"Old Qi, I'm here."
In the afternoon, Shang Mingjie, remembering he still had matters to discuss with Qi Xizhi, came to find him.
"It's been half the day, and you only now remember you have unfinished business?" Qi Xizhi asked knowingly.
"Isn't that the truth!"
"No matter what business we have, we can't neglect important matters!" As he spoke, Shang Mingjie walked in.
"..."
He didn't know who had run off so quickly last night.
"Alright, the students aren't here right now, so speak quickly."
"Okay."
It was originally just a matter of replying to a message, to give the superiors a satisfactory answer.
Besides, logically, such matters shouldn't have fallen to them; this was purely a coincidence.
"You say that too. It's just an exchange meeting, they've never been this formal before. They've actually put it on this time," Shang Mingjie complained a little.
"Enough, you know why!"
"It's almost the school anniversary, so it needs to be a bit more proper..."
"I know, I'm just saying..." Shang Mingjie took a cup of water and changed his seat. "Old Qi, speaking of which, who among our students do you think we should nominate as a host?"
Shang Mingjie seemed troubled.
The superiors' requirement was to give young people a chance, and they might as well have directly said it was for newly enrolled freshmen.
"I think the one from your group, the one who could draw yesterday, is quite good. Why not give it a try?" Qi Xizhi suggested casually.
Shang Mingjie pondered for a moment and shook his head. "There's no problem with this child's appearance, but their speech needs more practice!"
"Hmm, that's not a big deal. It's a good opportunity to give the child a try," Qi Xizhi continued.
"Don't just talk about my side. I think Qiu Xi from your group is suitable. She has both气质 and presence. The key is that this child has experience." Speaking of Qiu Xi, Shang Mingjie's face lit up with a smile, feeling he had solved the problem.
"..."
Qi Xizhi glanced at Shang Mingjie. "I think you already had an idea, and you just came to me for the formalities..."
"Heh heh~"
"For such a small matter, if I didn't have an idea, would I have left last night?"
"I think we should just go with my suggestion, one per person. Let them decide matters for themselves."
"Speaking of which, there might be more than just these two children..."
Qi Xizhi nodded. "Indeed."
As soon as he finished speaking, Qi Xizhi frowned.
"Since you've already thought it through, why not just send a message? You're wasting time coming here..."
"I came to sneak a cup of tea~"
"I'm leaving now. Remember to submit the names." Holding his cup, Shang Mingjie finished the last sip of tea and leisurely walked out.
Qi Xizhi looked at the open office door and shook his head with a light smile.
Then he opened the chat window and sent out the content they had discussed.
The names of the two students, and the specific details, were waiting for a response.
...
Just like that, quietly, many students were set up by their teachers.
Qiu Xi received the email notice a few days later, and she specifically messaged her mentor to inquire about it.
After receiving the confirmation, she was still somewhat bewildered.
This sudden appearance, why did it seem so annoying...
"Teacher Qi, can I directly forfeit this?" I'm already quite busy with my studies.
"I'm afraid not..."
"..."
"Child, you can do it! Your teachers, senior brothers, and senior sisters are all rooting for you!"
"Go for it!"
As soon as she sent the message, she immediately went offline.
"..."
Are there teachers who would trap their students like this?
Thus, Qiu Xi, who had planned to rest, inexplicably began preparing for the "second round of interviews" for the host position.
Looking at the message in the email, she understood that this was about a graduate student exchange meeting.
It wasn't for their own school; they had invited several institutions to participate.
The main exchange target was second-year graduate students from various institutions.
Because it was an inter-school event and quite long, each department basically provided one host, responsible for the exchange meeting content of their respective departments.
The work wasn't complicated, just... it required the hosts to be flexible. After all, the attendees were all intelligent students from various institutions. Besides the participating students being capable, the hosts also needed to grasp the overall situation to some extent...
In short, in one sentence: stay calm and don't embarrass yourself.
"..." After reading the entire document, Qiu Xi was speechless.
The work wasn't difficult, just a bit tedious.
"Hoo~"
After clarifying the matter, Qiu Xi immediately scheduled it into her calendar.
For her, such a "second round of interview" didn't require her to go to great lengths to prepare.
She could just show up then.
Having confirmed, Qiu Xi then packed her things and continued her thesis journey.
Academically, there was no difficulty, so she could only focus on this.
...
"Xiao Xi, want to hang out this weekend?"
Meeting at the office door, Shen Yan grabbed Qiu Xi and started chatting.
"Sure, where?"
"Just casual shopping... My mind has been full of thesis papers and literature lately; I'm almost turning into a bookworm..."
"That bad?" Qiu Xi looked at Shen Yan, examining her closely.
"Indeed, those dark circles under your eyes have gotten much heavier..."
"!!!"
"I knew it!"
"No! We must go for some beauty treatments together this week..."
Touching her own face, Shen Yan looked quite worried.
"Studying is one thing, but having a narcissistic girl constantly chattering beside you is a headache..."
Looking at Shen Yan's stern face, Qiu Xi was a bit curious. "What? Is the atmosphere in your group not good?"
Shen Yan waved her hand. "Not really!"
"It's just Gu Qingqing; she tends to chatter."
"She's apparently preparing for some 'second round of interviews' for an exchange meeting host, and I've been hearing her chatter for days. My head hurts a bit..."
"Honestly, this sister is good at everything, just a bit narcissistic. If you go along with her, everything is fine. If not, she'll probably keep chattering..."
"..." Qiu Xi silently glanced at her close friend beside her.
"Yan Yan, your temper is really getting better and better~"
If it were her, she might have already left long ago...
Out of sight, out of mind, and she would feel much more comfortable!
"Sigh~"
"It's just her. Maybe she thinks I'm an idiot..."
Qiu Xi, "..."
"Maybe you are..."
"Qiu Xi!" Shen Yan immediately called out upon hearing this.
"This is clearly a case of 'minor forbearance leading to major success'!"
"You don't understand anything!"
"Hahahahaha~"
"Yes!"
"I don't understand!"
"Then may I ask, Great Strategist Shen, can we go eat now?"
"Of course!"
"Food is the most important thing for the people!"
"Let's go!"
"Alright~"