He stole his best friend's photos and fell for a tycoon's heir through online dating.

"He's very, very thin, but he's quite handsome. I saw him eating steamed buns with free soup by himself this morning."

Zhang Yu raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, and unusually took the initiative to speak:

"Are you talking about Liu Yinan from the Computer Science department?"

He was a genius student in the computer science department.

He was ranked first in his major from his freshman year, won numerous awards in various competitions, and his programming skills were even better than some graduate students.

I heard that some companies have already contacted him.

"Isn't that great?"

Mu Zhizhi inserted the mouthpiece.

"Why is the food so bad?"

Zhang Yu glanced at her, her voice lowering:

"What's so good about it?"

His family was poor, not just badly poor.

My father passed away years ago, and my mother is bedridden. I heard that her medical expenses are several thousand yuan every month.

He lived frugally at school, spending no more than ten yuan a day on three meals. He used half of his scholarship money to buy medicine for his mother.

"ah--"

Mu Zhizhi couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. The shrimp dumpling in her hand was suspended in mid-air, and the filling she had bitten halfway out almost fell out.

Lin Wanzhi was silent for a few seconds, then said softly:

"There's nothing we can do about it; the school has done everything it can to help."

But seeing how hard he's working, I believe he can definitely change his fate.

Xia Ruo did not speak.

She remembered the boy's thin frame, his faded clothes, and the frayed cuffs.

I recall what was hidden in his impatient eyes—not indifference, but the instinct to wrap himself up before pushing people away.

Thinking of myself.

She lived the same way in her past life.

A person dragged their suitcase from a small county town to a university in the provincial capital. For their first meal, they circled the cafeteria three times before finally choosing the cheapest vegetarian dish.

Her lips moved as if she wanted to say something, but she swallowed it back.

Every penny she has now is a ticking time bomb; she dares not spend it, much less use it to do favors.

The money was like a hot potato to her hands. She was only thinking about how to return it and how to extricate herself from the relationship unscathed. She dared not involve anyone else.

"Sigh—" Xia Ruo sighed softly, her chopsticks unconsciously tracing a line along the rim of her bowl as she murmured.

"I wish there was any way to help him."

Lin Wanzhi was drinking soup when she heard this, and slammed the bowl down on the table.

Her doe-like eyes sparkled as she stared at Xia Ruo, as if she had discovered something new: "Ruo Ruo, you want to help him?"

Xia Ruo was startled by her shout, and met her overly bright eyes:

"I just feel that it's really tough for him. But there's not much I can do to help right now, it's just... talk."

Lin Wanzhi stared at her for a few seconds. Then, her doe-like eyes visibly welled up with tears.

She sniffed, "Ruo Ruo... how can you be so kind... sob sob Ruo Ruo..."

Xia Ruo was somewhat at a loss for words at her reaction: "Why are you crying?"

"I'm just so touched!" Lin Wanzhi said, wiping away her tears.

"My Ruoruo is so kind-hearted, I'm so happy, waaaaah..."

Xia Ruo opened her mouth, as if to say something, but Lin Wanzhi had already let go of her hand, picked up her phone, and said, "Let me do it!!!"

Xia Ruo hadn't yet realized what it meant.

Lin Wanzhi's voice suddenly became strong and clear, and her previous sobbing tone was completely gone:

"I will definitely fulfill Ruoruo's wishes!!! I'll get my dad to fund it!"

Before Xia Ruo could react, Lin Wanzhi had already dialed the number.

"dad!"

A steady voice came from the other end of the phone: "Wanwan? What's wrong?"

"Dad, I need to talk to you about something," Lin Wanzhi said, her tone leaving no room for argument.

"There is a computer science genius in our school who has excellent grades, but his family is in financial difficulty and needs financial assistance."

You have to agree, whether you like it or not!

There was a two-second silence on the other end of the phone, then Lin's father seemed to chuckle: "Okay, okay, whatever you say. Send me the information, and I'll make the arrangements."

"Thanks, Dad!" Lin Wanzhi hung up the phone with satisfaction, gave Xia Ruo a victory sign, and said, "Done!"

Xia Ruo looked at Lin Wanzhi's face, which was full of "Am I amazing? Praise me!", and felt a mix of emotions.

This naive and innocent girl really doesn't know how to write the word "rejection".

Zhang Yu remained silent.

But from the moment Xia Ruo said, "It would be great if I could help him," the way she looked at Xia Ruo changed.

It wasn't the cold, scrutinizing gaze of before, but rather... the way she looked at someone anew.

Xia Ruo seems different today.

After a satisfying meal, the four of them slumped in their chairs, none of them wanting to move first.

Xia Ruo picked up her phone and suddenly remembered something.

She told Zhou Siyan that she wanted to have an interview.

There was no interview at all; she just made it all up.

Excuses like "I have an interview next week," "The time hasn't been set yet," and "I'm afraid of delaying my brother's earnings" are all just excuses to stall for time.

What if he had someone check her "interview schedule" beforehand? What if he casually asked, "Which companies did you interview with?"

She can't dig another hole for herself.

Since we said we'd have an interview, then we should actually go for it.

It wasn't to find a job; it was to cover up this lie.

"Let's go," Xia Ruo stood up, "let's go check out the job fair."

Lin Wanzhi was taken aback: "A job fair? Now? Why?"

"I want to train a bit first," Xia Ruo said earnestly.

"Even though I'm only a junior, it's good to get a feel for the recruitment atmosphere beforehand."

Lin Wanzhi's gaze immediately shifted from confusion to heartache as she looked at her:

"Ruoruo, why are you working so hard? You're only a junior in college, you can still have another year to enjoy yourself..."

"It's okay, I'll just go take a look, I don't necessarily need to look for them." Xia Ruo had already started packing her things.

"I'll go too!" Lin Wanzhi immediately declared, her tone as firm as if she were going to war. "I'll go with you to the interview!"

Xia Ruo felt a surge of secret joy—she was just wondering how to trick Lin Wanzhi into going with her too.

"I'll go too!" Mu Zhizhi raised her hand. "I don't have classes this afternoon anyway, so I'll go see if there are any handsome company representatives."

Zhang Yu glanced at the three of them, then stood up expressionlessly: "Let's go, I have nothing to do anyway."

The four of them headed straight for the job fair.

The scene was unexpectedly lively.

University A is a top-ranked comprehensive university in the country, attracting a large number of companies every year during the campus recruitment season.

From internet giants to traditional manufacturers, from financial investment banks to fast-moving consumer goods giants, a long line of all kinds of roll-up banners stretched out, with many people crowding in front of each booth.

Xia Ruo weaved through the crowd, glancing at the brochures of various companies.

She was just going through the motions and didn't intend to read them seriously, but since she had to "report" them, she had to take a few back as props.

She casually picked up a few brochures from several stalls, didn't even look at them carefully, and stacked them together in her hand.

Lin Wanzhi leaned closer to take a look: "What did you take?"

Xia Ruo looked down and flipped through the list—there were companies that made smart hardware, companies that did e-commerce, companies that provided enterprise services, and one that did cultural media.

She didn't even see the company's full name clearly; its motto was "go with the flow."

"We're dance students, these aren't really our area of ​​expertise~"