I was exposed for adding my female boss to my group of female friends.

It seems they completely regard Chen Ya as the person in charge of Haiya.

Liu Ruying only now realized that she had made a huge mistake—she had underestimated the power of dropping out of junior high school.

The interior of the residence has a democratic style, and the seating is very welcoming. The teachers and students are seated close together, and the seats appear to be in a round table format.

It is probably for this reason that Chen Ya, who did not recognize the people sitting there, could not distinguish which seats were for students and which seats were for people of high status.

This seemingly democratic seating arrangement is actually quite intriguing. Even among the students, the seats for students with official titles, such as those in the student council, are completely different from those of other students.

The seat that had been left open was the most prestigious seat in the very center of the room, and he just plopped down there...

The male host next to him frowned and whispered, "Is he the head of Haiya Company? Didn't I hear that the head of Haiya Company is a very beautiful Japanese woman?"

Liu Ruying, her face ashen, strode over to Si Chaoliang and Xia Yingji, who were still bewildered, and whispered:

"Quickly get Chen Ya a stool and kick him off the stage!"

Si and Xia then realized they had made a huge blunder, and the two of them were in a flurry of activity.

At this moment, the students sitting below also noticed something was wrong, and discussions began to break out:

"Who's that? Isn't that a student who's late?"

"Did he sit in the wrong seat? He seems to be from outside the school."

"Oh my god, isn't he the male lead who hugged Liu Ruying at noon today?"

"Hey, it really is! What's he doing sitting over there?"

"Hey! You in front, get off here! That seat wasn't reserved for you!"

……

Someone burst out laughing first, and the hushed discussion turned into hushed chuckles, which quickly spread throughout the entire residence.

"What's he doing? Does he think he can just sit anywhere there?"

"Hahaha...this guy is hilarious..."

"That's ridiculous. Didn't he see the professor next to him?"

“He’s from outside the school, so it’s normal that he doesn’t know the professors. But I’m still very curious about his mental state. How could he see this kind of situation and still be able to sit in that position so naturally?”

……

Liu Ruying felt extremely uncomfortable listening to the discussions. The male host next to her leaned in mischievously and asked:

"Ruying, what's your relationship with that person? Is he your boyfriend?"

Liu Ruying didn't want to speak, so the male host added insult to injury, "Well, at least his watch is quite... quite nice, hahaha..."

Liu Ruying glared at him with a sharp, piercing look, and the male host was so frightened that he immediately fell silent.

...Although Liu Ruying was so embarrassed that she wanted to dig out a four-bedroom apartment and move in, never to hear the noise of the world again, her embarrassment was less than one-tenth of Lu Qianzi's.

Lu Qianzi now wished she could throw a flashbang on the spot, blinding everyone present, then flee with Chen Ya at top speed, and then find a way to qualify as an astronaut, take a rocket to Mars and start a brand new life.

Si Chaoliang ran to Lu Qianzi's side, dragging a small stool he'd somehow acquired, and whispered to her:

"Junior Qianzi, could you please talk to your brother and get him to come down? He's just standing there so casually, you know, it's not really appropriate. What if the person in charge of Haiya comes..."

"Alright, alright, stop talking." Lu Qianzi covered her face and interrupted him.

She ran up to the stage, bent over, and grabbed Chen Ya's arm to drag him down.

"what?"

"Get down quickly, get down quickly," Lu Qianzi said quickly and quietly like a squirrel. "The longer you stay, the more embarrassing it will be."

Fang Bai looked on in surprise as Chen Ya was pulled off the stage by Lu Qianzi and sat on the small stool next to her.

After sitting down, some students laughed even harder.

Si Chaoliang's stool was from somewhere; it was two sizes smaller than the other stools, somewhat like a kindergarten children's chair.

He was quite tall, and sitting on that stool, he looked exactly like a big kid, which was quite comical. Many girls looked at him and laughed until their eyes were slits.

Fang Bai looked at Chen Ya, who was being laughed at by everyone, and raised his eyebrows slightly.

At first, she genuinely thought that Bai Yujing had been invited to attend the salon.

It turns out he was just there to sit in on the proceedings?

This discovery made Fang Bai feel slightly uneasy.

Xia Yingji, standing next to Liu Ruying, coughed softly and whispered:

"Your friend... has quite a lively personality, um, very funny."

Liu Ruying turned her head.

...She didn't want to say a word.

Amidst laughter and cheers, Jin Rubing's speech came to an end.

He has an incredibly good temper. Despite all the unexpected situations that occurred offstage, he remained completely unmoved and unaffected, not even changing his tone.

After Jin Rubing finished speaking, the male host said, "Now, let's invite our student representatives to have a dialogue with Professor Jin. Please give them a round of applause."

Amidst a sparse round of applause, a boy dressed in a Japanese-style school uniform stood up with a smile on his face.

"Hello everyone, I am Li Yinan from the Department of Literature. I am unworthy to be the student representative this time, especially speaking in front of all the professors, mentors, talented men and women. I feel very apprehensive."

"But even so, I still want to say—the future era is the era of Chinese culture exporting to the world, the era of us literary people!"

A burst of laughter erupted from the audience, and Jin Rubing on stage smiled, unscrewed his teacup, and took a sip.

"Why do I say that? It's not because all literature majors are geniuses. As everyone knows, Chinese language and literature isn't a major that makes it easy to find a job."

"The senior students complained to us that when the Beichen Department came to the school for recruitment last time, the whole department went, but only a dozen or twenty people were selected. Even the prestigious Peking University Department of Literature is in this situation. Of course, this is also related to the recent economic situation, but when you think about the current state of literature majors in China, we literature students should all feel the same way."

"Actually, when I chose this major, I knew that it was not a skill or craft that would allow us to eat well, live a good life, or become powerful and influential. It was more about something that people used every day without even realizing it."

"Why do you all come to study literature? I believe there must be a part of the grand ambition of 'establishing a heart for heaven and earth' in it, right? Yes, who doesn't want to study to understand the Way and become like Han Yu, who 'revived the decline of literature for eight generations and saved the world from drowning'?"

"From Confucius, Mencius, Lao Tzu, and Zhuangzi in the distant past, to Lu Xun, Guo Moruo, Ba Jin, and Lao Tzu in the near future, we have been illuminated by the spirit of these shining stars in the long river of history. We have inherited the lost teachings of the sages. We may not be able to shine as brightly as those stars, but we can settle down and become the foundation of Chinese civilization."

"Why do I say that the future era will be the era of Chinese culture exporting to the world? What everyone can see is that the mysterious author who wrote 'One Hundred Years of Solitude' and 'War and Peace' is Chinese; JX, who composed 20 classic records that have been passed down through the ages, is also Chinese."

"The former represents the fruitful results of literature, while the latter is an achievement of cultural cultivation. Their existence verifies a fact: our civilization and culture are highly compatible, capable of connecting with all cultures and civilizations. Although China's national strength is still slowly recovering, a China with such writers and musicians is culturally powerful and can stand tall among the nations of the world!..."

After Li Yinan finished speaking, heartfelt applause rang out from the audience.

Another student stood up:

"I am Yang Gangchen. The speech by my colleagues from the Department of Literature was quite inspiring, but I have to criticize them."

He took a deep breath and then said, "JX is from the music department! How can you be classified as a literature major?"

The students below burst into laughter.

After the laughter subsided, Yang Gangchen continued with a smile:

"Actually, when I first heard about this salon and that some of our business celebrities had been invited, I wasn't very happy and didn't want to come."

"But when I heard that it was the head of Haiya Company and our senior Wen Limin who went out to start his own business, I immediately came running over. Do you guys know why?"

The students listened intently, waiting to hear what he was about to say.

"Because I was quite dissatisfied with some of the entertainment companies in our country before."

"We say that capital sets the stage and culture performs, but what were our previous entertainment companies like? Capital set the stage and capital performed. To put it bluntly, they didn't know anything about culture!"

“Those capitalists treat the masses like pigs, thinking that they will eat whatever they are fed, completely unaware that the masses have already vomited all over the place.”

"This mess of vomit has become a subculture, an obstacle to cultural and civilizational cohesion. Tell me, isn't that infuriating?"

"But since Gu Yuqing acquired Aihua Company and the current person in charge took over Haiya, this phenomenon has been rapidly reversed. The only way to express my current feelings is in one sentence—overjoyed."

Yang Gangchen's jokes were amusing, eliciting bursts of laughter from time to time. Then, he changed the subject and said:

"Actually, when I saw that guy sitting in the middle just now, I was a little puzzled: Whose subordinate is this?"

"Then I realized, oh, he was sitting in the wrong seat."

"I hope that today's capitalists can reflect on whether they have put themselves in the wrong chair and are sitting in the wrong position."

"The middle seat should be reserved for culture."

This sudden turn of events triggered another round of laughter.

Lu Qianzi covered her face with her hands. She had almost forgotten about the embarrassing experience just now.

Why are you suddenly bringing him up again? Please, leave him alone! He's just a kid who didn't finish junior high!

Liu Ruying said awkwardly, "Next, please welcome our senior, Mr. Wen Limin, the president of Qunlan Culture, to speak."

As the laughter subsided, Wen Limin took the microphone, his face full of nonchalance, and said lazily with his eyes narrowed:

"Actually, the main reason I came back this time was to see the younger students, but for one person."

He pointed to the empty seat next to him and said:

"It's for her, this woman who hasn't arrived yet. The current head of Haiya Company."

"Oh~~" The students below the stage let out a knowing commotion.

Wen Limin is now of marriageable age, and he has a reputation for being a womanizer. The students' reaction to his speech was naturally one of mutual understanding among like-minded people.

Only a few girls cast slightly envious glances at the empty seat.

Wen Limin continued, "I was quite surprised when that guy sat in this seat. Wasn't the person in charge of Haiya Company supposed to be a gentle, beautiful, and capable Japanese woman? How come it's a grown man?"

Another burst of laughter erupted from below.

Liu Ruying frowned, unable to bear looking at Chen Ya's expression.

On the bright side, at least Wen Limin remembered Chen Ya.

It's just that the impression might not be very serious.

Wen Limin added, "I studied art, but I'm not very cultured. I've been exposed to a lot of the darker side of society, and I'm afraid of saying too much and affecting the purity of my younger schoolmates. Anyway, I won't say any more. I look forward to the visit of the person in charge of Haiya. I'd like to... exchange ideas with her."

After he finished speaking, he returned the microphone to the staff member. Liu Ruying hesitated for a moment, then said:

"Now, please let Professor Fang speak."

Fang Bai took the microphone.

She looked at Chen Ya, who was sitting below with a serious expression, and cleared her throat slightly.

“My profession has nothing to do with culture. I think I’m not good at speaking. There’s a great expert sitting here. Let’s not look for someone less knowledgeable and just let Mr. Bai Yujing say a few words.”

She looked at Liu Ruying, pointed the microphone at Chen Ya, and gestured for her to take the microphone.

Most of the people in the room frowned in confusion.

Chapter 204 A Light Rain Riding a Donkey into the Capital

"I think it would be better to let Mr. Bai Yujing say a few words. With such a big shot sitting here, I don't have much right to speak."

Fang Bai's words elicited only two reactions from the crowd:

Who is Bai Yujing?

Who is Bai Yujing?

The former was the reaction of most students. At this moment, they all looked in the direction of Chen Ya, but because they were in the thick of the matter, they did not know who Bai Yujing was referring to.

Those sitting there were nothing more than some dispensable students, with at most Lu Qianzi and Chen Ya.

Where is Baiyujing?

The latter was Jin Rubing's reaction.

"Who is Bai Yujing?" He jumped up from his chair, his head still a little dizzy from standing up so quickly. "Where is he?"

Fang Bai said with a smile, "Professor Jin, haven't you ever seen Bai Yujing in person?"

Jin Rubing shook his head and said, "It's a real pity that I've only heard of him but never met him."

"Then you'll see him today," Fang Bai said with a smile.

Li Yinan, a literature major, sat in his seat with his mouth wide open.

Bai Yujing's name was active in Beijing's academic circles several years ago, when most of the students present were still in high school.