Chapter 20 Tea Party But her boyfriend is unwilling to make it public. ...
As the day and night passed, the dormitory 603 was overcast when I woke up.
The male star that Gu Jiaqian was pursuing fell out of favor, Hou Sisi's scholarship was gone, and Xia Yimo moved back to the dormitory after allegedly having a fight with her boyfriend.
Luo Shu didn't even bother to wash up. As soon as she opened her eyes, she frantically found the phone next to her pillow and immediately opened Fang Qingzhuo's chat interface.
She suspected network delays, a broken phone, and all sorts of other reasons, and made countless excuses for him, but in the end, all she did was add fuel to the fire of her own self-indulgent guilt.
Yesterday, after returning from the cafeteria, she deliberately unpinned her boyfriend's message, changed his note back to his full name, and deliberately set his messages to do not disturb. If you don't expect anything, you won't be disappointed. She endured the night and went to bed early, expecting a surprise when she woke up the next day, thinking she would receive a bunch of messages, but it turned out to be all her imagination...
On the night of the team-building event that confirmed their relationship, Fang Qingzhuo sent her back to school. Before leaving, he left her with an emotionless sentence, "Just don't regret it," and later sent her a request through his mobile phone that he didn't want to make public.
Did he regret agreeing to be with her?
Gu Jiaqian heard her sighing, "Luo Shu, it's understandable that we feel sad about the passing of time, but you shouldn't feel the same way."
This remark immediately earned Xia Yimo a warning glare. She turned to Luo Shu and said, "If you have any difficult problems, please tell me. Perhaps I can help you."
Gu Jiaqian was not willing to be outdone: "Luo Shu, I can do it too."
Among the four people in the dormitory, only Xia Yimo has had a boyfriend. Instead of making random guesses on her own, it would be better to seek advice from seniors.
"It's just that I'm the most..." Realizing she couldn't reveal herself, Luo Shu quickly changed the subject, "I have a good friend who recently got a boyfriend, but her boyfriend..."
Gu Jiaqian interrupted: "Isn't I your best sister?"
Xia Yimo rolled her eyes: "Let her finish what she is saying."
Luo Shu continued: "But her boyfriend doesn't want to make it public."
Therefore, the girls in dormitory 603 held a simple tea party to discuss the topic that the boyfriend was unwilling to disclose.
Gu Jiaqian ate some snacks and said as she chewed, "He doesn't want to make it public. Could it be that the man is also an idol in the entertainment industry?"
Luo Shu shook her head.
Xia Yimo was applying nail polish: "Is it Aquaman?"
Luo Shu shook her head again. With this style of painting, she really couldn't imagine Fang Qingzhuo being surrounded by women and wandering among the flowers.
Gu Jiaqian imitated her shaking head. "Luo Shu, are you a pendulum? All you can do is shake your head? At least provide some personality traits and a physical description so we can analyze them. You can use people around you as examples, like those we all know."
Luo Shu hesitated for a long time: "For example... someone like Fang Qingzhuo..."
When this name came out, the three of them were shocked!
Gu Jiaqian: "Fang Qingzhuo? The Fang Qingzhuo who was eating at the next table yesterday at noon?"
Xia Yimo: "The one from the School of Computer Science?"
Even Hou Sisi, who was lying on the bed with her back to everyone and not participating in the discussion, lifted the bed curtain.
Luo Shu could understand Gu Jiaqian's reaction. Fang Qingzhuo had just left yesterday when she discovered that the famous playboy was sitting at the opposite table, complaining about missing out on 500 million yuan.
But for Xia Yimo and Hou Sisi, there is no reason.
Luo Shu was completely baffled. "It's his type, but not him. And what did Fang Qingzhuo do to you?"
Xia Yimo glanced at Hou Sisi meaningfully, her gloating expression almost etched in her eyes. "You might not know this yet, but last night someone on the campus forum revealed a shocking revelation: the school suddenly rescinded its social scholarships and shelved the new teaching building project because it had offended its financial backer, Yike Group, a leading enterprise in this city."
"What's the connection with Fang Qingzhuo?" Luo Shu was confused.
Gu Jiaqian threw the snack aside while he was eating. "This is a big deal. The poster has pictures and the truth. They posted a photo of Fang Qingzhuo and Yike's chairman and CEO together, taken while working part-time at a golf course. It's said that Mr. Fang scored a lavish goal that day, and the staff present heard them calling each other father and son."
Luo Shu said cautiously, "But based on just a photo of them together, isn't it just a rumor?"
Hou Sisi: "I saw Mr. Fang at the scholarship awarding ceremony last year. He's the man in the photo."
Gu Jiaqian suddenly realized: "Lenovo's Fang Qingzhuo's unexpected elimination from the postgraduate entrance examination makes perfect sense."
Xia Yimo placed her five painted nail polish fingers into the light therapy machine: "Don't go off topic, our original intention is to help Luo Shu..."
She smiled and corrected him, "No, she's helping her friend with her relationship problems."
"I don't know much about people like Fang Qingzhuo, let alone knowing them. I rarely have the chance to meet them, but their influence in Shenzhen University of Technology is obvious to everyone in the school."
She raised her chin towards Gu Jiaqian. "Don't you claim to be a know-it-all at Shenzhen University of Technology? You should have the final say."
"You've asked the right person." Gu Jiaqian cleared her throat and instantly gained momentum. "Take our school, for example. In the eyes of the boys, Fang Qingzhuo is more talked about than his looks, talent, or personal conduct. What's more worthy of relish is the game he independently designed in his youth that sold seven figures. Among the boys, besides the endless ranking of campus beauties, the most talked about topic is him. He has the capital to show off, but he's not arrogant. There's even a sly but honest saying circulating: 'There aren't many who are more handsome than me, and Fang Qingzhuo is one of them.'"
"As for Fang Qingzhuo, in the eyes of the girls, his personality is truly exemplary. He has the airs of a handsome man, but he doesn't act pretentiously. He's been clean throughout his four years at university and hasn't had a single scandal. The only good news he's had is that he brings glory to the school, which gets announced annually. At first, everyone had a bit more sympathy for him because of his admission to graduate school, but it wasn't until his scholarship was revoked, catching them off guard, that they suddenly realized he was the pinnacle of success. Not only is he incredibly talented, but his family is no slouch either. His father is a three-generation businessman, and he's a top-ranked local real estate developer and a top-tier entrepreneur. He owns a vast network of mid- to high-end residential and commercial districts, and shopping malls. And that's in the context of Shenzhen."
After talking until her mouth was dry, Gu Jiaqian lifted her water cup and tilted her head back, letting out a long sigh of satisfaction before lamenting, "You all, tell me what God is missing from him? Tsk tsk tsk tsk, the most pitiful ones are us, the spectators."
"Anyway, there's bound to be no shortage of romantic interests, and they'll just flood the market, both overtly and covertly." Xia Yimo admired her finished manicure. "If Fang Qingzhuo is in a relationship and doesn't want to make it public, it's either a whim or he knows deep down that the relationship won't last."
After she said this, the dormitory fell into a brief silence. Hou Sisi, who had been lying in bed for too long, got out of bed in a rage. The clanging noises made Xia Yimo dissatisfied, so a quarrel broke out again. Gu Jiaqian was busy trying to stop the fight, and no one noticed Luo Shu's gradually dimming gaze and the photo of a golf course background that occupied her phone screen.
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In the steel forest-like CBD office building, a gaming startup company is engaged in intense discussions.
"Boss, what do you think?"
As he was about to finish his words, everyone at the table cast heated glances at him, but Fang Qingzhuo remained silent, staring intently at the computer screen.
Sensing the intersection formed by all directions, his thoughts returned and he responded a little late: "Where were we talking about?"
The lead artist pushed up his thick glasses and said, "This is the design drawing sent by the concept art team. Please take a look. If you are satisfied with it, please send it directly to the modeling team."
Hearing this, Fang Qingzhuo swiped the touchpad to browse, his deep eyes narrowed: "No, it's not detailed enough. It's not only rigid but also has no characteristics. It feels too cobbled together. I vaguely see the shadow of other games."
"Are the players blind?"
Fang Qingzhuo's blunt words made the lead artist hesitate. He stammered, "We outsourced the concept art to an outsourcing company. After discussing it with both parties, we decided that AI-assisted design is the future trend and will save time and effort. So maybe..."
Fang Qingzhuo raised his hand to interrupt, "The game I want to make isn't a replica. These assembly-line games they've thrown at me don't have a unified core and feel too fragmented. It's impossible to implement our design philosophy."
"But outsourcing is..."
"Don't worry about funding. If you don't have the resources to outsource, just hire some concept artists. There's no need to skimp on that expense." Fang Qingzhuo also heard the hidden meaning in his words. "Although we're just a startup team right now, with only enough people to barely fill a table, I believe that the reason we came together to join Codename Chaos must be out of a sincere commitment to domestic games. So I hope everyone sticks to their original aspirations and goes all out."
Fang Qingzhuo blurted out, "No matter how advanced and fast technology becomes, the imagination and creativity possessed by the human brain are incomparable to artificial intelligence. I always firmly believe that behind every work lies not cold programs but countless passionate souls."
His knowledge and information density far surpassed those of his peers, so his perspective wasn't surprising to others. Instead, Fang Qingzhuo was taken aback. As he spoke the last sentence, he naturally thought of the original speaker, Luo Shu, his nominal girlfriend. Instinctively, his mind turned to a series of questions: What is she doing now? Has she eaten yet? What does she think of his disconnection?
After a few seconds, the subjective consciousness controlled the brain. Fang Qingzhuo shook his head and smiled bitterly. He was really possessed by a demon.
After the meeting, Zhuang He arrived late with two cups of coffee to apologize to Fang Qingzhuo. In the huge office, only the clear and melodious sound of the noon news from the TV echoed.
"On the morning of November 11th, the groundbreaking ceremony for the resort hotel project under Yike Group was successfully held..."
Zhuang He pressed the remote control button: "Here, coffee for everyone, this is yours."
Fang Qingzhuo leaned back in his boss's chair, closed his eyes, and spoke softly, "If you're late for a meeting again next time, it won't be as simple as buying me coffee."
"Oh, I didn't want to either." Zhuang He simply sat on the edge of his desk. "I drank too much last night."
He put down Fang Qingzhuo's cup and handed it over. "By the way, we're having a dinner party tonight to celebrate. I've sent you the address."
Fang Qingzhuo placed one hand on the armrest, tapping it intermittently, and pinched his brow with the other: "I can't go."
"What's up? Do you have a date with your junior Luo Shu?" Zhuang He said casually as he took a sip of coffee through a straw.
The person in the chair suddenly opened his eyes and asked loudly, "Why should I go find her?"
Zhuang He scratched his forehead, thinking that he had said nothing wrong. This person's reaction was too big, like a bomb that exploded at the slightest touch. "I was just asking casually. I didn't ask you to go find her."
Fang Qingzhuo turned his eyes away, not knowing what he was thinking about.
"Besides, didn't you sit at the same table for dinner at school yesterday?" Zhuang He took out his phone from his pocket, flipped through the photos he had saved from the forum, and admired them, jokingly saying, "Tsk tsk, you two look quite a good match in this photo."
In the photo, Fang Qingzhuo's elbow holding the chopsticks was almost touching Luo Shu's left arm on the table. The two people who had nothing to do with each other looked calm, with their heads down, concentrating on looking at their respective plates.
"You don't know, the comments section is already clamoring like crazy, saying things like 'stay away from it'. These two are not even a match."
Fang Qingzhuo glanced at it and said bluntly, "Deleted it."
"What?" Zhuang He didn't understand what he meant. "Delete the original post?"
Fang Qingzhuo crossed his legs and swung his throat. "I said to delete the comments section."
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