“Nonsense! Do you know what condition you’re in right now? And you still want to use heavy medicine?!”
Ming Yu lowered his eyes, his voice calm: “…I more or less understand.”
“Then how dare you?!”
“Shigong, I want to gamble once.”
He called him “Shigong,” the same form of address Jiang Fuyue used.
Although he didn’t want to, Ye Qianji had to admit that for a brief moment, he truly felt a pang of compassion, but…
“Meals must be eaten one bite at a time, and illness must be treated step by step. There are no shortcuts; you can only take it slowly. Before that, I’ll do my best to cover for you.”
Ming Yu smiled bitterly, but still answered, “Alright.”
…
After Jiang Fuyue left, she didn’t return directly to the Han residence, but went to the university instead.
With her current achievements, applying for graduation immediately wouldn’t be a problem.
But Xiao Shan said, “If there’s no reason that makes graduation absolutely necessary, it’s best to slow down and stay at Ming University a while longer.”
At present, Ming University had only just begun to improve, relying on Jiang Fuyue’s fame and the joint efforts of the entire faculty and student body. Once she left, that momentum would immediately dissipate.
Although the school’s reputation had significantly improved over the past year and the campus atmosphere was continuously getting better, in the end the time was still too short and not solid enough.
And Jiang Fuyue’s presence was like a bundle of super glue, firmly sticking Ming University together into an iron barrel, wind couldn’t knock it down, fire couldn’t burn it. Once she left and the adhesive disappeared, it would return to its former state of scattered sand.
Xiao Shan said, “I’ll report to the board of directors and the academic affairs office and grant you special permission to skip coursework and only take exams. As for the rest of the time, you can arrange it yourself, whether you come to campus or not is up to you.”
This way, it ensured Jiang Fuyue had ample time for research, and also kept her at Ming University in a legitimate way.
The best of both worlds.
“Okay.” After listening, she almost didn’t think at all and agreed directly.
Originally, Jiang Fuyue hadn’t planned to graduate so quickly anyway, on one hand for Ming University’s sake, which aligned with Xiao Shan’s thinking; on the other hand, she also didn’t want to enter the system to work so soon.
In less than two days after returning to the country, she had already received invitations from the Academy of Medical Sciences’ Institute of Bioengineering, Institute of Biochemistry, and Institute of Biophysics, each showing great sincerity.
They probably knew Jiang Fuyue had too many choices, and that the three institutes were not much different in terms of resources, treatment, and benefits, without any particularly outstanding advantage over the others, so they wanted to seek a different angle, for example,
The Institute of Bioengineering of the Academy of Medical Sciences gave the reason that Professor Xie was also there, so the two of them could come and go together, loving and sweet, simply perfect.
The Institute of Biophysics claimed: we have a large farm; milk, vegetables, and fruit are provided all year round, all pure, natural, green-grade.
And the Institute of Biochemistry was even more straightforward: come over, we have all kinds of high-end skincare products and essences, free of charge, use them however you like.
But Jiang Fuyue didn’t want to go to any of them.
Living a second life, she didn’t want to be tied down at such a young age. Her future should be much farther away, not confined to a single institute, muddling along for an iron rice bowl and living a life whose ending could be seen at a glance.
No interest.
So she politely declined all three invitations with the reason “not yet graduated, studies take priority.”
She couldn’t very well tell them that and then immediately graduate from Ming University and leave, could she?
After hearing this, Xiao Shan laughed and shook his head. “So Ming University has become your shield?”
“What shield? Watch your words.” Jiang Fuyue pouted. “This is called having martial virtue and taking responsibility, thank you very much.”
Xiao Shan: “……”
“Has there been anything major at school recently?”
“Everything’s going smoothly.”
“That’s good.”
Before leaving, Jiang Fuyue took out two boxes of chocolate and pushed them in front of him.
Xiao Shan was slightly stunned. “…A gift?”
Jiang Fuyue nodded. “One box for you, one for Little Liang. Pass along my greetings to the little guy.”
Warmth surged in Xiao Shan’s heart, and the tip of his nose felt slightly sour. “That kid was talking about Sister Yue coming back this morning. If he knew you brought him a gift, his tail would probably shoot up to the sky.”
“Really? What was Little Liang talking about me?”
“Ahem…”
“Not convenient to say?”
“The little brat was muttering about how you got a boyfriend, wouldn’t that mean he has no chance at all…”
As Xiao Shan spoke, he couldn’t help but rub his forehead.
He didn’t know why kids nowadays matured so early, only six years old and already knowing what romance was, even wanting to fight for his own chance.
…
Since Jiang Fuyue had returned to campus, naturally she had to gather with her dorm mates.
She booked a table at a tea restaurant near the university, then sent a message to the 4-3 dorm group.
Jiang Fuyue: 【Sisters, I’m back!】
She then shared the address, telling them to come over as soon as class ended.
As it turned out, there was no need to wait until dismissal, three of them skipped the last class directly and rushed over.
Cen Qiaoqiao went straight in for a bear hug. “Wuwu… Sister Yue, I missed you so much! When you weren’t here, there was no one to explain problems to me, and no one I could copy homework from…”
Jiang Fuyue: “?”
Huo Fanjin’s mouth twitched. Seeing Cen Qiaoqiao still clinging on, she couldn’t help but speak up. “Have you hugged enough? Hurry up, that’s about enough. There’s a share for everyone, move aside, it’s my turn.”
Cen Qiaoqiao could only retreat reluctantly. Sigh, future little aunt-in-law was just too popular, what to do?
Little uncle’s rivals weren’t just men, but women too. First, let’s feel sorry for him for two seconds.
Over there, Huo Fanjin was already cracking her knuckles and charging forward.
Then Jiang Fuyue received her second bear hug of the day.
“Sister Yue, the way you went on stage to receive the award was just too cool! I followed the entire livestream and got so excited my eyes were all watery. You were so dashing! Eek!”
Jiang Fuyue patted her back gently and said softly, “Actually, you can too.”
Huo Fanjin froze. Had she heard wrong?
“…Me?”
“Yes. Walk to the extreme on a path that suits you, and you can be both handsome and dashing, making others’ eyes well up with tears.”
Finally it was Liu Sisi’s turn. Compared to the first two, she only extended her arms and lightly hugged Jiang Fuyue once, then stepped back.
The movement was quick, the expression cool. If it weren’t for her cheeks turning bright red, the flush spreading all the way to her ears, no one might have noticed her shyness and nervousness.
Was this the same “violent husband” everyone remembered, who could knock down two men with one move?
The contrast was enormous.
Cen Qiaoqiao said, “Sisi, your hug was way too light, it looked like it had no weight at all.”
Liu Sisi, however, said, “It’s enough.”
Being able to get close to her was already an immense grace and fortune.
She shouldn’t ask for too much.
“Let’s sit first,” Jiang Fuyue pointed to the chairs.
“Okay.” The three complied.
Jiang Fuyue handed over the menu. “My treat today, order whatever you want.”
“Wow~ Sister Yue is generous!”
“Alright, then we won’t hold back.”
“Today we must ruthlessly fleece you.”
Soon, dishes were brought to the table one after another, and the four of them happily began eating.
Jiang Fuyue said, “Want something to drink?”
Huo Fanjin and Cen Qiaoqiao exchanged a glance. In that moment, their tacit understanding was full marks.
“Ahem… can we apply for a bottle of beer?” Huo Fanjin spoke up.
Cen Qiaoqiao immediately raised her hand. “Me too!”
Jiang Fuyue cast an inquiring look toward Liu Sisi. The latter stated her stance: “Anything’s fine.”
Anyway, during training in Camp A, she had undergone alcohol tolerance training, handling these two rich young ladies would be easy.
Jiang Fuyue called the waiter. “Four cans of beer, please.”
It had been too long since she’d had any; she wanted to have a taste too.
…
The four girls ate and drank, drank and chatted. Most of the time, Jiang Fuyue was listening while they talked, rarely speaking herself.
It wasn’t that she didn’t want to speak, but that she’d been away for more than half a year and knew nothing about what had happened at school.
So listening was the best option, and through that she learned quite a bit of fresh gossip.
For example, XX from the modeling club and YY from the basketball club were making out passionately by the lake, only to be caught red-handed by the four great demon kings of the campus disciplinary committee.
Or how a certain male student from the financial management major cheated on a certain female student from the computer science major, only to be exposed on the official account, now the entire campus knew he was a playboy, and the key point was that his surname really was “Hai.”
By the time the meal ended, two hours had already passed.
All four had drunk beer, not drunk, their eyes still clear, just a little misty, with a pretty cherry-pink flush on their cheeks.
Jiang Fuyue went to settle the bill, then escorted the three to the school gate.
“I’m going home to stay, so I won’t go in.”
The three said goodbye to her and then walked inside.
Jiang Fuyue watched them for a moment.
Just as she was about to turn and leave, Huo Fanjin came back after all.
“Sister Yue.”
“?”
“Ahem! I have something I want to tell you.”
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