"Yan Xingming, Ding Yujing, it really is the two of you!"
Calling their full names in a normal tone, Qiu Xi couldn't guess the exact nature of their relationship for a moment.
But it didn't seem to matter much, as her attention wasn't on them anyway.
The girl opposite her looked a bit familiar...
If her memory served her correctly, her name was Zhen Zhu, wasn't it?
"Xiao Xi, come here, let me introduce you."
After the three chatted for a while, Ding Yujing and Yan Xingming called out to Qiu Xi beside them.
Hearing them, Qiu Xi stopped thinking about the situation and walked forward.
She nodded in agreement, "Teacher."
"Come, there's still some time before it starts, let me introduce you to someone."
As she spoke, she pointed to Cheng Pei beside her. "This is Cheng Pei, you can call him Teacher Cheng."
Qiu Xi nodded. The two teachers sounded amiable, suggesting their relationship was likely quite good.
The thought flashed through her mind, and Qiu Xi looked at the person in front of her, lowering her head slightly. "Hello, Teacher Cheng. I'm Qiu Xi."
Although Cheng Pei was full of surprise internally, he managed to suppress it, a pleased smile on his lips. "Good~"
"Perfect, Zhen Zhen, come, let me introduce you to the two teachers as well."
This time, it was a gain; two people showed up, and she hadn't seen Old Yan appear in the past two years.
"This is Yan Xingming, and this is Ding Yujing. We're taking advantage of them and calling them teachers." Cheng Pei was smiling like a Buddha at this moment.
Zhen Zhu had been recommended to him by a student. He had interacted with her and found her capable, so he had taken her on as a junior disciple. He was bringing her along to broaden her horizons during the exchange meeting.
As for whether she could go next year, he wasn't too concerned, as it involved honor and reputation, so the matter required great caution and deliberation.
"Hello, Teacher Yan, hello, Teacher Ding." Zhen Zhu also obediently stepped forward to greet them.
Yan Xingming and Ding Yujing nodded. "Mhm, good~"
"I see it's about to start, why don't we find some seats together?" Cheng Pei suggested with a smile as they had chatted enough.
Ding Yujing nodded. "I think that's a good idea. We can chat later too."
"Alright, let's go then~"
With that, Cheng Pei took a step forward, and the group headed inside to find seats.
"Oh my, isn't that Teacher Yan..."
"Hello, hello..."
"Let's chat later~"
In just those few steps, the three teachers had greeted quite a few people.
It seemed there would be much to talk about after the sharing session ended.
"You two girls can sit together. It will give you something to talk about."
They hadn't arrived that early, and seats that could accommodate five people weren't many. The three didn't pick and choose, finding a spot and sitting down.
Thinking that peers could chat, the three teachers let the two girls sit together.
The two girls didn't speak, following the teachers' arrangement and sitting down.
After they were seated, the exchange meeting still hadn't started.
Then, as Qiu Xi was drifting off, thinking about other things, Zhen Zhu's voice reached her ears.
"Qiu Xi, see? Was I right?"
"We met again so quickly~"
Qiu Xi turned her head and glanced at Zhen Zhu but didn't speak.
Indeed, she hadn't expected to meet her so soon.
She hadn't taken this matter seriously before...
But thinking about it now, this person... likely knew some information too, otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to say that sentence so confidently back then.
However... even if she was sure she could come, how could she be so certain that she would?
After thinking for a long time, Qiu Xi couldn't come to a conclusion.
So she directly asked, "Zhen Zhu, how were you so sure we would meet here?"
Speaking of which, this person was quite strange...
Well... but still so... aloof?
Qiu Xi couldn't think of a suitable adjective for her at the moment.
"Hmm?" Zhen Zhu blinked, clearly not expecting such a question.
"You're the first place winner of the Century Cup, so you should be here, shouldn't you?"
"Oh... that's right!"
"This information isn't for public announcement..."
Qiu Xi watched the person start muttering to herself and didn't continue speaking.
Because from that sentence, she had already gotten the answer.
It seemed this was what her master and the others called the so-called "selection of disciples from the populace"...
No wonder this person was so confident from the start!
So she was someone who already knew the news...
With this answer, Qiu Xi became a little more interested.
If Zhen Zhu was to be believed, was this person following this path?
Then why was there no news around her?
At this moment, the confused Qiu Xi probably didn't know that it wasn't that there was no news!
It was just that it was intercepted before it reached her...
Because the contact person had directly contacted the school teachers, but Ding Yujing had already arranged this, so it reached her peacefully.
"But I didn't expect your connections to be quite significant. The teachers you know actually have some background..."
To be honest, she wasn't sure about the 'background,' but she hadn't forgotten what Teacher Cheng had said just now, so she instinctively understood that these two teachers were likely quite capable...
"..." Qiu Xi was truly speechless...
She didn't expect this person to be quite mercenary...
"You're overthinking it..."
Qiu Xi didn't want to continue this pointless chatter with this girl...
"I..."
Just as Zhen Zhu was about to say something more, the entire indoor space suddenly fell silent.
Because the exchange meeting was about to begin!
And so, the two of them had this nonsensical conversation, starting nonsensically and ending nonsensically.