Three days after Qiu Xi and the others sent out their emails, they received replies from their teachers one after another.
"Xiao Xi, did Teacher Qi reply to you?"
Shen Yan looked at the email reply she had just received in her hand, hesitating as she looked at Qiu Xi.
Teacher Shang had indeed replied to her, but she couldn't feel happy anymore...
Because this teacher had asked her to go for an interview...
Although it wasn't explicitly stated, she understood it perfectly.
"Yes, I received it this afternoon when I just left the library," Qiu Xi thought about the email she received this afternoon and felt a headache coming on.
The pressure was immense!
"Xiao Xi, why do you have the same expression?"
Song Daiyao watched the two of them from the side, feeling a little confused. She didn't understand.
This expression didn't seem happy, yet it didn't seem unhappy either...
"Did the teacher reject you?"
"No way!"
She was one hundred percent sure about Xiao Xi, but Yan Yan, could Teacher Shang really have such high expectations?
"Daiyao, stop staring at me." Shen Yan shot Song Daiyao a look. "Teacher Shang replied and asked me to see him tomorrow."
"If I'm not mistaken, it's likely an interview for me."
"Ah?"
"There's such a thing?"
She didn't get one, and neither did Fei Fei.
Why was Yan Yan special?
"Yeah..." Shen Yan was also helpless!
"Then Xiao Xi, you too? Are you also going for an interview?"
Song Daiyao turned to look at Qiu Xi.
Qiu Xi nodded, "Yes, I'm going to the office this afternoon to find someone."
Just as Shen Yan said, it wasn't explicitly stated, just that they would have a chat, but the specific meaning was understood by everyone.
"Xiao Xi~" Shen Yan seemed to have found her support group and stared at Qiu Xi expectantly.
Qiu Xi, "..."
For some reason, she felt a little more pressure.
"Alright, at worst, we'll prepare together..."
Since she also had an interview, she would just consider it practice with a companion.
It was only one night and one morning, and it was no different from their usual interactions.
"Okay~"
"Thanks, Xiao Xi~" Shen Yan grinned, clearly a bit relieved.
In fact, she didn't have any major issues, but she felt a little more relaxed with Xiao Xi accompanying her.
As for the interview, they would have to rely on themselves.
"Alright, then you two go ahead and busy yourselves with the interview."
"I... also need to prepare to report to Teacher Yang."
Because they had followed Teacher Yang Yue for the previous project, everyone in their group was writing their theses with great difficulty!
But it was okay, after two or three months, it felt like a bit of a reward after hardship.
"Go ahead, the two of us will take a look."
After Song Daiyao left, Qiu Xi and the others compared their email replies.
What was interesting was that the content of the teacher's reply emails received by the two of them was identical. If they hadn't looked closely, they wouldn't have noticed any difference.
"Xiao Xi, if people didn't know, they'd think we chose the same teacher!" Shen Yan joked, looking at the two emails.
Qiu Xi nodded.
Who's to say? The one they both received might very well be from the same person, written as two seemingly different replies.
"Forget it, let's not dwell on this. Let's go back to our books."
There was less than a day left to study, so they might as well comfort themselves.
Honestly speaking, cramming at the last minute like this would probably be of little use.
"Right! Let's just study..."
This was still the most reliable option for now.
...
The next day, in the afternoon-
Qiu Xi and Shen Yan took their things and went out together.
Both of them were heading to the office building, so they just walked together.
"Xiao Xi, I'll go in first. I'll message you when I'm done."
Shen Yan arrived at the office before Qiu Xi and left first.
"Okay, go ahead." Qiu Xi waved.
She would be there soon too.
The offices of the two teachers were not far apart. Qiu Xi just needed to go a bit further and turn.
"Knock knock knock~"
"Please come in."
Hearing a response, Qiu Xi gently pushed the door open and walked in.
As soon as she entered, there was more than one teacher, but Qiu Xi's eyes immediately fell on Qi Xizhi.
She had looked at his photo carefully, and remembering someone was easy for her.
"Teacher Qi, hello."
"I am Qiu Xi."
"Ah, wait a moment. I'll be done shortly." Qi Xizhi glanced at the delicate young girl who walked in and nodded with understanding.
Although he didn't remember the person, he still had an impression of the name from the resume.
Qiu Xi nodded, "Okay."
After speaking, she cleverly moved aside and chose a good spot to look at the materials in her hand.
"Teacher Qi, since you're busy, I'll take these back and we can contact each other later. After the person came in, the teacher who had been sitting and chatting with Qi Xizhi immediately tidied up the slightly messy papers in his hand.
"That's fine. If there are any further questions, we'll contact you later." Qi Xizhi glanced at the student behind him and nodded.
"Okay."
Qiu Xi waited for a while longer, and then the teachers left one after another.
Besides Qiu Xi, the student who suddenly arrived, the only ones left in the room were Teacher Qi Xizhi and a student who had been working at the desk next to Qi Xizhi.
"Student Qiu Xi, come here."
"You can sit here."
Qi Xizhi smiled with satisfaction as he looked at the child who had maintained a fixed position.
Upon hearing this voice, Qiu Xi quickly folded the papers in her hand and walked over efficiently.
Without an extra word, she sat down.
"Hello, Teacher Qi."
"Hello."
He subtly sized up the student in front of him. Her manners were good, her behavior was in order, and she gave a very good impression.
"I saw the email you sent. I must say, I admire your capabilities, which is why we are meeting now."
Qiu Xi looked up at the elder in front of her. As soon as he finished speaking, Qiu Xi nodded and smiled, "It is precisely because of Teacher Qi's good judgment that I have come."
"You... are quite good at speaking."
Qi Xizhi was stunned by Qiu Xi's remark.
Having been at the school for decades, he rarely encountered students like this.
Not only was she articulate, but she also dared to speak her mind.
It wasn't that there weren't any, but they were few.
He liked those who were more agile, as they wouldn't require his extra attention when doing hard work.
Of course, teaching such students was also faster, which would save him a lot of time for his own research.
"However, just being good at speaking isn't enough." Qi Xizhi said and called out to the adjacent desk, "Xiao Ya, are the things printed?"
"Teacher, they're all done. Take a look." The person called out took out a few papers from the side.
Qi Xizhi took them and looked them over before handing them to Qiu Xi.
"Here are a few test questions, please try them."
"Okay."
Qiu Xi took them and looked at them, then took out a pen from her bag.
Without hesitation, she began to write.
Qi Xizhi and Mo Yaya watched from the side and even exchanged glances, a hint of surprise in their eyes.
She started writing rather quickly. It was unclear if she was truly so confident... If she was faking it, she would have a hard time when chatting with the teacher later.
Teacher Qi despised those who pretended to know what they didn't.
Especially at times like these, when the teacher required rigor, and even more so when one didn't know.
It was uncertain whether this junior student could hold on...
This was a student whom the teacher seemed to quite favor, saying that she had some skill.
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