A little over a week later—
"Jiang Jie, I'll be heading back then."
Having finished her tasks ahead of schedule, Qiu Xi tidied up her workspace and prepared to head home to rest.
Jiang Qin paused her tidying, sighed, and then greeted Qiu Xi, "Mm, go back and get some good rest."
This person had efficiently completed her work, while she still had to work a bit longer.
She knew it would be quick, but she still felt a bit sentimental as it ended.
"Okay, goodbye Jiang Jie."
"Goodbye."
As soon as Qiu Xi left, Jiang Qin buried herself back into her work.
At this moment, Qin Anran from next to her shifted her feet and slid her chair towards Jiang Qin.
"Jiang Jie, how is it working with this colleague?"
Jiang Qin looked up and glared with a smile, "An Ran, are you here to laugh at your Jiang Jie?"
"Or do you also want to have a few more two-person collaborations with Xiao Xi?"
"......" Qin Anran was stunned and quickly waved her hands.
"Jiang Jie, don't joke with me, I still have a pile of work!"
She couldn't afford to work with such a "weirdo" right now!
Who didn't know by now that Xiao Xi was a solid second-generation demon king!
Following Teacher Xue, Qiu Xi had thoroughly learned that work ethic!
In just over a month, she had already made them feel so overwhelmed!
"Then why are you still asking me how it is!" Jiang Qin glanced over. "I think you just don't have enough work!"
"When I'm done with my own work, I'll mention it to Teacher Xue and let you get some good training."
"No! No!"
"Jiang Jie! Please don't!"
Qin Anran said as she retreated, quickly moving back to her own seat, afraid that trouble would find her now.
"......" Jiang Qin chuckled.
Who taught her to be so... weak yet love to play!
Seeing this scene, several people nearby secretly held back their laughter.
An Ran was just like this, her mouth just couldn't keep quiet.
......
Meanwhile, as soon as Qiu Xi got home, she took out her computer and began planning her graduation thesis.
She could start thinking about the thesis proposal, and once this mission was completely finished, she should be able to ask Teacher Yan to take a look.
Not long after she started working, the long-silent group messages began to flicker.
Song Daiyao: The school's notice about recommendation for graduate studies has been released. Has everyone seen it?
During their internship, everyone hadn't seen each other for a long time, and this was the first time the group was lively since the long internship.
At other times, they would just finish their business with a single phone call, extremely efficient.
Shen Yan: ??? It's already been sent? I'll go take a look!
Qiu Xi glanced at it, sent an emoji, and immediately went to check the notice.
There wasn't any specific news in the group yet, so Qiu Xi followed Song Daiyao's suggestion and checked the school's official website.
As expected, it was freshly released.
It was fortunate that it was Song Daiyao; if it were someone else, they might not have noticed it and would have to wait for the department to issue a notice.
Without wasting much time, after a quick scan of the formal introductory remarks in the notice, Qiu Xi directly clicked on the file below.
From beginning to end, Qiu Xi read it carefully, confirming that the recommendation for graduate studies was about to begin.
The notice was issued starting today, asking students to start organizing and calculating, followed by public announcement of the results, and only then would the department announce the recommendation ratio.
Once all these matters were concluded, it would be in September, still a bit of a wait.
The list of recommended students would also be publicly announced at that time.
After reading it, Qiu Xi returned to the group chat. By then, many messages had already been posted.
......
Liang Yunfei: This time span is quite long.
Shen Yan: Isn't it? After all, it's a matter of great importance.
Song Daiyao: Mm... Then we'll have to start organizing diligently during this time!
Liang Yunfei: Of course!
This ranking, perhaps a difference of a few tenths of a point, and one could be brushed aside.
A slight deviation by a millimeter, and a thousand-mile difference – isn't that the principle?
......
Qiu Xi: I've finished reading the notice file! We really should start organizing properly.
Qiu Xi joined the group chat only after reading the conversation of the three.
To ensure there were no mistakes, it was indeed necessary to start preparing early.
And to avoid losing by those few tenths of a point, she had to be meticulous.
Once this calculation was submitted, you couldn't change it if you wanted to!
So it was safer to start early and prepare conscientiously.
Song Daiyao: Xiao Xi~ You don't need to worry so much~ You're a sure thing!
Xiao Xi's GPA has been stable for three years. Others' GPAs would fluctuate, but hers would only move by a few tenths of a point in the decimal places.
Now, without even looking, she knew Xiao Xi's GPA was definitely far ahead.
Not to mention her performance in other aspects; the word "excellent" wasn't enough to describe it!
Qiu Xi: ...... You guys aren't bad either!
If you really get down to it, the four of them weren't lacking.
From what they knew about classmates in their year, there were many outstanding students.
Apart from competition experience, in other aspects, especially in terms of GPA, the differences between the four of them were indeed not large.
It was just that over time, after Shen Yan and Liang Yunfei became a bit more relaxed about competitions, the others were truly not inferior.
They had been competing from the first year to the third year and had never lost!
Now that they were about to enter their senior year, they still hadn't stopped.
Shen Yan: ......
Although it's true...
Liang Yunfei: Well said, but you should still obediently finish organizing first...
Now that the matter has just been brought up, and nothing is settled yet, whatever is said now is meaningless!
Even if it's all true...
Qiu Xi: Daiyao, Yan Yan, and Xiao Fei Fei are right. Since we know the news, let's start preparing.
The department notice hasn't been issued yet, but it's probably coming soon.
According to the file, it will be announced in early September. It's already late August, so they don't have much time to calculate.
Once the department notice is issued, there won't even be a week...
Song Daiyao: Got it! Got it! I'll start preparing immediately!
Qiu Xi and the other two: Mm!
After confirming this matter, the four chatted casually for a while longer, finally agreeing to find some time to get together later. They would review each other's work, help find any errors, and ensure that the forms submitted were flawless.
Thus, amidst their busy internship, Qiu Xi and the others began to prepare for another major event in their undergraduate careers.