"What?"
"Are you guys not fooling me and Sister Duan with this?"
After listening to Liu Qingxi's words, Mao Jinyan couldn't control his emotions and blurted out.
Fortunately, their location was still quite far from the crowd, so others at the scene couldn't hear.
"Old Mao, I wouldn't dare to joke with you about this!"
"Besides, Sister Duan is right here, how could I dare to be reckless..." Liu Qingxi glanced at Duan Siyin beside him.
Mao Jinyan lowered his head, thought for a moment, and then mumbled, "That's true..."
It was an event venue, and Liu was unlikely to exaggerate.
And everyone else was here too...
It seemed that the matter was indeed as Liu Qingxi said.
It was just that these students, why hadn't he and Sister Duan heard him mention them from the person in charge?
Given his relationship with the person at the student training base, it shouldn't be like this.
Mao Jinyan was a little puzzled.
"Actually, if you look over there, you can also see something," Liu Qingxi gestured with his eyes, signaling them to look to the side.
"Hm?"
The two who had just come out and were engrossed in conversation hadn't really noticed...
So they looked in the direction Liu Qingxi indicated.
"This is quite unusual!" Duan Siyin exclaimed curiously.
"Mmm..." Mao Jinyan responded dazedly.
Seeing the current state of the two, Liu Qingxi's lips curved slightly.
Then he restrained himself and spoke, looking forward, "Regarding the students accompanying us this time, putting aside their specific skill levels for now, their disposition is quite good."
"Indeed," someone nearby nodded in agreement.
...
After a long while, Duan Siyin spoke.
"That's enough, call everyone to gather."
She had already received the news; it was time to proceed to the next step.
Prepare to attend the sharing session!
"Okay."
The few people responded and walked out separately, then brought back the two students they were responsible for.
As for the guests at the venue, they were naturally led to the next location by dedicated personnel.
"Sister Liu, we're here."
When they were called just now, they were at a crucial point in a conversation, so they had to delay a bit.
"Yes, if there's nothing else, we should prepare to go to the next place."
"Okay, Sister Liu."
After speaking, Qiu Xi and the other followed behind Liu Qingxi and walked out.
"The next stop is the sharing session, do you know about it?"
Liu Qingxi started asking the two on the way.
"Mmm," the two nodded.
They took their work very seriously!
However, the exchange that would follow wouldn't require their participation; they just needed to sit there to fill the seats.
Because the main focus of the sharing session would be these guests, not their so-called hosts.
"Glad to know."
"But you don't need to be nervous. We won't need to do anything during the sharing session, just watch attentively."
"Of course, if you're interested in any of the content they discuss, you can also temporarily play the role of an atmosphere booster, asking them questions and interacting."
"...Okay."
If they were needed...
However, based on their understanding before coming, such events would always have professional personnel arranged behind the scenes, ensuring that things wouldn't fall flat.
So, as Sister Liu said, if they weren't interested, it would be perfectly fine to quietly be an audience member.
"Alright, you roughly know what's going on."
"Let's go, quickly, time is almost up."
"Okay."
Then the three quickened their pace.
...
"Little Liu, over here."
As soon as Liu Qingxi entered, she saw Mao Jinyan waving to her from ahead.
"..."
Although it's rude to refuse a smiling face, when this smile is on someone who is outwardly refined but inwardly cunning, it carries a sense of ulterior motive.
Not to mention that the influential figure Duan Siyin was sitting beside him.
"Old Mao, Sister Duan..."
Seeing their scrutinizing gazes, Liu Qingxi's peripheral vision shifted to the two people beside her.
It was clear that Old Mao and Sister Duan's attention was on Qiu Xi and Wang Yanyan behind her.
"Alright, time is almost up, bring them over to sit down," Duan Siyin said with a smile.
Liu Qingxi glanced at them and nodded helplessly.
"Let's go, we'll sit down."
There was no other way; she couldn't slight these two.
"Mmm."
Qiu Xi and Wang Yanyan also glanced discreetly, then obediently followed behind and walked over.
Whether intentionally or not, Qiu Xi and the other sat down on either side of someone.
Liu Qingxi sat in the middle, glancing at one person and then the other, before her gaze finally settled on the main stage in front.
She couldn't interfere with this matter alone; she'd let them talk amongst themselves.
After all, she was just an observer at the moment.
Not long after everyone was seated, the sharing session was finally about to begin.
In the beginning, everyone listened quietly, without speaking much.
However, this quietness didn't last long. After the person at the front finished speaking, the venue began to fill with discussions and chatter, becoming somewhat noisy.
Qiu Xi and Wang Yanyan, sitting beside the influential figures, didn't join the discussion.
They both held pens and paper, jotting down some points that caught their interest in a messy manner.
"You're interested in these?"
A voice suddenly sounded beside her ear, and Qiu Xi was a little uncertain.
She looked up slightly and glanced at the person on her right.
Was it her who had just spoken?
Seeing Qiu Xi's confused gaze, Duan Siyin smiled lightly, "It was me."
"Are you interested in this?"
As she spoke, Duan Siyin reached out and pointed at some content Qiu Xi had written down.
"This?" Qiu Xi shook her head. "I wouldn't say I'm interested, it's just that I had nothing else to do, and then I encountered this point that looked a bit interesting."
"That is indeed interesting," Duan Siyin murmured.
"Young friend, would you be willing to elaborate?"
Qiu Xi, "..."
She couldn't quite accept being called "young friend" all of a sudden...
"Qiu Xi, that's my name."
"As for this question, it's not a problem to talk about it, but I only have a few thoughts, and I hope you won't laugh."
"How could I? It's just expressing one's opinions; it's all minor matters."
"Alright, then I, as a junior, will boldly state my views." Qiu Xi nodded lightly.
"Very well, speak freely."
"Mmm."
"The reason I find this point interesting is also because it's a bit challenging..."
Qiu Xi looked at the notebook she was using as scratch paper, picking up a point here and a detail there, and briefly shared her thoughts with Duan Siyin.
"These are some immature and crude opinions. I hope you won't mind, senior."
Duan Siyin shook her head. "No, it's very interesting."
"And stop calling me 'senior.' My name is Duan Siyin; you can call me Aunt Duan."
"Aunt Duan."
Qiu Xi obediently greeted her again.
Liu Qingxi, standing to the side, "..."
Really!
If she hadn't been able to see with her eyes, she would have suspected that it was raining red skies!
Sister Duan, Duan Siyin, how could she be so amiable?
In the past, when she met juniors, she always had a stern face and never smiled.
This time, it was truly unusual!
Especially this form of address, it was rare!
At least she had never seen it before...
In the past, she always used respectful titles and only discussed work.
But now, it was strange, so strange!
Liu Qingxi secretly watched the two, sighing inwardly.
...