they were dating well, so it's hard to say if she's just using him as a stepping stone again. However, his reputation around the school is probably ruined now, making it difficult for him to find someone who can match his current girlfriend.

As for that girl, she was probably just as Nan Zhuowen said, unwilling to easily admit that she was wrong.

Shi Jing and the others were just gossiping and didn't pay much attention to the matter.

After finishing her gossip, Tao Yue suddenly changed the subject, saying, "Um... my boyfriend wants to invite everyone to dinner..."

"Why?!"

The people in the dormitory were stunned.

They hadn't seen each other for only one summer vacation, and Tao Yue already had a boyfriend?

Shi Jing's heart skipped a beat. He suddenly remembered that Tao Yue seemed to have been following up on the design and construction of Qingfeng Mountain Villa during the summer vacation. Could it be...?

Soon, Tao Yue's words confirmed Shi Jing's guess.

She gave a shy smile and said apologetically, "Actually, you should all know him, he's Zhao Xunkan..."

"Damn it!" Jian Rong couldn't help but swear. "I guessed this guy had something on his mind, but I didn't expect him to act so quickly!"

"Ahem." Shi Jing coughed lightly.

Actually, they had a vague feeling last year that Zhao Xunkan's attitude towards Tao Yue was unusual, but they really didn't expect that the two would get together so quickly.

Shi Jing certainly had no right to speak ill of the relationship between the two.

As a friend of both of them, Shi Jing was somewhat worried.

The age difference isn't a big problem, after all, it's only a few years. What really worries her is Zhao Xunkan's family background, and she doesn't know what kind of attitude the Zhao family has towards Zhao Xunkan's love life.

In my memory, most wealthy families would choose business marriages, right?

Shi Jing had a pretty good impression of the Zhao family, but that didn't mean they would be approachable when it came to their son's love life.

Seeing Tao Yue's blissful shyness, Shi Jing didn't know how to ask her the question.

Instead of asking Tao Yue, it would be better to bring this up with Zhao Xunkan. As the man, shouldn't he have some plans for the future and family relationships?

Hopefully, the Zhao family won't interfere.