Qiu Xi no longer looked at Nian Lanqi but walked towards Jamie, who was not far away.
"Mr. Jamie, it's only been a short while, and you've become even more dazzling." Qiu Xi's lips held a smile.
"Cough, cough..."
"Miss Qiu Xi, you certainly have a discerning eye." Jamie, not truly seeing the hidden smile on Qiu Xi's face, smugly held his head high and accepted her compliment.
"..." Smith glanced over from a distance.
That idiot!
Did he really think Qiu Xi was praising him?
He had quite the knack for causing trouble, so of course, he would be dazzling.
It was utterly embarrassing!
But it was good this way; the more embarrassing this idiot made himself, the happier Smith would be.
"Cough, cough, Mr. Jamie is indeed... excellent." Qiu Xi's mind spun for a long time before she managed to squeeze out those two words.
"Well, Miss Qiu Xi really knows how to speak, unlike Miss Nian behind you, who doesn't."
Qiu Xi, "..."
He was speaking the truth.
"Mr. Jamie, you misunderstand. My colleague is just a bit quick with her words; she doesn't have any other intentions," Qiu Xi explained calmly.
Even if she did, she had to deny it now!
"Qiu..."
Seeing that Jamie was about to continue lecturing, Qiu Xi immediately spoke again.
"Mr. Jamie, my colleague doesn't know how to speak, but if you're willing, I can chat with you instead."
Jamie, "..."
He didn't want to chat with this Qiu Xi.
He couldn't win an argument against her.
"Miss Qiu Xi, let's forget about it. I still have unfinished business. As long as that Miss Nian is willing to apologize, I won't pursue it further," Jamie raised an eyebrow.
"..." Qiu Xi stared at Jamie for a while.
He was thinking quite ambitiously.
"Mr. Jamie, that's naturally not a problem."
As soon as Qiu Xi said this, Jamie's lips curled up, and as his smile was about to become more apparent, Qiu Xi added, "However, Mr. Jamie, based on what I've understood from the scene just now, both you and my colleague are at fault. In fact, it seems you... offended first."
"So, this apology needs to be given."
"Perhaps you could go first? We'll go back and forth, and then this matter will be considered resolved. What do you think, Mr. Jamie?"
After hearing this, Jamie's smile vanished.
What did he think?
He didn't think much of it!
He had spotted Nian Lanqi and deliberately staged this scene precisely to embarrass them!
Now that they were turning the tables on him, how could he possibly think well of it?
The scene suddenly fell silent, with everyone waiting for Jamie to speak.
It was at this moment that Nian Lanqi, who had been behind them, walked up.
Initially, she thought the matter was difficult to resolve. She hadn't expected Qiu Xi to actually handle it so well in just the two minutes since she arrived.
"Mr. Jamie, why don't we do as Qiu Xi suggests?"
"I, just now..."
"Forget it!" Nian Lanqi was interrupted by Jamie before she could finish.
"Since things have come to this, I won't pursue it. Let's leave it at that. I have other matters to attend to, so I'll be leaving now."
With that, Jamie immediately turned around, lifted his feet, and quickly departed.
"Phew~"
"That was close, the matter is resolved."
Gu Rou and the others who had just arrived saw Jamie's retreating back.
However, they had learned the specifics of what happened from those nearby.
Fortunately, Qiu Xi was alright.
"Xiao Xi, we should go. Sister Liu is already looking for us," Wang Yanyan walked up and said to Qiu Xi.
"Okay."
Qiu Xi cast a final glance at Nian Lanqi and followed Wang Yanyan away.
This Nian Lanqi, she had only just discovered today that this girl harbored hostility towards her.
Before, she hadn't interacted with her and knew nothing.
However, when she went over just now to offer help, she sensed it.
Indeed, one should not harm others, but one must guard against them.
But it was also good that after today's event, they wouldn't have any further entanglements.
After Qiu Xi left, Nian Lanqi also looked at Qiu Xi's retreating back for a long time.
Qiu Xi, this kind of person, was too positive.
They were not suited to be friends...
After a long while, Nian Lanqi, with a cold expression, also turned and left.
...
"Sister Duan, why didn't you let us go up just now?" After Liu Qingxi left, Mao Jinyan looked at Duan Siyin.
"Alright, stop probing. I don't have any ulterior motives."
If she truly had any motives, it was merely a momentary whim to play a game.
As for what Mao Jinyan was thinking now, she had no such intentions.
She wasn't old yet, but after working for a long time, she no longer possessed that selfless spirit of helping others.
She didn't know about others, but at her age, besides herself, she had no energy to spare for anyone else.
The thoughts of recruiting talented individuals that Mao Jinyan and Liu Qingxi were considering might have been hers a few years ago, but now, perhaps, but not at this moment.
As for why she didn't go up, it was simply a momentary impulse to see how the younger ones would resolve it.
The incident with Jamie just now wasn't difficult; it was all about testing the children's psychological resilience. If you were steady and calm enough, you could identify the problem and retreat safely.
Fortunately, Qiu Xi was reasonably smart, and she handled this situation quite well.
As for Nian Lanqi, she had ability, but her temperament was not yet steady enough. She didn't think there was anything wrong with her "desire to win," but she wasn't capable of resolving problems with certainty, which was still not good enough...
After speaking, Duan Siyin walked out.
Mao Jinyan, "..."
They were all seasoned individuals; who didn't know whom?
He hadn't missed the slight smile at the corner of her lips just now.
However, Liu Qingxi's guess was still correct: Sister Duan didn't have that intention right now.
As for the future, it would depend on each person's own capabilities.
...
Not long after Nian Lanqi's matter was resolved, the exchange meeting also concluded.
This meant that this activity had come to an end.
There was no grand ceremony. Shortly after the exchange meeting ended, a voice came from the loudspeaker, and then the person in charge said a few words, marking the successful conclusion of the event.
Qiu Xi knew that the real post-event reports were discussed internally through meetings.
However, this meant it had nothing to do with them.
Their task was now completely finished.
A group of people followed Jin Qiong and the others back to their hotel rooms.
Dinner tonight was also being provided by the organizers, so their departure time was tomorrow morning. Returning now was just to pack lightly, then go for dinner, and then return to rest.
"Xiao Xi, you did great just now!"
As soon as they returned to the room, Gu Rou exclaimed excitedly, reaching out to pat Qiu Xi's shoulder.
Earlier, outside, there were too many people, and the occasion wasn't suitable, otherwise, she would have shouted it out long ago.
Qiu Xi, "..."
"Rou Rou, you really startled me with that sudden pat!" Qiu Xi rubbed her shoulder, "You almost shook me apart; my soul was halfway gone."
Gu Rou, who usually put on airs with strangers, was actually a bit of a goofball in private...
"Hehehehe~" Gu Rou gave an awkward laugh.
"I was just a bit excited, but it's all thanks to you, Xiao Xi, you're too amazing!"
"Alright, I'll accept your praise. You should hurry and pack; the car leaves early tomorrow morning."
To avoid oversleeping, they had to pack in advance.
Packing in advance would allow them to have time to consider if they had forgotten anything.
"Okay~" Gu Rou's face still held a smile that wouldn't fade.
"Lalala lalalala~"
"..." Qiu Xi looked at her helplessly as she packed, humming along.
"Forget it, a little music is quite nice."
Although, this music was a bit noisy.
When the two of them had finished packing, the teachers in the group began calling everyone down for dinner.
Qiu Xi and Gu Rou were called down by Zhao Muchu and the others.
At the dinner table, Jin Qiong and the other teachers briefed the students on the final matters.
"Tomorrow, the car will take you back to the base, and you can leave directly from there."
"This activity has now officially concluded."
"As for the relevant certificates, we will report them to the relevant authorities, and they will be mailed directly to your school. Your school should then contact you."
"It's currently the end of March, and the certificates should be sent to your school before April. Please pay attention to them."
"As for any other matters, there shouldn't be any..."
"Oh! Right, there's one more thing."
Jin Qiong remembered an activity for sharing post-event reflections.
"The base will update its latest announcements and articles later. If any of you are willing to share your learning experiences at the base or your thoughts after participating in the activities, you can write them down and email them to me. If they are selected, I will contact you later."
"Alright, that's all for now," Jin Qiong nodded after thinking carefully.
"Do you all understand?"
"Yes, we understand."
"Good, then if there's nothing else, you can all disperse."
Seeing that everyone had no further questions, Jin Qiong and the others left first.
After the teachers left, everyone else also began to disperse gradually.
After tonight, they would all be heading home.
...