I met my whole family through Baidu Tieba.

After having dinner with Zhou Man, the group returned to the university town in Beilu District.

Shen Kang also threw himself back into the preparations for "If You Are the One". The next afternoon, he strolled to the 211 Entrepreneurship Base and walked in grumbling.

"Damn it, it's already November and it's suddenly this hot."

Shen Kang held a stack of papers in his hand and fanned himself with them. He was only wearing a short-sleeved shirt, and there were fine beads of sweat on his forehead.

The temperature suddenly rose sharply today, and the sun was blazing. He just took a walk outside, and even though he was only wearing short sleeves, he was sweating.

In room 211, there are four student staff members. Some are writing, some are watching videos with headphones on, and some are laughing out loud from time to time.

The windows were open, and a cool breeze blew in; none of them felt as hot as Shen Kang.

That's how the weather is in Yangcheng. On days like these, it only gets really hot when you're in the sun. It's fine as long as you're in the shade.

Shen Kang grumbled as he walked to his workstation, plopped down, and gulped down the ice-cold mineral water he had just bought.

Yin Zhiqian was sitting at the first workstation to his right, typing on his laptop.

Hearing Shen Kang's grumbling, he didn't even look up. "The weather forecast said this is the last heat wave. After these last couple of days, winter will officially begin. It gets cold quickly at night, so remember to wear a jacket or you'll catch a cold."

After downing half a bottle of ice water in one go, Shen Kang let out a long sigh of relief, put the bottle down, and said, "Old Yin, why does what you're saying sound like something a bootlicker would say? But thanks for reminding me anyway."

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Yin Zhiqian looked up, glanced at Shen Kang speechlessly, then ignored him and buried himself in writing again.

Shen Kang, however, threw the stack of papers he had been using as a fan all the way down to Yin Zhiqian's side with a thud. "These are the people who passed the initial screening over there. You guys go through them again here."

The "initial screening" that Shen Kang mentioned refers to the initial screening of applicants for the "If You Are the One" event.

After the "If You Are the One" segment launched on the Beiming Community, registration officially began. Students can register online or in person at the 302 Study Room. However, registration does not guarantee a spot; there will be a review process.

The Beiming Community requires applicants to provide their real gender, age, class, and other information, as well as student IDs and other identification documents, which will be verified on the spot.

In other words, even if you register online, you still need to go to Room 302 in person to submit your real information for verification.

Shen Kang had just come from study room 302.

Room 302 is quite crowded now, with many people joining the dating show "If You Are the One" in addition to customers. The two people being received are from the Singles Association.

The arrival of these applicants also boosted the sales of Yanyu Chaji's milk tea. When Shen Kang left, he saw that Zhu Jingdong's hand was shaking the milk tea so fast that it almost left a blur.

Meanwhile, some of these people are expected to become new customers of Study Room 302...

"It hasn't been that long, has it? So many?"

Yin Zhiqian looked up again, glanced at the stack of papers, and was somewhat surprised. He even reached out and flipped through them.

"People really love to join in the fun; that's why college students have so much free time."

After Shen Kang finished speaking, he sat down and rested for a while, enjoying the cool breeze blowing in from the window. The heat on his body gradually subsided, and he finally stopped sweating.

He then addressed the employees present, saying, "According to our plan, the 'If You Are the One' event requires two guests. These two guests must be knowledgeable in psychology, or have rich social experience, be able to see through pretense, and speak directly to people's hearts."

"What I mean is, it's best to have one man and one woman, to complement each other, since men and women think differently. So, does anyone have any recommendations for these two candidates?"

Upon hearing Shen Kang's words, the students present temporarily put down what they were doing—including the one who was wearing headphones and watching a video, who took off his headphones after being patted on the shoulder by the person next to him—and began to discuss among themselves.

Seeing this, Shen Kang added, "If you can't think of anyone right now, you can ask your friends if they know anyone suitable."

So they started contacting their friends again, and eventually, they came up with a few names. Some of these names were repeated, mentioned several times.

Shen Kang took out a piece of paper and wrote down the names they mentioned, along with their basic identities.

These people are all psychology professors at Yangko University.

Shen Kang asked them to inquire further, and they soon learned about the courses taught by these teachers. Quite coincidentally, the teacher whose name was mentioned most frequently happened to have a class that afternoon.

After recording all this information, Shen Kang took the paper and went out, heading to a classroom on the second floor of Building B13.

According to the information those people gathered, the teacher's class here today is at 2 PM; it's a social psychology class for a second-year class of public administration majors.

When Shen Kang arrived, it was a little after 1:40. Class hadn't started yet. There were a few early students in the classroom, occupying a few seats in the front row. They were obviously good students who loved learning.

Shen Kang wasn't in this class, and he didn't have any textbooks, so he didn't go to the front. Instead, he slipped into the corner at the back and waited for people to arrive.

After he sat down, the students in the class gradually arrived.

Several of them, who had come in carrying washbasins, familiarly walked to this corner to put their basins down and noticed Shen Kang. Other students who hadn't come to this corner also noticed Shen Kang, but no one said anything to this boy who wasn't in their class.

Shen Kang guessed that they didn't even know he wasn't in their class.

That's just how university is. In some classes with a slightly larger number of students, it's quite common to not know any of your classmates after four years of university.

However, Shen Kang was eventually recognized.

It was a pretty girl who was also carrying a washbasin and putting it down in this corner. But before she even put the washbasin down, she looked at Shen Kang in surprise and asked, "Shen Kang?"

Upon hearing his name, Shen Kang looked at the girl and felt she looked familiar. After thinking carefully, he remembered—she was a "plant" in the 302 study room.

On the day Ran Wei wrote "You are the most difficult question for me" on Zhang Fei's portrait, the girl in front of her also wrote "Nice to meet you".

Shen Kang remembered something, so he quickly recalled it, but he couldn't remember the other person's name.

This beautiful girl is Huang Jiayi, who wrote "Nice to meet you" on Zhang Fei's portrait.

When she first saw Shen Kang, she thought she was hallucinating.

"What are you doing here?" Huang Jiayi asked instinctively.

"Uh, some personal reasons."

Huang Jiayi didn't come alone; she was accompanied by another girl, presumably her best friend. At that moment, this best friend was looking directly at Shen Kang.

The two should have put down their basins and gone to find seats.

However, after Huang Jiayi put down the washbasin, she hesitated for a moment and finally decided not to go to the front to find a seat. Instead, she sat down in the last row next to Shen Kang.

Her best friend was quite surprised, but since Huang Jiayi had already sat down, she could only sit down next to Huang Jiayi as well.

Then, Huang Jiayi said to Shen Kang, "Although I don't know why you came here to take classes, Teacher Xu Dexin, who is about to arrive, is quite strict. Students who don't bring their books will be called out and reprimanded by him."

As he spoke, he took out the textbook for this lesson. "However, he doesn't really mind if two people are sharing a book."

Shen Kang didn't know if it was true or not, but he still thanked Huang Jiayi for her kindness.

"You're welcome."

Huang Jiayi smiled sweetly and asked with a friendly tone, "So why did you come to our class today?"

At the same time, my heart was beating a little fast.

Shen Kang seemed to have no connection with their class except for himself. So, was Shen Kang suddenly coming to their class today for his own sake?

Seeing that she had already sat down and expressed goodwill, Shen Kang began to explain in detail: "I'm organizing a new event and need two expert teachers in psychology. After asking around, many people said that Professor Xu is quite good. I don't know him personally, so I found out his course schedule and came to wait and see if he would be willing to participate in our event."

"Oh, I see..."

Huang Jiayi was quite disappointed. However, she was still happy to bump into Shen Kang today, so she started talking to him about other things: "Professor Xu is indeed quite good at psychology, and his lectures are very engaging, not just reading from the textbook..."

While the two were talking, Huang Jiayi's best friend watched from the side, increasingly surprised: she knew her friend well; because of her good looks, she was usually quite arrogant. She had never seen her friend like this before, constantly trying to find topics to talk about with another boy in a somewhat ingratiating way.

This made Huang Jiayi's best friend glance at Shen Kang a few more times, but apart from being somewhat handsome, she didn't seem to find anything special about him and wondered how he could have such great charm.

Not only this side, but many other students in other parts of the class also noticed this side.

Huang Jiayi is the most beautiful girl in their class and has always been the center of attention.

Perhaps because she was the class beauty and had been pursued by several men, Huang Jiayi still maintained a bit of goddess-like reserve. They had never seen Huang Jiayi like this before.

She sat down next to a boy, smiling brightly, and kept talking to him... Is this still the class beauty they know?

Two people who secretly admired Huang Jiayi were even more heartbroken to see this scene.

It was at this moment that Mr. Xu Dexin finally arrived.

Just a few seconds after Teacher Xu entered, the class bell rang, and today's lesson began.

Once class started, Huang Jiayi stopped talking, pushed her textbook towards Shen Kang, and placed it between the two of them. She just watched and felt the atmosphere quietly, and found it to be quite nice.

Shen Kang didn't sleep this time either, and devoted a lot of his attention to observing Teacher Xu Dexin.

And just like that, the class was over in no time.

Shen Kang's observations yielded a preliminary result: just as Huang Jiayi said, their psychology teacher was quite engaging in his lectures, often deviating from the textbook, and his language was witty and humorous, making it very attractive. This was evident from the students' reactions; many listened attentively, and sometimes even laughed at the funny parts.

This ability to freely apply knowledge beyond the textbook, and the way Mr. Xu Dexin effortlessly brings up various knowledge points, demonstrates that Mr. Xu Dexin possesses solid professional skills.

It's basically safe to say it's him.

Shen Kang thought to himself.

However, he didn't go looking for it immediately, but instead listened to another class.

Like other courses, this social psychology class is held in two consecutive sessions. Only after both sessions are completed is the class truly considered over.

Xu Dexin didn't extend the get out of class time. As soon as the bell rang, he quickly finished what he was saying and then announced the end of get out of class.

The students began packing their things, preparing to head to the battlefield of the next class.

Some quick-moving students had already left the classroom through the front and back doors.

Xu Dexin was also organizing the lesson plans on the table.

He had very few lesson plans; he simply gathered them up, grabbed one, picked up his water glass with his other hand, and prepared to leave.

Just then, a boy walked up to him, smiled, and greeted him, "Teacher Xu."

Xu Dexin nodded to the boy and paused his departure. "Is there a problem?"

"no."

Shen Kang shook his head. "I have something to discuss with you. I was wondering if you'd be interested in participating in a program or being a guest?"

"Participate in the show, or serve as a guest?"

Xu Dexin was taken aback.

The student's words reminded him of something that had happened to him recently, and he subconsciously thought of that incident. But then he thought about the specifics of that incident, and then he saw that the person in front of him was a student, so it obviously couldn't be the same thing.

So what is this student saying?

Seeing Xu Dexin's expression, Shen Kang didn't need to ask and took the initiative to speak: "It's like this, I created a website, similar to a campus forum. Recently, we've been planning to launch a secondhand trading activity for students on this website, while also incorporating social elements..."

He gave a detailed introduction to the "If You Are the One" event.

"...Since we're making a program with this kind of social element, we need to consider many factors, even the worst-case scenario. For example, will some students use deceptive means to achieve impure secondhand transactions or social purposes?"

"Therefore, we need to set up a guest role, and use the guest's abilities and words to help both parties see through the fog and achieve the real and reliable purpose of second-hand transactions and social interaction."

"To achieve this goal, the guest needs to have considerable professional skills. I heard that you, Professor Xu, have such skills, which is why I came to you this time."