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Chapter 33: University
Time takes away many things, including all the emotions that were once joyful or sad.
During the days of the college entrance exams, Kong Yiyue didn't manage to meet Fu Jinting. After that phone call, she was unwilling to call him again.
She admitted that she had never understood Fu Jinting from beginning to end. Where did his joy come from, what were his plans? She could guess, but she didn't have absolute certainty.
After the college entrance exams, Kong Yiyue continued to work part-time in Qinglin City. The wages she saved over several months barely covered two-thirds of her tuition fees.
During the summer vacation, Kong Yiyue continued to insist on going to yoga class. Fu Qingrui seemed very busy during the summer. She occasionally ran into him, and he always had a hurried expression.
Once, Fu Qingrui asked Kong Yiyue, “Didn't my brother look for you during those few days when he came back for the college entrance exams?”
Kong Yiyue nodded gently, “Yeah, I guess he was drunk in the arms of a beauty.”
Fu Qingrui was surprised, “So you knew!”
“I didn't know,” Kong Yiyue said. “I only know that there's always a Nie Lingwei as a backup by his side.”
“A backup?” Fu Qingrui teased her. “Then what are you? What do you count as?”
Kong Yiyue was silent. What do I count as is none of your business!
At the end of August, Kong Yiyue returned to her hometown. Ping Lan was working as a primary school teacher in the ancient city. The salary wasn't high, but life was barely stable.
Ping Lan had always been concerned about the source of Kong Yiyue's money. Kong Yiyue always gave the same answer: she borrowed it from a classmate and would definitely pay it back as soon as she earned money.
Ping Lan was concerned about more than just this. When she received the admission notice, she almost wanted to beat Kong Yiyue to death! She had scored so well on the college entrance exams, why did she insist on applying to the performing arts major as her first choice?
Ping Lan didn't have any great desire for wealth or status in life. Her only hope was that her family could live a stable life. Kong Jian had unfortunately passed away, and in this life, there were only her and Kong Yiyue left. She wholeheartedly hoped that Kong Yiyue would work in the education industry, but she didn't expect her to apply for the performing arts major behind her back!
Kong Yiyue went home and was severely criticized. Fortunately, the time to return to school for registration came, and she was able to escape Ping Lan's daily coercion and enticement.
Ping Lan insisted that she change departments, but Kong Yiyue just wouldn't respond. In her previous life, she had indeed worked in the education industry. Although the living environment was free from worldly strife, her meager salary couldn't even support her own life. Why should she choose that kind of future in this life?
Lian University in Lian City was a completely unfamiliar existence to Kong Yiyue.
In her previous life, she had become depressed and disheartened after her father passed away, and failed the college entrance exams, getting into a third-rate university. But in this life, she had changed to a new starting point.
Kong Yiyue looked at the bright university name, the smile on the corner of her mouth light and shallow. She knew that Fu Jinting would return in two years, staying at Lian University as an exchange student.
In this life, she would wait for him to come back here.
The first two weeks of school were, as usual, military training. After the arduous military training ended, courses began one after another. The performing arts major was a completely new challenge for Kong Yiyue, but fortunately, with her cleverness and the solid foundation she had built in her previous life, she ranked among the top few in her grade after the first year.
Kong Yiyue's university life was very busy. In addition to her major's courses, she also signed up for piano training. The training fees were not low, so Kong Yiyue could only find part-time jobs in her spare time.
After a busy year, Kong Yiyue hardly had time to think about Fu Jinting. And the person who constantly reminded her of Fu Jinting's existence was Zhong Ziyang.
Zhong Ziyang and Xiang Yi were also at Lian University, including Hou Guanglue.
Zhong Ziyang was studying economics and management, while Xiang Yi was a law major. Kong Yiyue didn't know what major Hou Guanglue was studying before, but in mid-November, because of the chemistry competition, the two, as participants, naturally met.
It was then that Kong Yiyue learned that Hou Guanglue was studying interior design.
Hou Guanglue chatted with her for a few words, but because the competition had started, it ended there. Later, after the competition ended, Kong Yiyue had things to do and left in a hurry.
After that, it was rare that they didn't meet again.
The location of the three departments was quite far from the performing arts major, but because of the activities of the school, Kong Yiyue, as a student union cadre, would occasionally run into Zhong Ziyang and Xiang Yi at events.
Every time Zhong Ziyang saw her, he would say, “Kong Yiyue, I can't tell, you're getting more and more beautiful!”
Kong Yiyue didn't seem to have much feeling for this compliment. Although she had deliberately paid attention to skincare and health, it wasn't to the point where she smugly thought of herself as a goddess.
Therefore, Kong Yiyue mostly responded lazily to his teasing with, “You are also getting more and more handsome.”
Xiang Yi and Zhong Ziyang were both outstanding in appearance. As soon as school started, she had heard classmates say that the two were very popular in the school, and coupled with their excellent grades and extraordinary abilities, many older female students were openly and secretly flattering them.
Kong Yiyue felt that this situation was only natural!
At the beginning of her sophomore year, one day Kong Yiyue returned to the dormitory after finishing her work. Her roommate Jiang Manxin was sitting in front of the computer, watching the computer alone. In the music player on the computer, the slow and gentle piano music lingered in the air.
The student dormitories at Lian University were standard four-person rooms, but because the other two girls in the dormitory had rented apartments outside soon after the start of school, the empty dormitory only had Kong Yiyue and Jiang Manxin.
Jiang Manxin was a very artistic girl, with long flowing hair, she liked to wear white dresses, her features were soft and beautiful, and she didn't talk much.
When the two were together, they would occasionally talk, but they were mostly quiet. Kong Yiyue was very satisfied with her relationship with Jiang Manxin, well, there was no pressure.
Seeing her frowning slightly at the computer screen, Kong Yiyue asked, “What's wrong?”
Jiang Manxin heard her and looked up at her, “You're back.”
“Mm.”
“Do you want to see?” She slightly moved her laptop, turning the screen slightly towards Kong Yiyue.
“See what?” Kong Yiyue was confused.
Jiang Manxin pointed to the computer, meaning: you'll know when you see it.
Kong Yiyue thought, could it be related to her? Sure enough, in the full-screen photo on the computer screen, the person who was quietly looking down at a book was herself.
Kong Yiyue was slightly surprised. She looked at many photos in a row, all of herself. There were pictures of her reading, finding books, and returning books in the library, as well as pictures of her walking in various parts of the campus, and even pictures of her sitting in front of the piano and playing in the training class.
The blurred side profile under the sunlight, the slender back in the backlight, and the distant full-body side profile... There were all kinds of pictures.
The thought that she had been photographed so many times without realizing it sent a chill down Kong Yiyue's spine. She quickly clicked on the forum and saw that the pictures were posted on the school's forum. She breathed a sigh of relief, but also frowned.
She asked Jiang Manxin, “How did these get here?”
Jiang Manxin replied unhurriedly, “Don't you know?”
Kong Yiyue shook her head, she really didn't know.
“It was posted on the school's forum, so it must be someone from the school. You've been photographed so many times, haven't you noticed?”
Kong Yiyue was silent. Indeed, she had felt that there was someone behind her a few times, but when she turned around, there was no one there. She only thought that she was nervous, and didn't expect such a thing to happen.
Jiang Manxin said, “Actually, you don't have to worry too much. Think about it another way, these photos are all taken well, and looking at the post-processing of the colors, the technology is also good. You might as well just treat it as a free photoshoot.”
Kong Yiyue's thought was, “He's in the dark, I'm in the light, this feeling is very strange.”
Jiang Manxin reminded her of one more thing, “The post has been up for several hours, and looking at the comments below, everyone is very curious about you, Kong Yiyue, you have to be prepared.”
Kong Yiyue felt heavy in her heart. She didn't want to cause too much of a stir in college, she only hoped to learn something after graduation, enter “Huarong” Entertainment, accept scripts and act, and when she had made a small name for herself and had her own economic income, she could live a stable life. But, things don't seem to be developing according to her plans.
The next morning, Kong Yiyue was preparing to go to class when she happened to receive a call from Zhong Ziyang on the way. The first thing he said was, “Goddess! Good morning!”
Kong Yiyue: "..."
Seeing that Kong Yiyue didn't speak, Zhong Ziyang continued, “Kong Yiyue, I did a good deed.”
Kong Yiyue vaguely felt that something was wrong, “What good deed?”
“I sent all your photos to Fu Jinting, guess what he said, he said you look better in the photos than in real life.”
Kong Yiyue looked helpless. Zhong Ziyang, why are you meddling!
Zhong Ziyang didn't understand Kong Yiyue's thoughts, and said gloatingly, “Is he saying you don't look good in real life? Haha!”
Kong Yiyue really wanted to hang up the phone: “If you have so much free time to worry about Fu Jinting, why don't you help me find out who took the photos?”
“Why should I help you?”
“Zhong Ziyang, you have infringed on my portrait rights by sending the photos to Fu Jinting without my permission.”
“Then why don't you say something about the guy on the forum?”
“That's why I'm telling you to help me investigate,” Kong Yiyue replied.
“I won't be idle and do detective work.” Zhong Ziyang didn't have the heart to help, he just felt that there was nothing wrong with being famous! Besides, he deliberately sent the photos to Fu Jinting in order to remind Fu Jinting that Kong Yiyue was becoming more and more graceful and eye-catching these past few years, implying that he should be careful, otherwise, by the time he came back, she wouldn't know where she had run off to!
Kong Yiyue hung up the phone, and couldn't really be happy. Zhong Ziyang sent the photos to Fu Jinting like this, although it was to remind him of Kong Yiyue's existence, she had been determined to neglect him for the next two years. With Zhong Ziyang doing this, what would Fu Jinting think of her?
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