"Of course it's the geniuses from our school, the juniors and seniors in their sophomore year," the woman said, her face beaming with pride.
"Hey, aren't they your cousin and your cousin's boyfriend? I heard they're getting married soon?"
Many people recognized the girl who was speaking. It wasn't because she was exceptionally good-looking or had excellent grades, but because of the school beauty and the campus hunk.
As soon as she entered the university in her freshman year, some people said she was their relative, and it was later confirmed to be true. Just like that, many people in the school wanted to curry favor with her.
"Come on, don't just say such things casually. Our family is quite low - key," the woman said, looking embarrassed on the surface but actually beaming with pride in her eyes.
"You're new here, aren't you? I've never seen you before," the girl said. Seeing Shi Wan didn't respond, she continued to ask, this time with obvious hostility in her eyes.
"No, I'm just here for the event," Shi Wan replied indifferently, then turned to leave.
"What do you think you're doing? I've already said I'm not waiting for you. You..."
"Dean Song," Shi Wan said.
Dean Song seemed to be looking at something and just let out a grunt. "Good that you're here. Wait a bit."
Shi Wan stood at the back. The people around stared at her stupidly for a while before they finally came to their senses.
"I thought Dean Song knew her. Turns out it's like this," the girl who had stopped Shi Wan just now said disdainfully.
"I thought so too, but seeing Dean Song's perfunctory attitude, I knew this woman failed at showing off," another one sneered.
"How ironic. She was walking in the middle just now, thinking people were greeting her. In the end, she made such a fool of herself."
"..."
The surrounding people kept discussing and mocking, but Shi Wan ignored them as if she couldn't hear a thing.
Just then, a car suddenly stopped at the school gate. Then, a handsome young man and a beautiful young woman walked in hand in hand.
"Here they come! They're really a perfect match!"
"No wonder she's a talented girl. Even the dean came to greet her in person. There's never been such a thing before, right?"
"Of course not. Even when the director of the Education Bureau came before, the dean just waited in his office."
"Awesome!"
"..."
"Thank you, Dean Song," the girl who spoke was delicate - looking and behaved like a gentle young lady.
No one expected that even the dean would come to greet them. One could imagine how high their status was in the school.
Just when everyone thought the dean would excitedly shake their hands, Dean Song just calmly nodded.
"Go over there first. Don't block the way."
Everyone: "......?"
The situation seemed a bit off.
Wasn't the dean here to greet them?
How could he just dismiss them with such a casual sentence?
The girl's smile on her face stiffened a bit, but she quickly recovered and stepped back to stand and wait.
She thought the dean was waiting for them, but it turned out to be someone else.
Then what were all these people cheering about just now?
But the person who could make the dean wait must have a high status.
The girl slightly lifted her chin, adjusted her mood, and obediently stood aside.
"What are you looking at?"
The woman followed her boyfriend's line of sight and saw that her boyfriend, Xu Ren, was staring at a woman with excitement on his face.
The woman was very beautiful, the kind of beauty she had never seen before.
She had a completely different kind of charm, like a flower on a high - cold peak.
But it was precisely this kind of person that could easily arouse people's desire to conquer.
"Nothing. Just saw an acquaintance," Xu Ren said. Knowing this wasn't the right occasion, he didn't say much more.
After waiting for a while, there was still no sign of any big shot coming at the school gate.
"Dean, who are we still waiting for?"
Some of the older teachers knew Shi Wan. They came here just to wait for her, but seeing the dean's reaction just now, they weren't sure anymore.
"Whom..."
After a while, the dean suddenly came to his senses and suddenly looked at her.
"Wanwan?!"
Shi Wan smiled. "Dean Song."
"Don't call me dean. Have you forgotten what I told you before?"
"I wouldn't dare. In this kind of occasion, it's more appropriate to call you dean."
Dean Song said excitedly, "You little girl. You came but didn't even say hello to me!"
"I did call you just now," Shi Wan lowered her head and smiled. "But I thought you were waiting for someone, so I didn't bother you anymore."
"Who else could I be waiting for if not you?" Dean Song said. "Come on, come on. Let's go in quickly. I'm getting old and confused and didn't notice. I almost missed you."
The confused crowd: "......"
What on earth was going on?
The sudden turn of events left them a bit dazed.
So it wasn't that the dean was being cold to her just now, but he just didn't react in time?
This...
"I seemed to see Xu Ren staring at that girl just now. Do you think Xu Ren might fall for someone else?"
"Don't talk nonsense. How could that be possible?"
"That girl is so much more beautiful than the school beauty. If I were Xu Ren, I'd choose that girl too. Aren't men all like this?"
"Maybe."
The group walked towards the venue. Seeing the dean walking with a young girl and treating her extremely well, everyone was confused. Was there some big shot coming to the school?
Moreover, who was the dean waiting for at the school gate just now?
The event hadn't even started yet, but it was already very lively.
Shi Wan sat in her seat. "Dean, so what exactly is this event?"
"Didn't you check?"
Shi Wan: "..."
Could her habit of diving in blindly ever be changed?
"I know a bit, but I heard this year's event is a bit different from the previous ones."
"Yes, it's different. This time, the participants in the competition are not only from our school but also from other places. And the organizer is not our school. Our school is just providing the venue," Dean Song explained. "Have you heard of the World Internet Competition?"
"But my identity is a student from the medical department, isn't it?"
Dean Song looked at her distrustfully. "You little girl, don't try to fool me. Don't I know what you're like?"
Shi Wan lowered her head and smiled.
"Don't worry. There will be our school's own event later," Dean Song whispered. "I forgot to tell you this time. The two events are held consecutively because the school's funds are not enough."
Shi Wan glanced at him. "Why don't you fire me?"
"No, no. I can cancel the event, but I can't fire you."
She was the one he had managed to recruit with great difficulty.
"Although you've only had a few classes, you rarely come to see me, and your salary is quite high..."
Shi Wan: "..."
That was true. She didn't understand why the dean was so persistent.
If it were someone else, they would probably have been fired long ago, but she wasn't.
There was a period when she disappeared directly. When she came back, she found that the dean had sent her a lot of messages, and not a single one of them was about firing her.
"Then thank you, Dean."
"Then come back more often."
Shi Wan didn't say a word. Dean Song sighed and relaxed his condition. "Then... record more videos? Even if I don't see you in person, the teaching must be in place."
"Okay."
"Do you think that woman is sitting in the judge's seat? Could she be a judge?"
The people below only saw the two of them talking non - stop, but the noise at the scene was too loud for them to hear what they were saying.