At Nanyi's teaching building, even after one class had ended, the topic of renting a boyfriend between two girls was still not over.
In the restroom, Ai Le couldn't help but click her tongue again. "You're really something, to be able to rent such a premium guy! Just hearing you talk about it makes me super envious."
"Ah, I might have gone overboard!" Gu Xiaoer was still sighing. Han Luoli's behavior yesterday really gave her a fright, especially when he wanted to buy the Golden Cup. Her little heart nearly leaped out of her chest. Indeed, she was still a novice. Han Luoli said he was going to scare them, and scare them he did!
As for Han Luoli's black card, Gu Xiaoer didn't have to think about it at all. There definitely wasn't much money in it.
As the two girls left the restroom, they were completely unaware of an extra pair of eyes following them, muttering their conversation to himself, "A rented premium guy? Hmph, interesting!"
Come noon when school let out, Gu Xiaoer and Ai Le went to get food in the cafeteria.
"Xiaoer, let's end the boyfriend rental thing here, okay? After all, what's rented is rented. You need to move past the heartbreak and find a real boyfriend, okay? You mustn't be blinded by a man's appearance..."
"I got it, Auntie Lele. You've already said it two hundred and fifty times!"
"You dare call me an auntie! No wait, you even called me stupid! Gu Xiaoer, you've gotten bold!"
Amidst the playfulness, an even bigger piece of news exploded in the cafeteria like a bomb.
"Did you hear? Shenghan Group is partnering with our school! They're investing ten billion!"
"Oh my god, don't tell me it's that Shenghan Group, the real estate magnate that's always on the international finance channels!"
"That's the one! Ten billion, enough to buy our school..."
"Why are you guys from the drama department getting all excited? The investment is for the architectural design department, it's got nothing to do with you!"
Everyone chimed in, and the already bustling cafeteria grew even more chaotic.
Ai Le nudged Gu Xiaoer. "Xiaoer, isn't this our chance coming up? As part of the architectural design department, I've dreamed of working at a company like Shenghan Group. It's just a shame that they're so selective and don't give us a second look!"
"Even if they are investing, it's not guaranteed they'll like us," shook her head Gu Xiaoer. "We don't even know if it's true or not!"
Shenghan Group, ah... Gu Xiaoer's mind conjured up the image of a plump, bossy CEO, who had personally mentioned her, along with Principal Wang's words about attending to the VIP which lingered in her ears. A wave of goosebumps later, Gu Xiaoer silently prayed that someone from Shenghan would never visit their school again.
As one might imagine, wishful thinking is splendid, but reality is often harsh.
In the afternoon, the entire architectural design faculty were summoned for an emergency meeting.
The content of the meeting was simple, summed up in one sentence: Shenghan Group was investing ten billion into Nanyi to focus on nurturing the architectural design department.
Of course, what Gu Xiaoer cared about more was that next Monday, representatives from Shenghan Group would be visiting Nanyi to formally confirm the investment plan and announce the current architectural design department graduates' final projects.
So before Principal Wang could catch anyone, Gu Xiaoer slipped away quietly.
"Therefore, to welcome our distinguished guests, we will select some students to form a welcoming committee. This matter will be handled by Guo Ting," Principal Wang's final words were announced, and the students below immediately erupted into excited chatter, especially the girls, whose faces were alight with anticipation.
"This is a direct chance to connect with Shenghan Senior Staff! Didn't the principal say that the President of Shenghan would also grace the event with his presence?"
"The President of Shenghan... is it that VIP who came to our school last time? Although I couldn't see his face clearly, with that stature and presence, he's definitely a domineering CEO!"
"Dreaming of the president is a bit much... but you know, I heard that the executives of big companies are all quite young. If they took a fancy to any of us, it would be like a carp leaping over the dragon's gate..."
"More like a sparrow turning into a phoenix, you mean!" a boy interjected, not willing to be outdone, only to be suppressed by a barrage of retorts from the girls.
Nominated Guo Ting stood up among the crowd, her slender figure of one meter seventy rising confidently as she walked slowly to the podium.