Journey On, Cherish the Shallow Zither

A Qipao Beauty with Outrageous Fighting Skills vs. A Gentle, Well-Mannered Top Student and Campus Heartthrob

The School of Computer Science has a campus beauty everyone knows about. Tall and slender, she loves wearing qipaos and speaks softly, treating everyone with gentle warmth. Her elegant, Jiangnan-painting style is completely at odds with the crowd of engineering guys who treat their computers like wives.

So students from other schools jokingly say that a little white rabbit has fallen into a den of wolves, and eagerly speculate about which wolf will carry her off.

The little white rabbit is beautiful and smart, too. In her first year of college, she ranked first in her major on every exam, which is enough to make anyone hesitate to approach her.

Ji Shuqian had spent a year studying abroad as an exchange student. The moment he returned, he saw the legendary frail underclasswoman kick two burly men to the ground.

His friend gaped in shock, but he remained unruffled and calmly walked away, saying, "What are you staring at? Our advisor is still waiting for our experiment results."

His friend silently grumbled that it was no wonder Ji Shuqian was the aloof campus heartthrob who broke so many upperclasswomen's and underclasswomen's hearts. Even with a beauty right in front of him, he wasn't distracted at all. All he cared about was studying.

Chen Yuzheng had been rebellious since childhood. Her family wanted her to dress like a proper young lady and speak softly, so she wore graceful qipaos in public while secretly earning a third-degree black belt in karate. They wanted her to study at a teachers' college so she could become a teacher, but she turned around and enrolled in software engineering, a purely technical major.

Even when it came to dating, she did things her own way. She had set her sights on the campus heartthrob, who was said to be impossible to impress, and decided to pursue him herself. She would never sit around waiting.

A little bonus scene:

After they moved in together, Chen Yuzheng was tidying the study one day when she unexpectedly found a diary filled with page after page about herself.

She ran to the kitchen and pointed at Ji Shuqian, who was cooking, with heartfelt indignation. "You played me!"

Ji Shuqian: "?"

Seeing his confusion, Chen Yuzheng immediately pulled out the diary and accused him, "You fell for me this early on!"

When Ji Shuqian looked embarrassed, she couldn't hold back. She bit him on the cheek. She'd thought she was the one who fell first and did the pursuing, but this man had been playing such a long game and still let her chase him for ages.

Ji Shuqian didn't mind the teeth marks on his cheek. Instead, he smiled and asked, "Feel better now? If you do, go wash your hands. I made kung pao chicken and braised pig's trotters for you."

Seeing her expression brighten at once, Ji Shuqian smiled to himself. So what if he'd played the long game? He'd gotten her in the end.

Coming soon: Let Me Observe You

Zhu Qing'an first met Fu Yichuan at a temple.

At the time, she was stuck in a writing slump and was praying sincerely to Guanyin, the Goddess of Childbirth. When she turned around, she saw a man so handsome that everyone nearby was sneaking glances at him.

Her first thought was: This temple really works. I just finished praying, and my wish has already come true.

Unfortunately, inspiration came and went quickly. In less than a week, Zhu Qing'an's writing stalled again. The baby was stuck in labor once more.

Her editor was out of ideas and suggested in despair, "Didn't you say you'd found your muse? Go get him, then. Look at him every day, and maybe you'll figure out the rest of the book."

The perpetually single Zhu Qing'an found the idea absurd. Zhu, who had never dated, was deeply inspired.

A month later, her editor asked about the great author's writing progress again.

"Don't worry. I've managed to get into the club my muse belongs to, so now we're face-to-face every day. I just have to win him over. Wait for me to come back. Once I've pulled it off, I'll have a masterpiece for you!" Zhu Qing'an declared, full of confidence and entirely focused on her career.

Her editor was stunned. "Wait, I was just saying that off the cuff. You actually took me seriously?"

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In the esports world, there was a legendary figure who blazed brightly and briefly: Intruder.

Just like his name, the "Intruder" had a refined, cool face, but his playstyle was exceptionally aggressive. He often invaded the enemy jungle as if it were unguarded, and dominated the scene during his career.

Unfortunately, the day before the world championship finals, he abruptly announced his withdrawal. The team had to replace him at the last minute, and the result was predictable.

After missing out on the world championship, Intruder retired amid a storm of criticism.

After a year out of the spotlight, Intruder became head coach of a rival team. He led them to nearly sweep that year's global tournaments, giving them the best result China's division had ever achieved.

As Intruder, Fu Yichuan cared only about competition. After retiring due to injury, he stayed active in the scene in a different capacity. Everyone knew he was emotionally detached, and that the only thing that could excite him was gaming.

Everyone assumed no one could win over this top player. Then, after one match, they caught the six-foot-one star insisting on hanging off a petite girl who looked barely five-foot-three, like a human accessory.

What??? This is what Intruder looks like when he's dating someone?

Core theme: The road to excellence for a woman in engineering