Chen Leyao took over all of Star Sea Venture Capital's affairs and began using the contacts Hong Bo had left behind to negotiate share sales with various manufacturers and investors.
Xia Xu, meanwhile, finally had one less thing to worry about and settled down to enjoy school life.
Of course, he was probably the only one who could call it enjoyable.
As the Gaokao drew closer by the day, the atmosphere throughout the senior year grew particularly somber. Students and teachers alike looked as solemn as if a great battle were imminent, and tests and revision sessions became increasingly frequent.
More and more familiar faces gradually disappeared from each class, too.
They were students who felt they had no hope in the Gaokao and, after some prodding from others, simply went off to junior colleges for independent recruitment.
Their departure cast a shadow over everyone's hearts, and the pressure grew even greater.
"Little White Flower, why are you looking so down too? Cheer up. You're one of our class's top students. Getting into university should be a breeze."
Xia Xu was using the lunch break to try to cheer Tang Youxin up.
Apart from him, with his brimming confidence, everyone else found it hard to be completely certain of their Gaokao results, however good their grades were. Even Little White Flower had inevitably been affected.
Tang Youxin could more or less be considered the bookish type of top student. Aside from being slightly weaker in Chinese, she was actually very good at math, physics, chemistry, and English. At the very least, clearing the second-tier university cutoff would definitely be no problem at all.
But as the Gaokao approached day by day, the smile gradually vanished from her face. She was tense all day, seizing every moment to revise.
Even at