Xia Li was woken up by the alarm clock.
Today was the day when she was going to school to arrange her graduation exhibition. In the past two days, Xia Li had hardly slept well for the graduation exhibition.
I spent most of the day searching for materials needed for the graduation exhibition, and continued working on the exhibition design all night long.
Until last night when she was lying in bed, Xia Li was so anxious that she couldn't sleep.
After getting up, Xia Li tidied up briefly, tied a bun on her head and went out.
Because she would sweat when she got busy later, she didn't even put on makeup.
Xia Li arrived very early. Her thesis and graduation project scores were both high. Logically speaking, she was fully qualified to occupy the best position in the front of the exhibition hall.
But when she arrived at the exhibition hall, she found that her instructor had placed her exhibition in a very inconspicuous corner at the end.
The placement is completely out of proportion to her design score.
After Xia Li repeatedly confirmed that the name posted on the corner was his own, he lowered his eyes and looked at the two dilapidated desktops in front of him, still feeling incredible.
She put down the materials in her hands, turned around and walked out of the exhibition room to find her instructor for discussion.
She never thought that as soon as she walked out of the door of the exhibition hall, she would see her mentor's figure under the shade of a tree not far away.
There was a blond girl standing next to the instructor.
Xia Li got closer and finally recognized the girl as Neil.
Because he was standing far away, Xia Li couldn't hear clearly what the two were talking about.
But at this time, she was still annoyed that the position assigned by her instructor did not match her score, so Xia Li quickly walked up to the two of them without thinking.
"tutor."
When the two heard Xia Li's voice, they stopped talking and turned to look at Xia Li, who was walking quickly towards them.
The instructor glanced at Neil standing in front of him and motioned for her to leave first.
Neil smiled slightly at him, and his peripheral vision stayed on Xia Li for a moment before turning around and leaving.
Xia Li's tone was a little harsh: "Teacher, why is my position assigned to the end?"
"Xia Li, your design is not suitable for exhibition in a key area."
“What do you mean it’s not suitable to be placed in a key area for exhibition?”
Xia Li was so angry that she put her hands on her hips. She took a breath and tried to calm down her mood:
"You clearly said at the beginning that the positions in the graduation exhibition should be allocated according to the scores."
"Obviously my score is the highest, why is my position at the bottom!"
For this graduation exhibition, Xia Li couldn't sleep well for more than a month. When the overall design template was sent to her instructor, she was anxious and anxious for several days.
Until the scores came out and I saw that my score ranked first.
Xia Li's hanging heart finally fell.
In the days that followed, she began to be busy looking for materials to complete the overall graduation design. She was fully confident that her design would be in the top three this time, but she did not expect...
Problems will arise at the last critical moment.
The instructor looked away from Xia Li, squinting slightly and looking into the distance:
"Xia Li, the rules are indeed like this, but everything must be done appropriately."
Xia Li laughed angrily at his excuse: "Then please tell me, where is my design inappropriate?"
"you......"
"Obviously Neil's design was ranked last at the time, so why was her position better than mine? When the school issued a statement, it was clearly stated that the position was based on scores! So since suitability comes first, the score is higher What is the meaning of existence?”
Facing Xia Li's aggressiveness, the instructor just sighed deeply after a long silence.
"Xia Li, your design is very good and outstanding. You have to know that good design does not choose location. As long as your design is good and attractive enough, it will attract attention no matter where it is."
Xia Li sneered, and there was a slight tremor in his voice when he interrupted his tutor:
"But all I want now is fairness and justice."
Of course she knew her design was good, otherwise how could she get the first place.
But what she wants now is not to be praised for her design, what she wants is just a round of fairness.
The location in the exhibition hall is very critical, and it can be said to be more important than the design score.
Xia Li really wanted to get the bonus from the design exhibition. Although the money was not much, it could at least slightly reduce the burden on his family.
"The position has been decided, and there is no way to change it. If you dislike this position, then don't participate in the graduation exhibition."
The instructor glanced at the time on his phone, his expression showing deep impatience:
"I still have a meeting to attend, and I don't have time to resolve these matters for you alone. That's all."
"But......."
As soon as Xia Li's words came out, the instructor turned around and left without looking back.
Not far behind Xia Li, a man in a suit and leather shoes walked past the exhibition hall surrounded by school leaders.
"Mr. Xie, this is where we arrange graduation exhibitions for students. The graduation exhibition will start in two days. I would like to ask Mr. Xie to come and visit us."
Xie Yin glanced at the building pointed by the school leader indifferently, and seemed not to be interested in the graduation exhibition:
"we'll talk about it then."
He turned his gaze away, and out of the corner of his eye he caught an unexpected glimpse of a figure standing under the shade of a tree not far away.
Xie Yin's eyes paused.
His indifferent eyes lingered on the back of the girl with a bun-shaped hair for a moment.
The man coughed slightly and nodded slightly in Xia Li's direction:
"Are those your students standing over there?"
Xia Li, who was standing there, was still immersed in the anger of being treated unfairly, and had no intention of turning around to check the sight from behind.
The school leaders followed the man's gaze and replied respectfully:
"They are students from our school. It seems they are also here to set up the exhibition."
Perhaps seeing that Xie Yin had been staring at the girl under the shade of the tree, the school leader asked Xie Yin in a low voice for his opinion:
"Mr. Xie, do you think we need to call her over?"
Xie Yin withdrew his gaze and walked forward:
"Need not."
When Xia Li returned to the exhibition hall, she happened to pass by Neil's place.
When Neil saw Xia Li come in, he stood up, hugged the materials in his arms, and asked with concern in Mandarin that was not standard:
"Did something happen?"
Xia Li was not in the mood to talk to Neil, so he just shook his head and said it was okay.
"Xia Li, if you need my help, you can always come to me."
Xia Li forced a smile on his face, but he still couldn't hide the decadence and loss in his tone:
"Thanks."
Neil watched strangely as Xia Li walked past him dejectedly. She leaned forward slightly and didn't look back silently until she saw Xia Li walking to the last position.
-
Once the position is set, it cannot be changed, even if it feels aggrieved, it can only be like this.
You can’t really give up such a good opportunity as a graduation exhibition.
It was approaching noon, and Xia Li's forehead was so hot that a thin layer of sweat broke out.
She raised her hand to wipe the sweat from her forehead and stood there with her hands on her hips and took a breath.
Although the exhibition hall arranged by the school is equipped with air conditioning, Xia Li cannot feel the cool breeze from the air conditioner at all.
In addition, the dazzling sunlight coming in from outside seemed to be burning her back, making her extremely hot.
Xia Li rested for a while and planned to move the two dilapidated tables out, but as soon as she was about to take steps, she felt dizzy.
Xia Li squatted down without thinking. She pinched her temples.
Today, in order to come to the exhibition hall in advance to set up the exhibition, she hurried in without even eating breakfast. She had been busy all morning and the weather was hot, so she must have suffered from hypoglycemia.
Xia Li squatted on the spot and calmed down for a while. Until her sight returned again, she slowly stood up on her knees.
She looked at the table in front of her, and after much thought she decided to eat first.
Xia Li simply packed up the materials he had brought over, but the phone in his pocket suddenly vibrated.
She stopped what she was doing, straightened up and took out her cell phone from her pocket, only to find that it was a voice call from Xie Yin.
Why did Xie Yin call her?
Although he was confused, Xia Li pressed the answer button:
"Mr. Xie?"
Xie Yin's cool and pleasant voice came from the other end of the phone: "Have you eaten?"
"Not yet, Mr. Xie called..."
Xia Li thought about what he said two days ago that he wanted to treat Xie Yin to dinner, but Xie Yin said at that time that he did not want such a way of thanking him.
Calling her at this point and asking her if she had eaten made it difficult not to suspect that Xie Yin did it on purpose.
"I haven't eaten either. I wonder if Miss Xia would be willing to have a bite with me?"
The man's deep and soft voice flowed slowly into Xia Li's ears through the cold mobile phone like the sound of a cello.
"Mr. Xie, I am still setting up an exhibition in the school. I'm afraid..."
Xia Li pursed her lips, and before she could finish her words, a man's short but deep laughter came from the other end of the phone.
"In Beijing University?"
As soon as these words came out, Xia Li's eyes widened in shock, and his tone was a little more surprised and doubtful:
"How does Mr. Xie know?"
The school leader next to him motioned to Xie Yin to eat with him, but the man refused with his eyes.
He held the phone and a faint smile flashed across his eyes:
"It seems that the fate between us is really a coincidence."
At this time, Xia Li was still confused by what the man said. Before she could ask, she heard the man say:
"It just so happens that I am also at Beijing University."
The sound coming from the receiver was soft and thick, as if he was actually standing next to me and pouring it into his ears.
Xia Li's breathing stopped for a second.
At that second, her heart beat uncontrollably.
After a while, Xia Li finally found his voice: "Mr. Xie is at Beijing University?"
The man on the other end of the phone responded, walked up to the stairs of the teaching building and slowly walked down.
He held his cell phone and walked slowly down the stairs towards the temporarily built exhibition hall he had just come from.
"Where is Mr. Xie? I'll go find you..."
Xie Yin sped up a bit, but his voice still sounded calm:
"Outside the showroom."
Xia Li's hand holding the phone tightened a little, and she could clearly feel her heart beating faster and faster at this moment.
She subconsciously held her breath and moved towards the door of the exhibition hall with her legs.
When Xia Li walked out of the door of the exhibition hall, she immediately saw the man walking towards here not far away.
The dazzling summer sunshine shone on the man walking slowly not far away, as if giving him a light halo.
The watch strap on the wrist of the man holding the mobile phone to his ear also gave off tiny and dazzling light in the sunlight.
Xia Li could clearly feel Xie Yin's deep eyes falling on her at this moment.
She looked at the man slowly walking towards her, and her brain seemed to have shut down and went blank.
The next second, a low-pitched voice came from the phone close to the ear, and every word hit Xia Li's heart like raindrops.
"D."
