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A few seconds later, Lizi's hand was stealthily removed from Gu Heng's shoulder, and she couldn't help but ask.

"I just came to report today, and I didn't know the way, so I ran into Student Jiang on the road and she showed me around," he explained.

After his explanation, Gu Heng counter-asked, "Do you two know each other?"

Lizi was about to respond when Jiang Ruxue came over from the other side of the car, "I'm Lizi's classmate and roommate."

"That's quite a coincidence..."

Gu Heng smiled.

It was like a temple flooding—suddenly challenging everything...

Based on Jiang Ruxue's attitude, Gu Heng had no intention of persisting after getting off the car...

He admitted that Jiang Ruxue was beautiful...

But Gu Heng didn't like the idea of warming up to someone else's cold shoulder...

Now when it came to dating, Gu Heng only considered the first impression...

If he felt there was a chance on the first impression, then he would invest a little time and effort...

But if the first impression was lukewarm, Gu Heng would choose to withdraw right away...

He would definitely not waste an iota of energy on her.

What a joke, right?

To spend every precious minute chasing after love?

What love could possibly be worth so much?

But now that Jiang Ruxue had suddenly become Lizi's roommate, he had a reason for a second encounter with her, so he might as well follow up...

After quickly clarifying the relationship between the three of them, Lizi linked arms with Jiang Ruxue, "Ruxue, have you decided on which company you will intern with yet? If you haven't figured it out, just intern at the company my uncle runs. That way, we can keep each other company."

Jiang Ruxue shook her head faintly, "I've already applied for internships at several listed companies, and two of them have decided to interview me."

Listening to Jiang Ruxue's tone while she spoke to Lizi, it still sounded robotic...

Gu Heng figured she was just naturally aloof...

Lizi didn't seem surprised by Jiang Ruxue's reply and didn't press further, walking towards the building with her arm linked, "Alright then, let's head over to the Dean's office first."

Jiang Ruxue nodded, and the two walked side by side towards the building...

Halfway there, Lizi suddenly remembered something and looked back at Gu Heng, "Why are you standing there looking blank? Come on, aren't you here to see the Dean?"

Usually, new students didn't need to see the Dean; they could just handle everything directly with the office of academic affairs.

But after thinking about the conversation he'd had with Lu Yuan the night before, Gu Heng remembered he did need to meet with the Dean of the Guanghua School of Management today and quickly followed them.

....

....

A few minutes later, the three of them arrived at the door of the Dean's office, where Lizi knocked boldly on the door.

"Please come in."

A gentle voice came from inside.

The three of them entered one by one, and Gu Heng saw a man in his fifties sitting at the desk, appearing to review some documents.

He recognized Liu Qiao, the Dean of the Guanghua School of Management at Peking University, from his photo on the university's official website at a glance.

This was a bona fide high-profile figure...

Setting aside the rank of a Peking University Dean, which generally paralleled that of a city mayor at the prefecture level...

The titles attached to Liu Qiao alone were numerous...

A member of the expert panel of the Shenzhen Securities Exchange, a member of the 17th Issuance Examination Committee of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, editor-in-chief of the "Journal of Economic Management," independent director of Midea Group Co., Ltd., and a whole series of academic titles...

A top tycoon of Hua Country...

But facing such a tycoon, Lizi sat down in front of him without any constraint, speaking affectionately as she called him Uncle Liu.

Putting down his pen, Liu Qiao picked up the tea cup that was set aside and looked at Lizi with a chuckle, asking, "What brings you here?"

His tone was full of indulgent affection for the younger generation.

Playing with a small ornament on the desk, Lizi casually replied, "It's about the exchange student program in September. Our director asked me and Ruxue to apply for early internships, but we need your signature, so I came to you."

"Is that so?"

"What else would I, a mere student, need from a big Dean like you~"

Liu Qiao shook his head, smiling, "Alright, I know about this. But have you decided which university you want to go for the exchange? Your major is business management; have you set your sights on Stanford University, University of Pennsylvania, or Harvard?"

Lizi's brows raised, "I get to choose myself?"

Liu Qiao didn't respond to this, but the answer was already implied, and then he turned to Jiang Ruxue, "Student Jiang Ruxue came for the same reason, didn't she?"

Even facing the Dean, Jiang Ruxue still maintained her usual impassive expression, "Yes."

"Got it, I'll have the materials sent to your director in a bit. Once you've secured your internships, just report back to us," he said.

After he finished speaking, Liu Qiao's gaze shifted to Gu Heng.

"Hello, Dean, I'm Gu Heng, a new student who just registered today."

Liu Qiao inspected him carefully, then smiled, "Gu Heng, right? I just finished looking at the list of this round of EMBA students sent by your department head. You're the youngest one among them; you've made quite an impression."

"Don't stand there, take a seat. What can I do for you?"

Hearing Liu Qiao's words, Gu Heng also smiled, taking a seat respectfully across from him.

Indeed, respectfully.

In the face of such a prominent figure, Gu Heng might not have seemed restrained as before, but he knew to display the due respect.

"Is there something you need from me, Student Gu Heng?"