Zhu Shuangyao stayed in the hospital for a full day as per the doctor's advice before returning to school. Then she threw herself into her busy studies. Especially since their final exams were approaching, everyone was extremely busy. She also had an agreement with Brother Ying that she had to rank among the top three in the grade in terms of credit GPA; otherwise, she would be in a dilemma again.
She didn't want to be in such a situation. It was like choosing between two equally precious things. More importantly, after she was discharged from the hospital, she specifically told Brother Ying that there might be something wrong with the Pei Corporation. Now he was being constantly irritated by the people in the company every day. She didn't want to face Brother Ying's anger head - on...
"Zhu Shuangyao, are you free this afternoon?" Just as the class was about to end, the class monitor stopped her.
This afternoon... Zhu Shuangyao took out her class schedule. After confirming that she had no classes, she replied, "I have no classes or other activities this afternoon. What's up?"
The class monitor showed an obsequious smile. "Well... there's an alumnus coming back for a lecture this afternoon. He's a young entrepreneur. Originally, our class had a volunteer spot, but... the volunteer suddenly got sick, and I couldn't find a replacement at the last minute. Could you please help me out?"
Zhu Shuangyao asked cautiously, "Tell me what I need to do first and when I can leave. You know I have to go home on time recently. If the time doesn't work out, I won't be able to help you."
Previously, Zhu Shuangyao had fainted due to low blood sugar and took a day off. It was said that her family was worried about her. Originally, she was a part - time commuter, but her family directly applied for her to be a full - time commuter, and her dormitory bed was no longer reserved.
The class monitor of course knew her situation. She patted her chest and said, "No problem. You just need to pick the person up. There are other volunteers. You're just going to fill in the number. You can leave at five. I actually wanted to take over this activity this afternoon, but the visiting scholars' group is leaving today, right? I signed up as a volunteer there before, and the schedules conflicted. So I really need your help!"
After the class monitor finished this long string of words, she looked at Zhu Shuangyao hopefully. She really had no other choice. Although there were no classes in the class this afternoon, there was a friendly basketball game with another class, and everyone had agreed to go and cheer. Those who had no other arrangements had all gone.
But the basketball game would last until six in the evening, and the time conflicted with the volunteer activity. Zhu Shuangyao was a special case with a curfew. Everyone knew that she had to go home on time to take her medicine, so they didn't ask her to go. She was the only one in the class with free time, which was why the class monitor dared to ask her.
Zhu Shuangyao calculated the time and thought it was okay, so she agreed. But she still gave the class monitor a warning, "I might leave on time. I won't stay there like the others."
Recently, Mr. Huo had been keeping a close eye on her. He would get extremely nervous at the slightest sign of trouble. It was probably because something had gone wrong somewhere again. To avoid worrying him, Zhu Shuangyao always left the school gate on time.
The class monitor let out a sigh of relief. "No problem. I'll take responsibility if there's any issue."
As long as there were enough people.
The class monitor smiled happily and bowed deeply at a ninety - degree angle. "Thank you very much!"
Zhu Shuangyao: It's really not necessary.jpg
She originally thought it would be just a laid - back activity, but when she saw who the person she was supposed to receive was, she froze on the spot.
That young and promising entrepreneur turned out to be Lu Jing!
Here it came again, that fateful feeling of the plot. In the few months since she returned to school, although Lu Jing had already graduated, he often came to see Cen Yun. And unfortunately, Zhu Shuangyao always ran into him.
She might run into Lu Jing who had just finished lunch with Cen Yun when she went to submit materials, or meet Lu Jing who was paying the bill when she went to buy milk tea, or sit right next to Lu Jing and Cen Yun when she was having dinner with Yingying.
Such coincidences went on and on.
These coincidences made Zhu Shuangyao's scalp tingle. Not to mention Lu Jing, a man with a deep and scheming mind. He was already dissatisfied with her, and yet the two of them always "accidentally" met. It would be strange if he didn't think too much.
Sure enough, when he saw Zhu Shuangyao, Lu Jing raised his eyebrows. "The quality of today's volunteers is really high."
The volunteer who was receiving him was a sociable person. Hearing what he said, he echoed, "It's because the students at our S University are all of high quality."
Lu Jing let out a low laugh. "Are the volunteers who came to pick us up all pre - registered? I see a lot of juniors and seniors I know."
"Yes," the leading volunteer replied. "Except for a few volunteers who got sick and were replaced, the others all signed up in advance. They're your admirers."
"Oh," Lu Jing said meaningfully. "A few volunteers got sick? How is she? Who replaced her? Let me take a look."
Zhu Shuangyao had a bad feeling. Sure enough, the leading volunteer quickly pointed at Zhu Shuangyao. "It's her. The original volunteer was Lin Qinghua from Class 1, and Zhu Shuangyao replaced her."
Zhu Shuangyao? The leading volunteer suddenly felt that this name was particularly familiar.
Lu Jing's smile became even more meaningful. After he understood the whole story, he didn't intend to continue asking. Instead, he just said, "I see. I've known classmate Zhu for a long time. Everyone has worked hard this time. After the lecture, I'll treat everyone to dinner. By the way, let's also invite classmate Lin Qinghua. Although she didn't come, she must have been looking forward to this event."
The surrounding volunteers immediately let out a cheer. "Great! Thank you, senior! The senior is so kind. He even invited the sick volunteer..."
Zhu Shuangyao: …
Alas, this Lu Jing was really a master at getting under people's skin. If she had really used some means to replace classmate Lin Qinghua, after learning about this, she would definitely feel uncomfortable. And since Lu Jing had specifically invited her, she would surely be won over by Lu Jing. She was in the same class as Lin Qinghua. If their classmate relationship wasn't good, it would just be a headache for her. Fortunately, most of the class was there when the class monitor asked her for help.
Moreover, this man specifically pointed out that they were old acquaintances... Didn't that just lead them to look at the rumors on the forum?
She knew that the last time she called the senior sister over was like stabbing him in the heart. Coupled with all the recent "encounters" and "coincidences", it would be strange if Lu Jing, with his personality, could bear it.
Sure enough, after hearing what Lu Jing said, the leading volunteer also remembered the posts on the forum. The way he looked at Zhu Shuangyao became a bit strange. Although he didn't go so far as to target her, he still intentionally or unintentionally separated Zhu Shuangyao from Lu Jing.
Actually, an ordinary person would have jumped at this opportunity because by coming to receive the entrepreneur, there was a chance of being favored by the entrepreneur. If they left a deep impression, they might get a good job offer after graduation. So everyone worked hard.
But this opportunity was actually dispensable for Zhu Shuangyao. She wished she could stay as far away from Lu Jing as possible. If it weren't for her promise to the class monitor, she would have run away long ago.
During the subsequent lecture, Zhu Shuangyao was arranged to sit far away. She was happy to be idle and secretly chatted with her boyfriend under the stage: [I ran into Lu Jing again today. How many times is this already? Ugh, it's so annoying.]
On the other side, Huo Qizheng immediately got jealous. Why? He didn't even have this kind of luck with Yaoyao. What did this Lu Jing have to be able to accidentally meet her every time?
He said sourly, [That's great. You really have a lot of fate.]
He was so easy to get jealous. Zhu Shuangyao smiled. Considering it was a public place, she didn't dare to be too obvious: [I also think we have a special fate. Otherwise, I'll go after him. The senior is quite handsome, and he's a young and promising entrepreneur.]
Huo Qizheng said aggrievedly, [As long as he loves you, I can also accept polygamy.]
Zhu Shuangyao continued to tease him: [Then I'm going to chase him? I'm really going to chase him?]
Huo Qizheng: [Go ahead. I don't mind.]
As soon as this sentence came out, even through the screen, Zhu Shuangyao could see the bitterness on her boyfriend's face. Forget it, she wouldn't tease him anymore. She was just about to say that she only loved him when she heard a girl's voice next to her say awkwardly, "Classmate Zhu, Senior Lu already has Senior Sister Cen Yun... And it's not really appropriate to have two partners at the same time..."
It turned out that the lecture had already ended, and Lu Jing was going to treat everyone to dinner. Zhu Shuangyao was standing in a relatively remote position. This girl came specifically to call her but accidentally saw the screen of Zhu Shuangyao's phone.
She was a very polite person. After realizing that she had seen someone else's phone screen, she immediately looked away. But after thinking it over and over again, she still decided to remind Zhu Shuangyao, even though these words weren't very pleasant.
Zhu Shuangyao twitched the corner of her mouth and explained, "I have a boyfriend. You can rest assured. I definitely have no intention of coveting the senior!"
The girl didn't seem to quite believe it, but still nodded. "Okay, then... shall we go find Senior Lu?"
"No, no," Zhu Shuangyao waved her hands repeatedly. "I just said I have a boyfriend. I've made an appointment with him for dinner tonight."
She quickly packed up her things and left. "Classmate, could you please tell Senior Lu for me? Thank him for his kindness, but I have something to do and I have to leave first. I'll thank him next time when I have the chance."
Before the classmate could stop her, Zhu Shuangyao slipped away, looking like she couldn't avoid him fast enough. That's right. Lu Jing was the male lead with a deep and scheming mind. He had already insinuated at her when they first met. If she really went to dinner with him, she might be completely devoured!
On the other side, Lu Jing soon learned that Zhu Shuangyao had run away. He thought this person was really good at acting. If she really didn't want to see him, why did she come as a volunteer to receive him?
But he didn't show it. Instead, he asked the leading volunteer with a smile, "Is Classmate Lin Qinghua here? Make sure we don't leave anyone behind."
The leading volunteer had just contacted Lin Qinghua. He replied, "Classmate Lin Qinghua can't come. She ate something bad a few days ago and was hospitalized due to acute gastroenteritis. She's still in the hospital. It's really a pity."
This was unexpected to Lu Jing. He didn't expect this Zhu Shuangyao to be so ruthless. He still had to get rid of her when he had the chance. But there were more important things to do now. Putting this matter aside, he called a car and took everyone to the restaurant.
Just as Zhu Shuangyao walked out of the school gate, she was stopped by a man in a suit. "Miss Zhu, our madam would like to see you."