Besides Yang Xile, Lin Xiao also gradually adapted to the school's pace. The courses were not easy, especially since some works required to be completed entirely by hand, which was time-consuming and labor-intensive.

When she has free time, she gets together with Xiao Yu and Yang Xile for a meal and a chat, or they drive around the area around Paris together.

Lin Xiao and Wei Changfeng have kept in touch, but since he joined the crew, the high intensity of the work and the uncertainty of the shooting time have reduced the frequency of their contact.

But Wei Changfeng told Lin Xiao the news as soon as he was cast, wanting to share his joy with her.

Although Lin Xiao didn't know the significance of this work to him, he couldn't help but feel happy hearing the excited tone in the other person's voice on the phone.

This joy contained the satisfaction of seeing her friend succeed, but also a kind of concern that she herself was unaware of:

Whenever she sees a WeChat message or a phone call from Wei Changfeng, her mood will be excellent for the whole day.

At the end of March, Wei Changfeng told Lin Xiao that he would be joining the crew in early April, and that he would likely be working day and night, as filming often involved shooting all night long, sometimes for ten or even twenty hours straight, and that they might have less contact during that time.

Lin Xiao told him to focus on filming and to rest well during the rest of the time. She told him to text her whenever he got bored.

What she didn't tell Wei Changfeng was that France would be having a two-week Easter holiday in early April, and she had been wavering between returning to China and not returning.

If Wei Changfeng hadn't joined the crew at that time, there would have been a greater chance that she would have gone back. After not seeing each other for three or four months, she would have at least met up and had a meal when she returned to China.

But hearing that he should have already joined the film crew by then, Lin Xiao's plan to return to China was put on hold. What's the point of going back for these two weeks if it's not to see the people I want to see?

Besides her father, who might miss her a little, would her stepmother and sister also miss her, even though they haven't been apart for less than half a year?

Just as I was hesitating, the Easter holiday was fast approaching. The Easter holiday is also commonly known as spring break, during which all schools, factories, and companies in France will be closed without exception.

Students had already planned their Easter holiday activities by mid-March. While French students either traveled or went home, international students had a wider variety of options.

International students from ordinary families usually take advantage of this holiday to do part-time jobs to earn some living expenses. Some will choose to travel like local French students. There are also some who are homesick and have enough money to go back to their home countries for a two-week holiday to visit their families.

In early March, Yang Xile asked Lin Xiao if he wanted to go back to China for the Easter holiday in April. Lin Xiao asked him in return if he wanted to go back.

"Well, I was just wondering if you're going back or not, so we can book tickets together. Xiao Lü said he has a private jet you can take, but I guess you don't want to. You seem a bit annoyed with him."

Yang Xile mentioned another wealthy young man who studied in France. Like Yang Xile, he came from a very prominent family, but he was loud and boisterous, a personality that Lin Xiao wanted to avoid.

"I'm not going back. Even if I did, we wouldn't be flying to the same places, one in the south and one in the north. You've only been here a few months and you already miss home?"

"Sis, I arrived half a year earlier than you, it's almost been a year now, boohoo." Yang Xile started to whine.

"Don't cry, don't cry," Lin Xiao comforted him like a child. "I forgot you came last summer. You should have gone back then. Your parents must miss you terribly."

"Actually, I went back this time not because I was homesick, but mainly to find my dad's secretary to help me with my homework!" Yang Xile said in a surprising way.

"What?" Lin Xiao almost burst out laughing when he heard that.

"It was that guy who kept telling my dad how great Paris Business School was, how it was the best in Europe, and how all the students were the children of European celebrities, that's why my dad sent me here."

"Isn't it just because he graduated from a business school in Paris? Isn't that just inflating his own value?" Yang Xile said, pursing his lips.

"Then he must be doing well at work, which is why your father thinks that Paris business schools only train elites."

"What's the use of doing a good job? No matter how hard you try, you're still just a company secretary now."

Sis, let me tell you, this guy is really cunning. He told my dad that business school teaching is rigorous, but all he talked about to me was how fun Paris is. I thought I'd spent many years in English-speaking countries, so I figured it would be nice to come to France for a visit, which is why I agreed.

Who would have thought this lousy school would have so many surveys and assignments all day long! I thought studying at university abroad was like playing around.

"There's a big difference. Some schools are indeed places where you can just coast through and graduate, but the diplomas will be much less prestigious."

"Any school with a high reputation and a good major is very demanding to study at, it's nothing like what's said online. You studied abroad for junior and senior high school, didn't you think of that?" Lin Xiao said.

"I was careless! My friends in China seem to be playing all day long while they're in university. I thought things would be easier abroad than in China."

"Doesn't the same apply to different schools and majors in China? Your friend plays all day long in college, but my friend who studies medicine is always complaining that he's exhausted."

Yang Xile smiled and looked at Lin Xiao, clicking her tongue: "As they say, birds of a feather flock together. Sister, your friends are all top students, so you're tired. My cronies are all academic failures, so I'm relaxed."

They're completely different groups! The kind of people who, if put together, can't get along at all.

"So, does that mean we don't click? I thought we could have a pretty good conversation," Lin Xiao said with a smile.

"I've already gotten rid of my bad friends and am now trying to catch up with the top students, haven't I? Sis, do you art majors have a lot of homework all the time?"

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