"Yan Yan, I'm finally done!"
Qiu Xi added the last stroke, saved the image, and then joyfully hugged Shen Yan beside her.
After such a long time, she had finally completed it.
"Xiao Xi!"
"You really are! Amazing!"
Shen Yan hugged Qiu Xi, pulled her up, and spun her around.
"No, I have to tell Xiao Xue Hua this news quickly. She'll definitely be happy too."
They had agreed for her to come over during the National Day holiday, but she was held back by the teacher's project and then had even less time.
It was only because Xiao Xue Hua squeezed out time that they were able to finish the script.
Now that Xiao Xi was also finished, she wanted to be the first to tell her the good news.
"Go ahead, I'll also send a message to Nan Hua and find him later."
"Okay~"
As soon as Shen Yan left, Qiu Xi took out her phone and sent the message.
After seeing the reply, Qiu Xi began to tidy herself up.
Besides classes, she hadn't gone out for anything else during this period.
So by this time of day, she hadn't even changed out of her pajamas, and her lunch had been brought by her friends.
...
After tidying herself up, Qiu Xi put on a larger bag, stuffing in the tablet and a notebook she needed to bring.
She changed her shoes and spoke to Shen Yan, who was engrossed in sending messages with her head bowed.
"Yan Yan, I'm heading out first~"
"Okay, bye~"
Then the door opened and closed, leaving Shen Yan alone in the dorm.
Since Nan Hua was also at school, Qiu Xi saw the person leaning against a tree by the dorm entrance as soon as she got downstairs.
Her pace quickened, "Ah Hua~"
"Xi Xi."
Nan Hua skillfully took Qiu Xi's bag with one hand and naturally held her small hand with the other.
"Let's go, we'll find a place to chat first."
Qiu Xi smiled sweetly, "Okay~"
More than ten minutes later, the school's student reading room.
Unable to resist Qiu Xi's urging, Nan Hua was already sitting there, looking at the recently finished draft manuscript on the tablet.
He had already received the script and discussed it with Zhao Hua Sheng and the others. Even the manuscript Qiu Xi was holding now was the latest version after their joint consultation, so Nan Hua could understand it by just looking at the draft.
His slender fingers tapped the screen from time to time, and the faster he went, the faster his hand speed became.
As each drawing passed under his gaze, his deep eyes seemed calm, but the surprise in his heart surged like a tidal wave.
Don't think that everything is fine just because the script is finished. He understood how difficult the drawings were. Otherwise, the few of them wouldn't have been so clueless at the beginning.
And now, less than a month after the manuscript was completed, Xi Xi had already finished.
Moreover, the effect achieved by these drawings was something they had never even imagined before.
After all, it was everyone's first time. When they received the manuscript, they could still make changes, but now, looking at these drawings, he was truly speechless.
His girl was truly too outstanding.
After a long while, Nan Hua put down the tablet.
"Xi Xi, I really don't know what to say to you."
Hearing Nan Hua's helpless yet clearly happy tone, Qiu Xi reached out and took the notebook, joking, "What? Aren't you happy?"
"How could I not be? I'm very happy~"
He raised his hand and gently tickled Qiu Xi's perky nose with his finger.
"That's more like it~"
"Then I'll organize it and send it to your email shortly."
"Okay, thank you for your hard work, Xi Xi."
"After the others verify it, we'll send you the remuneration."
Even close brothers settle their accounts clearly. After completion, the remuneration must not be delayed.
"Okay~"
Qiu Xi certainly wouldn't refuse falsely. She had worked hard for so long to finish it, so there was no reason to do so.
"Xi Xi, do you want to go back with me tomorrow? Madam Chu said she hasn't seen her darling in a long time."
He wasn't lying. Madam Chu often complained that her two grown sons couldn't bring anyone out.
It was fine before there was a young lady, but with comparison, it was unbearable.
And coincidentally, he also had his own selfish motives, so he was naturally very happy to make this request.
Qiu Xi nodded directly, "Sure."
"But I have to go home the day after, my grandparents are still at home. I need to spend a day with them."
After resting for two days, she still needed to go back if she had time.
"Okay, I'll go back with you the day after."
Nan Hua was naturally very happy. He knew about the Qiu grandfather and grandmother's situation here. He had visited a few times when he had time, but later he didn't have any free time.
Now that he had time, and it was with Xi Xi, he had nothing to say and was quite happy.
Qiu Xi pursed her lips and smiled, "Okay."
"Yes!"
"Then I'll pick you up tomorrow morning and bring you breakfast."
"Okay~"
"Then it's settled. We still have some time now, let's go out for a walk and come back later."
Seeing that things were settled and there was still some time, Nan Hua decided to go out for a walk.
"Can do."
Saying that, Qiu Xi put the things she had taken out back into her bag, and then they walked out of the reading room together.
They said they were going for a walk, but they just bought a drink and walked around the less crowded parts of the campus, then sat leaning on a stone bench by the roadside.
Qiu Xi leaned her head on Nan Hua's shoulder, enjoying the cool breeze with her eyes squinted, chatting casually with Nan Hua.
Nan Hua didn't feel bored either; it was a rare moment of leisure.
He held Qiu Xi's soft hand with one hand and pinched it from time to time with the other, having a great time.
Since the start of this semester, they had rarely had such time to spend together.
"Ah Hua, have you finished the favor you were helping Teacher Zhong with?"
"Not yet, just a little bit of tidying up."
Actually, this kind of work was endless. If he didn't remind the teacher from time to time, he probably wouldn't have escaped this semester.
He only understood why his senior brothers and sisters were so busy after he started working. It turned out that the teacher was always working overtime.
The fact that he could now see the light of day was thanks to the capable juniors of the next batch. Old Zhong really took a liking to them.
"Mm..."
"What about you? Is Teacher Yan still busy?"
Recalling Yan Lao's performance that day, he couldn't help but sigh that the two of them were indeed a team in the past.
Qiu Xi squinted her eyes, her lips slightly parted, "Teacher Yan's matter was a bit annoying, but it wasn't much, so it ended quickly."
Strictly speaking, there was only a questionnaire left, but that was a separate matter, and since Yan Lao hadn't mentioned it later, Qiu Xi didn't bring it up again.
Her current pressing matters, apart from preparing for the Century Cup, were only the upcoming courses and final exams.
So, if Yan Lao didn't mention it, she naturally didn't want to cause herself trouble.
"That's good. It seems Old Yan was really lenient."
"Of course~"
...
The November wind was cool, but not yet bone-chilling. The two leaned against each other, chatting for a long time... until the last ray of sunset slowly sank into the western sky.