Renaming

The two people in the photo both wore restrained smiles. Molly looked at herself in the picture, then slowly set the frame down.

I think I failed, Ava.

You already said things in the Habitable Zone would be difficult...

But what happened here still exceeded my expectations.

Industrial University officially announced the exact scope of exam week.

Over those three full weeks, students from every grade would begin an intense round of studying and exams. Yet right at that time, the Archipelago Poetry Society sent out its stargazing invitation—after collecting every member's exam schedule, Lin Jiao had somehow picked a day when everyone was free. They would leave for the mountains the night before and return to school on the morning of the third day, just in time for the first exam that morning.

The club erupted in wails, with everyone strongly demanding a change of date. Lin Jiao ignored them all. Before long, everyone realized she had deliberately picked this time—she wanted to weed out members who put exams ahead of club activities. Or perhaps she wanted to weed out those who were poor at managing their time and could only cram at the last minute during exam week.

This extremely unfriendly decision offended several members, and another group decided to quit the club.

While going over the final preparations with several longtime members, Cheng Xiaoshu was in charge of copying the attendance list. Lin Jiao glanced over at her. "Did you tell Ksenia?"

"I did. She said she didn't have time."

"Huh?" Lin Jiao looked a little surprised. "How did you put it?"

"Normally. Then she asked who else was going, so I named a few friends we all know—"

"Did you tell her Jane would be going too?"

"I did," Cheng Xiaoshu said. "They're close. Jane