"How could that be? I'm just giving Fatty a heads-up about experiencing foreign cultures,"
"Mr. Guo, if President Pi doesn't want me, I'll be sticking with you."
"No problem, I'm not picky about food. I can eat anything."
"Hey, hey, hey, I'm still here! Can you two at least be mindful of your image?
Yangzi, you're really out of line, trying to poach from my corner."
Pi Xiaoqian shouted.
"No worries, there are plenty of beautiful women out there. Look at Iliana, I brought her back from abroad."
"Oh, come on, Yangzi. Do you have the same capabilities as me?
If I had half your skills, I wouldn't be all alone right now."
"Mr. Pi, you're not alone anymore. Wang Yu is absolutely set on following you," Guo Xu Yang said with a smile.
"Then why are you trying to poach my corner right in front of me?" Pi Xiaoqian teased.
"I'm not. Wang Yu said she's going to stick with me.
You know I'm a soft-hearted person and can't refuse, especially pretty girls."
"Oh, you can't refuse, huh?
If you really can't refuse, you'll soon be enjoying imperial treatment.
Do you really want three palaces, six courtyards, and seventy-two concubines?"
"I don't have such grand ambitions. Little Xi is already complaining that I'll die on a woman's belly one day."
"Little Xi knows you inside and out. She's worried about you. Can't you tell the good from the bad?"
"I'm done chatting with you. Have you invited Brother Liang and Mr. Wu yet?"
"They've all been invited. Come over together tonight."
"Did they say where we're going?"
"Where? To Jun Yue Lai, of course."
"Didn't you say you were treating? If you're treating, why are we going to Jun Yue Lai? I won't let you pay at Jun Yue Lai!"
"I'm not familiar with this place. Besides, the food at Jun Yue Lai is really good. I never get tired of it."
"I think you mean you never get tired of eating for free."
Guo Xu Yang cursed with a smile.
"In that case, let's have these people join us.
Xia Li, call Little Xi and her sisters to come to Jun Yue Lai as well."
"Okay, Yangzi. I'll call them now."
"What phone call? Let's just go up now. It's getting late, so the sooner we eat, the sooner we're full."
"Alright then, I'll go up and call them. Should we invite Ms. Xiao and Zi Qi too?"
"No need to call them. If they want to come, they can. If not, they can eat at home with Dad and Mom."
"Alright. Jiang Wu Xi and Ms. Xu have returned."
"Returned? So soon? Weren't they staying for another day?"
"Jiang Wu Xi said she only requested two days off.
Wang Yu isn't returning for now, so she asked her to request an extra week off."
"Oh, so you're not planning on going back to school?" Guo Xu Yang looked at Wang Yu.
"How could I not go back to school? I worked hard to get into university. I at least need to get my diploma," Wang Yu said.
"What will happen to the school if you don't go back?"
"They'll expel me, of course."
"Can't you take a leave of absence?"
"I haven't really looked into that. But I know people in university who take maternity leave."
"Maternity leave? That's also a leave of absence. Besides maternity leave, what other leaves are there?"
"There are sick leave and personal leave. I haven't heard of any others."
"Are there many people taking maternity leave at your school?"
"Not many. Most of them are in the graduate department. It's rare for undergraduate students to take maternity leave."
Guo Xu Yang's heart stirred when he heard Wang Yu say this.
He had sown his seed in Jiang Wu Xi's field that night, and if nothing went wrong, it would take root and sprout.
"How long is the maternity leave if one gets pregnant?" Guo Xu Yang asked.
"I haven't looked into the details. It probably depends on individual constitution."
"Then what about the courses?"
"It's a one-year suspension of studies. You can catch up in the second year, and as long as you earn enough credits, you can still graduate."
"So, you mean if I don't attend classes, as long as I show up for exams and get enough credits, I can still graduate?"
"Yes. However, I haven't heard of any student who returned after a leave of absence and graduated on time.
Usually, they are delayed by a year. Because if you don't study with the teachers for specialized courses, it's really hard to pass.
Especially in our medical school, practical courses are very important, and many require hands-on experience.
Especially working with cadavers to understand the structure of the human body."
"Cadavers?"
"Yes. So, for medical school students to graduate smoothly, practical courses are extremely important."
"Of course. You'll be angels in white after you leave school, so you can't play with people's lives."
"That's right. It's precisely because these people have a better understanding of the human body that they are more open-minded about matters between men and women.
It's normal for someone to get pregnant.
Of course, these are all unsuccessful encounters. If it's not out of passion, they'll take protective measures."
"Did Little Xi never have a boyfriend before?"
"Yes, she did. But the other person's conditions weren't good. He was thin and small, and his face was covered in pimples, with hormones overflowing, so Little Xi simply didn't fancy him."
"Wouldn't your high-achieving students be pursued by the second generation?"
"Little Xi is considered one of the best in her class, but she's just an ordinary person in the school.
There are many more beautiful than her. I do have a friend whose suitor was a second-generation heir.
He's the nephew of Xu Dahai, who attended your wedding.
But they were just playing around. They broke up after more than a month together.
None of these second-generation heirs are sincere; they're all just playing."
"What happens to those girls afterward?"
"What happens? There are plenty of people who want to pursue them.
Beauty is capital. If this second-generation heir doesn't want her, other second-generation heirs will snatch her up.
As long as there's no conflict, there's no problem."
"Conflict? What do you mean?"
"It means if the next second-generation heir pursuing her doesn't run into the previous one, there's no problem.
But if the two second-generation heirs have a conflict, that girl will be in a pretty bad situation.
I know a girl at our school who was about to get married to a second-generation heir, but her previous boyfriend found out and sent their old photos to the second-generation heir's family.
Later, the girl inexplicably got into a car accident, resulting in paralysis from the neck down and facial disfigurement."
"That tragic? Who did it?"
"I don't know. But it's rumored that the second-generation heir she was about to marry hired someone to do it because the girl had deceived him."
"That person can't be blamed for being ruthless. Anyone who's been cheated on wouldn't be happy."
"Tell me about it. But that girl was too pitiful.
Her family's financial situation was poor, and she also had a younger brother.
It's her fault for having such high aspirations and not cherishing herself.
If she hadn't been so ambitious and insisted on finding a second-generation heir, none of this would have happened."
"She had the princess syndrome but not the princess fate. So, it's important to know yourself clearly."
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