Chapter 23

Chapter 23

The man above looked very young and naive, very different from his current composed and cold aloofness. He habitually put one hand in his pocket, looking at the camera with no smile, giving a cool feeling.

Below is an introduction of him.

Lu Lingchuan, an outstanding graduate of Class XX, founder of Lingrui Group.

At a young age, Lu Lingchuan already had his own company that developed very well. Although his family background was good, Lingrui Group was built up bit by bit by Lu Lingchuan.

Today is the 100th anniversary of the school. As an outstanding alumnus, he was naturally displayed in the celebrity gallery of the school.

Shen Nian only looked for one second before withdrawing her gaze, closing her eyes.

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Shen Nian also saw Xiao Mubai among them, also an outstanding graduate that the school was proud of.

She hooked her lips and continued to look down. She was surprised to see herself.

The photo was taken when she first entered the school.

Below were the words -

Shen Nian, outstanding graduate of Class XX.

Teacher Zhou looked at Shen Nian affectionately, recalling Shen Nian's school days, and began to reminisce.

"Teacher has never seen such a smart child. You gave me the biggest surprise among all the students I have taught."

"When you first entered A University, you were the last in the class. Your grades were so bad that I was afraid you couldn't graduate. Who could have thought you worked so hard. Not only did you graduate without issues, you also completed all credits and graduated early."

From being the last in class initially to the perfect reversal of graduating early, the things that happened to her were miracles that the school could boast about, so she was also an outstanding graduate the school was proud of.

"Nian Nian, why did you choose this major? With your ability, choosing any other major would have been better than studying art."

Shen Nian did have some artistic sense, but she didn't have much interest in art.

The one who was truly interested was Lu Lingrui. She came from a good family, and as the only girl in the Lu family, they were willing to spend money to nurture her artistic temperament.

Lu Lingrui's dream was to be able to enter the Art Department of A University. So when filling out her college entrance exam wishlist, she decisively gave up other schools and only put down the Art Department of A University. She also asked Shen Nian to go to A University with her.

Later, the college entrance exam results came out. Lu Lingrui received the admission notice from A University, but...she could no longer come.

So Shen Nian chose the Art Department to fulfill Lu Lingrui's regret.

Hearing Teacher Zhou's words, Shen Nian withdrew her gaze and turned her head to smile slightly: "One shouldn't stay in their comfort zone, one should learn to challenge themselves."

Hearing this, Teacher Zhou gave her an annoyed look.

Shen Nian picked a corner seat in the last row and sat down. She then lowered her head to play with her phone.

Before it started, the auditorium was noisy. At the start time, a voice came from the speakers at the front.

"Please quiet down."

The noisy auditorium slowly quieted down.

A University's auditorium was very large, able to hold thousands. Although there were many people attending the 100th anniversary event, the seats weren't completely filled. Some were empty, especially the last row where only Shen Nian was sitting.

On the front stage were long tables with middle-aged men sitting behind them. Each had a name plate in front indicating they were the school leaders.

The host started reading from his script.

"Thank you to A University's outstanding graduates and current students for attending the school's 100th anniversary celebration!"

There was a round of applause from below.

The host continued with an introduction of A University - its founding, achievements over the years...

After going through the procedures, it was time for the leaders to give speeches.

Shen Nian didn't have much interest in these kinds of events. She only came today to wander around and distract herself.

Perhaps the monotonous days recently of working between two points made her feel too depressed, causing her emotions to be somewhat uncontrollable.

Shen Nian closed her eyes, propping her forehead with one hand, and rubbed her temples in pain.

Even she noticed that her mental state had been especially poor recently. When her temper flared up, her mind went blank and she found it hard to control what she said and did.

She didn't want to argue with Lu Lingchuan, but she just couldn't control herself or her emotions.

She felt it was becoming harder for her to restrain herself.

Shen Nian gently shook her head.

After she got through this period, she might need to see a doctor.

"Next, we have outstanding graduate Lu Lingchuan give a speech—"

Just as the host finished speaking, thunderous applause immediately sounded from below.

Immersed in her own world, Shen Nian jerked her head up when she heard the name "Lu Lingchuan". Lu Lingchuan's profile was already projected on the screen on stage.

In the applause, Lu Lingchuan walked on stage.

That tall and slender graceful figure entered Shen Nian's vision. He always commanded the most attention in a crowd.