Chapter 478: Chapter 478 - Chapter 478: Miss Bai 188, have a good meal_3

Chapter 478: Miss Bai 188, have a good meal_3

“Look, He only talks to people with high IQs,” Xu Nanjing said to Xiao Bingwen beside him, paused for a moment, then added, “Like little sister Bai Lian.”

Although Jiang He was young and knew few characters, he was innately extremely sharp with numbers.

Xiao Bingwen knew that despite Jiang He’s young age, many professors valued him highly. His talent set him apart from ordinary geniuses, putting him on par with He Wen and his peers.

Hearing Xu Nanjing’s words, Xiao Bingwen simply said, “Isn’t it because of his good looks?”

“I used to think so too,” Xu Nanjing thought back to the scene he saw at noon, sighed, and took back the fish feed to continue feeding the koi, “Forget it, you wouldn’t understand.”

Xiao Bingwen indeed didn’t understand, so he changed the subject, “The contract is settled here. I have to go back to Jiangjing in a couple of days. The welcoming party for the newbies at Jiang University is about to start. I wonder if Liang Wuyu will go. And for He Wen, I don’t have any solution—what about your grandfather’s…”

The Xu Family and the Xiao Family shared common ancestry, and this summer, a batch of students from Jiangjing University were facing graduation. With fierce competition in the talent market, some would choose to be affiliated with foreign companies. The Xu Family patriarch entrusted this important task to the Xiao Family.

“Don’t worry, he knows exactly what’s going on in his mind,” Xu Nanjing said lazily, leaning against the railing, “As for He Wen, he’s not someone who can be invited just by…”

His thoughts suddenly turned to Bai Lian, and he stopped speaking mid-sentence.

**

The next day.

Monday.

Bai Lian still arrived at the classroom early. She wore her loose school uniform with the zipper pulled all the way up, her hair neatly tied back, and the first thing she did was to look at her deskmate.

Yang Lin had been arriving very early every day lately, not missing a single class.

She was bent over, copying mistakes into her notebook, her hair just below her ears hanging down, completely covering her side face.

Bai Lian leisurely withdrew her gaze, set her backpack down, and kicked her chair back before carelessly sitting down.

Pu Xiaohan came in, yawning, “Morning.”

She greeted Bai Lian and sat down sideways. Seeing Bai Lian on her phone, she thought she was reviewing her lessons, but wait—

“Are you watching a video?” Pu Xiaohan bent down to see that Bai Lian was watching a jade carving video and hesitated.

After all, it was rare to see Bai Lian doing anything other than studying in class.

Bai Lian placed her phone on the desk, her left hand resting on the edge of the table, her right hand lazily propping her chin, “Mhm, modern technology is really advanced.”

Advanced?

Pu Xiaohan hesitantly watched the polishing on the screen. Wasn’t it just a polisher with some pointed attachments?

She didn’t understand but didn’t ask any further.

Bai Lian continued to watch her videos until the first period when the principal distributed exercises and the teacher explained them. After listening for a while, Bai Lian silently took out her phone and continued watching videos without sound.

Weng Qi saw Bai Lian secretly watching her phone and took out a cake to eat in secret.

Zhang Shize used to eat with him, but now Weng Qi was alone.

The academic director inspected the classes early. Seeing Weng Qi not paying attention and sneaking cake, asking his deskmate if they wanted some, the director knocked on the back door and called him out.

The academic director was serious, “The college entrance exam is coming up, and you’re not paying attention in class. What are you eating?”

“Taro Xiaobei cake,” Weng Qi touched his head.

Academic Director: “…”

As everyone knew, Zhang Shize and Weng Qi from class fifteen were both fools.

Weng Qi reacted only after being called out and returned to his seat with the cake. The chemistry teacher on the stage looked at him coldly. Weng Qi silently put the cake down and glanced at Bai Lian—

Bai Lian was still openly watching her phone.

… Could the chemistry teacher and the academic director not see her?

The chemistry teacher on stage could clearly see the conduct of all the students below. It was the first time the chemistry teacher had seen Bai Lian playing with her phone in class.

She must have her reasons for being on her phone.

The chemistry teacher even suspected she was studying a difficult problem on her phone.

“No way, Big Sister Lian,” Weng Qi, sitting on Zhang Shize’s desk, one foot on the ground, leaned over to watch for a long time before realizing it was just a video of jade polishing, “Are you… watching this for hypnosis?”

Bai Lian slowly looked up, her slender finger sliding to the next video, “Anyway, I don’t eat taro Xiaobei.”

“Damn, hahaha, taro Xiaobei,” several others in the class laughed, and from then on, Weng Qi, like Zhang Shize, forever lost his own name, “Xiaobei, Xiaobei!”

Xiaobei: “…”

Monday afternoon’s last period was always homeroom.

The students in the class worked much harder this semester than before, so Lu Lingxi didn’t have as much to remind them about. After the class, she asked Bai Lian to stop by the office.

Class had just ended, the hallway was crowded, and Bai Lian didn’t push through the crowd.

Pu Xiaohan, Ning Xiao, and the others were waiting in the classroom for Bai Lian.

Bai Lian had been watching videos for almost the entire day, and now she finally opened the app to check this month’s challenge questions.

Her ranking climbed quickly, already surpassing Ning Xiao. She received many messages, but most of the red dots were blocked by the plugin Jiang Fulai sent her.

Only the official message turned from a private message into a banner at the top—

[The 5.1 app meet-up will be held at the Jiangjing University Auditorium. Transportation and accommodation expenses will be reimbursed. Please fill out personal information as required http://jjdx…]

Bai Lian glanced at it and swiped past.

She didn’t fill it out.

Three minutes later, the crowd thinned out and Bai Lian picked up her phone and walked outside as an unfamiliar phone call came in.

A landline from Jiangjing.

She guessed it was a call from Xu En’s office and answered it.

“Hello,” the voice on the other end was unfamiliar, tinged with curiosity, “May I speak with Bai Jian?”