As the sunlight gradually dimmed, the Jiangda campus was shrouded in a thick, inky night.
Lin Xiao and his three companions walked towards the school auditorium.
Bird Brother texted Bai Youyou as he walked.
[Bai, we've arrived at the cafeteria. Where are you guys?]
On the other side, Bai Youyou and Sang Ting were walking briskly in the twilight.
Sang Ting, panting from walking, put her hands on her hips and asked, "Youyou, where are Senior Bird and the others?"
“They’re at the cafeteria. Let’s go ahead of them.” Bai Youyou replied, looking down and sending Bird Brother a “Here they come” emoji.
Then she started jogging.
A head of long, black hair reaching her waist danced in the night sky, like a little elf fallen to earth flapping its glowing wings.
Sang Ting chuckled helplessly, "Youyou, you've really figured things out now, it's incredible. You're like a completely different person. You're so full of energy!"
She complained as she ran after him.
Lin Xiao strode along, glancing at Bird Brother who was constantly looking at his phone, and reminded him, "Bird Brother, stop looking at your phone while you're walking. Don't you want to lose your eyesight?"
Bird agreed verbally, turned off his phone, but his eyes started looking around.
But by then it was already dark, and everything was pitch black just ten meters away, so you couldn't see anything clearly, let alone a person.
The two groups of people moved toward the main hall.
A moment later, Bai Youyou and Sang Ting arrived at the entrance of the auditorium.
She texted Bird Bro: "Bird Bro, we're at the auditorium entrance. Waiting. (emoji)"
Bird Bro replied: [We have thirty seconds left to reach the battlefield.]
Bai Youyou's heart pounded. She stared intently in the direction where Lin Xiao and the others were about to appear, afraid that she would miss them if she blinked even once.
Thirty seconds felt like they had been stretched dozens of times longer.
Bai Youyou felt that it had been so long and she still couldn't see Lin Xiao's figure. Her heart was burning with an invisible flame.
Years later, when she recalled that moment, she realized that she was experiencing a feeling called "time dragging on forever".
Meanwhile, backstage, You Wanjun's palms were sweating with nervousness. Her heart started pounding as she thought that Lin Xiao would be listening to her speech from the audience.
She was determined to leave Lin Xiao with a comprehensive, three-dimensional, and charming impression. She wanted him to understand her, appreciate her, and then be attracted to her, like her, and love her.
At Lin Xiao's aunt's funeral, You Wanjun met five women besides her best friend Chu Yingying. She had already guessed that Meng Fanxue was one of them, but she was meeting the other four for the first time.
Each of them was exceptionally vibrant, beautiful, and captivating, while she stood out in no particular way compared to them.
That was the first time she became aware of feelings of inferiority.
But she couldn't just admit defeat like that.
You Wanjun is not bad at all; anyone who truly understands her inner self will definitely like her.
She asked Lin Xiao out, but was rejected, which made her feel a strange sense of panic, loss, and anger.
The feeling of being out of control was like a dull knife grinding at her pride and nerves.
Left with no other choice, she came up with the idea of using her connections and reputation to give lectures at Jiangnan University.
Her agent saw this as utterly absurd and made a series of phone calls to try and stop her potentially disastrous stunt.
After all, Jiangnan University is a long-established 985 university with top-notch students. Can just anyone give a lecture in their auditorium?
Without some skill and knowledge, one really can't last two hours.
If she gets ridiculed and trends on social media, won't her image as a talented actress like You Wanjun collapse?
Lin Xiao, completely unaware of the two women's inner thoughts, strolled leisurely to the entrance of the auditorium, hands in his pockets, surrounded by Bird Brother, Sea King, and others.
Lin Xiao was forced to attend this lecture.
Therefore, he was not very interested.
He came here partly to end his relationship with You Wanjun, and partly because of the 200,000 yuan.
The emergency treatment before his aunt's death, as well as the various expenses after her death, cost him a total of 200,000 yuan.
This will perfectly fill this hole.
So, Lin Xiao didn't notice Bai Youyou at first, until he heard Bird Brother call out, "Junior Sister Bai, Junior Sister Sang, what a coincidence, you're here for the lecture too?"
Lin Xiao then noticed Bai Youyou and Sang Ting in the corner.
Lin Xiao raised an eyebrow, his dark eyes flashing, and lowered his voice, saying, "I was wrong, Brother Bird, your eyesight is pretty good!"
Bird Brother adjusted his glasses somewhat awkwardly and replied with a forced smile, "Of course."
Only God knows that he was sweating profusely even in weather where he was already wearing a down jacket.
Bird Bro thought to himself, "Bai Xuemei, I've really sacrificed too much for you."
As they spoke, Bai Youyou took Sang Ting's hand and walked over quickly.
The two greeted the four students from dormitory 808 and walked together into the auditorium.
Knowing that Bai Youyou liked Lin Xiao, the people in dormitory 808 subconsciously wanted to create opportunities for her and Lin Xiao, so they deliberately left Lin Xiao out and made the seat next to him empty.
Bai Youyou cleverly walked beside Lin Xiao, like a pendant, closely following him, but maintaining a slight distance so as not to annoy him.
Lin Xiao felt somewhat helpless. He wanted to say something, but he was afraid of provoking the person too much and causing them to have an attack, which would be terrible.
He could only let Bai Youyou follow him.
At this moment, Lin Xiao and the others entered the venue. Lin Xiao glanced around and chose a seat far away from the classroom.
Haiwang and the others were somewhat surprised and were about to persuade Lin Xiao when Wei Ye coughed at the right moment and led Haiwang and the others towards the direction of the classroom.
Sang Ting was left behind. She hesitated for a moment, glanced at Bai Youyou, and then had no choice but to follow Bird Brother and the others.
When Lin Xiao sat down, Bai Youyou also sat down next to him. Only then did he realize that it was just the two of them left.
Dig a hole!
As people entered the venue, they couldn't help but take a second look when they saw the school beauty in white.
Lin Xiao didn't like being stared at like a monkey. He glanced at Bai Youyou, then reached out and pulled up the hood of her sweatshirt, putting it on her head and covering her small face.
Bai Youyou is only sensitive to Lin Xiao's gaze; she can ignore the stares of others.
Lin Xiao put the hat on her, and she felt a heat on her face, a current shooting up her spine, and a gentle rub on her heart.
It is a sweet joy.
She pursed her lips, her clear almond-shaped eyes stealing glances at Lin Xiao's profile.
After making that gesture, Lin Xiao came to his senses and realized that it was a bit inappropriate; it was too intimate.
But it cannot be withdrawn.
Lin Xiao had no choice but to cross his arms and prop his chin up with his left hand, deliberately covering half of his face so that the silly girl next to him wouldn't peek.
A moment later, a young and capable male teacher walked out onto the stage of the auditorium.
The auditorium fell silent instantly.
The male teacher gave a detailed introduction to You Wanjun's resume, and then, with a warm smile, called on all the teachers and students to say, "Let's give actress You Wanjun a round of applause as she comes to the stage to give us a speech."
Thunderous applause and cheers resounded throughout the entire auditorium.
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