In the following two weeks, Yu Qing was constantly rushing around, her life reduced to two points on a line, shuttling back and forth between classes, dance practice, and training.
After saying goodbye to Yu Qing that day, Mei Xue left the school within a few days.
If Lin Wei hadn’t accidentally revealed it during their chat, Yu Qing might not have even known about it.
After that, Yu Qing continued entering and leaving the school in Mei Xue’s guise, wearing a mask and simple disguise, but in truth, she wasn’t afraid of being discovered.
The distance between the Automation Academy and the School of Economics and Management wasn’t far, but definitely not close either.
Yu Qing didn’t worry about running into people Mei Xue knew during class times.
She always arrived at school just in time for class, signed in using the Learning Pass when required, and spent the rest of her time either back at the Apartment or studying with Zhao Qing and Wen Wan.
Even if some sharp-eyed classmates noticed something odd, Yu Qing no longer cared much.
As for Mei Xue, Yu Qing was certain she’d have spies in the school watching her, and her own actions would never escape Mei Xue’s eyes.
However, this was precisely what allowed Yu Qing’s plan to work.
She didn’t fear how strong Mei Xue’s defenses were—if things failed, she could always escape far away with the second Film.
What Yu Qing truly feared was that Mei Xue’s preparations weren’t complete before Fu Mingxuan easily took her down.
If Yu Qing couldn’t create a mutually damaging situation, she knew she would be the next target.
Although she had already prepared a way to escape, losing the chance to replace Mei Xue would be too great a regret.
Her thoughts circled back.
Unless something unexpected happened, even if Mei Xue was out of town, she likely already knew about Yu Qing’s existence.
Based on Yu Qing’s previous actions and Mei Xue’s personality, she’d probably take precautions early.
Whether Mei Xue’s goal was to capture her or something else wasn’t Yu Qing’s concern right now.
Now, after two weeks of daily seven-hour study schedules, Yu Qing had made rapid progress in learning etiquette knowledge and business knowledge.
Under professional guidance, she quickly picked up this body’s talents.
She wasn’t exceptional yet, but at least good enough to keep up appearances.
Fu Mingxuan likely knew about her activities at school as well.
He probably guessed her intentions and had begun accelerating his own plans or tightening their execution.
But even under these circumstances, no matter how risky, Fu Mingxuan would still choose to act.
Mei Xue might return in a few days and would definitely take action upon learning of Yu Qing’s presence.
If they couldn’t strike while Mei Xue was unprepared, their plan’s chances of success would drop significantly.
Moreover, there was no way Fu Mingxuan would put all his chips in her basket.
If the plan showed any sign of failure, he would abandon her without hesitation.
And this was exactly where Yu Qing had the most room to maneuver!
Etiquette knowledge and business knowledge were undeniably the best tools to solve her immediate crisis.
If nothing unexpected happened, he would approach her in the coming days, sharing only a version of the plan with her—one that he’d intentionally altered—so she’d always be a step behind.
But these gaps could be bridged.
As for dance practice, after learning that Mei Xue had left, Yu Qing told Shen Tang she had things to do and would practice with videos instead, never returning after that.
But the truth was, she couldn’t go anymore.
Since her first visit to the Yoga Studio, Yu Qing had used the Black Pearl three more times, bringing the total to nearly fifteen.
The last time she reverted to male form was a week ago.
After undoing the transformation, she was nearly indistinguishable from Fu Yi by appearance alone.
The only difference was she looked flatter—because at that time, Yu Qing still didn’t possess the attributes of a female official and was physiologically still fully male.
In a way, not having changed gender was actually a relief.
However, it also meant that if this transformation didn’t turn her completely into Fu Yi, then perhaps the next one would.
But for Yu Qing now, this was no longer a real problem.
“This question… Hmm, let’s have the girl with the mask answer.”
The Entrepreneurship Teacher scanned the room.
In the semicircle formed by the width of the tiered classroom, only Yu Qing sat upright in the center of the front row.
Her long hair hung loosely, covering part of her shoulders, her eyes cool and distant, a faint mist of indifference enveloping her.
A white shirt was tucked into a black skirt, black over-the-knee socks wrapped around her thighs, leaving a band of fair skin between the skirt and socks.
She wore small, brown, round-toed leather shoes—delicate and neat—with a gray hoodie thrown casually over her shoulders.
It was a plain outfit, yet it couldn’t hide the cold elegance that seemed to seep from her bones.
Several male students at the back looked like they wanted to glue their eyes to Yu Qing, uninterested even in their phones.
If Yu Qing hadn’t entered at the last minute, how could they have ended up four rows away from such a beauty?
At least the third row would have been ideal!
After being called on, Yu Qing stood calmly, glanced at the projected question, thought briefly, then answered.
“The core pain point is the difficulty for students to charge electric scooters. Unauthorized wiring creates electrical hazards, and when electronic devices malfunction, off-campus repairs are distant and lack price transparency.”
The problem wasn’t hard; the hidden issue was barely concealed.
Anyone familiar with the subject could answer.
Solving it required knowledge beyond her field, but thanks to some recently learned financial knowledge, it wasn’t difficult.
The intense business studies over the past days had fully activated Mei Xue—no, Yu Qing’s mind.
Now, her thoughts were unusually clear, and she could solve problems much faster.
Her crisp voice, muffled by the black mask, sounded listless, adding a fragile, sickly charm.
“As for solutions…”
Yu Qing hesitated, as if the question was challenging.
“Ha, it’s fine if you can’t answer. The question is actually part of your final group assignment. I didn’t expect someone to identify the core issue so quickly—well done! You’ve saved everyone else some time.”
“As for solutions, I can tell you in advance—there are five! I look forward to seeing all five methods from you!”
“But you in the front row—try to pay attention in class. The questions I ask relate to your future careers. You’re in the first row—don’t zone out!”
The Entrepreneurship Teacher rescued Yu Qing with a smile.
Older teachers loved obedient students like Yu Qing, especially those who quickly answered group assignments. Clearly, she’d studied the subject.
A little daydreaming didn’t matter—after all, even Einstein couldn’t focus on relativity all day.
The students whispered, their gazes repeatedly shifting to Yu Qing.
From the back, they couldn’t see her face, only hear amazed exclamations from the front rows, imagining what she looked like—a soft itch in their hearts.
“Just seeing her back, she looks so pretty. Is she from our major? I don’t remember her.”
“Idiot, that’s Fu Yi from the School of Economics and Management. You can’t recognize her with a mask?”
“Fu Yi? Why’s she in our Electrical Engineering Academy? Does she always dress like this?”
“Why do you care? You’re so clueless for an EE major—just wait till you’re stuck on the dating market in five years!”
“Speaking of Fu Yi—where’s Yu Qing? Since he moved out, we’ve only chatted by phone. Haven’t seen him in ages.”
The ones talking were Zhang Li and Zhang Haoxuan, sitting at the far right, just able to see Yu Qing’s profile.
After glancing for a bit, they returned to their phones.
A beautiful woman was nice to look at, but you couldn’t touch her. Better to dote on your in-game consort.
Beside them, Li Ming sat silently, staring at Yu Qing’s back.
“Sorry, teacher.”
Yu Qing’s voice was low, her head bowed, looking disappointed.
“No worries, no worries. Having students like you attend class makes me happy. It’s normal to have things on your mind in your senior year. I understand, haha.”
The old teacher’s smile grew warmer.
Look at this child!
So well-behaved!
So sensible!
But Yu Qing shook her head.
“Mm? Was it because you couldn’t solve the problem? That’s fine. It was difficult, after all.”
The old teacher comforted her kindly, sighing at her dejected expression.
What a good kid. If only my son could learn from her!
Yu Qing shook her head again.
“Mm? Then why?”
The teacher looked puzzled.
“Because I only came up with four solutions, not the five you wanted. I let you down, teacher.”
“Eh?”
So the five solutions were per person, not for the whole group?
The old teacher, lagging behind the times, was stunned by this new way of thinking.
Watching the crowd’s reaction, the corners of Yu Qing’s lips lifted beneath her mask.
Of course she knew her actions, paired with Mei Xue’s appearance, would make her an instant sensation on the forum.
So she did it on purpose.