No strange things are allowed to evolve!

Thinking of this, he fiddled with the straw while asking a question as if he had just remembered something, as if he were just chatting casually.

"By the way, speaking of which, what happened between you and Liang Sheng later?"

"Liang Sheng?" The Empress Dowager blinked in confusion.

"That's your boyfriend from college, Liang Chengji. Because he's like a saint, we all secretly call him Saint Liang. Have you already forgotten?" Blueberry Dipping Sauce reminded her.

"Oh, you mean him..."

A hint of unease flashed in the Empress Dowager's eyes, which was precisely caught by the blueberry dipping sauce.

Is there any explanation?

Realizing there was something going on, Blueberry with Sauce playfully asked, "Did you two break up later because of some unpleasantness?"

To Jiang Shu's surprise, the Empress Dowager shook her head and said, "No, she's been perfectly fine."

Jiang Shu frowned.

When they last met, Liang Chengji clearly stated that they had already broken up.

But why is the other party now saying that the two of them are still together?

If it were before, Jiang Shu would definitely have stood by his good brother, unconditionally believed him, and assumed that the Empress Dowager was lying.

But now he's a little unsure.

Because the "Absolute Truth Balance" has not reacted from the beginning until now.

He can no longer be sure if his current best friend is the same one he met in college.

Just then, the blueberry dipping sauce let out a somewhat regretful "Eh?"

"What's with your reaction?" the Empress Dowager asked.

"Well..." Blueberry Dipping Sauce explained somewhat embarrassedly, "You might not know this, but back then you were the white moonlight in the hearts of many boys. Many people were quite jealous of you and Liang Sheng being together, but there was nothing they could do. After all, Liang Sheng was too good, so no one dared to show it. So at the time, they could only offer their blessings to you."

"Oh?" The Empress Dowager said dismissively, "I really didn't know that."

"So, I was just wondering if you two stayed together after graduation. It's a little embarrassing to admit, but I actually liked you back then too. And look how fateful it is that we ran into each other here today, so... ah, sorry for saying too much, you're not angry, are you?"

He explained with a laugh, dipping blueberries in sauce.

But as soon as he finished speaking, he sensed that something was off.

The Empress Dowager, who had been calm and politely smiling just moments before, suddenly turned cold again. While her expression wasn't exactly ugly, it certainly wasn't pleasant.

"Um..." Blueberry with dipping sauce was trying to ease the tension.

But before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by the Empress Dowager.

"So you mean you actually want to hear that I've broken up with him, so you'll have a chance, right?"

"Uh... I didn't..."

Interrupted again, the Empress Dowager sighed: "I'm sorry, I think I made you misunderstand something. I'm willing to help you only because we're old classmates."

After all, my university years are a very beautiful memory for me, so meeting my classmates from that time, whether I was familiar with them or not, today gives me the joy of meeting old friends in a foreign land.

I hope you understand that this doesn't represent any other signal. If you've misunderstood, then I take back what I said: I don't think I can be of much help with your interview.

These words startled Jiang Shu.

This wicked woman would actually go to such lengths to protect her best friend?

Even giving up the opportunity to drive nails into the church?

No, something's nine out of ten wrong.

Even if inserting blueberry dipping sauce into Paradise was just a casual, unimportant move for her, it's still too unusual for her to go this far.

No matter how you look at it, there's really no need to show affection, pledge loyalty, or display traditional female virtues in front of an old classmate you're not very close to.

Unless this is truly her bottom line and principle, she would never do this if she didn't really care about her good friend.

This not only completely contradicts Jiang Shu's impression of her, but why didn't his good friend mention her in front of him last time?

Could she actually be a good woman?

Is a good brother the real scumbag?

No... there must be some reason.

Realizing that the task Jiang Shu had assigned was about to fail, Blueberry Dipping Sauce hurriedly tried to avoid the danger, explaining, "No, I was just saying it casually. That happened so many years ago. The fact that I can talk about it like this means I've already let it go. Like you said, that time was also very wonderful for me, so bringing it up now is like talking about fun things from my childhood. We've all grown up, haven't we?"

The Empress Dowager couldn't tell whether the blueberry sauce was telling the truth or just making up an explanation because she realized she might lose her job, so she questioned, "Then what did you mean by your disappointment when you heard that we hadn't broken up yet?"

He explained with a wry smile:

"It's because I'm very angry."

That guy, I basically couldn't find him after graduation. Although we weren't in the same class, we actually had a pretty good relationship because he was a nice person. I tried to contact him at several class reunions, but I couldn't reach him at all.

Many of his good friends from back then tried everything to find him, assuming he was going through some kind of trouble and deliberately avoiding everyone. Now, hearing that he's been doing well and is with you, it's certainly upsetting.

Although it sounded like a forced explanation, the reason was barely plausible, so the Empress Dowager gave the blueberry dipping sauce a way out and accepted the explanation.

"Is that so?" Her expression softened slightly. "Then just consider me overly sensitive. It was my fault."

"No, no," Blueberry said apologetically. "I was a bit too insensitive. I always felt that we were all classmates and good friends, and I spoke without thinking."

The Empress Dowager sighed, "No, it's just that you've always been you, while others... may have changed a lot over time."

After exchanging a few more polite words, I realized that the conversation was going to stall no matter what.

After saying goodbye, the two left the coffee shop separately.

This first contact achieved a breakthrough in an unexpected way, and ended unhappily in an equally unexpected way.

Back in their room, blueberry dip and ginger sat facing each other, staring at each other.

After a long while, Blueberry Dipping Sauce finally couldn't help but say, "I'm requesting to quit. This is too torturous. This woman's triggers are always so inexplicable. I really can't take it anymore."

"Is it possible that you added too much drama yourself?" Jiang Shu asked quietly, "Did I tell you about the fact that she was secretly admired by many boys in college?"

"Do I need to add this?" Blueberry sauce slammed on the table, and retorted righteously, "You've been to college, don't you know how sexually repressed college students are these days? Let alone a top beauty like her who is already good-looking and has a pure and seductive style, even an average-to-above-average girl has tons of admirers. Do you dare say that no one in your school had a crush on her back then?"

Jiang Shu sighed: "It's one thing for you to add random settings, but what do you mean by saying you also had a crush on her, and then you went and attacked her directly?"

"What? You're really planning to take their place if they really broke up? I asked you to help me gather intelligence, and you're expecting to take advantage of me too?"

Blueberry with sauce slammed her hand on the table again: "Don't even mention a top beauty like this who's already good-looking and has a pure and alluring style. Even if she's just an above-average girl, you still have to let me get something out of her, right?"

Jiang Shu remained silent for a long time.

"But that's my brother's girlfriend..."

"Damn it, am I not your brother?" Blueberry with sauce retorted angrily. "And how do you know if what she said is true or false?"

Jiang Shu couldn't say that I had props; what she said was true.

He could only say with deep emotion, "I can smell the scent of pure love in her words."

"You're invincible."

With blueberries dipped in sauce, he leaned back and collapsed onto the bed, bouncing twice before sinking into the mattress.

"So what do we do now? The interview wasn't something I added; it was exactly what you planned. But we didn't prepare for the interview at all. If she really has connections, won't we be exposed?"

Jiang Shu thought for a moment: "Although this is indeed an unexpected trouble, it's not a big problem. At worst, I'll just arrange an interview for you."

"You have this connection?" Blueberry Dip sat up straight.

“Yes, if we can find out their informant within the Sanctuary, I believe the Sanctuary would be willing to help.” Jiang Shu nodded.

At first, I admired the blueberry dip, but then something occurred to me, and I suddenly started to question it.

"But don't forget, I'm a rebel."

He shrugged:

Even if you have connections, they will definitely want to find out my identity and conduct a background check.

Even if they can't find out my identity, they'll definitely discover a lot of problems with me. How could they let me participate in the Holy Temple's interview and selection process? How big must their hearts be?

Even if you have strong connections, do you think they'd risk their own lives for you?

A moment later.

"It's all arranged for you. You can just take your friend and go find them." Xue Wang's voice came through the speakerphone.

"Don't we need to review it first?" Jiang Shu asked.

"It's okay. Do you really need to review the people you recommend? I have something to do, so I'll go take care of it now."

"Okay, thank you for your help."

Why are you telling me all this?

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Shu calmly stared at the blueberries with the sauce.

"say!"

Chapter 317 A promising young man?

The blueberries dipped in sauce seemed to want to say something but hesitated.

How could I have forgotten about such a remarkable person?

He genuinely admired the Snow King.

Even someone as carefree as himself would have to think things through, even with his best friends. He would never dare to make such a hasty decision as to side with someone else.

Perhaps my sister would dare to do that.

But if it were me, I'd probably get hung up and beaten by my own father.

But they resolved it with ease.

This made the blueberry sauce start to think that perhaps the so-called rumor she spread wasn't really a rumor in the true sense, just that the target audience was different. But Jiang Shu really did it.

In short, all those words can be summed up in one sentence.

"Fine, you're awesome."

“Then we’ll wait until after the interview.” Jiang Shu began to consider her next move: “From what she said, she’ll probably try to get you into a good position after the interview, and then she’ll contact you and ask for something in return. I think it will probably be something like asking you to use your position to do something for her.”

"Using my position?" He chewed the blueberries with sauce, then suddenly realized something, his face falling. "I mean... are you really going to make me go to work?"

“If you’re going to put on an act, you should go all the way.” Jiang Shu first affirmed, then gave him a strange look: “Besides, as a rebel, shouldn’t the opportunity to infiltrate the Holy Temple be something to be happy about? You should be full of enthusiasm.”

"What's so great about it?" the blueberry sauce retorted. "Did I really infiltrate this place properly? So many eyes are watching me. Even if I wanted to do something, would I have the chance? Besides, I'm really just here on vacation. Working on vacation, no matter whose shift you're on, is a desecration of your holiday!"

"Haha." Although Jiang Shu already knew it, he pretended to have just realized it and patted his shoulder to comfort him, "It really is. I didn't think it through. Well then, I'll arrange for you to work at the Bureau of Different Principles next time. I promise to give you the opportunity to do your own thing."

Stop making empty promises.

"I'm serious."

"Then you are a traitor who is disloyal to the organization. I don't make friends with traitors."

"...How dare you say that?"

Although he initially resisted the blueberry dip, after some back and forth, he finally agreed to Jiang Shu's request and decided to help her to the end.

"I've forwarded the interview content to you. Just prepare well. Although the requirements are high, they're all very basic things for you, so it shouldn't be difficult. I also have a special training session with Boya, so I'll be going now."

"Alright, go ahead."

Jiang Shu gave a few instructions and then left the blueberry dipping sauce place.

However, he did not actually go to find Boya, nor did he go to find the Snow King.

In fact, while sending a rebel to the Sanctuary for an interview was intended to uncover the mole, such a special matter was not something that the Snow King could arrange or decide on his own.

The Snow King was merely a narrator.

The one who actually makes the decisions and gives the specific arrangements is the president.

All of this was just what Jiang Shu wanted the blueberries to see.

Therefore, the person he really needed to find first was the president.

Before long, Jiang Shu met the president who had been waiting for her.

Upon seeing Jiang Shu, the president said with a headache, "Why does it feel like one trouble after another has happened since you came?"

Hearing this, Jiang Shu was somewhat displeased.