Chapter 202

I don't know if it was because the knot in her heart was untied, but Qiao Suisui's illness healed very quickly. Plus, Qiao Jiming had been taking care of her without leaving her side, and by the next day, she was already able to go to class as usual.

Qiao Jiming wasn't reassured, holding her bag and standing at the entrance, saying: "Why not just ask for leave?"

Qiao Suisui replied while putting on her shoes: "No need, I have a lecture to attend today."

She went to take her bag from his hand, but he dodged. "I'll take you."

As soon as the door opened, they saw Guan Weizhi standing in the corridor. Both sides were startled.

Guan Weizhi looked at the tall, thin, fair boy behind Qiao Suisui, and his eyelids jumped.

Qiao Jiming saw the man in a designer suit opposite, and a light flashed in his eyes.

"Teacher Guan, why are you here?"

Guan Weizhi's gaze slid from Qiao Jiming to Qiao Suisui.

*Good, she didn't reply to my message yesterday, said she was staying in a hotel, and it turns out she was with her boyfriend... * Guan Weizhi gritted his teeth tightly at the thought of what might have happened.

The kid he had been watching for nearly two years had been snatched away by someone else while he wasn't paying attention.

Guan Weizhi lost his expression, his voice colder than ever. He lifted his wrist to check his watch and said coldly: "The lecture starts at eight. Are you going or not?"

"Going, going." Qiao Suisui took her bag from Qiao Jiming's hand and waved at him, saying: "Hurry home, don't tell Mom I'm here."

"Mom?"

Guan Weizhi looked at Qiao Jiming.

Qiao Suisui said: "Oh, forgot to introduce. Teacher Guan, this is my younger brother."

As soon as she finished speaking, she saw Guan Weizhi's complexion clear up visibly to the naked eye.

The man only felt the sky was cloudless and his whole body was light at this moment. He even had the leisure to look Qiao Jiming up and down, evaluating: "You two siblings don't look much alike."

Qiao Jiming's face stiffened for a moment upon hearing this, but he quickly adjusted.

"Teacher Guan, we're going to be late." Qiao Suisui didn't care about the psychological activities of the two and hurried to press the elevator button.

The hotel was on the commercial street opposite the school, a twenty-minute walk. Guan Weizhi saw her hurrying to scan a bike as soon as she left the hotel and grabbed her by the back of her collar.

"Get in the car."

Qiao Suisui only then realized he had come to pick her up.

She sat in the passenger seat skillfully and fastened her seatbelt. Guan Weizhi saw her sitting obediently and the corners of his lips curled up slightly.

While driving, he said seemingly unintentionally: "You know you're only a freshman, right?"

Qiao Suisui didn't understand what he meant and nodded: "I know."

"Now you should still focus on your studies. Besides, campus romance doesn't have much of a result. You should at least consider this after graduation."

Although today was a false alarm, he had to teach this kind of thing in advance; otherwise, if he couldn't keep an eye on her, the rose he had worked so hard to raise would be picked by someone else. He wasn't sure what he would do by then.

Qiao Suisui looked at him strangely. "Teacher Guan, are you thinking of transferring to be a counselor?"

Guan Weizhi glanced at her and used one hand to ruffle her hair.

The two finally arrived at the lecture site just in time. Guan Weizhi saw her sweating from the rush and said several times not to worry, as if the person who had urged her at the door just now wasn't him.

The school had specially reserved front-row seats for Guan Weizhi, where he sat with the teachers. Guan Weizhi wanted to take her there to sit, but Qiao Suisui refused to go, finding a side seat in the middle-back row.

This lecture was actually for junior and senior students, a disguised recruitment of management trainees in the form of a lecture. The clear and stupid college students didn't know that the investor of this enterprise was sitting among the teachers at this moment.

"Our philosophy and mission at Zhenge is to use technology to make every product well. We always believe that young blood is our backbone..."

On stage, the speaker was speaking passionately about the company's mission and values. Off stage, many students showed anticipation and fighting spirit on their faces. However, Qiao Suisui was already immune to such methods. In the game, she had built "Zizai" through speeches that inspired others, so among a group of excited seniors, she was more concerned with what practical benefits this enterprise could bring her.

Although she studied drama literature, this circle was somewhat snobbish. There were many who started interning from their freshman year. Credits were secondary; the main purpose was to mix in the circle so that they could get familiar with some famous directors and screenwriters, making it easier to enter the industry with the help of seniors after graduation.

Qiao Suisui had this idea at first, but her experience in the game world had changed her planning for her future.

She couldn't change the rules of the industry, and self-assessment didn't match her original intention, so she was now trying to find another path.

The traditional employment direction for drama literature graduates was either to be a director's assistant mixing in film crews, or running around theaters doing odd jobs, waiting for a chance to be seen to become an assistant director or director, or going to film and television companies to do some production work. But Qiao Suisui wanted to take a different path and enter the hottest game industry at the moment.

While her peers were still playing games in the dorms and skipping classes to date, Qiao Suisui had already started preparing for her development after graduation.

The company giving the lecture today was the production company of the recently popular mobile game "Bi Xue Lu." This game had already gone viral on the internet, relying on high-tech immersive VR technology, allowing players to wear the VR glasses produced by their company and project the game screen in front of their eyes.

"... That's roughly it. What everyone knows now is the entire production process of 'Bi Xue Lu.' Alright, regarding this part, does anyone have any questions?"

A student stood up abruptly and shouted: "When will the VR glasses I bought be refunded? Didn't the official say 14 days no-reason return?"

The entire venue burst into laughter. The school leaders in the front row turned around sternly and glared at the students in the back row.

The host came out to smooth things over: "We are sharing in the form of a lecture today. Are there any questions related to the content of the speech?"

A student stood up and asked: "I want to ask how to become a member of the 'Bi Xue Lu' project team."

The speaker picked up the microphone and didn't answer his question directly, but asked back: "Have you played 'Bi Xue Lu'?"

That student touched his nose: "No, I'm not very interested in games."

"Then for what reason do you want to join this project team?"

"This... I..." The student stammered, and someone next to him laughed and replied: "Because it's a big company, it's decent!"

The whole venue burst into laughter again.

The speaker also laughed and said: "I can understand. Young people have high spirits. Before stepping into society, they always yearn for big companies, high-end office buildings, free office environments, and top-notch professional teams. They feel superior when they say it out loud, thinking, 'Look, I'm doing pretty well.' But I hope everyone thinks about a question before choosing a career—what am I interested in?"

The students in the venue all showed thoughtful expressions.

"Work is not what you imagine, holding a Starbucks in your hand and typing on an Apple laptop, as if you were an elite. The truth of work is that you will likely repeat the same work day after day, and push it over and start over countless times, constantly proposing challenging plans, and finally speaking with results."

"So you ask me how to join this project team. I want to ask everyone present first: how many of you have played games?"

As soon as this was said, almost everyone in the venue raised their hands.

"How many people can retell the main plot of the game and state the characteristics of more than three game characters?"

Many people scratched their heads and put their hands down. At this moment, half of the people in the venue were still raising their hands.

"How many people can immediately say what the main characters in the game have said?"

Only a scattered dozen or so people were still raising their hands.

"How many people can say what a truly good game should be like?"

This question was very big, and many people put their hands down somewhat unconfidently.

Only one person in the venue was raising their hand at this time. The speaker pointed to the side position in the back row and said: "This student, please come up and talk about it."

Everyone focused their gaze on that inconspicuous corner.

Guan Weizhi also turned his head and saw Qiao Suisui getting up from her chair.

(End of chapter)