Chapter 19: Solving the problem: A small profit of one thousand

In the last class, the teacher on stage was still lecturing. Shen Li opened her wallet and took a look; she had two hundred and seventy yuan left.

The money in her bank card was only enough to pay for the remaining two years of tuition, and the living expenses were simply not enough for her.

She still had to find a way herself.

The last class of the afternoon ended.

"Softie, let's go to the cafeteria to eat in a bit, I'll treat you." Zhao Zhouyuan packed up her books and stood up. When she turned her head, she found that the seat behind her was already empty.

In front of the Olympiad training class.

The training teacher sent off the tutoring students and saw a girl wearing a mask standing at the door. He also saw that she had been watching for a while.

"This student, interested in solving problems?"

Shen Li: "Can I try?"

The male teacher on the other side: "Of course, no problem. If you can solve two problems, I'll give you an extra one."

"But there's a time limit, one hour."

Shen Li responded calmly, "Enough."

Forty minutes later.

Shen Li walked out of the tutoring class with three seafood buffet vouchers. The teacher behind her watched her leave, his face stunned and unbelievable.

He really couldn't believe it; she actually got both problems right.

The Olympiad problem on the blackboard outside was the most difficult problem for this year's high school students. Even for the few teachers, it would take forty minutes to solve one problem.

She actually solved both problems in less than an hour and got them all right.

And... every step was detailed and flawless, and even at the end of the solution, she used an extra way of thinking for the solution steps.

At the five-star seafood buffet Western restaurant, there was a long queue at the entrance.

At an eight-person table by the window, Xie Qin and his group were eating there.

Until someone saw, outside the glass window, in the long queue, one conspicuous figure.

Xu Zhouyuan: "Hey, look, is that Shen Li?"

"What is she doing?"

Everyone's gaze looked over, and they saw Shen Li collecting money from those three people. Looking at the number of bills, it had to be several hundred.

Zhou Mingyu: "Damn, it really is Shen Li. Even if she's wearing a mask, I could recognize her."

Everyone saw that after she took the money, she didn't notice them here, turned around, and left.

Xu Zhouyuan held his chopsticks in surprise and pointed outside. "What did I say, everyone, what did I say? I said she was short on money, and without money, she still acts all high and mighty."

Xie Qin was peeling a crab nonchalantly, wearing a plain silver ring on his index finger. "Xu Zhouyuan."

"What's wrong, Brother Qin?"

"What have you been eating lately, your mouth is so dirty?"

"Brother Qin, don't be unhappy just because I said a few words about her. Besides, didn't you also... before..." Xu Zhouyuan was just that kind of person, saying whatever came to mind.

Xie Qin lifted his eyelids, his gaze looking over with a bit of sharpness hidden in his laziness, making one's heart tighten. It was just such a nonchalant look that made the surrounding air drop a few degrees.

Xu Zhouyuan immediately didn't dare to speak.

After eating the crab, his fingers were covered in oil. Xie Qin casually pulled out a few tissues and wiped his slender, bony fingers one by one. To outsiders, this action was somewhat pleasing to the eye.

Eating this stuff is just troublesome.

"I remember, doesn't your dorm have another roommate? Call her out to play tonight?" Xie Qin suddenly said this. Among the eight people present, no one knew who he was talking about.

Until Xie Qin lifted his eyelids and glanced in Zhang Zixin's direction.

Meeting his gaze, Zhang Zixin was surprised: "You mean... Zhao Zhouyuan?"

"Are you sure?" She couldn't believe it and asked again.

Xie Qin: "Mm."

Zhao Zhouyuan looked average, not to say very ugly, but Zhang Zixin could guarantee that Zhao Zhouyuan was definitely not in Xie Qin's aesthetic point.

Just didn't know what he wanted to do.

…

Shen Li sold the three buffet vouchers in her hand to others at half price, and the other party also gave her an extra thousand. Holding the one thousand yuan, she went to the bank to deposit five hundred yuan into her bank card, and the remaining five hundred yuan was kept for the living expenses for the rest of the month.

When she walked out of the ATM, the phone in her bag rang.

Seeing it was a call from Haishi, her heart felt like it was being tightly squeezed, and she felt suffocated.

The phone hung up automatically and then kept calling again.

Until a passerby bumped into her shoulder, she reacted.

The sun was clearly hot overhead, but she couldn't feel the temperature and felt a bit cold.

She turned off her phone and put it in her bag.

The setting sun melted into gold, the afterglow spread over the fence of the playground and spilled onto the plastic track. Stepping on it felt like stepping on a layer of fine light, and even the clouds on the horizon were dyed into a piece.

Shen Li sat alone on a wooden chair, watching the scenery of the sunset not far away, enjoying a moment of quiet.

That golden beam of light fell on her cheeks, the tiny swan-like fluff on her face was clearly visible, the long lashes trembled slightly, and the shadows fell shallowly, intertwined with the fine dark shadows and bright light.

Even the air seemed to be dyed soft by this delicate picture.

Since she was a child, there had been a clear compass in her heart. This needle would clearly lead to the place she wanted to go, including the goals she wanted to achieve.

Whenever this needle deviated, there would be a hand to turn it in the right direction.

Mother: You are not allowed to do anything other than being recommended to Qingbei University, and there are no other choices.

Now, she had come here.

The compass in her heart also began to turn blindly in all directions.

Did she have any other destinations to go to?

She seemed...

To have lost herself.

It wasn't until the sky turned completely dark that Shen Li slowly got up and left.

Returning to the dormitory, Zhao Zhouyuan was facing a pile of bottles and jars, rubbing powder on her face to apply makeup, applying lipstick, and getting up with her bag. "Shen Li? You're back?"

"Mm." Shen Li's expression was faint, but she didn't feel energetic, the look in her eyes was a bit dead. She walked to her spot, opened her thermos, and took a sip of water.

"I'm going out for a bit, not sure if I'll be back tonight. If the dorm manager checks the dorm, just say I'm not feeling well and asked for leave."

"Mm." She responded.

Zhao Zhouyuan left in a hurry, and she had specially dressed up, wearing a floral long dress. Shen Li didn't ask much, she just lay on the table, preparing to sleep for a while.

She had only slept for two hours last night. After waking up, she had been sitting under the bed, and she hadn't read the English Level 4 study book.

She was so sleepy.

Night Bar.

Pushing open the heavy door inlaid with frosted glass, the air conditioning here was very strong, and a complex breath rushed toward her.

The surrounding environment was very dim, the sound was noisy, the theme light source was deliberately pressed very low, and the lead singer's rock singing on stage penetrated every corner, very explosive.

Zhao Zhouyuan patrolled the edge for a circle and saw the best booth on the side. At a glance, she saw Zhou Mingyu waving at her. She walked over anxiously alone.

There were many people at the drinking party, and most of the twelve people were boys and girls from other colleges.

Xie Qin sat in the middle of the sofa, the position was very secret, he was hidden in the shadows, and from a distance, only his blurred and deep outline could be seen.

Beside him sat a girl with a sweet appearance, with bangs and long straight black hair, and her voice was also sweet.

The two were playing dice, guessing the size.

Because the music was very loud, when they spoke, they could only lean to each other's ears, and the atmosphere was slightly ambiguous.

As soon as Zhao Zhouyuan came, several people consciously moved a position out. Because of the same class, she sat beside Zhou Mingyu.

She had never been to such a place, and her heart was in her throat.

"Class monitor, don't be nervous, calling you here is just to play."

"Relax." ===== CHAPTER 20 =====