At Sea City University, Cheng Yu had initially assumed things would be just like universities in his previous life: sit wherever you wanted, skip classes without much consequence, and generally take it easy.
But Cheng Yu had been wrong. Universities in this world were incredibly strict, every bit as demanding as his high school before he transmigrated. Case in point: after skipping an entire day of classes yesterday, he was now getting a lecture from his academic adviser.
"Cheng Yu, I hate to say this, but your grades weren't that good to begin with, and now you're skipping classes? Do you realize that could affect your graduation? Getting into university these days is hard enough. Even if you don't treasure the opportunity, how can you take it so lightly?"
Cheng Yu said nothing, but inwardly he thought, What? If I study hard and graduate, will that big shot's Authority Fragment see my excellent grades and jump into my hands on its own?
Of course, he could think whatever he liked, but he couldn't say that out loud. Once again, Cheng Yu put his award-winning acting skills to work. He lifted his head with a faintly melancholy look, slowly exhaled, then lowered his head and said,
"I was... in a bad mood yesterday... I had a little to drink... too much, actually."
Cheng Yu's adviser was a young woman who had graduated only recently, probably around twenty-six or twenty-seven. She also knew about Cheng Yu's unusual circumstances-yes, the part where he lived off a woman.
Finding it a little difficult to broach the subject, she asked tentatively,
"Was it something at home?"
Cheng Yu kept his head lowered and answered weakly,
"...Yes."
Her expression grew complicated. She didn't understand why that rich, beautiful woman had married such an utterly ordinary man