Love of Learning, Love of Romance

After ending her call with An Nuan, Bai Hui ate her porridge much faster, picking out the preserved egg from the porridge and eating it. Then she tasted Liu Chang'an's pickled radish and pickled chili peppers.

The pickled radish was delicious, but the pickled chili peppers were not; they were a bit sour, very sour.

She didn't eat fried peanuts because she was afraid the red skin on the peanuts would stick to her teeth, which would be too embarrassing.

If Liu Chang'an saw this situation, given his personality, he definitely wouldn't say anything or tell her. He would probably send her a text message after they parted. "Tonight, the peanut shell on your teeth kept attracting my attention, like a red-headed fly resting on a pure white lotus."

I'm so angry! That Liu Chang'an guy!

"Is something wrong?" Liu Chang'an asked, watching Bai Hui peel edamame and stuff it into her mouth like a hamster, his words perfectly perceptive. "Why don't you go first?"

He wanted to study more, but he didn't want to inconvenience others.

"I'm fine!" Bai Hui was of course fine. Going back would simply mean editing the beautiful An Nuan's photos so that An Nuan could send them to Liu Chang'an to admire. Then this man would pick a beautiful photo of An Nuan and post it with a status update like "My wife" or something similar.

It was truly something to look forward to. Bai Hui continued stuffing edamame into her mouth without any expression.

"Then let's continue." Liu Chang'an wasn't very attentive in class, but that was only because he had already learned it and was now reviewing it. He could listen to the lecture, play with the Immortal Sheep, read other books, or chat with his classmates without any problem... But now he was learning a new skill.

He is studious and diligent when it comes to learning new knowledge and technologies.

Will there be any major-related courses in the first semester of freshman year? Once those courses are offered and he learns newer professional knowledge, his attitude in class will naturally be different from now.

Bai Hui was quite pleased to find that he wasn't bothered by An Nuan's phone call and was still sitting there learning photo editing from her without being distracted.

So Bai Hui shifted her body slightly and said with a hint of demureness, "Then I'll have a bowl of plum blossom porridge too. My preserved egg and lean meat porridge doesn't have any preserved eggs left, and plain porridge isn't very tasty."

"OK."

"You're treating."

"No problem."

Bai Hui looked at Liu Chang'an with some surprise, "Why are you being so easy to talk to?"

In Bai Hui's memory, when she talked to Liu Chang'an, he would retort after about every three sentences. If it was a topic that Liu Chang'an thought was stupid, it was normal for him to retort with ten sentences for every one sentence she said.

"Because you taught me some useful things today, and you don't seem so stupid anymore," Liu Chang'an said truthfully.

Despite being scolded again, Bai Hui happily stomped her foot, tilted her head, and said reproachfully, "I'm not stupid."

"Waiter, one more serving of plum blossom porridge, please." Liu Chang'an didn't object and called the waiter over to order.

Seeing his surprisingly enthusiastic... or rather, attentive manner, Bai Hui felt a little lightheaded.

I noticed before that Liu Chang'an particularly admired people with good grades or talent. However, he himself was never considered to have good grades or talent. Back then, he always had a kind of reserved arrogance, always feeling that he was just who he was and would not change himself just because others liked him.

If someone likes you, then please like yourself as you are. If not, do you think you can change for them? Who do you think you are?

What girls long for most is someone who loves them for who they truly are, right?

If she were to change herself to please him, wouldn't that mean he doesn't actually like her, and that she's just pretending to be the person he likes?

But now I feel... if I become better, I'll gain... nothing.

After finishing his porridge, Liu Chang'an had learned quite a bit, but neither Photoshop nor Lightroom could be mastered in just an hour or two. Liu Chang'an planned to buy a computer and study at home.

It was already late, and although the campus area was relatively safe, Liu Chang'an still took Bai Hui to the vicinity of her college, since it was his studies that had delayed her.

Bai Hui's college was just across the street from the School of Biology. Bai Hui skipped and hopped towards her dormitory, glancing back at Liu Chang'an. He was still standing there, and when he saw her turn around, he waved.

Bai Hui couldn't help but clasp her hands together. What kind of divine treatment was this? Bai Hui felt like she was dreaming. He actually behaved so gentlemanly in front of her!

Bai Hui always felt that this was a privilege only An Nuan could enjoy... Although she also knew that Liu Chang'an's gentlemanly manners were not due to any ambiguous relationship with her, but rather a display of etiquette in interpersonal interactions.

If Liu Chang'an didn't consider you someone important, he wouldn't even glance at you out of the corner of his eye!

Bai Hui walked into the dormitory and looked back one last time, but Liu Chang'an was no longer visible. She couldn't help but wonder what Liu Chang'an's attitude would have been towards her if she had worked harder in high school, even if her grades hadn't surpassed An Nuan's, or even if they had only been at the same level.

I wish I could really travel through time and tell Bai Xiao Hui from back then, "You must study hard, maybe you'll find love!"

Bai Hui went back with a flushed face. She was just prone to overthinking; she didn't actually have any ambitions. She must have eaten a bit too much today, which made her think a little too much. These weren't her real thoughts at all. She absolutely couldn't be a green tea bitch!

Back in her dorm room, Bai Hui frantically rummaged through the desk.

"What are you looking for?" Yan Xiang asked.

"Where's the flyer for that photo editing training course?" Bai Hui searched high and low but couldn't find it.

"Here." Li Hongman pulled the flyer out from under her takeout box. There are always some resourceful people who manage to sneak into the dorm rooms to hand out flyers, or they are simply stuffed in by the upperclassmen.

"You're already at this level, why are you even taking classes?" Zhao Yu asked doubtfully. Bai Hui had taken photos for them before, and of course, she would use their photos to practice her photo editing skills. Everyone knew Bai Hui's skill level.

"I have to make sure I always maintain the level of a teacher." Bai Hui bit her lip, her eyes wide as she looked at the QR code on the flyer and added the training center's contact information. She was self-taught herself, and if a genius like Liu Chang'an seriously studied on his own, he would definitely catch up with her level in no time, and he wouldn't need to learn from her anymore.

After scanning the QR code, Bai Hui saw the prices: 5 months for a Commercial Photo Retoucher Specialist Course for 16,800 yuan, 3 months for a Comprehensive Course for 10,800 yuan, 1 month for a Portrait Retoucher Course for 4,980 yuan, and 4 days and 3 nights for an Intensive Course for 5,980 yuan. Sure enough, these were prices aimed at students... Bai Hui still felt a little pained. She decided to take the Intensive Course first, and then the Specialist Course. As long as she studied every day, she would definitely learn more than Liu Chang'an every day.

Perhaps one day he will surpass me... Let that day come later.

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An Nuan (正正一)

Bai Hui (Zhengzheng)