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Sometimes, Song Ye was also there.
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What was his relationship with Jiang Nanshu back then?
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Before Jiang Nanshu transferred schools, Song Ye had never liked anyone.
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That seemingly casual “You can give it a try” was actually his most sincere wish.
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Jiang Nanshu wasn’t very good at pursuing someone.
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One of her ways to chase him was by frequently buying soda for him.
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She didn’t dare to be too obvious about it, afraid that teachers and classmates would find out.
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Later on, it seemed more like Song Ye was pursuing her instead.
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During their senior year, he was the most relaxed student in the entire class.
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Lin Yao often asked him to bring snacks and drinks from outside the school, but whether Song Ye complied depended entirely on his mood.
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Jiang Nanshu would also occasionally ask him to bring things, but very rarely.
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Yet, whenever she did, Song Ye always obliged.
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At those times, he would conveniently bring something for Lin Yao and the others as well.
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After a while, Lin Yao noticed something off and was quite dissatisfied.
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“People say ‘brothers are like limbs, women are like clothes,’ but you’ve completely flipped it.
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So, was Jiang Nanshu chasing you, or were you chasing Jiang Nanshu?”
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Song Ye lazily leaned against the railing, casually watching Jiang Nanshu, who was in the classroom buried in her exercises.
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He glanced at Lin Yao.
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“Isn’t your mouth full enough?”
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“You see Jiang Nanshu as your girlfriend, don’t you?” Lin Yao turned to look at him.
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“You put so much effort into tutoring her is it because you want her to get into the same university as you?”
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Song Ye didn’t answer.
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His silence was an admission.
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Inside the classroom, Jiang Nanshu ran into a difficult problem.
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She tapped her pen against her forehead in frustration.
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After a while, she gave up struggling and decided to seek help.
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She looked up and scanned the room.
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The moment Song Ye met her gaze, he walked into the classroom.
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Jiang Nanshu looked up at him pitifully.
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“Song Ye, save me.”
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Before liking Jiang Nanshu, he had never liked anyone.
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After liking Jiang Nanshu, he never liked anyone else.
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Being Jiang Nanshu’s ex-boyfriend was better than being… the third party, right?
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Song Ye didn’t deny the “ex-boyfriend” label that Jiang Nanshu had given him.
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He cast a cold glance at Li Xun.
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“Are you here to gossip, or do you actually have work to do?”
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“Of course, I’m here for work,” Li Xun grinned nonchalantly.
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“And to gossip on the side.”
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“Go test the new version.”
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Song Ye didn’t waste more words on him and turned to leave.
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Li Xun had been itching to play the test version for a long time.
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Now, he finally had the chance.
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All thoughts of Jiang Nanshu and the interview were thrown to the back of his mind.
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He slipped into the development team, sat in front of a computer, and stared at the screen eagerly while waiting for it to start up.
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Gao Xukun and Chen Yang, who were also seeing Li Xun for the first time, turned around to greet him.
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However, Chen Yang had a question.
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“Uh… how should we address you?”
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“Call me ‘big bro,'” Li Xun raised an eyebrow.
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Chen Yang: “…”
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He knew that Li Xun was older than everyone here.
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Gao Xukun had no hesitation.
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“Big Xun Bro, welcome to the team.”
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“Why add ‘big’? That makes it sound weird.”
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Li Xun frowned.
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“Besides, I’m not joining your team I was part of the original project, okay?”
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“My bad, let me rephrase: welcome back,” Gao Xukun corrected smoothly.
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“And what’s wrong with having ‘big’ in a name? You’re making assumptions, Big Xun Bro.”
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Li Xun had nothing to say.
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He turned his head and happened to see Liang Yun approaching.
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He smirked.
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“Well, if it isn’t our lead planner.
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Long time no see.”
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Liang Yun had been in a bad mood since morning.
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Seeing Li Xun, he forced a calm expression.
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“Long time no see.”
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Everyone present knew why Li Xun had returned.
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Especially Liang Yun and Li Xun themselves.
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Li Xun’s eyes burned with determination as he stared at Liang Yun.
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The tables had turned.
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Now, it was his turn to take him down.
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“Li Xun,” Song Ye’s voice was indifferent as he reminded him, signaling not to go too far.
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“Get to it. I’m waiting for your feedback.”
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Only then did Li Xun refocus, opening the engineering directory on the computer and diving into the test version.
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As he played, he couldn’t help but praise,
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“Bro, you’re a genius! This is it! This is exactly what we wanted! No, it’s even better than I expected! If it weren’t for”
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Song Ye sat behind him, arms crossed.
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“Focus.
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Find the bugs.”
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This project only came to life because of Li Xun.
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His design draft laid the foundation for the game.
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His insights and feedback were crucial.
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At 11 p.m., the development team gathered all the reported bugs.
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Song Ye kept the developers, planners, and QA team behind while the rest were allowed to leave.
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To save time, he didn’t even move to a conference room.
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He just had everyone gather in the development area for a quick meeting.
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“Nine S-level bugs, twenty A-level bugs all of them must be fixed within three days.
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For B-level and C-level bugs, fix them if there’s time.
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If not, postpone them.
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The build locks on Christmas Eve at 6 p.m.”
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While packing up her things, Jiang Nanshu heard Song Ye’s calm and firm voice.
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She glanced in his direction.
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Zhou Jiale yawned and called out,
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“Nanshu, let’s go.”
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No matter how late or tired she was, Jiang Nanshu always made sure to check Zhou Jiale’s desk before leaving.
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Then, she looked at her own spotless workspace.
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“Wow, Nanshu,” Zhou Jiale marveled, “Your desk is always so clean!”
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Jiang Nanshu smiled.
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“Just a habit from when I was little.
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My parents always kept my room and desk tidy, so I got used to it.”
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Zhou Jiale linked arms with her.
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“You must have had a great childhood and a loving family.”
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Jiang Nanshu was silent for a moment before forcing a smile.
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She didn’t answer.
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Before she turned sixteen, before her father died in a car accident, she did grow up in a warm family.
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But at twenty, Jiang Yu told her the truth.
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Her supposedly responsible and loving father had been cheating for three years before his death.
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And the woman he cheated with?
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Her deskmate’s mother.
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That deskmate was Chen Qingyue.
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Jiang Nanshu hadn’t thought about him for a long time.
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Some emotions, once ripped apart, left only painful, raw truth.
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Her feelings toward her father became complicated.
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