"Lai Yuaner has such amazing resources," Wu Xuehan smacked her lips in envy. "The TV shows and movies she acts in are all big productions, and she always works with top-tier stars. It’d be hard for her not to become famous."
As she spoke, she sighed. "Actually, I’m quite confused. When I reach my senior year, if there really is no other way, I’ll pack up and prepare to go back to my hometown."
Tang Li replied, "That won’t happen."
In her past life, Wu Xuehan landed a supporting role in a palace drama during her last semester of senior year, officially stepping into the entertainment industry. The following year she was selected by a screenwriter to star in a period drama produced by his studio, and within six months, she became wildly popular with plentiful resources and endorsements, almost on par with Lai Yuaner.
But she couldn’t reveal these events right now.
"Each person has their own fate, and maybe one day, an opportunity will fall right onto your head. What you need to do is to constantly better yourself and prepare for the future."
Wu Xuehan nodded, "That makes sense."
"Since you think it makes sense, listen carefully in the next class and stop playing with your cellphone." Tang Li handed back her earphones and then remembered something else, asking Wu Xuehan, "Didn’t you fail your advanced math last semester?"
"..." Wu Xuehan adorably said, "Actually, I’ve been reviewing recently."
She opened her backpack, and the thick mathematics book was inside.
"Just carrying your math textbook around everyday doesn’t count as reviewing. The retake is scheduled for the beginning of next month; you’re taking a big risk ."
Worried that Ah Li would look down on her for being a poor student, Wu Xuehan quickly promised, "I’ll go back and study hard. As long as I’m not rehearsing for the musical, I’ll review whenever I have free time."
With that said, Tang Li didn’t say anything more.
At 3:10 pm, the two classes on Marxist philosophy ended.
Just as Tang Li and Wu Xuehan descended the stairs, they saw Yu Sui getting into a blue sports car outside the teaching building, driven by a young male.
"That must be Yu Sui’s boyfriend." Noticing that Tang Li seemed unaware, Wu Xuehan explained specially, "Last semester, when I was in the dormitory bathroom, Yu Sui came back from outside. She was so engrossed in her phone call that she didn’t notice me. From the tone of her conversation, she seemed to be in a relationship."
Tang Li indeed didn’t know that Yu Sui had a boyfriend in college.
In her past life, she only heard at a banquet that Yu Sui had gotten divorced.
Her father was arrested, and her husband, the second son of a listed conglomerate, afraid of being implicated by the Yue Family, finalized their divorce procedures as quickly as possible.
Such behavior was akin to kicking someone when they were down.
That’s why Yu Sui ended up so destitute that she had to work at a hotel.
Before returning to Wentan Garden, Wu Xuehan wanted to eat roujiamo, so Tang Li accompanied her to the snack street.
Remembering that her hair tie was almost used up, Tang Li asked Wu Xuehan to wait at the roujiamo stand while she went to a nearby accessory shop.
When she came out after making her purchase, she happened to overhear a man and woman conversing softly.
The woman’s voice sounded familiar.
Tang Li looked over and realized it was Jiang Yiniing.
Jiang Yiniing was holding the hand of a male student across from her, looking remorseful: "It’s all my fault. If it weren’t for me, you wouldn’t have been expelled. You were supposed to intern next year."
As she said this, her eyes reddened, and she made a move to turn away: "I’ll go to the counselor right now, tell her if someone has to be expelled, let it be me."
Yuan Jin’s face showed exhaustion; he obviously hadn’t been resting well these past few days.
Coming from an ordinary background, he had no connections to pull strings for him, and there was no turning back from his expulsion.
Their counselor and class professors had both tried to plead his case with the headmaster, but the headmaster’s stance was unyielding, refusing to change the expulsion to a probation. Between the lines, it was clear that he had offended a relative of someone important.