Xue Tao's Determination to Rise

On the first day back at school, Jiangcheng University returned to its familiar bustle.

Freshmen dragging suitcases beneath the dorm buildings, upperclassmen rushing to eight o'clock classes, and people hurrying toward the teaching buildings with books in their arms packed the campus paths to the brim.

Su Bai drove the Mercedes-Benz GLE and dropped Chen Yusheng off near the teaching building.

The moment the car came to a stop, Chen Yusheng unfastened her seatbelt and turned to look at him.

"You're sure you want to attend class with me?"

"We deliberately picked the same schedule. Why would I go through all that trouble if we weren't going together?"

Su Bai smiled and walked toward the teaching building beside her.

On the first day of the new semester, the classroom was livelier than usual.

Some people had returned from vacation and were gathered around classmates, showing off photos; some were catching up on homework while groaning in despair; others had already started discussing how difficult this semester's courses would be, each looking more miserable than the last.

"I heard there are a ton of major courses this semester."

"I looked at the schedule. I already feel dead."

"Who said college was easy? Step forward. I promise not to beat you to death."

The moment Su Bai entered, he heard Chu Mingzhe lamenting in the back row.

"This vacation, I originally planned to read more books and elevate my spiritual realm."

Wang Haoran sat beside him without even looking up. "And then?"

"Then I realized the fastest way to elevate your spiritual realm is still playing video games."

"That's called giving up."

"What do you know? It's called balancing work and rest."

Su Bai walked over, pulled out a chair, and sat down.

When Chu Mingzhe saw him, he immediately sat up