During her two days in the research lab, Shi Xing not only had to worry about this, but she also had to study because her final exams were coming up soon.

She spends most of her time in class reviewing previous lessons. Although she is an all-around computer expert, she can't just blindly be confident and go into the exam unprepared.

Jiang Xunzhi hadn't seen her for a long time because she had been too busy lately.

She rarely replies to my messages.

Shi Xing only replies with a sentence or two when he has free time.

Moreover, since she recently moved to the Tan Palace area, Jiang Xunzhi has never been there and can only watch her online dating through her phone.

Jiang Xunzhi: The sponsor seems to be very busy lately, don't work too hard.

Shi Xing: Yeah, I've been busy with finals and the company lately, so I probably won't have any free time until I'm on vacation.

Jiang Xunzhi: Can I come to your school and have dinner with you?

Shi Xing didn't rush to agree. Recently, she had been bringing her own lunch to eat at the company, and for dinner, she would either go out or go home. She hadn't eaten at the cafeteria for a long time.

However, things are starting to wrap up recently, so she doesn't have to be so busy anymore.

After thinking about it, she agreed: "Let's go out to eat tonight."

Jiang Xunzhi was instantly happy when she saw the message she sent.

Jiang Xunzhi: Okay, what would you like to eat?

Shi Xing: Let's have Chinese food, you can decide what to order.

She called Xu Bai again: "I won't be home for dinner tonight."

Xu Bai remained silent: "And Mr. Jiang?"

Shi Xing raised an eyebrow, surprised that he could actually guess it.

"Yes, I'll be back soon."

After hanging up the phone, Shi Xing took out his notebook.

She has an exam tomorrow, and she plans to review the key points again.

In the afternoon, Shi Xing went to the company to inspect the work and wrap things up. He put down his work and looked at his watch.

"It's already six o'clock, let's go eat after get off work."

Yu Wei nodded: "Okay, Mr. Shi."

Shi Xing went downstairs and drove to the restaurant they had arranged to meet.

Jiang Xunzhi, who had been waiting, brightened up when she saw her, her eyes crinkling into a smile: "Sister's here! Come and see what you want to eat?"

He pulled out a chair, and Shi Xing sat down before he sat down to the side.

The waiter handed her the menu, and she ordered several dishes.

"DaYa and the others have grown quite a bit recently. If you miss them, you can go and see them."

"Really? Then let's go to your house to visit after your exam tomorrow."

“Okay, I’ll pick you up from your school tomorrow afternoon. I’ve been staying at Tan Palace lately.”

Jiang Xunzhi tilted his head: "Does the patron also have a room in the Tan Palace?"

"Um."

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Looking out from the floor-to-ceiling windows, a cold wind howled through the garden, and withered yellow leaves fluttered down from the branches.

The evergreen welcoming pine still stands tall.

The exams lasted for three consecutive days, but the schedule wasn't tight; there were only one or two subjects per day.

Shi Xing, who was on vacation after finishing her exams, leaned back in a rocking chair wearing a soft knitted loungewear, holding the purring Chun Hua in her arms and petting the cat with one hand.

Shi Xing is on the phone with Shi Qi.

"Sis, are you going home for winter break?"

"No, come to Shanghai. I'll take you out to play after I finish what I'm doing in a couple of days."

Shi Qi perked up, her voice rising two octaves: "Then where shall we go?"

“Didn’t you guys say you were going to Northern Xinjiang? Let’s go there for two weeks first, and then spend the rest of the time in the Maldives,” Shi Xing said, expressing his idea.

"While you're at it, get your passports sorted out; it'll make traveling abroad easier in the future."

"Okay! I'll tell my parents right away." Shi Qi hung up the phone hastily.

Shi Xing chuckled; it just so happened that her plane could finally be put to use.

The robotic arm and robotic eye have been successfully manufactured, and the subsequent data has begun to be approved. It will be able to be produced and launched on the market soon.

After being busy for more than half a month, Shi Xing was finally able to relax and travel to soothe her mind and body.

Xie Jiahe from Shenghan Law Firm suddenly sent her a WeChat message, which Shi Xing opened.

Xie Jiahe: Boss, we're already collecting evidence about the online news, and the trending topics will be taken down soon.

Shi Xing, looking completely bewildered: ? ? ?

What's trending?

What did she miss this time?

This is a message suddenly sent by Weibo:

Is a relatively unknown celebrity surnamed Su being kept by a female boss?

Curious, she clicked on Weibo to see what was trending. How could an ordinary person like her be trending?

Opening the trending topics list, I was immediately struck by a bunch of entries about Su Xian.

A relatively unknown celebrity surnamed Su is suspected of being kept by a female boss.

Former idol Su Xian willingly fell into "heat".

Su Xian's frequenting of wealthy second-generation private clubs is "hot".

Su Xian? What's going on? Is he being kept by a sugar daddy?

Clicking on the first entry leads to a blurry video and a few photos posted by a gossip account with over five million followers.

Although the video is blurry, Su Xian's face is clearly visible.

The beginning indicates the timeline, stating that this is the time when he first met the female boss, and the location is a private club.

In the video, he is wearing a white shirt and walking in a noisy hall, his striking pink wolf tail particularly eye-catching.

The men and women around me were all blurred out, their faces not showing, but it was clear that everyone's clothing and appearance were not ordinary.

He then entered the doorway of a private room.

The video ends here, showing only a short clip of him walking, nothing else.

Shi Xing recognized this as a scene from when they played at the club before.

The following are several photos, many more than the previous ones.

And she's quite familiar with them too.

It's a scene from "Aurora," and the perspective suggests it's the private room where Du Yuanjie and Guan Haotian were.

Su Xian followed behind her, staring intently at her, though her face was blurred out.

If you ignore the garish mosaic, the positioning and lighting actually create a nice atmosphere.

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