Clearly, today’s schedule was supposed to be about negotiating the acquisition contract. The assistant could only comment: “You’re the boss; you can do whatever makes you happy.” Amidst the heated discussion, Fu Zhiyuan remained silent, his gaze deep and unreadable, as though lost in his own thoughts.

When the school leaders finished passionately explaining the feasibility and necessity of the project, they turned to Fu Zhiyuan, who hadn’t said a word. They felt a slight unease, wondering if they hadn’t made their pitch compelling enough. Could it not even attract his interest?

Finally, one of the leaders gathered his courage and broke the silence, “Mr. Fu, what are your thoughts on this project?”

Fu Zhiyuan nodded slightly, paused for a moment, then spoke in a deep, steady voice, “While it’s important for the school to focus on the academic disciplines, I want to know—how do the students perform in other areas?”

The school leaders were momentarily confused. Weren’t they supposed to be discussing the investment? Why was he asking about this?

At that moment, the assistant cleared his throat and took over the conversation, saying seriously, “What Mr. Fu means is that we should not only focus on students’ academic achievements but also on their overall development, including arts and sports…”

“Of course, we value those too.”

“Our extracurricular activities are quite rich.”

“Yes, yes! The school drama club has a performance today. If Mr. Fu is interested, perhaps you could come watch it.”

A hint of a smile flashed in Fu Zhiyuan’s eyes. “Sure.”

“Great! We’ll arrange that right away.”

The assistant noticed the smile in Fu Zhiyuan’s eyes and felt like the situation was a little surreal. Could it be that Mr. Fu came to Peking University specifically for someone? His heart skipped a beat—had he stumbled upon something important?

At 2:00 PM, the performance officially began. The venue had been moved to the auditorium, which could accommodate thousands of people. Fu Zhiyuan was seated in the front row, as they had arranged for him.

Many of the attendees were there to see Fu Chengyu and Xia Zimu. As soon as the two appeared, there was an uproar of excitement.

Fu Zhiyuan frowned as he watched the two of them performing awkwardly on stage, thinking to himself, what’s all the fuss about? Shen Nanxing hadn’t come on stage yet; he was waiting backstage.

He glanced down at his outfit, feeling utterly uncomfortable. Just then, he heard Xia Zimu on stage say, “Chu Xuan, you bastard! Stay away from me in the future!”

The response came in the form of Chu Xuan’s slightly affectionate laugh.

Then, a few lines of narration followed. Next up was Shen Nanxing’s turn to perform as “Lin Sheng.” Lin Sheng appeared in front of Chu Xuan, wearing his late sister’s favorite JK uniform. His long black hair cascaded gently over his shoulders, soft and natural. The tidy white shirt was cleverly tucked into the skirt, outlining his slender, yet strong waist, with his fair, straight legs peeking through the slit of the uniform skirt, exuding an unintentional allure.

Shen Nanxing’s appearance on stage immediately sparked a lot of discussions among the audience.

“Oh my God, today I’ve seen what it means to be both pure and seductive!”

“Why does this person look so familiar? Kind of looks like Shen Nanxing?”

“Don’t tell me this ‘little fairy’ is actually a guy?”

“Wow, wow, wow, I think I’m falling in love!”

“Stunning, even if it’s a guy, I’m in!”

“…”

“…”

Fu Zhiyuan watched Shen Nanxing on stage. His indifferent expression immediately froze, and his hand trembled slightly. His gaze, however, grew more intense, and he unconsciously swallowed. Shen Nanxing tried his best to ignore the noise from the audience, focusing on delivering his lines with a serious expression.

“Senior Chu, I’ve liked you for a long time. Please accept my love letter.” Lin Sheng’s cold voice trembled slightly as he handed the love letter to Chu Xuan. Chu Xuan stared at the person confessing to him but his mind wandered, thinking, *If only it were Li Fu confessing to me right now.*

Why Li Fu? Could it be that I like him? As Chu Xuan entertained this possibility, a strange emotion welled up in his chest. He glanced at Lin Sheng, his brows furrowing with a hint of coldness. “Sorry, I don’t like you.”

Lin Sheng wasn’t surprised by the response. He smiled lightly. “Senior Chu, I just wanted to let you know my feelings. I didn’t want to leave with regrets. If you reject me, I won’t make things difficult for you.”

Lin Sheng said this and then left, leaving Chu Xuan standing still, lost in thought.

…

The audience below expressed their confusion and criticized the script, saying, “What was the scriptwriter thinking? How could such a ‘beauty’ be rejected?”

“I can’t even imagine, if I were the one being confessed to, I’d be so happy.”

“Chicken, I’d dare to imagine.”

“…”

Fu Zhiyuan heard all the chatter around him and a flicker of displeasure crossed his brows. As he watched Shen Nanxing walk off stage, his possessiveness grew stronger. ‘Xingbao, you can only be mine!‘

The final scene showed Chu Xuan changing his arrogant ways for Li Fu and successfully winning him over. The two embraced tightly, and the scene froze at that moment.

During the curtain call, the audience erupted into applause.

After Xia Zimu finished his performance, he was immediately disgusted by himself. As the curtain fell, he pushed Fu Chengyu to the side, saying harshly, “Fu, you’re really disgusting.”

Fu Chengyu wasn’t backing down. He patted his clothes and replied, “Same to you.”

Xia Zimu snorted coldly and walked towards the changing room.

Su Lin watched the two of them still bickering after the performance and thought to herself, “You two can be playful enemies if you want, but with how often you argue like this, you’ll end up developing feelings for each other.”

Shen Nanxing finished his scene and let out a deep sigh, “Finally done, I’m exhausted.” He changed back into his own clothes in the dressing room, casually placing the costume in a bag to deal with later at home.

After the performance, Su Lin was very pleased with everyone’s performance and suggested they all go out for a meal together. She offered to treat. Everyone eagerly agreed, discussing what they would eat.

Shen Nanxing took out his phone, intending to tell his brother that they were going out for dinner and would be home late. He noticed that Fu Zhiyuan had messaged him again. It was a picture. Thinking it was another cat photo, he opened it and froze in place. His cheeks instantly flushed. It was a photo of him performing on stage just now. How did Fu Zhiyuan have this, and it was so clear?

Shen Nanxing partially covered the screen and sent a question mark in response.

Fu Zhiyuan replied quickly, saying he was behind the administration building.

Shen Nanxing was instantly stunned, not knowing how to respond. What did he mean by “behind the administration building”? Was he watching from the audience during the performance? Was it that awkward? Shen Nanxing felt like he had been caught by an elder at home. If Fu Zhiyuan told his brother about this, wouldn’t it be even more embarrassing? No, that can’t happen.

Shen Nanxing quickly texted that he had something to do and left, hurrying towards the administration building.