CHAPTER 688: CHAPTER 688: EXCLUSIVE NEWS

Only Liu Beibei remains...

What choice will she make?

Withdraw?

Continue?

The entire Combat Department falls silent, everyone can’t help but turn their heads, staring at the frail Liu Beibei.

Mu Jianling remains silent too.

The naturally shy girl, now being watched by hundreds of eyes, has an unnaturally pale face. She keeps her head low without speaking up.

second.

seconds.

seconds.

...

Seeing that she isn’t showing signs of dropping out immediately, Mu Jianling clears his throat, ready to declare the end of the class—

Suddenly, Liu Beibei raises her head: "Teacher... I..."

Mu Jianling lowers his gaze, his cold expression softens slightly as he speaks softly, "Hmm?"

Liu Beibei looks at Teacher Mu Jianling, bites her lower lip, and suddenly says: "Teacher... can you give me some more time?"

Mu Jianling: "Hmm?"

A flush of red appears on Liu Beibei’s pale face, her body trembling slightly with nervousness, but she summons her courage and says, "Teacher, I want to try harder for a while longer."

Mu Jianling looks at her with slight surprise.

The other students are also very surprised.

Liu Beibei’s skinny body continues to tremble, trembling and then suddenly becoming straighter. She straightens her back, her somewhat timid eyes now directly meeting Teacher Mu Jianling’s, saying, "I want to try, please give me another chance."

Her voice is still soft and weak, sounding somewhat feeble...

But!!!

Each word is clear and distinct.

Mu Jianling doesn’t answer immediately but instead poses a question: "Do you know how much time you will waste if you still fail with your current choice?" This semester, the final exams are only in 2 days.

After the exams, a holiday of 1 month...

When school reopens, the school won’t immediately force students to change departments, but if Liu Beibei scores zero in this semester’s final exams, and if she still scores zero in her synergy with Mecha in her second semester of the first year, the school will suggest she change her department.

If Liu Beibei is stubborn and persists for another semester, then, adding up, she would have wasted an entire year.

...

Of course, Liu Beibei understands all this.

Under Teacher Mu Jianling’s cold gaze, Liu Beibei bites her lip corner lightly, lowers her head slightly, and says in a low voice, "I know."

Muttering softly...

She suddenly raises her head again, looking at Teacher Mu Jianling, and says, "I know, but please give me one more chance."

Mu Jianling says: "Your choice, I’ve noted it."

Liu Beibei is a bit nervous...

Mu Jianling takes a look at her, under the attention of countless pairs of eyes from Liu Beibei and the students, she nods slightly and says, "Alright."

Liu Beibei bows deeply to Mu Jianling, saying: "Thank you, teacher."

Mu Jianling’s gaze moves around Liu Beibei, then looking at the others in the training room, he loudly says, "Your destiny is in your own hands. Everyone here is an adult. Parents and teachers can’t always make decisions for you. Whatever you choose to do, when you make a decision, you must be prepared to handle any consequences it brings, whether good or bad..."

After speaking.

Mu Jianling waves his hand, saying: "Class dismissed."

The students leave the training room in an orderly manner.

One.

Two.

Three.

...

Before long, all the students had left the training room quickly, with Chu Jiaojiao, Shen Changqing, Sheng Qingyan, and a few others stepping out of the door. Ji You was the last one, trailing behind them.

After stepping out of the door, Ji You said to her buddies, "No need for you guys to treat me to a meal today, I’m going to the hotpot restaurant to see Mengmeng."

Upon hearing this, Chu Jiaojiao’s eyes lit up—

Ji You immediately stopped her from speaking, saying, "No accompanying!"

Chu Jiaojiao: "..."

With a sullen face, Chu Jiaojiao said, "Ji You, even though your behavior is pretty lousy, you are still the most attractive person in the universe."

She profoundly illustrated what it means to have no limits when it comes to appearances...

After parting with her buddies, Ji You didn’t delay and planned to find a self-service Floating Car to rush to the hotpot restaurant.

The final exams were in two days, and since she was confirmed to be going out of town, she definitely wouldn’t be on Lanyue Star by then, and she didn’t know how many days the assessments would take. Therefore, Ji You was a bit worried that Mengmeng might be upset with her, so she had to talk to Mengmeng beforehand.

Otherwise, when alpacas get angry, they ignore people.

Cough cough...

Having walked a few steps, Ji You spotted an unoccupied Floating Car at a garden corner, surrounded by quiet and dense shrubs, very secluded...

Ji You walked towards it, then suddenly—

She faintly heard a sobbing sound.

Hmm?

A girl’s voice.

Ji You normally didn’t like to meddle in others’ affairs and was about to board the Floating Car and leave, but she faintly felt that the voice sounded somewhat familiar.

Is it...

Liu Beibei?

Ji You put down the foot she had lifted.

She took a few gentle steps towards the source of the crying sound, and then saw, next to the shrubbery, Liu Beibei’s figure shrinking beside a cluster of blooming white Gardenias.

Her hands cupping her face, her shoulders slightly trembling, the low sobbing, suppressed, heavy...

This was—

Accidentally prying into someone else’s privacy.

Ji You immediately turned around, preparing to leave.

But!!!

Liu Beibei shivered, already aware of the newcomer, like a frightened little rabbit about to run away, yet knowing it would be very impolite to do so. Enduring the shame, Liu Beibei forcefully wiped away her tears and whispered very softly, "Ji... Ji You..."

Ji You pursed her lips: "Sorry..."

Liu Beibei still hung her head, whispering, "It’s... it’s okay."

Ji You stood still.

Looking at her, Ji You felt like she was looking at herself.

Preferring to secretly find a corner to cry in, but never lightly giving up...

This girl...

Actually, might be even more stubborn than herself; at least, she (Ji You) could see a bit of hope to keep going, but she (Liu Beibei)... Ji You just didn’t know what motivated her determination to become a Mechanical Warrior...

Liu Beibei’s shoulders still gently trembled, she really wanted to suggest leaving, but felt embarrassed about being found crying secretly.

Suddenly—

Ji You asked, "Liu Beibei, I have a piece of quite good insider news for you."

Liu Beibei: "Ah?"

Ji You’s eyes slightly narrowed, her lips curling up in a smile: "It’s about a Soul Artifact Master, his shop is going to release a new batch of soul artifacts soon, and there will also be an unprecedented lottery event. The winner can get a low-level soul artifact for free. Although the chances may be low, I think we could still participate, maybe, just maybe, we’ll win?"

Liu Beibei lifted her head, revealing her swollen red eyes: "A... a lottery?"

Ji You smiled and nodded: "Yeah. It’s exclusive, top secret information."

Ji You’s smile, warm and sweet, easily endears others...

Liu Beibei also suddenly let go of all the unease and shame in her heart.