“It’s a pass-or-fail course! One word: comfortable!”
After this week, it will officially be exam week. Several elective teachers have explicitly stated that their courses are pass-or-fail.
This announcement sent the entire class into a frenzy of excitement. They were all so happy.
The pressure of final revision suddenly lessened. They no longer had to go to the rooftop to feel the wind, and teachers no longer had to worry daily about students feeling like they couldn’t go on!
“What truly lovely teachers!”
After leaving the teaching building, this kid kept rambling on and on, praising the teachers, saying how good they were…
The other three were starting to get a bit brain-dead from listening.
“Dai Yao, let’s focus on how to handle the exams. Even the best teacher can’t take them for you.”
They had no choice but to interrupt this woman who had gone completely overboard.
“That doesn’t stop me from praising! Praising! Praising!”
“……”
Fine! You praise, praise to your heart’s content! Preferably to the point the teachers can hear it!
If you can’t convince her, then let’s all just slack off together. That’s fine too!
“Then I’ll head to the library first.”
“Go ahead.”
With the end of the semester approaching, the others had grown accustomed to Qiu Xi’s frequent library dates with Nan Hua.
“Xiao Xi, don’t forget Teacher Yang’s filming tonight!”
Watching the person walking ahead, Shen Yan reminded her, lest she get caught up talking and be late again.
“Don’t worry! I’ve set an alarm!”
Qiu Xi turned to look at Shen Yan, blinking her eyes.
Being late once was enough. Any more, and she was afraid she’d lose face.
The moment she thought of the awkward scene last time, Qiu Xi wished she could scrub that image from her mind. Those few pairs of eyes were just too embarrassing.
“That’s good. Go on.”
“Mhm mhm.”
……
“Leaving already?”
Looking at the time, they had only just finished eating. Nan Hua was a little reluctant.
The two of them hadn’t had much time together recently. This rare date, of course, they didn’t want to let go of so easily.
“Hmph~ You’re saying that! It was you last time that made me forget the time.”
Thinking about it still made her angry! Embarrassed and angry, but mostly angry at herself.
“Can you really blame me for that, Xi Xi?”
“Or who else?”
“I…”
“Mm?”
“Alright, alright! It’s my fault!”
Seeing his little girlfriend’s expression, Nan Hua immediately changed the direction of his words.
An angry girlfriend is not easy to appease. Everyone should proceed with caution.
“That’s more like it.”
“Then I’m leaving now~”
“Okay! I’ll go with you, and I’ll buy you a cup of milk tea on the first floor before we leave.”
“Mhm mhm.”
The moment she heard milk tea, Qiu Xi’s eyes lit up!
If there was one major change in her life from high school to university, it was her newfound addiction to milk tea.
Although she drank it when shopping with Hua Linglong and the others in high school, they only had two days off a month, so she could only drink it a handful of times.
Unlike university, where she could drink it every day if she wanted and dared!
Looking at the person whose eyes were practically sparkling, Nan Hua wondered if he had made the wrong decision.
He chuckled softly, a hint of helplessness in his voice, “Then let’s go.”
“Hurry~”
And so, holding a cup of milk tea, Qiu Xi rushed and managed to arrive on time.
Shen Yan, seeing the person who arrived punctually, also breathed a sigh of relief.
Indeed, men… they really could affect a woman’s speed of action!
She had a prime example right before her. Thinking back to the former Qiu Xi, she was as diligent as could be. Now, she was actually late, which was almost unbelievable, yet it had happened.
“Sigh…”
She let out a long sigh. It really was better to study hard!
……
“Alright, thank you all for your hard work during this period. Our little filming session is now complete!”
“Thank you, teacher. You’ve worked hard too, teacher~”
Looking at these vibrant, youthful students, Teacher Yang felt a lot of emotion. They were all such promising talents!
However, the filming was done, but she still hadn’t figured out who to find for post-production. The person she had contacted earlier had just informed her that they couldn’t help.
This sudden turn of events left her feeling a bit flustered.
“Ding!”
“Mission issued: Host, please help Teacher Yang solve her problem. Reward: 100,000 cash, mastery of a random skill.”
“??”
Before she could even feel happy, Qiu Xi was stunned by the system’s announcement.
She understood the reward for this mission, but she couldn’t quite grasp what Teacher Yang could possibly need help with from a student like her.
Unable to figure it out, Qiu Xi kept subtly observing Teacher Yang. Teacher Yang seemed a little worried, her gaze drifting slightly as she tidied up her things.
“Teacher Yang, what are you thinking about?”
“Ah! Nothing much. Why aren’t you all leaving yet?”
“Oh, we saw that Teacher Yang seemed a bit distracted, so we came to ask.”
“That’s right, Teacher! We’re all wrapped up, right? Why aren’t you happier?”
Finally, unable to figure it out herself, Qiu Xi pulled the members of the drama group over to ask.
“You all noticed that?”
“Teacher, it’s hard for us not to notice you like this.”
“Mhm mhm! Teacher, tell us if something’s wrong.”
Looking at this group of students, Teacher Yang thought that perhaps sharing wouldn’t hurt, and she might even get a pleasant surprise.
“It’s nothing really, it’s just that the person I contacted for post-production told me they don’t have time.”
“Oh, I see…”
This indeed didn’t seem like something they could help with. The group looked at each other, exchanging glances.
“Xiao Hua, this isn’t something I can solve, is it? Don’t try to trick me!!!”
“The system never tricks its host. Please explore it yourself.”
I believe you when pigs fly, you don’t trick me! Just asking this changed your address! You’re the most deceitful!
“Teacher, is this urgent?”
Qiu Xi’s mind raced as she asked, thinking that if it wasn’t urgent, she could go back and take her time to think about it.
“It’s not urgent. This is just a small production I did with you all.”
That was originally the case, but she had hoped for a small research outcome.
She hadn’t expected to be hit with such a blow when she was so close to success!
“Then, according to the original plan, how long would it take?”
“Hmm, this… it would probably take two to three months.”
Thinking back to her previous plan, she seemed to have allocated quite a lot of time.
“Then, Teacher, could you give us a copy of the video? We can all help you think about it.”
“This… can you all do it?”
“We can give it a try. Teacher, you can also keep thinking of other solutions. We can work on it from both sides.”
“Mm, that’s fine too.”
Trying the impossible was as good a method as any.
……
“Sister Xi, can we really do this?”
After separating from Teacher Yang, the members of the drama group pulled Qiu Xi aside to chat.
After all, this was not a simple task; it could even be considered very professional.
They were all starting to doubt if they had been under some sort of spell earlier.
“Don’t worry. Since there’s still plenty of time, there’s no rush.”
To be honest, Qiu Xi herself wasn’t sure, but she could only brace herself and comfort everyone.
“Then that’s the only way. Everyone should go back and think about it.”
The class monitor also chimed in with encouragement upon hearing this.
“Okay.”
Everyone understood the situation and didn’t ask much more, as they were all under immense pressure.
……
“Xiao Hua, just tell me what to do?”
Unable to think of anything, Qiu Xi started pestering Xiao Hua before going to sleep.
“Did you forget you have a system?”
“I haven’t forgotten! I’m asking you…”
“Wait, do you mean… I should learn from the system?”
Mid-sentence, Qiu Xi, who had finally grasped the idea, asked.
“Otherwise?”
“…..”
As expected of you, Xiao Hua!!!