Pursuing Her Best Friend after Confession Failed-Chapter 18 - 17: Does the University Matter After Rebirth?

Chapter 18: Chapter 17: Does the University Matter After Rebirth?

Twenty days after the college entrance examination results were released, the class teacher announced in the QQ group that the next three days were for filling out university applications and asked all students to come to the school’s comprehensive building to do so.

By the time Li Yuan arrived, it was already the last day, and most of his classmates had already submitted their applications.

When Li Yuan rode his bike to the school, only a handful of people had yet to submit their choices. Even the class teacher, Old Wang, wasn’t there. He had already gone to teach the senior year repeaters.

As soon as he entered the office in the comprehensive building, two girls walked toward him. One of them, a tall girl with a few pimples on her face, greeted him, "Li Yuan, why are you just now getting here? You’re the only one in the class who hasn’t filled out the early admission undergraduate applications. Where are you planning to apply?"

Since it was a classmate asking, there was nothing to hide about where he was applying. Li Yuan smiled and answered directly, "I’m planning to apply to a university in Modu. What about you two? Where did you apply?"

The tall girl’s name was Dong Yuqiu. Her grades were quite good, consistently placing her in the class’s top ten. When she heard Li Yuan planned to apply to a university in Modu, she looked surprised for a moment, and a hint of disappointment flashed across her face. She smiled and replied, "My mom won’t let me go too far away for college, so I applied to a university in Jianye, which is very close to our hometown."

"Jianye is a great city, too. With its history as an ancient capital, its culture, scenery, and the city itself are all wonderful. I bet quite a few of our classmates are going to study there," Li Yuan said with a smile.

If not for the many years he had struggled in Modu in his past life, he would have also wanted to apply to a university in Jianye.

Dong Yuqiu felt a tinge of regret. She’d had a bit of a crush on Li Yuan, but she had buried that faint affection deep inside because he was always with Bai Weixi. Now that Li Yuan and Bai Weixi had broken up, she thought she might have had a chance if they were going to the same city. But since Li Yuan was heading to Modu, she could only continue to keep her secret feelings hidden in her heart.

The girl next to Dong Yuqiu suddenly spoke up, "As far as I know, fifteen people from our class have already applied to universities in Jianye. It seems only five people from our class applied to Modu. Besides you, it’s just Bai Weixi, Wang Yuchen, Wang Shuai, and Xu Zhi."

Li Yuan wasn’t surprised. When Wang Shuai was filling out his application, he had already told Li Yuan that he wanted to follow him and try his luck in the big city. As for Xu Zhi, in his past life, he had stayed behind to make a living in Modu after Li Yuan returned to his hometown. He worked in the educational tutoring industry and was still unmarried past the age of thirty.

As for Bai Weixi, it went without saying. She had always yearned for life in a big city, so she would inevitably choose Modu. Since their conversation on the day of the class meeting, Bai Weixi hadn’t sent him any more messages, as if she had completely cut all ties with him, and Li Yuan was happy for the peace and quiet.

"I also want to try my luck in the big city," Li Yuan said casually.

He found the petite girl beside Dong Yuqiu somewhat familiar, but for the life of him, he couldn’t remember her name. After all, more than a decade had passed, and they hadn’t interacted much back then.

Xu Beibei gave Li Yuan a meaningful look but didn’t say anything more.

Modu... Heh, I bet someone will be very pleasantly surprised when she finds out.

After a bit more small talk, Dong Yuqiu waved. "Li Yuan, you go fill out your application. We’ll get going now. I hope you get into your ideal university. Goodbye."

"Okay, goodbye."

...

In front of the computer, Li Yuan typed in his information to fill out his university applications.

His first choice was naturally the Modu 985 university that had been overlooked in his past life. He selected "Computer Science" as his major. Having worked as a part-time programmer for a few years in his previous life, he was well aware of the vast future prospects for computers and the internet. Besides, choosing this major would also help his entrepreneurial efforts during his college years.

The future would undoubtedly be the era of the internet. Everything from games and short videos to websites was closely related to computers, and the entrepreneurial ventures he had in mind for his university years would require computer talent.

In his past life, he was only a part-time programmer. While his skills weren’t masterful, they were more than sufficient for around the year 2008. As for whether he would be accepted? He would leave that to fate.

Soon, Li Yuan completed his application.

University: Daxia University.

Major: Computer Science.

Accept Major Reassignment: Yes.

In his view, what he wanted was the prestigious brand of a 985 university. He had already learned most of the computer skills he needed, so it didn’t matter even if he were assigned to another major. After all, he never intended to rely on his major to get rich.

I’ve already been reborn, so who cares what I study in college? That’s just ridiculous!

Ordinary universities were fine, but for 985 universities and top-tier 211 universities, the networking opportunities and resources were immense. If nothing else, should he succeed in starting a business and establish relationships with influential figures at those academies, any competitors who wanted to cause trouble would have to think twice.

The business world is like a battlefield, and that wasn’t just a saying—it was literal warfare. If you truly blocked someone’s path to riches, they would resort to all sorts of methods. Even outright elimination wasn’t out of the question...

Although Li Yuan had a reserved nature and low emotional intelligence, he wasn’t a fool when it came to IQ. Coupled with his experience working within the system where he had been backstabbed and made a scapegoat multiple times, he had long seen through how things worked.

For his second choice, he also applied to an ordinary 211 engineering university in Modu, again majoring in Computer Science and willing to accept reassignment.

The third choice was meaningless to fill out. Generally, if you weren’t accepted by your first choice, you’d be bumped down. It was rare for the second choice to pick you up, let alone the third.

"This is it. Now to wait for the results. It would be pretty great if I could luck into a 985 university."

「Qingren Street」

Bai Weixi, Wang Yuchen, and another, slightly shorter, female classmate were browsing a boutique jewelry store.

Among girls, the idle chatter usually revolved around celebrities, music, and fashion, but lately, it was all about their university applications.

Xu Beibei suddenly spoke up, "Weixi, I got some news this morning. Do you want to hear it?"

Bai Weixi’s jade-like face was cold, her ’stay away’ expression deterring any guys who wanted to approach her. Hearing Xu Beibei’s question, she shook her head slightly. "I’m not interested, and I don’t want to know."

Xu Beibei seemed unconcerned, an odd expression on her face. "Weixi, are you sure you don’t want to know? It’s about a certain Mr. Li, you know."

Curious, Wang Yuchen asked, "Are you talking about that scumbag, Li Yuan? What about him now? I heard from Xu Zhi that Li Scumbag has been busy trying to make money lately, bustling about every day. Who knows what he’s up to."

Xu Beibei nodded and looked at Bai Weixi with a mischievous smile. "The news I have is about Li Yuan. Weixi, are you sure you don’t want to know?"

A captivating light flashed in Bai Weixi’s clear eyes, her expression slightly conflicted. At present, she didn’t know what to think about Li Yuan.

If she were to say she had no feelings for him, that would be a lie. Whenever she was alone, she couldn’t help but reminisce about the little moments from the three years they’d known each other. High school romance was the purest and most unforgettable, and they had shared many happy memories. Although they weren’t truly a couple, their bond far surpassed that of a normal friendship. They had already held hands... Yet, if asked whether she had fallen in love with him, she felt it hadn’t reached that level. She was afraid of losing him but also afraid of getting too close. Her parents’ unhappy marriage, their constant arguments, her mother cutting ties with her grandmother and that side of the family... all of it had affected her so deeply that she didn’t dare to fully embrace love...

"Hey, hey, Weixi, if you don’t want to know, I’m not gonna say it!"

Bai Weixi hesitated for a moment, then looked at Xu Beibei. "Beibei, just say it."

Xu Beibei smiled, having expected this all along, and pouted. "Hmph, I’m not going to say it just because you told me to."

"You have to say: ’Beibei, I want to know.’"

Bai Weixi’s cheeks flushed red. She nudged Xu Beibei lightly, her voice as faint as a mosquito’s buzz, "Beibei, I want to know."

Seeing Bai Weixi’s shy expression, Xu Beibei was finally satisfied. "Hehe, do you guys know which university Li Yuan applied to?"

Wang Yuchen’s eyes flickered as an idea struck her. She asked in surprise, "Don’t tell me that Li Scumbag applied to Modu?"

Xu Beibei nodded. "That’s right. I ran into him this morning when I was filling out my application with Dong Yuqiu. He said so himself."

"Hehe, Weixi, Li Scumbag definitely went to Modu for you! And here he was, acting all cold and distant, playing hard to get. Now his true colors are showing, heh!" Wang Yuchen declared, wearing an all-knowing expression as she watched Bai Weixi’s reaction.

Bai Weixi’s face flushed, and the corners of her mouth lifted into a smile. Her usually frosty brows relaxed, and a joyous smile bloomed on her cheeks, dazzling enough to outshine the entire summer. It made even Wang Yuchen want to rush over and kiss her.

At the class meeting, you clearly told me you wouldn’t go to Modu. So that was all just an act!

At this moment, Bai Weixi’s smile was as radiant as a blossoming flower.